given myfile.mov, create a folder called myfile.mov.frames

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#1

Who’d have thought something from apple would have such a steep learning curve? :slight_smile:
I want to drag myfile.mov onto a droplet and have the droplet create a folder called “myfile.mov.frames”
also, is there a good basic AS reference online?

thanks,
sam

#2

Yes you can directly download from apple.com.
Regrads
Rajeev

#3

See this thread (which could have been easily found by searching for “quicktime export”):

http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php?id=10731

Jon

#4

Thanks Jon, looks like the info I need is there (even though I’m not doing a “quicktime export”).

-sam

#5 
on open theFile
	set DestinationFolder to (choose folder with prompt "Choose Destination Folder")
	tell application "Finder"
		
		set Filename to (name of (info for theFile))
	
		set FoldersName to (Filename & ".frames") as string
		
		make new folder at DestinationFolder with properties {name:FoldersName}
	
	end tell
end open

You can substitute a path in the form

“YourDiskName:Path:To:Folder”

for the choose folder portion of the code if you want the folder created in the same place everytime.
SC

#6

Ah, thank you!
I was trying (name of theFile) instead of (name of (info for theFile))

Thanks guys,
-sam