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Re: Folder action to change file type
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Re: Folder action to change file type


  • Subject: Re: Folder action to change file type
  • From: Bert Knabe <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:01:48 -0500
  • Thread-topic: Folder action to change file type

It fails silently. The issue is that neither the file type or creator were
getting changed.

Thanks to looking at your suggestions and some sent off-list by Yvan Keonig
I actually managed to get the modified droplet working in OS 9, and I found
the old Applescript help files and the 2001 versions of the Applescript
Language Guide and Applescript Finder Guide (PDF's) so I'm hoping I'll be
able to figure this out over the weekend. Of course, an added feature -
moving the files to another folder - has been requested, so we'll see how
that goes.

Thanks, and I may be asking for more help, later. If you want to see the
abomination I have semi-working, I'll be glad to send it to you.

Bert


On 10/16/09 4:09 PM, "Stockly, Ed" <email@hidden> wrote:

> try:
>
>  set creator type of new_item to "crtr"
>
> Instead of
>
>>> set creator  of new_item to "crtr"
>
> When you say it doesn't work, what happens?  Does the dialog appear in the
> version I gave you?  If so what is displayed? Does it fail silently?  Does
> it seem to work but the icon doesn't change?
>
> Is the issue making the folder action work or changing file/creator types or
> both?
>
> ES
>

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