Re: Batch file naming - serialize in reverse
Re: Batch file naming - serialize in reverse
- Subject: Re: Batch file naming - serialize in reverse
- From: "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:25:08 -0400
No, it should be possible, except I can't figure out how to get a list
of the files in the first place. "can't get every file of alias
blah".
On 9/21/05, Bill Planey <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a program named "Filenamer" and another cool utility called "File
> List" which allow batch file naming/renaming. Both offer serialization
> options, but both only offer this in ascending order. I would like to rename
> files that have already been serialized in ascending order to descending
> order. For example:
>
> Starting value: 13
> Step value: -2
>
> 1.pdf > 13.pdf
> 2.pdf > 11.pdf
> 3.pdf > 09.pdf
> 4.pdf > 07.pdf
> 5.pdf > 05.pdf
> 6.pdf > 03.pdf
> 7.pdf > 01.pdf
>
> The reason for wanting this is to be able to interleave a folder of
> front-side page scans with a folder of back-side page scans. The back sides
> are scanned last page first, so they would need to be renumbered thus.
>
> Am I seeking the impossible?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Bill Planey
>
>
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