Make list of files

Question

I want to create a finder plugin that will allow me to select a folder and make a text file of the contents -filenames only- without the path information. Preferably with save as and save where. I can do this successfully with the full path but not without. Any ideas?

Answer 1

I thought you might ask that
You need a two-step workflow. The first step is Get Selected Finder Items. The second step is Run AppleScript. Here's the script:
on run {input, parameters}
(* Your script goes here *)
if (count input) > 1 or (count input) < 1 then
display dialog "One item only!"
else
tell application "Finder"
if kind of item 1 of input is "folder" then
my list_folder(item 1 of input)
else
display dialog "I can only list folders"
end if
end tell
end if
return input
end run
on listfolder(targetfolder)
set {olddelims, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, return}
set target_file to (choose file name with prompt "Choose a name and location for the list:")
tell application "Finder"
set name_list to name of every file of target_folder
set folder_name to name of target_folder
end tell
set name_list to name_list as string
set targetfilecontents to (open for access target_file with write permission)
try
write "Contents of folder " & folder_name & ":" & return & name_list to targetfilecontents
on error
close access targetfilecontents
end try
try
close access targetfilecontents
end try
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to olddelims
end list_folder
Save the workflow as a Finder plug-in, ctrl-click on a folder and see how it goes.
Cheers,
H