Getting a subset list of files
Getting a subset list of files
- Subject: Getting a subset list of files
- From: Jim Brandt <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2011 08:13:52 -0500
| I have a need to get a list of files from a folder that has a lot of files in it (currently over 3900). The subset is defined by the first piece of the file name. So to test this, I put together this snippet of code:
set Originals to "HD1:InfoMac:•Orginals:" set MacD to "MACSCRPT Digest " & (do shell script ("date \"+%Y\"") as text) tell application "Finder" to set OrgList to every file of folder Originals whose name begins with MacD display dialog (count of OrgList) as text
Currently there are 23 files that meet this criteria.
The script ends in a error that it has timed out. While I know how to fix that, its unacceptable for it to take as long as it does.
My question:
Is there a faster way to isolate a list of files from a larger set based on part of the name?
TIA,
Jim |
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