which is better: applescript "move" command or do shell script mv….?
which is better: applescript "move" command or do shell script mv….?
- Subject: which is better: applescript "move" command or do shell script mv….?
- From: Dee Dee Sommers <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 23:08:58 -0400
Dear wonderful, patient Applescript and Mac gurus,
Here is my next question:
Which is better or more desirable in a situation?
Currently, all of our timers are Automator alarms that are mostly "run applescript….".
Some of the workflows simply address a specific [scriptable] application.
Others involve moving files around, but keeping the filename intact;
then there are the ones that involve renaming the file as it is copied or moved into another folder -- those we are handling with folder action automator workflows.
Now I think I am becoming a hot-shot (lol) and ready to step away slightly, from the dependence on Automator, to do the work in Applescript without the overhead of Automator.
As such,
I have a workflow I would like to replace, that moves specific files from folder a to folder b. The folders are on the same volume and in the same subdirectory. Folder b will normally contain files with the same name as the ones I am moving. I want to overwrite the existing files.
No name change.
This is working without flaw.
The only reason I want to change it is because now I want to follow the moving of files with a little sub routine or something like that, that calls QT Pro to export one of the files I just moved, to another format, with the same name, just a different extension, and to be written in the same location as the source file. I want this to run after the successful completion of moving the files.
There are only 4 files we're talking about, for the move, so it's not like a ginormous task to move the files with replacing….
Thank you for any advice (or criticism) you might feel inspired to offer!
Oh, this file work is being done on a Mac Pro, running OS X 10.8.4…..
Thank you for your brain share,
Dee Dee
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