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Hi,

I really hope someone might be able to help me.
I've recently started working as a freelance audio producer.
I get a lot of file names, based on the order number.
Something could look like

123456-Produced.mp3
123456-Dry.mp3

Or
654321-001-Produced.mp3
654321-002-Produced.mp3
654321-003-Produced.mp3
654321-001-Dry.mp3
654321-002-Dry.mp3
654321-003-Dry.mp3
aka "order number - cut number (if one) - type .File extension"

Basically, right now I save all my files in a "final cuts" folder.
I work out of a sessions nested folder system, where I drop all the audio needed along with its sessions file. These session folders are named the same as the order number aka "654321" or just "123456"
But for workflow reasons, I don't want to save these files into each session folder, until its time to archive.
Since I need to save them to a shared dropbox "completed orders" folder, before archiving

What I would LOVE to do is:
A) Run hazel to move all the files "Dropbox>Final Cuts" to "Dropbox>Sessions>(Folder based on the first 6 digits of the file name)

and if possible
B) First have Hazel copy the same files from "Dropbox>Final Cuts" to "Dropbox>Completed orders>(Folder name based on its first six digits) But the folder would need to be created in this instance.

I hope this makes sense?

Can anyone help me out? I think I say a few posts about "Matching" but I am so new to this. Is there a way to check just a portion of the file name? and we go through numbers so quickly, its rare to have an order in sequential order.
Im sure I'll catch on once I can play with this a bit. Thanks!


*EDIT*
Even if someone would lead me in the right direction with a keyword or something...
I feel like I cam trying to accomplish something advanced, on my first try.

Thanks

Please do not post questions in the Tips forum. As the sticky article at the top of that forum says, that forum is for people providing tips.

Search the help for "match patterns" to do what you want. Also, the Sort into subfolder action can create folders as needed.

If I posted this in the wrong forum, please delete the thread.
Sorry for posting the wrong section.