Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
I keep coming back to Irfanview image viewer as the best batch renaming free program. - sort your files on the Windows Explorer tag, i.e. into 2 blocks. - copy one block of your two blocks into a separate folder. - open one of the copied files in Irfanview and select Batch Rename. - select all the files in the folder for the renaming. - the usual renaming options, but really powerful is the ability to pick out bits of the original filename via the [...] method and rebuild the name using those bits together with bits of fixed text or incrementing digits. See Irfanview renaming Help. - choose whether the renamed files overwrite or copy elsewhere. - use the 'preview' option to see if the renaming would work as intended. - rename. - repeat for the 2nd batch. Of course the hard part is retaining the correct linkages in Legacy. I guess that's where the database wrangling come in! Peter At 18:11 11-01-19 +, Chris Swann via LegacyUserGroup wrote: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-GB All, I suspect i already know the answer but. I have a LOAD of media files that have the name Unknown(xxx), where xxx is a number. I have tagged the files (in Windows Explorer) as to whether they are 1911 UK census images or UK BMD entries. What I would like to do is rename, at the very least, the Census files to a standard 1911 England Census(xxx) format so that I at least have all the Census files in order. Is there any way to bulk rename the files to replace the Unknown with 1911 England Census without having to do each one individually ? Alternatively, does anyone have a schema for the data tables that I could use to cook up my own Access query to try and achieve the desired outcome ? Thanks in advance, Chris Swann -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
The table names have always been cryptic. When you have to type a table or variable name hundreds of times a day when writing code you want them short. Brian Kelly On 11-Jan.-19 3:24 p.m., Chris Hill wrote: Unfortunately, our friends at Millennia have not put a database structure into it, and the table and field names are not always obvious. I think that they made it harder 2 or 3 versions ago. -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
WARNING
If you use other tools to rename the files outside of Legacy you will lose the
linkage to the indivlduals. You should only rename the media files using
Legacy's renaming tools.
Original message From: Chris Swann via LegacyUserGroup
Date: 1/11/19 2:50 PM (GMT-05:00) To:
legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Cc: Chris Swann
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Hi Barry,
Renaming the media files is the easy part lol, what I need to be
able to do is link the new name back to Legacy so that the image
is still linked to the correct individual(s)
C
On 11/01/2019 19:36, Barry via
LegacyUserGroup wrote:
Hi
Try some free shareware called ‘Advanced Renamer’ for batch
renaming etc.
From: LegacyUserGroup
[mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On
Behalf Of Chris Hill
Sent: 11 January 2019 18:59
To: Legacy User Group
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Hi
Interesting problem, and my first
question is 'why did you do it that way?'
All pre-1911 census records can
be indexed by the Head of the family or by a location
& page number (better if there are multiple families
on the sheet). Individual 1911 census records can be
indexed by the Head of the family and the summary sheets
as before. Equally, BMD images must relate to one or more
individuals, especially for parish records, which can be
used to index them which I then extend with the date of
the event. I have also structured the media folder into
separate sub-folders by census year, births, marriages,
deaths etc. which simplifies the file name system.
However, somehow you need to
build a list of the existing images and associate them
against a list of new names, and then process them.
How good is your VBA since that
will be only way to do it and, depending on exactly how
you you want to structure the new file names, can be built
to do it automatically. Yes, it can be done, but you will
need to work through the tables to identify what you need
to find and update, and also make the change to the file
as well. Alternatively you could write an external program
to do it.
It happens that I am a programmer
and have worked on Access VBA, and I would need several
attempts to write something to do it and test it out. Of
course working on a backup copy until I was 100% happy
that it was correct and that Legacy still liked it.
Otherwise, it is the slow 'do it
by hand' method. Change the file name, open the individual
or event and manually re-identify the file - the media
relinker is pretty well useless at that job if you let it
try to locate the image, which no longer exists.
Regards
Chris
-- Original Message --
From: "Chris Swann via
LegacyUserGroup"
To: "Legacy User Group"
Cc: "Chris Swann"
Sent: 11/01/2019 18:11:29
Subject: [LegacyUG] Renaming media
files
All,
I suspect i already know the
answer but.
I have a LOAD of media files that
have the name Unknown(xxx), where xxx is a number. I
have tagged the files (in Windows Explorer) as to
whether they are 1911 UK census images or UK BMD
entries.
