Adding name to file name when saved in Sub-Folder

[CookieMonster]

I need a script that can automatically add [stamp]_<filename> to a file name when it is placed in a specific sub-folder, there are two other names I want to add before the file name not just [stamp] in-case I forget to add the name to the file name when saving in a program hoping XY can do this automatically ?

[CookieMonster]

Maybe my last post didn't make much sense.

When a file is placed in a specific sub-folder I want an extension to be added to the beginning of the file name for example [brush]_flacky.ext, when it is saved in the sub-folder it won't have the extension, in this case the extension is within the brackets including the brackets followed by an underscore then the file name that I had originally gave the file.

[highend]

No such automation is possible within XY.

You need a monitor software, that executes applications on creation of files.
E.g.: http://www.nodesoft.com/foldermonitor

Additionally AutoHotkey or different scripting language (even a batch file would be sufficient).

An Example:
Extract foldermonitor into a new directory.
Start it.
Right click on the tray icon, choose "Options..."
Tab "Events":
Only check "Created".
Tab "Visual notification"
Check "No visual notification"
Uncheck "Stop screen saver"
Tab "Sound notification"
Check "No sound"
Tab "Execute command"
Command: D:\notify.exe
Arguments: "{0}{1}"

Then add all the folders that you want to monitor.

Step two:
Get AutoHotkey_L and it's compiler

Code: Select all

#SingleInstance force
#NoTrayIcon

Sleep, 2000 ; Give an application time to save it's file
StringReplace, iVar, 1, ",, All

; Only proceed if it's really a file (not on directories)
FileGetAttrib, Attributes, %iVar%
IfNotInString, Attributes, D
{
	path_only   := RegExReplace(iVar, "\\[^\\]*$", "")
	file_only	:= RegExReplace(iVar, ".*\\", "")
	base_only	:= RegExReplace(file_only, "\.[^\.]*$", "")

	IfInString, iVar, D:\Temp\Brushes
	{
		newName := "[brush]_" . file_only
		FileMove, %iVar%, %path_only%\%newName%
	}
}

Save this as D:\notify.ahk

Use the compiler to compile it to D:\notify.exe

Whenever foldermonitor is running and a new file is created in D:\Temp\Brushes
E.g.: "nice brush.png"
it will be automatically renamed to D:\Temp\Brushes\[brush]_nice brush.png

Ofc you have to change that directory name in the ahk script and the [<content>] as well...
and don't forget to recompile your script afterwards^^

[CookieMonster]

Thank you, with some help I have a functioning AHK script, works nice