(re) numbering with new dateformat / new seqn for each new objectname

[Brendan]

hello all!

I`d like to shorten my filenames.

at present all files have this format: {datesort}_{object}-{seqn}

Now I want to have the shorter date format:

{year2}{month0}{day0}_{object}-{seqn}


the problem is, when I use the new rename string, the seqn number will number ALL images, e.g. up to 10000.

is it possible to start for each new OBJECT !!  a new number-space? ("reset the seqn after a new objectname")

like this:

20090101_wedding-01  -> 090101_wedding-01
...
20090101_wedding-99 ->  90101_wedding-99

20090101_soccer-01  -> 090101_soccer-01
...
20090101_soccer-20 -> 090101_soccer-20



greetz
Brendan

[Kirk Baker]

Brendan,

I`d like to shorten my filenames.

at present all files have this format: {datesort}_{object}-{seqn}

Now I want to have the shorter date format:

{year2}{month0}{day0}_{object}-{seqn}


the problem is, when I use the new rename string, the seqn number will number ALL images, e.g. up to 10000.

is it possible to start for each new OBJECT !!  a new number-space? ("reset the seqn after a new objectname")

like this:

20090101_wedding-01  -> 090101_wedding-01
...
20090101_wedding-99 ->  90101_wedding-99

20090101_soccer-01  -> 090101_soccer-01
...
20090101_soccer-20 -> 090101_soccer-20

No, but you can extract the last two characters from the original filename to get its current sequence number.  So your renaming string would be:

{year2}{month0}{day0}_{object}-{filenamebase:-2}

-Kirk

[Brendan]

No

so, this is a feature request!

, but you can extract the last two characters from the original filename to get its current sequence number.  So your renaming string would be:

{year2}{month0}{day0}_{object}-{filenamebase:-2}

hm. good idea. sometimes I have a three-numbered-sequence - problem?!

[Kirk Baker]

No

so, this is a feature request!

, but you can extract the last two characters from the original filename to get its current sequence number.  So your renaming string would be:

{year2}{month0}{day0}_{object}-{filenamebase:-2}

hm. good idea. sometimes I have a three-numbered-sequence - problem?!

You'll have to separate those filenames out and use {filenamebase:-3} then.

-Kirk

[Brendan]

You'll have to separate those filenames out ..

how?

[Kirk Baker]

You'll have to separate those filenames out ..

how?

You'll just have to visually inspect them.  Or since you really just want to remove the first two characters, just drop them off with this:

{filenamebase:2}

That should do it.

-Kirk


-Kirk

[Brendan]

impossible.

so, this is definitvely a feature request.. indeed

[Kirk Baker]

impossible.

so, this is definitvely a feature request.. indeed

What do you mean by impossible?  You gave examples like:

20090101_wedding-01  -> 090101_wedding-01

Using {filenamebase:2} as your renaming string will do exactly what you want already.

-Kirk

[Brendan]

yes but impossible to find them (2 or 3  numbers) visually

[Kirk Baker]

yes but impossible to find them (2 or 3  numbers) visually

But I am no longer suggesting that you do so.  See my previous post.

-Kirk

[Brendan]

so, what will happen with

20090101_wedding-001 

and filenamebase 2?

[Kirk Baker]

so, what will happen with

20090101_wedding-001 

and filenamebase 2?

You'll need to use {filenamebase:2} and you'll get 090101_wedding-001 just like you asked for.  Notice the number is positive instead of negative now.

-Kirk

[Brendan]

You'll need to use {filenamebase:2} and you'll get 090101_wedding-001 just like you asked for.  Notice the number is positive instead of negative now.

hi kirk,

now I used it - works excellent! thanks