What I would like to do is
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
There is also DMEX that will rename a whole bunch of stuff. It is free too. https://www.ghacks.net/2017/11/13/dmex-more-windows-explorer-functionality/ [https://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dmex.png]<https://www.ghacks.net/2017/11/13/dmex-more-windows-explorer-functionality/> DMEX: more Windows Explorer functionality - gHacks Tech News<https://www.ghacks.net/2017/11/13/dmex-more-windows-explorer-functionality/> DMEX is a free program for Microsoft Windows operating systems that adds a large number of new features and improvements to Windows Explorer. The application is a rewrite of DMEXMenu and DMEXBar which added similar functionality to Explorer. We reviewed DMEXBar back in 2006, so check this out if you ... www.ghacks.net www.abbydalesystems.com<http://www.abbydalesystems.com> Numbers 6:24-26 From: LegacyUserGroup on behalf of Barry via LegacyUserGroup Sent: Friday, January 11, 2019 1:36 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' Cc: Barry Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files Hi Try some free shareware called ‘Advanced Renamer’ for batch renaming etc. From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Chris Hill Sent: 11 January 2019 18:59 To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files Hi Interesting problem, and my first question is 'why did you do it that way?' All pre-1911 census records can be indexed by the Head of the family or by a location & page number (better if there are multiple families on the sheet). Individual 1911 census records can be indexed by the Head of the family and the summary sheets as before. Equally, BMD images must relate to one or more individuals, especially for parish records, which can be used to index them which I then extend with the date of the event. I have also structured the media folder into separate sub-folders by census year, births, marriages, deaths etc. which simplifies the file name system. However, somehow you need to build a list of the existing images and associate them against a list of new names, and then process them. How good is your VBA since that will be only way to do it and, depending on exactly how you you want to structure the new file names, can be built to do it automatically. Yes, it can be done, but you will need to work through the tables to identify what you need to find and update, and also make the change to the file as well. Alternatively you could write an external program to do it. It happens that I am a programmer and have worked on Access VBA, and I would need several attempts to write something to do it and test it out. Of course working on a backup copy until I was 100% happy that it was correct and that Legacy still liked it. Otherwise, it is the slow 'do it by hand' method. Change the file name, open the individual or event and manually re-identify the file - the media relinker is pretty well useless at that job if you let it try to locate the image, which no longer exists. Regards Chris -- Original Message -- From: "Chris Swann via LegacyUserGroup" mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>> To: "Legacy User Group" mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com>> Cc: "Chris Swann" mailto:d...@derby99.plus.com>> Sent: 11/01/2019 18:11:29 Subject: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files All, I suspect i already know the answer but. I have a LOAD of media files that have the name Unknown(xxx), where xxx is a number. I have tagged the files (in Windows Explorer) as to whether they are 1911 UK census images or UK BMD entries. What I would like to do is rename, at the very least, the Census files to a standard 1911 England Census(xxx) format so that I at least have all the Census files in order. Is there any way to bulk rename the files to replace the Unknown with 1911 England Census without having to do each one individually ? Alternatively, does anyone have a schema for the data tables that I could use to cook up my own Access query to try and achieve the desired outcome ? Thanks in advance, Chris Swann [https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png]<http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email_source=link_campaign=sig-email_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email_source=link_campaign=sig-email_content=webmail> -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Hi Chris Yes, you have to be carefully with files from Ancestry. My method is to prefix the name that Ancestry has used for the file name with a sensible name relating to the individuals or location. Access will happily open a Legacy .fdb file. Unfortunately, our friends at Millennia have not put a database structure into it, and the table and field names are not always obvious. I think that they made it harder 2 or 3 versions ago. Self preservation of course, unless you want to build an interface and need to buy a licence. I have looked through it in the past and did make a change to the media folder names so that they were correctly pointed to the [media folder base]/folder/... rather than to an explicit Windows folder. Don't actually know why half of them were wrong but it was causing issues when I had a copy on my laptop with a different folder structure - I keep my data away from the default Legacy structure. And having a structured folder and file system helps a lot - I don't want one folder with 1000s of files in it. It is not always obvious what each table does, unless it has content that you can identify, and how they link together. I think I have a list of the tables with a description on my PC I can send you tomorrow. Regards Chris >From my Motorola G6+ On Fri, 11 Jan 2019, 19:52 Chris Swann via LegacyUserGroup < legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com wrote: > Hi Chris, > > Thanks for the reply. > > I didn't actually do it, honest !! - it was Ancestry when I downloaded > data ages back and created a new Legacy tree !! The other Census image > files actually downloaded as