finished moment of file copy in a folder

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#1

Hello all,

Is there a way in Applescript to determine when a file copied ( not moved ) into a folder is finished?
It is no problem to use a folder action or even launchd, but it should activate an applescript script.

Someone any experience or idea’s?

Thanks

#2

Hello.

There is some really good posts about busy files here. Try using those words as search criteria and see what shows up. Search for posts by Adam Bell as well -I remember seeing his name in connection with this topic.

As long as a file is not totally downloaded or copied over a server volume, its status is busy, which is a property of one of the files. -But as I can recall: it isn’t really that simple. But all that you need to know is here, -you just have to find it.

Best Regards

McUsr

#3

hi,

you could put the try-block in a handler …

set aFileAlias to choose file
try
	--... Lsof lists information about files opened by processes ...
	do shell script "lsof " & quoted form of (POSIX path of aFileAlias)
	-- still busy
	return true
on error
--ready
	return false
end try

P.S. just remembered where i found it once: http://www.hohabadu.de

#4

Hello.

I just wanted to add that as of Snow Leopard you don’t need to give POSIX path an alias, a path or filename in text will suffice.

Where that leaves us regarding backwards compatibility is a whole different matter.

Best regards

McUsr (with a now little bit bigger and more useful System library! :slight_smile:

#5

Thank you all for the current replies. But, like lsof and fs_usage give reply even when the file is or get selected in the finder. I did those things before. But I keep searching and trying. I will check for the options.

Thanks again

#6

I was thinking kind of similar thoughts yesterday.

Well, then you have to investigate the busy state, or not select the file while it is being downloaded.

Best Regards

McUsr