[bforest]

I am trying to create a folder action that would change the label/color of a folder, any time a new file is added. Should be simple, but I have tried everything and i still can't do it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[Paul Crawford]

Hi bforest,

One potential snag of which you may already be aware is that Folder Actions (FA) scripts which process added/removed items currently do not work unless the target/source folder is *open*. [However, you could work around this limitation by using the freeware third-party extension, Folder Actions Plus, as mentioned in some earlier threads in this Forum (e.g., the Copying across network? thread, or the AppleScript Folder Actions thread).]

If your folder is indeed open, but the FA script still isn't working, then please let us know the exact commands that you're using to change the folder's label, and I or someone else will try to figure out what's going wrong.

[BTW, typically, inside the 'on adding folder items to ...' handler, you could say something like:-

Code:
on adding folder items to theFolderVar after receiving theItemsVar
	-- [...]
	
	tell application "Finder"
		set (label index of theFolderVar) to n
	end tell
	
	-- [...]
	
end adding folder items to

where theFolderVar is the folder-variable that you've specified in the handler's "header", and n is an integer between 0 and 7 inclusive (0 = "None", and 7 = "Project 2" or whatever customised "bottommost" label you've set up).]

Regards,

--Paul

[This message has been edited by Paul Crawford (edited 01-19-2001).]

I need some clarification...

When you drop a file into the folder with the attached folder action, you want that folder's (with the attached folder action) label to change? Random or specific label?

[bforest]

RGS,

That is correct, I want to have a specific folder with a folder action attached to change to a specific color when an item is added. I can now do it, but only when the target folder is ope as stated above...haven't tried those 3rd part solutions. Thanks for the help