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applescript and moving files (6 posts)

• Started 18 years ago by reneo
• Latest reply 17 years ago from Jim Matthews

• reneo Member

  I'm trying to put an applescript together that moves all files in a folder to an other directory under the same root, but can't get it to work... this is the code that keeps giving me errors:

  set vPlaatjesFolderFTP to "ftp://x:y@z/www/kijkje/test"
  set vPlaatjesArchiefFolderFTP to "ftp://x:y@z/www/kijkje/testarchief"

  tell application "Fetch 4.0.3"
  run
  set vMove to every file of url vPlaatjesFolderFTP
  move vMove of url vPlaatjesFolderFTP to vPlaatjesArchiefFolderFTP
  display dialog "ready"
  end tell

  anyone with The Solution?!?

  Posted 18 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Do you want to move the files (so they will be at the destination, and not at the source) or copy the files (so they will be in both places)?

  To move you want something like this:

  set vPlaatjesFolderFTP to "ftp://x:y@z/www/kijkje/test"

  tell application "Fetch 4.0.3"
  open url vPlaatjesFolderFTP
  set itemCount to count remote item of transfer window 1
  repeat itemCount times
  set itemName to name of remote item 1
  set name of remote item 1 to "../testarchief/" & itemName
  end repeat
  end tell

  To duplicate the files you want something like this:

  set vPlaatjesFolderFTP to "ftp://x:y@z/www/kijkje/test"
  set vPlaatjesArchiefFolderFTP to "ftp://x:y@z/www/kijkje/testarchief"

  tell application "Fetch 4.0.3"
  open url vPlaatjesFolderFTP
  set itemList to name of every remote item
  duplicate remote item itemList to url vPlaatjesArchiefFolderFTP
  end tell

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 18 years ago #

• reneo Member

  the first applescript to move everything was the right one and works fine!

  Many Thanks Jim!

  Posted 18 years ago #

• curtisdw Member

  Maybe you can help me - I rewrote the script to reflect settings I would use ...

  ------------------------------------
  set mySourceFTP to "ftp://user:pass/servername.com/default_directory/next_directory"

  tell application "Fetch 4.0.3"
  open url mySourceFTP
  set itemCount to count remote item of transfer window 1
  repeat itemCount times
  set itemName to name of remote item 1
  set name of remote item 1 to "../destination_directory/" & itemName
  end repeat
  end tell
  -----------------------

  QUESTIONS:
  1. Did I do this right?
  2. Once finished, how would I use it?
  3. Does the line:
  "set name of remote item 1 to "../destination_directory/" & itemName"

  rename the files in the source directory - or does the script move the files to the destination directory keeping the original filenames?

  ---------------------

  Any help is most appreciated,

  Curtis

  Posted 17 years ago #

• curtisdw Member

  Maybe you can help me - I rewrote the script to reflect settings I would use ...

  ------------------------------------
  set mySourceFTP to "ftp://user:pass/servername.com/default_directory/next_directory"

  tell application "Fetch 4.0.3"
  open url mySourceFTP
  set itemCount to count remote item of transfer window 1
  repeat itemCount times
  set itemName to name of remote item 1
  set name of remote item 1 to "../destination_directory/" & itemName
  end repeat
  end tell
  -----------------------

  QUESTIONS:
  1. Did I do this right?
  2. Once finished, how would I use it?
  3. Does the line:
  "set name of remote item 1 to "../destination_directory/" & itemName"

  rename the files in the source directory - or does the script move the files to the destination directory keeping the original filenames?

  ---------------------

  Any help is most appreciated,

  Curtis

  Posted 17 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  That looks correct. The script would move files to the other directory, but the files would keep their original names.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 17 years ago #