Error when replacing characters applescript - macos

I am trying to make a script that executes a runnable Jar file in the form of an applescript application. I'm not very experienced in applescript, so I mostly went off of online snippets. The first problem I ran into was that the directory automatically formats as using a ":" instead of a slash (ex. "usr:bin" instead of "usr/bin") so I found something that's supposed to replace the : with a /. This, however, produces an error every time.
I've found little on how to fix my error and the stuff I found was very specific to those cases and didn't make much sense to me.
This is my code:
tell application "Finder"
set current_path to container of (path to me) as alias
end tell
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ":"
set currPath to text items of current_path
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "/"
set current_path to currPath as string
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {""}
currPath
tell application "Terminal"
activate
set currentTab to do script ("cd " & current_path)
set currentTab to do script ("java -jar Inoisulcnoc Pre-Alpha 2")
end tell
The error I get every time says:
error "Can’t get every text item of alias \"Macintosh HD:Users:knotsnappy:Desktop:Inoisulcnoc Pre-Alpha 2:\"." number -1728 from every text item of alias "Macintosh HD:Users:knotsnappy:Desktop:Inoisulcnoc Pre-Alpha 2:"
How should I be able to fix this?

You'll want to change the standard path into a POSIX path.
tell application "Finder"
set current_path to (POSIX path of (container of (path to me) as alias))
end tell
tell application "Terminal"
activate
set currentTab to do script ("cd " & current_path)
set currentTab to do script ("java -jar Inoisulcnoc Pre-Alpha 2")
end tell
The delimiters, etc. are unneeded once you have the correct syntax.

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AppleScript to append date to file

I was recently able to make a drag and drop script in Automator that allowed me to zip and name a file and then automatically apply the date (DDMMYY) but now it's defaulting to (DDMMYYYY) and I can't change it. I've googled for a solution and nothing works since this needs to be at the end of the file name.
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong or does anyone have an actual script that can help me? Everything I've found only works if the date is at the start of the file name, not at the end (but before the extension).
You can use this AppleScript inside a Run AppleScript action, it renames the archive inserting the date before the file extension
on run {input, parameters}
set thePath to POSIX path of (item 1 of input)
set currentDate to do shell script "date +%d%m%y"
set newPath to text 1 thru -5 of thePath & "_" & currentDate & ".zip"
do shell script "mv " & quoted form of thePath & space & quoted form of newPath
return {POSIX file newPath as alias}
end run
Since you didn't provide any code I can't guess how you name your files, but the way to get DDMMYY is to use shell with the do shell script command:
tell application "Finder"
set theFile to (choose file)
set theName to name of theFile
set name of theFile to theName & "_" & (do shell script "date +%d%m%y") & ".xxx"
end tell
This doesn't get rid of the file extension of the original file. For that to work you would have to use something like this:
tell application "Finder"
set theFile to (choose file)
set theName to name of theFile
set periodIndex to offset of "." in theName
set theName to text 1 thru (periodIndex - 1) of theName
set name of theFile to theName & "_" & (do shell script "date +%d%m%y") & ".xxx"
end tell
The code responsible for removing the file extension comes from this post.
You can add punctuation how you like by putting the desired symbols before the next %. So date +%d.%m.%y is possible and improves readability.

AppleScript : How do I delete a POSIX path?

I am trying to clear out a shell script file if it exists but I keep running into the errors.
tell application "System Events"
set fileList to POSIX path of disk items of mdFolder
end tell
-->check to see if there is a shell script in the destination folder
repeat with i from 1 to count of every item in fileList
set thisFile to item i of fileList
set oasd to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "/"
set fileName to last text item of thisFile
if fileName is equal to "ditaShell.sh" then
tell application "System Events" to delete thisFile
end if
end repeat
tell application "Finder"
-->create new file for shell script
make new file at mdFolder with properties {name:"ditaShell.sh"}
display dialog "Created new file"
end tell
I get this error message:
System Events got an error: Can’t make "/Users/xxxxxxxxx/Desktop/DITAConversions/Input/ditaShell.sh" into type disk item.
I solved it, was overthinking the problem:
tell application "Finder"
delete (every file of folder mdFolder whose name is "ditaShell.sh")
-->create new file for shell script
make new file at mdFolder with properties {name:"ditaShell.sh"}
display dialog "Created new file"
end tell

How to reveal default Safari downloads folder through Applescript?

