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Here is a handler I use to reveal in Finder the item currently selected in Path Finder. Often I need to do something in the Finder window, so I have added a pause until the Finder window name is the same as the Path Finder window name. Revised to Ve
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on revealPFItemInFinder()
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(* VER: 2.1 2018-03-19
PURPOSE: Reveal Item in Finder that is Selected in Path Finder
RETURNS: alias of item selected in both Finder and Path Finder
AUTHOR: JMichaelTX
--–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
*)
local finWinName, pfWinName, fileList, itemPath, oItem
--- GET THE ITEM SELECTED IN PATH FINDER ---
tell application "Path Finder"
set fileList to (get selection)
if ((fileList is missing value) or ((count of fileList) ≠ 1)) then error ("You must select only ONE file in Path Finder.")
set oItem to item 1 of fileList
set itemPath to POSIX path of oItem
set pfWinName to name of container of oItem
end tell
set itemAlias to alias POSIX file itemPath
--- REVEAL SAME ITEM IN FINDER ---
tell application "Finder"
activate -- to make sure reveal will be in frontmost window
reveal itemAlias
--- Now Wait for New Finder Window with Same Name as Path Finder ---
set finWinName to name of window 1
set maxWaitTime to 2.0
set delayTime to 0.1
set waitTime to 0
repeat while finWinName ≠ pfWinName
delay delayTime
set finWinName to name of window 1
set waitTime to waitTime + delayTime
if (waitTime > maxWaitTime) then error "Max wait time of " & maxWaitTime & " exceeded waiting for Finder Window of " & pfWinName
end repeat
end tell
return itemAlias
end revealPFItemInFinder
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Revised to Ver 2.1 on 2018-03-19 to fix bug in PF window name.

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