Thank you for your input, Jeffrey. I will try both your and Sam’s suggestions a bit later today after I finish working on the HTML end of things.
> On Jan 10, 2019, at 11:51 AM, 'Jeffrey Jones' via BBEdit Talk > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2019 Jan 9, at 20:27, Bill Kochman <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I have a BBEdit text file with a list of about 300 folder names >> alphabetically listed in it, one name per line. I need a script which will >> take those 300 names, and create actual folders with those exact names on my >> hard drive in a folder on my desktop > > > > Instead of a script, you could use a Shell Worksheet. File > New > Shell > Worksheet > > Copy your list into the worksheet, then use Text > Prefix/Suffix Lines… > to prefix each line with "mkdir ". (Be sure to include the space after mkdir.) > Now change to the container folder: Type on a new line "cd ", then drag the > outer folder and drop it so that the line reads, e.g., > > cd ~/Desktop/theOuterFolder > > Select that line and type ⌘-Return. > > Now select all the mkdir lines (i.e., your list with the added prefixes), and > again type ⌘-Return. > > Done. > > -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a > feature request or need technical support, please email > "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. > Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://www.twitter.com/bbedit > <https://www.twitter.com/bbedit>> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BBEdit Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit > <https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit>. -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://www.twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit.
