[Extendscript] Best way to move a file via script.

I only had a few minutes to mess with this and it's awefully hacky but it works for Mac and keeps file details intact. You could obviously roll this into one function and check the OS type `var sysOS = /mac/i.test(os) ? "mac" : "win"` to determine the required steps. Hopefully this helps.

First you'll need to create a script file, and change the permissions to executable.

$ touch mac_move_file.sh
$ chmod +x mac_move_file.sh

 You'll also need to update the `shellScript` varaible in the JSX file.

(function () {
  // WARNING: do not run with an
  // important document open!

  // Example: takes the active document
  // and moves it into a "test" folder
  // created in its current folder
  var doc = app.activeDocument,
    docFile = doc.fullName,
    folder = Folder(docFile.parent.absoluteURI + "/test");

  var movedDocFile = moveFileByCopyDeleteForMac(docFile, folder);
  $.sleep(2000);
  app.open(movedDocFile);
  alert("File Moved:\n" + movedDocFile);
})();

function moveFileByCopyDeleteForMac(file, folder) {
  shellScript = new File("/Users/jbd/Desktop/mac_move_file.sh");

  if (!file || !folder) return;

  if (file.constructor.name == "String") file = File(file);

  if (folder.constructor.name == "String") folder = Folder(folder);

  if (!folder.exists) folder.create();

  if (!file.exists || !folder.exists) return;

  var fileCopy = File(folder.absoluteURI + "/" + file.name);

  command = "mv " + file + " " + fileCopy;
  writeTextFile(shellScript, command);
  shellScript.execute();

  return fileCopy;
}

function writeTextFile(file, data) {
  try {
    file.encoding = "UTF-8";
    file.open("w");
    file.write(data);
    file.close();
  } catch (e) {
    alert("Error writing file!\n" + e);
  }
}

Of course! Thanks heaps @CarlosCanto and @Disposition_Dev. Exactly what I needed. I'll fix that up and post a function when I get the chance. - Mark

Hi, using the OS file system keeps file dates, here's how to do it with vbs, applescript should have something similar. So the idea is to write the below vbs file on the fly with jsx and execute it

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

f = "C:\files\csaw.txt"
d = "C:\files\temp\csaw.txt"

If FileExists(f) = true Then
  WScript.Echo "Does Exist"
	fso.MoveFile f, d
Else
  WScript.Echo "Does not exist"
End If

Function FileExists(FilePath)
  
  If fso.FileExists(FilePath) Then 
    FileExists=CBool(1)
  Else
    FileExists=CBool(0)
  End If
End Function