delete files in nested folders
delete files in nested folders
- Subject: delete files in nested folders
- From: Mike Flowers <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:28:12 -0500
I tried "without invisibles" and an If/then statement for files beginning in "." but got the same results.
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On Nov 18, 2003, at 10:10, Steve Mills wrote:
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Just skip files that start with a '.'.
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Hi all,
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I am trying to make a script to delete files in nested folders 4 weeks after its creation date. I have >>this so far:
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set PurgeDate to (current date) - (4 * weeks)
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set fileRef to "MyMac:Cut CDs:test trash:"
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tell application "Finder"
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set bigList to list folder fileRef
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set bigListpath to {}
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repeat with eachItem in bigList
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set tempbiglistpath to fileRef & eachItem
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set atempbiglistpath to tempbiglistpath as alias
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set kindof to kind of atempbiglistpath
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if kindof is "folder" then
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set tempbiglistpath to tempbiglistpath & ":"
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set littlelist to list folder tempbiglistpath
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set littleListpath to {}
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repeat with eachlitem in littlelist
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set the littleListpath to tempbiglistpath & eachlitem
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set alittleListpath to littleListpath as alias
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set kindofl to kind of alittleListpath
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set llmod to modification date of alittleListpath
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if kindofl is not "folder" and llmod < PurgeDate then
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delete file littleListpath
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end if
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end repeat
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end if
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end repeat
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try
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empty
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end try
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end tell
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But it tells me it cant get file .DS_Store. Can someone help me with this? If anyone has a better way >to do it, let me know.
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