User Defined Variable To Incrementally Update An Attribute

[Darius1968]

My current goal is to incrementally update the attribute (integer) for a series of 30 images, with respect to a custom sort order defined.  So far, I've defined a variable ("MyIncrement") that starts at 1, and increments by 1, for each consecutive file.  Since, I'm dealing with attributes and not file metadata, how can I pull this off! 

[Mario]

This is a very unusual endeavor. Updating Attributes from self-incrementing variables. There is of course no built-in functionality for this. An small IMatch app could to this, though.
But for only 30 images, you are much quicker doing it by hand.

[ubacher]

A roundabout way you could try:
1. Use the renamer and prepend a 3 digit sequence number to your file name.
2. Use a metadats template to move the first 3 characters of the file name into your attribute. (Type conversion a problem?)
3. Use another renamer preset to remove the first 3 characters of the filename.

Might be a good excercise - and suitable for a one-off solution.