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glynor

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Limited Folder Rule Options in File Location Options
« on: March 16, 2012, 09:45:13 am »

I need to use this rule for Options -> File Locations -> Images:

Directory: M:\
Folder Rule: [Media Type]\Photos\formatdate([Date,0],yyyy\MM)

That matches the rule I use now for Rename, Move, and Copy with my photos.  But manually moving them there after an import is tedious.  I want the Camera import dialog to just do it automatically and get them where they go in the first place.  Otherwise my photos directory structure ends up a total mess, because my wife imports most of the pictures and she never does it.

I can't use this though, because the entry dialog is extremely limited:


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It seems like this is for no good reason.  The drop-down for Audio in the same place has a Custom option where you can add any expression you want.  But not the others.  This stinks.  I want a custom option for all of those in Options -> File Locations.
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Re: Limited Folder Rule Options in File Location Options
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2012, 12:22:25 pm »

Agreed.

I'd like to see consistency for file location rules across all media (sub) types including Podcasts, Scheduler streams, and Conversions to be:

   Base Path Rule
   Directory Path Rule
   File Name Rule

Expanding on this, Podcast and Scheduler tagging should be moved to Auto-import rules and generalized like other auto-tagging rules.
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