Finding directory content size with Spotlight.

Ok, I know how to do this in terminal. But I've been attempting to "gui-ize" myself more and try to explore the power of spotlight.
Problem:
Find all directories in my Home folder whose contents exceed 500mb.
I tried using two conditions:
Kind: Folder
Size: Greater than: 500mb
However, since technically the size of all directories themselves are zero this search returns zero results.
Is such a search possible with spotlight or are "power searches" like this only able to be done via the terminal?

If you put the search window into List view (I tinkered with a plist so this is my default view for search windows) and have the column for Size enabled (should be by default, if not do View->Show View Options), then do a search on Kind: Folder and click on the Size column it will list all the folders arranged by size. It is acutally pretty speedy: I have 1500 folders in my Home folder and this was actually much faster than if you use a Finder window with the option to calculate sizes and arrange by Size and mass open the folders.... I'll have to remember this in future! I added it to my Saved Searches, although it didn't save with the Size column checked.
Francine
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Das N wrote:
Hello All,
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Am I missing some thing?
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/:243 u01/test/node1
SCRIPT:
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{code}
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{code}
to
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{code}
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MapBuilder Error:Can not find a GeoRaster object with specified rdt and rid

Hello,
I can't GeoRaster data in the preview of the MapBuilder and MapViewer. The GeoRasterViewer shows the Raster images without problems.
MapBuilders error message:
19.11.2008 13:07:11 oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer prepareData
SCHWERWIEGEND: GeoRaster load Exception:
oracle.spatial.georaster.GeoRasterException: Can not find a GeoRaster object with specified rdt and rid.
     at oracle.spatial.georaster.JGeoRaster.validateConn(JGeoRaster.java:608)
     at oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer$JGeoRasterGTP.<init>(GeoRasterThemeProducer.java:2037)
     at oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer.prepareData(GeoRasterThemeProducer.java:694)
     at oracle.sdovis.GeoRasterTheme.prepareData(GeoRasterTheme.java:95)
     at oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData.run(LoadThemeData.java:75)
19.11.2008 13:07:11 oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData run
SCHWERWIEGEND: Exception fetching data for theme RAS_DGK.
Message:GeoRaster load Exception: Can not find a GeoRaster object with specified rdt and rid.
Description:
     at oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer.prepareData(GeoRasterThemeProducer.java:1109)
     at oracle.sdovis.GeoRasterTheme.prepareData(GeoRasterTheme.java:95)
     at oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData.run(LoadThemeData.java:75)
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WARNUNG: null MBR resulted from buildDataMBR.
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- updated the spatial extend of the image and try again the preview functio--> the same error
The databse server is a virtual Linux server with Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - 64bit.
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Has anyone an idea?
Greeting,
Cord
Edited by: Corti on Nov 19, 2008 2:14 PM

Hi Joao,
Thanks so far.
I'm previewing a GeoRaster theme. I created it with the MapBuilder GeoRaster wizard. The theme difinition is (out of the export file):
RAS_DGK|
null|
RAS_DGK|
GEORASTER|
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<styling_rules theme_type="georaster">
</styling_rules>|
(GeoRaster table name is "RAS_DGK", theme name is also "RAS_DGK")
I get following log information:
preview without a coordinate or scale:
MapBuilder Error (as pop up): MAPVIEWER 01005: no spatial data to render
log file:
20.11.2008 10:17:27 oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData run
FEINER: LoadThemeData running thread: Thread-43
20.11.2008 10:17:27 oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer prepareData
FEINER: Original query window: -Infinity,-Infinity,NaN,NaN
20.11.2008 10:17:27 oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer prepareData
FEINER: [Query] select grt.GEORASTER, grt.GEORASTER.metadata.getClobVal() from RAS_DGK grt
20.11.2008 10:17:27 oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer prepareData
FEINER: Fetch size: 100
20.11.2008 10:17:27 oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer prepareData
SCHWERWIEGEND: GeoRaster load Exception:
oracle.spatial.georaster.GeoRasterException: Can not find a GeoRaster object with specified rdt and rid.
     at oracle.spatial.georaster.JGeoRaster.validateConn(JGeoRaster.java:608)
     at oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer$JGeoRasterGTP.<init>(GeoRasterThemeProducer.java:2037)
     at oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer.prepareData(GeoRasterThemeProducer.java:694)
     at oracle.sdovis.GeoRasterTheme.prepareData(GeoRasterTheme.java:95)
     at oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData.run(LoadThemeData.java:75)
20.11.2008 10:17:27 oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData run
SCHWERWIEGEND: Exception fetching data for theme RAS_DGK.
