<about this file> entries. It also allows you to get and set a number of other fields which exist within the VERS resources, but which are not directly used by the Finder.
Handy Hints
WHICH STACK'S RESOURCES?
The XFCN operates on the current stack.
To get the version number of a particular stack, you could use the following handler:
function StackVersion name
-- don't let anyone see where we're going!
lock screen
set the lockRecent to true
set the lockMessages to true
-- remember where we are and go to stack we're interested in
push this card
go stack name
-- do the version stuff...
get Version()
-- put things back as they were
pop card
set the lockMessages to false
set the lockRecent to false
unlock screen
-- return the version stuff
return theStuff
end StackVersion
A similar handler could be used to set the version number of a stack.
Commands
numbers
The numbers command lets you get or set the numerical version number stored one of the VERS resources. The syntax is:
get Version("numbers",<place> { ,<value>})
The <place> parameter should be either "stack" or "group", depending on which resource you want to change.
If the XFCN is called without the optional <value> parameter, it sets the resource to the new value. If the XFCN is called without the <value> parameter, it just returns the current value of the resource.
Version numbers are specified in the standard apple format which I have interpreted as: <major>.<minor> {.<bug fix>} {<status> <build>}
For example:
1.0 release 1
1.1 release with minor changes from 1.0
1.1.1 release fixing bugs in 1.1
1.0d23 development build 23
1.0a21 alpha build 21
1.0b3 beta build 3
Example script for numbers
on mouseUp
get Version(numbers,stack)
answer "The version of this stack is:" & it
end mouseUp
country
The country command lets you get or set the country code stored in one of the VERS resources. The syntax is:
get Version("country",<place> { ,<value>})
The <place> parameter should be either "stack" or "group", depending on which resource you want to change.
If the XFCN is called without the optional <value> parameter, it sets the code to a new value. If the XFCN is called without the <value> parameter, it just returns the current value.
Example script for country
on mouseUp
get Version(country,stack)
answer "The country code for this stack is:" & it
end mouseUp
about
The about command lets you get or set the long string stored one of the VERS resources. The syntax is:
get Version("about",<place> { ,<value>})
The <place> parameter should be either "stack" or "group", depending on which resource you want to change.
If the XFCN is called without the optional <value> parameter, it sets the resource to the new value. If the XFCN is called without the <value> parameter, it just returns the current value of the resource.
Example script for about
on mouseUp
get Version(about,stack)
answer "The about string for this stack is:" & it
end mouseUp
