Fetch Softworks

AppleScript Automation (7 posts)

• Started 20 years ago by chadlindsey
• Latest reply 19 years ago from Jim Matthews

• chadlindsey Member

  I need some help creating a watched folder script that does not miss added files to the folder while another file is being uploaded via Fetch. My script sees new files, but not all of them.

  on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items
  with timeout of 300 seconds
  set myUser to "xxxx"
  set myPassword to "xxxx"
  set myHost to "xxxxxxx"
  set myDirectory to "/home/directory/"
  set myurl to "ftp://" & myUser & ":" & myPassword & "@" & myHost & "/" & myDirectory
  end timeout
  with timeout of 300 seconds
  tell application "Fetch 4.0.3"
  set myBinPref to the add bin suffix
  set the add bin suffix to false
  put into url myurl item these_items text format Raw Data binary format Raw Data
  set the add bin suffix to myBinPref
  quit
  end tell
  end timeout
  end adding folder items to

  thanks much!
  Chad

  Posted 20 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  What version of Mac OS are you running?

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 20 years ago #

• chadlindsey Member

  I am running OSX (10.2.6) and Fetch 4.03.

  Thanks, Chad

  Originally posted by JimMatthews:

  What version of Mac OS are you running?

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 20 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  I apologize for taking so long to answer; I had to do some testing of my own. This script works for me, even if I drag files into the folder while Fetch is busy uploading:

  on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items
  try
  tell application "Fetch 4.0.3"
  with timeout of 60000 seconds
  put into url "ftp://matthews:@Unit.local/Sandbox/" item these_items
  end timeout
  end tell
  on error errorMsg
  display dialog "There was an error trying to put " & (these_items as string) & ": " & errorMsg
  end try
  end adding folder items to

  It also reports any errors that occur. Does this script work for you (after changing the URL)?

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 20 years ago #

• chadlindsey Member

  Jim,
  THANK YOU! works flawlessly!
  I have been racking my brain trying to figure this out.
  thanks again!
  Chad

  Posted 20 years ago #

• Simoncmg Member

  I have tried to use your applescript to automate FTP upload on a watched folder. But I get an error saying invalid password even when I am already connected to the ftp site . Do I need to put the username and password into the applescript?

  Posted 19 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  You need to include the user id in the script, but you can leave out the password and have it pulled from the Keychain. If that is not working could you post the script?

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 19 years ago #