I couldn't get this to work....So as an absolute last resort I peeked at the manual. ;-). According to the manual "Control-Return" should be used. That worked like a charm for me.
On Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 8:54:54 PM UTC-5, jajls wrote: > > On 2019 Jan 9, at 20:27, Bill Kochman <wordwe...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > 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 "supp...@barebones.com" 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 bbedit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to bbedit@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit.
