How can I conditionally color files and folders in the OS X Finder?

Question

I want to color badge files and folders based on the some condition in finder, what is the approach to achieve this in Mac OS X 10.6

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Answer 1

You need applescript. So you can use the scripting bridge or NSApplescript to script the Finder in cocoa. Here's a simple applescript to show how to do it.

set a to (choose file)
tell application "Finder"
    -- label colors
    -- 0 none, 1 orange, 2 red, 3 yellow, 4 blue, 5 purple, 6 green, 7 grey
    set label index of a to 6
end tell