Copy/Move files in a directory (with filter name) to another directory

I wondering if someone could help me with this little question:

I would like to copy or move all files in a subdirectory (eg: like DirMain>Dir1, Dir2,...,DirN), i mean all files in each Dir1, Dir2,...,DirN that their name matches to a filter name var (eg: if file name contains some letter or number.. like *ABC*123*.txt) and move only these files to another directory with different name (it depends on filter name).

PS. GH component with some input, eg. path list of files and panel text as list of filter name.

I hope I was clear about this little question. Thank you in advance :)

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Permalink Reply by David Rutten on March 4, 2016 at 1:33am

The attached file has two C# components, one which finds all files in a (sub)directory structure that match a certain name pattern, the other moves existing files to new locations.

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file mods.gh, 14 KB

Permalink Reply by Luciano on March 4, 2016 at 7:39am

Thank you so much David! As always thanks for your help and effort in GH development! Now i've a base to work on adapting the script for more specific needs.

Could you tell me some information about a quick reference texts in order to operate with the components (i mean c++/c# and/or python)? Often i surfed on internet (eg: stackoverflow.com etc..) to find some specific code to implement my components...clearly mine is just a curiosity.

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on March 4, 2016 at 10:35am

Essential C# is supposed to be good, but I've never read it. These days my questions are so specific that searching the web is the most efficient way to find something. For basic questions about a specific class or method MSDN is my go-to resource, after that it's Google which leads me to StackOverflow 9 times out of 10.

In my script btw. I'm using a more complicated way to delete the old files because I wanted them to end up in the Windows recycle bin (it's always safer this way if you're deleting files you might want back). You could however switch to just using System.IO.File.XXXX() methods entirely and that would be easier to write.

Permalink Reply by Daniel on May 10, 2020 at 5:05pm