file.getComment

Syntax file.getComment (path)

Params path is the path name of the file whose comment you wish to retrieve.

Action Retrieves the comment text that appears in the Finder's "Get Info" window for the file.

Returns A string containing the comment text for the file.

Examples file.getComment ("System:System Folder:Sample Application")

   » "This is a sample application intended to be scripted by UserLand Frontier."

Platform Notes This verb is only implemented in the Mac OS version of Frontier.

Notes The comment is the information you see in the "Comments:" box of the window displayed by the Finder's "Get Info" command.

On a floppy volume, or any other volume that doesn't contain a Desktop Database, file.getComment returns the empty string, but does not generate an error.

See Also file.setComment

file.getFullVersion

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