Create folder in file location

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hi,

I’m launching a script from Adobe Illustrator, and I would like to create a folder at the same location as the file I am running the script from.
The problem I’ve encountered is that the file path returns the name of my file.

I’m quite new to scripting, so any advise would be very appreciated.

#2

You can coerce the file returned to a string, and then use text item delimiters to remove the file name:

set thePath to file path as text
set saveTID to AppleScript's text item delimiters -- store for later
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {":"}
set folderPath to (text 1 thru text item -2 of thePath) & ":"
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to saveTID -- restore old value
#3

Hi,

Thanks for your help. Here is my script with your code added, is there anything obvious as to why this is not working?

tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
	
	set thepath to file path of document 1 as text
	set saveTID to AppleScript's text item delimiters
	set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {":"}
	set folderPath to (text 1 thru text item -2 of thepath) & ":"
	set AppleScript's text item delimiters to saveTID
	
end tell

tell application "Finder"
	make new folder in thepath with properties {name:"test folder"}
	
end tell

Cheers.

#4

The Finder works in files and folders, not paths:

   make new folder in folder thepath with properties {name:"test folder"}
#5

Shouldn’t it be:

   make new folder in folder folderPath with properties {name:"test folder"}

?

so the complete code looks like:

set thepath to file path of document 1 as text
set saveTID to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {":"}
set folderPath to (text 1 thru text item -2 of thepath) & ":"
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to saveTID

tell application "Finder" to make new folder in folder folderPath with properties {name:"test folder"}
#6

Indeed – thanks DJ.

#7

Hi,

try to

tell application "Finder"
	set folderToSave to (container of vectorFile) as string -- set path to input file
	update folder folderToSave -- update information about folder structure
	if (exists folder (folderToSave & "Jpeg")) then
		try #2-1
			set my outputFolder to folder (folderToSave & "Jpeg") as string
		on error
			set my outputFolder to make new folder at folderToSave with properties {name:"Jpeg"}
		end try
	else
		set my outputFolder to make new folder at folderToSave with properties {name:"Jpeg"}
	end if
end tell

where vectorFile is your selected Illustrator file,

outputFolder “ folder to save your output file

path for your output file “

set newFileName to (outputFolder as text) & docName & "." & this_extension

Save file with Illustrator

with timeout of 1800 seconds
					try  -- #6
						export current document to file newFileName as JPEG with options ¬
							{class:JPEG export options, quality:jpegQuality, horizontal scaling:scaleValue, vertical scaling:scaleValue, matte:false, artboard clipping:true}
					on error the error_message number the error_number
						tell me
							activate
							display alert ¬
								"Module \"saveVectorAsJpeg\" got an error “" message ¬
								"#6, Illustrator can't save the file: " & the error_number & ". " & the error_message
						end tell
						close current document saving no
						exit repeat
						return false
					end try
				end timeout

Here i save Ai document as Jpeg

save current document in file newFileName as eps with options {class:EPS save options, compatibility:Illustrator 16, embed linked files:true, PostScript:level 3}

here as EPS