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Extreme NEWB here:Merging
files/folder with similar name

I have a folder that has a lot of files (pdf and txt and
html) that are very similar.
For example I have:
c:\recipes
in the recipes folder I have files all about apples
some may be named "apple, pie - best home made.txt"
the next named "apple, pie - secret of the best.pdf"I would like to have it look at the first word, second word and then create a
folder called apple, pie and then merge them into apple, pie folder. If there
is a folder already made called "apple, pie - recipes of the best" I
would also like it to move it into the root folder of "apple, pie"
Then if it comes to the next recipe named "cherry, pie - best home
made.txt"
and the next named "cherry, pie - secret of the best.pdf"
to once again have it : look at the first word, second word and then create a
folder called cherry, pie and then merge them into cherry, pie folder. if there
is a folder already made called "cherry, pie - recipes of the best" I
would also like it to move it into the root folder of "cherry, pie"
and of course if  finds a dupe that it
just over right the file\folderThanks ever so much.Merle

Very interesting problem. I'll try to write the task some later, OK?

But there will be some restrictions:
   - names of files must contain more than two words;
   - first two words must define the category of file.

Thanks that would be great. And as you listed of the restrictions would work out for me!

See this task. It moves files from "c:\incoming" folder to "c:\recipes" into corresponding subfolders.

Also you can attach "File monitor" event to the task in order to force RoboTask to sort files automatically.

Works great! I have it adding a coma now between the first two names.I have already have quite a few folders that have recipes in them. When I put the existing folders into the folder c:\incoming.So it would look like this c:\incoming\a whole lot of folders it does not search the subfolders.It would be great if I could have it look there!Thanks

No problem. Just turn on the "Include subfolders" checkbox in "File loop" action.

I thought that this setting is not needed.