detecting a Sony Memory Stick Pro...

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
,
#1

i have the Sony Cybershot S400 ( i know, a little old… ), and when i plug it in via USB, i get a storage decive “NO NAME”. the thing is that my pendrive is also detected like a storage device “NO NAME”…
so… how can i detect the specific Memory Stick on my cam, in order to do a script that executes when i plug the cam in…
( i want to do a script that automatically detects my cam, prompts me for a folder name, prompts me for a name, moves all my photos to that folder, and replaces the code name DSC-XXXX for the prompted name, )

i think i can do the script, but i can’t detect my cam…

thank you all!!!

marto.

#2

When you plug the pen drive in, it shows up in the Finder. Are you saying that you can’t rename it? Mine, which is also quite old, will accept a name and it is retained. That’s probably not true of your camera, but have you tried to give it a name?

#3

mmmm no i didn’t… i didn’t know i could!
so, if its retained, and i name it “myCam”, how can i make a scirpt to trigger itself when the camera is plugged in?

#4

Two ways. 1) Read Craig Smith’s Article “Using launchd with AppleScript to Access a Flash Drive Automatically” and it will work anytime you plug in the camera and it mounts, or 2) Run a script that includes this line:

tell application "Finder" to set Mounted to (disks where it's name is "ACB-PenDrive") is not {}

with the obvious change of name.