Script or Automator to reorder text in file/folder name

Question

Hello,
Similar to this discussion: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2632228, I would like to reorder a large number of folder names. Currently, they are set up as follows:
"Name - Year" and would like to change them all to "Year - Name". I have over 200 folders named in this format so I need to find either a way to do this via the automator or via a script. So far I can't find what I need in the Automator. Any ideas? Thank you

Answer 1

try this:
set folderList to choose folder with multiple selections allowed
tell application "System Events"
          repeat with thisFolder in folderList
                    set folderName to name of thisFolder
  -- assumes none of the folders have extensions, or anything aside from "Name - Year", and that there are no spaces inside the name or year
  -- it can be generalized to deal with that, if needed
                    set {oldTID, my text item delimiters} to {my text item delimiters, {" ", "-"}}
                    tell folderName
                              set {n, d} to {first text item, last text item}
                    end tell
                    set my text item delimiters to oldTID
                    set name of thisFolder to d & " - " & n
          end repeat
end tell