Applescript rename file in current folder - applescript

I want to change a filename in the folder which is not always the same, it depends on where the applescript is stored (same folder as the file to change).
I made this script with a dialog to check the path, that works fine but after but I get an error (-1700, Can't change "test" into an integer. Why, and how do I fix this?
tell application "Finder"
set thePath to POSIX path of ((path to me as string) & "::")
display dialog thePath buttons {"Clipboard", "OK"} default button 2
if the button returned of the result is "Clipboard" then
set the clipboard to thePath
end if
set name of document file "test" of thePath to "test_OLD"
end tell

If you are using Finder, which you only need for the set name statement, you need to coerce thePath from a posix path to a hfs path.
You can also remove the entire Finder block and use:
tell application "System Events" to set name of file (thePath & "test") to "test2"

Could this be an easier way syntax wise?
tell application "System Events"
set name of file "/Users/Firebird/Documents/test2.jpg" to "/Users/Firebird/Documents/11.jpg"
end tell

Related

Inserting a file into a folder

I can copy the file using AppleScript.
But how can I use it to paste the copied file to another folder?
I couldn't find the right operator or similar question.
tell application "Finder" to set the clipboard to (POSIX file "/Users/bgbg/Library/Messages/chat.db")
It definitely seems odd to me to use the clipboard as the variable for copying and moving files or folders and to use the keystroke command to paste a file into a folder. However, if you are hell-bent on doing things this way, I do believe this following AppleScript code will accomplish what you’re looking to achieve
-- Set The Clipboard To A File (This Only Works With A Single File¬
-- Or Folder And Not With A List Of Files Or Folders)
-- set the clipboard to POSIX path of (choose file with prompt ¬
-- "Set The Clipboard To A Single File Or Folder" invisibles false ¬
-- without multiple selections allowed) as POSIX file
set the clipboard to POSIX path of (((path to library folder from user domain as text) ¬
& "Messages:chat.db") as alias) as POSIX file
set destinationFolder to (choose folder with prompt ¬
"Choose Your Destinations Folder" with invisibles)
tell application "Finder"
activate
repeat until frontmost
delay 0.1
end repeat
reveal destinationFolder
end tell
delay 1
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "v" using {command down}

Applescript Error - Can't Get every file of ... folder?

I have a script that someone else wrote. It works on his computer but not mine.
Originally it said "as alias", but I kept getting an error message as follows:
"Can’t make file "Macintosh HD:Users:williamsato:Desktop:Photobooth:CurrentSession" into type alias."
So I changed alias to string, following a suggestion made in another post.
Now I don't get that error message, but I do get a new one as shown below:
"Can’t get every file of "Macintosh HD:Users:williamsato:Desktop:PhotoBooth:CurrentSession"."
And it highlights the line "move files of SourceFolder to DestinationFolder with replacing"
Not sure what is going wrong.
on run {input, parameters}
set SourceFolder to POSIX file "/Users:/williamsato/Desktop/Photobooth/CurrentSession" as string
set DestinationFolder to POSIX file "/Users/williamsato/Desktop/Photobooth/PreviousSessions" as string
tell application "Finder"
move files of SourceFolder to DestinationFolder with replacing
end tell
(* Clear Large Type *)
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "a" using command down
end run
Here are three different way of forming the SourceFolder and DestinationFolder variables and moving the files:
set SourceFolder to (path to desktop folder as string) & "Photobooth:CurrentSession:" as alias
set DestinationFolder to (path to desktop folder as string) & "Photobooth:PreviousSessions:" as alias
tell application "Finder" to move files of SourceFolder to DestinationFolder with replacing
set SourceFolder to alias "Macintosh HD:Users:williamsato:Desktop:Photobooth:CurrentSession:"
set DestinationFolder to alias "Macintosh HD:Users:williamsato:Desktop:Photobooth:PreviousSessions:"
tell application "Finder" to move files of SourceFolder to DestinationFolder with replacing
set SourceFolder to POSIX file "/Users/williamsato/Desktop/Photobooth/CurrentSession" as alias
set DestinationFolder to POSIX file "/Users/williamsato/Desktop/Photobooth/PreviousSessions" as alias
tell application "Finder" to move files of SourceFolder to DestinationFolder with replacing
Note: The example AppleScript code is just that and does not contain any error handling as may be appropriate. The onus is upon the user to add any error handling as may be appropriate, needed or wanted. Have a look at the try statement and error statement in the AppleScript Language Guide. See also, Working with Errors.

Reveal in finder does not work with concatenated string

Why does this work:
tell application "Finder"
activate
reveal POSIX file ("/Users/Torben/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/MyFolder/file.png")
end tell
...but not this
tell application "Finder"
activate
reveal POSIX file ("/Users/Torben/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/MyFolder/" & "file.png")
end tell
And how do I get it to work if I want to join a path (string) with a variable (string)?
System Events handles POSIX paths a lot better, but this is just another one of those AppleScript oddities. POSIX file will work outside of a Finder tell statement:
set x to POSIX file (pathVariable & otherPathVariable)
tell application "Finder"
activate
reveal x
end tell
but within a Finder tell statement you need to use it as a coercion:
tell application "Finder"
activate
reveal (pathVariable & otherPathVariable) as POSIX file
end tell
I recommend to use relative HFS paths. The first line points to the library folder of the current user.
set libraryFolder to path to library folder from user domain as text
tell application "Finder"
reveal file (libraryFolder & "com~apple~CloudDocs:MyFolder:" & "file.png")
end tell
try this to combine strings
reveal POSIX file (("/Users/Torben/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/MyFolder/" & "file.png") as text)

AppleScript path relative to script location

I'm trying to launch a Finder window of a folder that's in the same directory as my script. When I run the code below, it launches a blank Finder window set to the path of the script not to the folder.
tell application "Finder"
tell application "Finder" to make new Finder window
set file_path to (path to me) as text
set target of Finder window 1 to file_path
end tell
How can I get the path to the folder of the script, not the script?
You were close. You do not need the text version of the file, you only need the file itself, then you can ask Finder for that file's container:
tell application "Finder"
tell application "Finder" to make new Finder window
set file_path to (path to me)
set target of Finder window 1 to file_path's container
end tell
The shortest way I know to do this is:
tell application "Finder" to open ((path to me as text) & "::")
Editing your script renders the following:
tell application "Finder"
make new Finder window -- There is no need for an your second tell statement
set file_path to (path to me as text) & "::" -- Goes up one directory
set target of Finder window 1 to file_path
end tell

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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