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tpk1982
tpk1982
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September 22, 2016
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Modification Date changed

  • September 22, 2016
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Hi,

I am trying to create folders and copy the file what i pick. The below code is working fine. But the copied file modified date is changed to current date and time. Is it possible to retain the old time and date?

function myfolder(){
    var _files = File.openDialog("Select Indesign/Illustrator file","*",true);
if(_files==null){return;}
myFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Choose Main folder to created subfolders");    
if(myFolder==null){return;}
_parent = _files[0].parent.toString().replace(_files[0].parent.parent,"");  
var mygetname=prompt("Please enter the Event ID","");
if(mygetname==null){return;}
var myartname=prompt("Please enter the Part Number","");
if(myartname==null){return;}
var myartnamew=myartname+"_Aa"
new Folder(myFolder + "/" + mygetname).create();  
new Folder(myFolder + "/" + mygetname+ "/OT"+ "/" + myartnamew).create();  
new Folder(myFolder + "/" + mygetname+ "/OT"+ "/" + myartnamew+ "/Aa").create();
new Folder(myFolder + "/" + mygetname+ "/OT"+ "/" + myartnamew +"/Soft").create();
_files[0].copy(new File(myFolder + "/" + mygetname+ "/OT"+ "/" + myartnamew+ "/Aa"+ "/"+myartnamew+ "/" ));
}
myfolder();

Thanks,

K

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Correct answer Trevor:

Hi Trevor,

Any suggestions? Also i need to duplicate the file and rename it. I achieved all those with Javascript except this time change

I am a newbie for Apple script and dont know how to include with Javascript.

Thanks,

K


Perhaps the easiest way for you is the move the files / folders with jsx recording there current dates before the move and then restore the dates with the function I wrote below.

I didn't test it but it hopefully it should work.

$.level = 1;
function changeDate(file, date) {
    var year, month, dayOfMonth, hours, minutes, command, appleDate;
    year = 1900 + date.getYear();
    month = pad(1 + date.getMonth());
    dayOfMonth = pad(date.getDate());
    hours = pad(date.getHours());
    minutes = pad(date.getMinutes());
    appleDate = "" + year + month + dayOfMonth + hours + minutes;
    command = ["try",
        "do shell script \"touch -ft " + appleDate + " '" + file + "'\"",
        "end try"
    ].join('\n');
    try {
        app.doScript(command, ScriptLanguage.APPLESCRIPT_LANGUAGE);
    } catch (e) { $.writeln(command + "\n" + e); }
    return undefined;
    function pad(value, digits) {
        value = "" + value;
        digits = digits || 2;
        var padding = new Array(digits + 1).join("0");
        return (padding + value).slice(value.length);
    }
}
// changeDate(new File('path/to/file').fsName, new Date('1 Jan 2000'));

HTH

Trevor

1 reply

Trevor:
Trevor:
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September 22, 2016

Hi

See my answer from here Re: copy file to folder in applescript inside javascript

The answer for Both Mac and Windows.

unction MoveFile(myFile, myFolder) {  
    if (!myFile instanceof File || !myFolder instanceof Folder || !myFile.exists || !myFolder.exists) return false;  
    var myMovedFile = new File(myFolder.absoluteURI + "/" + myFile.name);  
    if (myMovedFile.exists) return false;  
    if (File.fs == "Windows")  {  
        var myVbScript = 'Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")\r';  
        myVbScript +=  'fs.MoveFile "' + myFile.fsName + '", "' + myFolder.fsName + '\\"';  
        app.doScript(myVbScript, ScriptLanguage.visualBasic);  
    }  
    else if (File.fs == "Macintosh") {  
        var myAppleScript =   
        'tell application "Finder"\r' +  
        'move POSIX file "' + myFile.fsName + '"  to POSIX file "' + myFolder.fsName + '" with replacing\r' +  
        'end tell\r'  
        app.doScript(myAppleScript, ScriptLanguage.applescriptLanguage);  
    }  
    if (myMovedFile.exists) {  
        return true;  
    }  
    else {  
        return false;  
    }  
} 

HTH

Trevor

    Trevor:
    Trevor:
    Legend
    September 22, 2016

    P.s.

    Change this line

    if (!myFile instanceof File || !myFolder instanceof Folder || !myFile.exists || !myFolder.exists) return false;   

    to

    if (!myFile instanceof Folder || !myFolder instanceof Folder || !myFile.exists || !myFolder.exists) return false;   

    To have it work for copying folders

    P.P.s

    Test it first on a test folder to make sure no harm comes

    tpk1982
    tpk1982Author
    Legend
    September 22, 2016

    Hi Trevor,

    Thank you for the coding. But i tried this to include in my script, it is not working. Please suggest where i missed?

    function myfolder(){
        var _files = File.openDialog("Select Indesign/Illustrator file","*",true);
    if(_files==null){return;}
    myFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Choose Main folder to created subfolders");   
    if(myFolder==null){return;}
    _parent = _files[0].parent.toString().replace(_files[0].parent.parent,""); 
    var mygetname=prompt("Please enter the Event ID","");
    if(mygetname==null){return;}
    var myartname=prompt("Please enter the Part Number","");
    if(myartname==null){return;}
    var myartnamew=myartname+"_Aa"
    new Folder(myFolder + "/" + mygetname).create(); 
    new Folder(myFolder + "/" + mygetname+ "/OT"+ "/" + myartnamew).create(); 
    new Folder(myFolder + "/" + mygetname+ "/OT"+ "/" + myartnamew+ "/Aa").create();
    new Folder(myFolder + "/" + mygetname+ "/OT"+ "/" + myartnamew +"/Soft").create();
    var myFolder=(new File(myFolder + "/" + mygetname+ "/OT"+ "/" + myartnamew+ "/Aa"+ "/"+myartnamew));
    MoveFile(_files[0], myFolder)
    }
    myfolder();
    function MoveFile(myFile, myFolder) { 
    if (!myFile instanceof File || !myFolder instanceof Folder || !myFile.exists || !myFolder.exists) return false;    
     
        var myMovedFile = new File(myFolder.absoluteURI + "/" + myFile.name); 
        if (myMovedFile.exists) return false; 
        if (File.fs == "Windows")  { 
            var myVbScript = 'Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")\r'; 
            myVbScript +=  'fs.MoveFile "' + myFile.fsName + '", "' + myFolder.fsName + '\\"'; 
            app.doScript(myVbScript, ScriptLanguage.visualBasic); 
        } 
        else if (File.fs == "Macintosh") { 
            var myAppleScript =   
            'tell application "Finder"\r' + 
            'move POSIX file "' + myFile.fsName + '"  to POSIX file "' + myFolder.fsName + '" with replacing\r' + 
            'end tell\r' 
            app.doScript(myAppleScript, ScriptLanguage.applescriptLanguage); 
        } 
        if (myMovedFile.exists) { 
            return true; 
        } 
        else { 
            return false; 
        } 
    }
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