At 10:33 -0500 27/11/09, Emmett Gray wrote: >Is this a bug? Trying this in 10.6.2 > >tell application System Events to set myProps to properties of alias foo >visible of myProps > true/false >package folder of myProps > "Can't get" error >Other properties seem randomly accessible or not: busy status, >stationery don't work either; all text properties seem OK. > >However: >tell application System Events to set isPkg to package folder of alias foo >isPkg > true/false >and so too for busy status, stationery, etc. when retrieved one-at-a-time Without you give us valid script it's impossible to say. This, and similar things, work fine in 10.4.11 : tell application "System Events" set _f to alias "Mac Mini:Applications:TextEdit.app:" set _properties to _f's properties {package folder, visible, busy status, stationery} Â of _properties --=> {true, true, false, false} end tell JD