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Re: Folder Action: Move and then open after download completes
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Re: Folder Action: Move and then open after download completes


  • Subject: Re: Folder Action: Move and then open after download completes
  • From: "John C. Welch" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:27:09 -0600
  • Thread-topic: Folder Action: Move and then open after download completes

Title: Re: Folder Action: Move and then open after download completes
On 3/5/07 13:59, "TjL" <email@hidden> wrote:

> I am trying to make a folder action for a folder where files get downloaded.
>
> When the download *completes* I want to move (or copy) the file to a
> different folder and then open the moved or copied version (if copy,
> open the copied version not the original.
>
> So far I have the move part  down:
>
> on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items
> tell application "Finder"
> repeat with aFile in added_items
> move aFile to folder "Downloads" of desktop
> end repeat
> end tell
> end adding folder items to
>
> but the open part doesn't seem to work.  It doesn't seem to wait until
> the download completes perhaps?

Known issue. You have to loop-check the file sizes and compare.

I have a bit of canned code I use on a 3-second delay:

on adding folder items to theFolder after receiving theAddedItems
   tell application "Finder" to set theFolderName to name of theFolder
   repeat with x in theAddedItems
       set theFileInfo to info for x --get info for the downloading file(s)
       set theBaseSize to size of theFileInfo --get initial size
       delay 3 --wait 3 seconds
       set theFileInfo to info for x --get info again
       set theCompareSize to size of theFileInfo --get a newer size
       repeat while theCompareSize ≠ theBaseSize --if they don't equal, loop until they do
           set theBaseSize to theCompareSize --new base size
           delay 3 --wait three seconds
           set theFileInfo to info for x --get info
           set theCompareSize to size of theFileInfo --get a newer size
       end repeat --once the sizes match, the download is done
   end repeat
   
     --
do other stuff here   
   
end adding folder items to

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