Move file dropped in a folder?

Question

ok, let's start here then, what automation setup do i need to have a file that is dropped into "music download" moved into "archive", so that when a file is dropped in the folder, this automation is triggered, also, it will be from a download, so i need the automation to not kick in until the file is complete, after this, i can handle the itunes converting automation, that seems to work fine

Answer 1

You can save your workflow as a Folder Action plugin - the folder action will trigger when something is added to an attached folder, and the added items are passed to your workflow. To wait for a file to finish downloading, you can use something like the Wait for FInder Items action from Automated Workflows, or you can use your own Run AppleScript action:
1) Run AppleScript:
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on run {input, parameters} -- wait for items to finish copying/downloading
set output to {}
set SkippedItems to {}
repeat with anItem in the input
if (WaitForCopy of anItem for 90) then -- change the timeout as desired
set the end of the output to (contents of anItem)
else
set the end of SkippedItems to (anItem as text)
end if
end repeat
ShowSkippedAlert for SkippedItems
return output
end run
to WaitForCopy of TheFile for TimeToWait
waits up to the TimeToWait for TheFile to be copied/downloaded
the test is based on the busy status of the file
parameters - TheFile [mixed]: the file to check
TimeToWait [integer]: a maximum timeout value in seconds
returns [boolean]: true if copy/download finished, false if timeout
set {TheFile, Interval} to {TheFile as text, 2} -- change the check interval as desired
if TheFile begins with "/" then set TheFile to (POSIX file TheFile) -- assume a POSIX path
repeat (TimeToWait div Interval) times -- check every Interval seconds
delay Interval
set {size:TheSize, busy status:Busy} to (info for (TheFile as alias))
if not Busy and (TheSize is greater than 0) then return true
end repeat
return false -- timeout
end WaitForCopy
to ShowSkippedAlert for SkippedItems
show an alert dialog for any items skipped, with the option to cancel the workflow
parameters - SkippedItems [list]: the items skipped
returns nothing
if SkippedItems is not {} then
set {AlertText, TheCount} to {"Error with AppleScript action", count SkippedItems}
if TheCount is greater than 1 then
set theMessage to (TheCount as text) & space & " items were skipped:"
else
set theMessage to "1 " & " item was skipped:"
end if
set {TempTID, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, return}
set {SkippedItems, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {SkippedItems as text, TempTID}
if button returned of (display alert AlertText message (theMessage & return & SkippedItems) ¬
alternate button "Cancel" default button "OK") is "Cancel" then error number -128
end if
return
end ShowSkippedAlert
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2) Move Finder Items {To: your archive folder}
3) ...the rest of your conversion workflow