I am not sure how to go about that, so if someone could help it’d be great, this is what I want to do:
Each time I add a specific file (say a .jpeg file) to a specific folder, I want that file to be moved to another specific folder.
Thanks for the help.
[quote=“igorveni”]I am not sure how to go about that, so if someone could help it’d be great, this is what I want to do:
Each time I add a specific file (say a .jpeg file) to a specific folder, I want that file to be moved to another specific folder.
Thanks for the help.[/quote]
Hmm I’ve never used Mac OS, but as it is based on Linux, I guess you can use similar command ?
Do you really want to copy twice the file, or you just want that a small file is available within 2 different folders ?
Maybe you could use Applescript to make a command to sync the contents the of two folders.
Or you could put an alias of folder one into folder two.
Actually I figured it out. Thanks anyway.
Apple script, I’d love to learn this. Do you know a good and easy, easy book to learn from?
no, unfortunately, as I’d love to be better at it.
there’s also the system program Automator, available to automate large workflows and probably overkill for this simple file duplication. Plus, I can’t figure out how to make it always active (ie, to automatically perform the action each time folder contents change), but there must be a way. You can also write AppleScripts and apply them using this feature.
this screen shot shows how to get there…
You don’t seem to have the latest OS, are you running 10.6.5?
I have been playing around with automator for the last 3 days.
trying to get Transmit to upload stuff on a watched folder.
Getting automator to select specific files from a folder and move it to another “watched folder” for Transmit to upload to my appleTV.
NOT EASY.
No, I am a technological laggard and am only running 10.5.8 So sorry, old chap!
I guess shall have to embark on another four-day course of fasting, scourging, and wearing of a hair shirt to atone for my sins. 
Igorveni, this is relatively straightforward with folder actions.
[quote=“urodacus”]No, I am a technological laggard and am only running 10.5.8 So sorry, old chap!
I guess shall have to embark on another four-day course of fasting, scourging, and wearing of a hair shirt to atone for my sins. [/quote]
I was just saying coz I didn’t have the same menu than you. Anyways, SL is kind of cool, worth the upgrade.
Taffy? Do you know any good Apple Script tutorials? I mean, the really easy kind? and thanks for the link.