England Census(xxx) and, at least for > now, are far easier to work with. > > Since then my files are in a far better state but I really want to tidy up > all the "dross" that was present from the original build. > > My Access skills, although a little rusty, are pretty good as I have > written complete and very complex applications for 4 large hospitals in the > UK as well as being involved on programming, for some time, with a > commercial aviation database. > > Given a schema I'm 99.9% certain I can sort out the appropriate > codes/queries/whatever to accomplish the task. > > C > On 11/01/2019 18:58, Chris Hill wrote: > > Hi > > Interesting problem, and my first question is 'why did you do it that > way?' > > All pre-1911 census records can be indexed by the Head of the family > or by a location & page number (better if there are multiple families on > the sheet). Individual 1911 census records can be indexed by the Head of > the family and the summary sheets as before. Equally, BMD images must > relate to one or more individuals, especially for parish records, which can > be used to index them which I then extend with the date of the event. I > have also structured the media folder into separate sub-folders by census > year, births, marriages, deaths etc. which simplifies the file name system. > > However, somehow you need to build a list of the existing images and > associate them against a list of new names, and then process them. > > How good is your VBA since that will be only way to do it and, > depending on exactly how you you want to structure the new file names, can > be built to do it automatically. Yes, it can be done, but you will need to > work through the tables to identify what you need to find and update, and > also make the change to the file as well. Alternatively you could write an > external program to do it. > > It happens that I am a programmer and have worked on Access VBA, and I > would need several attempts to write something to do it and test it out. Of > course working on a backup copy until I was 100% happy that it was correct > and that Legacy still liked it. > > Otherwise, it is the slow 'do it by hand' method. Change the file > name, open the individual or event and manually re-identify the file - the > media relinker is pretty well useless at that job if you let it try to > locate the image, which no longer exists. > > Regards > > Chris > > -- Original Message -- > From: "Chris Swann via LegacyUserGroup" > To: "Legacy User Group" > Cc: "Chris Swann" > Sent: 11/01/2019 18:11:29 > Subject: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files > > All, > > I suspect i already know the answer but. > > I have a LOAD of media files that have the name Unknown(xxx), where xxx is > a number. I have tagged the files (in Windows Explorer) as to whether they > are 1911 UK census images or UK BMD entries. > > What I would like to do is rename, at the very least, the Census files to > a standard 1911 England Census(xxx) format so that I at least have all the > Census files in order. > &g
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Hi Chris, Not sure what OS you are running. Under Windows 10 (at least) you can select all the files you want to have the same base name, then right click, select rename and they will all be renamed base name (xxx) Jennie On Sat, Jan 12, 2019 at 5:14 AM Chris Swann via LegacyUserGroup < legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> wrote: > All, > > I suspect i already know the answer but. > > I have a LOAD of media files that have the name Unknown(xxx), where xxx > is a number. I have tagged the files (in Windows Explorer) as to whether > they are 1911 UK census images or UK BMD entries. > > What I would like to do is rename, at the very least, the Census files > to a standard 1911 England Census(xxx) format so that I at least have > all the Census files in order. > > Is there any way to bulk rename the files to replace the Unknown with > 1911 England Census without having to do each one individually ? > > Alternatively, does anyone have a schema for the data tables that I > could use to cook up my own Access query to try and achieve the desired > outcome ? > > Thanks in advance, > > Chris Swann > > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Hi Barry, Renaming the media files is the easy part lol, what I need to be able to do is link the new name back to Legacy so that the image is still linked to the correct individual(s) C On 11/01/2019 19:36, Barry via LegacyUserGroup wrote: Hi Try some free shareware called ‘Advanced Renamer’ for batch renaming etc. *From:*LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Chris Hill *Sent:* 11 January 2019 18:59 *To:* Legacy User Group *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files Hi Interesting problem, and my first question is 'why did you do it that way?' All pre-1911 census records can be indexed by the Head of the family or by a location & page number (better if there are multiple families on the sheet). Individual 1911 census records can be indexed by the Head of the family and the summary sheets as before. Equally, BMD images must relate to one or more individuals, especially for parish records, which can be used to index them which I then extend with the date of the event. I have also structured the media folder into separate sub-folders by census year, births, marriages, deaths etc. which simplifies the file name system. However, somehow you need to build a list of the existing images and associate them against a list of new names, and then process them. How good is your VBA since that will be only way to do it and, depending on exactly how you you want to structure the new file names, can be built to do it automatically. Yes, it can be done, but you will need to work through the tables to identify what you need to find and update, and also make the change to the file as well. Alternatively you could write an external program to do it. It happens that I am a programmer and have worked on Access VBA, and I would need several attempts to write something to do it and test it out. Of course working on a backup copy until I was 100% happy that it was correct and that Legacy still liked it. Otherwise, it is the slow 'do it by hand' method. Change the file name, open the individual or event and manually re-identify the file - the media relinker is pretty well useless at that job if you let it try to locate the image, which no longer exists. Regards Chris -- Original Message -- From: "Chris Swann via LegacyUserGroup" mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>> To: "Legacy User Group" <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com>> Cc: "Chris Swann" mailto:d...