Message:GeoRaster load Exception: Can not find a GeoRaster object with specified rdt and rid.
Description:
     at oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer.prepareData(GeoRasterThemeProducer.java:1109)
     at oracle.sdovis.GeoRasterTheme.prepareData(GeoRasterTheme.java:95)
     at oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData.run(LoadThemeData.java:75)
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WARNUNG: null MBR resulted from buildDataMBR.
preview with a center coordinate of the image and a scale:
20.11.2008 10:18:43 oracle.sdovis.SRS getOptimalQueryWindow
AM FEINSTEN: *** isGeodetic=false, unit=METER
20.11.2008 10:18:43 oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData run
FEINER: LoadThemeData running thread: Thread-45
20.11.2008 10:18:43 oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer prepareData
FEINER: Original query window: 2550045.7746478873,5608500.0,2551954.2253521127,5609500.0
20.11.2008 10:18:43 oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer prepareData
FEINER: [Query] select grt.GEORASTER, grt.GEORASTER.metadata.getClobVal() from RAS_DGK grt WHERE MDSYS.SDO_FILTER(grt.GEORASTER.spatialextent, MDSYS.SDO_GEOMETRY(2003, 31466, NULL, MDSYS.SDO_ELEM_INFO_ARRAY(1, 1003, 3), MDSYS.SDO_ORDINATE_ARRAY(?,?,?,?)), 'querytype=WINDOW') = 'TRUE'
20.11.2008 10:18:43 oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer prepareData
FEINER: Fetch size: 100
20.11.2008 10:18:43 oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer prepareData
SCHWERWIEGEND: GeoRaster load Exception:
oracle.spatial.georaster.GeoRasterException: Can not find a GeoRaster object with specified rdt and rid.
     at oracle.spatial.georaster.JGeoRaster.validateConn(JGeoRaster.java:608)
     at oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer$JGeoRasterGTP.<init>(GeoRasterThemeProducer.java:2037)
     at oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer.prepareData(GeoRasterThemeProducer.java:694)
     at oracle.sdovis.GeoRasterTheme.prepareData(GeoRasterTheme.java:95)
     at oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData.run(LoadThemeData.java:75)
20.11.2008 10:18:43 oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData run
SCHWERWIEGEND: Exception fetching data for theme RAS_DGK.
Message:GeoRaster load Exception: Can not find a GeoRaster object with specified rdt and rid.
Description:
     at oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer.prepareData(GeoRasterThemeProducer.java:1109)
     at oracle.sdovis.GeoRasterTheme.prepareData(GeoRasterTheme.java:95)
     at oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData.run(LoadThemeData.java:75)
20.11.2008 10:18:43 oracle.sdovis.DBMapMaker renderEm
INFO: **** time spent on loading features: 234ms.
20.11.2008 10:18:43 oracle.sdovis.RenderingEngine prepareForRendering
AM FEINSTEN: xfm: 0.284 0.0 0.0 -0.284 -724212.9999999999 1593097.9999999998
20.11.2008 10:18:43 oracle.sdovis.ImageRenderer renderGeoRasterTheme
WARNUNG: GeoRaster theme RAS_DGK has no rendered images.
