Re: Batch file naming - serialize in reverse
Re: Batch file naming - serialize in reverse
- Subject: Re: Batch file naming - serialize in reverse
- From: Bill Planey <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:45:44 -0500
- Thread-topic: Batch file naming - serialize in reverse
Thanks Mark,
I'll give it a whirl.
Bill
On 9/21/05 1:43 PM, "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden> wrote:
> Silly me, tried to do it outside of the Finder. :)
>
> Here's what I came up with. Note that it only works if there are no
> conflicts - if you already have a file of the name it's trying to
> rename something to, it will fail. It might be best if the source and
> destination folders were different to avoid that problem; you could do
> a copy instead of a rename to make sure nothing gets nuked,. too.
>
> set sourceFolder to "Macintosh HD:Users:mreed:New" as alias
>
> tell application "Finder"
> set sourceFiles to (get every file of sourceFolder)
> end tell
>
> set startValue to (count sourceFiles) * 2 - (count sourceFiles) mod 2
> set stepValue to -2
>
> tell application "Finder"
> repeat with aFile in sourceFiles
> set newNum to text -2 through -1 of ("0" & (startValue as string))
> set startValue to startValue + stepValue
> set newName to newNum & ".pdf"
> set aFile's name to newName
> end repeat
> end tell
>
> On 9/21/05, Mark J. Reed <email@hidden> wrote:
>> 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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