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josephb44551697
josephb44551697
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Jul 18, 2019 7:44 PM UTC
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Loop through all .mif files in a given folder

Hello,

I am trying to write a script that does the following:

  1. Asks the user for a folder path.
  2. Loops through all of the .mif files in this folder.
  3. Opens, modifies, and saves each file.

I know how to do 1 and 3, but have no idea how to do #2. I have used the following code to get all files, but can't differentiate mif files.

var myFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("Select a folder");
var files = myFolder.getFiles();

I would appreciate help figuring this out.

Thank you,

Joseph

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WiedenmaierCorrect answer
Inspiring
Jul 18, 2019 8:00 PM UTC
var myFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("Select a folder");  
var files = myFolder.getFiles("*.mif")
for (var i=0; i < files.length; i++)
{
    var currentFile = files;
    var fileSystemFileName = currentFile.fsName;
    //to something with file object or file name
}

should work like this

Markus

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WiedenmaierCorrect answer
Inspiring
Jul 18, 2019 8:00 PM UTC
var myFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("Select a folder");  
var files = myFolder.getFiles("*.mif")
for (var i=0; i < files.length; i++)
{
    var currentFile = files;
    var fileSystemFileName = currentFile.fsName;
    //to something with file object or file name
}

should work like this

Markus

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josephb44551697
josephb44551697Author
Known Participant
Jul 18, 2019 8:02 PM UTC

Markus,

That works better than what I just came up with. Thank you!

Joseph

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4everJang
4everJang
Legend
Jul 18, 2019 7:57 PM UTC

Look for the JavaScript Tools Guide. This explains how to use the Folder and File objects.

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josephb44551697
josephb44551697Author
Known Participant
Jul 18, 2019 8:01 PM UTC

I just realized that I could turn the filename into a string, then search the end of the string for "mif".

var myFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("Select a folder");
var allFiles = myFolder.getFiles();
var mifFiles = [];
for(var i = 0; i < allFiles.length; i++)
{
    var str = allFiles + "";
    if(str.substring(str.length - 3, str.length) == "mif")
    {
        mifFiles.push(allFiles);
    }
}
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