Transfer data from a DeliciousLibrary XML database to a FileMakerPro database
1 #!/usr/bin/pythonw
2
3 from pprint import pprint
4 from elementtree import /ElementTree # [1]
5 from appscript import *
6 from Carbon.File import FSSpec # [2]
7
8 # /FileMaker prefs
9 FM_ID = 'com.filemaker.pro7'
10 FM_DB_PATH = '/Users/SOMEUSER/Desktop/Library.fp7' # [3][4]
11 FM_DB = 'Library'
12 FM_TABLE = 'Library'
13
14 # Delicious Library prefs
15 DL_DB_PATH = '/Users/SOMEUSER/Library/Application Support/Delicious Library/Library Media Data.xml' # [4][5]
16
17 # connect to the /FileMaker database
18 try:
19 fm = app(id=FM_ID)
20 except ApplicationNotFoundError:
21 print "FileMaker Pro 7 application has not been found."
22 sys.exit(0)
23
24 if not fm.databases[FM_DB].exists():
25 try:
26 fm.open(FSSpec(FM_DB_PATH))
27 except:
28 print "Can't open source database '%s'." % FM_DB_PATH
29 sys.exit(0)
30
31 if not fm.databases[FM_DB].tables[FM_TABLE].exists():
32 print "Table '%s' doesn't exists in source database '%s'." % (FM_TABLE, FM_DB)
33 sys.exit(0)
34
35 t1 = fm.databases[FM_DB].tables[FM_TABLE]
36
37 # open Delicious Library XML file
38
39 tree = ElementTree.parse(DL_DB_PATH)
40
41 ## and transfer book records
42
43 fields = t1.fields.name.get()
44
45 for el in tree.findall('//items/book'):
46 data = [ (el.get(f) or '') for f in fields ]
47 rec = fm.create(new=k.record, with_data=data, at=t1)
Footnotes:
- ...Carbon.File.FSSpec not a good idea... will correct asap...
- ...will post Library.fp7 sample database asap...
- you have to adapt the path...
Warning: you could use /ElementTree to edit the /DeliciousLibrary XML file, but don't forget it's not a database: you could corrupt your /DeliciousLibrary database in case of concurrent access. And no, /DeliciousLibrary is not (yet) scriptable :-/