Thanks Alex. I'll keep a lookout for folder actions not working.
I'm on Tiger 10.4.2. Good idea on the FUS.
George
On 27/07/2005, at 5:52 AM, Alex Husted wrote:
--Hi all, I'm wondering how to debug folder actions, a little better
than "display dialog". Can I get Applescript to log to syslog or
somewhere tail-able?
George,
My advice is just don't use folder actions. They are inherently
buggy and
unreliable in my experience. (I am still running Panther and am not
sure if
any of this was fixed in Tiger.) I would save yourself a whole lot of
trouble and just start using stay open scripts with idle handlers
instead. I
have all of my pseudo-folderaction scripts running on a different user
account of my computer that is always logged in in the background
(enable
fast user switching). This is a great way to keep the automation
running all
the time without using another machine to do it. I can send you an
example
if you like.
Alex
