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How can I rename a file with a drag and drop process, using a list as my source data?
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<blockquote data-quote="Feee99" data-source="post: 1392863" data-attributes="member: 218190"><p>That's definitely the right direction- this may work after all! The script was able to find my list file and see the text inside. I could tell from the Applescript summary. However, I got this error even after experimenting with both csv and txt files: </p><p>----> "Can't get text item 2 of \"10000 AMBASSADOR 2 \"." number-1728 from text item 2 of "10000 AMBASSADOR 2" </p><p></p><p>I should mention that the first column was my original filenames (the first entry being 10000)</p><p>...and the 2nd column was the new names (the first entry being AMBASSADOR 2 - without the quotes)</p><p></p><p>Have you heard of this error message?</p><p></p><p>Another question...</p><p>I had these four QuickTimes in the destination folder (in which the file names would be changed):</p><p>14751.mov</p><p>AEF_NTSC 486 ProRes.mov</p><p>SPBBLANT1039.mov</p><p>SP WHI2KITNPR59.mov</p><p>SP WHEHE.mov</p><p></p><p>I really only needed 14751 changed at the moment, for my test. Would you anticipate the script being able to ignore the last four because they don't match anything on the list?</p><p></p><p>Thanks so much for your help so far,</p><p></p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Feee99, post: 1392863, member: 218190"] That's definitely the right direction- this may work after all! The script was able to find my list file and see the text inside. I could tell from the Applescript summary. However, I got this error even after experimenting with both csv and txt files: ----> "Can't get text item 2 of \"10000 AMBASSADOR 2 \"." number-1728 from text item 2 of "10000 AMBASSADOR 2" I should mention that the first column was my original filenames (the first entry being 10000) ...and the 2nd column was the new names (the first entry being AMBASSADOR 2 - without the quotes) Have you heard of this error message? Another question... I had these four QuickTimes in the destination folder (in which the file names would be changed): 14751.mov AEF_NTSC 486 ProRes.mov SPBBLANT1039.mov SP WHI2KITNPR59.mov SP WHEHE.mov I really only needed 14751 changed at the moment, for my test. Would you anticipate the script being able to ignore the last four because they don't match anything on the list? Thanks so much for your help so far, Jeff [/QUOTE]
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