Folder Action move file fails in to move Acrobat Out

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#1

I hunted earlier for a way to examine how my folder action could be observed, bu the links appear to be expired.

I’ve built a static script that moves a file from the Acrobat Out folder to a folder on the server.

But when I comment out the static parts and enable the folder action code, I get air biscuits.

10.4.8 on PowerPC

After perusing the BBS, I cannot see what I’m doing wrong.


--set this_folder to "Homer:Users:Shared:acrobs homer:proofs:Out:"
--set this_file to "7479.03 Kevin Bryant bc proof.pdf"
set zacrob to "MrJr:Zacrobs:"
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items
	tell application "Finder"
		--move file (this_folder & this_file) to (zacrob & this_file) as alias replacing yes
		repeat with this_file from 1 to count of these_items
			move file this_file of folder this_folder to folder zacrob replacing yes
		end repeat
	end tell
end adding folder items to

Pointers are appreciated, thanx, sam

#2

Does this work? (totally untested btw, I rarely use the Finders move, copy, delete etc. functions)

set zacrob to "MrJr:Zacrobs:"
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items
	tell application "Finder"
		repeat with this_file in these_items
			move file this_file of folder this_folder to folder zacrob replacing yes
		end repeat
	end tell
end adding folder items to
#3

Hi Sam

try this:

property zacrob : "MrJr:Zacrobs:"
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items
	tell application "Finder"
		--move file (this_folder & this_file) to (zacrob & this_file) as alias replacing yes
		repeat with this_file from 1 to count of these_items
			move file this_file of folder this_folder to folder zacrob replacing yes
		end repeat
	end tell
end adding folder items to

use a property because when the handler is called, the set zacrob to line will never be executed

Edit: or, short version:

property zacrob : "MrJr:Zacrobs:"
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items
	tell application "Finder" to move these_items to folder zacrob replacing yes
end adding folder items to
#4

No, but thanks for offering it. I have even tried attaching it to another folder to be sure that the Acrobat Out folder didn’t have something funny going on, thanx, sam

#5

Stefan, that was it.

It was the Property, which my books never seem to mention.

Perhaps it’s because, as you say, my code is outside the handler that it ignored it? thanx much, sam

#6

It certainly worked when I dropped a file into this folder via the finder, but it doesn’t when I use the Acrobat Distill folders. Not wanting to insult your intelligence, but the Distiller program uses hot folders of In and Out to convert Postscript to a PDF.

Of course, when it’s finished, I want the PDF moved to Zacrobs as you see.

So, it seems to me that the dumping of the pdf into the Out folder is not seen by the Finder, thus no Folder Action?

perhaps tell System Events?

thanx, sam