I thought that this would be simple but I cannot find any ready-made command to check whether a folder contains any subfolders (e.g. at the IF action).
How can I solve this task?
I thought that this would be simple but I cannot find any ready-made command to check whether a folder contains any subfolders (e.g. at the IF action).
How can I solve this task?
Hey Hans,
This job is relatively easy but tedious to do with native Keyboard Maestro actions.
Easier with AppleScript:
Count of SubFolders in a Target Folder (AppleScript) v1.00.kmmacros (6.9 KB)
It would be simple to do with the shell, except that various file-types on the Mac are actually directories that present to the user as files.
Like apps, rtfd files, scptd files...
-Chris
Thanks, Chris, but in this case the solution of @ComplexPoint was already perfect :). (Background: I'm working on a macro that lets me move any selected file from the Desktop to one of my favourite folders, or, if no file is selected, open one of these folders.)
Hey Hans,
I have such a macro built already, but it's not quite friendly enough to be published.
I will post it to the forum when I have time.
It's similar to this:
-Chris
Hey Chris,
This is one of those cases that I'd argue that the KM non-script solution is easier to create and understand.
While your AppleScript is short, it is NOT simple unless you already have a very good understanding of how to use System Events
with files/folders.
So, while it is simple for you, it is probably not for many others.