Image Events->move file repeat loop in folder

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#1

Hi!

I have a script running to my satisfaction when I set the script to make me choose a file.

What I really need is making the script loop through all files in a folder, checking them for a certain condition, and move the files into two different folders according to their condition (amount of pixels).

I have tried a lot of different ways the last few hours, but have not succeeded. I just can’t get the repeat syntax correct.

Can anyone give me a hint, pls?


set destinationFolder1 to "Path:to:folder1:"
set destinationFolder2 to "Path:to:folder2:"
set sourceFolder to "Path:to:sourcefolder:"
set pixToCheck to list folder sourceFolder without invisibles

set tmpFile to choose file

tell application "Image Events"
	launch
	set tmpImage to open tmpFile
	set {tmpImageX, tmpImageY} to dimensions of tmpImage
	set totalPixels to (tmpImageX * tmpImageY)
	close tmpImage
	if totalPixels > 14000000 then
		tell application "Finder" to move file tmpFile to folder destinationFolder1
	else
		tell application "Finder" to move file tmpFile to folder destinationFolder2
	end if
end tell

Regards Inge

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#2

Something like this ?

set destinationFolder1 to "Path:to:folder1:"
set destinationFolder2 to "Path:to:folder2:"
set sourceFolder to "Path:to:sourcefolder:"

tell application "Finder"
	--set pixToCheck to list folder sourceFolder without invisibles
	--set tmpFile to choose file
	set allFiles to entire contents of sourceFolder
	try
		repeat with tmpFile in allFiles
			tell application "Image Events"
				--launch
				set tmpImage to open tmpFile
				set {tmpImageX, tmpImageY} to dimensions of tmpImage
				set totalPixels to (tmpImageX * tmpImageY)
				close tmpImage
			end tell
			if totalPixels > 14000000 then
				move tmpFile to folder destinationFolder1
			else
				move tmpFile to folder destinationFolder2
			end if
		end repeat
	end try
end tell

I assume that
a) sourceFolder contains only image files, otherwise you will have to add a check routine in order to handle other types of files
b) the Image Events part works as laid out in your code (didn’t test it at all)

Ciao
Farid

#3

I’d use:
set allfiles to every file in sourceFolder

If you use entire contents, it’s going to get all files in subfolders as well as the subfolders themselves. That may be what you want, but if you don’t, it’s just going to slow you down.