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Method

spotlightDataFor:

Summary

Returns the Spotlight metadata for a file, or missing value if there is a problem.

Signature

+ (NSDictionary *)spotlightDataFor:(id)filePathOrURL

Parameters

filePathOrURL = alias, file, HFS path, POSIX path or NSURL

Result

Dcitionary/record of file’s Spotlight metadata

Availability

Version 1.3.0

Notes

Sample

use scripting additions

use framework "Foundation"

use script "BridgePlus"

load framework

set theResult to current application's SMSForder's spotlightDataFor:(choose file)

ASify from theResult

--> {kMDItemFSCreatorCode:0, kMDItemFSFinderFlags:0, kMDItemFSContentChangeDate:date "Monday, 16 November 2015 at 2:55:09 PM", kMDItemFSName:"Crash.txt", kMDItemDisplayName:"Crash.txt", kMDItemFSInvisible:false, kMDItemFSSize:66230, kMDItemFSTypeCode:0, kMDItemDateAdded:date "Monday, 16 November 2015 at 2:55:09 PM", kMDItemPhysicalSize:69632, kMDItemKind:"BBEdit text document", _kMDItemOwnerUserID:501, kMDItemContentTypeTree:{"public.plain-text", "public.text", "public.data", "public.item", "public.content"}, kMDItemFSOwnerUserID:501, kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden:false, kMDItemLogicalSize:66230, kMDItemFSLabel:0, kMDItemContentModificationDate:date "Monday, 16 November 2015 at 2:55:09 PM", kMDItemContentType:"public.plain-text", kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID:20, kMDItemContentCreationDate:date "Monday, 16 November 2015 at 2:55:09 PM", kMDItemFSCreationDate:date "Monday, 16 November 2015 at 2:55:09 PM"}

theResult as record -- 10.11 only

theResult as record -- 10.9 and 10.10

--> < as above, but dates will be NSDates instead of AS dates >

Click here to open script in a script editor

BridgePlus.framework, SMSForder Class Methods

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