Re: scripting a weekly download
Re: scripting a weekly download
- Subject: Re: scripting a weekly download
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 17:19:44 -0700
rob,
here is the script, it gives me the invalid URL error, can you help?
set the directory_URL to ,
"
http://www.web-light.net/downloads/ttb/";
set the recieving_foldername to "DOWNLOADS"
set the recieving_folder to ((path to desktop folder as text) & ,
the recieving_foldername & ":") as string
set the timeout_amount to 1800
tell application "Finder"
if not (exists folder the recieving_foldername) then
make new folder with properties {name:the
recieving_foldername}
end if
end tell
try
with timeout of timeout_amount seconds
tell application "URL Access Scripting"
download directory_URL to alias recieving_folder ,
replacing yes with download directory and
progress
end tell
end timeout
on error error_message number error_number
if the error_number is not -128 then
tell application (path to frontmost application as text)
display dialog ("Error number: " & (error_number as
text) & ,
return & return & ,
error_message) buttons {"OK"} default
button 1 giving up after 15
end tell
end if
end try
tell application "URL Access Scripting" to quit
thanks, matthew
Matthew Russell
Imaging Specialist / Illustrator
ZIBA Design
503.402.8839 - direct line
503.223.9606 - ZIBA Portland
Rob Stott <email@hidden>
07/10/02 01:30 PM
To: <email@hidden>,
<email@hidden>
cc:
Subject: Re: scripting a weekly download
Hi Matthew,
It's certainly possible. Depending on the exact task in hand, you may want
to use Fetch, URL Access Scripting or Explorer - all of these are fairly
easily scriptable.
If you struggle then I'm sure you'll be able to find some similar scripts
somewhere to crib from - if not, then drop a line to this mailing list
letting folks know what program you've chosen and any troublesome lines of
script and I'm sure we'll all try to help out.
Good luck and I hope you get it sorted out!
Rob
on 10/7/02 5:36 pm, email@hidden at email@hidden
wrote:
>
i have one question if anyone can help, i want to know if it's possible
to
>
create a script that will go to a directory of downloads and download
new
>
items each week, and if it's possible how can i go about creating this,
>
and where can i get started?
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