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KooBrewoP
May 24, 2004, 12:57 PM
I have loads of photos, colected from diffrent sorces and i need to organize them all. I often get a lot called 1 or 2 etc , so i have to rename them when i put them in with others of the same name, and sometimes i need to organize folders, by renaming hundreds of photos 1, 2, 3 or a1, a2 etc. In this age of electric shiny things their must be an automated process that can rename hundreds of files for me, anyone know of one? :confused:


atari1356
May 24, 2004, 01:15 PM
I have loads of photos, colected from diffrent sorces and i need to organize them all. I often get a lot called 1 or 2 etc , so i have to rename them when i put them in with others of the same name, and sometimes i need to organize folders, by renaming hundreds of photos 1, 2, 3 or a1, a2 etc. In this age of electric shiny things their must be an automated process that can rename hundreds of files for me, anyone know of one? :confused:

If you're using Mac OS X 10.2 or 10.3, go into the "Applescript" folder inside of your "Applications" folder. You should find a program called "Install Script Menu" there. If you double click on that, it will install a menu near the top right of your screen (in the menu bar, left of the date/time display).

That menu includes a bunch of useful Applescripts... including some scripts for the Finder that allow you to rename, or append text to the names of a folder full of files. It works great, I've used it many times.
wordmunger
May 24, 2004, 01:37 PM
Very cool!

But for idiots like me who don't generally need these scripts, I'll save you five minutes of searching: There is a "remove script menu" application in the same folder.
7on
May 24, 2004, 02:45 PM
Very cool!

But for idiots like me who don't generally need these scripts, I'll save you five minutes of searching: There is a "remove script menu" application in the same folder.

Doesn't Cmd+dragging off the menu bar work too?
wordmunger
May 24, 2004, 02:54 PM
Doesn't Cmd+dragging off the menu bar work too?
Yes, it does. Now, I've learned three things today.

Sigh.
KooBrewoP
May 25, 2004, 05:28 PM
cool!
KooBrewoP
May 25, 2004, 05:40 PM
Ah but you can only replace names with the same number, not ascending or descending numbers, or am i missing something.