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Unlocking items [was: Re: File/folder name cleanup droplet]
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Unlocking items [was: Re: File/folder name cleanup droplet]


  • Subject: Unlocking items [was: Re: File/folder name cleanup droplet]
  • From: Brett Conlon <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:18:51 +1100


Many thanks for the script update, kai - you're a god-send!  I'm trawling through it to see how you did it.

I did run across one issue, though. When testing it on a folder of files it failed part way through because a file with incorrect characters was locked.

So in an attempt to fix this in the script you sent me, I decided to add a shell script command.

For testing purposes I wrote this:

to run
        process_items from navchoose object with prompt ¬
                "Choose folders or files to check/rename:" with multiple files
end run

to process_items from itemlist
        tell application "Finder" to repeat with currItem in itemlist
                log class of currItem
                set UnlockIt to quoted form of (POSIX path of (currItem))
                do shell script "chflags -R nouchg " & UnlockIt
        end repeat
end process_items

But it just won't unlock the file which is sitting on my OSX Server and even if I try to run the following command in Terminal it still won't unlock the file:

sudo chflags -R nouchg the_file_path

If I copy the file locally the unlocking works. If I use the utility "Locker/Unlocker.app" it unlocks the file on the server.

Anyone know what code is being used by this app to get the job done?

Cheers,

Coj  <just when one door closes another opens>
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