Finder.close

Syntax Finder.close (referenceToWindows)
Params referenceToWindows (under non-Scriptable Finder) is the path name of the folder whose Finder window you wish to close. Only one allowed.

referenceToWindows (under Scriptable Finder) is an object specifier of a Finder window or of the object whose window is to be closed, or a list of such specifiers.
Action Closes each Finder window mentioned or implied in referenceToWindows.
Returns Non-Scriptable Finder: True

Scriptable Finder: an object specifier for the window which was closed, or a list of such specifiers.
Examples Finder.close ("System:")
» true (non-Scriptable Finder) or the object specifier startupDisk.window or disk["System"].window

Closes the window showing the contents of the disk volume "System."

Finder.close ( {window["Test"], disk["Vashon"].folder["Frontier 3.0"]} ) « requires Scriptable Finder, windows are open.
» {startupDisk.folder ["Test"].window, startupDisk.folder ["Frontier 3.0"].window}
Platform Notes This verb is only implemented in the Mac OS version of Frontier.
Errors With the Scriptable Finder, it is an error to try to close a window which is not open.
Notes If the Finder window at referenceToWindows is not open, the non-Scriptable Finder opens it and then closes it.

The examples assume they are within a

with objectModel, Finder
See Also Finder.open

Finder.closeInfo

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