Any Applescript users out there?

Hi everyone,

Although I've been using macs for 15 years now I'm a newbie to scripting. I never knew it was so accessable. I wish I had delved into it before as I'm here now out of neccessity and need to solve a work flow issue quick.

To that end if anyone can give me some pointers on angle of attack to the follwing workflow that I need to script it will be very much appreciated.

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I have 142 folders on a disk.

Inside these folders are quark documents, varying amounts of 3 to 7 documents.

While all the document filenames are individual, there is 7 ways and 7 ways only that the filenames end in all the documents in the 142 folders:
"(100x192)" "(80x75)" "(180x192)" "(200x114)" "(230x36)" "(280x75)" "(280x153)"

Now, for example, all the files ending with "(100x193)" I need to resize that quark document using Proscale to another set amount of sizes... eg 130mm x 193mm, 80mm x 193mm etc etc. Every new sized version has to be saved into the same folder as the original file with a new file name... a number relating to the size e.g. 130mm x 193mm could be file size 8 and have "8" as it's filename.

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I know the quarkxpress xtension proscale will be a sticky point in the script, but I am going to talk to GLUON who produced proscale about making it scriptable.

Even for me to get the point of being able to put together a script that opens documents with a certain partial filename will be a step forward for me.

Thanks in advance to anybody who can help.

Tim