need to add to this script

[smuth]

I have a script that builds home folders from a text document. Several of you had input on this and it works well.

set namedoc to do shell script “cat "” & (POSIX path of file “OS X Server:staffnames.txt”) & “"”

set fold to “/Volumes/OS X Server/homes/”

repeat with i from 1 to number of paragraphs in namedoc
set this_item to paragraph i of namedoc
if this_item is “end” then exit repeat
do shell script “mkdir "” & fold & this_item & “"”
end repeat
display dialog “Done!”

The only problem is if it finds a folder already created, it stops and doesn’t go on.
How do I put a check in to see if the folder exists and only make it if necessary, skip it if its there? I don’t want to overwrite users data by forcing fresh folders down everytime I need to add 5-10 users.

thanks, I know you all will find a way!

[Bruce_Phillips]

Try using ‘mkdir -p’.

do shell script "mkdir -p \"" & fold & this_item & "\""

@mkdir man page

-p

Create intermediate directories as required. If this option is not specified, the full path prefix of each operand must already exist. On the other hand, with this option specified, no error will be reported if a directory given as an operand already exists.

[smuth]

Thx

That worked like a champ, I can throw the list at the script and if a user needs a home folder its there with default permissions.

I really need to add a Documents folder within it and set permissions to make the folder name the owner but I can do that with HomeDirectoryHelper if I have to.