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applescript/ downloading files (3 posts)

• Started 22 years ago by scarmody
• Latest reply 22 years ago from scarmody

• scarmody Member

  I'm trying to develop an applescript that can download a file. I'm currently this snippet of code:

  with timeout of 60000 seconds
  tell application "Fetch 4.0"
  download url gDesturl
  -- quit
  end tell
  end timeout

  where gDesturl contains a valid ftp url. Fetch connects successfully to the server, starts the download, and then pops up a Dialog box asking me where to store the file.

  I want this process to run automatically, and I'd like to be able to specify, in the applescript code, the local path where I'd like Fetch to store the file. I don't see any properties on the download verb that would allow me to specify this. Suggestions?

  Should I be using some other verb/command?

  thanks for any help.

  Posted 22 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  You could temporarily set the download folder, but I'd recommend using the copy verb:

  copy url gDestURL to beginning of alias "HD:folder:"

  My standard AppleScript advice is to try recording a script that does what you want (in this case you'd record dragging a file from Fetch to a folder icon in the Finder).

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 22 years ago #

• scarmody Member

  Thanks! That did the trick.

  Posted 22 years ago #