Created Finder 7.0 AE interface and a test program that uses the

finder to launch an application.

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diff --git a/Mac/Lib/test/testfinderopen.py b/Mac/Lib/test/testfinderopen.py
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+"""Make the finder open an application, file or folder"""
+
+import Finder_7_0_Suite
+import aetools
+import MacOS
+import sys
+import macfs
+
+SIGNATURE='MACS'
+
+class Finder(aetools.TalkTo, Finder_7_0_Suite.Finder_7_0_Suite):
+	pass
+	
+def open_in_finder(file):
+	"""Open a file thru the finder. Specify file by name or fsspec"""
+	finder = Finder(SIGNATURE)
+	fss = macfs.FSSpec(file)
+	vRefNum, parID, name = fss.as_tuple()
+	dir_fss = macfs.FSSpec((vRefNum, parID, ''))
+	file_alias = fss.NewAlias()
+	dir_alias = dir_fss.NewAlias()
+	return finder.open(file_alias, items=[file_alias])
+
+def main():
+	fss, ok = macfs.PromptGetFile('File to launch:')
+	if not ok: sys.exit(0)
+	result = open_in_finder(fss)
+	if result:
+		print 'Result: ', result
+		
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	main()
+