we have two files whose names are the same but have different extensions (a.pdf, a.bib, …)
two files are in the same group (group A)
one of the files is collected using smart group (a.pdf and other PDFs)
using smart rule the file’s name is changed (a.pdf to b.pdf)
— I’m stuck here! ----
find the file in the group whose type is different (a.bib in group A)
change the file’s name to another file (a.bib to b.bib like b.pdf)
Today is my first day to use of Apple Script and it is an interesting language.
But I cannot spend more time solving the problem…
Below is my trial
on performSmartRule(theRecords)
tell application id "DNtp"
try
set targetGroup to get record with uuid "x-devonthink-item://184702FC-0EE4-40E6-9156-D8E721E45FD7"
on error error_message number error_number
end try
try
repeat with thisRecord in theRecords
set theName to name without extension of thisRecord
display dialog theName
set the name of thisRecord to "test"
try
display dialog (name of targetGroup as string)
---display dialog (name of (the children of targetGroup whose (name is theName)) as string)
try
---set recTwo to (search "name:" & theName in targetGroup)
---set recTwo to (search "name:bye" in targetGroup)
---display dialog (name without extension of (children of targetGroup) as string)
set recTwo to (the children of targetGroup whose (name without extension is theName))
display dialog "hell0"
display dialog (name of recTwo as string)
on error error_message number error_number
end try
set name of recTwo to name of thisRecord
on error
end try
end repeat
end try
end tell
end performSmartRule
I have tried some functions found here but it does not work.
Can I get some advice from you guys?
And I have one more question.
After I edit the smart rule, should I restart DT?
If I just run the rule without restart, it shows the same result as the previous one.
A screenshot of the smart rule would be useful. E.g. is it triggered on renaming or does it change the name on its own?
Here’s a simple, generic example how to find other items in the same group with the same name:
on run
tell application id "DNtp" to my performSmartRule(selected records)
end run
on performSmartRule(theRecords)
tell application id "DNtp"
repeat with thisRecord in theRecords
set theGroup to location group of thisRecord -- Both items are in the same group
set theUUID to uuid of thisRecord
set theName to name without extension of thisRecord
set theChildren to (children of theGroup whose name without extension is theName and uuid is not theUUID)
repeat with thisChild in theChildren
-- Process found items
end repeat
end repeat
end tell
end performSmartRule
I hope to know how to find the record in other group using the name and get into the record variable
---set recTwo to (search "name:" & theName in targetGroup)
---set recTwo to (search "name:bye" in targetGroup)
---display dialog (name without extension of (children of targetGroup) as string)
set recTwo to (the children of targetGroup whose (name without extension is theName))
After this code diag display "hello0does not work.
(I’m using this to check whether DT has reached the line since I don’t know how to debug in DT )
I should replace (children of targetGroup whose (name without extension is theName))
to (children of targetGroup whose name without extension is theName)
on performSmartRule(theRecords)
tell application id "DNtp"
try
set targetGroup to get record with uuid "x-devonthink-item://184702FC-0EE4-40E6-9156-D8E721E45FD7"
repeat with thisRecord in theRecords
set theName to name without extension of thisRecord
set the name of thisRecord to "test"
try
display dialog (name of targetGroup as string)
try
set theChildren to (children of targetGroup whose name without extension is theName)
set cnt to count of theChildren
if cnt is not 1 then
log message (theName & " is not exist")
log message ("The number is " & cnt)
else
set thisChild to item 1 of theChildren
set name of thisChild to name of thisRecord
end if
on error error_message number error_number
end try
on error error_message number error_number
log message record theRecord info error_message
end try
end repeat
end try
end tell
end performSmartRule
I do not really understand your code. What is this
set theName to name without extension of thisRecord
set the name of thisRecord to "test"
supposed to do? Basically, you save the current name of thisRecord in the variable theName. Then you change the same record’s name to “test”.
After that, you get all records in the same group with the same name (without extension) and check if there number is not one. Which makes no sense: At least thisRecord must be found, so the condition can never be matched.
See this output of Script Editor with a simplified version of your code:
tell application "DEVONthink 3"
get record with uuid "x-devonthink-item://DCCA5514-E48D-4D8D-9524-80E665609BC8"
--> content id 4724 of database id 3
get name of content id 4724 of database id 3
--> "Highlight in MD"
get location group of content id 4724 of database id 3
--> parent id 2.147483645E+9 of database id 3
get every child of parent id 2.147483645E+9 of database id 3 whose name without extension = "Highlight in MD"
--> {content id 4724 of database id 3}
end tell
Ergebnis:
{content id 4724 of database id 3 of application "DEVONthink 3"}
So, you always end up in the else branch of your if, where you set the name of the first record you found (which might well be the thisRecord, even if there are more than one identically named ones) to name of thisRecord, which is test.
I have no idea what you want to achieve, but this code doesn’t seem to do it. @cgrunenberg provided you with a useful way to find the records with the same name – why did you decide to ignore his code?
have you written your code with chat-gpt? this might explain why you are struggling so much to achieve your aim. better listen to the help here in the forum. chatgpt isn’t good enough to code for DTP up to now…
