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Applescript: set folder as current folder

I'm trying to move a file to the current folder in Finder, with Applescript. The end result would be being in a specific folder in the Finder, hitting a shortcut on the keyboard, and having the file moved from the Downloads folder to the current folder.

I'm struggling to find a way to refer to the current folder, and to test this out in Applescript. Does anyone have any idea on the subject?

Thanks in advance!

Solution

  • The Finder has no notion of a "current folder". The folder that the user might be said to be "in" is the folder represented by the Finder's first window. You can experiment by saying:

    tell application "Finder"
    activate
    try
        get folder of window 1
    end try
end tell