Add to Folder Name script

Question

I am missing the script Add to Folder Names. I still have the alias, but the script is missing. Any sources for this script?

Answer 1

Hi Lannis, here it is...
Add Prefix-Suffix to Fldr Names
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--set the source_folder to (choose folder with prompt "Pick the folder containing the folders to rename:")
try
  tell application "Finder" to set the source_folder to (folder of the front window) as alias
on error -- no open folder windows
  set the source_folder to path to desktop folder as alias
end try
set the prefix_or_suffix to ""
repeat
          display dialog "Enter the prefix or suffix to use:" default answer the prefix_or_suffix buttons {"Cancel", "Prefix", "Suffix"}
  copy the result as list to {the prefix_or_suffix, the button_pressed}
  if the prefix_or_suffix is not "" then exit repeat
end repeat
set the item_list to list folder source_folder without invisibles
set source_folder to source_folder as string
repeat with i from 1 to number of items in the item_list
  set this_item to item i of the item_list
  set this_item to (source_folder & this_item) as alias
  set this_info to info for this_item
  set the current_name to the name of this_info
  if folder of this_info is true then
                    if the button_pressed is "Prefix" then
  set the new_file_name to the (the prefix_or_suffix & the current_name) as string
  else
  set the new_file_name to the (the current_name & the prefix_or_suffix) as string
  end if
  my set_item_name(this_item, the new_file_name)
  end if
end repeat
beep 2
on set_item_name(this_item, new_item_name)
          tell application "Finder"
  --activate
  set the parent_container_path to (the container of this_item) as text
  if not (exists item (the parent_container_path & new_item_name)) then
                              try
  set the name of this_item to new_item_name
  on error the error_message number the error_number
                                        if the error_number is -59 then
                                                  set the error_message to "This name contains improper characters, such as a colon (:)."
  else --the suggested name is too long
  set the error_message to error_message -- "The name is more than 31 characters long."
                                        end if
                                        --beep
  tell me to display dialog the error_message default answer new_item_name buttons {"Cancel", "Skip", "OK"} default button 3
  copy the result as list to {new_item_name, button_pressed}
                                        if the button_pressed is "Skip" then return 0
  my set_item_name(this_item, new_item_name)
  end try
  else --the name already exists
                              --beep
                              tell me to display dialog "This name is already taken, please rename." default answer new_item_name buttons {"Cancel", "Skip", "OK"} default button 3
  copy the result as list to {new_item_name, button_pressed}
                              if the button_pressed is "Skip" then return 0
  my set_item_name(this_item, new_item_name)
  end if
  end tell
end set_item_name