Organize Files by File Type

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This script will create SubFolders based on Extension type and then move the associated files (of a specified folder) into the newly created SubFolders.

OS version: OS X

tell application "Finder"
	activate
	
	set file_groups to {{"AVI", "avi"}, {"QuickTime", "mpe"}, {"QuickTime", "mpg"}, {"QuickTime", "mpeg"}, {"QuickTime", "mov"}, {"Images", "jpg"}, {"Images", "gif"}, {"Windows Media", "wmv"}, {"Windows Media", "asf"}, {"RealPlayer", "ram"}, {"RealPlayer", "rm"}, {"Documents", "txt"}, {"Documents", "doc"}, {"Documents", "pdf"}, {"Documents", "rtf"}}
	
	set the folder_name to {}
	set the file_type to {}
	
	set the chosen_folder to choose folder with prompt "Choose a folder to group"
	if chosen_folder is false then return "User Cancelled"
	
	repeat with i from 1 to the count of the file_groups
		
		copy item i of the file_groups to {folder_name, file_type}
		set selected_files to (every file of chosen_folder whose name extension contains file_type)
		
		if selected_files is not equal to {} then
			if not (exists folder folder_name of folder chosen_folder) then
				make new folder at folder chosen_folder with properties {name:folder_name}
			end if
		end if
		
		select (every file of chosen_folder whose name extension contains file_type)
		try
			move the selection to folder folder_name of folder chosen_folder
		end try
		
	end repeat
	
end tell