Re: Print (or export to a spreadsheet) all the information displayed when Finder is looking at a folder (OS X 10.13 High Sierra)

On 4/30/24 3:56 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:

On 2024-04-30, Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> wrote:

On 4/30/24 8:56 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:

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I would use comma characters for delimiters to make it a CSV file,
then open that in a spreadsheet program.

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I was just thinking about that.  Thanks!  (I think Excel can
separate on tabs as well, though.  But it's always good to have
different options.  And maybe it saves you from having to do
copy-and-paste.)
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One more thing, if either of you knows why this might be:
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If <filename> has not already been created, I get an error message.
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If I create <filename> first, there's no error message, and it seems
to be running fine ... except ... it doesn't seem to do anything --
nothing gets written to <filename>!
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Any ideas?  Maybe it's another casualty of over-full HD?

 
What is the command you are using,

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Exactly what Jim Gibson suggested:
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stat <flags, etc.> * > <file>

and what is the error output?

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Today, when <file> doesn't exist, no error message.  Can't recreate
error message from yesterday.  (Maybe because I cleared a lot of stuff
off my HD?)