Re: Searching for a folder in Applescript
Re: Searching for a folder in Applescript
- Subject: Re: Searching for a folder in Applescript
- From: "Marc K. Myers" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:44:05 -0400
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 09:33:51 -0700
Subject: Searching for a folder in Applescript.
From: Vic Piercy <email@hidden>
To: <email@hidden>
I need to write a script that will be placed in the Login items that
runs
every time a user logs in. It will create a folder with the current
date in
the users Home folder. I have the script ready but I cant figure out
how to
have it check for the folder in case of a reboot in the same day the
script
will say 3There is a folder by that name already please choose a new
name2.
In a nutshell, I need it to check for the folder first if it is there
then
the script will end. If it is not there then it will create a new
folder
with the current date. So each day when I log in it will automatically
create a today's date folder in the Home folder.'
This will create the folder in the current user's home directory. The
folder name/date is in the format "2003 09 04" so the folders will
appear in the directory in sequential order by date.
set theDate to (do shell script "date \"+%Y %m %d\"")
set thePath to (path to "root" from user domain)
try
tell application "Finder"
make new folder at folder thePath with properties {name:theDate}
end tell
on error
set oldName to theDate
repeat
try
set newName to text returned of (display dialog "Folder " &
"\"" & oldName & <line break>
"\"" & " already exists. Please choose a new name:"
default answer oldName <line break>
buttons {"New Name"} default button 1)
set oldName to newName
tell application "Finder"
make new folder at folder thePath with properties
{name:newName}
end tell
exit repeat
end try
end repeat
end try
Marc [09/04/03 3:43:25 PM]
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