Running into problem when using choose folder in AppleScript

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So I have a folder with many files whose count changes regularly and I need to count them using AppleScript. I had a script like this in place at first:

tell application "Finder" to return count of (every file of (choose folder))

Later, while researching, I found something like this:

tell application "Finder" to return count files of (choose folder)

However neither seems to work. I can't use System Events either since the choose folder just results in an endless run loop when used inside a System Events-tell block.

The error I get is:

"Finder got an error: Expected a reference." number -1727

System Events can also handle it (although you might want to limit the count to visible files) - just don’t use the choose folder dialog in the application tell statement (a good habit to get into). — red_menace
– red_menace, Commented Jul 29, 2021 at 14:29

user3439894 · Accepted Answer · 2021-07-29 14:39:47Z

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If you are looking to get just the count of files within the selected folder and not subfolders or files within subfolders, then use:

tell application "Finder" to return count files of container (choose folder)

If you want the full count of items within a folder, then use:

tell application "Finder" to return count items of entire contents of container (choose folder)

answered Jul 29, 2021 at 14:39

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