 | IBM Endpoint Manager Inspectors Reference |
| IBM Endpoint Manager Inspectors Reference |
Win: Windows
Lin: Red Hat and SUSE Linux
Sol: SUN Solaris
HPUX: Hewlett-Packard UNIX version
AIX: IBM AIX
Mac: Apple Macintosh
Ubu: Ubuntu/Debian
WM: Windows Mobile
The version (e.g. Lin:8.1) corresponds to the version of the IEM product (8.1) in which the inspector was introduced in the client on that platform.
The version number is not shown if it is less than 8.0.
This chapter covers the keywords for extracting information from the file system, like files, drives, pathnames, folders, etc. It also includes the keywords needed to identify and compare version information of files and patches.For more information on special Windows folders, see the Resources section at the end of this guide.
filesystemCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| drive | Iterates through all valid drives on the system. Typically used to return a list of the drives (volumes, filesystems) on the client computer. On Windows computers, this returns a <drive> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object.Drives, volumes and filesystems are treated the same on the Macintosh and return a <volume> type. Example: names of drives - Returns a list of drives, eg., C:, D:, etcetera. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| drive <string> | Returns the drive associated with the pathname specified by <string>. On Windows computers, this returns a <drive> object.On Macintosh computers, this returns a <volume> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem | Returns the volume corresponding to the filesystem. Typically used to return a list of the filesystems (drives, volumes) on the client computer. Drives, volumes and filesystems are treated the same on the Macintosh and return a <volume> type. Example: names of filesystems - Returns the names of the mounted file systems. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem <string> | Returns the filesystem corresponding to the specified name. On a Macintosh, this Inspector returns a <volume> object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| drive of <file> | Returns the drive associated with the specified file. On Macintosh computers, this returns a <volume> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| stationery of <file> | Returns TRUE if the file is a stationery file. | Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem of <file> | Returns the UNIX filesystem flag for the given file. On a Macintosh, this returns a <volume> object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| drive of <folder> | Returns the drive associated with the specified folder.On Macintosh computers, this returns a <volume> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem of <folder> | Returns the filesystem on which the folder resides. On a Macintosh, this Inspector returns a <volume> object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| drive of <symlink> | Returns the drive associated with the specified symlink as a <filesystem> object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem of <symlink> | Returns the filesystem on which the symlink resides. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| drive of <device file> | Returns the drive associated with the specified device file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem of <device file> | Returns the filesystem object corresponding to the specified device file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| drive of <fifo file> | Returns the drive associated with the specified FIFO (named pipe) file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem of <fifo file> | Returns the filesystem object corresponding to the specified FIFO file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| drive of <socket file> | Returns the drive associated with the specified socket file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem of <socket file> | Returns the filesystem object corresponding to the specified socket file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| volume of <filesystem> | <string> Plural: volumes | This is a <Plain> property inspector that takes a <filesystem> type and returns a <volume> type. | Ubu:9.0, Lin:9.0, HPUX:9.0, AIX:9.0, Sol:9.0 |
| file count of <filesystem> | <integer> Plural: file counts | Returns the total number of files that may be saved on this filesystem. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| free file count of <filesystem> | <integer> Plural: free file counts | Returns the number of files available on this filesystem. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| free percent of <filesystem> | <integer> Plural: free percents | Returns the percentage of the file system currently available. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| free space of <filesystem> | <integer> Plural: free spaces | Returns the number of bytes on this filesystem. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| logical volume of <filesystem> | <logical volume> Plural: logical volumes | On an AIX system, returns the logical volume corresponding to the given filesystem. | AIX |
| name of <filesystem> | <string> Plural: names | Returns the mount point of the filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| size of <filesystem> | <integer> Plural: sizes | Returns the total number of bytes on this file system (same as total space). | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| total space of <filesystem> | <integer> Plural: total spaces | Returns the total number of bytes on this file system (same as size). | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| type of <filesystem> | <string> Plural: types | Returns the filesystem format type, as listed in the type header. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| used file count of <filesystem> | <integer> Plural: used file counts | The number of files in use on this filesystem. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| used percent of <filesystem> | <integer> Plural: used percents | Returns the percentage of the file system currently in use. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| used space of <filesystem> | <integer> Plural: used spaces | Returns the number of bytes on this filesystem currently in use. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
filesystem objectCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| application | This Mac Inspector recursively finds all applications (bundles) and executables under the /Applications directory, as well as all of those under the Applications directories of all local users of the machine. | Mac |
| application <string> | Returns the named applications (bundles) and executables as filesystem objects. | Mac |
| hfs item <string> | Returns a filesystem object with the specified item name. The Macintosh has two different path types it can output. HFS (Hierarchical File System) was an OS9 format where the path separator was ':' and there were multiple roots (each volume). POSIX has superseded HFS and is single rooted with '/' as a separator. All of the Macintosh Inspectors that are not otherwise specified default to the POSIX version. | Mac:8.0 |
| item <string> | Returns a filesystem object with the given name, either a file or a folder. | Mac:8.0 |
| posix item <string> | Returns a filesystem object with the given name, either a file or a folder, using POSIX formatting. | Mac:8.0 |
| sibling item <string> of <filesystem object> | The named sibling of a filesystem object (file, folder). | Mac |
| application of <folder> | Recursively finds executables in the supplied folder, returning a list of "application" objects, which are basically filesystem_objects. Example: applications of folder "/Users/fizzle/bin" - Returns a list of applications in the specified directory, such as /Users/fizzle/bin/p4, /Users/fizzle/bin/mylocaltool. | Mac |
| find item <string> of <folder> | Returns the filesystem objects matching the item wildcard string of the given folder. Macintosh 'items' are analogous to files and folders on other systems. A wildcard string uses an asterisk to stand for any number of characters (incuding zero), and a question mark to stand for exactly one character. Thus A??.txt would match All.txt and AXE.txt but not all.txt or a.txt. | Mac:8.0 |
| hfs relative item <string> of <folder> | Returns a filesystem object with the given wildcard name from the specified folder, using HFS format. A wildcard string uses an asterisk to stand for any number of characters (incuding zero), and a question mark to stand for exactly one character. Thus A??.txt would match All.txt and AXE.txt but not all.txt or a.txt. | Mac:8.0 |
| item <string> of <folder> | Returns the named item (file or folder) from the specified folder. | Mac |
| item ending in <string> of <folder> | Returns a list of items (files/folders) ending in "xxxx". Typically used to identify a dotted extension. Equivalent to a wildcard search for "*xxxx". | Mac |
| item of <folder> | Returns a list of the items (file or folder) in the specified folder. Example: names of items of applications folder - Returns a list of applications, such as DS_Store, .localized, AddressBook.app, AppleScript, Calculator.app, Chess.app, DVD Player.app, etc.... | Mac |
| posix relative item <string> of <folder> | Returns a filesystem object with the given relative item name from the specified folder, using POSIX format. | Mac:8.0 |
| relative item <string> of <folder> | Returns a filesystem object with the given relative item name from the specified folder, using POSIX format. | Mac:8.0 |
Operators| Declaration | Return Type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <filesystem object> = <filesystem object> | <boolean> | Compares two Macintosh file system objects. | Mac |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| change time of <filesystem object> | <time> Plural: change times | Returns the last time the specified filesystem object was changed by either writing it or setting its inode information. | Ubu:8.1, Lin, HPUX, AIX, Sol |
| <filesystem object> as device file | <device file> | Returns a device file or nothing (if the filesystem object specified is not a device file). | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| <filesystem object> as fifo file | <fifo file> | Returns a FIFO file or nothing (if the filesystem object specified is not a FIFO file). | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| <filesystem object> as file | <file> | Returns a file or nothing (if, for example, the filesystem object was a folder). | Mac |
| <filesystem object> as folder | <folder> | Returns a folder or nothing. | Mac |
| <filesystem object> as socket file | <socket file> | Casts a given filesystem object as a socket file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| <filesystem object> as string | <string> | Casts a filesystem object as a string. | Win:8.0, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| <filesystem object> as symlink | <symlink> | Casts a link in the form of a file into a symlink. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| accessed time of <filesystem object> | <time> Plural: accessed times | When the filesystem object (file or folder) was last accessed. Some file systems maintain this property. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| ancestor of <filesystem object> | <folder> Plural: ancestors | Returns all ancestor folders (recursive parent folders) of the given filesystem object (file or folder). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| archive of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: archives | Returns TRUE if the Archive bit is turned on for the specified file or folder (filesystem object). This bit is often used by backup software. | Win, WM |
| backup time of <filesystem object> | <time> Plural: backup times | The date of the last backup of the specified filesystem object (such as a file or folder). This corresponds to what is shown in the "Get Info" box for this object. | Mac |
| bundle version of <filesystem object> | <version> Plural: bundle versions | Returns the version of the filesystem object corresponding to the CFBundleVersion string, as distinct from the CFBundleShortVersionString. | Mac |
| compressed of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: compresseds | Returns TRUE if the file or folder (filesystem object) has been compressed. | Win, WM |
| creation time of <filesystem object> | <time> Plural: creation times | The date and time of creation of the specified file or folder. This corresponds to what is shown in the "Get Info" box. | Win, Mac, WM |
| drive of <filesystem object> | <drive> Plural: drives | Returns the drive associated with the specified file or folder (filesystem object). | Win, WM |
| gid of <filesystem object> | <integer> Plural: gids | Returns the group ID of the given filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| group execute of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: group executes | Returns TRUE if the group execute flag is set for the given filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| group mask of <filesystem object> | <integer> Plural: group masks | Returns the group permission mask of the given filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| group name of <filesystem object> | <string> Plural: group names | Returns the group name of the given filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| group read of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: group reads | Returns TRUE if the group read flag is set for the given filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| group write of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: group writes | Returns TRUE if the group write flag is set for the given filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| hfs path of <filesystem object> | <string> Plural: hfs paths | Returns the path to a filesystem object in HFS terms (colons as delimiters). | Mac |
| hidden of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: hiddens | Returns TRUE if the file or folder (filesystem object) is marked as hidden. | Win, WM |
| link count of <filesystem object> | <integer> Plural: link counts | Returns an integer corresponding to the number of hard links attached to the specified filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| location of <filesystem object> | <string> Plural: locations | Returns the name of the directory in which the file or folder (filesystem object) is located. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| mode of <filesystem object> | <mode> Plural: modes | Returns the permissions mode for the given filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| modification time of <filesystem object> | <time> Plural: modification times | The date and time of latest modification of the file. This corresponds to what is shown in the "Get Info" box. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| name of <filesystem object> | <string> Plural: names | This returns the name of the file or folder. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| normal of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: normals | Returns TRUE if the file or folder (filesystem object) is 'normal'. | Win, WM |
| offline of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: offlines | Returns TRUE if the file or folder (the filesystem object) is marked as 'offline'. | Win, WM |
| other execute of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: other executes | Returns TRUE if others (not in the group) have execute permissions on the given filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| other mask of <filesystem object> | <integer> Plural: other masks | Returns the other (not in the group) mask as a 3-bit integer corresponding to rwx permissions for the specified filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| other read of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: other reads | Returns TRUE if others (not in the group) have read permissions on the given filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| other write of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: other writes | Returns TRUE if others (not in the group) have write permissions on the given filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| parent folder of <filesystem object> | <folder> Plural: parent folders | The folder containing the specified file or folder. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| pathname of <filesystem object> | <string> Plural: pathnames | Returns the full pathname of the specified file or folder (filesystem object) as a string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| posix path of <filesystem object> | <string> Plural: posix paths | The POSIX file path for the file or folder. | Mac |
| readonly of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: readonlys | Returns TRUE if the file or folder (the filesystem object) is marked as read-only. | Win, WM |
| setgid of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: setgids | Returns TRUE if the setgid (group ID) bit is set for the specified filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| setuid of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: setuids | Returns TRUE if the setuid (user ID) bit is set for the specified filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| sibling file <string> of <filesystem object> | <file> Plural: sibling files | A named property. A file in the same folder as the specified file object. | Mac |
| sibling folder <string> of <filesystem object> | <folder> Plural: sibling folders | A named property. A folder in the same folder as the specified file object. | Mac |
| sibling item <string> of <filesystem object> | <filesystem object> Plural: sibling items | The named sibling of a filesystem object (file, folder). | Mac |
| system of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: systems | Returns TRUE if the file or folder (the filesystem object) is marked as a system folder. | Win, WM |
| temporary of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: temporarys | Returns TRUE if the file or folder (the filesystem object) is marked as a temporary folder. | Win, WM |
| uid of <filesystem object> | <integer> Plural: uids | The user ID of the user who owns this filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| user execute of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: user executes | Returns TRUE if the owner (user) has execute permissions on the given filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| user mask of <filesystem object> | <integer> Plural: user masks | Integer representing user permissions (3 bit mask, RWX) on the specified filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| user name of <filesystem object> | <string> Plural: user names | Returns the owner (user) name of the specified filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| user read of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: user reads | Returns the owner (user) read permissions for the specified filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| user write of <filesystem object> | <boolean> Plural: user writes | Returns the owner (user) write permissions for the specified filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| version of <filesystem object> | <version> Plural: versions | This returns the version information from "vers" resource 1 of the file. It is usually present in applications, and may exist in data files as well. It corresponds to what appears in the "Get Info" box for the specified filesystem object. | Mac |
fileCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| active device file | Under Windows NT, returns a list of file objects corresponding the list returned from the Windows NT EnumDeviceDrivers() function. | Win |
| active device file <string> | Under Windows NT, returns a file object corresponding to the name provided. See file. | Win |
| default web browser | Creates an object corresponding to the default web browser. This is a *nix inspector; it will fail gracefully on other operating systems instead of generating an error. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| download file <string> | This inspector is available in relevance subsitution action processing. It returns a file object with the given name from the named folder or the download folder. This is equivalent to 'file "name" of download folder'. The file should exist or the result will not exist. Example: wait "{pathname of download file "update.exe"}" - In an Action script, this line causes the BES Client to perform relevance substitution to compute the full path to the downloaded file (previously collected by a download command in the same Action script). After relevance substitution, the Client launches the specified executable and waits for it to complete before moving on to other Action lines. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| file <string> | Returns a filesystem object corresponding to the full pathname provided in <string>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| file <symlink> | Returns the file pointed to by the specified symlink. If the file doesn't exist, this Inspector will throw a 'non-existent object' error. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| hfs file <string> | Returns the hierachical file system (HFS) file specified by <string>. | Mac |
| posix file <string> | Returns the POSIX file specified by <string>. | Mac |
| system file <string> | Returns a file object corresponding to the relative pathname provided. | Win, WM |
| system ini device file | Returns a list of file objects corresponding to all the device files loaded as a result of a device= lines of the system.ini file. See file. | Win |
