moves files to a folder, unless they are already in that folder tree. Doesn't quite work yet unless you copy the file manually...????

filemover.ahk

debug:
tooltip, counter = %counter%`nnlines = %nlines%, , , 9
return

;;;;FILE MOVER TO TRANSCODE FOLDERS

YTpublish = "Z:\Linus\1. Linus Tech Tips\Transcode\YT Publish 4K\"
VESpublish = "Z:\Linus\1. Linus Tech Tips\Transcode\Vessel Final 4K\"


FileMover(publishLOC) {
msgbox, you want %publishLOC%
tooltip, F10, , , 3
Send, ^c
sleep 10
filetomovePATH = 
SlashPosition = 0
file2move = 
Files =
existinglocation =  ;if you don't refresh these variables, they will retain data from previous run-throughs.
FileListLocations =
Fileposition =
Loop, parse, clipboard, `n, `r
{
    filetomovePATH = %A_LoopField%
    ; MsgBox, 4, , File number %A_Index% is named %A_LoopField%.`n`nContinue?
    ; IfMsgBox, No, break
    msgbox, the current file pathh is `n%filetomovePATH%
    SlashPosition := InStr(filetomovePATH, "\" ,false,-1,1) ;first occurance from the right to the left, supposedly.
    ; lenn := % Strlen(file2move)
    ; msgbox, length = %lenn%
    ; msgbox, slash is at: %slashposition%
    ; lols := lenn - SlashPosition + 0
    ; msgbox, lols = %lols%
    StringTrimLeft,file2move,filetomovePATH, %slashposition%
    msgbox, file2move = `n%file2move%
    break
}

;https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/LoopFile.htm the following code does work to list files in a given directory!
FileList =  ; Initialize to be blank.
Loop, Files, %publishLOC%*.*, DFR
    FileList = %FileList%%A_LoopFileName%`n
Loop, Files, %publishLOC%*.*, DFR
    FileListLocations = %FileListLocations%%A_LoopFileFullPath%`n ;A_LoopFileDir -or- A_LoopFileFullPath
counter = 0
nlines = 0
settimer debug, 20
msgbox, launching debugger
sleep 20
Loop Parse, FileList, `n
  ++nlines
MsgBox, total lines here, or nlines: %nlines%

Loop, parse, FileList, `n
{
    if A_LoopField =  ; Ignore the blank item at the end of the list.
        continue
    If A_LoopField = %file2move%
    {
        Fileposition = %A_Index%
        Loop, parse, FileListLocations, `n
            if A_index = %Fileposition%
                existinglocation = %A_LoopField% ;I have to confess, I wrote those 4 lines all at once and i have no idea how they work... they just do.
        msgbox, existinglocation = %existinglocation%
       
        ;A match has been found in this folder system, meaning the file was ALREADY moved over here before!
        msgbox, 1, ,The file %A_LoopField% is already present at`n%existinglocation%`n...Want to see?
        IfMsgBox, OK
        {
            ;Run, explore, % existinglocation ;<---this will only go to the folder, but WON'T highlight the file - it will just open it instead, unless you use A_LoopFileDir.
            Run %COMSPEC% /c explorer.exe /select`, "%existinglocation%",, Hide
            ;Run %COMSPEC% /c explorer.exe /select`, "%FileListLocations%",, Hide
            ;Msgbox, you win! File SHOULD be there already!
            Goto, theEnd
        }
        IfMsgBox, Cancel
            Goto, theEnd
    }
    ; Msgbox, WHERE AM I
    ; MsgBox, 4,, File number %A_Index% is: `n%A_LoopField%`n`n...continue?
    ; IfMsgBox, No
        ; break
    counter ++
    if counter = nlines
        break
    ;tooltip, count: %counter%, , ,5
}
msgbox, 1 , ,file %filetomovePATH% is NOT already present. Want to move it to %publishLOC% ?
IfMsgBox, OK
{
    FileMove,%filetomovePATH%,%publishLOC%
    Msgbox, did that work?
}
theEnd:
tooltip, you are at the end
sleep 100
tooltip, , , , 3
tooltip,
}
;end of file mover.
#IfWinActive