Question - rename pdfs based on bookmarks in the files

I am totally new to javascript (have done some visual basic and other old-school programming). I am scanning years of paper filing to searchable pdfs, and want to automate one important part of the process. I suspect that what I need is fairly simple if you know javascript, but for me would be a big learning curve.
What I would like is a script that will
look at all the existing pdfs in a folder that I can specify each time the script is run
each pdf will already have one or two bookmarks (some will only have one; none will have more than two)
rename the file, using the first (or only) bookmark as the filename
change the create-date of the file, using the second bookmark as the date
save the file(s) in a new subfolder under the original folder - folder name unimportant
If the date is too problematic, then it is optional (the bookmark would be 'dumb' text, and the date format wouldn't be guaranteed the same for each) .
I've never run a script before, so please give (or point me to) the real basics, like, where do you save a script and run it from there -- all the ignorant questions!
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

Acrobat JavaScript cannot do most of those things. It has no access to foldera, and cannot rename files. There are two creation dates (on on the file like any other file, one stored inside the file) and it won't do either of them either.

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