20.11.2008 10:18:43 oracle.sdovis.VectorRenderer render
FEINER: time to render theme RAS_DGK with 0 styled features: 0ms
20.11.2008 10:18:43 oracle.sdovis.DBMapMaker renderEm
INFO: **** time spent on rendering: 16ms
If I run the sql statement in the log file, it returns a result.
select grt.georid, grt.GEORASTER, grt.GEORASTER.metadata.getClobVal()
from ras_dgk grt
WHERE MDSYS.SDO_FILTER(grt.GEORASTER.spatialextent,
MDSYS.SDO_GEOMETRY(2003, 31466, NULL,
MDSYS.SDO_ELEM_INFO_ARRAY(1, 1003, 3),
MDSYS.SDO_ORDINATE_ARRAY(2550045.7746478873,5608500.0,2551954.2253521127,5609500.0)), 'querytype=WINDOW') = 'TRUE';
GEORID
2
GEORASTER
MDSYS.SDO_GEORASTER(20001,MDSYS.SDO_GEOMETRY(2003,31466,null,MDSYS.SDO_ELEM_INFO_ARRAY(1,1003,3),MDSYS.SDO_ORDINATE_ARRAY(2550000,5608000,2552000,5610000)),RDT_RAS_DGK,522,oracle.xdb.XMLType@194a7ec)
GEORASTER.metadata.getClobVal()
<georasterMetadata xmlns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/spatial/georaster">
<objectInfo>
<rasterType>20001</rasterType>
<isBlank>false</isBlank>
<defaultRed>1</defaultRed>
<defaultGreen>1</defaultGreen>
<defaultBlue>1</defaultBlue>
</objectInfo>
<rasterInfo>
<cellRepresentation>UNDEFINED</cellRepresentation>
<cellDepth>8BIT_U</cellDepth>
<totalDimensions>2</totalDimensions>
<dimensionSize type="ROW">
<size>6299</size>
</dimensionSize>
<dimensionSize type="COLUMN">
<size>6299</size>
</dimensionSize>
<ULTCoordinate>
<row>0</row>
<column>0</column>
</ULTCoordinate>
<blocking>
<type>REGULAR</type>
<totalRowBlocks>4</totalRowBlocks>
<totalColumnBlocks>4</totalColumnBlocks>
<rowBlockSize>2048</rowBlockSize>
<columnBlockSize>2048</columnBlockSize>
</blocking>
<interleaving>BSQ</interleaving>
<pyramid>
<type>DECREASE</type>
<resampling>NN</resampling>
<maxLevel>6</maxLevel>
</pyramid>
<compression>
<type>NONE</type>
</compression>
</rasterInfo>
<spatialReferenceInfo>
<isReferenced>true</isReferenced>
<SRID>31466</SRID>
<modelCoordinateLocation>UPPERLEFT</modelCoordinateLocation>
<modelType>FunctionalFitting</modelType>
<polynomialModel rowOff="0" columnOff="0" xOff="0" yOff="0" zOff="0" rowScale="1" columnScale="1" xScale="1" yScale="1" zScale="1">
<pPolynomial pType="1" nVars="2" order="1" nCoefficients="3">
<polynomialCoefficients>17668678.695368 0 -3.14949718277477</polynomialCoefficients>
</pPolynomial>
<qPolynomial pType="1" nVars="0" order="0" nCoefficients="1">
<polynomialCoefficients>1</polynomialCoefficients>
</qPolynomial>
<rPolynomial pType="1" nVars="2" order="1" nCoefficients="3">
<polynomialCoefficients>-8031218.31607409 3.14949718277477 0</polynomialCoefficients>
</rPolynomial>
<sPolynomial pType="1" nVars="0" order="0" nCoefficients="1">
<polynomialCoefficients>1</polynomialCoefficients>
</sPolynomial>
</polynomialModel>
</spatialReferenceInfo>
<layerInfo>
<layerDimension>BAND</layerDimension>
<subLayer>
<layerNumber>1</layerNumber>
<layerDimensionOrdinate>0</layerDimensionOrdinate>
<layerID>1</layerID>
<colorMap>
<colors>
<cell value="0" blue="255" red="255" green="255" alpha="255"/>
<cell value="1" blue="0" red="0" green="0" alpha="255"/>
</colors>
</colorMap>
</subLayer>
</layerInfo>
</georasterMetadata>
I checked also the content of rdt table and it contains entries with that raster id (= 522).
