A folder-action script to automatically add new files to the iTunes library

gistfile1.applescript

global app_state

-- check if itunes is running
set app_state to false
tell application "System Events"
	if (exists process "iTunes") then set app_state to true
end tell

-- Adding files to the iTunes library when they are added to the watched folder
on adding folder items to my_folder after receiving the_files
	repeat with i from 1 to number of items in the_files
		tell application "iTunes"
			if app_state is false then
				launch
			end if
			try
				set this_file to (item i of the_files)
				add this_file
			end try
		end tell
		--DEBUG
		--set this_file to (item i of the_files)
		--display alert this_file as text
	end repeat
end adding folder items to

-- Removing files from the library when they get removed from the directory
(*
-- Just doesn't work right now...
on removing folder items from my_folder after losing the_files
	--delay 3
	repeat with i from 1 to number of items in the_files
		--display alert "REMOVING" --DEBUG
		tell application "iTunes"
			if app_state is false then
				launch
			end if
			try
				set this_file to (item i of the_files)
				display alert this_file as text
				tell this_file
					set track_name to get name
				end tell
				delete track_name
				display alert track_name as text
			on error errmesg number errn
				display dialog errmesg & return & return & "error number: " & (errn as text)
			end try
		end tell
		--DEBUG		
		--set this_file to (item i of the_files)
		--display alert this_file as text
	end repeat
end removing folder items from
*)