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How can you rename files with the same number?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 10:29 pm
by mr19th
I have two folders that have files in them starting at 000001A, 000002A, 000003A... and I need to group them together.

The problem that I have is that some of the files have a second file. Example: 00001A, 00002A, 00003A, 00003B, 00004A, 00005A, 00005B, 00006A,....

These are photographs and some of the photographs have notes on the back of them, so the back of the photograph is titled with the same number, but a "B" instead of an "A".

So, I have two folders filled with photographs and I need to group in numerical order, but keep the backs titled with the same number and just a B instead of an A.

Is there any way to do this?

Thank you for any help,
Sean

Re: How can you rename files with the same number?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:57 am
by Stefan
mr19th wrote:I have two folders that have files in them starting at 000001A, 000002A, 000003A... and I need to group them together.

The problem that I have is that some of the files have a second file. Example: 00001A, 00002A, 00003A, 00003B, 00004A, 00005A, 00005B, 00006A,....

These are photographs and some of the photographs have notes on the back of them, so the back of the photograph is titled with the same number, but a "B" instead of an "A".

So, I have two folders filled with photographs and I need to group in numerical order, but keep the backs titled with the same number and just a B instead of an A.

Is there any way to do this?

Thank you for any help,
Sean


FROM:
00001A.ext1
00002A.ext1
00003A.ext1
00003B.ext2
00004A.ext1
00005A.ext1
00005B.ext2
00006A.ext1

TO:
???
???
???
...


What means ""to group in numerical order"" ? :roll:

It seams you better use a script for such work. For plain ascii text even a DOS batch will work.







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