I am new to AppleScript and would like to know how to reveal the default downloads folder in Safari through AppleScript.
--- WHAT I HAVE ALREADY TRIED ---
set filePath to do shell script "defaults read com.apple.Safari DownloadsPath"
do shell script "open " & quoted form of filePath
The above script to my understanding will set the variable "filePath" to Safari's default PList entry in preferences.
This works great as long as the location is NOT somewhere within the user home folder. If its within a user folder, the Log shows me a "~/" before the path with no reference to anything prior to the user home folder (relative path)
How do i accomplish my goal? is there a way to get the absolute path to the folder? Or perhaps an alternative method?
Based on #WilliamTFroggard's answer:
tell application "Finder"
set folderPath to do shell script "defaults read com.apple.Safari DownloadsPath"
if folderPath = "~" or folderPath starts with "~/" then ¬
set folderPath to text 1 thru -2 of POSIX path of (path to home folder) & rest of characters of folderPath
open POSIX file folderPath as alias
activate
end tell
The text element is used to strip the trailing / from the home folder (/Users/johndoe/).
The rest property returns every character following the ~ in folderPath (~/Downloads).
/Users/johndoe + /Downloads = /Users/johndoe/Downloads.
You can do this by Applescript GUI Scripting to make Applescript click the 'show downloads' option from the 'view' menu:
tell application "Safari"
activate
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Safari"
tell menu bar 1
tell menu bar item "view"
tell menu "View"
click menu item "Show downloads"
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
Here's a method using Python:
do shell script "python -c \"import os; print os.path.expanduser('`defaults read com.apple.Safari DownloadsPath`')\""
If you really want the long AppleScript method, try this:
set filePath to ""
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "/"
set filePathWords to words of (do shell script "defaults read com.apple.Safari DownloadsPath")
if item 1 of filePathWords is "~" then
set item 1 of filePathWords to (POSIX path of (path to home folder as string))
set filePath to filePathWords as string
else
set filePath to "/" & filePathWords as string
end if
If that second "/" in the path bothers you (it sort of bothers me...), you can use this instead:
set filePath to ""
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "/"
set filePathWords to words of (do shell script "defaults read com.apple.Safari DownloadsPath")
if item 1 of filePathWords is "~" then
set item 1 of filePathWords to (do shell script "cd ~ && pwd")
set filePath to filePathWords as string
else
set filePath to "/" & filePathWords as string
end if
I think what you want is this:
tell application "Finder"
activate
open ("/Users/yourname/Downloads" as POSIX file)
end tell
Just replace "yourname" with your name in Finder.

Applescript System Events Returns .DS_Store - How can I ignore

I have looked around on the net for hours looking for this answer so I apologize if its there somewhere. This script below works fine except for the fact that it returns the .DS_Store file how can I exclude it from this query and all other hidden files for that matter but because I am creating the folder in my script the only one there is .DS_Store
tell application "System Events"
set listOfInputs to POSIX path of every disk item of folder a as list
end tell
Here is the full script below. I have been dropping files into the in folder after it is created but will eventually prompt for files before it is created.
on run
tell application "Finder"
if not (exists folder "IN") then
make new folder at desktop with properties {name:"IN"}
end if
if not (exists folder "OUT") then
make new folder at desktop with properties {name:"OUT"}
end if
end tell
set theINfolder to path to the desktop as string
set a to theINfolder & "IN:"
tell application "System Events"
set listOfInputs to POSIX path of every disk item of folder a as list
end tell
set inputs to listOfInputs
set theOutfolder to path to the desktop as string
set outputFolder to theOutfolder & "OUT:"
set params to {}
main(inputs, outputFolder, params)
end run
The following will work:
set listOfInputs to list folder a without invisibles
But without invisibles cannot be combined with POSIX path, so we use a loop instead:
set listOfInputs to {}
tell application "System Events"
set the_items to list folder a without invisibles
repeat with i from 1 to the count of the_items
set this_item to alias ((a as Unicode text) & (item i of the_items))
set end of listOfInputs to POSIX path of this_item
end repeat
end tell
The List Folder command has been deprecated and may stop working unexpectedly.
Try:
set inFolder to (path to desktop as text) & "IN"
do shell script "mkdir -p " & quoted form of (POSIX path of inFolder)
set listOfInputs to paragraphs 2 thru -1 of (do shell script ("find " & quoted form of (POSIX path of inFolder) & " \\! -name \".*\""))
You can get the result as a string separated by spaces like this:
set inFolder to (path to desktop as text) & "IN"
do shell script "mkdir -p " & quoted form of (POSIX path of inFolder)
set {TID, text item delimiters} to {text item delimiters, " "}
set listOfInputs to paragraphs 2 thru -1 of (do shell script ("find " & quoted form of (POSIX path of inFolder) & " \\! -name \".*\"")) as text
set text item delimiters to TID

