Append Current Date to Filename
Summary: Renames the selected records with the current date at the end of the filename.
Requires: EagleFiler
Install Location: ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/EagleFiler/
Last Modified: 2026-02-10
Description
This adds the current date (in the format yyyy-mm-dd) to the end of the selected records’ filenames.
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Script
use AppleScript version "2.4"
use framework "Foundation"
use scripting additions
tell application "EagleFiler"
set _records to selected records of browser window 1
repeat with _record in _records
set to my stringFromDate(current date)
set _record's basename to _record's basename & " " & _dateString
end repeat
end tell
on (_date)
set _formatter to current application's NSDateFormatter's alloc's init
setDateFormat:"yyyy-MM-dd"
return _formatter's stringFromDate:_date
end