A script for integrating iterm2 with a Mac's Finder

iTermHere.scpt

(* 

    Open Terminal Here 
     
    A toolbar script for Mac OS X 10.3+
     
    Written by Brian Schlining
	*)


property debug : false

-- when the toolbar script icon is clicked 
-- 
on run
	tell application "Finder"
		try
			set this_folder to (the target of the front window) as alias
		on error
			set this_folder to startup disk
		end try
		
		my process_item(this_folder)
		
	end tell
end run


-- This handler processes folders dropped onto the toolbar script icon 
-- 
on open these_items
	repeat with i from 1 to the count of these_items
		set this_item to item i of these_items
		my process_item(this_item)
	end repeat
end open


-- this subroutine processes does the actual work 
-- this version can handle this weirdo case: a folder named "te'st"ö te%s`t"

on process_item(this_item)
	
	set thePath to quoted form of POSIX path of this_item
	set theCmd to "cd " & thePath & ";clear;"
	
	tell application "iTerm"
		activate
		-- just open a terminal and cd to thePath
		--set newWindow to (create window with default profile)
		
		set aWindow to current window
		
		if aWindow is equal to missing value then
			set aWindow to (create window with default profile)
		else
			tell aWindow
				set t to (create tab with default profile)
			end tell
		end if
		
		
		tell current session of aWindow
			write text "cd " & thePath & ";clear;"
		end tell
		
	end tell
	
	
end process_item