Finally the log file when I use the preview directly on the GeoRaster table without a theme:
20.11.2008 10:23:46 oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData run
FEINER: LoadThemeData running thread: Thread-55
20.11.2008 10:23:46 oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer prepareData
FEINER: Original query window: -Infinity,-Infinity,NaN,NaN
20.11.2008 10:23:46 oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer prepareData
FEINER: [Query] select grt.GEORASTER from RAS_DGK grt where grt.GEORASTER.rasterid = ? and grt.GEORASTER.rasterdatatable = ?
20.11.2008 10:23:46 oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer prepareData
FEINER: Fetch size: 100
20.11.2008 10:23:46 oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer prepareData
SCHWERWIEGEND: GeoRaster load Exception:
oracle.spatial.georaster.GeoRasterException: Can not find a GeoRaster object with specified rdt and rid.
     at oracle.spatial.georaster.JGeoRaster.validateConn(JGeoRaster.java:608)
     at oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer$JGeoRasterGTP.<init>(GeoRasterThemeProducer.java:2037)
     at oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer.prepareData(GeoRasterThemeProducer.java:694)
     at oracle.sdovis.GeoRasterTheme.prepareData(GeoRasterTheme.java:95)
     at oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData.run(LoadThemeData.java:75)
20.11.2008 10:23:46 oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData run
SCHWERWIEGEND: Exception fetching data for theme RAS_DGK.
Message:GeoRaster load Exception: Can not find a GeoRaster object with specified rdt and rid.
Description:
     at oracle.sdovis.theme.GeoRasterThemeProducer.prepareData(GeoRasterThemeProducer.java:1109)
     at oracle.sdovis.GeoRasterTheme.prepareData(GeoRasterTheme.java:95)
     at oracle.sdovis.LoadThemeData.run(LoadThemeData.java:75)
20.11.2008 10:23:46 oracle.sdovis.MapMaker buildDataMBR
WARNUNG: null MBR resulted from buildDataMBR.
If you need more information - please ask for it.
Cord

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var myX2 = myPage.marginPreferences.left;
var myX1 = myPage.marginPreferences.right;
else{
var myX1 = myPage.marginPreferences.left;
var myX2 = myPage.marginPreferences.right;
var myY1 = myPage.marginPreferences.top;
var myX2 = myPageWidth - myX2;
var myY2 = myPageHeight - myPage.marginPreferences.bottom;
return [myY1, myX1, myY2, myX2];
/*******************ImagePlacer***************************
    this script will addimages to the document by
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    between @s (file format included[@mypic.bmp@]),
    selecting them from a specified file (see below)
    and applying object styles to them, as well as
    applying the right tab i necesary.
    It then looks for overflows in the document. If an
    overset is found, it will resize to margin size the
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var myDocument = app.documents.add(true,app.documentPresets.item("Preset"));
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function main()
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var myPage = myDocument.pages.item(0);
var myTextFrame = myPage.textFrames.add({geometricBounds:myGetBounds(myDocument,myPage)});
myTextFrame.textFramePreferences.textColumnCount = 7;
myTextFrame.place(File("/Users/Paolo/Desktop/text.txt"));
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var myFiguresFolder = "testatine";
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var myPStyle = myDocument.paragraphStyles.item("Paragraphstyle");
var NextPStyleCS = myDocument.paragraphStyles.item("Par_Style");
var NextPStyleEN = myDocument.paragraphStyles.item("Par_Style_en");
var NextPStyleDE = myDocument.paragraphStyles.item("Par_Style_de");
// Applied text style
var myCStyle = myDocument.characterStyles.item("text");
//Applied object style
var myOStyle = "";
var oStyle_1 = myDocument.objectStyles.item("Pictures");
var oStyle_2 = myDocument.objectStyles.item("Pictures");
var oStyle_3 = myDocument.objectStyles.item("Pictures");
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var maxWidth = 467; //Maximum width of an image
var maxHeight = 666; //Maximum Height of an image
var colWidth = 468; //Width of the main columb (340pt) + maximum Tab (128pt)
var maxTab = 0;
var xTab;
var xtTab;
var minTWidth = 340; //any image with a width below this will have the maximum Tab (maxTab) applied.
