Rename files based on folder structure

Should work with
Get Selected Finder Items
Get Folder Contents
Rename Finder Items (Don't Add Copy) [Add Text] (you may want to check the Show action when Run on this action to pick different names for images

Save As Plugin for Finder

Pick the folder you want, Ctrl-click, and select the plugin under Automator

Do you have FileVault turned on?

It causes problems.

The space in the filename shouldn't be a problem.. Have you tried running it on a different folder, just to test? If I try running the same workflow here, it works.

It won't.

There may be a way to do it in AppleScript but Automator does things step-by-step and doesn't really hold on to the filenames or attributes from prior actions.

For the most part, figure that each action performs it's task then sends it's output onto the next action and finishes. There is no defining variables to be recalled later on.
With Show Action When Run selected for the Rename action, you can enter different names whenever you run the workflow.

This requires a recursive script, which could be wrapped in an Automator "Run AppleScript" action if you wanted to, but will also run from Script Editor.



set the_folder to (choose folder)
rename filesinside (the_folder)

on rename filesinside (next_folder)
tell application "Finder"
set folder_name to name of next_folder & " "
set folder_contents to every item of next_folder
repeat with each_item in folder_contents
if kind of each_item is "folder" then
my rename filesinside (each_item)
else
set name of each_item to folder_name & " " & name of each_item
end if
end repeat
end tell
end rename filesinside

I strongly suggest that you test this on a backup folder structure before you use it with important files.

The script could also be re-written as a droplet if required.

Happy Christmas!

H

Message was edited by: HD