Re: A simple script.
Re: A simple script.
- Subject: Re: A simple script.
- From: Andrew Oliver <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 21:09:49 -0700
Therein lies the problem with recording scripts, especially in the Finder -
they're too literal.
To answer your specific question, the script only deletes files because line
5 of the script says 'select files of folder...'.
Change this line to 'select every item of folder...' and you'll achieve what
you want.
However, a more direct, faster and less intrusive version of the script
would be:
tell application "Finder"
delete every item of folder "To Print" of startup disk
empty trash
end tell
This script will run and delete every item in the folder without having to
a) open the folder, b) select the items, and c) close the folder window
afterwards.
Andrew
:)
On 10/10/03 8:43 PM, "Luis E. Hernandez" <email@hidden> wrote:
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Hi, list.
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I'm quite new to scripting, so I'd gratefully appreciate the input:
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I wrote (recorded, rather) a little script that'll keep a folder clean using
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AppleScript v.1.1.3 (I'm running OS8.6 on a Mac8100/100) and saved it as an
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application. It goes thus, as copied and pasted from Script Editor (line
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numbers were added here for reference in this post):
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1 tell application "Finder"
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2 activate
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3 select folder "To Print"
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4 open selection
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5 select files of folder "To Print" of startup disk
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6 delete selection
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7 empty trash
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8 close container window of folder "To Print" of startup disk
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9 end tell
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Now someone on the network starts storing aliases, folders and what have you
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in this folder so the app will inevitably leave things other than files in the
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folder. My question is: how do you modify line 5 to get it to include folders,
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apps, aliases, etc. or just plainly any items for that matter?
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Thanks!
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Luis E. Hernandez
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A R C H I T E C T
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