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Title: Renamer - What am I doing wrong?
Post by: hro on March 12, 2015, 11:27:30 PM

Hi guys.
I am trying to do a simple renaming job, but can't seem to get it to work.
Assume I have a number of images in a folder, DSC_10100 to DSC_10150.
I now ingest more files, say, DSC_101 to DSC_110.
I select these files and want to rename them to DSC_10151 to DSC_10160.
Whatever I do, the renamer renames them to DSC_00001 to DSC_00010.
Any idea?

The definition in the renamer is attached.

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Title: Re: Renamer - What am I doing wrong?
Post by: ubacher on March 13, 2015, 08:50:46 AM

Instead of Unique Number use Global Sequence Number

Title: Re: Renamer - What am I doing wrong?
Post by: Mario on March 13, 2015, 09:04:08 AM

See the IMatch help for what unique number does. The unique number is a special token that can be added to prevent duplicate file names - it adds a unique number if the Renamer produces duplicate file names. To rename your files using a numerical sequence, use a global sequence number of one of the other steps.

Title: Re: Renamer - What am I doing wrong?
Post by: hro on March 13, 2015, 10:02:35 PM

Hi guys, many thanks for your responses.

I tricked myself in that I didn't realise that there is a step "Global Sequence Number". I assumed entering a number in the Global Sequence field is all you needed to do.

This happens when you read the help too quickly :)

Regards.
Hartmut

Title: Re: Renamer - What am I doing wrong?
Post by: Mario on March 14, 2015, 08:15:43 AM

Without the step, IMatch would not know where to add the global sequence number...at the beginning? At the end? The step allows you to place the number wherever you like.

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