Exactly how the files get numbered is going to depend on the software you
use to do the scanning....

  I often get sets of image files from others, where the numbering is not
what I want.  So I wrote a little perl script that pulls apart the filenames
and builds filenames numbered the way I want, and executes a "rename" on
each file where a change is needed.

  It's not great perl code, and it probably doesn;t do everything you'd like
it to.  But my point is that this is the kind of problem where a
macro/script facility lets the end user build the functionality they want,
and nobody really cares how neat or efficient the code is.

  If you could provide a couple of examples of filenames you're getting now,
and what you'd like, I can pretty quickly tell whether what I've got will
help any.

David Gillett


On 22 Jul 2003, at 20:18, Al Kohout wrote:

> Why O Why do scanners not sort by three or four digits the numbers of
> each scanned photo?
>
> How do any of you keep the scanned photos in the proper order ?
>
> Is there a software add-on available in order to RENUMBER the scanned
> photos in the proper order from 1-250?
>
> Better yet... I would like to set up the scanner in advance with the
> number sequence I wish to begin on..then have it increment automatically
> so the photos stay in order.
>
> Can anyone offer a bit of advice?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Al
>
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