Help needec - accidently data lost on wrong autoit command

[badguy]

Hi Guys,

Accidently I have used the filemove command to rename a directory.

Now I have got a hugh list of files (which should be a directory).

How can I change the files to be a directory?

Any hints?

//badguy

[jvanegmond]

Write a script to reverse the damage you've done with the other script.

[badguy]

Hi Mandar,

nice idea - but a filemove or dirmove didn't createa a directory from the files.

It seems I musst change some attributs, but I have no clue which ones and howto

//badbuy

[GEOSoft]

Just pull up the backup you made of the directory that you put away safely before you ran the script.

[tn5421]

Just pull up the backup you made of the directory that you put away safely before you ran the script.

If he had a backup, he wouldn't have made this topic.

[badguy]

some other hints?

[Rishav]

Write a script to reverse the damage you've done with the other script.

and put both in an infinite while do loop so the errata and errorfixer run in a eternal tango of purpose.

anyway,

seriously though, you can get the file list in an array. using the string commands strip the directory part and get the file name in another array.

Start a for loop to last till the number fo files.

Then rename all files (file+folder name) to the (file) name. just check if the file name is same as stringright of the file+folder name.

close for loop.

now you should have a directory full of files with correct names.

now just run a correct filemove script or just copy paste them manually.

let me know if any more specifics are required.

regards

Rishav

ps. throw in some code. i just realized that what i said is probably useless for you.

pps.

lemme know if the prob is

current file names:

xxxxfolder\xxxfile1.ext

xxxxfolder\xxxfile2.ext

xxxxfolder\xxxfile3.ext

.....

.....

Correct file names:

file1.ext

file2.ext

file3.ext

...

....

your problem being that the number of files is so large, you can't rename them manually?

Edited September 11, 2009 by Rishav

[jvanegmond]

badguy, I have tried what you were doing:

Accidently I have used the filemove command to rename a directory.

Now I have got a hugh list of files (which should be a directory).

This was my reproduction script:

FileMove("roflwin", "lolwat")

roflwin is a directory in the same place as the script. I have run the script and the roflwin directory is still there.

Can you give more details on the circumstances of this behavior?

[badguy]

Hi Manadar,

thanks for the hint. You made my day...

As the original folders were about 1000 and the so resulting wrong files were also about 1000, I had forgotten to scroll down and didn't realize the still existing orignal folders...

If I come over one day to Alkmaar, you will get a crate of Dortmunder beer ;o)

//badguy

[jvanegmond]

I'm glad to help. I look forward to your visit.

[Rishav]

i never get any love.

[jvanegmond]

i never get any love.

It's called a tl;dr;

[GEOSoft]

If he had a backup, he wouldn't have made this topic.

You must be kidding me. I would never have guessed that there are still people out there who will test a script without backups. That's simply amazing and I may not get over the shock of hearing about it.