Delete preset using Applescript

[tpk1982]

Hi,

I am new to Applescript. I need to delete the export preset in the local desk. The below coding is working well only when I give the user name directly. But the system may be used for many users. So how can I give the current usernames?

tell application "System Events"
  set currentUser to (name of current user)
  delete (alias file ("/Users/" & currentUser & "/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Settings/Adobe PDF Preset 1.joboptions"))
end tell

Thanks,

K

[Dirk Becker · Accepted solution]

How about this:

tell application "Finder"
     set jo to a reference to file "test.joboptions" of folder "Settings" of folder "Adobe PDF" of folder "Adobe" of folder (path to application support folder from user domain)
     if exists jo then delete jo
end tell

[tpk1982]

Hello Dirk,

Thanks for your script. I am out of system now. Will check and let you know.

Regards,

K

[tpk1982]

Hello Dirk,

Awesome... it is working as expected. After deletion is it possible to alert the user for the deletion? If it is not available then how can I alert the user the joboptions is not exist?

I googled but not found

Regards,

K

[tpk1982]

The below code I tried..

tell application "Finder"
  set jo to a reference to file "test.joboptions" of folder "Settings" of folder "Adobe PDF" of folder "Adobe" of folder (path to application support folder from user domain)
  try
  if exists jo then delete jo
  display dialog "Found file and deleted"
  on error
  display dialog "file not found"
  end try
end tell

[Dirk Becker]

tell application "Finder"
  set jo to a reference to file "test.joboptions" of folder "Settings" of folder "Adobe PDF" of folder "Adobe" of folder (path to application support folder from user domain)
  if exists jo then
  delete jo
  display dialog "File found and deleted"
  else
  display dialog "File not found"
  end if
end tell

[tpk1982]

Hello Dirk,

Working like a charm.. I tried the above coding previously but the third line as

if exists jo then delete jo

So that it throw error.. thanks for the revised code..

Not sure I am asking too many questions, but if possible please suggest me.

How to clear Caches files from user?

tell application "Finder"
  delete (get items of folder (path to caches folder from user domain))
  empty trash
  say "items deleted"
end tell

Thanks,

Karthi

[Dirk Becker]

Karthi,

as there apparently is no key phrase "caches folder", you have to start from the library folder.

Anyway I think deleting all caches is a bad idea, some might be in use by open programs.

tell application "Finder"

  get name of every item of folder "Caches" of folder (path to library folder from user domain)

end tell

[tpk1982]

Hi Dirk,

My idea is saving the script as application and run by login items in user & groups. So every time the user logged in, the script will run automatically and clear the caches.

May I know how to delete that? The above script will give the names of cache folder. Something like

tell application "Finder"
  delete (get every item of folder "Caches" of folder (path to library folder from user domain))
  say "Caches deleted"
end tell

Thanks,

Karthi

[tpk1982]

Hi Dirk,

My idea is saving the script as application and run by login items in user & groups. So every time the user logged in, the script will run automatically and clear the caches.

May I know how to delete that? The above script will give the names of cache folder. Something like

tell application "Finder"  
  delete (get every item of folder "Caches" of folder (path to library folder from user domain))  
  say "Caches deleted"  
end tell 

Thanks,

Karthi