title: Applescript / Finder select specific items in a folder including those in disclosed subfolders by file name or file path list
body: <p>Here's our situation:</p>
  
  <p>We have a list of file names and/or full file paths (we can generate either)</p>
  
  <p>The files in our list are all contained under one folder, but scattered across multiple sub-folders. (There are hundreds of items in our select list from thousands of possible files.  Selecting manually isn't an option)</p>
  
  <p>We've got the root folder open in list view and all sub-folders, sub-sub etc disclosure-opened (btw thanks to <a href="http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20030218164922494" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20030218164922494</a> for the shortcut "<em>command, option, control and shift when pressing the right arrow</em>")</p>
  
  <p>With all files visible under one window open we want to automatically select all the items in our file list so that they can then be dragged at once to an application.</p>