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Create new folder from selection
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new-folder-from-selection.scpt
tell application "Finder"
set selectedFiles to selection as alias list
set containingFolder to container of item 1 of selectedFiles
set {year:yr, month:mn, day:dy} to creation date of item 1 of selectedFiles
set convertedDate to (yr & "-" & (text -2 thru -1 of ("00" & ((mn) as integer))) & "-" & (text -2 thru -1 of ("00" & ((dy) as integer)))) as string
set theFolder to (make new folder at containingFolder with properties {name:convertedDate})
repeat with i from 1 to count of selectedFiles
set thisItem to item i of selectedFiles
move thisItem to (theFolder)
end repeat
end tell
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