{"id":172,"date":"2008-05-20T11:13:53","date_gmt":"2008-05-20T17:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cortig.net\/wordpress\/?p=172"},"modified":"2008-05-20T12:38:25","modified_gmt":"2008-05-20T18:38:25","slug":"second-version-of-the-office-2008-converter-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cortig.net\/wordpress\/2008\/05\/20\/second-version-of-the-office-2008-converter-script\/","title":{"rendered":"Second version of the Office 2008 converter script"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well Steve Maser asked me to come up with a version that would work recursively on all files inside a folder you would drag to the script.
\nHe also suggested that I added the W6BN type (for Word 6\/95 files).
\nSo I based the script on one of the examples provided by Apple<\/a>, and here is the result:<\/p>\n

-- This droplet processes files dropped onto the applet
\non open these_items
\n   repeat with i from 1 to the count of these_items
\n      set this_item to item i of these_items
\n      set the item_info to info for this_item
\n      if folder of the item_info is true then
\n         process_folder(this_item)
\n      else
\n         tell application \"Finder\"
\n            
\n            -- get the file type
\n            set TheFileType to file type of this_item
\n            set UpdatedFileType to TheFileType
\n            
\n            -- detect old file types for Office files chose the correct one instead
\n            if TheFileType = \"WDBN\" then set UpdatedFileType to \"W8BN\"
\n            if TheFileType = \"W6BN\" then set UpdatedFileType to \"W8BN\"
\n            if TheFileType = \"XLS4\" then set UpdatedFileType to \"XLS8\"
\n            --   if TheFileType = \"SLD8\" then set UpdatedFileType to \"SLD8\"
\n            
\n            -- set the new file type
\n            set file type of this_item to UpdatedFileType
\n         end tell
\n      end if
\n   end repeat
\nend open
\n-- Just in case people try to open the script through a double-click in the Finder.
\non run
\n   display dialog \"Drop your files or folders to be converted on this icon\"
\nend run<\/p>\n

-- this sub-routine processes folders
\non process_folder(this_folder)
\n   set these_items to list folder this_folder without invisibles
\n   repeat with i from 1 to the count of these_items
\n      set this_item to alias ((this_folder as Unicode text) & (item i of these_items))
\n      set the item_info to info for this_item
\n      if folder of the item_info is true then
\n         process_folder(this_item)
\n      else
\n         tell application \"Finder\"
\n            
\n            -- get the file type
\n            set TheFileType to file type of this_item
\n            set UpdatedFileType to TheFileType
\n            
\n            -- detect old file types for Office files chose the correct one instead
\n            if TheFileType = \"WDBN\" then set UpdatedFileType to \"W8BN\"
\n            if TheFileType = \"W6BN\" then set UpdatedFileType to \"W8BN\"
\n            if TheFileType = \"XLS4\" then set UpdatedFileType to \"XLS8\"
\n            --   if TheFileType = \"SLD8\" then set UpdatedFileType to \"SLD8\"
\n            
\n            -- set the new file type
\n            set file type of this_item to UpdatedFileType
\n         end tell
\n      end if
\n   end repeat
\nend process_folder<\/p>\n

<\/code><\/p>\n

The compiled script is here<\/a> and again, please make tests only on a copy of your files.
\nFeedbacks are much welcome.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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