require 'fileutils'

file = File.new('C:\Users\Koen\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\starlist.txt', 'r')

counter = 0

lastdir = ""

while (line = file.gets)

## puts line unless line.include? "2010-10"

## puts "#{counter}: #{line}"

elements = line.split('\\')

## puts elements[-2]

next unless elements[-2].include? "2010"

subdir = "starred\\#{elements[-2]}"

if ( lastdir === subdir )

# do nothing

else

lastdir = subdir

puts subdir

FileUtils.mkpath(subdir)

end

target = "starred\\#{elements[-2]}\\#{elements[-1].chomp}"

instruction = "cmd.exe /c mklink /H \"#{target}\" \"#{line.chomp}\""

# puts instruction

system instruction

puts $?

counter = counter + 1

end

puts counter

file.close