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[Solved] {Filename Number} overwrite existing files ..

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Solved: Forgot the right settings ..


My files have names like "123-001", 123-002, 124-001, ...

The "save as feature" {Filename Number} seem to extract the last occurrence of a number - and "001" from 124-001 overwrites 001 from 123-001.
Right? Bug or feature?

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Re: {Filename Number} overwrite existing files ..

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Hum, {Filename Number} is used for filename like (text)-(number).ext
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xnview wrote:Hum, {Filename Number} is used for filename like (text)-(number).ext
Yes, but recurring numbers should not be overwritten.

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Peter2 wrote:
xnview wrote:Hum, {Filename Number} is used for filename like (text)-(number).ext
Yes, but recurring numbers should not be overwritten.
Sorry how that??
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xnview wrote:Sorry how that??
:?: Maybe some confusion ...

- You have "draft-001.tif" and "test-001.tif" in one folder.
- You convert them to PDF with {Filename Number}

What to do?
a) the software creates two times 001.pdf, but only one "001.pdf" stays in the folder
b) the software creates the first 001.pdf, then realizes that already a 001.pdf exist and does something (ask the user or uses the default settings)
c) the user is smart enough to realize that the selected settings will make trouble and selects another setting.

I would prefer solution b).

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Re: {Filename Number} overwrite existing files ..

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Peter2 wrote: What to do?
a) the software creates two times 001.pdf, but only one "001.pdf" stays in the folder
b) the software creates the first 001.pdf, then realizes that already a 001.pdf exist and does something (ask the user or uses the default settings)
c) the user is smart enough to realize that the selected settings will make trouble and selects another setting.
Do you have changed the overwrite setting?
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xnview wrote:Do you have changed the overwrite setting?
Sorry, Sorry - my fault :( :(

Everything OK.

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