Re: make a new folder within an exisitng folder
Re: make a new folder within an exisitng folder
- Subject: Re: make a new folder within an exisitng folder
- From: Laine Lee <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:22:23 -0500
- Thread-topic: make a new folder within an exisitng folder
On 9/29/05 11:01 AM, "Michelle Steiner" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> On Sep 29, 2005, at 8:54 AM, Bob Cuilla wrote:
>
>> I would like to make a new folder "myFolder" within an existing
>> folder "ABC". Can this be done? I would prefer to have the new
>> folder actually created inside the existing folder rather than
>> first creating it and then moving it.
>
> set abc to alias ((path to startup disk as text) & "ABC")
> tell application "Finder"
> make new folder at abc with properties {name:"my folder"}
> end tell
>
> -- Michelle
If you are using OS X, I think this may be the easiest way. (When you use
it, be sure it's only 2 lines.)
set abc to POSIX path of ((path to startup disk as Unicode text) & "ABC:my
folder")
do shell script "mkdir -p" & space & (quoted form of abc)
--
Laine Lee
email@hidden
http://lonestar.utsa.edu/llee
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