Re: New Folder if it doesn't exist
Re: New Folder if it doesn't exist
- Subject: Re: New Folder if it doesn't exist
- From: Joseph Weaks <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 22:49:55 -0500
On May 11, 2004, at 10:09 PM, Dustin Bell wrote:
I would like to write a script that will create a folder on my desktop
if the folder doesn't exist. How would I go about writing that, as I
know that in apple script you must be perferct for it to work.
set folderName to "MyFolder"
set folderPath to (path to desktop as string) & folderName
tell application "Finder"
set fileExists to exists folder folderPath
if not fileExists then make new folder at (path to desktop folder)
with properties {name:folderName}
end tell
If you didn't need to invoke the Finder, the best way to check for a
file is to try and make its path into an alias, and catch the error.
try
alias folderPath
on error
-- Doesn't exist, so do your stuff
end try
Cheers,
Joe Weaks
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