Hey @Lumigraphics.
Thanks for the scripts, I was trying to find something like this. I wanted to ask if you could guide me on how to use this script once inside Bridge. I have installed it but I don't still know how to make it run.
I do see the "Move Items" command. As I click on it, rather than making a new folder, it opens a window to choose the location, and as I do that it says - "Reference Error: thumbs.moveTo is not a function33". Do let me know how to get resolve this.
Thanks!

L

Lumigraphics

Legend

Try this one instead.

#target bridge

if(BridgeTalk.appName == 'bridge'){

selItems = MenuElement.create('command', 'Move Items', 'at the end of Thumbnail');

}

selItems.onSelect = function(){

try{

var thumbs = app.document.selections;
var a = 0;

if(thumbs.length < 1) return;

var newFolder = Folder.selectDialog('Select Folder');

if(newFolder == null) return;

var foldT = new Thumbnail (newFolder);

app.synchronousMode = true;

for(a = 0; a < thumbs.length; a++){

if(thumbs[a].parent != foldT){

var copyFile = File(newFolder.fsName + '/' + thumbs[a].name);

if(!copyFile.exists){

thumbs[a].moveTo(newFolder);

}

else{

var j = 1;

while(copyFile.exists){

var nSplit = thumbs[a].name.split('.');

ext = nSplit.pop();

thumbs[a].name = nSplit.join('.') + ' (' + j + ')' + '.' + ext;

copyFile = File(newFolder.fsName + '/' + thumbs[a].name);

j = j + 1;

}

thumbs[a].moveTo(newFolder);

}

app.synchronousMode = true;

app.document.chooseMenuItem('Refresh');

}

catch(e){

alert(e + e.line);

}

SuperMerlin

Inspiring

To use, select your documents then right mouse click "New folder from selected items"

Enter the name for the new folder.

#target bridge; 
 if( BridgeTalk.appName == "bridge" ) {  
selItems = MenuElement.create("command", "New folder from selected items", "at the end of Thumbnail");
}
selItems.onSelect = function () { 
var thumbs = app.document.selections;
if(thumbs.length <1) return;
var win = new Window("palette","New Folder");
win.p1= win.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"}); 
win.p1.alignChildren="fill";
win.g10 = win.p1.add('group');
win.g10.orientation = "row";
var txt = "New folder from selected items (" + thumbs.length + " items)";
win.g10.et1 = win.g10.add("edittext",undefined,txt);
win.g10.et1.preferredSize=[300,20];
win.g20 = win.p1.add('group');
win.g20.orientation = "row";
win.g20.alignChildren=["fill","fill"];
win.g20.bu1 = win.g20.add("button",undefined,"Create Folder");
win.g20.bu2 = win.g20.add("button",undefined,"Cancel");
win.g10.et1.active=true;
win.g20.bu1.onClick=function(){
var newFolder = Folder(app.document.presentationPath + "/" + win.g10.et1.text);
if(!newFolder.exists) newFolder.create();
win.close(0);
for(var a in thumbs){ thumbs.moveTo(newFolder);}
}
win.g20.bu2.onClick=function(){win.close(2);}
win.show();
};

L

Lumigraphics

Legend

If you run this script from a search (and probably from a collection), it will NOT work right.

There are some bugs with presentationPath and it doesn't work with duplicate filenames. I'm afraid it needs some error checking and a way to resolve duplicates, and also a way to check for valid presentationPath.

I ran into a bunch of this with my JPEG multiexport script and had to manually account for edge cases and duplicates

L

Lumigraphics

Legend

To elaborate, a collection's presentationPath is the collection file on disk. For special folders (on Windows at least) like Computer or the Libraries, its either a file or a temp folder. For searches and View->Show Items in Subfolders, there is no presentationPath returned.

Even having the user choose a folder won't work if there are duplicate filenames. In that case, the move just won't complete. You have to handle the conflict and rename the dupes or they won't be moved.

L

Lumigraphics

Legend

This would be fairly easy to do with a script. Four steps:

Get new folder location and create folder

Get list of files

Move files to new folder

Resolve naming conflicts

I don't have time to write a sample but you can look at the sample scripts from the SDK as a start.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

The JS scripting reference shows NewFolder and MoveTo commands, so I am guessing that this would be a “simple” enough task for those that posses this arcane knowledge to create a one click script.

Otherwise it would be a manual 2 step process using built in methods: