converting folders to tags

[humanengr]

An AppleScript to append the containing folder for each selected record to the existing tag set -- "container-to-tag":

tell application "EagleFiler"

set _records to selected records of browser window 1
repeat with _record in _records

if _record's container's name is not "Files" then

set _record's assigned tag names to (_record's assigned tag names & _record's container's name)

end if

end repeat

end tell

An elaborated version that appends the complete hierarchy of containing folders -- "container-hierarchy-to-tags":

tell application "EagleFiler"

set _records to selected records of browser window 1
repeat with _record in _records

get name of _record
set _container to container of _record
set _containerName to _container's name
repeat until _containerName is "Files"

set _record's assigned tag names to (_record's assigned tag names & _containerName)
set _container to container of _container
set _containerName to _container's name

end repeat

end repeat

end tell

Suggested workflow:

1. Run script.
2. Move records to higher level (highest if running on all records).
3. If all records from containing folders have been so moved, trash containing folder(s).

Usage notes:

1. [NTIM] Folders are assigned tags.
2. [IIMAD] Subfolders with identical names in different folders will be given identical tags.
3. [FYI] Spaces in folder names are converted to underscores.