| system ini device file <string> | Returns a file object corresponding to a device file loaded as a result of a device= line of the system.ini file. | Win |
| windows file <string> | Returns a file object corresponding to the relative pathname (within the Windows folder) provided. See file. Example: exists windows file "command.com" - Verifies the existence of the named file in the Windows folder. | Win, WM |
| x32 file <string> | Returns an object corresponding to a 32 bit file with name specified by <string>. | Win |
| x64 file <string> | Returns an object corresponding to a 64 bit file with pathname specified by <string>. On a 32-bit computer, this is equivalent to a normal file Inspector, but on a 64-bit machine, this Inspector returns an object that has filesystem redirection disabled. | Win |
| <registry key value> as system x32 file | If the value contains a string and the string points to an file, a file object is returned. Relative paths are interpreted relative to the x32 system folder. | Win:9.0 |
| <registry key value> as system x64 file | If the value contains a string and the string points to an file, a file object is returned. Relative paths are interpreted relative to the x64 system folder. | Win:9.0 |
| <registry key value> as file | If the data stored in the value is a string and it is the full pathname of a file that exists on disk, the file object is returned. | Win, WM |
| <registry key value> as system file | If the data stored in the value is a string and it is a relative pathname from the system folder of a file that exists on disk, the corresponding file object is returned. | Win, WM |
| <filesystem object> as file | Returns a file or nothing (if, for example, the filesystem object was a folder). Example: application "iTunes.app" as file - Fails because that is in fact a folder. | Mac |
| sibling file <string> of <filesystem object> | A named property. A file in the same folder as the specified file object. Example: exists sibling file "iTunes.app" of application "iChat.app" - Returns TRUE if both applications are in the same folder. | Mac |
| descendant of <folder> | Returns a list of all the descendant files of the specified folder. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| file <string> of <folder> | Returns a file object for the named file located in the folder. Example: exists file whose (name of it contains ".pdf") of folder "name" - Returns TRUE if some file in the folder has a name including the string ".pdf". | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| file ending in <string> of <folder> | Returns a list of files ending in "xxxx". Typically used to identify a dotted extension. Equivalent to a wildcard search for "*xxxx". Example: files ending in ".a" of folder "/usr/lib" - Returns a list of files with the specified ending, such as: /usr/lib/libcpp_kext.a, /usr/lib/libfl.a, /usr/lib/libioabc.a, and others. | Mac |
| file of <folder> | Iterates through the files of a folder returning file objects. When combined with a whose clause you can select files with specific properties. See file. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| find file <string> of <folder> | Iterates through the files of a folder returning file objects whose name matches the wildcard string provided in the name parameter. A wildcard string uses an asterisk to stand for any number of characters (incuding zero), and a question mark to stand for exactly one character. Thus A??.txt would match All.txt and AXE.txt but not all.txt or a.txt. See example below. Example: Number of find files "siteico*.bmp" of client folder of current site = 3 - Returns TRUE if there are 3 files matching the wildcard pattern siteico*.bmp. Example: names of find files "*.exe" of windows folder - Returns a list of the names of all the executable programs in the Windows folder. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac:8.0, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| relative file <string> of <folder> | Returns the file with the path specified by <string> relative to the given <folder>. Example: relative file "Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari" of applications folder - Returns the concatenation of the specified folder and the given path, /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari. | Mac |
| relative hfs file <string> of <folder> | Returns the HFS file with the path specified by <string> relative to the given <folder>. | Mac |
| relative posix file <string> of <folder> | Returns the POSIX file with the path specified by <string> relative to the given <folder>. | Mac |
| <symlink> as file | Converts a symlink object into the file it points to. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| file of <service> | Returns a file object corresponding to the specified <service>. | Win |
| image file of <process> | Returns a file object representing the image file used to launch the process. In some cases, this subproperty may not exist. For example, the "System" process does not have an image file. | Win:8.0 |
| masthead of <site> | Each site has a masthead, and the masthead is saved into the site data folder upon successful creation. This property returns a file object that corresponds to the copy in the site data folder. Example: modification time of masthead of current site < time "4 Aug 1997 01:00 pdt" - Returns TRUE if the masthead of the current site is older than the specified date. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| md5 of <file> | <string> Plural: md5s | Returns the md5 of the file, hex encoded as a string | Ubu:9.0, Lin:9.0, Mac:9.0, HPUX:9.0, AIX:9.0, Sol:9.0, Win:9.0 |
| sha2_224 of <file> | <string> Plural: sha2_224s | Returns the sha2-224 of the file, hex encoded as a string | Ubu:9.0, Lin:9.0, Mac:9.0, HPUX:9.0, AIX:9.0, Sol:9.0, Win:9.0 |
| sha2_256 of <file> | <string> Plural: sha2_256s | Returns the sha2-256 of the file, hex encoded as a string | Ubu:9.0, Lin:9.0, Mac:9.0, HPUX:9.0, AIX:9.0, Sol:9.0, Win:9.0 |
| sha2_384 of <file> | <string> Plural: sha2_384s | Returns the sha2-384 of the file, hex encoded as a string | Ubu:9.0, Lin:9.0, Mac:9.0, HPUX:9.0, AIX:9.0, Sol:9.0, Win:9.0 |
| sha2_512 of <file> | <string> Plural: sha2_512s | Returns the sha2-512 of the file, hex encoded as a string | Ubu:9.0, Lin:9.0, Mac:9.0, HPUX:9.0, AIX:9.0, Sol:9.0, Win:9.0 |
| creator of <file> | <file signature> Plural: creators | This refers to the four-character identifier used in all MacOS files. The creator tells what application should open the specified file. | Mac |
| <file> as string | <string> | Creates a string containing the full pathname of the specified file. See <file>. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, WM |
| alias of <file> | <boolean> Plural: aliases | Returns TRUE if the file is an alias for another file. | Mac |
| array of <file> | <array> Plural: arrays | This Inspector creates an OSXArray from the specified XML Data file. | Mac:8.1 |
| byte <integer> of <file> | <integer> Plural: bytes | Returns the numeric value of the byte located at the offset specified by number within the file. Byte 0 of the file is the first byte. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| content of <file> | <file content> Plural: contents | Returns an object that can be used to search for a string in the file. See content. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| type of <file> | <file type> Plural: types | This refers to the four-character identifier used in all MacOS files. The type describes the sort of file it is. | Mac |
| data fork of <file> | <datafork> Plural: data forks | Returns information about the data fork of the specified file. | Mac |
| dictionary of <file> | <dictionary> Plural: dictionaries | Returns the dictionary object for the specified file. | Mac |
| drive of <file> | <filesystem> Plural: drives | Returns the drive associated with the specified file. On Macintosh computers, this returns a <volume> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| stationery of <file> | <filesystem> Plural: stationeries | Returns TRUE if the file is a stationery file. | Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| drive of <file> | <volume> Plural: drives | Returns the drive associated with the specified file.On Macintosh computers, this returns a <volume> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object. | Mac |
| executable file format of <file> | <string> Plural: executable file formats | Returns a four-byte string containing the format specifier for the specified file. | Win, WM |
| file version of <file> | <version> Plural: file versions | Returns the file version extracted from the file's resource block. See version. | Win, WM |
| filesystem of <file> | <filesystem> Plural: filesystems | Returns the UNIX filesystem flag for the given file. On a Macintosh, this returns a <volume> object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem of <file> | <volume> Plural: filesystems | Returns the UNIX filesystem flag for the given file. On a Macintosh, this returns a <volume> object. | Mac |
| first raw version block of <file> | <file version block> Plural: first raw version blocks | Returns the first version block directly from a PE file. If the first block is sufficient for your purposes, use this version inspector for best speed. | Win, WM |
| key <string> of <file> | <string> Plural: keys | Returns a key and its value from the given structured text file. It iterates over lines that start with the key name (as specified by <string>) followed by an = or : character. When searching, white space is ignored. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| length of <file> | <integer> Plural: lengths | The total length of the data and resource forks. | Mac |
| line <integer> of <file> | <file line> Plural: lines | Returns the nth line (specified by <integer>) from the given file. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| line containing <string> of <file> | <file line> Plural: lines containing | Returns all lines from the given file that contain the specified string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| line of <file> | <file line> Plural: lines | Iterates over all the lines of the specified file. Note that the lines are truncated to 1023 characters. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| line starting with <string> of <file> | <file line> Plural: lines starting with | Same as line <string> of <file>, returns the lines of the given file that start with the specified string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| locked of <file> | <boolean> Plural: lockeds | Returns TRUE if the file is locked. | Mac |
| only raw version block of <file> | <file version block> Plural: only raw version blocks | Returns the only version block directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| only version block of <file> | <file version block> Plural: only version blocks | Most files only have 1 version block. This property allows language independent access when there is only one version block present. The result is the same as 'version block 1'. | Win, WM |
| pem encoded certificate of <file> | <x509 certificate> Plural: pem encoded certificates | Reads and returns the certificate from a file in the PEM format. This can be used to analyze encryption credentials on decrypting relays or root servers. | Win, WM |
| product version of <file> | <version> Plural: product versions | Returns the product version extracted from the file's resource block. See version. | Win, WM |
| raw file version of <file> | <version> Plural: raw file versions | Returns the file version directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| raw product version of <file> | <version> Plural: raw product versions | Returns the product version directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| raw version block <integer> of <file> | <file version block> Plural: raw version blocks | Returns the numbered version block directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| raw version block <string> of <file> | <file version block> Plural: raw version blocks | Returns the named version block directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| raw version block of <file> | <file version block> Plural: raw version blocks | Returns the version block directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| raw version of <file> | <version> Plural: raw versions | Returns the version directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| resource fork of <file> | <resfork> Plural: resource forks | Returns information about the resource fork of the file. | Mac |
| section <string> of <file> | <file section> Plural: sections | Returns a named section of a file. Useful for locating sections of 'ini' files. Section names are delimited by square bracket characters '[section name]'. See examples below. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| security descriptor of <file> | <security descriptor> Plural: security descriptors | Specifies the security descriptor associated with the specified file. | Win |
| sha1 of <file> | <string> Plural: sha1s | Returns the sha1 checksum of the file hex encoded as a 40 character long string. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| shortcut of <file> | <file shortcut> Plural: shortcuts | Returns the properties and locates the target of a file shortcut:pathname (string)start in pathname (string)argument string (string)icon pathname (string)icon index (integer). | Win |
| size of <file> | <integer> Plural: sizes | Returns the size in bytes of a file. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| variable of <file> | <string> Plural: variables | Returns the names of variables contained in an INF style file, in the format [section].name=value. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| version <integer> of <file> | <version> Plural: versions | Returns the nth version information from the "vers" resource of the given file. Typically n=1, but other information may be stored in "vers" resources greater than 1. | Mac |
| version block <integer> of <file> | <file version block> Plural: version blocks | You can identify the particular version block you want to access by ordinal number. | Win, WM |
| version block <string> of <file> | <file version block> Plural: version blocks | You can identify the particular version block you are looking up by name. The name you provide should match the id string of the version block. | Win, WM |
| version block of <file> | <file version block> Plural: version blocks | Iterates through the version blocks of a file. | Win, WM |
| version of <file> | <version> Plural: versions | Synonym for file version of <file>. | Win, Mac, WM |
| visible of <file> | <boolean> Plural: visibles | Returns TRUE if the file is visible. | Mac |
| volume of <file> | <volume> Plural: volumes | The volume containing the file. | Mac |
| xml document of <file> | <xml dom document> Plural: xml documents | Returns an XML Document Object Model (DOM) for the specified file. | Win, WM |
applicationCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| application <string> | Returns an application for the name provided. On a Macintosh, this Inspector may return a filesystem object. Example: application "qna.exe" of parent folder of application "bigfix.exe" of the registry - Using the application of folder creation method, this example locates the 'sibling' application qna.exe provided it exists in the same folder in which the registered application 'bigfix.exe' is installed. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| default web browser | Returns the application currently associated with HTML files. This is a Windows Inspector; it will fail gracefully under other operating systems, rather than generate an error. When the agent is a service under windows, it runs in the LocalSystem context. Example: default web browser - Returns a value such as: "iexplore.exe" "" "" "" "". | Win |
| recent application | Returns all the application objects that have recently been executing on the machine. See application. | Win, Lin, Sol:8.1, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| recent application <string> | Returns an application for the name provided it has recently executed. The name is assumed to be the last part of an executable file name. | Win, Lin, Sol:8.1, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| regapp | This Inspector returns the applications available to the Client. On Windows systems, this Inspector returns all the application objects defined under the 'App Paths' key of the registry. On a Macintosh, it recursively finds all applications (bundles) and executables under the /Applications directory, as well as all of those under the Applications directories of all local users of the machine. It returns a <filesystem object>. This Inspector is the same as application, and is included for compatibility with Windows. Example: names of regapps - Primarily used in QnA to obtain lists of applications installed under the "app path" key of the registry. | Win, Mac, WM |
| regapp <string> | Returns an application object for the name provided. See application and regapp. Example: byte 0 of regapp "bigfix.exe" = 77 - TRUE if the first byte in the specified file is ASCII 77. Example: regapp "IEXPLORE.EXE" - Returns the application object associated with the named registry key. Checks to see if the executable exists and if so, returns the application object. Case is ignored. | Win, WM |
| running application | Returns all the application objects that are currently executing on the machine. See application. Example: exists running application whose (name of it as lowercase is "winword.exe") - Returns TRUE if Microsoft Word is currently executing. | Win, Lin, Sol:8.1, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| running application <string> | Returns an application for the name provided it is currently executing. The name is assumed to be the last part of an executable file name. | Win, Lin, Sol:8.1, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| x32 application <string> | Returns an object corresponding to the 32-bit application specified by <string>. | Win |
| x64 application <string> | Returns an object corresponding to the 64-bit application specified by <string>. On a 32-bit computer, this is equivalent to a normal application Inspector, but on a 64-bit machine, this Inspector returns an object that has filesystem redirection disabled. | Win |
| application <string> of <registry> | Returns an application object matching name provided. See application. | Win, WM |
| application of <registry> | Iterates through the properly installed applications. See application. Example: name of application of key ".txt" of key "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" of the registry = "NOTEPAD.EXE" - True when text files are to be opened with notepad.exe on the current machine. | Win, WM |
| application <string> of <registry key> | Returns the application associated with the named command. Normally used with a sub-key of key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT whose name is a file type. Example: application "print" of key "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt" of registry - Returns the application designated to print the files with ".txt" extensions. Example: application "bigfix.exe" of the registry as string - Results in a string of the form "BigFix.exe" "1.0.32.0" "BigFix Client Application" "1.0.32.0" "BigFix Inc.". | Win, WM |
| application of <registry key> | Returns the application associated with the "open" command. Normally used with a sub-key of key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT whose name is a file extension. Example: name of application of key ".txt" of key "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" of the registry = "NOTEPAD.EXE" - True when text files are to be opened with notepad.exe on the current machine. | Win, WM |
| <registry key value> as application | If the data stored in the value is a string and it is the full pathname of an application that exists on disk, the application object is returned. | Win, WM |
| application <string> of <folder> | Returns an application object for the named file located in the folder. See application. Example: exists application "notepad.exe" of the windows folder - Using the application of folder creation method, this example locates the notepad application provided it exists in the Windows folder. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| inspectability of <application> | <boolean> Plural: inspectabilities | Win:8.2 | |
| task name of <application> | <string> Plural: task names | Win:8.2 | |
| virtualizer of <application> | <string> Plural: virtualizers | Win:8.2 |
folderCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| csidl folder <integer> | Returns the csidl folder corresponding to the specified integer. The windows SHGetSpecialFolderLocation API is used to look up paths to special folders, which are identified by passing the specified integer as the second argument of the API call. These values and their meaning are described in the windows ShlObj.h include file found in the development sdk.Note that some of these folders do not exist in the Local System context. Example: pathname of csidl folder 26 - Returns the path corresponding to CSIDL folder 26 (the application shared data folder, CSIDL_APPDATA). | Win, WM |
