Re: Folder Action Script: Detect a certain Volume in /Volumes
Re: Folder Action Script: Detect a certain Volume in /Volumes
- Subject: Re: Folder Action Script: Detect a certain Volume in /Volumes
- From: Kurt Schreckengost <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 12:03:31 -0400
Hi Tilo,
I don't have Tiger yet so I can't say anything about Automator. While I
am no expert :-[ this should get you started with a plain vanilla
applescript.
property search_string : "BackUp"
on run
my check_volumes()
end run
on idle
delay 60 -- Time in seconds, will check every minute.
my check_volumes()
end idle
on check_volumes()
tell application "Finder" to set volume_list to the name of every
disk of desktop
if (volume_list contains search_string) then
-- do back up operations
end if
end check_volumes
You'll need to save the script as a stay open application. Then place
the app. in your start up sequence. This script will activate when you
start up and remain active checking for mounted volumes every 60
seconds. I wouldn't check any more frequently than that but you can
figure out what works best for you. From here I'll let the experts hash
out performance of this script and other options. Hope this helps.
Good health always,
Kurt Schreckengost
Reliance Vitamin Co.
TEL: 732.537.1220 ext. 33
FAX: 732.537.1526
Tilo Bauer wrote:
I'd like to start a (automator-)backup-routine upon pluging in an
external harddiskdrive called "BackUp". I guess this would be a
folder action attached to /Volumes.
All I can find are examplescripts regarding any files added to the
folder. Does anybody has an idea how to detect that certain volume?
Thanks
Tilo
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