Thanks to Shane Stanley and  Jonas Whale, here are alternate versions for one of my handlers.

Applescript:

on horoDateur() --> with milliseconds
   set theDate to current application's NSDate's |date|() # the 'complete' current date
   set theFormatter to current application's NSDateFormatter's new()
   theFormatter's setDateFormat:"yyyy-MM-dd AAAAAAAA"
   return (theFormatter's stringFromDate:theDate) as text --> (*2019-08-09 00551161*)
end horoDateur

It doesn't return the time as hh:mm:ss but as the count of milliseconds in the day.
It's more precise than the use of current date which count the seconds, not the milliseconds

Applescript:

on horoDateur() --> without milliseconds
   set theFormatter to current application's NSDateFormatter's new()
   theFormatter's setDateFormat:"yyyy-MM-dd AAAAAAAA"
   return text 1 thru -4 of ((theFormatter's stringFromDate:(current date)) as text) --> (*2019-08-09 00551*)
end horoDateur

Yvan KOENIG running High Sierra 10.13.6 in French (VALLAURIS, France) vendredi 9 aout 2019  15:40:15

Last edited by Yvan Koenig (2019-08-11 04:11:41 am)

I assume that replacing (in both scripts) :

Applescript:

if (creation date of (info for POSIX file dest3)) < dateMinus45 then
   remove object dest3
   my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest3 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
end if
if (creation date of (info for POSIX file dest2)) < dateMinus45 then
   remove object dest2
   my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest2 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
end if
if (creation date of (info for POSIX file dest1)) < dateMinus45 then
   remove object dest1
   my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest1 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
end if

by

Applescript:

if (creation date of (info for POSIX file dest3)) < dateMinus45 then
   remove object dest3
   my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest3 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
end if
if ((creation date of (info for POSIX file dest2)) < dateMinus45) and (objects of dest2 with include folders without searching subfolders and include invisible items) = {} then
   remove object dest2
   my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest2 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
end if
if ((creation date of (info for POSIX file dest1)) < dateMinus45) and (objects of dest1 with include folders without searching subfolders and include invisible items) = {} then
   remove object dest1
   my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest1 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
end if

would be better.

Yvan KOENIG running High Sierra 10.13.6 in French (VALLAURIS, France) samedi 10 aout 2019  14:13:30

Last edited by Yvan Koenig (2019-08-10 06:26:27 am)

At :  http://www.hamsoftengineering.com/codeS … Dates.html
I found a CLI allowing me to change the creation dates of items.
Thanks to it I was able to create a folder with old items.
This let me discover that some instructions were wrongly formed.
Here is the correct block of instructions:

Applescript:

--supprime les dossiers vieux de plus de 45 jours
set maybe to POSIX file dest3 # ADDED
if (creation date of (info for maybe)) < dateMinus45 then # EDITED
   remove object dest3 with folders included # EDITED
   my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest3 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
end if
set maybe to POSIX file dest2 # ADDED
if ((creation date of (info for maybe)) < dateMinus45) and (objects of dest2 with include folders without searching subfolders and include invisible items) = {} then # EDITED
   remove object dest2 with folders included # EDITED
   my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest2 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
end if
set maybe to POSIX file dest1 # ADDED
if ((creation date of (info for maybe)) < dateMinus45) and (objects of dest1 with include folders without searching subfolders and include invisible items) = {} then # EDITED
   remove object dest1 with folders included # EDITED
   my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest1 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
end if

I understand what was wrong with the instruction remove object which was treating only files, not folders.
I'm puzzled by the behavior of info for.

creation date of (info for (POSIX file dest3)) issued an error.

set maybe to POSIX file dest3
creation date of (info for maybe) work flawlessly

I dislike such case where I don't understand what is wrong but at least, I have a working code.

Yvan KOENIG running High Sierra 10.13.6 in French (VALLAURIS, France) dimanche 11 aout 2019  11:58:49

Last edited by Yvan Koenig (2019-08-11 04:14:39 am)

It works in a bare demo script but failed in the complete one.

