Fetch Softworks

AppleScript: Expected Reference (3 posts)

• Started 19 years ago by haecceity
• Latest reply 19 years ago from haecceity

• haecceity Member

  Hello,
  I'm getting the following error message when I run this script "Fetch 4.0.3 got an error: Expected a reference". the error occurs inside the 'else' statement. i can't understand why... i've used a similar 'put into' command in other scripts with no problem. Any suggestions? Thanks,
  ian

  tell application "Finder"
  if folder "Macintosh HD:Users:User:Desktop:Backups" exists then
  else
  make new folder with properties {name:"Backups", desktop:true}
  end if

  set dialogVar to display dialog "Where would you like to backup to?" default answer ""
  set BackupLocation to text returned of dialogVar
  set dialogVar to display dialog "What is your user name" default answer ""
  set UserName to text returned of dialogVar
  set dialogVar to display dialog "What is your password" default answer ""
  set UserPass to text returned of dialogVar

  end tell

  tell application "Fetch 4.0.3"

  set remotedir to "ftp://" & UserName & ":" & UserPass & "@" & BackupLocation & "/Uploads" as string
  open remote directory remotedir

  if remote directory "Backups" exists then
  delete remote directory "Backups"
  put into remotedir item alias "Macintosh HD:Users:user:Desktop:Backups:"
  else
  put into remotedir item alias "Macintosh HD:Users:user:Desktop:Backups:"
  end if
  quit

  end tell

  Posted 19 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  I think that you want "put into remote directory remotedir" rather than "put into remotedir".

  Please let me know if that isn't it,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 19 years ago #

• haecceity Member

  That was it... sorry I didn't notice that.

  Thanks for your quick response. You're the hardest working tech support guy I've ever come across.

  ian

  Posted 19 years ago #