var PWidth; //Width of the Picture
var PHeight;//Picture Height
var myTotal;
//---------------------------------ALERTS---------------------------------\\
var notSaved = "Documento non salvato; devi prima salvare il documento";
var noFolder = "No such folder exists; "+myFiguresFolder;
var noImageMessage = "No Images were found";
var finished = " immagini sostituite"
//---------------------------------ALERTS---------------------------------\\
/************************END OF STORY*****************************************
* The object of this bit of programming is to add an empty paragraph break *
* at the end of the story, in order to make the actual script work in the case   *
* that the LAST paragraph were a TABLE                                                              *
var findEnd_of_Story = "\\r(?=\\z)" //GREP for End of Story                        //
app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;                              //
app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;                         //
app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = myPStyle;              //
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = findEnd_of_Story;                      //
var fItems = myDocument.findGrep();                                              //
var myC = fItems.length-1;                                                             //
if (fItems =!0){                                                                              //
    do{                                                                                             //
        if (fItems.appliedParagraphStyle = myPStyle){                          //
            cItem = fItems[myC]                                                          //
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    myDocument.changeGrep();                                                       //
myC--;                                                                                           //
while (myC >= 0);                                                                       //
try{
var myDocPath = myDocument.filePath; //Complete Path to the Current Document
catch (myError){
alert (notSaved);
//throw("");
return;
var myFFldr =Folder(myDocPath+"/"+myFiguresFolder); //Complete Path in which the figures to be placed should be found
if(myFFldr.exists){
    flow();
    app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = grepFind;
    var myFoundItems = app.activeDocument.findGrep();
    var myCounter = myFoundItems.length-1
    myTotal = myCounter+1;
    for (i = myCounter; i >=0; i--) {
        var myName = myFoundItems[i].contents.replace (/@/g, "");
        app.selection = myFoundItems[i];
        var fFig=app.selection[0];//Found text for
        var cPStyle= fFig.appliedParagraphStyle;
        var myFile = new File( myFFldr + "/" + myName);
        if (myFile.exists) {
            var cFig = fFig.place(myFile);
            var sFig = cFig[0].parent;
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              PHeight = sFig.geometricBounds[2] - sFig.geometricBounds[0];
              if (PWidth >= minTWidth){
                  xTab = (colWidth-PWidth);
              else{
                  xTab =maxTab;
              var currentPar = sFig.parent.paragraphs.item(0);
              currentPar.leftIndent = xTab;
              var nextPar= currentPar.insertionPoints[-1].paragraphs[0];
              var nextParStyle = nextPar.appliedParagraphStyle;
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                  xtTab = xTab
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                  xtTab = nextPar.leftIndent;
              nextPar.leftIndent =xtTab;
              sFig.appliedObjectStyle = myOStyle;
              cPStyle = "";
              break;
              case (myPStyle):
              myOStyle = oStyle_3;
              sFig.appliedObjectStyle = myOStyle;
              cPStyle = "";
              break;
              default:
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              cPStyle = "";
              break;
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Shaun

Welcome to the Sun forums.
>
I would like to list a directory contents. I got this code from a website:>The web is a big place. Care to narrow that down with an URL to this website?
>
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}>When posting code, or code snippets, please use the code formatting tags. To do that, select the code and click the CODE button seen on the Plain Text tab of the message posting form.
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Hi,
Which Microsoft product (application) are you using ? Printer supports the following custom sizes:
From ADF: Custom-sized media (ADF) between 127 to 216 mm wide and 241 to 305 mm long (5 to 8.5 inches wide and 9.5 to 12 inches long)
From input tray: Custom-sized media between 76.2 to 216 mm wide and 101 to 762 mm long (3 to 8.5 inches wide and 4 to 30 inches long)
You need to select right custom size from the application.
Regards.
BH
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How to read the content from a External Content Type with out creating External List in Sharepoint 2013?

Hi,
I have a requirement to read the External Content Type and storing the Data in a Session Variable. The Reading of the content from External Content Type with out creating a External List.
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Thanks,
Pradeep

Hi,
Firstly an external content type designed to work with SharePoint list and there is no way to read apart from this.
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