Yvan KOENIG running High Sierra 10.13.6 in French (VALLAURIS, France) dimanche 11 aout 2019  14:39:13

Bingo.
At last, the pig headed guy found what was wrong.

creation date of (info for (POSIX file aPath))

works in a 'standard' script but fails in a script using an instruction use framework "aFramework".
In this late case, we must use creation date of (info for ( aPath as «class furl»))

I tested with this bare script:

Applescript:

----------------------------------------------------------------
use AppleScript version "2.5"
use framework "Foundation"
use script "FileManagerLib" version "2.2.2"
use scripting additions
----------------------------------------------------------------
script o # ADDED
   property reportPath : "" # ADDED
   property dateMinus45 : missing value # ADDED
end script # ADDED

set p2d to path to desktop as text
set sourceDirectory to POSIX path of (p2d & "D1 kopy:")
set logDirectory to POSIX path of p2d
set destinationDirectory to POSIX path of (p2d & "dest:")

# Date used to build the name of the log file / month
set theDate to current date
set time of theDate to 0 -- for future comparisons
set o's dateMinus45 to theDate - 45 * days -- EDITED with o's
set theFormatter to current application's NSDateFormatter's new()
theFormatter's setDateFormat:"yyyy_MM"
set o's reportPath to logDirectory & ("Log_" & (theFormatter's stringFromDate:theDate)) & ".txt" # EDITED with o's

if not (exists object o's reportPath) then # EDITED with o's
   # Whe entered a new month, creates a new logfile
   my writeto(o's reportPath, "", «class utf8», false) # EDITED with o's
end if

set aFile to POSIX path of (p2d & "D1 kopie:D2-2:D2-2-2:Ticket.pdf")

# Extract the relevant components of the path of the file
set components to my decoupe(aFile, "/")
set {firstSubFolder, secondSubFolder, lateSubFolder} to items -4 thru -2 of components --> {"D1", "D2", "D3"}
set partialPath to my recolle({firstSubFolder, secondSubFolder}, "/") --> "D1/D2"
set newName to my recolle(items -4 thru -1 of components, "_") --> "D1_D2_D3_oldName.pdf"
set dest1 to destinationDirectory & firstSubFolder # is a POSIX path
set dest2 to dest1 & "/" & secondSubFolder # is a POSIX path
set dest3 to dest2 & "/" & lateSubFolder # is a POSIX path

-- Remove the files more than 45 days old
my CleanFolder(dest3)
my CleanFolder(dest2)
my CleanFolder(dest1)

#=====

on CleanFolder(dest)
   set existingFiles to objects of dest result type paths list without searching subfolders, include folders and include invisible items
   repeat with aPath in existingFiles
       if (creation date of (info for (aPath as «class furl»))) < o's dateMinus45 then # EDITED with o's
           remove object aPath # OK for file, wrong for folder
           my writeto(o's reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Fichier commande ancien supprimé : " & aPath & linefeed, «class utf8», true) # EDITED with o's
       end if
   end repeat
end CleanFolder

#=====

on decoupe(t, d)
   local oTIDs, l
   set {oTIDs, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, d}
   set l to text items of t
   set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oTIDs
   return l
end decoupe

#=====

on recolle(l, d)
   local oTIDs, t
   set {oTIDs, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, d}
   set t to l as text
   set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oTIDs
   return t
end recolle

#=====

on writeto(targetFile, theData, dataType, apendData)
   -- targetFile is the path to the file you want to write
   -- theData is the data you want in the file.
   -- dataType is the data type of theData and it can be text, list, record etc.
   -- apendData is true to append theData to the end of the current contents of the file or false to overwrite it
   try
       set targetFile to targetFile as «class furl»
       set openFile to open for access targetFile with write permission
       --if not apendData then set eof of openFile to 0
       write theData to openFile starting at eof as dataType
       close access openFile
       return true
   on error
       try
           close access targetFile
       end try
       return false
   end try
end writeto

#=====

on horoDateur()
   set theFormatter to current application's NSDateFormatter's new()
   theFormatter's setDateFormat:"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
   return (theFormatter's stringFromDate:(current date)) as text
end horoDateur

#=====

The script's history displayed:

