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Script to sort files by creation date
Hi,
I have tons of family picture files in png/jpg format that I want to sort. Using a script on the mac I want the script to traverse a given directory structure and moving all files into another path which is a flat directory with only folders with newly moved files, in the folder format name of YYYY MM DD
Source folder: /users/<myname>/pictures/p
(This is a folder full of other folders and pics in the root of this folder that needs to be traversed fully)
Destination folder: /users/<myname>/pictures/l
(Folders in here are in the format YYYY MM DD)
Can anyone write this script for me, i don't have a clue how to do this?
Is this even possible!
Thanks,
I have tons of family picture files in png/jpg format that I want to sort. Using a script on the mac I want the script to traverse a given directory structure and moving all files into another path which is a flat directory with only folders with newly moved files, in the folder format name of YYYY MM DD
Source folder: /users/<myname>/pictures/p
(This is a folder full of other folders and pics in the root of this folder that needs to be traversed fully)
Destination folder: /users/<myname>/pictures/l
(Folders in here are in the format YYYY MM DD)
Can anyone write this script for me, i don't have a clue how to do this?
Is this even possible!
Thanks,
ASKER
Hi gerwinjansen, thanks for the response.
I'm not concerned about which scripting lang is used, the result is what i need :)
in terms of your first question, the filename itself can't be used it's just all random filenaming. I was hoping the script would make use of the meta data of the file, i.e. the Created date.
Is this possible?
I'm not concerned about which scripting lang is used, the result is what i need :)
in terms of your first question, the filename itself can't be used it's just all random filenaming. I was hoping the script would make use of the meta data of the file, i.e. the Created date.
Is this possible?
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Hi ozo,
Does this search by meta data if the picture taken date? Or just the file?
Does this search by meta data if the picture taken date? Or just the file?
It uses the time of last data modification timestamp.
Did you want to use something else?
Did you want to use something else?
ASKER
Hi, reviewing a sample of the 100,000 image files that I have, some have an inaccurate date time for the modified date.
So these would need to use the camera's meta data instead. If no meta exists, then to use the last modified date.
Is that possible?
So these would need to use the camera's meta data instead. If no meta exists, then to use the last modified date.
Is that possible?
Do you have a script to extract the camera's meta data that my script can call?
Or do you have a specification of how the metadata is stored so I can write a routine to extract it?
- Do the file names have date/time info in them as well or is just the timestamp basis for sorting?
- Which scripting language do you suggest experts use the solve your question?