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Use launchd to replace folder actions
Authored by: sderman on Fri, Apr 25 2008 at 1:11PM PDT

Note, if you use QueueDirectories, then you must empty the directory.

If you use WatchPaths instead, then launchd will fire when a file changes in the directory:
<key>WatchPaths</key>
<array>
<string><path to some dir></string>
</array>