Re: Question: Setting up a script to watch a folder in OS X?
Re: Question: Setting up a script to watch a folder in OS X?
- Subject: Re: Question: Setting up a script to watch a folder in OS X?
- From: Roger_Jolly <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 12:57:19 +0200
On 6/20/02 4:34 AM, "Sven Ryen" <email@hidden> wrote:
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A very simple question: Does anybody have examples of a script that can
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'watch' a folder, and perform tasks when files are dropped into it, then
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output the result to a second folder? (I guess this sounds like a job for
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Folder Actions, but the script needs to be capable of running under OS X)
Yes it is possible, I've done something like it with my AEP application
(
http://homepage.mac.com/roger_jolly/aep/index.html)
I'm currently annotating the script file, but if anyone is interested, I'll
put the uncommented version on the site in the mean time.
In short what I've done is setting up a loop in which the Finder reads out
the selection, or in your case the contents of a folder, storing it in a
record. The next time round compare it with precious saved record to see if
there are changes. If so, take action.
Hope this helps,
Roger
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