| download folder | This inspector is available in relevance subsitution action processing. When the action is active, this inspector returns a folder object of __Download\, otherwise it returns a folder object of __Global\sitename\actionid\named. This inspector is designed for the prefetch process of action execution. Macintosh Note: Prior to version 7.2, this Inspector referred to the system download folder on the Macintosh. That Inspector is referred to as ISS Download as of version 7.2. Example: wait "{pathname of file "update.exe" of download folder}" - In an Action script, this line causes the BES Client to perform relevance substitution to compute the full path to the downloaded file (previously collected by a download command in the same Action script). After relevance substitution, the Client launches the specified executable and waits for it to complete before moving on to other Action lines. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.2 |
| folder <string> | Returns a folder object for the name provided. See drive. Example: exists folder "c:\program files" - Checks for the existence of the program files folder. Example: exists folder "/usr/lib" - Checks for the existence of the usr/lib folder. Example: exists folder "/usr/lib" - Checks for the existence of the usr/lib folder. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| folder <symlink> | Returns the folder pointed to by the specified symlink. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| hfs folder <string> | Returns the hierachical file system (HFS) folder specified by <string>. | Mac |
| install folder <integer> | Returns a folder object corresponding to the number provided. The placement of some system folders can be found using numbers that have been associated with those folders. See folder. Example: install folder 11 - Returns a folder object for system folder identified with this number. | Win, WM |
| internet plugins folder | Returns the folder object corresponding to the internet plugins. | Mac |
| iss download folder | The Macintosh download folder. This Inspector was previously labeled "download," which now refers to a world object that performs dynamic downloading. | Mac |
| posix folder <string> | Returns the POSIX folder specified by <string>. | Mac |
| root folder | Returns the folder corresponding to '/'. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| system wow64 folder | Returns a filesystem object corresponding to a "Windows On Windows 64" system folder, which does not exist on 32-bit Windows. You can find out more about the WOW64 system folder at the Microsoft site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sysinfo/base/getsystemwow64directory.asp. | Win, WM |
| system x32 folder | Returns a filesystem object corresponding to a 32-bit system folder. On a 32-bit machine, this is equivalent to the normal system folder. | Win, WM |
| system x64 folder | Returns a filesystem object corresponding to a 64-bit system folder. This is the same as the system folder, but with file system redirection disabled. For more information about file redirection, see the Microsoft site http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/win64/win64/file_system_redirector.asp. | Win, WM |
| windows folder | Returns a folder object of the Windows folder This is operating system dependent. Under Win98 this is usually c:\Windows. | Win, WM |
| x32 folder <string> | Returns a filesystem object corresponding to a 32-bit folder. | Win |
| x64 folder <string> | Returns a filesystem object corresponding to a 64-bit folder with the given pathname. On a 32-bit computer, this is equivalent to a normal folder Inspector, but on a 64-bit machine, this Inspector returns an object that has filesystem redirection disabled. This action is transitive: any resulting filesystem objects will also have redirection disabled. For example, "pathnames of files of x64 folder <path>" will disable redirection when locating the folder, iterating over the files in the folder and calculating pathnames. | Win |
| application folder <string> of <registry> | Returns the folder containing the matching name provided. See application. The application does not have to exist. The folder has to exist. | Win, WM |
| application folder <string> of <registry key> | Returns the parent folder associated with the named application. Normally used with a sub-key of key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT whose name is a file type. | Win, WM |
| application folder of <registry key> | Returns the parent folder associated with the named application. Normally used with a sub-key of key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT whose name is a file type. | Win, WM |
| <registry key value> as folder | If the data stored in the value is a string and it is the full pathname of a folder that exists on disk, the folder object is returned. | Win, WM |
| <filesystem object> as folder | Returns a folder or nothing. | Mac |
| ancestor of <filesystem object> | Returns all ancestor folders (recursive parent folders) of the given filesystem object (file or folder). | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| parent folder of <filesystem object> | The folder containing the specified file or folder. Example: posix paths of items whose (name of it starts with "i") of applications folder - Returns a list of the paths of applications starting with "i", such as /Applications/iCal.app, /Applications/iChat.app or /Applications/iTunes.app. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| sibling folder <string> of <filesystem object> | A named property. A folder in the same folder as the specified file object. | Mac |
| descendant folder of <folder> | Returns the descendant folders, recursively, of the given folder. The folder equivalent of "descendants of <folder>". | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| find folder <string> of <folder> | Finds the folder with the given wildcard name inside another folder. A wildcard string uses an asterisk to stand for any number of characters (incuding zero), and a question mark to stand for exactly one character. Thus A??.txt would match All.txt and AXE.txt but not all.txt or a.txt. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| folder <string> of <folder> | Returns a folder object for the named sub-folder. Trailing slashes should be omitted from the name. Example: exists folder "fonts" of the windows folder - Returns TRUE if fonts is a subdirectory of the Windows directory. Example: exists folder "tmp" of root folder - Returns TRUE if tmp is a subdirectory of the root directory. Example: exists folder "tmp" of root folder - Returns TRUE if tmp is a subdirectory of the root directory. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| folder ending in <string> of <folder> | Returns a list of folders ending in "xxxx". Typically used to identify a dotted extension. Equivalent to a wildcard search for "*xxxx". | Mac |
| folder of <folder> | Iterates through the folders of a folder returning folder objects. When combined with a whose clause, you can select folders with specific properties. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| relative folder <string> of <folder> | Returns the folder with the path specified by <string> relative to the given <folder>. | Mac |
| relative hfs folder <string> of <folder> | Returns the HFS folder with the path specified by <string> relative to the given <folder>. | Mac |
| relative posix folder <string> of <folder> | Returns the POSIX folder with the path specified by <string> relative to the given <folder>. | Mac |
| folder <string> of <drive> | Returns a folder object corresponding to the name given provided that folder exists on the drive. | Win, WM |
| root folder of <drive> | Returns the folder corresponding to the root of the drive. | Win, WM |
| apple extras folder of <domain> | Returns the apple extras folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| apple menu items folder of <domain> | Returns the apple menu items folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| application support folder of <domain> | Returns the application support folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Library/Application Support. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| applications folder of <domain> | Returns the applications folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Applications. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| assistants folder of <domain> | Returns the assistants folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| audio folder of <domain> | Returns the audio folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Library/Audio. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| cache folder of <domain> | Returns the cache folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| carbon folder of <domain> | Returns the carbon folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Library/Carbon. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| chewable items folder of <domain> | Returns the chewable items folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| classic folder of <domain> | Returns the classic folder of the specified OS X domain, typically the /System Folder. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| color sync folder of <domain> | Returns the color sync folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/ColorSync. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. Example: color sync folder of system domain - Returns /System/Library/ColorSync. Example: color sync folder of local domain - Returns /Library/ColorSync. | Mac |
| colorsync profiles folder of <domain> | Returns the colorsync profiles folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/ColorSync/Profiles. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| component folder of <domain> | Returns the component folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Components. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| contextual menu items folder of <domain> | Returns the contextual menu items folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Library/Contextual Menu Items. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| control panels folder of <domain> | Returns the control panels folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| control strip modules folder of <domain> | Returns the control strip modules folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| core services folder of <domain> | Returns the core services folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/CoreServices. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| current user folder of <domain> | Returns the current user folder of the specified OS X domain, typically found at /Users/username. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| desktop folder of <domain> | Returns the desktop folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Users/Username/Desktop. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| developer docs folder of <domain> | Returns the developer docs folder of the specified OS X domain, typically found at /Developer/Documentation. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| developer folder of <domain> | Returns the developer folder of the specified OS X domain, typically found at /Developer. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| developer help folder of <domain> | Returns the help folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Developer/Documentation/Help. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| disabled control panels folder of <domain> | Returns the control panels folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| disabled extensions folder of <domain> | Returns the extensions folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| disabled shutdown items folder of <domain> | Returns the shutdown folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| disabled startup items folder of <domain> | Returns the startup items folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| disabled system extensions folder of <domain> | Returns the systems extensions folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| documentation folder of <domain> | Returns the documentation folder for the given OS X domain, typically found at /Library/Documentation. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. Example: application support folder of user domain - Returns /var/root/Library/Application Support. | Mac |
| documents folder of <domain> | Returns the documents folder for the specified OS X domain, typically found at /User/Username/Documents. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| domain library folder of <domain> | Returns the domain library folder of the specified OS X domain, typically found at /Library. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| domain top folder of <domain> | Returns the top folder of the specified OS X domain, typically found at /System. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| extensions folder of <domain> | Returns the extensions folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| favorites folder of <domain> | Returns the favorites folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Users/username/Library/Favorites. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| fonts folder of <domain> | Returns the font folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Fonts. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| framework <string> of <domain> | Returns a folder of the form "/System/Library/Frameworks/<string>.framework".Note: This Inspector appends .framework for you, so don't provide it. The framework inspector needs a domain, and without it defaults to the system domain. Example: framework "MyPrivate" of local domain - Returns /Library/Frameworks/MyPrivate.framework. | Mac |
| framework folder of <domain> | Returns the framework folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Frameworks. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| help folder of <domain> | Returns the help folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Library/Documentation/Help. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| internet plugins folder of <domain> | Returns the internet plugins folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| iss download folder of <domain> | Returns the Macintosh download folder for the specified domain. | Mac |
| kernel extensions folder of <domain> | Returns the kernel extensions folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Extensions. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| locales folder of <domain> | Returns the locales folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| location manager modules folder of <domain> | Returns the location manager modules folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| location manager preferences folder of <domain> | Returns the location manager preferences folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| locations folder of <domain> | Returns the locations folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| macos read me folder of <domain> | Returns the Mac OS read me folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| modem scripts folder of <domain> | Returns the modem scripts folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Modem Scripts. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| preferences folder of <domain> | Returns the preferences folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Users/username/Library/Preferences. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| printer descriptions folder of <domain> | Returns the printer descriptions folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Printers/PPDs. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| printer drivers folder of <domain> | Returns the printer drivers folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| printers folder of <domain> | Returns the printers folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Printers. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| printmonitor documents folder of <domain> | Returns the printmonitor documents folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Library/Printers/PrintMonitor Documents. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| private framework folder of <domain> | Returns the private framework folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| quicktime folder of <domain> | Returns the quicktime folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/QuickTime. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| receipts folder of <domain> | Returns the receipts folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| scripting additions folder of <domain> | Returns the scripting additions folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Scripting Additions. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| shared folder of <domain> | Returns the shared folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Users/Shared. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| shared libraries folder of <domain> | Returns the shared libraries folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/CFMSupport. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| shutdown items folder of <domain> | Returns the shutdown items folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| sound folder of <domain> | Returns the sound folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Sound. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| speech folder of <domain> | Returns the speech folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Speech. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| startup items folder of <domain> | Returns the startup items folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| system folder of <domain> | Returns the system folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| temporary items folder of <domain> | Returns the temporary items folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /private/tmp/. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| text encodings folder of <domain> | Returns the text encodings folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| themes folder of <domain> | Returns the themes folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| user temp folder of <domain> | Returns the user temp folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /private/tmp/uid where uid is the user ID number. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| users folder of <domain> | Returns the users folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Users. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| utilities folder of <domain> | Returns the utilities folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Applications/Utilities. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| voices folder of <domain> | Returns the voices folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Speech/Voices. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| volume settings folder of <domain> | Returns the volume settings folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| <symlink> as folder | Converts a symlink object into the folder it points to. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| ancestor of <symlink> | Returns all ancestor folders (recursive parent folders) of the given symlink. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| parent folder of <symlink> | Creates a folder object corresponding to the parent folder of the given symlink. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| client folder of <site> | The folder containing the site content on the client machine. Site content is gathered into this location. Example: exists file "siteicon.bmp" of client folder of current site - TRUE if the specified file exists in the client folder. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| data folder of <client> | Returns the __BESData folder | Ubu:9.0, Lin:9.0, Mac:9.0, HPUX:9.0, AIX:9.0, Sol:9.0, Win:9.0 |
| home directory of <user> | On a Mac, this Inspector returns the dsAttrTypeStandard:NFSHomeDirectory attribute of the specified user as a folder. Note: On a Windows system, this inspector has a different interpretation: it returns the directory (as a string) where the user files are stored for the specified user. | Mac |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| system folder | folder Plural: system folders | Windows systems, returns the 32 bit "System32" folder. eg: C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Windows\SysWow64. Platforms other than Windows this is a synonym for <root folder> | Ubu:9.0, Lin:9.0, Mac:9.0, HPUX:9.0, AIX:9.0, Sol:9.0, Win:9.0 |
| apple extras folder | folder Plural: apple extras folders | Returns the apple extras folder of the system domain | Mac |
| apple menu items folder | folder Plural: apple menu items folders | Returns the apple menu items folder of the system domain | Mac |
| application support folder | folder Plural: application support folders | Returns the application support folder of the system domain | Mac |
| applications folder | folder Plural: applications folders | Returns the applications folder of the system domain | Mac |
| assistants folder | folder Plural: assistants folders | Returns the assistants folder of the system domain | Mac |
| audio folder | folder Plural: audio folders | Returns the audio folder of the system domain | Mac |
| cache folder | folder Plural: cache folders | Returns the cache folder of the system domain | Mac |
| carbon folder | folder Plural: carbon folders | Returns the carbon folder of the system domain | Mac |
| chewable items folder | folder Plural: chewable items folders | Returns the chewable items folder of the system domain | Mac |
| classic folder | folder Plural: classic folders | Returns the classic folder of the system domain | Mac |
| color sync folder | folder Plural: color sync folders | Returns the color sync folder of the system domain | Mac |
| colorsync profiles folder | folder Plural: colorsync profiles folders | Returns the colorsync folder folder of the system domain | Mac |
