I am confused why this isn’t creating a new folder in the specified path?
I am getting an error: Can’t make “Remove_Character_Files” into type integer.
Can anybody help describe this error to somebody who doesn’t get scripting very well?
Thanks,
jeff
property mainFolder3 : "Remove_Character_Files" -- Change this as needed
tell application "Finder"
if not (exists folder mainFolder3 of ((path to current user folder as Unicode text) & "Library:Application Support:")) then
set destFolder2 to make folder at ((path to current user folder as Unicode text) & "Documents:Library:Application Support:") with properties {name:mainFolder3}
end if
end tell
you’re checking a folder of a string path (folder “Remove_Character_Files” of “Mac HD.Application Support”)
but you want to check a folder of a folder
"property mainFolder3 : "Remove_Character_Files" -- Change this as needed
tell application "Finder"
if not (exists folder mainFolder3 of folder ((path to current user folder as Unicode text) & "Library:Application Support:")) then
set destFolder2 to make folder at folder ((path to current user folder as Unicode text) & "Documents:Library:Application Support:") with properties {name:mainFolder3}
end if
end tell
or, shorter, in this case the script checks a folder of an alias
property mainFolder3 : "Remove_Character_Files" -- Change this as needed
tell application "Finder"
if not (exists folder mainFolder3 of (path to application support folder from user domain)) then
set destFolder2 to make folder at (path to application support folder from user domain) with properties {name:mainFolder3}
end if
end tell
Stefan,
Thank you very much for the explanation, and it now makes sense. FWIW, I was trying to replicate a script that pathed to the desktop. (see below) But I guess the desktop has special rules that allow it not to be defined as a folder, but rather simply “desktop”? Is this wrong logic on my part?
if not (exists folder mainFolder of desktop) then -- Check to see if the folder exists
set destFolder to make folder at desktop with properties {name:mainFolder} -- If not, make it.
end if
Oh and btw, I shouldn’t have included “Documents” in the path in my original post. That was an oversight that I knew about but forgot about before I posted
As desktop is the top level folder of the Finder, you actually don’t need to mention it
property mainFolder : "Remove_Character_Files" -- Change this as needed
tell application "Finder"
if not (exists folder mainFolder) then -- Check to see if the folder exists
set destFolder to make folder with properties {name:mainFolder} -- If not, make it.
end if
end tell
You can refer to the desktop of the current user in these ways:
outside Finder or System Events tell block
path to desktop --> alias "Mac HD:Users:myUser:Desktop:
-- or
path to desktop folder --> alias "Mac HD:Users:myUser:Desktop:
inside a Finder tell block
tell application "Finder" to desktop --> object (file specifier) desktop
