help pls looking for filename ending in _fin.pdf then copying to another folder

Kevlesser wrote:

Do you know if there is a way of implementing a PPD to the script?

Do you mean test for files that have a PPD extension?

If so, just add another elif to the script:

if [ "${i##*_}" = "fin.pdf" ] ; then

if [ ! -d "$DestFolder" ] ; then

mkdir -v "$DestFolder"

fi

cp -n -v "$i" "$DestFolder"

mv "$i" "${i%.*}"_Copied.pdf

elif [ "${i##*_}" = "fin.ppd" ] ; then

if [ ! -d "$DestFolder" ] ; then

mkdir -v "$DestFolder"

fi

cp -n -v "$i" "$DestFolder"

mv "$i" "${i%.*}"_Copied.ppd

Kevlesser wrote:

can you tell me, why the script would turn the file to fin_c after copy BUT not go to the destination?

It should move it.

Run the script in Terminal and look for any error messages.

Kevlesser wrote:

in fact it goes to dest2 but not 1!

any clues?

What do you see when run in Terminal? (you should see an error message)

(Open Terminal, and drag the script to it, then press enter)

Kevlesser wrote:

permission denied

You need to set the Permissions for that Folder.

See: http://www.macinstruct.com/node/415

Kevlesser wrote:

permissions are all ok. this dest is a shared drive, when i drag and drop files to it it performs correctly, when i use script it turns file to _c but does not copy to mount.

Try the copy from Terminal:

Enter cp -v then [space], then drag the file to the Terminal window, then [space], then drag the destination folder to the Terminal window, then [enter]

Kevlesser wrote:

…can you tell me what the -1 and -2 means?

That will occur if you have duplicate volume names. OS X will append a -1, -2, -3, etc. when there is more than one MICRA PORTAIT

Kevlesser wrote:

If i wanted to add another file ending to send to another device, can you tell me where i need to add, it will be a file ending _fini.pdf and will go to destfolder3=/Volumes/SRA3 Business Cards

note: this file name only goes to 1 destination

thanks

KL

Just need to define the variable and add another elif:

#!/bin/bash     
    
DestFolder=/Volumes/XEROXLASERS
DestFolder2=/Volumes/Micra\ Portrait-1
Destfolder3=/Volumes/SRA3\ Business\ Cards
    
function walk_tree {     
  local directory="$1"     
  local i     
  for i in "$directory"/*;     
  do     
       if [ "$i" = . -o "$i" = .. ]; then     
            continue   
       elif [ -d "$i" ]; then  
            walk_tree "$i"   
       else     
            if [ "${i##*_}" = "fin.pdf" ] ; then     
                if [ ! -d  "$DestFolder" ] ; then     
                      mkdir -v "$DestFolder"     
                fi     
                cp -n -v "$i" "$DestFolder"     
                mv "$i" "${i%.*}"_c.pdf       
            elif [ "${i##*_}" = "finl.pdf" ] ; then
                if [ ! -d  "$DestFolder" ] ; then     
                      mkdir -v "$DestFolder"     
                fi     
                if [ ! -d  "$DestFolder2" ] ; then     
                      mkdir -v "$DestFolder2"     
                fi          
                cp -n -v "$i" "$DestFolder"   
                cp -n -v "$i" "$DestFolder2"   
                mv "$i" "${i%.*}"_c.pdf
                rm  "$DestFolder2"/.DS_Store
            elif [ "${i##*_}" = "_fini.pdf" ] ; then
                if [ ! -d  "$DestFolder3" ] ; then     
                    mkdir -v "$DestFolder3"   
                fi
                cp -n -v "$i" "$DestFolder3"
            fi 
       fi     
  done     
}     


walk_tree /Volumes/SPLASH/Kevin\ Lesser # No trailing slash!