Re: Watch folder activation
Re: Watch folder activation
- Subject: Re: Watch folder activation
- From: Jim Brandt <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2017 16:17:18 -0500
I don’t think the script is failing. After the re-boot it works just fine. I’ve
been using this same script attached to the watch folder for about a year now
without any problems.
> On 9-Jul-2017, at 11:53 AM, Andrew Oliver <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> What do the logs say?
>
> Is the script firing, and failing? Or not firing at all?
>
> I vaguely recall some kind of failsafe where if he script errors more than x
> times in y executions then its disabled, so it's worth walking through your
> script for possible error states
>
> Hope that helps
>
> Andrew
> :)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 9, 2017, at 6:17 AM, Jim Brandt <email@hidden
> <mailto:email@hidden>> wrote:
>
>> I have a Mac Mini running El Capitan which has a script attached to a watch
>> folder.
>>
>> The script reads plist files dropped into the watch folder to send video
>> files to various places, described by the parameters in the plist file.
>>
>> Lately, I've had to restart the machine in order to make the watch folder
>> action happen. Disabling and enabling the folder actions via Apple supplied
>> scripts as well as control-clicking the services menu on the watch folder
>> and disabling then re-enabling the folder actions does not make the script
>> activate when the files are dropped.
>>
>> Only re-booting the machine makes the watch folder work. After a period of
>> inactivity, the watch folder quits working again.
>>
>> Does anyone else have this experience?
>>
>> Is this a bug in the OS or is there something else I should be doing to make
>> the watch folder stay active?
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Jim Brandt
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