Re: Need Suggestions For appending Date to Filename
Re: Need Suggestions For appending Date to Filename
- Subject: Re: Need Suggestions For appending Date to Filename
- From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 08:02:34 -0700
On May 5, 2005, at 12:48 AM, Jack Stewart wrote:
For many tears I used a file naming protocol which includes
suffixing filenames which I create with the current date. I use the
format "/YYMMDD" for the date. (Yes, I am aware of the the
potential Unix conflict using the "/" character).
I have been trying to think of a real simple way to create a
keyboard shortcut which I could use to append this date string to
any filename which I happen to be typing. I'm not having any great
ideas. I think that calling Applescript is probably too slow but
maybe I have the blinders on.
Here is a script with two options that will do it for you; I don't
know how you can execute them by a keystroke, though. (Note: this
script assumes USA date formatting.O
tell application "Finder"
set selectedFile to item 1 of the selection
set the fileName to the name of the selectedFile
set today to my thisDate()
set the name of the selectedFile to the fileName & today
end tell
on thisDate()
set today to (current date)
(* option 1
set text item delimiters to "/"
set today to text items of today
set text item delimiters to ""
set targetformat to "/" & text item 3 of today & text items 1
through 2 of today
return targetformat
*)
(* option 2
set today to "/" & text 7 through 8 of today & text 1 through 2
of today & text 4 through 5 of today
return targetformat
*)
end thisDate
Remove the comments from the option you would rather use.
-- Michelle
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