Finder scripting advise - (Name contains x, then move to folder)

2023-09-02 09:05:11.236Z

Hi Wizards,

I’m just thinking of ways to speed up my session prep even more.
Is it possible to write a script that works in the macOS Finder and does the following?:

Looks for file names containing x and moves them to a specified folder?

The script could do something like:

Select files with names containing “Kick, Snare, Hat, OH, Ride, Tom etc)” and move to a folder called drums. That way you could drag the contents of this folder into the Pro Tools edit window and then run a SoundFlow script to run a chain of events like:

Add selected tracks to new routing folder, colour them the drums colour, group and assign to a vca and then recall a track preset on the routing folder.

Before running this script, I’d run all files through Blake Eisman’s handy StereoMonoizer app :)

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danielkassulke @danielkassulke

2023-09-03 23:34:37.909Z

Hey Ryan,

Here's a snippet to help you do the first bit. Note you'll have to substitute filepath values on line 1 and 10:

const desktopDir = "/Users/YourUserProfile/Desktop";

// Get all files and folders on the desktop
const allFilesAndFolders = sf.file.directoryGetFiles({ path: desktopDir }).paths;

// Check for the presence of a folder called "Drums" on the desktop
const drumFolderExists = allFilesAndFolders.some(path => path.endsWith('/Drums'));

// Create "Drums" folder if it doesn't exist
const destinationFolder = '/Users/YourUserProfile/Desktop/Drums';
if (!drumFolderExists) {
    sf.file.directoryCreate({ path: destinationFolder });
}

// Get all .wav files on the desktop
const allWavFiles = sf.file.directoryGetFiles({ path: desktopDir, searchPattern: '*.wav', isRecursive: true }).paths;

// Add specific drum file names
const drumFiles = ['Kick', 'Snare', 'Hat', 'OH', 'Ride', 'Tom'];

// Filter for drum files
const drumNameFiles = allWavFiles.filter(file => {
    const fileName = file.split('/').pop();
    const fileNameWithoutExtension = fileName.split('.').slice(0, -1).join('.');
    return drumFiles.includes(fileNameWithoutExtension);
});

if (drumNameFiles.length > 0) {
    for (let path of drumNameFiles) {
        // Build the destination path
        const destinationPath = `${destinationFolder}/${path.split('/').pop()}`;
        
        // Move the file to "Drums" folder
        sf.file.move({
            sourcePath: path,
            destinationPath: destinationPath,
        });
    }
    alert('Files have been moved');
} else {
    alert('No drum files were found on your Desktop.');
}

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