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Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - john-o - 12-01-2011

freeradical wrote:
Finder Scripts

Did you not read the original post? Finder Scripts don't exist any more in Lion, and that's why I posted!

:banghead:

After much digging, it appears that the remaining files are old AppleWorks 5 files, and Pages won't touch 'em. Word can recover the text, but it's pretty mangled. Oh well....

Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - gabester - 12-01-2011

Probably could even do it with a shell script, but you'd best be served on that front by asking in a unix forum.
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Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - freeradical - 12-01-2011

john-o wrote:
[quote=freeradical]
Finder Scripts

Did you not read the original post? Finder Scripts don't exist any more in Lion, and that's why I posted!

:banghead:

After much digging, it appears that the remaining files are old AppleWorks 5 files, and Pages won't touch 'em. Word can recover the text, but it's pretty mangled. Oh well....

Does the Apple Script Menu no longer exist, or just the Finder Scripts that were under that menu?

The reason I ask, is because I'm running SL, and Finder Scripts were taken out of SL. I had to download the scripts off the web.

Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - freeradical - 12-01-2011

Here they are if you want them.




Just right click, and download the "image" to get them zipped up.

Unzip, and place in the /Library/Scripts folder

Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - john-o - 12-01-2011

The menu is gone, but Scripts contains some old stuff... Folder Actions and the like. Your link is broken though...

Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - freeradical - 12-01-2011

john-o wrote:
The menu is gone, but Scripts contains some old stuff... Folder Actions and the like. Your link is broken though...


The link is fine; it just looks broken because the file is not an "image". Just control click and "download image"

Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - john-o - 12-01-2011

Thanks! Got it... Too bad there isn't a script for "Convert old AppleWorks 5 file with stripped resource fork to Word or Pages file"...

:confused:

G'night!

Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - Seacrest - 12-01-2011

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Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - Chakravartin - 12-01-2011

This AppleScript will display the file type and creator of any file that has one.

set my_file to (choose file)

set file_info to info for my_file



display dialog 
Name: 
 & (name of file_info) & 
 & 
 & 
Type: 
 & (file type of file_info) & 
     Creator: 
 & (file creator of file_info)


This AppleScript will sort files from a folder into sub-folders based upon type.

It should be pretty obvious where to change the types or add new types and folders.

set target_folder to (choose folder)



tell application 
Finder

	

	try

		set wrd_folder to (make new folder at target_folder with properties {name:
WORD
})

		set rtf_folder to (make new folder at target_folder with properties {name:
RTF
})

		set email_folder to (make new folder at target_folder with properties {name:
E-MAIL
})

	end try

	

	set file_list to (every item of target_folder)

	set folder_list to name of every folder of target_folder

	set no_items to count of file_list

	

	repeat with i from 1 to no_items

		set the_file to item i of file_list as alias

		set file_info to info for the_file

		if folder_list does not contain (name of file_info) then

			if file type of file_info contains 
doc
 then move the_file to folder 
WORD
 of target_folder

			if file type of file_info contains 
rtf
 then move the_file to folder 
RTF
 of target_folder

			if file type of file_info contains 
eml
 then move the_file to folder 
E-MAIL
 of target_folder

		end if

	end repeat

	

end tell

There shouldn't be any problems, but use the script on a copy of the folder just in case.