Applescript:

tell current application
   path to desktop as text
       --> "SSD 500:Users:**********:Desktop:"
   current date
       --> date "dimanche 11 août 2019 à 15:10:57"
   (*/Users/**********/Desktop/dest/D1 kopie/D2-2/D2-2-2/Ticket.pdf*)
   info for file "SSD 500:Users:**********:Desktop:dest:D1 kopie:D2-2:D2-2-2:Ticket.pdf"
       --> {name:"Ticket.pdf", creation date:date "samedi 1 juin 2019 à 00:01:02", modification date:date "samedi 1 juin 2019 à 01:02:03", size:46290, folder:false, alias:false, package folder:false, visible:true, extension hidden:false, name extension:"pdf", displayed name:"Ticket.pdf", default application:alias "SSD 500:Applications:Preview.app:", kind:"Document PDF", file type:", file creator:", type identifier:"com.adobe.pdf", locked:false, busy status:false, short version:"", long version:""}
   current date
       --> date "dimanche 11 août 2019 à 15:10:57"
   open for access file "SSD 500:Users:**********:Desktop:Log_2019_08.txt" with write permission
       --> 719
   write "2019-08-11 15:10:57 - Fichier commande ancien supprimé : /Users/**********/Desktop/dest/D1 kopie/D2-2/D2-2-2/Ticket.pdf
" to 719 starting at eof as «class utf8»
   close access 719
end tell

So, in the main scripts we must add the new handler on CleanFolder(dest, dateMinus45, reportPath)
the script object
script o # ADDED
    property reportPath : "" # ADDED
    property dateMinus45 : missing value # ADDED
end script # ADDED

edit the instructions commented by # EDITED withn o's
and replace the old group of instructions by:

Applescript:

# Extract the relevant components of the path of the file
set components to my decoupe(aFile, "/")

set {firstSubFolder, secondSubFolder, lateSubFolder} to items -4 thru -2 of components --> {"D1", "D2", "D3"} # ADDED
set partialPath to my recolle({firstSubFolder, secondSubFolder}, "/") --> "D1/D2" # ADDED
set newName to my recolle(items -4 thru -1 of components, "_") --> "D1_D2_D3_oldName.pdf"
set dest1 to destinationDirectory & firstSubFolder # is a POSIX path
set dest2 to dest1 & "/" & secondSubFolder # is a POSIX path
set dest3 to dest2 & "/" & lateSubFolder # is a POSIX path

--supprime les fichiers vieux de plus de 45 jours
my CleanFolder(dest3)
my CleanFolder(dest2)
my CleanFolder(dest1

If like me you dislike the use of the deprecated info for
you may replace the handler by:

Applescript:

on CleanFolder(dest)
   set existingFiles to objects of dest result type paths list without searching subfolders, include folders and include invisible items
   repeat with aPath in existingFiles
       set theURL to (current application's NSURL's fileURLWithPath:aPath)
       set {theResult, NSDate, theError} to (theURL's getResourceValue:(reference) forKey:(current application's NSURLCreationDateKey) |error|:(reference))
       if (NSDate as date) < o's dateMinus45 then # EDITED with o's
           remove object aPath # OK for file, wrong for folder
           my writeto(o's reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Fichier commande ancien supprimé : " & aPath & linefeed, «class utf8», true) # EDITED with o's
       end if
   end repeat
end CleanFolder

which just requires more typing.

Yvan KOENIG running High Sierra 10.13.6 in French (VALLAURIS, France) dimanche 11 aout 2019  15:45:31

Last edited by Yvan Koenig (2019-08-11 08:24:21 am)

Hi,

I am really too slow, the time I test, understand, and write my answer (in English, thank you google) there are already several other solutions to test.
Thank you for your interest, I'm learning a lot.

So, I tested and adapted the script 1 to my needs.
    - Dates: Thanks for code with milliseconds, but I prefer to keep the minutes and seconds because  the log is more readable.

    - Errors: I added a test for the 3 types of files that will be used (pdf, jpg, tif).
But I do not know how to deal with file system errors.
For example: file is still growing when the script try to move it.
What's going on?
No blocking of the script, the other files are processed by the script, the file is not "broken" (i.e. file at 0ko) and therefore the file is processed in the next loop. Nothing to do in this case.
Not blocking of the script, the other files are processed by the script, the file is "broken" (0ko file), it should be noted in the log.
Script is stop, it means no action any more by the script, no more file are processed.
that's what happens sometimes with my old script (see my first post) and i would like to avoid it with the new script.
At least the "faulty" file should be identified and logged in the log file.

