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How do I download a folder and subfolders using Applescript? (5 posts)
- Started 11 years ago by Simon
- Latest reply 11 years ago from Jim Matthews
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Simon Member
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Jim Matthews Administrator
Hi Simon,
The easiest way to figure out AppleScript syntax for Fetch is to click the Record button in Script Editor, perform the task (in this case a download) manually, and then click Stop in Script Editor. Fetch will record an AppleScript for the actions you just took, which you can use as a template.
The recorded script may name the downloaded items. To download every item instead you may want something like:
download every remote item of transfer window "ftp.myftpserver.com"
Please let me know if you run into any problems.
Thanks,
Jim Matthews
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Simon Member
The record script only tells me how to copy single files. That works.
But : download every remote item of transfer window "ftp.myftpserver.com"
Doesn't work.
Error is:
error "Fetch got an error: Can’t get every remote item of window (transfer window id 232280960)." number -1728 from every remote item of window (transfer window id 232280960)
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Simon Member
Solved it (two ways). In case anyone needs the solution it is mentioned on StackExchange.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9325743/how-do-you-download-all-files-using-fetch-and-applescript
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Jim Matthews Administrator
Hi Simon,
I posted another answer on StackOverflow, to explain why your original script did not work. AppleScript can be very finicky!
Thanks,
Jim Matthews
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Just purchased fetch as it looks like it will do the job nicely for what I want.
I can't for the life of me though find information on how to download all files/folders in a specified folder on my FTP server.
Can someone point me to this? Thanks.
Posted 11 years ago #