I'm trying to do the following:
on cleanup(x)
tell application "Finder"
clean up window 1 by x
end tell
end cleanup
cleanup("name")
However since x variable is a string, the clean up command doesn't accept it and exits with error. Is there a way to convert the string to something that the commands accepts or some other solution to unquote the variable without using if, else statements like this:
on cleanup(x)
tell application "Finder"
if x is "name" then
clean up window 1 by name
end if
end tell
end cleanup
cleanup("name")
This should work.
on cleanup(x)
run script "tell application \"Finder\" to clean up window 1 by " & space & x
end cleanup
cleanup("name")
From the StandardAdditions Library
run script v : Run a specified script or script file
run script script : the script text (or an alias or file reference to a script file) to run
[with parameters list of any] : a list of parameters
[in text] : the scripting component to use; default is the current scripting component
→ any : the result of running the script