I'm new to Applescript. I need to move every other file in a folder
to a different folder, to reduce the number of files (sequential
photographs) in the original folder. Can Applescript do this? Any
advice on getting started?
If you just want to move half of the files to another folder, Bryan,
then try:
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set source_folder to choose folder with prompt "Choose a source folder:"
set target_folder to choose folder with prompt "Choose a target folder:"
tell application "Finder" to tell folder source_folder to if (count
files) > 1 then ¬
move (files from file after middle file to last file) to target_folder
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To move alternate files, perhaps something like this:
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set source_folder to choose folder with prompt "Choose a source folder:"
set target_folder to choose folder with prompt "Choose a target folder:"
tell application "Finder" to set l to source_folder's files
repeat with i from 1 to (count l) by 2
set l's item i to false
end repeat
tell application "Finder" to move l's references to target_folder
