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Old May 29th, 2004, 02:29 AM
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files batch renaming and sorting need help
i've just loaded a CD's worth of reference images from an
outside company. The images are grouped in "packets" of ten frames each, and are named "DSCN-1.JPG, DSCN-2.JPG ... DSCN-10.JPG," then jump up by a count of 90 to the next "hundreds" place-marker: "DSCN-101.JPG, DSCN-102.JPG ...DSCN-110.JPG," and continue up through the sequence "DSCN-2301.JPG, DSCN-2302.JPG ...DSCN-2310.JPG" giving a total of 240 frames. The frames were brought online in somewhat of a "random" order, so that frame 8 may have been loaded before frame 2, and "packet" 801-810 may have loaded before 301-310.

I was able to make all the files name to numeric.jpg ie. 1.jpg, 2.jpg
I'm stuck when i need to:
1.The images should be re-numbered so that they are a continuous sequence, i.e. no gaps.
2.Frame numbers need to be "padded" to four-digits. ie, "1" becomes "0001" This is denoted by the symbol # so a range of 1-240 would read 1-240#.

any pointer will be awesome.
thanks alot....this site is great
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Hi

You didn't say what OS you use. If it's NT/2k/XP a batch can work. If it's 9x or earlier it's a can of worms.

I use ThumbsPlus for image viewing, processing/cropping. Among it's other great features, it will auto rename with options to specify name, starting number (or auto-find lowest unused number) including padding. It's shareware at about $50 a couple years ago.

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