Folder action to alert on max file size

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

hi total newbie,

I am trying to amend the apple folder action “add - new item alert.scpt” to display an alert message when a file is added to the folder which is over 5MB.

In the office we have a folder where pdfs are stored however some are dropped in too large for emailing.

Any help would be appreciated.

ade

#2

Perhaps something like this…

on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items
	repeat with i from 1 to the count of items in these_items
		set this_item to item i of these_items
		tell application "Finder"
			set file_limit to 5242880 -- 5 MB in bytes
			if size of (info for this_item) is greater than file_limit then
				set item_name to name of this_item
				move this_item to path to desktop folder
				delay 0.2
				display dialog "The item: " & """ & item_name & """ & " exceeds the 5 MB limit and has been moved to the desktop!" with icon stop buttons ("OK") default button "OK"
			end if
		end tell
	end repeat
end adding folder items to

Hope this helps.

#3

brill,

thanks ever so much that works a treat.

Ade