Searching and/or sorting by variable camera model?

[Frank]

I am trying to sort out a large number of images that have been scanned using a Perfection 4870 scanner. The idea is to mark them as scanned imaged as opposed to digital images. All my scanned (transparency) images have a prefix T for Transparency but if I search for T in the file name it delivers TIF files which are often digital files as well as transparencies. I cannot figure out how to find filenames with T as a suffix without getting TIF files as well. So my solution was to find images that were scanned by my Perfection 4870 which in many cases has a variable name {model} = Perfection 4870.

I am sure that there is a way to do this but darned if I can figure it out.

Lastly, please be kind as I am not the most logical creature and my skills in computing are not so strong.

Thanks in advance folks. 

[Kirk Baker]

You should be able to turn on 'Grep' and then search for:

^T

The circumflex (^) means match at the start of the line.  So it will only find items that start with a T.  Items that have a T somewhere else in the name won't match.

HTH,

-Kirk

[Soizic]

I try with FID and SEARch, no results

[Frank]

Hello again Kirk

Turn on 'Grep'? Forgive my ignorance but you have lost me

[Kirk Baker]

Hello again Kirk

Turn on 'Grep'? Forgive my ignorance but you have lost me

Please see the image below.  It will find items that have filenames that start with a 'T'.

HTH,

-Kirk

[Soizic]

i have done that with no result (Mac mojave)

[Hayo Baan]

i have done that with no result (Mac mojave)

What Kirk showed should work (does for me…).

Have you enabled the check boxes exactly as Kirk showed in the dialog? Also make sure you are actually searching a contact sheet that has files starting with the letter T…

Note that both the capital letter “T” and the lower case “t” will be matched. If you don't want that, check the box that says “Case Sensitive Search” (only “T” will then match).

Cheers,
Hayo

[Frank]

Hi again Kirk

I found the grep tick box and it works very well. It has speeded up my work flow and is easy to use.

May I ask what other options there are in Grep other than the circumflex?

Thanks again for the support.

[Kirk Baker]

Hi again Kirk

I found the grep tick box and it works very well. It has speeded up my work flow and is easy to use.

May I ask what other options there are in Grep other than the circumflex?

Thanks again for the support.

This should get you started: https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/manual/grep.html#Regular-Expressions

This is a nice playground for experimentation that I like to use: https://regexr.com/
You can put your own sample text in it (for instance, some of your filenames, one on each line) and then experiment with the syntax.

HTH,

-Kirk

[Soizic]

It works, I forgot 'grep', thanks.

What means "grep" ? unknown in my dico…

[jwvaughn]

My recollection is "Global Regular Expression Print" which originally was a UNIX command but is rather generic anymore I think. Regular Expression has a very specific meaning in the computer science world but can be thought of as a formal way to express a language. It turns out to be useful for searching text among other things.

Jerry

[Soizic]

Thanks Jwvaughn
Now I remember my old Unix !

[Frank]

Thanks Kirk that gives me something to experiment with while we are locked down in the UK.

Kind regards and stay well, Frank