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Pat O'Halloran

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Since: Dec 29, 2008
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:28 pm
Post subject: Deleting empty folders
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Hi

I'm a complete beginner with scripting, even after several years of
trying, so I wondered if anyone can help?

I would like a script that checks a folder for any empty sub-folders and
then moves those sub-folders to the trash. I feel it should be simple
but I can't seem to get anything working.

Any help appreciated.

Cheers

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Michelle Steiner

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:28 pm
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Pat O'Halloran

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:26 pm
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Michelle Steiner wrote:

> In article ,
> kelpie.DeleteThis@danu.co.uk (Pat O'Halloran) wrote:
>
> > I would like a script that checks a folder for any empty sub-folders
> > and then moves those sub-folders to the trash. I feel it should be
> > simple but I can't seem to get anything working
>
> This is a matter of recursion.
>
> set topLevel to choose folder
> traverseFolders(topLevel)
> on traverseFolders(inputFolder)
> tell application "Finder"
> set FolderList to folders of inputFolder
> repeat with thisFolder in FolderList
> if items of thisFolder is {} then
> delete thisFolder
> else
> my traverseFolders(thisFolder)
> end if
> end repeat
> end tell
> end traverseFolders
>
> One flaw in this script, though, is that if a folder's contents is only
> one or more empty folders, it will empty that folder, which will then
> become empty, but will not not empty those folders.
>
> -- Michelle

Thank you, I'll try that.
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