Running a Folder through an ImageReady/Photoshop droplet...

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#1

I’ve been attempting this for a long time, and I just can’t seem to figure it out. Plus, since AppleScript has a function called “Droplet” (like Photoshop), when I try to search I get bogged down by inaccuracies.

I have a Photoshop and an ImageReady Droplet that resize some images, add some effects and save them. All I want to do is, when some places a file/folder in the Images folder, to have that file/folder run through the droplet.

Since it isn’t recognized as an Application, I have been toying with the open command within Finder’s Dictionary. I can get the Droplet to open, but I can’t get it to automatically run on the folder/file.

Typically, to make a droplet work, you drag a file onto it. Is there a specific command I should be looking for?

Thanks,

Nate

#2

You’ll need to use something like this to create an AppleScript droplet. Save as application.

on open dropped_items
	repeat with this_item in dropped_items
		-- do something to/with this_item
	end repeat
end open

– Rob

#3

Actually, I already have the photoshop droplet made. It acts just like an application or an AppleScript droplet; just it is a Photoshop droplet.

What I need to do is simulate the dragging of a folder ontop of the droplet that is already there.

Thanks,

Nate

#4

If you attach this script to the drop folder as a folder action, it might do what you want to do.

on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items
	tell application "Finder" to open added_items using "path:to:droplet"
end adding folder items to

– Rob

#5

Well, that worked fine for running the droplet, but now the rest of the script won’t work. Basically, this is supposed to take a folder of images, make them website ready, copy the folder to temp, rename that to thumb and then copy that folder back into the original (then, later, that thumb file will get another script run on it)

Basically, with the following script, it just stops after it runs the ImageResize droplet. it doesn’t continue with the other part that I know works. Any ideas?

Appreciate it,

Nate

property dialog_timeout : 30
property TempDir : "Macintosh HD:Users:admin:Desktop:ImageGallery:temp:"
property TempDirThumb : "Macintosh HD:Users:admin:Desktop:ImageGallery:temp:thumb:"


on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving AddedImages
	
	try
	
		tell application "Finder"
			set the NewFolder to item 1 of the AddedImages
			set the NewFolderName to the name of NewFolder
		end tell
		
		tell application "Finder" to open NewFolder using "Macintosh HD:Applications:ImageResize"
		
		tell application "Finder"
			delete TempDirThumb
			set ThumbNailFolder to duplicate NewFolder to TempDir
			--set ThumbNailFolder to duplicate NewFolder to TempDir with replacing
			set name of ThumbNailFolder to "thumb"
			move TempDirThumb to NewFolder with replacing
		end tell
		
	end try
	
end adding folder items to
#6

Does this work?

property dialog_timeout : 30
property TempDir : "Macintosh HD:Users:admin:Desktop:ImageGallery:temp:"
property TempDirThumb : "Macintosh HD:Users:admin:Desktop:ImageGallery:temp:thumb:"

on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving AddedImages
	
	try
		tell application "Finder"
			set the NewFolder to item 1 of the AddedImages
			set the NewFolderName to the name of NewFolder
			
			open NewFolder using "Macintosh HD:Applications:ImageResize"
			
			delete folder TempDirThumb
			set ThumbNailFolder to duplicate NewFolder to folder TempDir
			--set ThumbNailFolder to duplicate NewFolder to TempDir with replacing 
			set name of ThumbNailFolder to "thumb"
			move folder TempDirThumb to NewFolder with replacing
		end tell
	end try
	
end adding folder items to

– Rob