[Keda]

I have a csv list that contains a series of image names (1AMS2612.jpg, 1AMS2645.jpg, 1AMS7374.jpg, 1AMS7375.jpg, etc) and a single 'placeholder' graphic. I need to use the csv list (well contents of the file...this can be made into another format) to make a copy of the image for each entry in the list, and rename that file to the name of the entry.

Here's what I'm thinking about:
1) Get the first entry from the list (e.g. 1AMS2612.jpg).
2) Make a copy of the image file
3) Rename image file to match the entry's name (e.g. 1AMS2612.jpg)
4) Get second entry, and repeat the process

I thought Automator might do this, but I couldn't make it happen. Are there any AppleScript gurus here? I thought there used to be a sub forum for this, but it looks like it is gone.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[ibook_steve]

I'm not at my MBP right now, but if you copy a file from one location to another in the Finder, doesn't the file name stay the same (which appears to be what you want from your example)? The name is only changed if you duplicate within the same folder.

Steve

[Keda]

I have a 'template' image that I need to duplicate 1098 times. Then I need to rename the files to match the listing in the csv. (1AMS2612.jpg, 1AMS2645.jpg, 1AMS7374.jpg, 1AMS7375.jpg, etc)

[Atheist]

Keda,
What's the exact format of the csv file?

[Keda]

it is a plain text csv that was exported from numbers.

[ibook_steve]

Have you checked any of the renaming applications to see if any of them will let you read in a file?

Search - VersionTracker

Steve

[Keda]

Thank you all who helped me out. I was able to get this problem solved.

[ibook_steve]

Can you let everybody know how you solved your problem?

Steve

[Keda]

Sure. First of all, Atheist was kind enough to offer to write a script for me, but before he could do that, lundy on AppleInsider posted an AppleScript. Here it is:

Code:
set fileRef to open for access alias "YourDisk:Users:yourHomeFolder:Desktop:CSVFile.txt"
set theList to read fileRef using delimiter ","
close access fileRef

tell application "Finder"
set theImageFile to alias "YourDisk:Users:yourHomeFolder:Desktop:Image.jpg"
set theFolder to alias "YourDisk:Users:yourHomeFolder:Desktop:Images:"
repeat with theItem in theList
set theImageFileCopy to duplicate theImageFile to theFolder
set name of theImageFileCopy to (theItem as Unicode text)
end repeat
end tell

Here it is out of the 'code' window, which is not looking the way I'd like it to.
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set fileRef to open for access alias "YourDisk:Users:yourHomeFolderesktop:CSVFile .txt "
set theList to read fileRef using delimiter ","
close access fileRef

tell application "Finder"
set theImageFile to alias "YourDisk:Users:yourHomeFolderesktop:Image.j pg"
set theFolder to alias "YourDisk:Users:yourHomeFolderesktop:Images: "
repeat with theItem in theList
set theImageFileCopy to duplicate theImageFile to theFolder
set name of theImageFileCopy to (theItem as Unicode text)
end repeat
end tell
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It worked well.


*note: extra spaces are being added for some reason.

[Atheist]

Here's the shell script I threw together:

############################
#!/bin/bash

SOURCE="nophoto.jpg"
CSVFILE="list.csv"

while read line
do
echo "Copying $line"
cp $SOURCE $line
done < $CSVFILE
echo "Done"
############################