Re: Making a folder in the user's library
Re: Making a folder in the user's library
- Subject: Re: Making a folder in the user's library
- From: Andrew Oliver <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 00:50:14 -0800
This is quite simple.
The 'path to' command will give you the location of a number of 'blessed'
directories, including Application Support:
You can use the result of the path to command to tell the Finder where to
make the new folder.
set appSupportPath to path to application support from user domain
tell application "Finder"
make new folder at appSupportPath with properties {name:"MyFolder"}
end tell
Note, if you want the *system* Application Support directory (typically
/Library/Application Support/", remove the 'from user domain' part of the
path to command. The 'user domain' element makes sure you get the user's own
/Library path.
As for creating multiple levels of folders, you have to make them one at a
time. You can use the 'exists' command to test for the existence:
set appSupportPath to path to application support from user domain
tell application "Finder"
if exists folder ((appSupportPath as string) & "MyFolder") then
-- folder exists, so copy files, or whatever
else
make new folder at appSupportPath with properties {name: "MyFolder"}
end if
end tell
Andrew
:)
On 3/30/03 11:54 PM, "Jeffrey Mattox" <email@hidden> wrote:
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I want to make a folder, "myFolder", in the current user's
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Library/Application Support folder, creating the Application Support
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folder, if necessary. I know how to script the Finder to make
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folders on the desktop, but I'm stuck when working in the library.
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I'm having problem dealing with (1) accessing the library folder and
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(2) testing for and creating folders several levels deep. How do I
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do this?
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>
Jeff
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