Re: Replacing characters in filenames
Re: Replacing characters in filenames
- Subject: Re: Replacing characters in filenames
- From: "Christopher C. Stone" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 14:59:46 -0600
At 01/16/2001 14:11 -0600, Peter Huxmann wrought:
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Okay, so I'm kinda new to this whole Applescript thing, too, but I've tried
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everything I can think of & can't seem to figure this one out:
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Is there an easy way to change characters in file names? Specifically, I'm
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trying to write a droplet that will replace spaces in file names with
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underscores. (Goddamn internet!)
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Hello Peter,
You're right. The answer *is* simple, but it's not something an AppleScript newbie would ever think of. So don't feel bad.
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set fname to "This is a file.txt"
if fname contains " " then
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {" "}
set fname to text items of fname
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {"_"}
set fname to fname as string
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {""}
end if
fname
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A Scripting Addition (osax) alternative would be to use Leonard Rosenthol's RegEx Commands:
http://www.lazerware.com/FTP/RECommands.hqx
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set fname to "This is a file.txt"
set fname to REReplace fname with "_" pattern " "
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Best Regards,
Christopher Stone
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