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'wild cards' in applescript 'select file' statements

tomp
in AppleScript & Automator

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is there a way to use 'wild cards', e.g., * or @, in the file name of a 'select file' statement for the finder?

If there files

a1

a2

a3

a4

in a folder, I would like to be able select all files starting with 'a' (a* maybe) but i can't seem find a way to do that.

This is not really a filemaker question is it? But I can hint you to an approach:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060412014652826

--sd

Well, that's a hint all right. How about something like:

tell application "Finder"

set myFolder to (choose folder with prompt "Select a folder")

select (files of myFolder whose name begins with "a")

end tell

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