Duplicate folders to a newly made folder name made from variables.

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#1

Hi Its probably something simple… It always is… :slight_smile:
but its been bugging me for a bit now…
I know how to copy from one folder to another…

But I’m trying to copy the contents from a static folder on a mounted drive (that part works)
to a newly created folder made from lots of specified variables. The folder now exists on the drive with the variable of ‘LiveProjects_Area_ProjectFolder’ with the location ‘LiveProjects_AreaClient’ variable.

How do i duplicate the folders from LIVE PROJECTS:TEST:Template:CS to the newly made folder ‘LiveProjects_Area_ProjectFolder’ at the location ‘LiveProjects_AreaClient’

This is just part of the script but I’m sure you know what i mean…

Thanks for any help…

Rob



try
			duplicate folders of folder "LIVE PROJECTS:TEST:Template:CS:" 
			to LiveProjects_Area_ProjectFolder at LiveProjects_AreaClient
			error errMsg number errNum
			display dialog "Error: " & errNum & return & errMsg
		end try
#2

Can you please post the bit of code which creates that folder?

#3

Sure hope this helps a bit more… this is whats set before the duplication… without the error handlers etc…

The ‘Input_DivCode’, ‘CS_Area_ProjectFolder’, ‘Input_ProjNumber’ etc are all user specified variables from further up the script.

Hope this sheds some light on the problem.

Thanks Rob

mount volume "afp://IP address/Client Services/"
			choose folder with prompt "(In the following dialogue box, Highlight the folder and click Choose)" default location "/Volumes/Client Services"
			
			set CS_Area_ClientFolder to result

set CS_Area_ProjectFolder to (Input_DivCode & "_" & "CS" & "_" & Input_ProjNumber & "¢" & Input_JobNumber & "_" & Input_JobTitle)
make new folder with properties {name:CS_Area_ProjectFolder} at CS_Area_ClientFolder
#4

When making folders etc the script should talk to Finder.
Change this:

make new folder with properties {name:CS_Area_ProjectFolder} at CS_Area_ClientFolder

to this:

tell application "Finder"
	set targetFolder to make new folder with properties {name:CS_Area_ProjectFolder} at CS_Area_ClientFolder
end tell

Change the try block like so:

try
	tell application "Finder"
		duplicate folders of folder "LIVE PROJECTS:TEST:Template:CS:" to targetFolder
	end tell
	error errMsg number errNum
	display dialog "Error: " & errNum & return & errMsg
end try

If it still doesn’t work please post the entire script, and any error messages you get.

#5

Minor comment alastor, you forgot the ‘on’ before error errMsg number errNum

#6

I was right was something simple!!

Thanks very much alastor933 i have added the changes to my script and it works wonderfully.

DJ Bazzie Wazzie, I mistakenly missed the ‘on’ when pasting question on the script.

Thanks

Rob

#7

That try block compiles notwithstanding the syntax error.
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