Create a New Folder in a Folder on an iPod.....

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#1

I’m written a script to backup some work to my iPod.

I’d like to store the backup in a folder called “Work Backup”, in a folder called “Backup” but I’m having a problem getting my script to create the “Work backup” folder.

Here’s what I’ve got so far:

set BackupFolder to "Backup:"
	set WorkBackupFolder to "Work Backup"
	set MyLocation to this_iPod & BackupFolder & WorkBackupFolder as string
	try
		get MyLocation as alias
	on error
		tell application "Finder"
			make new folder at this_iPod & BackupFolder with properties {name:WorkBackupFolder}
		end tell
	end try

The script errors with “Finder got an error: Can’t get some object.”

Model: iMac
AppleScript: 2.1.1
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Operating System: Mac OS X (10.4)

#2

Hi,

it could depend on the question: what exactly contains the variable this_iPod? :wink:

#3

Sorry I cut my script down to much…

The “this_iPod” comes from an Apple created script which detects if an iPod is connected.

Here’s the rest of the script:

tell application "SystemUIServer"
	activate
	display dialog "This will Sync info to your iPod" buttons {"Cancel", "Continue"} cancel button 1 default button 2 with title "iPod Sync" giving up after 3 ¬
		with icon alias ((path to startup disk) & "Applications:isync.app:Contents:Resources:iSyncApplicationIcon.icns" as string)
end tell
if the button returned of the result is "cancel" then
	stop
else
	
	------------------
	(* Check for connected iPods. Taken from an AppleScript produced by Apple inc *)
	--on run
	-- check for iPods
	set the mounted_iPods to my locate_iPods()
	-- check for iPod count
	if the mounted_iPods is {} then
		error "No iPod is connected to this computer."
	else if the (count of the mounted_iPods) is greater than 1 then
		-- choose iPod
		set the ipod_names to {}
		repeat with i from 1 to the count of the mounted_iPods
			set this_iPod to item i of the mounted_iPods
			tell application "Finder"
				set the end of the ipod_names to the name of this_iPod
			end tell
		end repeat
		set this_name to (choose from list ipod_names with prompt "Pick the iPod to use:") as string
		if this_name is "false" then error number -128
		repeat with i from 1 to the count of the ipod_names
			if item i of the ipod_names is this_name then
				set this_iPod to item i of the mounted_iPods
				exit repeat
			end if
		end repeat
	else
		set this_iPod to item 1 of the mounted_iPods
	end if
	
	
	set BackupFolder to "Backup:"
	set WorkBackupFolder to "Work Backup"
	set MyLocation to this_iPod & BackupFolder & WorkBackupFolder as string
	try
		get MyLocation as alias
	on error
		tell application "Finder"
			make new folder at this_iPod & BackupFolder with properties {name:WorkBackupFolder}
		end tell
	end try
	
end if
--end run
on locate_iPods()
	set the volumes_directory to "/Volumes/" as POSIX file as alias
	set the volume_names to list folder volumes_directory without invisibles
	set mounted_iPods to {}
	repeat with i from 1 to the count of volume_names
		try
			set this_name to item i of volume_names
			set this_disk to ("/Volumes/" & this_name & "/") as POSIX file as alias
			set these_items to list folder this_disk
			if "iPod_Control" is in these_items then
				set the end of the mounted_iPods to this_disk
			end if
		end try
	end repeat
	return mounted_iPods
end locate_iPods
#4

I guessed that the class of the variable is an alias


.
set BackupFolder to "Backup:"
	set WorkBackupFolder to "Work Backup"
	set MyLocation to (this_iPod as text) & BackupFolder & WorkBackupFolder
	try
		get MyLocation as alias
	on error
		tell application "Finder"
			make new folder at (this_iPod as text) & BackupFolder with properties {name:WorkBackupFolder}
		end tell
	end try
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#5

Thanks for the reply but unfortunately it doesn’t work :frowning:

The Script errors with: "Finder got an error: Can’t make class folder.

#6

does the folder “Backup” already exist on the iPod?
The script creates only the subfolder

#7

Yep, it’s already there

Yep

#8

strange, I tested it on Leopard and Tiger and it worked fine.
Is the iPod locked or don’t you have access privileges?

#9

Double Checked and I’ve got full access and it’s not locked.

When I look at the event log to shows this:

tell application "Finder"
	make new folder at "iDonut:Backup:" with properties {name:"Work Backup"}
		"Finder got an error: Can't make class folder."

But if I create a new script and run this:

tell application "Finder"
	make new folder at "iDonut:Backup:" with properties {name:"Work Backup"}
		end tell

The script works, very strange.