Automator - Applescript

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#1

Hi again!
First thing, I just wanted to say I love this forum, I just started scripting and I’m using this site all the time.

I have an Automator app that takes the files I drop on it, adds the date to the name, and moves it to another folder. It sounds simple, but what is the applescript for this?

#2

You can do a search in these forums for things like “renaming file” and “moving files”
Here’s a version using the Finder:

property new_folder : alias ((path to desktop as string) & "changed_files:")

on open the_files
	repeat with a_file in the_files
		set old_file_name to name of (info for a_file)
		set date_format to ((month of (current date) as number) & day of (current date) & year of (current date)) as string
		tell application "Finder"
			set name of a_file to date_format & "_" & old_file_name
			move a_file to new_folder
			end tell
	end repeat

-N

#3

Thanks, I appreciate the help!