| component folder | folder Plural: component folders | Returns the component folder of the system domain | Mac |
| contextual menu items folder | folder Plural: contextual menu items folders | Returns the contextual menu items folder of the system domain | Mac |
| control panels folder | folder Plural: control panels folders | Returns the control panels folder of the system domain | Mac |
| control strip modules folder | folder Plural: control strip modules folders | Returns the control strip modules folder of the system domain | Mac |
| core services folder | folder Plural: core services folders | Returns the core services folder of the system domain | Mac |
| current user folder | folder Plural: current user folders | Returns the current user folder of the system domain | Mac |
| desktop folder | folder Plural: desktop folders | Returns the desktop folder of the system domain | Mac |
| developer docs folder | folder Plural: developer docs folders | Returns the developer docs folder of the system domain | Mac |
| developer folder | folder Plural: developer folders | Returns the developer folder of the system domain | Mac |
| developer help folder | folder Plural: developer help folders | Returns the developer help folder of the system domain | Mac |
| disabled control panels folder | folder Plural: disabled control panels folders | Returns the dsiabled control panels folder of the system domain | Mac |
| disabled extensions folder | folder Plural: disabled extensions folders | Returns the disabled extensions folder of the system domain | Mac |
| disabled shutdown items folder | folder Plural: disabled shutdown items folders | Returns the disabled shutdown items folder of the system domain | Mac |
| disabled startup items folder | folder Plural: disabled startup items folders | Returns the disabled startup items folder of the system domain | Mac |
| disabled system extensions folder | folder Plural: disabled system extensions folders | Returns the disabled system extensions folder of the system domain | Mac |
| documentation folder | folder Plural: documentation folders | Returns the documentation folder of the system domain | Mac |
| documents folder | folder Plural: documents folders | Returns the documents folder of the system domain | Mac |
| domain library folder | folder Plural: domain library folders | Returns the domain library folder of the system domain | Mac |
| domain top folder | folder Plural: domain top folders | Returns the domain top folder of the system domain | Mac |
| extensions folder | folder Plural: extensions folders | Returns the extensions folder of the system domain | Mac |
| favorites folder | folder Plural: favorites folders | Returns the favorites folder of the system domain | Mac |
| fonts folder | folder Plural: fonts folders | Returns the fonts folder of the system domain | Mac |
| framework folder | folder Plural: framework folders | Returns the framework folder of the system domain | Mac |
| help folder | folder Plural: help folders | Returns the help folder of the system domain | Mac |
| kernel extensions folder | folder Plural: kernel extensions folders | Returns the kernel extensions folder of the system domain | Mac |
| locales folder | folder Plural: locales folders | Returns the locales folder of the system domain | Mac |
| location manager modules folder | folder Plural: location manager modules folders | Returns the location manager modules folder of the system domain | Mac |
| location manager preferences folder | folder Plural: location manager preferences folders | Returns the location manager preferences folder of the system domain | Mac |
| locations folder | folder Plural: locations folders | Returns the locations folder of the system domain | Mac |
| macos read me folder | folder Plural: macos read me folders | Returns the macos read me folder of the system domain | Mac |
| modem scripts folder | folder Plural: modem scripts folders | Returns the modem scripts folder of the system domain | Mac |
| preferences folder | folder Plural: preferences folders | Returns the preferences folder of the system domain | Mac |
| printer descriptions folder | folder Plural: printer descriptions folders | Returns the preinter descriptions folder of the system domain | Mac |
| printer drivers folder | folder Plural: printer drivers folders | Returns the printer drivers folder of the system domain | Mac |
| printers folder | folder Plural: printers folders | Returns the printers folder of the system domain | Mac |
| printmonitor documents folder | folder Plural: printmonitor documents folders | Returns the printmonitor documents folder of the system domain | Mac |
| private framework folder | folder Plural: private framework folders | Returns the private framework folder of the system domain | Mac |
| quicktime folder | folder Plural: quicktime folders | Returns the quicktime folder of the system domain | Mac |
| receipts folder | folder Plural: receipts folders | Returns the receipts folder of the system domain | Mac |
| scripting additions folder | folder Plural: scripting additions folders | Returns the scripting additions folder of the system domain | Mac |
| shared folder | folder Plural: shared folders | Returns the shared folder of the system domain | Mac |
| shared libraries folder | folder Plural: shared libraries folders | Returns the shared libraries folder of the system domain | Mac |
| shutdown items folder | folder Plural: shutdown items folders | Returns the shutdown items folder of the system domain | Mac |
| sound folder | folder Plural: sound folders | Returns the sound folder of the system domain | Mac |
| speech folder | folder Plural: speech folders | Returns the speech folder of the system domain | Mac |
| startup items folder | folder Plural: startup items folders | Returns the startup items folder of the system domain | Mac |
| temporary items folder | folder Plural: temporary items folders | Returns the temporary items folder of the system domain | Mac |
| text encodings folder | folder Plural: text encodings folders | Returns the text encodings folder of the system domain | Mac |
| themes folder | folder Plural: themes folders | Returns the themes folder of the system domain | Mac |
| user temp folder | folder Plural: user temp folders | Returns the user temp folder of the system domain | Mac |
| users folder | folder Plural: users folders | Returns the users folder of the system domain | Mac |
| utilities folder | folder Plural: utilities folders | Returns the utilities folder of the system domain | Mac |
| voices folder | folder Plural: voices folders | Returns the voices folder of the system domain | Mac |
| volume settings folder | folder Plural: volume settings folders | Returns the volume settings folder of the system domain | Mac |
| program files folder | folder Plural: program files folders | Returns the 32 bit program folder correct for the OS. On 64 bit this is C:\Program Files (x86) and 32 bit it is C:\Program Files | Win:9.0 |
| program files x32 folder | folder Plural: program files x32 folders | Returns the 32 bit program folder correct for the OS. On 64 bit this is C:\Program Files (x86) and 32 bit it is C:\Program Files | Win:9.0 |
| program files x64 folder | folder Plural: program files x64 folders | Returns the 64 bit program folder on a 64 bit OS. Returns an error on a 32 bit OS. | Win:9.0 |
| application <string> of <folder> | <application> Plural: applications | Returns an application object for the named file located in the folder. See application. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| application of <folder> | <filesystem object> Plural: applications | Recursively finds executables in the supplied folder, returning a list of "application" objects, which are basically filesystem_objects. | Mac |
| bundle of <folder> | <bundle> Plural: bundles | Returns a bundle from a folder (if it has one like application folders do). | Mac |
| bundle version of <folder> | <version> Plural: bundle versions | Returns the version of the folder corresponding to the CFBundleVersion string, as distinct from the CFBundleShortVersionString. | Mac |
| descendant folder of <folder> | <folder> Plural: descendant folders | Returns the descendant folders, recursively, of the given folder. The folder equivalent of "descendants of <folder>". | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| descendant of <folder> | <file> Plural: descendants | Returns a list of all the descendant files of the specified folder. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| device file <string> of <folder> | <device file> Plural: device files | Returns the device file with the specified name in the given folder. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| device file of <folder> | <device file> Plural: device files | Returns the device files that exist in the specified folder. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| drive of <folder> | <filesystem> Plural: drives | Returns the drive associated with the specified folder.On Macintosh computers, this returns a <volume> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| drive of <folder> | <volume> Plural: drives | Returns the drive associated with the specified folder.On Macintosh computers, this returns a <volume> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object. | Mac |
| fifo file <string> of <folder> | <fifo file> Plural: fifo files | Returns the FIFO file (named pipe) with the given name in the specified folder. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| fifo file of <folder> | <fifo file> Plural: fifo files | Returns the list of FIFO file in the given folder. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| file <string> of <folder> | <file> Plural: files | Returns a file object for the named file located in the folder. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| file ending in <string> of <folder> | <file> Plural: files ending in | Returns a list of files ending in "xxxx". Typically used to identify a dotted extension. Equivalent to a wildcard search for "*xxxx". | Mac |
| file of <folder> | <file> Plural: files | Iterates through the files of a folder returning file objects. When combined with a whose clause you can select files with specific properties. See file. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem of <folder> | <filesystem> Plural: filesystems | Returns the filesystem on which the folder resides. On a Macintosh, this Inspector returns a <volume> object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem of <folder> | <volume> Plural: filesystems | Returns the filesystem on which the folder resides. On a Macintosh, this Inspector returns a <volume> object. | Mac |
| find file <string> of <folder> | <file> Plural: find files | Iterates through the files of a folder returning file objects whose name matches the wildcard string provided in the name parameter. A wildcard string uses an asterisk to stand for any number of characters (incuding zero), and a question mark to stand for exactly one character. Thus A??.txt would match All.txt and AXE.txt but not all.txt or a.txt. See example below. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac:8.0, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| find folder <string> of <folder> | <folder> Plural: find folders | Finds the folder with the given wildcard name inside another folder. A wildcard string uses an asterisk to stand for any number of characters (incuding zero), and a question mark to stand for exactly one character. Thus A??.txt would match All.txt and AXE.txt but not all.txt or a.txt. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| find item <string> of <folder> | <filesystem object> Plural: find items | Returns the filesystem objects matching the item wildcard string of the given folder. Macintosh 'items' are analogous to files and folders on other systems. A wildcard string uses an asterisk to stand for any number of characters (incuding zero), and a question mark to stand for exactly one character. Thus A??.txt would match All.txt and AXE.txt but not all.txt or a.txt. | Mac:8.0 |
| folder <string> of <folder> | <folder> Plural: folders | Returns a folder object for the named sub-folder. Trailing slashes should be omitted from the name. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| folder ending in <string> of <folder> | <folder> Plural: folders ending in | Returns a list of folders ending in "xxxx". Typically used to identify a dotted extension. Equivalent to a wildcard search for "*xxxx". | Mac |
| folder of <folder> | <folder> Plural: folders | Iterates through the folders of a folder returning folder objects. When combined with a whose clause, you can select folders with specific properties. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| hfs relative item <string> of <folder> | <filesystem object> Plural: hfs relative items | Returns a filesystem object with the given wildcard name from the specified folder, using HFS format. A wildcard string uses an asterisk to stand for any number of characters (incuding zero), and a question mark to stand for exactly one character. Thus A??.txt would match All.txt and AXE.txt but not all.txt or a.txt. | Mac:8.0 |
| item <string> of <folder> | <filesystem object> Plural: items | Returns the named item (file or folder) from the specified folder. | Mac |
| item ending in <string> of <folder> | <filesystem object> Plural: items ending in | Returns a list of items (files/folders) ending in "xxxx". Typically used to identify a dotted extension. Equivalent to a wildcard search for "*xxxx". | Mac |
| item of <folder> | <filesystem object> Plural: items | Returns a list of the items (file or folder) in the specified folder. | Mac |
| posix relative item <string> of <folder> | <filesystem object> Plural: posix relative items | Returns a filesystem object with the given relative item name from the specified folder, using POSIX format. | Mac:8.0 |
| relative file <string> of <folder> | <file> Plural: relative files | Returns the file with the path specified by <string> relative to the given <folder>. | Mac |
| relative folder <string> of <folder> | <folder> Plural: relative folders | Returns the folder with the path specified by <string> relative to the given <folder>. | Mac |
| relative hfs file <string> of <folder> | <file> Plural: relative hfs files | Returns the HFS file with the path specified by <string> relative to the given <folder>. | Mac |
| relative hfs folder <string> of <folder> | <folder> Plural: relative hfs folders | Returns the HFS folder with the path specified by <string> relative to the given <folder>. | Mac |
| relative item <string> of <folder> | <filesystem object> Plural: relative items | Returns a filesystem object with the given relative item name from the specified folder, using POSIX format. | Mac:8.0 |
| relative posix file <string> of <folder> | <file> Plural: relative posix files | Returns the POSIX file with the path specified by <string> relative to the given <folder>. | Mac |
| relative posix folder <string> of <folder> | <folder> Plural: relative posix folders | Returns the POSIX folder with the path specified by <string> relative to the given <folder>. | Mac |
| security descriptor of <folder> | <security descriptor> Plural: security descriptors | Specifies the security descriptor associated with the specified folder. | Win |
| socket file <string> of <folder> | <socket file> Plural: socket files | Returns the socket file with the given name in the specified folder. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| socket file of <folder> | <socket file> Plural: socket files | Returns the socket file(s) in the specified folder. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| symlink <string> of <folder> | <symlink> Plural: symlinks | Returns the named symlink from the specified folder. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| symlink of <folder> | <symlink> Plural: symlinks | Returns the symlink(s) in the specified folder, whether or not they are broken. Note: This behavior differs from looking for files in a folder. Although that returns links along with the files, it doesn't return broken links. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| version of <folder> | <version> Plural: versions | Returns a version for a folder representing an application. | Mac |
| volume of <folder> | <volume> Plural: volumes | The volume containing the specified folder. | Mac |
driveCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| drive | Iterates through all valid drives on the system. Typically used to return a list of the drives (volumes, filesystems) on the client computer. On Windows computers, this returns a <drive> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object.Drives, volumes and filesystems are treated the same on the Macintosh and return a <volume> type. Example: names of drives - Returns a list of drives, eg., C:, D:, etcetera. Example: drives - Returns a list of drives, eg., /, /Users/MyUserName, and others. | Win, WM |
| drive <string> | Returns the drive associated with the pathname specified by <string>. On Windows computers, this returns a <drive> object.On Macintosh computers, this returns a <volume> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object. Example: file count of drive "/etc/passwd" - Returns the total number of files on the drive containing the specified file. | Win, WM |
| drive of <filesystem object> | Returns the drive associated with the specified file or folder (filesystem object). | Win, WM |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| volume of <drive> | <string> Plural: volumes | Returns the volume name of the drive if present | Win:9.0 |
| file system type of <drive> | <string> Plural: file system types | Value as reported by GetVolumeInformation. | Win, WM |
| file_supports_encryption of <drive> | <boolean> Plural: file_supports_encryptions | TRUE if bit is returned by GetVolumeInformation. | Win, WM |
| file_supports_object_ids of <drive> | <boolean> Plural: file_supports_object_idss | TRUE if bit is returned by GetVolumeInformation. | Win, WM |
| file_supports_reparse_points of <drive> | <boolean> Plural: file_supports_reparse_pointss | TRUE if bit is returned by GetVolumeInformation. | Win, WM |
| file_supports_sparse_files of <drive> | <boolean> Plural: file_supports_sparse_filess | TRUE if bit is returned by GetVolumeInformation. | Win, WM |
| file_volume_quotas of <drive> | <boolean> Plural: file_volume_quotass | TRUE if bit is returned by GetVolumeInformation. | Win, WM |
| folder <string> of <drive> | <folder> Plural: folders | Returns a folder object corresponding to the name given provided that folder exists on the drive. | Win, WM |
| free space of <drive> | <integer> Plural: free spaces | Returns the number of unused bytes of storage for the drive. (Only available for fixed disks). | Win, WM |
| fs_case_is_preserved of <drive> | <boolean> Plural: fs_case_is_preserveds | TRUE if bit is returned by GetVolumeInformation. | Win, WM |
| fs_case_sensitive of <drive> | <boolean> Plural: fs_case_sensitives | TRUE if bit is returned by GetVolumeInformation. | Win, WM |
| fs_file_compression of <drive> | <boolean> Plural: fs_file_compressions | TRUE if bit is returned by GetVolumeInformation. | Win, WM |
| fs_persistent_acls of <drive> | <boolean> Plural: fs_persistent_aclss | TRUE if bit is returned by GetVolumeInformation. | Win, WM |
| fs_unicode_stored_on_disk of <drive> | <boolean> Plural: fs_unicode_stored_on_disks | TRUE if bit is returned by GetVolumeInformation. | Win, WM |
| fs_vol_is_compressed of <drive> | <boolean> Plural: fs_vol_is_compresseds | TRUE if bit is returned by GetVolumeInformation. | Win, WM |
| name of <drive> | <string> Plural: names | Returns the name of the drive. Names look like 'c:' and 'D:'. | Win, WM |
| numeric type of <drive> | <integer> Plural: numeric types | Returns the type of drive as an integer. | Win, WM |
| root folder of <drive> | <folder> Plural: root folders | Returns the folder corresponding to the root of the drive. | Win, WM |
| total space of <drive> | <integer> Plural: total spaces | Returns the size in bytes of the drive. (Only available for fixed disks). | Win, WM |
| type of <drive> | <string> Plural: types | Returns the type of drive as a string. | Win, WM |
bundleCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| bundle <string> | Returns a bundle (CFBundle) by name. Example: bundle "com.apple.BigFixEnterprise" - Returns a bundle to hand to something that needs one. It doesn't print out, per se. | Mac |
| bundle of <folder> | Returns a bundle from a folder (if it has one like application folders do). Example: exists (bundle of applications folder) - Typically returns TRUE. | Mac |
| bundle of <product> | Returns the bundle to which the product belongs. | HPUX |
| bundle <string> of <software_depot> | Returns the bundle object corresponding to the name provided. Useful for seeing if a bundle is installed. Example: exists bundle of folder "iTunes.app" of applications folder - A bundle is a directory in the file system that groups related resources together in one place. Applications, frameworks, and plug-ins are all examples of bundles. Programs can also use document bundles instead of flat files to save complex content. For more info, see the Apple Developer documentation. Example: string "CFBundleVersion" of global dictionary of bundle of folder "iTunes.app" of applications folder - Returns the bundle version of the specified folder. | HPUX |
| bundle of <software_depot> | Returns a bundle object. Use the plural expression 'bundles of software depot' to return all of the bundles installed. | HPUX |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| bundle version of <bundle> | <version> Plural: bundle versions | Returns the version of the bundle corresponding to the CFBundleVersion string, as distinct from the CFBundleShortVersionString. | Mac |
