Create Folder Structure

[royaljerry]

Create Folder Structure

v1.0.1

 

This script creates a folder structure defined in a text file.

 

 

Usage

 

Select the definition text file, then open Alfred, and run “Create Folder Structure”.

 

Definition File Syntax

 

Create an UTF-8 encoded text file (e.g. in TextEdit), and start typing folder names, row by row, one after another. Each one must be placed in a unique row. If a subfolder is required, just indent it with a tab. Folder names can contain any legal characters the OS X supports.

 

Example:

 

First Folder

  Second Folder

    First Subfolder of Second Folder

    Second Subfolder of Second Folder

      First Subsubfolder of Second Subfolder

Third Folder

 

Metanames

 

%date% - Creates a folder named after the current date.

 

 

Download

 

You can download it from this link.

 

 

Feedback

 

Feel free to contact me at

• royaljerry@gmail.com
  
• http://www.facebook.com/royaljerry
  

Edited January 2, 2015 by royaljerry

[royaljerry]

Unfortunately the script generates each folder wth a trailing new line – I’ll fix it today later.

 

Just edited, it should now work.

Edited May 7, 2013 by royaljerry

[hzlzh]

Share your workflow on the List below~

[willbraden]

Seems the link is dead now. Was this submitted somewhere else? It's quite a handy looking tool!

[royaljerry]

Seems the link is dead now. Was this submitted somewhere else? It's quite a handy looking tool!

 

Ugh, sorry. Link just updated (and re-checked), thanks for mentioning.

Edited January 2, 2015 by royaljerry

[willbraden]

Awesome! Thanks for updating! Can't wait to test it.

[chsweb]

I've installed the Workflow and created a .txt document with my desired folder structure, however when I click on the file in the Finder and open Alfred to type "Create Folder Structure" into the Alfred modal all I get is this:

 

 

Steps to Reproduce:

 

1. Create file and save a file with the following:
 

parent-folder

     01 Discovery

     02 Findings & Recommendations

     03 Take Action

     04 Monitor & Analyze

 

2. Select the file (created in step 1) in the Finder

3. Invoke Alfred

4. Enter "Create Folder Structure" in Alfred

5. Nothing happens

[royaljerry]

Hi chsweb,

 

check this folder and simply follow follow these steps:

1. Install the workflow you have downloaded (I assume you have already done this): cfs-1.png
2. Check the workflow: cfs-2.png and cfs-3.png
3. Create a textfile (my-folder-structure.txt, name doesn’ matter) with e.g. the following content (whitespaces are visible here because they are important): cfs-4.png
4. Now run the workflow on this file (i.e. this is a file action): cfs-0.png
5. Then press enter.

I hope this helps. Feel free to contact me by mail: royaljerry@gmail.com.

 

Best,

 

Adam

[chsweb]

Thank you for the extra help Adam. I am following the exact directions and still not successful - maybe I don't understand how it is supposed to work?

 

I recorded a video demo, watch it here to see what happens when I follow the steps you've outlined:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1007716/alfred/alfredCreateFolderNoWorking.mp4

[royaljerry]

This is a file action, i.e. you not simply type into Alfred. Instead, you select the creator textfile (which contains the folder structure), and apply the workflow on it. (As if you applied an “Open Terminal Here” on a folder.)

To achieve this, select the textfile, and invoke the file action shortcut, which is, by default,

Option+Command+\

More info here:

• Show list of available Actions for selected Finder item
• Tutorial (annotated and HD quality) video about the process here

 

I have just updated and annotated the video to avoid the blur-bug of Dropbox-movies.

 

Hope, this helps.

 

Best,

 

Adam

Edited December 17, 2015 by royaljerry

[chsweb]

In case somebody else ends up on this thread, I fixed my problem by changing the "File Selection" Keyboard Shortcut in Alfred's Preferences > Features > File Search: Actions

 

[alisadreddini]

Love the workflow.

 

However, what is the best way to be able put a parameter in as well.

 

So for example, in my text file i want to have something like below, where I can enter Wedding Date and Client Name myself. An example would be appreciated.

 

%Wedding Date% - %ClientName%

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