Thanks so much Ed for spending the time to test it. If I run your set up it works smoothly, if I use my real files it won't. Maybe it has something to do with with the block size the file is growing. Kind regards Andreas On 31.05.2007, at 04:37, Stockly, Ed wrote: > Here's the test I ran. > > I pasted this into script editor, and started running it. > > ------------------ > set myFolder to path to startup disk > set fileName to "Sequence 1 Copy_070530035437.mov" > set myFile to ((myFolder as string) & fileName) > > try > open for access file myFile with write permission > set openFile to the result > on error > close access file myFile > open for access file myFile with write permission > set openFile to the result > end try > set x to 1 > set eof of openFile to 1 > repeat > set x to x + 1 > get eof of openFile > write x as string to openFile > end repeat > ------------------ > > I then pasted this into Script Debugger and started running it. > > ------------------ > set myFolder to path to startup disk > set fileName to "Sequence 1 Copy_070530035437.mov" > set myFile to ((myFolder as string) & fileName) > get eof of file myFile > > set oldSize to 0 > repeat > delay 2 > try > set curSize to get eof of file myFile > log curSize > if curSize is oldSize then > exit repeat > end if > set oldSize to curSize > on error errText > log {"error @ file size check run stat script -> user > canceled", > errText} > display dialog errText > exit repeat > end try > end repeat > ------------------ > > > The result was no errors, and it faithfully logged the growing file > size. > > get eof file "Jaguar:Sequence 1 Copy_070530035437.mov" > --> 425.0 > (*425.0*) > get eof file "Jaguar:Sequence 1 Copy_070530035437.mov" > --> 467.0 > (*467.0*) > > When I stopped the Script Editor process it gracefully exited as > expected. > > Is it possible there is a return character or some other odd > character in > your original file name? > >>>>> Here the original(not working) file name and path: > "/Volumes/SATA_465_01/FCP6 test folder/Sequence 1 > Copy_070530035437.mov" > > HTH > > ES Andreas Kiel Spherico Nelkenstr. 25 D-76135 Karlsruhe Tel.: +49 (0)721 183 9753 eFax: +1 650 897 8094 eMail: [log in to unmask] http://spherico.com/filmtools -- workflow tools for FCP