Does anyone here do scripts for hire? I am working on a new venture for a startup company that needs, what I think/hope will be a pretty simple AppleScript. However, my AppleScript skills are rusty at best (it’s been like 10 years).
I basically need a script that will take 4 files which are named the same except for extension (jpg, gif, png, etc.) and create a text file similar to the following:
Most of the first few lines would remain constant but the last 4 line would be the ones that would be based on the four files… (The first 8 lines could be a text file itself if that would be simple.
Anyway, if you think this is an simple task or you know of someone who may be interested, would you let me know? (If this isn’t clear or you need more info, please let me know as well)
Here’s a rough draft of a script to see if it generates the output that you need. Save the script as an application (it will become a droplet) and then drop the image files onto the script’s icon. It will create a text file named “script test.txt” on the desktop. Warning: If there is a file of the same name on the desktop, it will be destroyed.
property static_ : "ArtistName Jill
ArtistID 103
email jill@jill.com
fixedRate .10
percent .10
TopLevel Color Graphics
Genre Misc
Family 2
ItemName Funky Furry Hat"
on open files_
try
repeat with file_ in files_
set info_ to (info for file_)
if name extension of info_ is "jpg" then
set display to "display" & tab & tab & "jpg" & tab & POSIX path of file_
set delivery1 to "delivery" & tab & "jpg" & tab & POSIX path of file_
end if
if name extension of info_ is "gif" then
set delivery2 to "delivery" & tab & "gif" & tab & POSIX path of file_
end if
if name extension of info_ is "png" then
set delivery3 to "delivery" & tab & "png" & tab & POSIX path of file_
end if
end repeat
set output_ to static_ & return & display & return & delivery1 & ¬
return & delivery2 & return & delivery3
my write_to_file(output_, ((path to desktop as text) & "script test.txt"), false)
on error e
return display dialog e
end try
end open
on write_to_file(this_data, target_file, append_data)
try
set the target_file to the target_file as text
set the open_target_file to ¬
open for access file target_file with write permission
if append_data is false then ¬
set eof of the open_target_file to 0
write this_data to the open_target_file starting at eof
close access the open_target_file
return true
on error
try
close access file target_file
end try
return false
end try
end write_to_file
This is only a test and should not be considered suitable for production. There are details to be worked out and error traps to add.
