Fetch Softworks

Simple Apple Script Question (9 posts)

• Started 14 years ago by tinmanfoto
• Latest reply 14 years ago from Scott McGuire

• tinmanfoto Member

  what's wrong with my script:?

  set theFile to "Macintosh HD:Folder:myfile.pdf"
  set destinationURL to "ftp://username:@server_url/folder/"
  tell application "Fetch"
  put into url destinationURL item theFile
  end tell

  it works if I use:
  set theFile to (choose file with prompt "Choose file to upload files from:" as string)
  instead of:
  set theFile to "Macintosh HD:Folder:myfile.pdf"

  any help is much appreciated!

  Posted 14 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Hi,

  Try changing

  set theFile to "Macintosh HD:Folder:myfile.pdf"

  to

  set theFile to file "Macintosh HD:Folder:myfile.pdf"

  Does that work?

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 14 years ago #

• tinmanfoto Member

  yes I did, I get a different error: can't get file "Macintosh HD:Folder:myfile.pdf"

  Posted 14 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Hi,

  Hmm. Another thing to try is

  set theFile to alias "Macintosh HD:Folder:myfile.pdf"

  Does that work?

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 14 years ago #

• tinmanfoto Member

  Very cool. That works! Thank you so much for your help.

  Posted 14 years ago #

• Addington Member

  I used fetch to move a webpage I designed in iweb on my mac to another server.
  I have to go in and edit it. I went back to iweb and made those edits. Now
  do I just get fetch to move only the page with corrections or the entire file? Does fetch replace the old
  files with the new? Addington

  Posted 14 years ago #

• Scott McGuire Administrator

  Hi Addington,

  Due to the way iWeb works, it is usually best to upload your entire website again after making changes (because even if you think you're making changes to just one page, sometimes other iWeb pages will be changed as well and it may not be obvious which ones).

  You should do exactly what you did the first time to upload your website (including to Publish to Folder with iWeb), and when you upload, Fetch will replace the old webpages with the new ones.

  We have step by step instructions on using Fetch to upload websites created with iWeb - it may be helpful to read it over if you haven't already; it also links to a help topic that suggests solutions to common problems.

  Thanks,

  Scott McGuire
  Fetch Softworks

  Edited 14 years ago #

• Addington Member

  Wow - it worked just as you suggested. I thought all my hard work creating a website would be for nothing.
  Thank you Fetch for making it so easy and for making me look like a pro.

  Thanks again!

  Addington

  Posted 14 years ago #

• Scott McGuire Administrator

  Hi Addington,

  You're welcome, we're glad to hear you're all set!

  Best,

  Scott McGuire
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 14 years ago #