Add text to the existing folder name based on a file that is inside

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Tried this under automator topic and got no luck with responses or it is not possible.

I would like to be able to add text to the existing name of the folder based on the name of the files inside.

Example:

Folder name:

RENDER A1:

   Files Inside the folder:
       
    Image_001_METAL-TEXTURE.jpg
    Image_002_WOOD-TEXTURE.jpg

I would like to run a script that would rename the folder:

  RENDER A1 METAL

This will be very handy since I am managing thousands of folders and I can sort and group them later based on the new renamed folder names.

Thank you in advance.

#2

Hi there is a way to do this with applescript but here is a software not very expensive that is very handy for renaming files and folder. I recommand it.

http://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderRename/index.html

#3

Hi,

this is probably possible, if there is an unique assignment.
For example how does the script know you want RENDER A1 METAL and not RENDER A1 WOOD ?

#4

I would assume that in the same script there is a search criteria where will indicate:

If find METAL - add name METAL to RENDER A1
and opposite if you find WOOD - add name WOOD to RENDER A1.

Is this possible?

Thank you

#5

What should happen if the folder contains metal and wood?
And is the material information (metal or wood) always between an underscore and a hyphen?

#6

Thank you for taking intereste in this project.

It will always have an underscore

This is the workflow scenario that I have in mind:

Folder name:

RENDER A1:

   Files Inside the folder:
       
    Image_001_METAL_TEXTURE.jpg
    Image_002_WOOD_TEXTURE.jpg

RENDER B1:

   Files Inside the folder:
       
    Image_003_METAL_TEXTURE.jpg
    Image_004_WOOD_TEXTURE.jpg

Apple script action:


If files inside the folder contains text “_METAL” (I would like to be able to specify the word)
Than add text to end of the folder"_METAL"

End Result
Folder name:

RENDER A1_METAL:

   Files Inside the folder:
       
    Image_001_METAL_TEXTURE.jpg
    Image_002_WOOD_TEXTURE.jpg

RENDER B1_METAL:

   Files Inside the folder:
       
    Image_003_METAL_TEXTURE.jpg
    Image_004_WOOD_TEXTURE.jpg

Thank you

#7

Try this


property searchTerm : "_METAL"

set baseFolder to choose folder
tell application "Finder" to set subFolders to folders of baseFolder
processFolders(subFolders)

on processFolders(theFolders)
	repeat with aFolder in theFolders
		tell application "Finder"
			set subSubFolders to folders of aFolder
			set metalFiles to (files of aFolder whose name contains searchTerm)
			if (count metalFiles) > 0 then
				set aFolderName to name of aFolder
				set name of contents of aFolder to aFolderName & searchTerm
			end if
			
		end tell
		processFolders(subSubFolders)
	end repeat
end processFolders
#8

This is great.

Stefan THANK YOU SO MUCH.