Replacing characters in filenames
Replacing characters in filenames
- Subject: Replacing characters in filenames
- From: Peter Huxmann <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 14:11:10 -0600
Okay, so I'm kinda new to this whole Applescript thing, too, but I've tried
everything I can think of & can't seem to figure this one out:
Is there an easy way to change characters in file names? Specifically, I'm
trying to write a droplet that will replace spaces in file names with
underscores. (Goddamn internet!)
I've looked through everything I can find, (& tried many different things)
but no luck for me.
" " is ASCII character 32
"_" is ASCII character 95
Here's what I've got:
on open (TestFile)
set fileName to every character of (name of (info for alias (TestFile as
string)))
if fileName contains " " then
beep
display dialog "Yup, it's got a space, now what?" giving up after 3
end if
end open
Any suggestions?
(I know this one is easy...)
-p
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Peter Huxmann
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