DirCreatePyOut

Purpose

DirCreatePyOut helps a desktop user in creating a list of valid sub-directories names using text segments from documents.

This metascript and related script demonstrate the use of an output file (and the OUTC and SOUT parameters) that will contain the list of valid directory names. This file is read by the D&Do and be outputted to the system clipboard.

Description

Overview

DirCreatePyOut accepts untagged text drops. Upon activation, It will modify each dropped text into related valid directory name(s). It will put them into the system clipboard (one name per line).

A dropped text is modified as follows:

Variants

Tagged Drops

There is no tagged drop.

Untagged Drops

Each text drop will be modified, as necessary, for generating a valid directory name.

Clipboard Use

The clipboard is not used as input for any variant. However, the clipboard will contain the list of proposed directory names.

Possible Metascript-Related Messages

 

Other Considerations

An explicit Clear List command is required if an error is encountered. Otherwise, the list of drops is automatically cleared upon a successful operation.

Script Effects

It creates or update the file specified at its second argument.

Requirements

Side Effects:

 

Instructions

 

Creating a sub-directory names

Here are the detailed instructions for creating a list of valid sub-directory names into your system clipboard. You start the list once then you can add to the list as often as you want. The list can grow from session to session until you start the list again.

Start the list as follows:

 

Add to the list as follows:

This is it.

 

Source

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