macOS Get filename and write... with Apple Script

[vloryan]

hi guys, i hope you can help me with this:

whenever a zip file named "whatever.zip" is placed in a folder , i want applescript to get that filename (without the extension: "whatever") and create a new and empty textfile ("whatever.txt")with that name in that same folder.

any idea? thanks for your help!

 

[subsonix]

hi guys, i hope you can help me with this:

whenever a zip file named "whatever.zip" is placed in a folder , i want applescript to get that filename (without the extension: "whatever") and create a new and empty textfile ("whatever.txt")with that name in that same folder.

any idea? thanks for your help!

You can do this with a folder action in Automator. But are you sure you want a unique empty text file for each file and folder that gets dropped in your folder? You can also add them as entries in a text file, or to the system log with an added tag that you later can filter on in Console.app.