Re: Watch Folder questions
Re: Watch Folder questions
- Subject: Re: Watch Folder questions
- From: "S. J. Cunningham" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 20:05:17 -0500
On Feb 20, 2016, at 6:46 PM, Jim Brandt wrote:
> I have a question about watch folder actions.
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> I have a script that is attached to a watch folder that reads the data in a plist file dropped into the folder. Using the data in the plist file, I have provided to the script FTP credentials and a list of files, and the script sends these files to the FTP site, using the program Fetch.
>
> On a Mac Mini running Yosemite, sometimes the script starts running as soon as the files are dropped into the watch folder.
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> At other times, they sit in the watch folder for as long as 10 or 15 minutes before the script starts to run.
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> Question 1.
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> Why the delay and how can I make the process start immediately after the files are dropped?
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> Question 2.
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> When I originally developed this script, I was running Mountain Lion. I could drop a file in the watch folder and Fetch would start up. If I dropped a second file in the folder, a second file transfer would start up (so they were both running at the same time). Now, under Yosemite, only one execution will happen at a time. Why? Is this an OS issue?
>
I have similar problems with Folder Watching on Snow Leopard. I switched to a Launch Agent using the WatchPaths key and found it more reliable. Someone will now probably tell me they are both the same but that was my experience FWIW.
Steve
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OS X 10.6.8, AppleScript 2.1.2
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