Create folder from filename

[Mannendk]

Hi

I need a script that move files to a folder with the same name as the first 8 characters of the file name, that has to be moved. If the folder doesn't exist, it has to be created. I'm new in Javascript! Can anybody help me??

thanx

[Michael_L_Hale]

Need more details. Where are the files now? Where do you want the new folder? etc

[Mannendk]

The files are placed in a folder by a workflow. The new folder can be a subfolder to the workflow output folder, where the files where picked up. But that's not the major issue, I can change the path, if it is needed.

[Michael_L_Hale]

var file = new File( '/c/temp4/SLIP762011.jpg' );
var parentFolder = file.parent;
var saveFolder = new Folder( parentFolder + '/' + file.name.substring( 0, 8 ) );
if( !saveFolder.exists ) saveFolder.create();
var saveFile = new File( saveFolder + '/' + file.name);
if( file.copy( saveFile ) ) file.remove();

[Mannendk]

Hi Michael

This is very close, but I need to pick up every file in a specific folder (hotfolder), not just one file. Is this posible?

[xbytor2 · Accepted solution]

function createFolder(file) {
  var parentFolder = file.parent;
  var saveFolder = new Folder( parentFolder + '/' + file.name.substring( 0, 8 ) );
  if( !saveFolder.exists ) saveFolder.create();
  var saveFile = new File( saveFolder + '/' + file.name);
  if( file.copy( saveFile ) ) file.remove();
}
function main() {
   var folder = new Folder("~/Desktop/images");
   var files = folder.getFiles();
   for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
     var f = files;
     if (f instanceof File) {
      createFolder(f);
    }
   }
};
main();

Something like that should work.

[Mannendk]

This couldn't been any better, a lot of thanks from here.