| creator of <bundle> | <file signature> Plural: creators | The creator 4-letter code of the bundle (for example, FNDR for Finder). | Mac |
| global dictionary of <bundle> | <dictionary> Plural: global dictionaries | The bundle's information dictionary. | Mac |
| local dictionary of <bundle> | <dictionary> Plural: local dictionaries | The bundle's localized information dictionary. | Mac |
| product of <bundle> | <product> Plural: products | Returns the product and/or products contained in the bundle. | HPUX |
| type of <bundle> | <file type> Plural: types | Returns the file type of the bundle. Can be used only to compare equality between file types. | Mac |
| version of <bundle> | <version> Plural: versions | Version of the given bundle. | Mac |
volumeCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| drive | Iterates through all valid drives on the system. Typically used to return a list of the drives (volumes, filesystems) on the client computer. On Windows computers, this returns a <drive> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object.Drives, volumes and filesystems are treated the same on the Macintosh and return a <volume> type. Example: drives - Returns a list of drives, eg., /, /Users/MyUserName, etcetera. | Mac |
| drive <integer> | Returns the volume corresponding to the numbered drive. | Mac |
| drive <string> | Returns the volume corresponding to the named drive. | Mac |
| filesystem | Returns the volume corresponding to the filesystem. Typically used to return a list of the filesystems (drives, volumes) on the client computer. Drives, volumes and filesystems are treated the same on the Macintosh and return a <volume> type. Example: filesystems - Returns a list of filesystems, eg., /, /Users/MyUserName, etcetera. | Mac |
| filesystem <integer> | Returns the volume corresponding to the numbered filesystem. | Mac |
| filesystem <string> | Returns the filesystem corresponding to the specified name. On a Macintosh, this Inspector returns a <volume> object. | Mac |
| volume | An iterated property. Examines all currently mounted volumes which will include the startup volume, CD-ROM, disk images and other removable media and file sharing volumes. | Mac |
| volume <integer> | A numbered property returning the specified volume. | Mac |
| volume <string> | A numbered property returning the specified volume. | Mac |
| drive of <file> | Returns the drive associated with the specified file.On Macintosh computers, this returns a <volume> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object. Example: file count of drive of file "/etc/passwd" - Returns the total number of files on the drive containing passwd. | Mac |
| filesystem of <file> | Returns the UNIX filesystem flag for the given file. On a Macintosh, this returns a <volume> object. Example: filesystem of folder "/Users/MyUserName/Library" - Returns /Users/MyUserName. | Mac |
| volume of <file> | The volume containing the file. Example: volume of (application "iTunes.app" as folder) is volume of system folder - Returns TRUE if iTunes is installed on the same volume as the system folder. | Mac |
| drive of <folder> | Returns the drive associated with the specified folder.On Macintosh computers, this returns a <volume> object.On *nix computers, this returns a <filesystem> object. Example: file count of drive of folder "/export/" - Returns the total number of files on the drive containing the folder export. | Mac |
| filesystem of <folder> | Returns the filesystem on which the folder resides. On a Macintosh, this Inspector returns a <volume> object. | Mac |
| volume of <folder> | The volume containing the specified folder. | Mac |
Operators| Declaration | Return Type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <volume> = <volume> | <boolean> | Compare two volumes. | Mac |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| allocation block count of <volume> | <integer> Plural: allocation block counts | The number of allocation blocks, used or free, on the volume. | Mac |
| directory count of <volume> | <integer> Plural: directory counts | The number of directories on the volume. | Mac |
| file count of <volume> | <integer> Plural: file counts | The number of files on the volume. | Mac |
| flag of <volume> | <integer> Plural: flags | Returns the Mac-specific volume flags.More info on these flags can be found at the Apple developer site, under Carbon > Reference > File Manager. | Mac |
| free percent of <volume> | <integer> Plural: free percents | Returns the percentage of room available on the specified volume. | Mac |
| free space of <volume> | <integer> Plural: free spaces | The number of free bytes on the volume. | Mac |
| init date of <volume> | <time> Plural: init dates | Returns the initialization date of a disk volume. | Mac |
| modification time of <volume> | <time> Plural: modification times | Creates a time object corresponding to the time the volume was last modified. | Mac |
| name of <volume> | <string> Plural: names | The name of the volume. | Mac |
| size of <volume> | <integer> Plural: sizes | Returns a number corresponding to the total number of bytes (used and unused) on the specified volume. | Mac |
| total space of <volume> | <integer> Plural: total spaces | The total amount of space, used and free, on the volume. | Mac |
| type of <volume> | <string> Plural: types | This Mac Inspector returns the drive type as a string, such as 'DRIVE_FIXED'. | Mac:8.1 |
| used percent of <volume> | <integer> Plural: used percents | Returns the used percentage of room on the specified volume (or drive or filesystem). | Mac |
| used space of <volume> | <integer> Plural: used spaces | Returns a number corresponding to the used bytes on the specified volume. | Mac |
file shortcutCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| shortcut of <file> | Returns the properties and locates the target of a file shortcut:pathname (string)start in pathname (string)argument string (string)icon pathname (string)icon index (integer). Example: pathname of shortcut of file "BigFix.lnk" of (value "Common Desktop" of key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" of registry as folder) - Returns the pathname associated with the shortcut. | Win |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| argument string of <file shortcut> | <string> Plural: argument strings | Returns the arguments that are passed to the application to which the shortcut points when the user attempts to open the shortcut. | Win |
| icon index of <file shortcut> | <integer> Plural: icon indexes | The index number of the icon in the file containing the icon associated with the shortcut. | Win |
| icon pathname of <file shortcut> | <string> Plural: icon pathnames | The full pathname of the file containing the icon associated with the shortcut. | Win |
| pathname of <file shortcut> | <string> Plural: pathnames | Returns the full pathname of the object to which the shortcut points. | Win |
| start in pathname of <file shortcut> | <string> Plural: start in pathnames | Returns the full pathname the system sets the current directory when the user launches the shortcut. | Win |
file sectionCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| section <string> of <file> | Returns a named section of a file. Useful for locating sections of 'ini' files. Section names are delimited by square bracket characters '[section name]'. See examples below. Example: exists Section "General" of file "oeminfo.ini" of system folder - Returns TRUE if a section named "General" appears in the named "ini" file. Example: key "Manufacturer" of section "General" of file "oeminfo.ini" of system folder - Returns the name of the computer manufacturer, such as "Dell Computer Corporation". Example: key "Manufacturer" of section "General" of file "/etc/oeminfo" - Returns the value of the "Manufacturer" key of the section named "General" of the specified file. Example: key "Manufacturer" of section "General" of file "/etc/oeminfo" - Returns the value of the "Manufacturer" key of the section named "General" of the specified file. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| key <string> of <file section> | <string> Plural: keys | Returns a string containing the value for the name provided. A case-insensitive search is performed through the section of the file. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
file contentCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| content of <file> | Returns an object that can be used to search for a string in the file. See content. Example: content of file "oeminfo.ini" of system folder as lowercase contains "dell" - Returns TRUE if the specified file contains the string "dell" anywhere in the file. Example: content of file "oeminfo.ini" of system folder as lowercase contains "emachines" - Returns TRUE if either of the strings "emachines" or "eMachines" is found in the file. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| <file content> as lowercase | Returns a lowercase version of the content provided. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| <file content> as uppercase | Returns an uppercase version of the content provided. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
Operators| Declaration | Return Type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <file content> contains <string> | <boolean> | Returns TRUE if the string is located in the content provided. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <file content> as lowercase | <file content> | Returns a lowercase version of the content provided. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| <file content> as uppercase | <file content> | Returns an uppercase version of the content provided. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
versionCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <string> as version | Returns a version if the string can be parsed as a version. The first numeric set of characters delimited with period, comma or comma-space is returned. | Win, WM, Lin, Mac, HPUX, AIX, Sol, Ubu:8.1 |
| quickdraw version | Returns the version of QuickDraw installed. | Mac |
| rom version | Returns the version of the system ROM. Example: version of bundle of folder "iTunes.app" of applications folder - Returns the version of the specified folder bundle, such as 4.2. | Mac |
| system version | Returns the version of MacOS. | Mac |
| version <string> | Short hand for 'file version'. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| bundle version of <filesystem object> | Returns the version of the filesystem object corresponding to the CFBundleVersion string, as distinct from the CFBundleShortVersionString. | Mac |
| version of <filesystem object> | This returns the version information from "vers" resource 1 of the file. It is usually present in applications, and may exist in data files as well. It corresponds to what appears in the "Get Info" box for the specified filesystem object. Example: version of primary application "ttxt" is greater than "1.3" - Returns TRUE if the default application for "ttxt" is more recent than version 1.3. | Mac |
| file version of <file> | Returns the file version extracted from the file's resource block. See version. Example: file version of application "iexplore.exe" of the registry < "4" - Test for older version of IE -- returns TRUE is version is less than 4. | Win, WM |
| product version of <file> | Returns the product version extracted from the file's resource block. See version. Example: product version of file "qna.exe" of parent folder of regapp "bigfix.exe" = product version of regapp "bigfix.exe" - Verifies the existence a co-executable located in the same folder with the proper version. Example: product version of regapp "bigfix.exe" > version "1.0.21" - Returns TRUE if the application has a version of 1.0.22 or higher, and FALSE if the application has a version of 1.0.21 or less. Example: product version of regapp "bigfix.exe" > version "1.0.21" - Returns TRUE if the application has a version of 1.0.22 or higher, and FALSE if the application has a version of 1.0.21 or less. | Win, WM |
| raw file version of <file> | Returns the file version directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| raw product version of <file> | Returns the product version directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| raw version of <file> | Returns the version directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| version <integer> of <file> | Returns the nth version information from the "vers" resource of the given file. Typically n=1, but other information may be stored in "vers" resources greater than 1. Example: version 0 of file "fname" = "1.0" - Checks for the zero version, if one exists. | Mac |
| version of <file> | Synonym for file version of <file>. Example: version of file (pathname of shortcut of file "BigFix.lnk" of folder "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop") - Returns the version number of the application to which the shortcut points. | Win, Mac, WM |
| bundle version of <folder> | Returns the version of the folder corresponding to the CFBundleVersion string, as distinct from the CFBundleShortVersionString. | Mac |
| version of <folder> | Returns a version for a folder representing an application. | Mac |
| bundle version of <bundle> | Returns the version of the bundle corresponding to the CFBundleVersion string, as distinct from the CFBundleShortVersionString. | Mac |
| version of <bundle> | Version of the given bundle. | Mac |
| <string> as version | Returns a version if the string can be parsed as a version. The first numeric set of characters delimited with period, comma or comma-space is returned. | Win, WM, Lin, Mac, HPUX, AIX, Sol, Ubu:8.1 |
| <version> as version | Reflexive cast of version. | Win, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| maximum of <version> | Returns the maximum value from a list of <version> types. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| minimum of <version> | Returns the minimum value from a list of <version> types. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| pad of <version> | Returns a version object which is padded with zero values. Example: pad of version "1.2" = version "1.2.0.0" - Returns TRUE. | Win, WM |
| version of <component> | The version of the component, as determined by the component maker. | Mac |
| version of <fileset> | Returns the version of the specified fileset. | AIX |
| version of <operating system> | Returns the version of the operating system. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.2, Sol:8.2, HPUX:8.2, AIX:8.2, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.2 |
| version of <service> | This Inspector takes the specified service property and retrieves its version (file version). Example: version of service "BESClient" - Returns a version number, such as '8.0.584.0'. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| version of <scsibus> | Version of the SCSI bus. | Mac |
| version of <usb> | The version of the USB installed in the system. Taken from the Gestalt Manager. | Mac |
| version of <client> | The product version of the BES application (BESClient or QnA).Note: On the Macintosh only, this Inspector returns a <string>. Example: version of client as string - Returns a string like "4.0.3.7". | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, Ubu:8.1 |
| version of <current relay> | Returns a version object that is the version of the server that the client last registered with. This may be a BES Relay or the BES root server. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| version of <application usage summary instance> | Returns the version of the specified application instance. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| version of <wince_web_browser> | Returns the version of the current web browser on the Windows CE device. Example: version of default web browser - Returns a version, such as 'iexplore.exe 4.1', corresponding to the current web browser. | WM |
| version of <package> | Returns the version of the given RPM package. | Lin, AIX:8.2 |
| bundle version of <bundle> | Returns the version of the bundle corresponding to the CFBundleVersion string, as distinct from the CFBundleShortVersionString. | Mac |
| version of <bundle> | Version of the given bundle. | Mac |
Operators| Declaration | Return Type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <version> {cmp} <string> | <boolean> | Returns a boolean TRUE or FALSE, depending on the comparison operator, where:{cmp} is one of: =, !=, <, <=, >, >= . | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM |
| <string> {cmp} <version> | <boolean> | Returns a boolean TRUE or FALSE, depending on the comparison operator, where:{cmp} is one of: =, !=, <, <=, >, >= . | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM |
| <string> {cmp} <version> | <boolean> | Returns a boolean TRUE or FALSE, depending on the comparison operator, where:{cmp} is one of: =, !=, <, <=, >, >= . | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM |
| <version> {cmp} <version> | <boolean> | Returns a boolean TRUE or FALSE, depending on the comparison operator, where:{cmp} is one of: =, !=, <, <=, >, >= . | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| name registry version | version Plural: name registry versions | Returns the version of the Macintosh Name Registry. | Mac |
| stage of <version> | <stage> Plural: stages | The stage is represented by the letter in the version string. It may be 'a' for alpha, 'b' for beta, 'd' for development or 'f' for final. If absent, final is implied. | Mac:8.1 |
| <string> as version | <version> | Returns a version if the string can be parsed as a version. The first numeric set of characters delimited with period, comma or comma-space is returned. | Win, WM, Lin, Mac, HPUX, AIX, Sol, Ubu:8.1 |
| <version> as string | <string> | Turns a version type into a string of the form "1.2.3.4". | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| <version> as version | <version> | Reflexive cast of version. | Win, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| bug revision of <version> | <integer> Plural: bug revisions | If the stage is present the bug revision is the number after the stage. If absent, zero is implied. | Mac |
| build revision of <version> | <integer> Plural: build revisions | Returns the final component of a version (Major.Minor.RevisionStageBuild). | Mac |
| extrema of <version> | <( version, version )> Plural: extremas | Returns the minimum and maximum extreme values of the given list of <version> types. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| major revision of <version> | <integer> Plural: major revisions | The number before the first period in the version string. | Mac |
| maximum of <version> | <version> Plural: maxima | Returns the maximum value from a list of <version> types. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| minimum of <version> | <version> Plural: minima | Returns the minimum value from a list of <version> types. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| minor revision of <version> | <integer> Plural: minor revisions | The number immediately after the first period in the version string. If absent, zero is implied. | Mac |
| pad of <version> | <version> Plural: pads | Returns a version object which is padded with zero values. | Win, WM |
| unique value of <version> | <version with multiplicity> Plural: unique values | Returns the unique values of a given list of <version> types, removing duplicates and sorting by value. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
version with multiplicityCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| unique value of <version> | Returns the unique values of a given list of <version> types, removing duplicates and sorting by value. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| multiplicity of <version with multiplicity> | <integer> Plural: multiplicities | Sorts the list and returns the multiplicity, or count, of each unique element in the specified list of multiple <version> types. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
file version blockCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| first raw version block of <file> | Returns the first version block directly from a PE file. If the first block is sufficient for your purposes, use this version inspector for best speed. | Win, WM |
| only raw version block of <file> | Returns the only version block directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| only version block of <file> | Most files only have 1 version block. This property allows language independent access when there is only one version block present. The result is the same as 'version block 1'. | Win, WM |
| raw version block <integer> of <file> | Returns the numbered version block directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| raw version block <string> of <file> | Returns the named version block directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| raw version block of <file> | Returns the version block directly from a PE file. | Win, WM |
| version block <integer> of <file> | You can identify the particular version block you want to access by ordinal number. Example: value "CompanyName" of version block 1 of regapp "bigfix.exe" = "BigFix Inc." - Returns TRUE if the "CompanyName" value of the given file's version block equals the specified string. | Win, WM |
| version block <string> of <file> | You can identify the particular version block you are looking up by name. The name you provide should match the id string of the version block. Example: exists version block "040904B0" of regapp "bigfix.exe" - Returns TRUE if the designated version block exists. The case of the name of the version block is ignored. | Win, WM |
| version block of <file> | Iterates through the version blocks of a file. | Win, WM |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| codepage of <file version block> | <string> Plural: codepages | A string representation of the codepage portion of the id of this version block. See notes for known codepage strings. For example, 'Unicode'. | Win, WM |
| id of <file version block> | <string> Plural: ids | A string representation containing both the language and codepage of this version block. The format is 8 hex digits, 4 of the codepage concatenated with 4 of the language. For example, '040904b0'. See notes for known values. | Win, WM |
| language of <file version block> | <string> Plural: languages | A string representation of the language portion of the id of this version block. For example, 'English (United States)'. See notes for known values. | Win, WM |
| value <string> of <file version block> | <string> Plural: values | Returns a string corresponding to the name provided. Values have names such as 'CompanyName', 'FileDescription', 'FileVersion'. | Win, WM |
strverscmp versionCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <string> as strverscmp version | Converts a string to strverscmp version, which is compared to other versions using the OS supplied strverscmp function. | Ubu:8.1, Lin |
| strverscmp version <string> | Creates a strverscmp version, which is compared to other versions using the OS supplied strverscmp function. | Lin, Ubu:8.1 |
Operators| Declaration | Return Type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <string> {cmp} <strverscmp version> | <boolean> | Returns a boolean TRUE/FALSE depending on the result of the comparison (based on the OS supplied strverscmp function), where:{cmp} is one of: =, !=, <, <=, >, >= . | Lin, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| <strverscmp version> {cmp} <string> | <boolean> | Returns a boolean TRUE/FALSE depending on the result of the comparison (based on the OS supplied strverscmp function), where:{cmp} is one of: =, !=, <, <=, >, >= . | Lin, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| <strverscmp version> {cmp} <strverscmp version> | <boolean> | Returns a boolean TRUE/FALSE depending on the result of the comparison (based on the OS supplied strverscmp function), where:{cmp} is one of: =, !=, <, <=, >, >= . | Lin |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
domainCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| classic domain | Returns a classic domain object. | Mac |
| local domain | Returns a local domain object. | Mac |
| network domain | Returns a network domain object. | Mac |
| on appropriate disk domain | Returns one of the Macintosh domains. In most cases, this is the equivalent of kOnAppropriateDisk. On Mac OS X, this constant is used instead of the constant kOnSytemDisk to indicate any disk. For more information, see the Apple documentation on Carbon domain constants. | Mac |
| on system disk domain | Returns the OnSystemDisk domain. | Mac |
| system domain | Returns a system domain object. | Mac |
| user domain | Returns a user domain object.Note: The "user domain" refers to the root user, not the currently logged in user. | Mac |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| apple extras folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: apple extras folders | Returns the apple extras folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| apple menu items folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: apple menu items folders | Returns the apple menu items folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| application support folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: application support folders | Returns the application support folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Library/Application Support. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| applications folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: applications folders | Returns the applications folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Applications. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| assistants folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: assistants folders | Returns the assistants folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| audio folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: audio folders | Returns the audio folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Library/Audio. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| cache folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: cache folders | Returns the cache folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| carbon folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: carbon folders | Returns the carbon folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Library/Carbon. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| chewable items folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: chewable items folders | Returns the chewable items folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| classic folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: classic folders | Returns the classic folder of the specified OS X domain, typically the /System Folder. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| color sync folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: color sync folders | Returns the color sync folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/ColorSync. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| colorsync profiles folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: colorsync profiles folders | Returns the colorsync profiles folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/ColorSync/Profiles. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| component folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: component folders | Returns the component folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Components. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| contextual menu items folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: contextual menu items folders | Returns the contextual menu items folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Library/Contextual Menu Items. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| control panels folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: control panels folders | Returns the control panels folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| control strip modules folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: control strip modules folders | Returns the control strip modules folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| core services folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: core services folders | Returns the core services folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/CoreServices. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| current user folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: current user folders | Returns the current user folder of the specified OS X domain, typically found at /Users/username. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| desktop folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: desktop folders | Returns the desktop folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Users/Username/Desktop. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| developer docs folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: developer docs folders | Returns the developer docs folder of the specified OS X domain, typically found at /Developer/Documentation. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| developer folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: developer folders | Returns the developer folder of the specified OS X domain, typically found at /Developer. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| developer help folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: developer help folders | Returns the help folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Developer/Documentation/Help. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| disabled control panels folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: disabled control panels folders | Returns the control panels folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| disabled extensions folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: disabled extensions folders | Returns the extensions folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| disabled shutdown items folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: disabled shutdown items folders | Returns the shutdown folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| disabled startup items folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: disabled startup items folders | Returns the startup items folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| disabled system extensions folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: disabled system extensions folders | Returns the systems extensions folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| documentation folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: documentation folders | Returns the documentation folder for the given OS X domain, typically found at /Library/Documentation. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| documents folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: documents folders | Returns the documents folder for the specified OS X domain, typically found at /User/Username/Documents. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| domain library folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: domain library folders | Returns the domain library folder of the specified OS X domain, typically found at /Library. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| domain top folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: domain top folders | Returns the top folder of the specified OS X domain, typically found at /System. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| extensions folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: extensions folders | Returns the extensions folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| favorites folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: favorites folders | Returns the favorites folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Users/username/Library/Favorites. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| fonts folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: fonts folders | Returns the font folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Fonts. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| framework <string> of <domain> | <folder> Plural: frameworks | Returns a folder of the form "/System/Library/Frameworks/<string>.framework".Note: This Inspector appends .framework for you, so don't provide it. The framework inspector needs a domain, and without it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| framework folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: framework folders | Returns the framework folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Frameworks. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| help folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: help folders | Returns the help folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Library/Documentation/Help. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| internet plugins folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: internet plugins folders | Returns the internet plugins folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| iss download folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: iss download folders | Returns the Macintosh download folder for the specified domain. | Mac |
| kernel extensions folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: kernel extensions folders | Returns the kernel extensions folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Extensions. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| locales folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: locales folders | Returns the locales folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| location manager modules folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: location manager modules folders | Returns the location manager modules folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| location manager preferences folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: location manager preferences folders | Returns the location manager preferences folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| locations folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: locations folders | Returns the locations folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| macos read me folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: macos read me folders | Returns the Mac OS read me folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| modem scripts folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: modem scripts folders | Returns the modem scripts folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Modem Scripts. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| preferences folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: preferences folders | Returns the preferences folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Users/username/Library/Preferences. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| printer descriptions folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: printer descriptions folders | Returns the printer descriptions folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Printers/PPDs. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| printer drivers folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: printer drivers folders | Returns the printer drivers folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| printers folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: printers folders | Returns the printers folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Printers. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| printmonitor documents folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: printmonitor documents folders | Returns the printmonitor documents folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Library/Printers/PrintMonitor Documents. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| private framework folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: private framework folders | Returns the private framework folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| quicktime folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: quicktime folders | Returns the quicktime folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/QuickTime. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| receipts folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: receipts folders | Returns the receipts folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| scripting additions folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: scripting additions folders | Returns the scripting additions folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Scripting Additions. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| shared folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: shared folders | Returns the shared folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Users/Shared. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| shared libraries folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: shared libraries folders | Returns the shared libraries folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/CFMSupport. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| shutdown items folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: shutdown items folders | Returns the shutdown items folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| sound folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: sound folders | Returns the sound folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Sound. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| speech folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: speech folders | Returns the speech folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Speech. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| startup items folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: startup items folders | Returns the startup items folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| system folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: system folders | Returns the system folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| temporary items folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: temporary items folders | Returns the temporary items folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /private/tmp/. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| text encodings folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: text encodings folders | Returns the text encodings folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| themes folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: themes folders | Returns the themes folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| user temp folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: user temp folders | Returns the user temp folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /private/tmp/uid where uid is the user ID number. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| users folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: users folders | Returns the users folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Users. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| utilities folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: utilities folders | Returns the utilities folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /Applications/Utilities. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| voices folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: voices folders | Returns the voices folder of the specified OS X domain, typically /System/Library/Speech/Voices. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
| volume settings folder of <domain> | <folder> Plural: volume settings folders | Returns the volume settings folder of the specified OS X domain. If the domain is not specified, it defaults to the system domain. | Mac |
modeCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| mode of <filesystem object> | Returns the permissions mode for the given filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <mode> as octal string | <string> | Converts the mode to a string of octal numbers. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| <mode> as string | <string> | Converts the mode to a string. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| group mask of <mode> | <mode_mask> Plural: group masks | Returns the mask for group permissions for the given mode. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| other mask of <mode> | <mode_mask> Plural: other masks | Returns the mask for permissions for others (those not in the group) for the given mode. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| setgid of <mode> | <boolean> Plural: setgids | Returns TRUE if setgid (the group ID flag) is set. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| setuid of <mode> | <boolean> Plural: setuids | Returns TRUE if setuid (the user ID flag) is set. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| sticky of <mode> | <boolean> Plural: stickies | The `sticky' bit (S_ISVTX) on a directory means that a file in that directory can be renamed or deleted only by the owner of the file, by the owner of the directory, and by root. This inspector returns TRUE if the sticky bit of the given mode is on. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| user mask of <mode> | <mode_mask> Plural: user masks | Returns the mask for the user (file owner) permissions for the given mode. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
mode_maskCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| group mask of <mode> | Returns the mask for group permissions for the given mode. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| other mask of <mode> | Returns the mask for permissions for others (those not in the group) for the given mode. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| user mask of <mode> | Returns the mask for the user (file owner) permissions for the given mode. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <mode_mask> as integer | <integer> | Converts the mode mask to an integer, 1-4. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| <mode_mask> as string | <string> | Converts the mode mask to a string, for example "rwx". | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| execute of <mode_mask> | <boolean> Plural: executes | Returns TRUE if the execute flag (x) of the rwx mode mask is on. (binary 001 = 1). | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| read of <mode_mask> | <boolean> Plural: reads | Returns TRUE if the read flag of the rwx mode mask is on. (binary 100 = 4). | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| write of <mode_mask> | <boolean> Plural: writes | Returns TRUE if the write flag (w) of the rwx mode mask is on. (binary 010 = 2). | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
file typeCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| file type <string> | The phrase 'file type' can be used to create a file type object from a string. Example: creator of "that file" of "that folder" is file type "ttxt" - Returns TRUE if "that file" is a TeachText file. | Mac |
| type of <file> | This refers to the four-character identifier used in all MacOS files. The type describes the sort of file it is. Example: type of 'that file' of folder 'that folder' is file type 'TEXT' - Checks to see if the given file is a text file type | Mac |
