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Re: Arrange files according to a text file

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On 27/08/2011 18:03, Ric@rdo.python.org wrote:
> Hello,
>
> What would be the best way to accomplish this task?
> I have many files in separate directories, each file name
> contain a persons name but never in the same spot.
> I need to find that name which is listed in a large
> text file in the following format. Last name, comma
> and First name. The last name could be duplicate.
>
> Adler, Jack
> Smith, John
> Smith, Sally
> Stone, Mark
> etc.
>
>
> The file names don't necessary follow any standard
> format.
>
> Smith, John - 02-15-75 - business files.doc
> Random Data - Adler Jack - expenses.xls
> More Data Mark Stone files list.doc
> etc
>
> I need some way to pull the name from the file name, find it in the
> text list and then create a directory based on the name on the list
> "Smith, John" and move all files named with the clients name into that
> directory.

I would get a name from the text file, eg. "Adler, Jack", and then
identify all the files which contain "Adler, Jack" or "Adler Jack" or
"Jack Adler" in the filename, also checking the surrounding characters
to ensure that I don't split a name, eg. that "John" isn't part of
"Johnson".

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Arrange files according to a text file Ric@rdo - 2011-08-27 13:03 -0400
  Re: Arrange files according to a text file MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-08-27 18:22 +0100
  Re: Arrange files according to a text file Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2011-08-27 11:06 -0700
    Re: Arrange files according to a text file Ric@rdo - 2011-08-27 16:15 -0400
      Re: Arrange files according to a text file Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2011-08-27 14:08 -0700
        Re: Arrange files according to a text file Ric@rdo - 2011-08-27 19:18 -0400
          Re: Arrange files according to a text file MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-08-28 00:48 +0100
            Re: Arrange files according to a text file Ric@rdo - 2011-08-27 20:21 -0400
          Re: Arrange files according to a text file Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2011-08-27 18:10 -0700
            Re: Arrange files according to a text file Ric@rdo - 2011-08-28 01:24 -0400
  Re: Arrange files according to a text file Stephen Hansen <me+list/python@ixokai.io> - 2011-08-27 16:31 -0700

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