WIll AppleScript serve my purpose?

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#1

Hi All,

I am experimenting with automation of iPhoto (so as to be good in automation :cool:)
Can anyone please help me answer with following query?

I am thinking of using AppleScript, but I don’t know how will I compare a state with the previously saved state in AppleScript.
In technical terms I think it’s called CRC.
For instance, if I import some images in iPhoto (state 1), then delete those, and again import the same images (state 2), how can I check both states are same?

Many Thanks!
Rahul.

#2

If you are comparing two image files, I don’t understand why you need to import them into iPhoto for comparison purposes. I’d probably consider the ‘diff’ command, possible wrapped in a do shell script command.

But I’ll assume you have important reasons for your workflow that I don’t understand. If you delete a photo in iPhoto, then click the trash icon in iPhoto, this snippet will return the path of the deleted image:

tell application "iPhoto"
	activate
	set thePhotos to get every photo in current album
	repeat with thisPhoto in thePhotos
		get image path of thisPhoto
	end repeat
end tell

… which you could then compare to the file path of the newly imported image, and compare them without using iPhoto as an intermediary…

#3

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.
The scenario I posted was just one of many.

I want to automate iPhoto, so that a set of automated test cases, work on it regularly and compare the result with some standard value, and tell me if the test cases passed/failed.

I want to know how can I achieve this comparison.

May be this time I am able to explain more. :cool:

Many Thanks!
Rahul.