Using AppleScript to sort files Into Specified Folders based on Extension

Here:

tell application "Finder"

move (every file of window 1 whose name extension is "cop") to folder "Captureone:Cache:Proxies" of window 1

move (every file of window 1 whose name extension is "cof") to folder "Captureone:Cache:Proxies" of window 1

move (every file of window 1 whose name extension is "cos") to folder "Captureone:Cache:Proxies:Settings50" of window 1

end tell

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It's designed to work on the frontmost Finder window. If the target folder is stored in the variable, use 'of targetFolder' wherever 'of window 1' is.

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Hi,

acabaero wrote:

Because the folder "Captureone:Cache:Proxies:Settings50" is not created.

The script create the folder "Captureone:Settings50"

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try

tellapplication "Finder" tosettargetFolderto (targetofthefrontFinder window) asalias

onerror -- no window

settargetFolderto (choose folder)

endtry

do shell script "cd " & (quoted form of POSIX path of targetFolder) & "; mkdir -p Captureone/Cache/Proxies Captureone/Settings50"

tell application "Finder" to tell targetFolder

move (files whose name extension is in {"cop", "cof"}) to folder "Captureone:Cache:Proxies"

move (files whose name extension is "cos") to folder "Captureone:Settings50"

endtell

acabaero wrote:

Hi Jacques,

Can you please send me the full script text I should be using if you can? Thanks for the help!

Yes, here is the script

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try

tell application "Finder" to set targetFolder to (target of the front Finder window) as alias

on error -- no window

set targetFolder to (choose folder)

end try

do shell script "cd " & (quoted form of POSIX path of targetFolder) & "; mkdir -p Captureone/Cache/Proxies Captureone/Settings50"

tell application "Finder" to tell targetFolder

move (files whose name extension is in {"cop", "cof"}) to folder "Captureone:Cache:Proxies"

move (files whose name extension is "cos") to folder "Captureone:Settings50"

end tell

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acabaero wrote:

No it was not related to the created folders.

My syntax tell targetFolder when targetFolder is an alias doesn't work on some system.

try this

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try

tell application "Finder" to set targetFolder to (target of the front Finder window) as string

on error -- no window

set targetFolder to (choose folder) as string

end try

do shell script "cd " & (quoted form of POSIX path of targetFolder) & "; mkdir -p Captureone/Cache/Proxies Captureone/Settings50"

tell application "Finder"

move (every file of folder targetFolder whose name extension is in {"cop", "cof"}) to folder "Captureone:Cache:Proxies" of folder targetFolder

move (every file of folder targetFolder whose name extension is "cos") to folder "Captureone:Settings50" of folder targetFolder

end tell

Hi jacques rioux

I was hoping some one can help me, i read post

"Using AppleScript to sort files Into Specified Folders based on Extension"

I have zero knoledge of apple script and i just started using automator. i found out the hard way that you can't sort in automator. and i would like some help to build a dynamic script so i can target the content and at the same time move files to folder according to the name that will end with underscore.

for example:

master folder name: 1

sub folder path: 1>2>3>4>5

insdie folder 5 theirs 3 folders: 5a, 5b, 5c

i want to name my files like so: "name_5a" "name_5b" "name_5c

i want the scrip to pick up all the files that ends with the name "_5a" and place them in folder 5a and repeat the process untill it finishes sorting all my files. what is the easy way to build this? the reason i want to build it dynamic is because i would like to re-use this script later for other folder structurs. i configured my phosotop to set layers to comps and i usually send them to the master folder so i would like the apple script to pick them up from their and sort all fo them according to the end of the naming convention, is this possible?

Hi,

applescript_problems wrote:

for example:

master folder name: 1

sub folder path: 1>2>3>4>5

insdie folder 5 theirs 3 folders: 5a, 5b, 5c

i want to name my files like so: "name_5a" "name_5b" "name_5c

i want the scrip to pick up all the files that ends with the name "_5a" and place them in folder 5a

I presume that the files are in the master folder not in the subFolders, that the files has an name extension.

This script take the first two characters after the last underscore.

It will move the file in the subfolder, according to the two characters found.

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settargetFolderto (POSIX file "") asalias --<-- drop the master folder between the double quotes

tellapplication "Finder"

repeatwithtFilein (getfilesoftargetFolder)

set tName to name of tFile

setsubnametomygetChar_1_2AfterLastUnderscore(tName)

-- example : subname = "5c" --> folder "5c" of folder "5" of targetFolder

if subname is not "" then

tell folder subname of folder (text 1 of subname) of folder targetFolder

ifexiststhenmovetFiletoit -- if exists this folder then move this file

end tell

end if

endrepeat

endtell

ongetChar_1_2AfterLastUnderscore(t)

if "_" is in t then try

setoTIDtotext item delimiters

settext item delimitersto "_"

set t to text 1 thru 2 of last text item of t

settext item delimiterstooTID

return t

on error

settext item delimiterstooTID

end try

return ""

endgetChar_1_2AfterLastUnderscore

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To get the exact path of the master folder :

Drag/drop the folder between the double quotes in the first line of the script.

This worked perfectly. after i built the file structure, but unfortunately my setup was hypothetical, my tough was to take your script and modify it to work for my set up. but after looking at it, their was some limitation. I will create a video explaining my situation in deeper detail and send you the link hopefully you can help me next time.

I apologize if you feel i wasted your time, it's my fault, i didn't fully describe in detail how i wanted to use the script. hopefully when i send you the video link it will help you with what i want to accomplish.

Hi,

applescript_problems wrote:

I will create a video explaining my situation in deeper detail and send you the link hopefully you can help me next time.

When this is done, start a new discussion, because it has been solved.

You'll have more luck than others helps you for the script in a new thread, as some may have other way to do this.

thanks Jacques Rioux you been great help, i posted in a new discussion here. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4476131 hopefully someo ne can help.