Watch a folder and print files that are added to it
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-- Appropriated from: http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20041104011839378 | |
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items | |
try | |
tell application "Finder" | |
repeat with i from 1 to number of items in these_items | |
try | |
set this_item to item i of these_items | |
set the path_string to this_item as string | |
set the final_path to POSIX path of the path_string | |
do shell script "/usr/bin/lp '" & final_path & "'" | |
on error error_message | |
tell application "Finder" | |
display dialog "Error for item " & (this_item as string) ¬ | |
& ": " & error_message buttons {"Continue", "Cancel"} ¬ | |
default button 1 giving up after 120 | |
end tell | |
end try | |
end repeat | |
end tell | |
on error error_message | |
tell application "Finder" | |
display dialog error_message buttons {"Cancel"} ¬ | |
default button 1 giving up after 120 | |
end tell | |
end try | |
end adding folder items to |
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