The "on switchDir" routine is intended to locate each element of the path passed as "directory" and click on it so the directory path is dived through to reach the desired final output directory.
When activating the desired row with the mouse. as normal, it must be double-clicked to select it!
This is the code of "on switchDir" alone:
on switchDir(directory, appName, selectDefault, createIt)
local compname, bootvolume
set compname to get computer name of (system info)
set bootvolume to get boot volume of (system info)
if directory is equal to "~" then set directory to system attribute ("HOME")
if directory starts with "~/" then set directory to (system attribute ("HOME")) & text 2 through -1 of (get directory)
if not checkPathExists(directory) then
if createIt then
do shell script ("mkdir -p " & (POSIX path of directory))
else
return false
end if
end if
if directory begins with "/" then
set directory to bootvolume & (get directory)
end if
tell application "System Events" to tell (process "iTunes"'s front window)
delay 1
click pop up button 1 of group 1 -- selects the drop-down box above the directory listing
set max to the count of menu items of menu 1 of pop up button 1 of group 1 -- number of items in the drop-down menu
set ndx to 1
repeat while ndx ≤ max
if the title of group 1's pop up button 1's menu 1's menu item ndx as string is equal to compname then -- found the absolute top-level directory
click group 1's pop up button 1's menu 1's menu item ndx - so choose it and go to next part of navigation
exit repeat
else -- keep looking
set ndx to (get ndx) + 1
end if
end repeat
if ndx > max then error "Never found " & compname
set thePath to every item of my splitString(directory, "/") -- thePath equals every individual folder in the path's name in order
repeat with dir in thePath
set max to the (count of rows in outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1) -- max equals the number of rows in the "directory contents" list box
log max
set ndx to 2 -- row 1 is just the colum titles
repeat while ndx ≤ max
log the value of text field 1 of UI element 1 of row ndx of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1 as string
log the value of text field 1 of UI element 1 of row ndx of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1 as string is equal to dir as string
if the value of text field 1 of UI element 1 of row ndx of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1 as string is equal to dir as string then -- this is the row we want!
log "found " & dir & " at row " & ndx as string
select row ndx of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1 -- included to make sure the reference in the "click" statement is correct
click row ndx of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1 -- supposed to "click" the desired folder name to choose it and dive deeper, BUT IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY DO THAT!
exit repeat -- apparently never executed because the loop keeps going past finding the desired directory's name and crashes at the first blank row!
else
set ndx to (get ndx) + 1
end if
if ndx > max then error "Never found " & dir
end repeat
end repeat
end tell
error "success"
return true
end switchDir
The error occurs in "on switchDir", the rest of the code is only included so that the code will execute under "Script Editor". Both the "Click row ndx . . . ." statement and the "exit repeat" statement after it are apparently never being executed as the loop continues to run past the logging of "found ". . . . and consequently crashes on the first blank row in the list box. The found (with the quotes) can be used as a search term to find the code.
The complete, runnable application code follows:
on splitString(theString, theDelimiter)
set oldDelimiters to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to theDelimiter
set theArray to every text item of theString
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oldDelimiters
return theArray
end splitString
on checkPathExists(thePath)
if thePath is equal to "~" then set thePath to system attribute ("HOME")
if thePath starts with "~/" then set thePath to (system attribute ("HOME")) & text 2 through -1 of (get thePath)
try
POSIX file thePath as alias
return true
on error
return false
end try
end checkPathExists
on switchDir(directory, appName, selectDefault, createIt)
local compname, bootvolume
set compname to get computer name of (system info)
set bootvolume to get boot volume of (system info)
if directory is equal to "~" then set directory to system attribute ("HOME")
if directory starts with "~/" then set directory to (system attribute ("HOME")) & text 2 through -1 of (get directory)
if not checkPathExists(directory) then
if createIt then
do shell script ("mkdir -p " & (POSIX path of directory))
else
return false
end if
end if
if directory begins with "/" then
set directory to bootvolume & (get directory)
end if
tell application "System Events" to tell (process "iTunes"'s front window)
delay 1
click pop up button 1 of group 1 -- selects the drop-down box above the directory listing
set max to the count of menu items of menu 1 of pop up button 1 of group 1 -- number of items in the drop-down menu
set ndx to 1
repeat while ndx ≤ max
if the title of group 1's pop up button 1's menu 1's menu item ndx as string is equal to compname then -- found the absolute top-level directory
click group 1's pop up button 1's menu 1's menu item ndx - so choose it and go to next part of navigation
exit repeat
else -- keep looking
set ndx to (get ndx) + 1
end if
end repeat
if ndx > max then error "Never found " & compname
set thePath to every item of my splitString(directory, "/") -- thePath equals every individual folder in the path's name in order
repeat with dir in thePath
set max to the (count of rows in outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1) -- max equals the number of rows in the "directory contents" list box
log max
set ndx to 2 -- row 1 is just the colum titles
repeat while ndx ≤ max
log the value of text field 1 of UI element 1 of row ndx of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1 as string
log the value of text field 1 of UI element 1 of row ndx of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1 as string is equal to dir as string
if the value of text field 1 of UI element 1 of row ndx of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1 as string is equal to dir as string then -- this is the row we want!