| type of <bundle> | Returns the file type of the bundle. Can be used only to compare equality between file types. Example: type of bundle of applications folder = type of bundle of domain library folder - Returns TRUE if the specified types are the same. | Mac |
| type of <bundle> | Returns the file type of the bundle. Can be used only to compare equality between file types. Example: type of bundle of applications folder = type of bundle of domain library folder - Returns TRUE if the specified types are the same. | Mac |
Operators| Declaration | Return Type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <file type> = <file type> | <boolean> | Compare two file types. | Mac |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
file signatureCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| file signature <string> | Turn a string into a file signature (four letters, for example FNDR). | Mac |
| creator of <file> | This refers to the four-character identifier used in all MacOS files. The creator tells what application should open the specified file. | Mac |
| creator of <bundle> | The creator 4-letter code of the bundle (for example, FNDR for Finder). Example: creator of bundle of applications folder = creator of bundle of preferences folder - Returns TRUE if the creator of the application and preference folders are the same. | Mac |
| creator of <bundle> | The creator 4-letter code of the bundle (for example, FNDR for Finder). Example: creator of bundle of applications folder = creator of bundle of preferences folder - Returns TRUE if the creator of the application and preference folders are the same. | Mac |
Operators| Declaration | Return Type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <file signature> = <file signature> | <boolean> | Compares two Macintosh file signatures. | Mac |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
componentCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| component | Is an iterated property. The MacOS supports software "components", for example QuickTime codecs. This iterator can examine the components that are available. | Mac |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| info of <component> | <string> Plural: infos | Returns information about the component, as determined by the creator of the component. | Mac |
| maker of <component> | <string> Plural: makers | Returns the name of the maker of the specified component. | Mac |
| name of <component> | <string> Plural: names | The name of the component, as determined by its maker. | Mac |
| subtype of <component> | <string> Plural: subtypes | The subtype of the component, as determined by the component maker. | Mac |
| type of <component> | <string> Plural: types | The type of the component, as determined by the component maker. | Mac |
| version of <component> | <version> Plural: versions | The version of the component, as determined by the component maker. | Mac |
dataforkCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| data fork of <file> | Returns information about the data fork of the specified file. | Mac |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| length of <datafork> | <integer> Plural: lengths | The logical length of the data fork of the file. | Mac |
| size of <datafork> | <integer> Plural: sizes | Returns the size of the specified datafork. | Mac |
resforkCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| resource fork of <file> | Returns information about the resource fork of the file. | Mac |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| length of <resfork> | <integer> Plural: lengths | The logical length of the resource fork of the file. | Mac |
| size of <resfork> | <integer> Plural: sizes | Returns the size of the resource fork. | Mac |
dictionaryentryCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| entry of <dictionary> | A key-value pair of a dictionary. Example: keys of entries of dictionary of iokit registry - Returns the specified keys, for example: IOKitBuildVersion, IONDRVFrameBufferGeneration, IOConsoleUsers, IOKitDiagnostics, IORegistryPlanes, IOMaximumMappedIOByteCount, IOCatalogue. | Mac |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| key of <dictionaryentry> | <string> Plural: keys | The key of the given dictionary entry. | Mac:8.1 |
| value of <dictionaryentry> | <osxvalue> Plural: values | Values of the dictionary entry. | Mac:8.1 |
dictionaryCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| dictionary <integer> of <array> | Get, from an array, a dictionary keyed by the specified integer. Example: exists dictionary 0 of array "LogFileDicts" of preference "com.apple.Console" - See the Apple Developer documentation. | Mac |
| dictionary of <file> | Returns the dictionary object for the specified file. Example: exists dictionary of file "com.apple.scheduler.plist" of preferences folder - Returns TRUE if the specified dictionary exists. | Mac |
| global dictionary of <bundle> | The bundle's information dictionary. Example: string "CFBundleVersion" of global dictionary of bundle of folder "iTunes.app" of applications folder - Returns the specified bundle version. | Mac |
| local dictionary of <bundle> | The bundle's localized information dictionary. Example: keys of entries of local dictionary of bundle of folder "iTunes.app" of applications folder - Returns information in the default system langauge for bundles that include localized resources, such as Movie File, iTunes Remote Library URL, MP2 Audio File, WAVE Audio File, MP3 Audio File, CFBundleHelpBookName, Equalizer Settings, Tunes Database File, and more... | Mac |
| dictionary <string> of <dictionary> | Get, from a dictionary, a dictionary keyed by the specified string. Example: exists dictionary "Timer" of dictionary "SUCheckSchedulerTag" of dictionary "com.apple.SoftwareUpdate" of dictionary "AbsoluteSchedule" of dictionary of file "com.apple.scheduler.plist" of preferences folder - Returns TRUE if the specified dictionary exists. | Mac |
| dictionary of <osxvalue> | Casts the osxvalue (essentially untyped) to a dictionary. | Mac |
| dictionary <string> of <preference> | Get, from a preference, a dictionary keyed by the specified string. Example: exists dictionary "Timer" of dictionary "SUCheckSchedulerTag" of dictionary "com.apple.SoftwareUpdate" of dictionary "AbsoluteSchedule" of preference "com.apple.scheduler" - Returns TRUE if the specified dictionary exists. | Mac |
| dictionary of <registryroot> | Returns a dictionary from the root of the IOKit registry. Example: keys of entries of dictionary of iokit registry - Returns the specified keys, for example: IOKitBuildVersion, IONDRVFrameBufferGeneration, IOConsoleUsers, IOKitDiagnostics, IORegistryPlanes, IOMaximumMappedIOByteCount, IOCatalogue. | Mac |
| dictionary of <registrynode> | Returns a dictionary from a node in the IORegistry. Example: keys of entries of dictionary of usb plane of iokit registry - Returns the specified keys, for example: Device Speed, iSerialNumber, bNumConfigurations, IOUserClientClass, AAPL, current-available, bDeviceClass, USB Product Name, IOCFPlugInTypes. | Mac |
| global dictionary of <bundle> | The bundle's information dictionary. Example: string "CFBundleVersion" of global dictionary of bundle of folder "iTunes.app" of applications folder - Returns the specified bundle version. | Mac |
| local dictionary of <bundle> | The bundle's localized information dictionary. Example: keys of entries of local dictionary of bundle of folder "iTunes.app" of applications folder - Returns information in the default system langauge for bundles that include localized resources, such as Movie File, iTunes Remote Library URL, MP2 Audio File, WAVE Audio File, MP3 Audio File, CFBundleHelpBookName, Equalizer Settings, Tunes Database File, and more... | Mac |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| array <string> of <dictionary> | <array> Plural: arrays | Get, from a dictionary, an array keyed by the specified string. | Mac |
| boolean <string> of <dictionary> | <boolean> Plural: booleans | Get, from a dictionary, a boolean keyed by the string. | Mac |
| cstring <string> of <dictionary> | <string> Plural: cstrings | Get, from a dictionary, the string keyed by the specified string. Works for objects in a dictionary of type String or Data. If the type is Data, any null terminator will be stripped. | Mac |
| data <string> of <dictionary> | <string> Plural: datas | Returns the specified dictionary data as a string. | Mac |
| date <string> of <dictionary> | <time> Plural: dates | Get, from a dictionary, a date keyed by the specified string. | Mac |
| dictionary <string> of <dictionary> | <dictionary> Plural: dictionaries | Get, from a dictionary, a dictionary keyed by the specified string. | Mac |
| entry of <dictionary> | <dictionaryentry> Plural: entries | A key-value pair of a dictionary. | Mac |
| integer <string> of <dictionary> | <integer> Plural: integers | Get, from a dictionary, an integer keyed by the specified string. | Mac |
| key of <dictionary> | <string> Plural: keys | The keys of a dictionary. | Mac |
| size of <dictionary> | <integer> Plural: sizes | The size of the given dictionary. | Mac |
| string <string> of <dictionary> | <string> Plural: strings | Get, from a dictionary, the string keyed by the specified string. Works for objects in a dictionary of type String or Data. If the type is Data, any null terminator will be returned as part of the string. Use cstring if you expect a Data object containing a null terminated string. | Mac |
countryCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| country <string> | Maps a country script string (for example verAfrikaans) to its region code. Example: exists (country "verChina") - Returns TRUE if there exists a Chinese script string. | Mac |
Operators| Declaration | Return Type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <country> = <country> | <boolean> | Compares two countries, as found in a Macintosh version. | Mac |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
osxvalueCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| value of <array> | Values of the array. Example: strings of values of array "RecentSearchStrings" of preference "com.apple.safari" - Returns a list of the most recent search strings, in temporal order. | Mac |
| value of <dictionaryentry> | Values of the dictionary entry. | Mac:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| array of <osxvalue> | <array> Plural: arrays | Casts the osxvalue (which is essentially untyped) to an array. | Mac |
| boolean of <osxvalue> | <boolean> Plural: booleans | Casts the osxvalue (which is essentially untyped) to a boolean. | Mac |
| cstring of <osxvalue> | <string> Plural: cstrings | Strips off any trailing null from an osxvalue, returning a proper string from the dictionary.Note: In Version 6.0.9.54, the plural inspector is misspelled as csrings. | Mac |
| data of <osxvalue> | <string> Plural: datas | Casts the specified osxvalue to a string. | Mac |
| date of <osxvalue> | <time> Plural: dates | Casts the osxvalue (essentially untyped) to a date. | Mac |
| dictionary of <osxvalue> | <dictionary> Plural: dictionaries | Casts the osxvalue (essentially untyped) to a dictionary. | Mac |
| integer of <osxvalue> | <integer> Plural: integers | Casts the osxvalue (essentially untyped) to an integer. | Mac |
| string of <osxvalue> | <string> Plural: strings | The string of the osxvalue, cast to a string if necessary. | Mac |
| type of <osxvalue> | <string> Plural: types | The type of the osxvalue (for example boolean, string, integer, data, date, array, dictionary, or unknown type). | Mac |
preferenceCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| preference <string> | The named set of preferences. Example: boolean "autohide" of preference "com.apple.dock" - Returns TRUE if the autohide preference is set. | Mac |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| array <string> of <preference> | <array> Plural: arrays | Get, from a preference file, an array keyed by the specified string. | Mac |
| boolean <string> of <preference> | <boolean> Plural: booleans | Get, from a preference file, a boolean keyed by the specified string. | Mac |
| date <string> of <preference> | <time> Plural: dates | Get, from a preference, a date keyed by the specified string. | Mac |
| dictionary <string> of <preference> | <dictionary> Plural: dictionaries | Get, from a preference, a dictionary keyed by the specified string. | Mac |
| integer <string> of <preference> | <integer> Plural: integers | Get, from a preference, an integer keyed by the specified string. | Mac |
| string <string> of <preference> | <string> Plural: strings | Get, from a preference, the string keyed by the specified string. | Mac |
stageCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| stage of <version> | The stage is represented by the letter in the version string. It may be 'a' for alpha, 'b' for beta, 'd' for development or 'f' for final. If absent, final is implied. | Mac:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <stage> as string | <string> | A Macintosh version is of the form: Major.Minor.ReleaseStageBuild. The stage directly precedes the final (Build) number. Most versioning schemes use a period, but the Mac allows for d, a, b and f standing for Development , Alpha, Beta and Final. The period has a higher value than Final. The stage is used in version comparisons and is ranked higher than the build number. For instance, 7.1.2a43 is less than 7.1.2f42 because a is lower than f, even though the final number is bigger. | Mac |
filesetCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| latest installed fileset of <fileset version requirement> | Returns the filesets that are installed with the same LPP name, regardless of version. | AIX:8.2 |
| satisfying fileset of <fileset version requirement> | Returns the filesets that are installed with the same LPP name and a greater or equal version. | AIX:8.2 |
| fileset of <product> | Returns a list of the filesets (installable software packages) in the specified product. Example: filesets of products "bos.terminfo" of object repository - Returns a list of the various versions of the specified program from the object repository. | AIX |
| fileset <string> of <object repository> | Returns all filesets exactly matching the string in the format "lpp_name ver.rel.mod.fix". | AIX:8.2 |
| fileset matching <string> of <object repository> | Returns all filesets matching the supplied ODM query string. | AIX:8.2 |
| fileset of <object repository> | Returns all filesets. This may include multiple versions with the same LPP name. | AIX:8.2 |
| fileset with name <string> of <object repository> | Returns all filesets whose LPP name exactly matches the string. | AIX:8.2 |
| latest fileset <string> of <object repository> | Returns the fileset whose LPP name exactly matches the string and has the highest version record. | AIX:8.2 |
| fileset matching <string> of <object_repository> | Returns the fileset(s) matching the specified string from within the object repository. Example: filesets matching "description = 'Inventory Scout Runtime'" of object repository - Returns the filesets matching the given string, in this case the description. | AIX |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <fileset> as string | <string> | Casts a fileset as a string type. | AIX |
| description of <fileset> | <string> Plural: descriptions | Returns a description of a set of installation files. | AIX |
| lpp_name of <fileset> | <string> Plural: lpp_names | Licensed Program Product(s) of the fileset. | AIX |
| product of <fileset> | <product> Plural: products | Returns the product corresponding to the specified fileset. | AIX |
| root part of <fileset> | <fileset part> Plural: root parts | Returns the machine-specific portions of the specified fileset (the root part), which contains the part of the product that cannot be shared among machines -- each client must have its own copy. For a standard system, files in the root part are stored in the root (/) file tree. | AIX:8.2 |
| share part of <fileset> | <fileset part> Plural: share parts | Returns the share part of the specified fileset. | AIX:8.2 |
| update of <fileset> | <integer> Plural: updates | Returns the update number for the specified fileset. | AIX |
| usr part of <fileset> | <fileset part> Plural: usr parts | Returns the machine-shareable portions of the specified fileset (the usr part), which contains the part of the product that can be shared among several machines with compatible hardware architectures. The usr part of the fileset contains files that reside in the /usr or /opt file system. | AIX:8.2 |
| version of <fileset> | <version> Plural: versions | Returns the version of the specified fileset. | AIX |
| version record of <fileset> | <fileset version record> Plural: version records | Returns the version record corresponding to the specified fileset as a fileset version record. | AIX:8.2 |
file lineCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| line <integer> of <file> | Returns the nth line (specified by <integer>) from the given file. Example: line 2 of (file "printmon.inf" of system folder) - Returns the second line of the specified file. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| line containing <string> of <file> | Returns all lines from the given file that contain the specified string. Example: lines containing "Signature]" of file "mmdriver.inf" of system folder - Returns a list corresponding to the top-level sections involving signatures in the specified .inf file. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| line of <file> | Iterates over all the lines of the specified file. Note that the lines are truncated to 1023 characters. Example: lines of file "c:\autoexec.bat" - Returns all the lines in the specified autoexec.bat file. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| line starting with <string> of <file> | Same as line <string> of <file>, returns the lines of the given file that start with the specified string. Example: lines starting with "[" of file "mmdriver.inf" of system folder - Returns a list corresponding to all the top-level sections (lines that start with "[") in the specified .inf file. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| next line of <file line> | Returns the line after the specified line in a file (provided that it is not the last line). This Inspector can be chained indefinitely, eg., next line of next line of ... Example: next line of line containing "[mciavi]" of file "mmdriver.inf" of system folder - Returns the line after the one containing "[mciavi]", which is a string such as "1:MSVFW32.DLL". | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| previous line of <file line> | Returns the line before the nth line in a file, provided n>1. You may repeat this command up to three times. Example: previous line of previous line of previous line of line containing "[mciavi]" of file "mmdriver.inf" of system folder - Returns the line 3 lines previous to the one containing the specified phrase in the given file. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| line number of <file line> | <integer> Plural: line numbers | Returns the line number of a given line. Can be used to locate specific lines in a file. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| next line of <file line> | <file line> Plural: next lines | Returns the line after the specified line in a file (provided that it is not the last line). This Inspector can be chained indefinitely, eg., next line of next line of ... | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
| previous line of <file line> | <file line> Plural: previous lines | Returns the line before the nth line in a file, provided n>1. You may repeat this command up to three times. | Win, Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Mac, WM, Ubu:8.1 |
xml dom nodeCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| attribute <integer> of <xml dom node> | Returns the numbered attribute of the specified XML DOM node. Example: node value of attribute 0 of child node 0 of xml document of file "icsxml\cmnicfg.xml" of system folder - Returns the value of the first attribute of the first node of the specified document. | Win, WM |
| attribute <string> of <xml dom node> | Returns the named attribute of the specified node. Example: node value of attribute "xmlns" of child node 1 of xml document of (file "icsxml\cmnicfg.xml" of system folder) - Returns the value of the named attribute (xmlns) of the specified file. | Win, WM |
| attribute of <xml dom node> | Returns the attribute(s) of the specified XML DOM node. Example: node names of attributes of child nodes of xml document of file "icsxml\cmnicfg.xml" of system folder - Returns the names of the attributes of each node in the specified file. | Win, WM |
| child node <integer> of <xml dom node> | Returns the child node by number. Example: node names of child nodes of child node 1 of xml document of file "icsxml\cmnicfg.xml" of system folder - Returns a list of the names of the children of the first node in the specified document. | Win, WM |
| child node of <xml dom node> | By chaining this Inspector, you can find the child nodes of any given node. Example: node names of child nodes of child node 1 of last child of xml document of file "icsxml\cmnicfg.xml" of system folder - Returns the names of the specified chain of child nodes. | Win, WM |
| first child of <xml dom node> | Returns the first child node in the specified node. When applied to an XML DOM file, it returns the first node in the file. | Win, WM |
| last child of <xml dom node> | Returns the last child node in the specified node. When applied to an XML DOM file, it returns the last node in the file. | Win, WM |
