Need an app or a script to find a list of files and retrieve them

Question

A few years ago at an old job I used an application that could search a hard drive for a list of images all in one shot. The names of the images were typed into a txt file. the text file was used as the search list and the application would report back if the images were found and it would retrieve them. Where can I get my hands on something like This or can it be built in Automator?

Answer 1

'I used an application that could search a hard drive for a list of images all in one shot ... and it would retrieve them.' - desired result is too vague.
'Where can I get my hands on something like this ... - perform a 'Google' or equivalent search.
"... or can it be built in Automator?' - possibly yes.
On your behalf the above request is re-written below.
Can someone assist me in AppleScript scripting. I am trying to open a '.txt' file which lists on each line a file to search for, and if found - to open its containing folder. Is such a process also possible with 'Automator'? Thank you for any assistance.
One possible AppleScript solution:
-- Code starts here --
set tFile to read (choose file) -- One was to obtain the file, to open.
set tPars to paragraphs of tFile -- create a list of paragraphs of selected file.
repeat with i in tPars -- Cycle through the list of paragraphs.
with timeout of 0 seconds -- Prevent AppleScript timeout error.
set tItems to paragraphs of (do shell script ("locate " & (quoted form of i))) -- Obtain list of found filename files.
end timeout
repeat with j in tItems -- Cycle through the list of found file.
try
set {oAStid, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, "/"} -- Extract container of file.
set fPath to text items 1 through -2 of j
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "/"
set fPath to fPath as string
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oAStid
do shell script ("open " & fPath) -- Open container of file.
end try
end repeat
end repeat
-- Code ends here --
If the above sample code is not exactly what you seek - then edit the code accordingly; and / or post requests with specific details.
'Is such an action also possible with 'Automator'?' - please post an properly constructed request to the 'Tiger - Automator'
forum.