[Pythonmac-SIG] findertools Error

Rajanikanth Jammalamadaka rajanikanth at gmail.com
Tue Sep 16 01:46:39 CEST 2008


Could somebody please tell me why I get this error?

>>> import findertools
>>> findertools.sleep()

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in <module>
    findertools.sleep()
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/plat-mac/findertools.py",
line 80, in sleep
    finder.sleep()
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages/Finder/Legacy_suite.py",
line 65, in sleep
    _arguments, _attributes)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/plat-mac/aetools.py",
line 226, in send
    return self.sendevent(self.newevent(code, subcode, parameters, attributes))
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/plat-mac/aetools.py",
line 220, in sendevent
    self.send_timeout)
Error: (-600, 'no eligible process with specified descriptor')
>>> from appscript import *
>>> app(u'Finder').sleep()

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#3>", line 1, in <module>
    app(u'Finder').sleep()
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/appscript-0.18.1-py2.5-macosx-10.5-i386.egg/appscript/reference.py",
line 439, in __call__
    raise CommandError(self, (args, kargs), e)
CommandError: CommandError -1708: Application could not handle this command.
	Failed command: app(u'/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app').sleep()
>>> app(u'Finder').sleep()

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#4>", line 1, in <module>
    app(u'Finder').sleep()
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/appscript-0.18.1-py2.5-macosx-10.5-i386.egg/appscript/reference.py",
line 439, in __call__
    raise CommandError(self, (args, kargs), e)
CommandError: CommandError -1708: Application could not handle this command.
	Failed command: app(u'/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app').sleep()


Also, what would be the best way to mount a .dmg file using appscript?

Thanks,

Raj


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