Thanks Fenton, I'm going to need another cup of coffee before I start writing AppleScripts. I haven't written one in years and that one was the simple example given in Apple help. Thanks to you and others who have sent me scripts to try.
Deb Deborah Tinsley Assoc. Librarian of Visual Resources Kansas City Art Institute [email protected] 816 802 3395 On 5/13/09 1:44 AM, "Fenton Jones" <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 12, 2009, at 11:21 PM, Fenton Jones wrote: > >> You're only using FileMaker to tell AppleScript the path, and >> you're only using AppleScript to move the files to another folder. > > Alternatively, if you need separate copies, you could use the "copy" > command, instead of move. But that would take (much) longer. > > Experiment first, on a few. Do not run the Loop on 3500 records until > you test, unless you want to click on a dialog 3500 times if it goes > wrong. Don't ask how I know :-] > > Both "move" and "copy" will error if the file already exists in the > destination; nor do you want to use the "with replacing" clause. I'm > assuming these are 2 "flat" folders, so file names would be unique. > > You can enclose a Perform AppleScript step with Set Error Capture > ["On"], like any other FileMaker step, to suppress errors. > > > Fenton Jones > FileMaker Development > 1728 Meade Ave > San Diego, CA 92116 > 619-692-1529 > http://fentonjones.com
