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Re: resizing an image based on part of filename
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Re: resizing an image based on part of filename


  • Subject: Re: resizing an image based on part of filename
  • From: "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:16:50 -0400

Not sure exactly what you're trying to do, but if you just want to get
the code out of the filename, how about this?

word -2 of "some name of ad BC.jpg"  ==> "BC"



On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 3:57 PM,  <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a script I have been working on, yesterday I asked about renaming a
> file, today I need to figure out how to resize an image to one of several
> preset sizes based on the file name...
>
> we are a publishing company, and the script generates "Proofing Images"
> for our customers to approve.
>
> the files have a code in the file name (2-4chars), the filenames have
> spaces before the code, and the code is always just before the extension,
> some examples are:
>
> some name of ad BC.jpg
> some other ad QP.jpg
>
> I have the filename, containing folder, and full file path as separate
> variables already, see below for examples:
>
> newfile_name = "some ad BC.jpg"
> fileLocation = "some:path:to:file"
> newfilePath = "some:path:to:file:some ad BC.jpg"
>
> any ideas as the best way to go about this?
>
>
>
>
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