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How do I download a folder and subfolders using Applescript? (5 posts)

• Started 12 years ago by Simon
• Latest reply 12 years ago from Jim Matthews

• Simon Member

  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 12 years ago #

• 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

  Posted 12 years ago #

• 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)

  Posted 12 years ago #

• 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

  Posted 12 years ago #

• 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
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 12 years ago #