In the end I just used a dir /s /b command to generate a file list and then used Excel LEFT & RIGHT commands to split the filename and create a batch file to add the "-". This also preserved any trailing description I have after the -###.
I'm sure I could have found a utility to do this for me but ...
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- Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:40 pm
- Forum: Classic - General Support
- Topic: Batch Rename ###########
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- Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:56 am
- Forum: Classic - General Support
- Topic: Batch Rename ###########
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Re: Batch Rename ###########
The reason I moved from ## to ### for the duplicate is that I am sometimes taking more than 99 photos in a single day.
I will change the duplicate to _### and revise my naming format to YYYYMMDD-###.
Now I just need to work out the easiest way to rename all my existing "YYYYMMDD### Description ...
I will change the duplicate to _### and revise my naming format to YYYYMMDD-###.
Now I just need to work out the easiest way to rename all my existing "YYYYMMDD### Description ...
- Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:16 am
- Forum: Classic - General Support
- Topic: Batch Rename ###########
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Batch Rename ###########
Hi,
Until recently I renamed all my files as YYMMDD###, however I now rename to YYYYMMDD### as I have started scanning in more pre-2000 photos.
I normally use the the Batch Rename Name Template "<Date Taken [Ymd]>" with duplicate set to ### without any problems. However, if I delete a photo and ...
Until recently I renamed all my files as YYMMDD###, however I now rename to YYYYMMDD### as I have started scanning in more pre-2000 photos.
I normally use the the Batch Rename Name Template "<Date Taken [Ymd]>" with duplicate set to ### without any problems. However, if I delete a photo and ...