| next sibling of <xml dom node> | Returns the next child node after the current one. Example: node name of next sibling of first child of xml document of file "icsxml\cmnicfg.xml" of system folder - Returns the name of the second node of the specified file. | Win, WM |
| parent node of <xml dom node> | Returns the parent node of the specified node. | Win, WM |
| previous sibling of <xml dom node> | Returns the child node before the one specified. | Win, WM |
| select <string> of <xml dom node> | Uses an Xpath string to specify an XML DOM node. For instance, to select all elements BBB which are children of the root element AAA, use:selects "/AAA/BBB" of xml dom document <string>. | Win, WM |
| xpath <( string, string )> of <xml dom node> | The iterated named property xpaths (<namespace>, <query>) provides a way of specifying the namespaces for the query. If the XML document you are querying over uses namespaces, you must use them in the query and use this property. Example: xpath ( "xmlns:a='x-schema:bookschema.xml'", "/a:Books/a:Book" ) of xml document of file "c:\test.xml" as xml - Returns an xml dom node such as <a:Book xmlns:a="x-schema:bookschema.xml">%0d%0a%09<title>Presenting XML</title>%0d%0a%09<author>Richard Light</author>%0d%0a</a:Book>. | Win, WM |
| xpath <string> of <xml dom node> | Returns an iterated list of matching xml dom nodes, given the xpath query specified by <string>. | Win, WM |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <xml dom node> as text | <string> | Casts an xml document object module node as text. | Win, WM |
| <xml dom node> as xml | <string> | Casts an xml document object module node as xml. | Win, WM |
| attribute <integer> of <xml dom node> | <xml dom node> Plural: attributes | Returns the numbered attribute of the specified XML DOM node. | Win, WM |
| attribute <string> of <xml dom node> | <xml dom node> Plural: attributes | Returns the named attribute of the specified node. | Win, WM |
| attribute of <xml dom node> | <xml dom node> Plural: attributes | Returns the attribute(s) of the specified XML DOM node. | Win, WM |
| child node <integer> of <xml dom node> | <xml dom node> Plural: child nodes | Returns the child node by number. | Win, WM |
| child node of <xml dom node> | <xml dom node> Plural: child nodes | By chaining this Inspector, you can find the child nodes of any given node. | Win, WM |
| first child of <xml dom node> | <xml dom node> Plural: first children | Returns the first child node in the specified node. When applied to an XML DOM file, it returns the first node in the file. | Win, WM |
| last child of <xml dom node> | <xml dom node> Plural: last children | Returns the last child node in the specified node. When applied to an XML DOM file, it returns the last node in the file. | Win, WM |
| next sibling of <xml dom node> | <xml dom node> Plural: next siblings | Returns the next child node after the current one. | Win, WM |
| node name of <xml dom node> | <string> Plural: node names | Returns the name of the specified XML DOM node as a string. | Win, WM |
| node type of <xml dom node> | <integer> Plural: node types | Returns the numeric node type of the specified Document Object Module (DOM) node, 1-12 as shown in the creation Inspector. | Win, WM |
| node value of <xml dom node> | <string> Plural: node values | Returns the node value, which varies depending on the node type. If the standard interface produces a null type, the Inspector throws NoSuchObject. | Win, WM |
| owner document of <xml dom node> | <xml dom document> Plural: owner documents | Returns a document belonging to the owner of the specified node. | Win, WM |
| parent node of <xml dom node> | <xml dom node> Plural: parent nodes | Returns the parent node of the specified node. | Win, WM |
| previous sibling of <xml dom node> | <xml dom node> Plural: previous siblings | Returns the child node before the one specified. | Win, WM |
| select <string> of <xml dom node> | <xml dom node> Plural: selects | Uses an Xpath string to specify an XML DOM node. For instance, to select all elements BBB which are children of the root element AAA, use:selects "/AAA/BBB" of xml dom document <string>. | Win, WM |
| xpath <( string, string )> of <xml dom node> | <xml dom node> Plural: xpaths | The iterated named property xpaths (<namespace>, <query>) provides a way of specifying the namespaces for the query. If the XML document you are querying over uses namespaces, you must use them in the query and use this property. | Win, WM |
| xpath <string> of <xml dom node> | <xml dom node> Plural: xpaths | Returns an iterated list of matching xml dom nodes, given the xpath query specified by <string>. | Win, WM |
symlinkCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| symlink <filesystem object> | Returns a symlink from the specified filesystem object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| symlink <string> | Returns a symlink from the specified string. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| symlink <symlink> | Returns a symlink from the specified symlink path, even if the symlink is broken. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| <filesystem object> as symlink | Casts a link in the form of a file into a symlink. Example: file "/example/link" as symlink - Returns the link (in file format) as a symlink object ("/example/link"). | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| symlink <string> of <folder> | Returns the named symlink from the specified folder. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| symlink of <folder> | Returns the symlink(s) in the specified folder, whether or not they are broken. Note: This behavior differs from looking for files in a folder. Although that returns links along with the files, it doesn't return broken links. Example: symlinks of folder "/example" - Returns a list of the symlink in the specified folder, whether or not they are broken. Note that this behavior is different from looking for files in a folder -- that will return links as well as files, but won't return broken links. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| <symlink> as symlink | Casts a symlink, provided for completeness. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <symlink> as device file | <device file> | Casts a symlink type as a device file type. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| <symlink> as fifo file | <fifo file> | Casts a symlink object as a fifo file. | Lin:8.2, Sol:8.2, HPUX:8.2, AIX:8.2, Ubu:8.1 |
| <symlink> as fifo file | <fifo file> | Casts a symlink type as a FIFO (named pipe) file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| <symlink> as file | <file> | Converts a symlink object into the file it points to. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| <symlink> as folder | <folder> | Converts a symlink object into the folder it points to. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| <symlink> as socket file | <socket file> | Casts a symlink type as a socket file type. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| <symlink> as string | <string> | Casts a symlink object as a string. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| <symlink> as symlink | <symlink> | Casts a symlink, provided for completeness. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| accessed time of <symlink> | <time> Plural: accessed times | Returns the last accessed time of the specified symlink. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| ancestor of <symlink> | <folder> Plural: ancestors | Returns all ancestor folders (recursive parent folders) of the given symlink. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| change time of <symlink> | <time> Plural: change times | Returns the last time the specified symlink was 'changed' by either writing it or setting its inode information. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| drive of <symlink> | <filesystem> Plural: drives | Returns the drive associated with the specified symlink as a <filesystem> object. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem of <symlink> | <filesystem> Plural: filesystems | Returns the filesystem on which the symlink resides. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| gid of <symlink> | <integer> Plural: gids | Returns the group ID of the given symlink. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| group name of <symlink> | <string> Plural: group names | Returns the group name of the specified symlink. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| link count of <symlink> | <integer> Plural: link counts | Returns an integer corresponding to the number of hard links attached to the specified symlink. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| location of <symlink> | <string> Plural: locations | Returns a string corresponding to the directory in which the symlink is located. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| modification time of <symlink> | <time> Plural: modification times | Returns the time corresponding to the modification time of the specified symlink, not the file it points to. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| name of <symlink> | <string> Plural: names | Returns a string that is the full pathname of the specified symlink. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| parent folder of <symlink> | <folder> Plural: parent folders | Creates a folder object corresponding to the parent folder of the given symlink. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| pathname of <symlink> | <string> Plural: pathnames | Returns a string that contains the full pathname of the specified symlink. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| uid of <symlink> | <integer> Plural: uids | The user ID of the user who owns this symlink. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| user name of <symlink> | <string> Plural: user names | Returns the symlink owner's (user's) name. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| value accessible of <symlink> | <boolean> Plural: values accessible | Returns TRUE if the pathname pointed to by the specified symlink is available. Returns FALSE if the file object is missing or unavailable with the current permissions. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
| value of <symlink> | <string> Plural: values | Returns the pathname that the symlink points to. | Lin, Sol, HPUX, AIX, Ubu:8.1 |
logical volume managerCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| logical volume manager | Returns the global logical volume manager on AIX systems. | AIX |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| volume group <string> of <logical volume manager> | <volume group> Plural: volume groups | On an AIX system, returns a volume group from the logical group whose name property matches the given string. | AIX |
| volume group of <logical volume manager> | <volume group> Plural: volume groups | Returns the volume group corresponding to the given logical volume manager. | AIX |
logical volumeCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| logical volume of <filesystem> | On an AIX system, returns the logical volume corresponding to the given filesystem. | AIX |
| logical volume <string> of <volume group> | Returns a logical volume within the specified volume group whose "name" property matches the given string. | AIX |
| logical volume of <volume group> | On an AIX system, returns the logical volume corresponding to the specified volume group. Example: logical volumes of volume group "joe" of logical volume manager - Returns a list of the logical volumes in the specified volume group. Example: number of logical volumes of volume group "dave" of logical volume manager - Returns the number of logical volumes in the specified volume group. Example: logical volumes of volume groups of logical volume manager - Returns the list of all the logical volumes in the logical volume manager. | AIX |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <logical volume> as string | <string> | Casts an AIX logical volume as a string type. | AIX |
| label of <logical volume> | <string> Plural: labels | Returns the label of the specified logical volume. If the logical volume contains a filesystem, then then this will be the full pathname of the mount point of the file system, eg. "/home". | AIX |
| maximum partition count of <logical volume> | <integer> Plural: maximum partition counts | Returns the maximum number of logical partitions that the specified logical volume contains. A system administrator may set this value to prevent a logical volume from growing beyond a given size. | AIX |
| minor number of <logical volume> | <integer> Plural: minor numbers | Returns the minor number of the specified volume group. Each logical volume is represented by a device special file (located in directory /etc). The major number of the device special file is associated with the volume group containing the logical volume, and the minor number of the device special file is associated with the logical volume. | AIX |
| mirror count of <logical volume> | <integer> Plural: mirror counts | Returns the number of mirrors that the logical volume has (a value between 1 and 3). | AIX |
| name of <logical volume> | <string> Plural: names | On an AIX system, returns the name of the logical volume, eg. "hd1". | AIX |
| partition count of <logical volume> | <integer> Plural: partition counts | Returns the number of partitions in the specified logical volume. If mirroring is not enabled for the logical volume, then each logical partition maps to a physical partition within the logical volume's volume group. If the logical volume is mirrored, then each logical partition maps to multiple physical partitions within the logical volume group. In this case, the total number of physical partitions occupied by the logical volume will be the product of the partition count and the mirror count. | AIX |
| volume group of <logical volume> | <volume group> Plural: volume groups | Returns the volume group that contains the given logical volume. | AIX |
volume groupCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| volume group <string> of <logical volume manager> | On an AIX system, returns a volume group from the logical group whose name property matches the given string. | AIX |
| volume group of <logical volume manager> | Returns the volume group corresponding to the given logical volume manager. Example: number of volume groups of logical volume manager - Returns the number of volume groups in the global logical volume manager. | AIX |
| volume group of <logical volume> | Returns the volume group that contains the given logical volume. Example: volume group of logical volume "splat" of volume group "dave" of logical volume manager - Returns the name of the volume group corresponding to the specified volume, in this case, "dave". | AIX |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| <volume group> as string | <string> | Casts an AIX volume group as a string type. | AIX |
| free partition count of <volume group> | <integer> Plural: free partition counts | Returns the number of physical partitions within the specified volume group that are not currently allocated to any logical volume. | AIX |
| logical volume <string> of <volume group> | <logical volume> Plural: logical volumes | Returns a logical volume within the specified volume group whose "name" property matches the given string. | AIX |
| logical volume of <volume group> | <logical volume> Plural: logical volumes | On an AIX system, returns the logical volume corresponding to the specified volume group. | AIX |
| major number of <volume group> | <integer> Plural: major numbers | Returns the major number of the specified volume group. Each logical volume is represented by a device special file (located in directory /etc). The major number of the device special file is associated with the volume group containing the logical volume, and the minor number of the device special file is associated with the logical volume. | AIX |
| name of <volume group> | <string> Plural: names | Returns the name of the volume group, eg. "rootvg". | AIX |
| partition size of <volume group> | <integer> Plural: partition sizes | Returns the partition size of the specified volume group (in bytes). The partition size of the volume group represents the logical and physical partition sizes for all logical volumes and physical volumes contained within the specified volume group. | AIX |
download storage folderCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| download storage folder | This Inspector creates a pointer to the current download storage folder. | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| total size of <download storage folder> | <integer> Plural: total sizes | Returns the amount of storage currently being used to store downloads (in bytes). | Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
device fileCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| device file <filesystem object> | Returns the device file indicated by the specified filesystem object. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| device file <string> | Returns the device file with the specified name. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| device file <symlink> | Returns the device file specified by the supplied symbolic link. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| <filesystem object> as device file | Returns a device file or nothing (if the filesystem object specified is not a device file). | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| device file <string> of <folder> | Returns the device file with the specified name in the given folder. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| device file of <folder> | Returns the device files that exist in the specified folder. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| <symlink> as device file | Casts a symlink type as a device file type. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| device type of <device file> | <string> Plural: device types | Returns the device type corresponding to the give device file, as a string. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| drive of <device file> | <filesystem> Plural: drives | Returns the drive associated with the specified device file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem of <device file> | <filesystem> Plural: filesystems | Returns the filesystem object corresponding to the specified device file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| major of <device file> | <integer> Plural: majors | Returns the major number of the specified device file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| minor of <device file> | <integer> Plural: minors | Returns the minor number of the specified device file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
fifo fileCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| fifo file <filesystem object> | Returns the FIFO file (named pipe) described by the specified filesytem object. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| fifo file <string> | Returns the FIFO file (named pipe) with the given name. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| fifo file <symlink> | Returns the FIFO file (named pipe) described by the specified symbolic link (symlink). | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| <filesystem object> as fifo file | Returns a FIFO file or nothing (if the filesystem object specified is not a FIFO file). | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| fifo file <string> of <folder> | Returns the FIFO file (named pipe) with the given name in the specified folder. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| fifo file of <folder> | Returns the list of FIFO file in the given folder. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| <symlink> as fifo file | Casts a symlink object as a fifo file. | Lin:8.2, Sol:8.2, HPUX:8.2, AIX:8.2, Ubu:8.1 |
| <symlink> as fifo file | Casts a symlink type as a FIFO (named pipe) file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| drive of <fifo file> | <filesystem> Plural: drives | Returns the drive associated with the specified FIFO (named pipe) file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem of <fifo file> | <filesystem> Plural: filesystems | Returns the filesystem object corresponding to the specified FIFO file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
socket fileCreation Methods| Declaration | Description | Platforms (?) |
| socket file <filesystem object> | Returns the socket file(s) indicated by the supplied filesystem object. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| socket file <string> | Returns the named socket file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| socket file <symlink> | Returns the socket file(s) indicated by the supplied symlink. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| <filesystem object> as socket file | Casts a given filesystem object as a socket file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| socket file <string> of <folder> | Returns the socket file with the given name in the specified folder. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| socket file of <folder> | Returns the socket file(s) in the specified folder. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| <symlink> as socket file | Casts a symlink type as a socket file type. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
Properties| Declaration | Return type | Description | Platforms (?) |
| drive of <socket file> | <filesystem> Plural: drives | Returns the drive associated with the specified socket file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |
| filesystem of <socket file> | <filesystem> Plural: filesystems | Returns the filesystem object corresponding to the specified socket file. | Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Ubu:8.1 |