[AS][OSX] Variable in Droplet refers to list?

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#1

I’m having a problem working with files dropped onto a droplet. I think what’s going on is Applescript refers to the files as a list and therefore cannot read a file-type, name extension, or really any helpful info to determine what kind of file it is. Below is the part of the script. Thoughts??

on open theFiles
	tell application "Finder"
		repeat with i from 1 to count theFiles
			if (file type of theFiles is not "IDp4") and ¬
				(file type of theFiles is not "PDF") then
				error "PDF or InDesign documents only, please."
			end if
		end repeat
	end tell
end open

also tried.

if ((kind of item of theFiles) as string) is not “Adobe PDF document” then…

thanks for any help!!

#2

you need to reference the numbers of thefiles like so

on open theFiles
	tell application "Finder"
		repeat with i from 1 to count theFiles
			if (file type of item 1 of theFiles is not "IDp4") or (file type of item 1 of theFiles is not "PDF") then
				display dialog "PDF or InDesign documents only, please."
			end if
		end repeat
	end tell
end open
#3

Hi,

an additional solution without the Finder

on open theFiles
	repeat with i in theFiles
		set t to file type of (info for i)
		if t is not "IDp4" or t is not "PDF" then
			display dialog "PDF or InDesign documents only, please."
		end if
	end repeat
end open
#4

Neither option is working for me. The dialog still pops up as if the file is being read as neither IDd4 or PDF, which makes me think the script isn’t reading the file info at all. Ideas?

#5

Are you sure that the file type is really IDp4?

Some of my InDesign CS(2) files have “IDd3”

PS: James and I changed the boolean condition to or, change it back to and,

#6

I have “filesheck” script that read the file types so I can check that I’m referring to the correct ones. So I know that’s right. It seems that it’s when I use the boolean argument that my script doesn’t work. Your fix (the script with the “t” variable) works but it won’t read if a file is PDF. So it seems only the first half of the if/then statement is being applied.

All of this is for a script that requires PDFs or InDesign (CS2) docs then continues on. I need the script to show an error dialog if it reads that a doc doesn’t match that. So I’m testing out mini scripts to start with.

#7

Figured it out. File types must be 4 characters long and my “PDF” was lacking the ever important space after the “F”.

It works now, thanks!!