Creating Folders & subfolders from input

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hi, I have had a basic script that I have been using for a few years. It creates folders based on input and adds the input to the folder name.

I am trying to figure out how to create subfolders into one of the created folders in the script, without writing a new script to add those folders.


try
	set jobName to text returned of (display dialog "Enter factory name:" default answer "")
	set jobNum to text returned of (display dialog "Enter a batch number:" default answer "")
	set tempName to (jobName & " " & jobNum)
	
	set folderpath to POSIX path of (choose folder with prompt "Select client folder")
	
	do shell script "/bin/mkdir -p " & quoted form of (folderpath & "/" & ¬
		tempName & "/" & tempName & " ") & "{Files,Jpegs,Renders,Quote}"
	
end try

So once i create the folowing folders,

Job Name Job number Files
Job Name Job number Jepgs
Job Name Job number renders
Job Name Job number Quote

I would like to create the following folders,

Job Name Job number Quote / Job Name Job number Files
Job Name Job number Quote / Job Name Job number renders

I have tried using the shell script again, but it places my new sub-folders at the top level.

Any ideas, thanks.
Randy

#2

Do you mean this:

try
	set jobName to text returned of (display dialog "Enter factory name:" default answer "")
	set jobNum to text returned of (display dialog "Enter a batch number:" default answer "")
	set tempName to (jobName & " " & jobNum)
	
	set folderpath to POSIX path of (choose folder with prompt "Select client folder")
	
	do shell script "/bin/mkdir -p " & quoted form of (folderpath & "/" & ¬
		tempName & "/" & tempName & " ") & "Quote/{'" & tempName & " Files','" & tempName & " renders'}"
	
end try
#3

Thanks Stefan,

this works for me.


try
	set jobName to text returned of (display dialog "Enter factory name:" default answer "")
	set jobNum to text returned of (display dialog "Enter a batch number:" default answer "")
	set tempName to (jobName & " " & jobNum)
	
	set folderpath to POSIX path of (choose folder with prompt "Select client folder")
	
	do shell script "/bin/mkdir -p " & quoted form of (folderpath & "/" & ¬
		tempName & "/" & tempName & " ") & "{Files,Jpegs,Renders,Quote}"
	
	do shell script "/bin/mkdir -p " & quoted form of (folderpath & "/" & ¬
		tempName & "/" & tempName & " ") & "Quote/{'" & tempName & " Quote_Files','" & tempName & " Quote_Renders'}"
	
end try

Great & Best Regards, Randy

#4

It was unclear whether you want to keep the other folders. This does the same:

try
	set jobName to text returned of (display dialog "Enter factory name:" default answer "")
	set jobNum to text returned of (display dialog "Enter a batch number:" default answer "")
	set tempName to (jobName & " " & jobNum)
	
	set folderpath to POSIX path of (choose folder with prompt "Select client folder")
	
	do shell script "/bin/mkdir -p " & quoted form of (folderpath & "/" & ¬
		tempName & "/" & tempName & " ") & "{Files,Jpegs,Renders,Quote/{'" & tempName & "  Quote_Files','" & tempName & "  Quote_Renders'}}"
	
end try
#5

Thanks again, that was what I was trying to do, but I just wasn’t sure how to add the subfolders to the Quote folder only.

Randy