Re: first few chars of filename?
Re: first few chars of filename?
- Subject: Re: first few chars of filename?
- From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 15:57:39 -0700
On 5/15/01 3:00 PM, T.J. Mahaffey <email@hidden> wrote:
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i'm working on a script that deletes the first four chars of a files name. I
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can't find a command anywhere that lets me refer to them. Or it just won't
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let me delete them
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here's the start:
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set oldName to (name of thisItem)
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set theGunk to characters 1 through 4 of oldName
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next?
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Can someone help?
set the NewName to text 5 through -1 of the oldName
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