log "found " & dir & " at row " & ndx as string
select row ndx of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1 -- included to make sure the reference in the "click" statement is correct
click row ndx of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1 -- supposed to "click" the desired folder name to choose it and dive deeper, BUT IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY DO THAT!
exit repeat -- apparently never executed because the loop keeps going past finding the desired directory's name and crashes at the first blank row!
else
set ndx to (get ndx) + 1
end if
if ndx > max then error "Never found " & dir
end repeat
end repeat
end tell
error "success"
return true
end switchDir
set directory to "/Users/bryandunphy/Music"
try
tell application "iTunes" to quit
end try
tell application "System Events"
key down option
tell application "iTunes" to activate
key up option
repeat until process "iTunes" exists
delay 0.5
end repeat
click process "iTunes"'s window 1's button 2
my switchDir(directory, "iTunes", false, true)
delay 2
set libraryName to value of text field "Save As:" of window "New iTunes Library" of process "iTunes"
delay 2
click process "iTunes"'s window "New iTunes Library"'s button "Save"
end tell
return libraryName
Any idea of the cause of the error and / or how to fix it would be greatly appreciated.
I have refactored your onSwitchDir function to make it work on my machine, and to make it more readable.
I also added a ton of logging to help troubleshoot, feel free to delete.
on switchDir(directory, appName, selectDefault, createIt)
local compname, bootvolume
set sysInfo to (system info) -- cache value to reduce processing time
set compname to get computer name of sysInfo
log "compname: " & compname
set bootvolume to get boot volume of sysInfo
log "bootvolume: " & bootvolume
if directory is equal to "~" then set directory to system attribute ("HOME")
if directory starts with "~/" then set directory to (system attribute ("HOME")) & text 2 through -1 of (get directory)
if not checkPathExists(directory) then
if createIt then
do shell script ("mkdir -p " & (POSIX path of directory))
else
return false
end if
end if
if directory begins with "/" then
set directory to bootvolume & (get directory)
end if
tell application "System Events" to tell (process "iTunes"'s front window)
-- ensure view is set to expanded view
try
click pop up button 1 of group 1
on error
key code 81 using {command down} -- expand view
delay 2 -- esnure it finishes expanding before continuing
end try
-- name the item, making the code more readable
set dropDownMenuBtn to menu 1 of pop up button 1 of group 1
click dropDownMenuBtn -- selects the drop-down box above the directory listing
-- Set drop-down menu to go to system's root folder
-- Variation of solution from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13415994/how-to-get-the-number-of-items-in-a-pop-up-menu-without-opening-it-using-applesc
tell pop up button 1 of group 1
if value of it is not equal to compname then
set menuItemTitles to name of menu items of menu 1
--check if the menu item exists
if compname is in menuItemTitles then
--menu item exists; click on it
click menu item compname of menu 1
log "yay! found it! setting menu to item " & compname
else
--the menu item to select doesn't exist; hide the menu
log "bummer! " & compname & " doesn't exist"
key code 53
end if
else
log "yay! menu already set to " & compname
end if
end tell
-- Make iTunes dialog navigate to root folder
set thePath to every item of my splitString(directory, "/") -- thePath equals every individual folder in the path's name in order
log "thePath: " & thePath
set isFound to false -- so we can exit the repeat loop when needed
repeat with dir in thePath
if isFound is false then
-- set reference to UI element for readability
set theOutline to outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1
set max to the (count of rows in theOutline) -- max equals the number of rows in the "directory contents" list box
log "max for " & dir & ": " & max
set ndx to 2 -- row 1 is just the column titles
repeat while ndx ≤ max
-- set reference to item for readability
set theRow to row ndx of theOutline
-- set reference to item for readability
set theElement to text field 1 of UI element 1 of theRow
-- if we have found the appropriate item
if the value of theElement is equal to dir as string then
-- set focus so we can use keyboard commands on it
set value of attribute "AXFocused" of theOutline to true
-- select the item in the list
select theRow
-- set boolean so we can avoid re-running the repeat loop
set isFound to true
-- exit inner repeat
exit repeat
else
set ndx to (get ndx) + 1
end if
if ndx > max then error "Never found " & dir
end repeat
else
-- exit outer repeat
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
-- CMD-o to open the selected directory
keystroke "o" using {command down}
end tell
end switchDir
set directory to "/Users/username/Music"
try
tell application "iTunes" to quit
end try
tell application "System Events"
key down option
tell application "iTunes" to activate
key up option
repeat until process "iTunes" exists
delay 0.5
end repeat
click process "iTunes"'s window 1's button 2
my switchDir(directory, "iTunes", false, true)
delay 0.5
set libraryName to value of text field "Save As:" of window "New iTunes Library" of process "iTunes"
delay 0.5
click process "iTunes"'s window "New iTunes Library"'s button "Save"
end tell
return libraryName
Noteworthy changes:
exit repeat was issued menu 1 of pop up button 1 of group 1, making the script less dense and easier to readkeystroke "o" command, but placed it AFTER the repeat loop (it wouldn't work while in the loop for some reason)group 1 reference would cause an error. By ensuring the window is expanded, group 1 resolves, and I no longer get the error.Note the outcome of this script is an iTunes warning that it can't create a new library at the requested location. I believe this is because I only have a snippet of your entire script. I imagine you have the other end of the code, which would resolve the issue. If so, you should be able to incorporate these changes into your project without much effort.