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Paolo Bernasconi
Paolo Bernasconi

Reputation: 2030

Applescript - If file is in folder don't duplicate

I'm trying to test if a file from on folder path, exists in a different folder using this script:

set middfilesECON211 to ("/Volumes/middfiles/Classes/Spring14/ECON0211B/HANDOUTS" as POSIX file)
set gDriveECON211 to ("/Users/paolob/Google Drive/Spring 2014/ECON 211/Handouts" as POSIX file)

tell application "Finder"
   set foo to every file of folder middfilesECON211
   repeat with i from 1 to (length of foo)
       if not (exists (item i of foo) is in files of folder gDriveECON211) then
         duplicate (item i of foo) to gDriveECON211
       end if
   end repeat
end tell

I've tried a bunch of variation in the if not (exists) ... clause, but to no avail.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 429

Answers (1)

Lri
Lri

Reputation: 27613

set dir1 to POSIX file "/tmp/a"
set dir2 to POSIX file "/tmp/b"
tell application "Finder"
    repeat with f in (get items of folder dir1)
        if not (exists file (name of f) of folder dir2) then
            duplicate f to folder dir2 without replacing
        end if
    end repeat
end tell

You can also use cp -n:

do shell script "cp -nR /tmp/a/ /tmp/b"

Or rsync --ignore-existing:

do shell script "rsync -r --ignore-existing /tmp/a/ /tmp/b"

Upvotes: 1

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