    - For the suppression of the folder > 45 days, i think that it is necessary to make another loop.
The old folders are processed when they are empty and therefore no need to keep them.
Here "set workingFile to objects of sourceDirectory result type paths listing with searching subfolders without include folders and include invisible items"
we work on the list of files and if the folder is empty, it is ignored.
I tried to change the Yvan'scode but I do not know how to use the "objects" and it does not work.
I will try the new code.

Here is the step wherre i am now

Applescript:

# Code Yvan/GK Script 1 --> Pdf vers Caldera V2 OK

----------------------------------------------------------------
use AppleScript version "2.5"
use framework "Foundation"
use script "FileManagerLib" version "2.2.2"
use scripting additions
----------------------------------------------------------------
property forTests : true # during tests I use copy object so the original files remain in place

# Working Folders
set sourceDirectory to POSIX path of ("Macintosh HD:Users:dupont:Desktop:Entree:")
set logDirectory to POSIX path of ("Macintosh HD:Macintosh HD:Users:dupont:Desktop:Logs:")
set destinationDirectory to POSIX path of ("MMacintosh HD:Users:dupont:Desktop:Caldera:")

# Date used to build the name of the log file / month
set theDate to current date
set time of theDate to 0 -- for future comparisons
set dateMinus45 to theDate - 45 * days -- for future comparisons
set reportPath to logDirectory & my monthStamp(theDate)

if not (exists object reportPath) then
   # Whe entered a new month, creates a new logfile
   my writeto(reportPath, "", «class utf8», false)
end if

# Build a list of files embedded in sourceDirectory
set workingFiles to objects of sourceDirectory result type paths list with searching subfolders without include folders and include invisible items

repeat with aFile in workingFiles
   #vérifie que le fichier peut être traité par le RIP Caldera
   if aFile ends with ".pdf" or aFile ends with ".tif" or aFile ends with ".jpg" then
       set typeFileOK to 1
   else
       set typeFileOK to 0
   end if
   
   try
       # Extract the relevant components of the path of the file
       set components to my decoupe(aFile, "/")
       set {firstSubFolder, secondSubFolder, lateSubFolder} to items -4 thru -2 of components --> {"D1", "D2", "D3"}
       set partialPath to my recolle({firstSubFolder, secondSubFolder}, "/") --> "D1/D2"
       set newName to my recolle(items -4 thru -1 of components, "_") --> "D1_D2_D3_oldName.pdf"
       
       set dest1 to destinationDirectory & firstSubFolder # is a POSIX path
       set dest2 to dest1 & "/" & secondSubFolder # is a POSIX path
       set dest3 to dest2 & "/" & lateSubFolder # is a POSIX path
       
       if typeFileOK > 0 then
           # Create the destination subfolders if they aren't available
           #set finalDest to create folder at (destinationDirectory & "/" & partialPath) use name lateSubFolder
           set finalDest to create folder at (destinationDirectory & partialPath) use name lateSubFolder --> "xxx/D1/D2/D3"
           
           # Move the file
           if forTests then
               copy object aFile to folder finalDest new name newName
               #log result
               my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Le fichier: " & newName & " à été ajouté au RIP Caldera." & linefeed, «class utf8», true) # append data to the log file
               
           else
               move object aFile to folder finalDest new name newName
               #log result
               my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - PDF, ajout correct sur RIP Caldera: " & newName & linefeed, «class utf8», true) # append data to the log file
           end if
       else
           my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - ERREUR - Le fichier: " & newName & " n'est pas du bon type (.pdf, .tif, .jpg)" & linefeed, «class utf8», true) #
       end if
       
