A problem with folders & files.

[Frank Martin]

I have WinXP SP3.



I download many JPEG pictures from the internet, and these

are in the form of individual files, and also folders

containing many pictures.



The folders often have pictures with the same name sequence.



How do I dump all pictures, the individual ones *and* the

ones in the folders into one master folder containing

pictures only?



Some renaming would be necessary so that the names would not

clash.



Is there software to do this, because I can't find any in

WinXP.



Please help, Frank

 

[choro]

Frank Martin wrote:

> I have WinXP SP3.

>

> I download many JPEG pictures from the internet, and these

> are in the form of individual files, and also folders

> containing many pictures.

>

> The folders often have pictures with the same name sequence.

>

> How do I dump all pictures, the individual ones *and* the

> ones in the folders into one master folder containing

> pictures only?

>

> Some renaming would be necessary so that the names would not

> clash.

>

> Is there software to do this, because I can't find any in

> WinXP.

>

> Please help, Frank



Try the "anti-porno-pics" software. It deletes any image remotely porno thus

freeing up a lot of real estate on your hard disk. Naturally you will then

also be able to defrag your HD which tends to need around 15 % of free real

estate to do the job.

;-)

--

choro

*****

 

[John Inzer]

Frank Martin wrote:

> I have WinXP SP3.

>

> I download many JPEG pictures from the internet, and these

> are in the form of individual files, and also folders

> containing many pictures.

>

> The folders often have pictures with the same name sequence.

>

> How do I dump all pictures, the individual ones *and* the

> ones in the folders into one master folder containing

> pictures only?

>

> Some renaming would be necessary so that the names would not

> clash.

>

> Is there software to do this, because I can't find any in

> WinXP.

>

> Please help, Frank

=======================================

Simple to do ...hard to explain...



Open a folder and go to...Edit / Select All...

or just select one photo and type...Ctrl+A...



Now...with all the files highlighted...right click

the first photo and from the menu...choose...

Rename.



Type a base name that might be descriptive for

the folder... Vacation ... and a number...as follows...

Vacation (10001).jpg



Now press...Enter...and windows will rename

the batch.



Vacation (10001).jpg

Vacation (10002).jpg

Vacation (10003).jpg



Enter a different base name in the next folder

and if you wish you can begin the numbers where

they ended in the first folder. Maybe the ending

filename in the first folder was:

Vacation (10303).jpg



For example: Summer Trip (10304).jpg



and windows will do the following:



Summer Trip (10304).jpg

Summer Trip (10305).jpg

Summer Trip (10306).jpg



Once all the renaming is done...you can

copy all the photos into one folder and do

a final rename for the complete collection.



Good luck.



BTW...you may want to copy some files to

a new folder and practice this task to become

familiar with it.



--



Volunteer J - MS-MVP

Digital Media Experience



Notice

This is not tech support

I am a volunteer



Solutions that work for

me may not work for you



Proceed at your own risk

 

[Frank Martin]

Thank you. I have been doing this but it's very tedious.

I have since found a thing called "ReNamer"

http://www.den4b.com/downloads.php?project=ReNamer

which does what I want, and it works OK, but is a bit

complicated.

I have managed (so far) to load many folders each with many

files into it and rename all the files, which I then

consolidate into a master folder.



I am still working to get the thing to do this

automatically.



Regards, Frank





"John Inzer" wrote in message

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> Frank Martin wrote:

>> I have WinXP SP3.

>>

>> I download many JPEG pictures from the internet, and

>> these

>> are in the form of individual files, and also folders

>> containing many pictures.

>>

>> The folders often have pictures with the same name

>> sequence.

>>

>> How do I dump all pictures, the individual ones *and* the

>> ones in the folders into one master folder containing

>> pictures only?

>>

>> Some renaming would be necessary so that the names would

>> not

>> clash.

>>

>> Is there software to do this, because I can't find any in

>> WinXP.

>>

>> Please help, Frank

> =======================================

> Simple to do ...hard to explain...

>

> Open a folder and go to...Edit / Select All...

> or just select one photo and type...Ctrl+A...

>

> Now...with all the files highlighted...right click

> the first photo and from the menu...choose...

> Rename.

>

> Type a base name that might be descriptive for

> the folder... Vacation ... and a number...as follows...

> Vacation (10001).jpg

>

> Now press...Enter...and windows will rename

> the batch.

>

> Vacation (10001).jpg

> Vacation (10002).jpg

> Vacation (10003).jpg

>

> Enter a different base name in the next folder

> and if you wish you can begin the numbers where

> they ended in the first folder. Maybe the ending

> filename in the first folder was:

> Vacation (10303).jpg

>

> For example: Summer Trip (10304).jpg

>

> and windows will do the following:

>

> Summer Trip (10304).jpg

> Summer Trip (10305).jpg

> Summer Trip (10306).jpg

>

> Once all the renaming is done...you can

> copy all the photos into one folder and do

> a final rename for the complete collection.

>

> Good luck.

>

> BTW...you may want to copy some files to

> a new folder and practice this task to become

> familiar with it.

>

> --

>

> Volunteer J - MS-MVP

> Digital Media Experience

>

> Notice

> This is not tech support

> I am a volunteer

>

> Solutions that work for

> me may not work for you

>

> Proceed at your own risk

>

 

[Frank Martin]

"choro" wrote in message

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> Frank Martin wrote:

>> I have WinXP SP3.

