Rename a folder with a new name [Scripting]

[Darren5EBE]

Hi, I'm a bit stuck with a script, I'm completely new to scripting.

I need photoshop to 

Locate a folder

Ask me for a new folder name

rename the folder

Locate another folder

Rename that folder with the same folder name

The folder it needs to locate will ALWAYS be the same.

I know this seems very simple, but I'm a complete newbie.

I can't find anything in the community that tells me how to get the script to ask me for the folder name I'd like to rename to.

Thanks,

Darren

[Mike Bro]

hello @Darren5EBE,

Give this a try as a stating point....you should put in checks to making sure the two folders are not in the same location.

      var myFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("Select folder to rename");
      if (myFolder != null){ 
      }else{
      exit();
       }

       var myNewFolderName = prompt("Enter new folder name","");
       if(myNewFolderName == null)
       { 
       exit();
       }
       if(myNewFolderName == "")
        { 
       alert ("Error!\nNo new folder name entered.");
       exit();
       }

       myFolder.rename(myNewFolderName);

       var myNextFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("Select the next folder to rename");
       if (myNextFolder != null){ 
       }else{
       exit();
       }

        myNextFolder.rename(myNewFolderName);
       
      

Regards,

Mike

[Darren5EBE]

Hi Mike,

Your script worked perfectly, my requirement is a little different, I tried to tweak your code but just can't get it to work, The folder I'm trying to rename will always be the same path, it's part of a longer script that I'm trying to cobble together.

Can you advise why it won't rename the folder? Your help is much appreciated. Thankyou.

var myFolder = Folder('C:\Users\daz10\Desktop\Temp\OldFolderName');

      if (myFolder != null){

      }else{

      exit();

       }

       var myNewFolderName = prompt("Enter new folder name","");

       if(myNewFolderName == null)

       {

       exit();

       }

       if(myNewFolderName == "")

        {

       alert ("Error!\nNo new folder name entered.");

       exit();

       }

       myFolder.rename(myNewFolderName);

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

@Darren5EBE 

The code you posted works for me on a Mac... The only change I made was to a cross platform relative path for the folder:

var myFolder = Folder('~/Desktop/test');

[Mike Bro]

Hello @Darren5EBE,

Sorry I'm a Mac user.....See if this works for you...

var myFolder = Folder('D:/Users/daz10/Desktop/Temp/OldFolderName');
      if (myFolder != null){
      }else{
      exit();
       }

       var myNewFolderName = prompt("Enter new folder name","");
       if(myNewFolderName == null)
       {
       exit();
       }
       if(myNewFolderName == "")
        {
       alert ("Error!\nNo new folder name entered.");
       exit();
       }

       myFolder.rename(myNewFolderName);

Regards,

Mike

[Stephen_A_Marsh · Accepted solution]

Perhaps try absolute URI format:

'/c/users/daz10/Desktop/Temp/OldFolderName'

Or relative:

'~/Desktop/Temp/OldFolderName'

[Darren5EBE]

Worked perfectly, thkyou