       --supprime les dossiers vieux de plus de 45 jours
       if (creation date of (info for POSIX file dest3)) < dateMinus45 then
           remove object dest3
           my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest3 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
       end if
       if ((creation date of (info for POSIX file dest2)) < dateMinus45) and (objects of dest2 with include folders without searching subfolders and include invisible items) = {} then
           remove object dest2
           my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest2 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
       end if
       if ((creation date of (info for POSIX file dest1)) < dateMinus45) and (objects of dest1 with include folders without searching subfolders and include invisible items) = {} then
           remove object dest1
           my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest1 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
       end if
       
   end try
end repeat

# Build a list of empty folder embedded in sourceDirectory
set workingFolder to objects of sourceDirectory result type paths list with searching subfolders, include folders and include invisible items

repeat with aFolder in workingFiles
   
   try
       # Extract the relevant components of the path of the file
       set components to my decoupe(aFolder, "/")
       set {firstSubFolder, secondSubFolder, lateSubFolder} to items -4 thru -2 of components --> {"D1", "D2", "D3"}
       --set partialPath to my recolle({firstSubFolder, secondSubFolder}, "/") --> "D1/D2"
       
       set dest1 to destinationDirectory & firstSubFolder # is a POSIX path
       set dest2 to dest1 & "/" & secondSubFolder # is a POSIX path
       set dest3 to dest2 & "/" & lateSubFolder # is a POSIX path
       
       --display dialog dest3
       --display dialog lateSubFolder
       --display dialog creation date of (info for lateSubFolder)
       --display dialog (creation date of (info for POSIX file dest3))
       
       --supprime les dossiers vieux de plus de 45 jours
       if (creation date of (info for POSIX file dest3)) < dateMinus45 then
           remove object dest3
           my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest3 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
       end if
       if ((creation date of (info for POSIX file dest2)) < dateMinus45) and (objects of dest2 with include folders without searching subfolders and include invisible items) = {} then
           remove object dest2
           my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest2 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
       end if
       if ((creation date of (info for POSIX file dest1)) < dateMinus45) and (objects of dest1 with include folders without searching subfolders and include invisible items) = {} then
           remove object dest1
           my writeto(reportPath, my horoDateur() & " - Dossier commande ancien supprime : " & dest1 & linefeed, «class utf8», true)
       end if
   end try
   
end repeat

#=====

on decoupe(t, d)
   local oTIDs, l
   set {oTIDs, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, d}
   set l to text items of t
   set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oTIDs
   return l
end decoupe

#=====

on recolle(l, d)
   local oTIDs, t
   set {oTIDs, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, d}
   set t to l as text
   set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oTIDs
   return t
end recolle

#=====

on writeto(targetFile, theData, dataType, apendData)
   -- targetFile is the path to the file you want to write
   -- theData is the data you want in the file.
   -- dataType is the data type of theData and it can be text, list, record etc.
   -- apendData is true to append theData to the end of the current contents of the file or false to overwrite it
   try
       set targetFile to targetFile as «class furl»
       set openFile to open for access targetFile with write permission
       if not apendData then set eof of openFile to 0
       write theData to openFile starting at eof as dataType
       close access openFile
       return true
   on error
       try
           close access targetFile
       end try
       return false
   end try
end writeto

#=====

on horoDateur()
   set theFormatter to current application's NSDateFormatter's new()
   theFormatter's setDateFormat:"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
   return (theFormatter's stringFromDate:(current date)) as text
end horoDateur

#=====

on monthStamp(aDate)
   set theFormatter to current application's NSDateFormatter's new()
   theFormatter's setDateFormat:"yyyy_MM"
   return ("Log_" & (theFormatter's stringFromDate:aDate)) & ".txt"
end monthStamp

#=====

GK

Last edited by gkas (2019-08-11 01:06:31 pm)

Hi Yvan,

Thanks for the encouragements.
Maybe you've met my father rather than me (i only going to my sixty) ?

I will check you corrections tomorowThanks again (and had edited my last post)
The script are for a workflow, and all the folders (Entree, Caldera, CalderaPPM) are always emptied every minutes by scripts or the Rip Caldera app. except the last one on remote server (images:0_PDF).
So we need only to clean the first folder of the workflow.

GK

As is, your late script test only files because the entry instruction:

Applescript:

set workingFiles to objects of sourceDirectory result type paths list with searching subfolders without include folders and include invisible items

return only files.

Before trying to change something I will wait answer to some questions

Is a subfolder D3 storing only one file or is it able to contain several ones ?
Is sourceDirectory containing other kind of files which must not be removed ?

Yvan KOENIG running High Sierra 10.13.6 in French (VALLAURIS, France) lundi 12 aout 2019  10:03:16