Fetch Softworks

FTP Notification (5 posts)

• Started 18 years ago by Jward
• Latest reply 18 years ago from Jward

• Jward Member

  Hi,

  I'm looking for a way to recieve automatic notification when there is a new post to our FTP site.

  Any Help!

  Posted 18 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  You could write an AppleScript to periodically check for new files. Let me know if you need help doing that.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 18 years ago #

• Jward Member

  Hi Jim,

  I've never writen an applescript before, so your help would be greatly appreciated!

  Jeff

  Posted 18 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Sorry for the late response. Here's a script that (if you save it as an application and run it) checks a server folder once a minute, and puts up a dialog if it sees anything in the folder. You could also have it beep or say something.

  on idle
  tell application "Fetch 4.0.3"
  open url "ftp://userid:@hostname/path/"
  set itemCount to count of every remote item of transfer window 1
  if itemCount > 0 then
  display dialog "Item on server"
  end if
  end tell
  return 60 -- check again in 1 minute
  end idle

  You need to change the URL in the script. The easiest way to compose a URL is to connect to the folder in question with Fetch and choose Copy from the Edit menu.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 18 years ago #

• Jward Member

  Thanks Jim,
  This has been very helpful

  Posted 18 years ago #