I would like to run an AppleScript on a folder without having to use the (choose folder) command.
I also do not want to restrict the AppleScript to one particular folder by giving a folder path.
What I do want to do isā¦
Run the AppleScript on any folder, anywhere on my MAC and through a keyboard shortcut or Right Click of the mouse (and then select the AppleScript as you can with Automator services).
Is this possible ?
Does anyone have a script where you can select the script to run on a currently selected folder ?
Iām begging here.
Thank You
Gaz
Model: iMac Mac OS X (10.6.4) 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7
AppleScript: Automator - Version 2.1
Browser: Firefox 3.6.12
Operating System: Mac OS X (10.6)
Could I trouble you to show me how to use your script with the following ?
THE FOLLOWING SCRIPT WAS KINDLY SUPPLIED TO ME BY CAMALOT (A MEMBER OF THE FORUMS HERE)
set theFolder to (choose folder)
tell application "Finder"
-- rename the existing folders
try -- use a 'try' block to catch errors, e.g. the folder doesn't exist
set name of folder "Fonts" of folder theFolder to "02_FONTS"
end try
try
set name of folder "Links" of folder theFolder to "03_IMAGE_LINKS"
end try
-- make the new folders
make new folder at folder theFolder with properties {name:"01_MASTER_DOC"}
make new folder at folder theFolder with properties {name:"04_PDF_LR"}
-- delete the unwanted files
delete file "Instructions.txt" of folder theFolder
delete file "Artwork_Folder_Test_UK.indd" of folder theFolder -- this will probably fail!
-- finally, rename the folder (there are reasons why I do this last
if name of folder theFolder contains " Folder" then
set fn to name of folder theFolder
set newName to characters 1 through -8 of fn as text
set name of theFolder to newName
end if
end tell
How would I build in your script below, to the above ?
tell application "Finder"
set theItem to the selection as alias
end tell
That second snippet will make the script fail when you mistakenly select more than one item, as Stefan said.
āget selectionā always returns a list, even when only one item is selected.
As regards your original question: you wanted to replace āchoose folderā, and you were shown the command which would achieve that. Just replace the āchoose folderā line with what I gave you, above. Note that I used ātheSelā where your script uses ātheFolderā.