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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 27 for Windows => Topic started by: pgrisham on January 17, 2021, 01:45:43 pm
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I am adding scanned pictures to my picture collection in MC. I now need to renumber since I added new pics. Currently I use something like '1998 picture 37' and I am sticking the new pictures in as 14a, 14b, 59a, etc. so that they will be in the right spots in my list. How can I come back now and renumber the pictures in a new sequential order?
I think the Counter expression might work, but I cannot figure out how to set it up in my Rename Files dialog. I need an expression guru to help me...
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You don't want to be using Counter() for this job.... See this short thread (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,124279.0.html) for 'why not'.
The function to use in your case, is CustomData(#) (https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Miscellaneous_Functions#CustomData).
I think the given example is pretty self explanatory. Create your filename rule, entering it into the filename field of the rename tool, check your before/after results in the right hand pane, and if you're happy, hit the OK button.
If you need more help, just shout :)
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Well, you certainly could do it Marko's way. It's the right way. It's a perfectly good way.
But in case you like to be a bit of a rebel, you could do it the secret squirrel way... 8)
Even though they are images, you can put them in whatever order you want using a view or playlist, and then just do a Library Tools->Fill Track # From List Order.
You can then use the track # field in RMCF or in any other expression.
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Thanks Marko. I tried this expression and it was perfect!
And, wer, I actually thought about that method, but I couldn't figure out how to get my naming scheme with the number as well until you laid that out for me.
Thanks for the help guys. I think I'll try both eventually.