I have a script that runs on a server, it automatically sorts files that are placed in a hot folder via a sharepoint. Only thing is when the Finder pops up any form of dialog box it stops the script running until the someone clicks OK. But no one knows the script has stopped until they check the server, is there a way of letting the script continue in the background if a dialog box appears?
A little more information will be helpful.
- What are the Finder messages?
- Can you post the script you are running?
It’s any message that the Finder pops up, if I don’t press OK everything stops working. This is the script:
And no I didn’t write it! 
(*
WorkFlow Version 0.7.004
-- 0.1 Initial Build
-- 0.3 Added file monitor routine to bypass slow network transfers
-- 0.5 Watched Folder version via Lingon - runs ever x minutes as set in the launchd job
-- 0.7 Added support to trap for following errors:
¢ invalid source files
¢ improperly named files
¢ failed pdf generation
.004 - fixed log file handling
*)
global theWatchedFolder, ADresourceFolder, lowOptions, highOptions, lowOutputFol, highOutputFol, chainList, lowServerList, highServerList, printerList, failedFolder
-- TO DO
-- -- Add some error checking
-- -- -- particularly for .log files generated
-- -- Handle the original .ps file
on run
-- Declare Paths to Resources
set theWatchedFolder to "PDF:HotFolder"
set ADresourceFolder to "PDF:Distiller Resources:"
set lowOptions to ADresourceFolder & "joboptions:VC_low_res.joboptions"
set highOptions to ADresourceFolder & "joboptions:VC_hi_res.joboptions"
set lowOutputFol to ADresourceFolder & "lowHolding:"
set highOutputFol to ADresourceFolder & "highHolding:"
set failedFolder to "PDF:FailedJobs"
set chainList to {"CURRY", "CURIR", "PCW", "PCWNR", "PCWIR", "DTPCW", "DT", "ADD", "EUR"}
set lowServerList to {"Currys|CurrysDigital_LR_PDF:Weeks:", "Ireland_LR_PDF:Currys_Ireland:Weeks:", "PCWorld_LR_PDF:WEEKS:", "WNR_PCWorld_LR_PDF:Weeks:", "Ireland_LR_PDF:PCWorld_Ireland:Weeks:", "DTF_LR_PDF:WEEKS:", "DTF_LR_PDF:WEEKS:", "DTF_LR_PDF:WEEKS:", "DTF_LR_PDF:WEEKS:"}
set highServerList to {"Currys|CurrysDigital_HR_PDF:Weeks:", "Ireland_HR_PDF:Currys_Ireland:Weeks:", "PCWorld_HR_PDF:WEEKS:", "WNR_PCWorld_HR_PDF:Weeks:", "Ireland_HR_PDF:PCWorld_Ireland:Weeks:", "DTF_HR_PDF:WEEKS:", "DTF_HR_PDF:WEEKS:", "DTF_HR_PDF:WEEKS:", "DTF_HR_PDF:WEEKS:"}
set printerList to {"E-5000", "E-5000", "Toshiba", "E-5000", "E-5000", "E-5000", "E-5000", "E-5000", "E-5000"}
-- Begin the workflow
tell application "Finder"
set theFiles to every file of folder theWatchedFolder
repeat with i from 1 to (count theFiles)
set aFile to item i of theFiles
if (my _verifyFile(aFile, true)) then
my _lowChain(aFile)
my _highChain(aFile)
end if
move aFile to trash
end repeat
end tell
end run
-- Distiller handler to generate low/high res PDFs
to _Distill(aFile, outputPath, jobOptions)
set aFilePosix to POSIX path of (aFile as Unicode text)
tell application "Acrobat Distiller"
set theResult to Distill sourcePath aFilePosix adobePDFSettingsPath (POSIX path of jobOptions) destinationPath (POSIX path of outputPath)
end tell
return theResult
end _Distill
-- Rename the PDF and store in proper location
to _storePrintFile(suffix)
tell application "Finder"
if suffix is "_LR" then
set aPDF to item 1 of (get files of folder lowOutputFol) as alias
else
set aPDF to item 1 of (get files of folder highOutputFol) as alias
end if
my _verifyFile(aPDF, false)
set {tid, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, "_"}
set {name:Nm, name extension:Ex} to (info for aPDF)
if Ex is missing value then set Ex to ""
if Ex is not "" then
set Nm to text 1 thru ((count Nm) - (count Ex) - 1) of Nm
set Ex to "." & Ex
end if
set fileName to Nm & suffix & Ex
set name of aPDF to fileName
try
set {theGroup, na, wc} to text items of fileName
set chain to text 3 thru -1 of wc
on error
-- an error has occured with the file name, trick the script into a .log extension to trigger error handling
set Ex to ".log"
end try
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to tid
if Ex is equal to ".log" then
move aPDF to folder failedFolder with replacing
return false
end if
if chain is in chainList then
repeat with i from 1 to (count chainList)
if chain is equal to (item i of chainList) then
if suffix is "_LR" then
set theServer to POSIX path of (item i of lowServerList)
exit repeat
else
set theServer to POSIX path of (item i of highServerList)
tell application "Printer Setup Utility" to set current printer to printer (item i of printerList)
tell application "Adobe Acrobat Pro"
open aPDF
print pages active doc PS Level 3 with binary output and shrink to fit
close active doc
end tell
exit repeat
end if
end if
end repeat
set command to "/bin/mv -f " & (quoted form of (POSIX path of aPDF)) & space & (quoted form of theServer) & "Week" & (text 1 thru 2 of wc) & "/" & theGroup & "*/"
do shell script command
return true
else
move aPDF to folder failedFolder with replacing
return false
end if
end tell
end _storePrintFile
-- Low Res Chain handler
to _lowChain(aFile)
set lowResult to my _Distill(aFile, lowOutputFol, lowOptions)
if lowResult is not 1 then
--handle a error here on generation
return false
end if
-- also need to verify not a .log file
my _storePrintFile("_LR")
end _lowChain
-- High Res Chain handler
to _highChain(aFile)
set highResult to my _Distill(aFile, highOutputFol, highOptions)
if highResult is not 1 then
--handle a error here on generation
return false
end if
-- also need to verify not a .log file
my _storePrintFile("_HR")
end _highChain
to _verifyFile(aFile, fullVerify)
repeat
set was to (info for (aFile as alias) with size)
delay 8
set isNow to (info for (aFile as alias) with size)
if was = isNow then exit repeat
end repeat
if fullVerify then
tell application "Finder"
if name extension of (info for (aFile as alias)) is not "eps" then
move aFile to folder failedFolder with replacing
return false
end if
end tell
end if
return true
end _verifyFile
Just remembered I have it running as a User Agent using Lingon if that is relevant.