melissa-export-tools/README.md

melissa-export-tools

Automation scripts for Melissa's patient export workflow.

Rename and Move PT STMT.bat

Scans a root folder for patient export directories, renames export.txt with today's date, and moves it along with all .tif files into a new dated subfolder.

What It Does

For every folder found under the root that contains an export.txt:

1. Renames export.txt → PT STMT_YYYYMMDD.txt
2. Creates a new subfolder named PT STMT_YYYYMMDD
3. Moves the renamed .txt file into that subfolder
4. Moves all .tif files in the same folder into that subfolder

Expected Folder Structure

ROOT\
  <patient_id>\
    Patient\
      Export\
        export.txt       ← renamed and moved
        1000001.tif      ← moved
        1000002.tif      ← moved

After running:

ROOT\
  <patient_id>\
    Patient\
      Export\
        PT STMT_20260423\
          PT STMT_20260423.txt
          1000001.tif
          1000002.tif

Setup

1. Open Rename and Move PT STMT.bat in Notepad
2. Set the ROOT variable to your actual folder path:

   set "ROOT=C:\Users\Melissa\Documents\Patients"
   

3. Save and double-click to run

Notes

• Uses pushd/popd to work around Windows' 260-character path length limit
• Safe to re-run — mkdir for the dated folder will silently skip if it already exists
• Date format is YYYYMMDD (e.g. 20260423)