AppleScript Focus / Rename File (and clicking anywhere)

on run {input}
set filepath to POSIX path of input
do shell script "touch " & quoted form of filepath & "untitled"
return input
end run
Is what I have so far, and it works, but is there a way to then focus on the file then trigger a rename? I dont want the rename to be automatic, just trigger the event (like pressing "return" while you have a file selected). And I dont want to use any sort of modal...
Quick Side question: is there a way to set this so that i dont have to select a folder or file directly, but can do it by, lets say, clicking in a white space in a folder as long as it's in Finder? Right now I have my "Service receives selected" to "files or folders" in Finder.app.
== UPDATED CODE ==
on run {input}
set filepath to POSIX path of input
do shell script "touch " & quoted form of filepath & "untitled"
tell application "Finder"
activate
set target of Finder window 1 to POSIX file "/Users/oscargodson/Documents/designs/untitled"
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Finder"
keystroke return
end tell
end tell
return input
end run
If i hardcode the path it works! But how do I get it as a var that works?
Here's one way. I think a modal window where you ask for the name would be better but you can try this. Notice you do not use "POSIX path" in this code. Applescript doesn't use POSIX paths. Also {input}, as indicated by the brackets around it, is a list of items. Therefore you act on the items of the list, and in this case we act on the first item.
set filepath to item 1 of input
tell application "Finder"
activate
reveal filepath
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Finder"
keystroke return
end tell
end tell
EDIT: With your updated code, here's a working script...
on run {input}
if (class of input) is not list then set input to {input}
set theFolder to (item 1 of input) as text
try
alias theFolder
tell application "Finder"
if (class of item theFolder) is not folder then error "input is not a folder."
activate
set theFile to make new file at folder theFolder with properties {name:"untitled"}
reveal theFile
end tell
delay 0.2
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Finder"
keystroke return
end tell
end tell
on error theError number errorNumber
tell me
activate
display dialog "There was an error: " & (errorNumber as text) & return & return & theError buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with icon stop
return
end tell
end try
return input
end run
tell application "Finder"
activate
reopen -- in case there are no open windows
set target of Finder window 1 to POSIX file "/Applications/Safari.app"
end tell
reveal and select always open a new window, set target and set selection don't.
I don't know why, but when set selection it used in column view, you can only select items in the entire contents of the target of the front window. The same thing doesn't happen in other views, so it seems like a bug.
Fix for the code in the edited question:
on go(input)
set p to POSIX path of (input as text)
set p2 to p & "untitled"
do shell script "touch " & p2
tell application "Finder"
reopen
activate
set target of Finder window 1 to POSIX file p2
end tell
delay 0.3 -- time to release modifier keys
tell application "System Events" to keystroke return
end go
tell application "Finder"
set fold to folder (path to documents folder)
end tell
go(fold)
(That on go and the last lines are just for testing.)
I've created an AppleScript based on the #regulus6633's one, but with some improvements.
Note: This answer was originally posted as an AskDifferent answer. I'm copy/pasting here for convenience.
The idea is to create an Automator workflow and assigning a shortcut to it using the following steps:
Open Automator and create a Service;
Set the input to no input, and the application to Finder.app;
Drag and Drop the Run AppleScript workflow element onto the grey space;
Put the contents of this AppleScript in the textbox;
Save the workflow with a reasonable name (like New File);
Go to Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Services and assign a shortcut to it.
Now, let's show the AppleScript:
set file_name to "untitled"
set file_ext to ".txt"
set is_desktop to false
-- get folder path and if we are in desktop (no folder opened)
try
tell application "Finder"
set this_folder to (folder of the front Finder window) as alias
end tell
on error
-- no open folder windows
set this_folder to path to desktop folder as alias
set is_desktop to true
end try
-- get the new file name (do not override an already existing file)
tell application "System Events"
set file_list to get the name of every disk item of this_folder
end tell
set new_file to file_name & file_ext
set x to 1
repeat
if new_file is in file_list then
set new_file to file_name & " " & x & file_ext
set x to x + 1
else
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
-- create and select the new file
tell application "Finder"
activate
set the_file to make new file at folder this_folder with properties {name:new_file}
if is_desktop is false then
reveal the_file
else
select window of desktop
set selection to the_file
delay 0.1
end if
end tell
-- press enter (rename)
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Finder"
keystroke return
end tell
end tell
For convenience, I'm putting this AppleScript in this GitHub Gist.

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