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Loic.Aigon
Loic.Aigon
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October 27, 2009
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[JS] Can I get Children Folders of a folder ?

  • October 27, 2009
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Hi,

Meanwhile there is a Folder.getFiles() command, I didn't find any Folder.getFolders() or Folder.folders or Folder.children in the ESTK DOM.

The only way I see is to write this specific operation both in VB and AS and call them via a doScript depending on the system.

But before doing this, I would like to be sure JS couldn't help me.

Thanks for advices.

Loic

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    Correct answer Kasyan Servetsky

    Hi Loic,

    Here is how I solved this in my 'Place images script' — http://kasyan.ho.com.ua/place_images.html

    // global variable (empty array)

    var mySubFolders = [];

    // myStartFolder is the folder from which to start collecting subfolders

    mySubFolders = getSubFolders(myStartFolder);

    function getSubFolders(theFolder) {

          var myFileList = theFolder.getFiles();

          for (var i = 0; i < myFileList.length; i++) {

                var myFile = myFileList;

                if (myFile instanceof Folder){

                      mySubFolders.push(myFile.absoluteURI);

                      getSubFolders(myFile);

                }

          }

          return mySubFolders;

    }

    Hope this helps.

    Kasyan

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    Kasyan Servetsky
    Kasyan ServetskyCorrect answer
    Legend
    October 28, 2009

    Hi Loic,

    Here is how I solved this in my 'Place images script' — http://kasyan.ho.com.ua/place_images.html

    // global variable (empty array)

    var mySubFolders = [];

    // myStartFolder is the folder from which to start collecting subfolders

    mySubFolders = getSubFolders(myStartFolder);

    function getSubFolders(theFolder) {

          var myFileList = theFolder.getFiles();

          for (var i = 0; i < myFileList.length; i++) {

                var myFile = myFileList;

                if (myFile instanceof Folder){

                      mySubFolders.push(myFile.absoluteURI);

                      getSubFolders(myFile);

                }

          }

          return mySubFolders;

    }

    Hope this helps.

    Kasyan

    Loic.Aigon
    Loic.AigonAuthor
    Legend
    October 28, 2009

    Hi Kasyan,

    Thanks so much for your input.

    It does work so well.You are a killer.

    Regards,

    Loic

    G
    G. Singelmann
    Inspiring
    October 28, 2009

    The getFile function takes a mask parameter which can also be a function.

    Thus you can filter the folders:

    var f = Folder.selectDialog ("Which Folder?");

    var sf = f.getFiles(onlyFolders);

    var s = "";

    for (var n = 0; n < sf.length; n++) {

      s += sf.name + "\r";

    }

    alert(s);

    function onlyFolders(f) {

      if (f.constructor.name == "File") {

        return false;

      } else {

        return true;

      }

    } 

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