Make a New Folder from the search field

Question

Tried searching all over, can't find the answer to this simple question.
How can I use Automator to make a new folder with the same name as what I am searching for in Find Finder items?
Basically I am working with large image sequences that are all being rendered in one folder, but then need to be sorted based on their Prefixes before an underscore. I'd love to not have to copy what I'm searching for into the New Folder field, too.

Answer 1

I would particularly like to organize downloads by renaming them, and then they automatically get filed away in the correct folder.
You might achieve something similar by using AppleScript. The example script below, while not meant to be a definitive solution, might provide a guide for you to work with.
The script specifies paths to various existing folders, in this case Music Downloads and Movie Downloads. Once files passed to the script meet the required criteria ("if characters 1 through 5 of theName...") then the files get moved to their appropriate destination folders.
To run this script as written you would first need to create a Music Downloads and a Movie Downloads folder, making sure to specify the exact paths to these folders, and replacing "username" in their paths with your actual short name. You would also want to rename your files so that they meet the required criteria: music files might be renamed music_1, music_2, and so on, while movie files could be named movie_1, movie_2, etc.
The script below can be copied and then pasted into your AppleScript Script Editor to be saved as an application droplet. Once saved, you can drag and drop single or multiple renamed music or movie files, separately or in combination, onto the the saved droplet's icon. If all goes as expected, the music files will be moved to the Music Downloads folder while movie files get moved to the Movie Downloads folder.
The script was written so that a warning dialog is issued if files passed to it don't meet the renaming criteria. Also, if any duplicate files exist in any of the destination folders, a dialog will appear offering the option to a) replace the item, b) don't replace but continue moving non-duplcates, or c) quit altogether.
My preference would be for the AppleScript-only droplet approach. But if you'd like to use Automator and have the script available through a right-click contextual menu, you can create this single-action Automator workflow: *Run AppleScript* (from the Automator library). Simply remove the script from its "on open" command handler and insert the remaining code between the Run AppleScript action's default "on run" command handler. Then, from Automator's File menu choose "Save As Plug-in" > Plug-in for: Finder, with a name such as "Put Away" and you should be set.
+The script:+
*on open*
*tell application "Finder"*
*set theseItems to selection*
*repeat with i from 1 to the count of theseItems*
try
*set thisItem to item i of theseItems as alias*
*set theName to name of thisItem*
*if characters 1 through 5 of theName is {"m", "u", "s", "i", "c"} then*
*move thisItem to "Macintosh HD:Users:username:desktop:music downloads" -- Specify exact path; replace 'username' with your short name.*
*else if characters 1 through 5 of theName is {"m", "o", "v", "i", "e"} then*
*move thisItem to "Macintosh HD:Users:username:desktop:movie downloads" -- Specify exact path; replace 'username' with your short name.*
else
*display dialog "Only items which meet the criteria can be moved." & return & return & "The item " & (ASCII character 34) & theName & (ASCII character 34) & " cannot be moved" with icon caution buttons {"OK"} default button "OK"*
*end if*
*on error*
*tell me to activate*
*display dialog "An item named " & (ASCII character 34) & theName & (ASCII character 34) & " already exists in its destination folder. Would you like to replace it with the one you are moving?" & return & return & "Replacing the existing item will overwrite its current contents." with icon caution buttons {"Quit", "Don't Replace And Continue", "Replace Item"} cancel button "Quit" default button "Don't Replace And Continue"*
*if button returned of result is "Replace Item" then*
*tell application "Finder"*
*if characters 1 through 5 of theName is {"m", "u", "s", "i", "c"} then*
*move thisItem to "Macintosh HD:Users:username:desktop:music downloads" replacing yes -- Specify path and replace 'username' as above.*
*else if characters 1 through 5 of theName is {"m", "o", "v", "i", "e"} then*
*move thisItem to "Macintosh HD:Users:username:desktop:movie downloads" replacing yes -- Specify path and replace 'username' as above.*
*end if*
*end tell*
*end if*
*end try*
*end repeat*
*end tell*
*end open*
The above script worked for me in testing. Good luck.