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Re: Adding a subfolder to an array of folders
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Re: Adding a subfolder to an array of folders


  • Subject: Re: Adding a subfolder to an array of folders
  • From: Philip Aker <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:54:51 -0700

On 2009-07-23, at 05:52:02, email@hidden wrote:

Thanks Philip - obviously it is more complicated than just adding a line in the script.
 
I cannot get your changes to work on their own in Script Debugger (after removing or adapting the FileMaker parts) and I cannot incorporate them into my script, which I should have provided completely in the first place:

 
property subf_names : {"00 Folder", "01 Folder", "02 Folder", "03 Folder", "04 Folder", "05 Folder", "06 Folder", "07 Folder",“08 Folder”}

BAD: You've used typographers quotes for the “08 Folder” item.

set temp_name to Ref_id

Make sure temp_name is actually a valid string.

set theAlias to alias "MyMac:Work"

Make sure theAlias is valid.

tell application "Finder"
set main_folder to (make new folder at theAlias with properties {name:temp_name}) as alias
repeat with this_name in subf_names
set temp_name to this_name
make new folder at main_folder with properties {name:temp_name}
end repeat
end tell

property subf_names : {"00 Folder", "01 Folder", "02 Folder", "03 Folder", "04 Folder", "05 Folder", "06 Folder", "07 Folder", "08 Folder"}
set dtop to (path to desktop folder)
set temp_name to "temp"

tell application "Finder"
set main_folder to (make new folder at dtop with properties {name:temp_name}) as alias
repeat with this_name in subf_names
set temp_name to this_name
make new folder at main_folder with properties {name:temp_name}
end repeat
end tell


 
On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:24 -0700, "Philip Aker" <email@hidden> wrote:
On 2009-07-23, at 02:53:37, email@hidden wrote:

I have this line, which works"

property subf_names : {"01 Folder", "02 Folder", "03 Folder", "04
Folder", "05 Folder", "06 Folder", "07 Folder"}

but it doesn't if I try (various attempts) to add subfolders to 03 and
06. Do I need to add an extra line(s) after this specifying the two main
folders?
 
 
property subs : {"01 Folder", "02 Folder", "03 Folder", "04 Folder", "05 Folder", "06 Folder", "07 Folder"}
 
set end of subs to "08 Folder"
subs
--> {"01 Folder", "02 Folder", "03 Folder", "04 Folder", "05 Folder", "06 Folder", "07 Folder", "08 Folder"}
 
repeat with i from 1 to count of subs
set s to item i of subs
if (s is "03 Folder") then
set item i of subs to {s, {"03.1 Folder", "03.2 Folder"}}
else if (s is "06 Folder") then
set item i of subs to {s, "06.1 Folder", "06.2 Folder"}
end if
end repeat
subs
--> {"01 Folder", "02 Folder", {"03 Folder", {"03.1 Folder", "03.2 Folder"}}, "04 Folder", "05 Folder", {"06 Folder", "06.1 Folder", "06.2 Folder"}, "07 Folder", "08 Folder"}
 
set item 7 of subs to {item 7 of subs, {"07.1 Folder", "07.2 Folder"}}
subs
-- {"01 Folder", "02 Folder", {"03 Folder", {"03.1 Folder", "03.2 Folder"}}, "04 Folder", "05 Folder", {"06 Folder", "06.1 Folder", "06.2 Folder"}, {"07 Folder", {"07.1 Folder", "07.2 Folder"}}, "08 Folder"}

Philip Aker
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