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#1

I would like to do as follows in Applesctipt on Sonoma
I have several folders into a main folder which contains them all-
After copying data I need from the first folder.
1st
Save in a selected folder the text document created via paste on Bbedit using as a name the first word of the document.
As (example) “FIRSATNAME.txt”
2nd
Insert in the script a delay to be able copy some text from wherever I need it.
3rd
Paste the selection in Bbedit
4th
Save the new document in the same folder I used previously using as a name the same name I used before plus the word info as
(example) “FIRSATNAME-info.txt”
In this way the folder will display 3 files
A-File.pdf
B-FIRSATNAME.txt"
C-"FIRSATNAME-info.txt

5th
insert an other additional delay to copy another document and repeat the whole proces.

NOTE;
Each document has the same first world as the indicator for saving it

#2

The first part is a little ambiguous.

After copying data I need from the first folder.

How is the data being copied?
manually by you onto the clipboard?
By AppleScript from a file?
By AppleScript from and open window/document in an open program?

#3

Thanks for your attention

I copy the file to the clipboard and then paste it in Bbedit as a plain Text file

Then i select manually the first word

using the clipboard I create a folder copying the first name with no extensions as a folder name

paste the Bbedit document I created into this folder using the first word to name it

Then I select something else through the clipboard

I create a second BBESDIT DOCUMENT save it to the folder i created selecting the first document name and adding the word “info” before the extension

#4

Ok, you can have AppleScript read the text file directly, bypassing the need of Bbedit
Btw, how is the new saved file differ from the original file

#5

Thanks again but still I am not qualifies enough to do it from applescript
I beed to copy the file as it usually comes from the web (Chrome) and I need to select what I need.
Bbedit helps me to put the first word when is missing and additioonal correction if necessary

#6

AH! Sorry your use of the word “File” is what’s throwing me off.
For me a file is what you have on your disk. What you have is data from a website that you copied onto the clipboard and then pasted into BBEdit, correct?

It would be very possible to write a script that will take the data/text off the clipboard, bypassing the need for BBEdit.

I can whip one up very quickly, but it would have to wait probably till Monday as I’m very busy this weekend.

Also, could you post a sample text file that you would use?