Run a script when folders are deleted?
I'm just playing with idea I was thinking of have a Plist in the launchd folder so that when the certain folders of the desktop are deleted it would run a script to collect information about the folders that were deleted.
Folders begining with FR and DO are moved to the trash by user, then
get number of items in each of the folder and write to a CSV file.
I just need something that will reconise the items moved to continue the rest of the script.
Any suggestions please?
Its actually to link it to this script that is a work in progress.
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tell application "Finder"
set hotFolder to folder "Hal 9000:Users:matthew:Desktop:HotFolder"
set keyFolder to folder "Hal 9000:Users:matthew:Desktop:Keywords"
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Dear Members
I have a problem when i try to delete a record at MDX script into BOC
I have the follow problem
TIME FLOW C_DATASRC ENTITY INTCO CONSGROUP RPTCURRENCY C_CATEGORY C_ACCT DIVISION SEGMENT SIGNDATA
2011.FEB VALID INPUT CIA12 I_CCO11 NON_GROUP GC C_110 2204002 1014 S999 17.272.941,9500000
2011.FEB CCO11 INPUT CIA12 I_NONE NON_GROUP GC C_110 1205002 1014 S999 1,4870000-
2011.FEB VALID INPUT CIA12 I_CCO11 NON_GROUP GC C_110 1205002 1014 S999 17.272.941,9500000-
2011.FEB CCO11 INPUT CIA12 I_NONE NON_GROUP GC C_110 2204002 1014 S999 34.545.885,3870000
Condition
2011.FEB NA INPUT CIA12 I_CCO11 NON_GROUP GC C_110 NA 1014 S999 31.405.349,0000000-
IF C_ACCT.NA = -31.405.349,00 is LESS than 0 delete value of C_ACCT2204002 (17.272.941,95 and 34.545.885,387)
IF C_ACCT.NA = -31.405.349,00 is Greater than 0 delete value of C_ACCT1205002 (-1,487 and -17.272.941,95)
I get the record 31.405.349,0000000- from de account NA, with this record i try to determine if i delete the valoe of account 1205002 or 2204002, but my script delete the 4 values.
I replaced the 0 for 5 and work, but i what to delete the records
2011.FEB VALID INPUT CIA12 I_CCO11 NON_GROUP GC C_110 2204002 1014 S999 17.272.941,9500000
2011.FEB CCO11 INPUT CIA12 I_NONE NON_GROUP GC C_110 2204002 1014 S999 34.545.885,3870000
And leave
2011.FEB CCO11 INPUT CIA12 I_NONE NON_GROUP GC C_110 1205002 1014 S999 1,4870000-
2011.FEB VALID INPUT CIA12 I_CCO11 NON_GROUP GC C_110 1205002 1014 S999 17.272.941,9500000-
// VPP
// BORRA REGISTRO DUPLICADO
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*XDIM_MEMBERSET C_CATEGORY = C_110
*XDIM_MEMBERSET C_DATASRC = INPUT
*XDIM_MEMBERSET DIVISION = 1014
*XDIM_MEMBERSET ENTITY = CIA12
*XDIM_MEMBERSET INTCO = I_NONE,I_CCO11
*XDIM_MEMBERSET FLOW = NA,VALID,CCO11
*XDIM_MEMBERSET RPTCURRENCY = GC
*XDIM_MEMBERSET SEGMENT = S999
*XDIM_MEMBERSET TIME = %TIME_SET%
*WHEN FLOW
*IS "NA"
*WHEN C_ACCT
*IS "NA"
*WHEN INTCO
*IS "I_CCO11"
//Elimina Diferencia
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*REC(EXPRESSION=((%VALUE% < 0) * 0), C_ACCT = "2204002", FLOW = "CCO11", INTCO = "I_NONE")
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*REC(EXPRESSION=((%VALUE% < 0) * 0), C_ACCT = "2204002", FLOW = "VALID", INTCO = "I_CCO11")
*ENDWHEN
*ENDWHEN
*ENDWHEN
*COMMITinstead of %VALUE % use MDX ie
*WHEN FLOW
*IS "NA"
*WHEN C_ACCT
*IS "NA"
*WHEN INTCO
*IS "I_CCO11"
//Elimina Diferencia
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//Elimina Validador
*REC(EXPRESSION=(([INTCO].[I_CCO11] > 0) * 0), C_ACCT = "1205002", FLOW = "VALID", INTCO = "I_CCO11")
*REC(EXPRESSION=(([INTCO].[I_CCO11] < 0) * 0), C_ACCT = "2204002", FLOW = "VALID", INTCO = "I_CCO11")
u3000u3000*ENDWHEN
*ENDWHEN
*ENDWHEN
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