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Re: Folder action to rename files

Subject: Re: Folder action to rename files
From: pete boardman <email@hidden>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:38:00 +0100

On 24 Aug 2005, at 17:49, Yvan KOENIG wrote:

When you rename the file, the folder action handler "think" that the renamed file is a new added one ;-)

On 24 Aug 2005, at 18:28, Matt Neuburg wrote:

As you cycle thru files renaming them, you are changing the very thing you are cycling thru, so the way you are pointing at those files can break down.

Thanks! I don't really understand what's going on but I can see that my approach was too simplistic. I'll just avoid the problem altogether by checking the name to see if it's been date-stamped before... :-)

Pete
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