Hello.
This worked for me, when I tested it, as you can see, I used the droplet template from the AppleScript Editor.
I just want to state that any faults are mine, (and that I like the copyright notice).
You’ll have to save this as a droplet with your applescript editor to make it work for you.
How To make the droplet:
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Open the script below in AppleScript Editor.
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Make a new file with the “Make new droplet with properties” in AppleScript Editor.
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Select the contents of this script, and paste it over the contents of the droplet made by the new template.
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Save it with a name.
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(* INSTRUCTIONS
This template is an example of how a droplet can also have user-accessible properties.
This droplet is designed to process one or more files, whose icons are dragged onto the droplet icon. The droplet also provides access to user-settable properties through a dialog displayed when the applet is run as an application.
To use, place your file processing code in the process_item sub-routine. Save as an application.
*)
(* This template has been edited by me McUsr, and all faults are mine, no warranties, about anything, what so ever! *)
property type_list : {"JPEG"} -- e.g.: {"PICT", "JPEG", "TIFF", "GIFf"}
property extension_list : {"jpeg", "jpg"} -- e.g.: {"txt", "text", "jpg", "jpeg"}, NOT: {".txt", ".text", ".jpg", ".jpeg"}
property typeIDs_list : {"public.jpeg"} -- e.g.: {"public.jpeg", "public.tiff", "public.png"}
property post_alert : "Yes"
property scriptTitle : "MakeNDuplicates"
on run
repeat
display dialog "This droplet will process files dragged onto its icon." & linefeed & linefeed & "There is a user-settable preference for displaying an alert dialog when the droplet encounters a dragged-on item that is not a file of the type processed by the droplet." & return & return & "Post User Alert: " & (post_alert as text) buttons {"Set Prefs", "Done"} default button 2 with title "My File Processing Droplet"
if the button returned of the result is "Set Prefs" then
display dialog "Should this droplet post an alert dialog when items that are not files are dragged onto it?" & return & return & "Current Status: " & (post_alert as text) buttons {"No", "Yes"} default button post_alert
if the button returned of the result is "Yes" then
set post_alert to "Yes"
else
set post_alert to "No"
end if
else
return "done"
end if
end repeat
end run
-- This droplet processes files dropped onto the applet
on open these_items
repeat with i from 1 to the count of these_items
set this_item to item i of these_items
set the item_info to info for this_item
set this_name to the name of the item_info
try
set this_extension to the name extension of item_info
on error
set this_extension to ""
end try
try
set this_filetype to the file type of item_info
on error
set this_filetype to ""
end try
try
set this_typeID to the type identifier of item_info
on error
set this_typeID to ""
end try
if (folder of the item_info is false) and (alias of the item_info is false) and ((this_filetype is in the type_list) or (this_extension is in the extension_list) or (this_typeID is in typeIDs_list)) then
-- THE ITEM IS AN IMAGE FILE AND CAN BE PROCESSED
process_item(this_item)
else if post_alert is "Yes" then
display alert "PROCESSING ALERT" message "The item "" & this_name & "" is not a file that this droplet can process." buttons {"Cancel", "Continue"} default button 2 cancel button "Cancel" as warning
end if
end repeat
end open
-- this sub-routine processes files
on process_item(this_item)
-- NOTE that the variable this_item is a file reference in alias format
-- PLACE YOUR FILE PROCESSING STATEMENTS HERE
repeat
try
set numItems to text returned of (display dialog "Please select number of copies you want of the file" default answer "3" with title scriptTitle with icon 1)
set numItems to numItems as integer
exit repeat
on error e number n
if n ≠-128 then
beep
else
error number -128
end if
end try
end repeat
tell application id "MACS"
tell file (this_item as text)
set theFileName to name of it
set pxFolPath to POSIX path of ((container of it) as alias)
set theContainer to (container of it) as text
end tell
set pxTargPath to POSIX path of this_item
end tell
try
repeat numItems times
set newname to my uniqueFilename(theContainer, theFileName, "-")
do shell script "cp " & quoted form of pxTargPath & " " & quoted form of (pxFolPath & newname)
end repeat
display notification "" & numItems & "Copies made of " & theFileName with title my scriptTitle
delay 1
on error e number n
tell application (path to frontmost application as text)
display alert scriptTitle & ":
Error: " & e & " : " & n
end tell
end try
end process_item
to uniqueFilename(pthToFol, fileName, numSep)
-- http://macscripter.net/edit.php?id=154515
local fnend, mfile, msuf, i, numext, newname
set fnend to (length of fileName) - (offset of "." in (reverse of characters of fileName as text))
set mfile to text 1 thru fnend of fileName
set msuf to text (fnend + 1) thru -1 of fileName
set i to 0
set numext to ""
try
repeat
set tf to (pthToFol & mfile & numext & msuf)
set asa to tf as alias
set i to i + 1
set numext to numSep & i
end repeat
on error
set newname to (mfile & numext & msuf)
end try
return newname
end uniqueFilename
on quit
continue quit
end quit
Edit
I had to go back and fix some issues, like the dash in the file name, and assert that it indeed would quit, when hitting cancel.
Added a “howto” on how to save it on OP’s machine.