How to rename and move a file using Shortcuts

Thanks for your help, 6x6.

I dragged Rename File to the script window. Then I realized it insists on the full original file name rather than a text string from the file name. I want just the first part of the file name. At any rate in the action's second part I add my choice of changed name followed by "Formatted Date" (which, as an aside, makes me curious as to what kind of date format it will use).

And that's as far as I could get. I got an error message at the top of the action, " Please pass a name to the Rename File action." I'm not able to drag in further actions.

I'm seriously out of my depth on what I'm pretty sure is simple stuff!

Okay, I'm working on it but am still a bit stumped. In the action "Get Name from Shortcut Input" am I meant to make changes? Name and Shortcut Input have pop-ups but I'm clueless what to do with them.

Between Get Name… and Current Date there's no vertical black line. Which makes me think I am indeed meant to modify the Get Name… action.

There's also no vertical line between the Format Date action and Rename, which makes me think I'm meant to rename Shortcut Input. Out of my depth here.

6x6, thanks again.

I'm about to drive you crazy. Sorry.

I want to start over in baby steps. I just want to move a file from one folder (Downloads) to another, with no addition of a date or change of name. The only complexity is that the file to be moved has a name that >begins with< or >contains< an unchanging text string.

I presume the first action as with your script will be Get Name, which has two pop-ups. The first I understand. I think I select 'Name". I sort of understand 'From Shortcut input'. I presume, from your example, I'd choose 'File Path.' (But 'Folder' would seem better if available!)

Then I'm lost. I've yet to put in the actual name or been able to tell Shortcuts to search for only part of the name.

The final Action seems straightforward. Move File. I presume that by this stage Shortcuts knows which file I mean. And even I can figure out the 'to' pop-up.

I hope I can avoid a privacy dialog in the resulting shortcut ("Allow … ?"). That's a bit of a killer.

As an aside, I'm curious how to post a Shortcut to this site. I imagine it involves Copy iCloud Link. AI Google says clicking that produces a dialog box - but not in my case.

Hi again 6x6

The file name always has a consistent string. For the purposes of this script it always begins with the same first few characters but the rest of the file name varies.

Thanks for the explanation about iCloud sync. I've now tried right-clicking (and option clicking) on both the Share button and on Copy iCloud Link. No dialog box.

That's a great screenshot, 6x6 — and something I can't reproduce!

The only manual thing I want to do is to trigger the Shortcut. It should be able to grab the file by name (contains) from Downloads and move it to another (specified) folder.

Easy in Automator (or it was until Sequoia broke my Automator Quick Action — possibly the privacy requirement?). Tell Automator to Find Finder Items, name begins with, in Downloads and then to Move Finder Items to wherever.

Shortcuts has a Move (To) action but I see no Move From, and Move's assorted pop-ups befuddle me!

Ah, I now see that you included a link to a script. (new to this!) I was just seeing the three actios you highlighted. I'll get back to you when I've tried things out.

When I right-click or option-click on the Desktop I get nothing. If you mean clicking on the specific file in Finder, again nothing.

Just as an update, I've now got right-click working! Not that I'm ready to share my Shortcuts efforts at the moment because they aren't worth it.