Sort files into folders according to name?

There are some things I don't understand about what you're doing here. I've done an AppleScript only (no shell script) version of what I think you're trying to do.

When saved as an app, drag files onto it:

1. Destination is hard-coded as the Downloads folder, but you can modify this or comment it and uncomment preceding line to get the script to ask for a destination folder.

2. A list is made of all the existing folders in Destination

3. For each file:

a. If a folder with the filename exists the file is moved there

b. If the folder does not exist a new one is made and the file is moved there

c. The list of folders in Destination is updated.

There's no error checking (or distinction between files and folders dropped on the app), so proceed at your own risk with data that you have backed-up.

on openfileList

tell application "Finder"

--set theDestination to (choose folder)

set theDestination to alias ((path to home folder as text) & "Downloads")

set folderList to name of every folder of theDestination

repeat with theFile in fileList

set theInfo to info fortheFile

set fileName to name of theInfo

if fileName contains "." then

set theExt to name extension of theInfo

set extLen to (length of theExt) + 2

set folderName to text 1 thru -extLen of fileName

else

set folderName to fileName

end if

if folderName is not in folderList then

set newLocation to (makenewfolder in theDestinationwith properties {name:folderName})

else

set newLocation to folderfolderName of theDestination

end if

movetheFiletonewLocation

set folderList to name of every folder of theDestination

end repeat

end tell

end open

Hello

You may use the following shell script as a Run Shell Script aciton in your Automator workflow.

Specify the destination directory where your subfolders reside as DST in script, which is currently ~/Desktop/test folder.

E.g., A file "abc, def.csv" is moved to $DST/abc, def/abc, def.csv

Shell = /bin/bash

Pass input = as arguments

Code = as follows

#!/bin/bash DST=~/desktop/test\ folder for f in "$@" do n="${f##*/}" d="$DST/${n%.*} Folder" [[ -d "$d" ]] || mkdir -p "$d" mv "$f" "$d" done

A resulting workflow would look like this:

Regards,

H

Oops. Wrote wrong e.g. statement.

Wrong:

E.g., A file "abc, def.csv" is moved to $DST/abc, def/abc, def.csv

Correct:

E.g., A file "abc, def.csv" is moved to $DST/abc, def Folder/abc, def.csv

Regards,

H

I just tried with my Google Drive folder.

It's mounted in my home folder. It works for me if I use this:

set theDestination to alias ((path to home folder) as text) & "Google Drive")