objective c - Finder update/refresh applescript not working in 10.8

Question

I have been using apple script for updating display for files and folders in finder. This is simplified version of that script:

tell application "Finder"
    tell window 1 to update items
end tell

I can see that since 10.8 (Mountain Lion) update command is not properly executed or is not executed at all. Until 10.8 everything was working perfectly - Immediately after update command all icons got redrawn. I use this for showing overlay icons.

Have any of you encountered same problem? I blame finder having changed apple script api, because, if I touch -a -m file, it gets updated. So there is for sure some way to update it.

Answer 1

You can create visible file in finder to refresh finder window.

tell application "Finder"
    set currentPath to (POSIX path of (target of front window as alias))
    set filePath to currentPath & "UUID" --create UUID
    do shell script "touch "" & filePath & """
    delay 0.5
    do shell script "rm "" & filePath & """
end tell