Re: Timer
Re: Timer
- Subject: Re: Timer
- From: "Bob.Kalbaugh" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 10:29:45 -0500
Hello James,
If a folder action script - which only triggers events when the folder is
open - is not the solution you had in mind, may I direct your attention to
the More Automated Tasks folder within the Applescript folder (Installed by
default, I think.) In there you will find an script titled "Alert When
Folder Changes". You might want to check it out and modify it to your
address your needs. IE: substitute or add an run script command.
Of course I need to mention that I'm running MAC OS 8.5.1, AS v1.3.4 and
have no idea if the above statements hold true for newer system versions.
Also, since I have never really used the script, I can't report on it's
performance, but upon quick inspection, it looks like a possible solution.
Happy scripting,
_bob.kalbaugh
10/2/01 8:22 AM, Marc K. Myers at email@hidden wrote:
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Subject: Re: Timer
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Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 08:42:46 +0100
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From: James Rothschild <email@hidden>
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To: <email@hidden>
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> Hi Marc,
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> I want the 'timer' to action a script at certain intervals.
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> Ideally I want a 'timer' that looks at a folder and then actions a script
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> when the folder contents change.
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> Thank you.
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> on 1/10/01 10:57 PM, Marc K. Myers at email@hidden wrote:
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>>> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 14:23:03 +0100
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>>> Subject: Timer
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>>> From: James Rothschild <email@hidden>
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>>> To: <email@hidden>
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>>> Hi,
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>>> Does anyone know where I can get a timer script please.
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>>> Thanks.
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>> Could you be a little more specific about what you want to do? I can
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>> think of about a dozen different things that could be called a "timer
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>> script".
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>> Marc K. Myers <email@hidden>
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>> http://AppleScriptsToGo.com
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>> 4020 W.220th St.
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>> Fairview Park, OH 44126
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>> (440) 331-1074
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It sounds like what you need is a folder action script. A folder action
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script can be aware of anything added to or removed from an open folder.
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It can also be aware of an attempt to close the folder and reopen it
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immediately. You can find out about folder actions by looking at the
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folder actions suite in the dictionary of the Standard Additions
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scripting addition.
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Marc K. Myers <email@hidden>
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http://AppleScriptsToGo.com
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4020 W.220th St.
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Fairview Park, OH 44126
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(440) 331-1074
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