Re: Renaming a folder
Re: Renaming a folder
- Subject: Re: Renaming a folder
- From: Mr Tea <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 09:04:16 +0100
This from Craig Walsh - dated 5/10/01 5.05 am:
>
I was just wondering if anyone knows how to rename a folder to
>
the current date of the machine.
I use a pop-up folder that is named with the current date in the format
DD-MM-YYYY. A scheduling utility (T-Minus 10) runs an applescript that
changes the name of the folder at midnight daily. Here's the pertinent part
of the script.
set theDay to day of (current date)
if theDay < 10 then set theDay to "0" & theDay
set theMonth to my GetMonthNumber()
if theMonth < 10 then set theMonth to "0" & theMonth
set theYear to year of (current date)
set theFolderName to "" & theDay & "-" & theMonth & "-" & theYear
try
tell application "Finder"
set name of folder 1 of alias "Hartside!:Unfiled:" to theFolderName
end tell
end try
on GetMonthNumber()
set theDate to (current date)
copy theDate to b
set the month of b to January
return 1 + (theDate - b + 1314864) div 2629728
end GetMonthNumber
I can't remember who posted the GetMonthNumber handler, but its not mine,
sorry to say.
Mr Tea
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