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applescript /uploading files (4 posts)

• Started 22 years ago by btaylor
• Latest reply 18 years ago from marino

• btaylor Member

  Hi all,

  I am trying to automate an upload process: replace a folder of (.pdf) files on a remote ftp server with a local copy. I have been testing a single file transfer

  store alias "MYDISK:PDF:AFILE.PDF" host "ftp.bogus.com" user "abcd" password "xyz" path "PDF/BFILE.PDF"

  The connection is made and the PDF directory is accessed, however I consistently get an error "A file was not found" and no file is listed in the directory

  Any help appreciated

  cheers Bill

  Posted 22 years ago #

• btaylor Member

  Well I seem to have solved most of my problem with

  tell application "Finder"
  open file "Fetch 4.0" of folder "Fetch 4.0 Folder" of startup disk
  end tell
  tell application "Fetch 4.0"
  activate
  close shortcut window 1
  set remotedir to remote directory "ftp://......."
  open remotedir
  put into remotedir item alias "MYHD:PDF:"
  close transfer window 1
  quit Application "Fetch 4.0"
  end tell

  unfortunately the close shorcut window 1 does not have the desired effect, when fetch launches the default connection window is displayed and has to be manually closed before the script proceeds, I wonder what command I need to do that automtically

  Posted 22 years ago #

• btaylor Member

  Okay, so it looks like I solved my own problem completely now...

  To avoid the default connection window coming up, create a short cut for the require connection. The shortcut can be edited to include the password as it is simpley a text file. The in the script, getthe finder to open file <the shortcut>, then proceed as before:

  tell application "Finder"
  -- Openning a Shortcut skips new connection screen
  -- fetch shortcuts are in plain text as follows
  --DIR ftp://username:password@host/folder
  open file "PDFupdate" of folder "Fetch 4.0 Folder" of startup disk

  end tell
  tell application "Fetch 4.0"
  activate
  set remotedir to remote directory "ftp://username:password@host/folder"
  --open remotedir
  put into remotedir item alias "MYHD:PDF:"
  close transfer window 1
  quit Application "Fetch 4.0"
  end tell

  Posted 22 years ago #

• marino Member

  Your problem between your second and third post was how to bypass the "New Connection" dialog. Your workaround was to open a shortcut first.

  I had been doing the same thing for 2ears but for some reason it became impractical.

  You can permanently get rid of the "New Connection Window at startup" in Preferences/Misc.

  This should be in the FAQ.
  Cause otherwise Fetch is extremely easy to AppleScript just with the Script Editor recorder.

  Posted 18 years ago #