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Re: Answer to the "._" files question
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Re: Answer to the "._" files question


  • Subject: Re: Answer to the "._" files question
  • From: Gnarlodious <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:32:22 -0600

Say again why why you want to use plain Applescript to delete the files?
I've been using a shell script for years and never had a problem.

-- Gnarlie


Entity email@hidden uttered this profundity:

>   Hi,
>     I'd love to see a plain AS way of handling the "._" and the ".DS" files
> when a Mac file is uploaded to an SMB share. However, here's the way I'm
> handling it for now, for anyone who's curious.
>     I use a shell script to find and delete the unwanted files. Here's the
> relevant part of the script
> set cleanPath to " /Volumes/volumeName/uploadFolderName"
> set cleanUp to ("cd" & cleanPath & ";" & "find . -name \"._*\" -exec rm
>                      '{}' \\; -print" & ";" & "find . -name \".DS_Store\"
>                      -exec rm '{}' \\; -print")
> do shell script cleanUp
>   What I found in an Apple Tech Note is that you can string shell commands
>                      together if you separate them with a semi-colon. So,
>                      first I change directories to the cleanPath directory,
>                      then I find and delete the "._" files, then I find and
>                      delete the ".DS_Store" files.
>   As I was researching this, I found many warnings about the dangers of
>                      deleting these files, so I'd be remiss not to mention
>                      those concerns here. However, the above shell script
>                      does work to delete these unwanted - at least unwanted
>                      by non-Mac users - from an SMB share.
>      Best,
>        Jim
> Here's my original post:
>   Hello,
>     I'm writing a droplet that uploads items to an SMB share. I want to
> eliminate the ".DS" and "._" that show up on the share after the upload.
> However, I don't know how to address such "hidden" files in AppleScript. I
> notice that even when I use a utility to "show hidden files" in the Finder,
> I still don't see "._" files. Further, the AS "count" command doesn't
> include a count of such files, implying AS doesn't "see" them either. So
> far, nothing I've tried will delete these hidden files. Does anyone have a
> suggestion?
>    Thank you,
>        Jim
> Jim Trebilcock
> Jim Trebilcock
>  _______________________________________________


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