Add name and number to subfolders

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#1

Hello,

I believe I got most of the following script from StefanK. It was a few hours ago and have been looking at Applescript since then. I believe it was ‘create job folders’ tag

I can create my main folder. I tried to set a variable (tempName) to add to the subfolder names (files & renders)

Any thoughts anyone?



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 & "/" & ¬
	quoted form of (jobName & " " & jobNum) & "/ {Files,Renders,}"

Thanks . Randy

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#2

Try:

do shell script "/bin/mkdir -p " & quoted form of folderpath & "/" & ¬
	quoted form of (jobName & " " & jobNum) & "/{\"Files\",\"Renders\"}"
#3

Hi adayzdone,

Thanks but that doesn’t do anything. My original file adds the subfolders Files & Renders.

I am trying to work with variables, but sometimes get errors. I haven’t had time to work on it today.

Here is some variables in the script


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 folder1 to "Files"
	set name1 to (tempName & " " & folder1)
	set name2 to (tempName & " " & "Renders")
	
	set folderpath to POSIX path of (choose folder with prompt "Select client folder")
	
	do shell script "/bin/mkdir -p  " & quoted form of folderpath & "/" & ¬
		quoted form of (jobName & " " & jobNum) & "/{Files,Renders}"

I have tried these to no avail . expected expression but found end of line. with the next try.


do shell script "/bin/mkdir -p  " & quoted form of folderpath & "/" & ¬
		quoted form of (jobName & " " & jobNum) & "/" & quoted form of folder1 &

I got this to work for one subfolder, working on adding second variable ‘name2’


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 name1 to (tempName & " " & "Files")
set name2 to (tempName & " " & "Renders")

set folderpath to POSIX path of (choose folder with prompt "Select client folder")

do shell script "/bin/mkdir -p  " & quoted form of folderpath & "/" & ¬
	quoted form of (jobName & " " & jobNum) & "/" & quoted form of name1 & ""

Thanks Adayzdone

Special thanks to StefanK, been looking at some help he has been giving other people.

#4

Hi.

Is this what you’re tying to do?


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,Renders}"
#5

Thanks Nigel,

yes exactly.

So - quoted form of a variable as opposed to plain Jane variable - ?

so using folderpath bracketed with main folder & subfolder variables, then adding the subfolder ‘suffixes’ . cool.

I had just arrived at this, see below, but I was getting two folders of jobName jobNum “Files”


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 name1 to (tempName & " " & "Files")
set name2 to (tempName & " " & "Renders")

set folderpath to POSIX path of (choose folder with prompt "Select client folder")

do shell script "/bin/mkdir -p  " & quoted form of folderpath & "/" & ¬
	quoted form of tempName & "/{" & quoted form of tempName & "_Files," & quoted form of tempName & "_Renders}/"

Cheers,
Randy