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jeff donovan <[log in to unmask]>
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Macintosh Scripting Systems <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:27:37 -0500
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Greetings

I have a regular expression I am having difficulty incorporating into  
an apple script

I have a folder with a bunch of files labeled 1234. 1235. 1236 etc,..
so I have been using this to delete only these files but leave the  
others alone;

rm -f $( ls /Users/drfoo/scripts/HERE/Deleted\ Message | grep "[0-9]\.")

the folder " deleted message " does have a space in the name, i can't  
change that. it's when i get to the digit period that apple script  
yells at me so then I'm forced to do this

do shell script "rm -f $(ls " & folderPath & aName & "/deleted\\  
messages/ | grep [0-9]\\.)"

this is not working . any hints?

-j

"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is.
A route indicates how we get there."

  - RFC 791, Internet Protocol (September 1981), Editor: Jon Postel

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