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matthewb37678304
matthewb37678304
Participating Frequently
June 18, 2019
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Script to create a folder with Today's date

  • June 18, 2019
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Hi all,

I have seen elsewhere on these forums a lovely little script by @Paul Riggott to create a folder, which when run in a batch makes life much easier. I'm wondering if there's a way to, instead of defining a specific folder name, have the script apply todays date as a name instead.

Here's Paul's original script:

var folder1 = Folder("~/desktop/SPECIFIC FOLDER NAME");

//Check if it exist, if not create it.

if(!folder1.exists) folder1.create();

Many thanks to anyone who takes the time to think about this. I'm sorry I'm not a scripted at all, but merely a keen user.

Matt

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Correct answer SuperMerlin

Please try this...

#target photoshop;
var d = new Date();
var Y = d.getYear()+1900;
var months=["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"];
var m = months[d.getMonth()];
var day = d.getDate();
newFolder = day + " " + m + ", " + Y;
var folder1 = Folder("~/desktop/" +newFolder);
if(!folder1.exists) folder1.create();

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SuperMerlin
SuperMerlin
Inspiring
June 18, 2019
#target photoshop;
//Folder in the format YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined)  ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript"); 
var DT = new XMPDateTime(new Date()).toString().replace(/-|T|:|Z/g,"").replace(/\+\d{4}$/,"").replace(/\.\d+$/,"");
var folder1 = Folder("~/desktop/" + DT);
if(!folder1.exists) folder1.create();
matthewb37678304
matthewb37678304Author
Participating Frequently
June 18, 2019

Hi SuperMerlin, many thanks, that proves it can be done, but I get a folder called 20190618151112, which whilst technically correct, isn't too useful.

May I drill down a little and ask how that could be adjusted to create a folder that said "18 June, 2019"? I should have mentioned that in my initial question.

SuperMerlin
SuperMerlinCorrect answer
Inspiring
June 18, 2019

Please try this...

#target photoshop;
var d = new Date();
var Y = d.getYear()+1900;
var months=["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"];
var m = months[d.getMonth()];
var day = d.getDate();
newFolder = day + " " + m + ", " + Y;
var folder1 = Folder("~/desktop/" +newFolder);
if(!folder1.exists) folder1.create();
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