>>

>> I download many JPEG pictures from the internet, and

>> these

>> are in the form of individual files, and also folders

>> containing many pictures.

>>

>> The folders often have pictures with the same name

>> sequence.

>>

>> How do I dump all pictures, the individual ones *and* the

>> ones in the folders into one master folder containing

>> pictures only?

>>

>> Some renaming would be necessary so that the names would

>> not

>> clash.

>>

>> Is there software to do this, because I can't find any in

>> WinXP.

>>

>> Please help, Frank

>

> Try the "anti-porno-pics" software. It deletes any image

> remotely porno thus freeing up a lot of real estate on

> your hard disk. Naturally you will then also be able to

> defrag your HD which tends to need around 15 % of free

> real estate to do the job.

> ;-)

> --

> choro

> *****



How do you know I don't like cats, and collect squillions of

them.

:------))

 

[Bob CP]

On 5/11/2010 6:18 PM, Frank Martin wrote:

> Thank you. I have been doing this but it's very tedious.

> I have since found a thing called "ReNamer"

> http://www.den4b.com/downloads.php?project=ReNamer

> which does what I want, and it works OK, but is a bit

> complicated.

> I have managed (so far) to load many folders each with many

> files into it and rename all the files, which I then

> consolidate into a master folder.

>

> I am still working to get the thing to do this

> automatically.

>

> Regards, Frank



xxcopy with the "flatten" option.



http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy16.htm

 

[John Inzer]

Frank Martin wrote:

> Thank you. I have been doing this but it's very tedious.

> I have since found a thing called "ReNamer"

> http://www.den4b.com/downloads.php?project=ReNamer

> which does what I want, and it works OK, but is a bit

> complicated.

> I have managed (so far) to load many folders each with many

> files into it and rename all the files, which I then

> consolidate into a master folder.

>

> I am still working to get the thing to do this

> automatically.

>

> Regards, Frank

===========================

Sorry...I thought it was pretty simple.



Anyway...thanks for the update.



--



Volunteer J - MS-MVP

Digital Media Experience



Notice

This is not tech support

I am a volunteer



Solutions that work for

me may not work for you



Proceed at your own risk

 

[Frank Martin]

"Bob CP" wrote in message

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> On 5/11/2010 6:18 PM, Frank Martin wrote:

>> Thank you. I have been doing this but it's very tedious.

>> I have since found a thing called "ReNamer"

>> http://www.den4b.com/downloads.php?project=ReNamer

>> which does what I want, and it works OK, but is a bit

>> complicated.

>> I have managed (so far) to load many folders each with

>> many

>> files into it and rename all the files, which I then

>> consolidate into a master folder.

>>

>> I am still working to get the thing to do this

>> automatically.

>>

>> Regards, Frank

>

> xxcopy with the "flatten" option.

>

> http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy16.htm



I have WinXP pro SP3

The computer will not recognize "XXCOPY" at the DOS promp.



Am I doing it right?



Frank

 

[Doum]

"Frank Martin" écrivait news:ejb#BFZ8KHA.980

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>

> "Bob CP" wrote in message

> news:hscp6l$or7$1@news.eternal-september.org...

>> On 5/11/2010 6:18 PM, Frank Martin wrote:

>>> Thank you. I have been doing this but it's very tedious.

>>> I have since found a thing called "ReNamer"

>>> http://www.den4b.com/downloads.php?project=ReNamer

>>> which does what I want, and it works OK, but is a bit

>>> complicated.

>>> I have managed (so far) to load many folders each with

>>> many

>>> files into it and rename all the files, which I then

>>> consolidate into a master folder.

>>>

>>> I am still working to get the thing to do this

>>> automatically.

>>>

>>> Regards, Frank

>>

>> xxcopy with the "flatten" option.

>>

>> http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy16.htm

>

> I have WinXP pro SP3

> The computer will not recognize "XXCOPY" at the DOS promp.

>

> Am I doing it right?

>

> Frank

>

>

>



You must download the utility first, xxcopy is not built into Windows



http://www.xxcopy.com/xcpydnld.htm

 

[Frank Martin]

"Doum" wrote in message

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> "Frank Martin" écrivait

> news:ejb#BFZ8KHA.980

> @TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

>

>>

>> "Bob CP" wrote in message

>> news:hscp6l$or7$1@news.eternal-september.org...

>>> On 5/11/2010 6:18 PM, Frank Martin wrote:

>>>> Thank you. I have been doing this but it's very

>>>> tedious.

>>>> I have since found a thing called "ReNamer"

>>>> http://www.den4b.com/downloads.php?project=ReNamer

>>>> which does what I want, and it works OK, but is a bit

>>>> complicated.

>>>> I have managed (so far) to load many folders each with

>>>> many

>>>> files into it and rename all the files, which I then

>>>> consolidate into a master folder.

>>>>

>>>> I am still working to get the thing to do this

>>>> automatically.

>>>>

>>>> Regards, Frank

>>>

>>> xxcopy with the "flatten" option.

>>>

>>> http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy16.htm

>>

>> I have WinXP pro SP3

>> The computer will not recognize "XXCOPY" at the DOS

>> promp.

>>

>> Am I doing it right?

>>

>> Frank

>>

>>

>>

>

> You must download the utility first, xxcopy is not built

> into Windows

>

> http://www.xxcopy.com/xcpydnld.htm



Thanks. I'm finding the "ReNamer" rather good.