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Re: folder actions revisited
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Re: folder actions revisited


  • Subject: Re: folder actions revisited
  • From: Dee Dee <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 21:41:43 -0400

Hi Brian,

Thank you for your experience.  I like your suggestion!  I will try this!

I honestly think Automator is part of the problem.
Dee Dee
On Apr 22, 2015, at 9:06 PM, Brian Christmas <email@hidden> wrote:

> G’day Dee Dee
>
> I’ve been  using folder actions now for 9 years, and found them reliable, with one caveat, keep the called applescript VERY simple.
>
> My folder action script (which is bound to 46 folders, all within one main folder), exists solely to call a more complicated Applescript, which does all the hard work.
>
> It saves the name of the called folder to a .dat file, which is then read by the larger Applescript, which then acts on that folder.
>
> Regards
>
> Santa


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