Batch Process - Quote All CSV in a folder

[prashant]

Hellos,

I haven’t used Batch Processing so far, hence my n00b question , I have a folder containing bunch of which we download from Quickbase , these files have no quotes in them , is it possible

1. I assume with bath processing , I can point EDT to a folder with *.csv
2. Can I overwrite existing files , or the rip in time space continuum will be too much, if yes how do I pass the filename back

[Admin]

@prashant

I have a folder containing bunch of which we download from Quickbase , these files have no quotes in them , is it possible

Yes, if they are well-formed CSV files.

@prashant

I assume with bath processing , I can point EDT to a folder with *.csv

Yes, see below.

@prashant

Can I overwrite existing files , or the rip in time space continuum will be too much,

Yes, but we don’t recommend it, in case you make a mistake.

You can write files with the same names into a different folder. Then manually copy them over the originals when you are happy that you didn’t make any mistakes.

@prashant

if yes how do I pass the filename back

Using file name variables:

Reference > File name variables

See also:

Reference > Batch processing

[Olaf]

just two remarks.

You can even use Multiple file output in batch mode. You need just to ensure that the filenames in the data are valid and different for each file not to overwrite early files.

In batch mode the same rules as for standard processing are valid:

E.g. I use a lot batch mode to fill one output file, so Append is the right choice. But when I do so I create a KBM (you use it too) script, where I first empty the target folder if I want to create a new file. and afterwards the KBM script calls EDT.

You see some examples in the old discussion Using Easy Data Transform with Keyboard Maestro on your Mac