@derby99.plus.com>> Sent: 11/01/2019 18:11:29 Subject: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files All, I suspect i already know the answer but. I have a LOAD of media files that have the name Unknown(xxx), where xxx is a number. I have tagged the files (in Windows Explorer) as to whether they are 1911 UK census images or UK BMD entries. What I would like to do is rename, at the very least, the Census files to a standard 1911 England Census(xxx) format so that I at least have all the Census files in order. Is there any way to bulk rename the files to replace the Unknown with 1911 England Census without having to do each one individually ? Alternatively, does anyone have a schema for the data tables that I could use to cook up my own Access query to try and achieve the desired outcome ? Thanks in advance, Chris Swann smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Hi Chris, Thanks for the reply. I didn't actually do it, honest !! - it was Ancestry when I downloaded data ages back and created a new Legacy tree !! The other Census image files actually downloaded as England Census(xxx) and, at least for now, are far easier to work with. Since then my files are in a far better state but I really want to tidy up all the "dross" that was present from the original build. My Access skills, although a little rusty, are pretty good as I have written complete and very complex applications for 4 large hospitals in the UK as well as being involved on programming, for some time, with a commercial aviation database. Given a schema I'm 99.9% certain I can sort out the appropriate codes/queries/whatever to accomplish the task. C On 11/01/2019 18:58, Chris Hill wrote: Hi Interesting problem, and my first question is 'why did you do it that way?' All pre-1911 census records can be indexed by the Head of the family or by a location & page number (better if there are multiple families on the sheet). Individual 1911 census records can be indexed by the Head of the family and the summary sheets as before. Equally, BMD images must relate to one or more individuals, especially for parish records, which can be used to index them which I then extend with the date of the event. I have also structured the media folder into separate sub-folders by census year, births, marriages, deaths etc. which simplifies the file name system. However, somehow you need to build a list of the existing images and associate them against a list of new names, and then process them. How good is your VBA since that will be only way to do it and, depending on exactly how you you want to structure the new file names, can be built to do it automatically. Yes, it can be done, but you will need to work through the tables to identify what you need to find and update, and also make the change to the file as well. Alternatively you could write an external program to do it. It happens that I am a programmer and have worked on Access VBA, and I would need several attempts to write something to do it and test it out. Of course working on a backup copy until I was 100% happy that it was correct and that Legacy still liked it. Otherwise, it is the slow 'do it by hand' method. Change the file name, open the individual or event and manually re-identify the file - the media relinker is pretty well useless at that job if you let it try to locate the image, which no longer exists. Regards Chris -- Original Message -- From: "Chris Swann via LegacyUserGroup" mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>> To: "Legacy User Group" <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com>> Cc: "Chris Swann" mailto:d...@derby99.plus.com>> Sent: 11/01/2019 18:11:29 Subject: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files All, I suspect i already know the answer but. I have a LOAD of media files that have the name Unknown(xxx), where xxx is a number. I have tagged the files (in Windows Explorer) as to whether they are 1911 UK census images or UK BMD entries. What I would like to do is rename, at the very least, the Census files to a standard 1911 England Census(xxx) format so that I at least have all the Census files in order. Is there any way to bulk rename the files to replace the Unknown with 1911 England Census without having to do each one individually ? Alternatively, does anyone have a schema for the data tables that I could use to cook up my own Access query to try and achieve the desired outcome ? Thanks in advance, Chris Swann smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Hi Try some free shareware called ‘Advanced Renamer’ for batch renaming etc. From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Chris Hill Sent: 11 January 2019 18:59 To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files Hi Interesting problem, and my first question is 'why did you do it that way?' All pre-1911 census records can be indexed by the Head of the family or by a location & page number (better if there are multiple families on the sheet). Individual 1911 census records can be indexed by the Head of the family and the summary sheets as before. Equally, BMD images must relate to one or more individuals, especially for parish records, which can be used to index them which I then extend with the date of the event. I have also structured the media folder into separate sub-folders by census year, births, marriages, deaths etc. which simplifies the file name system. However, somehow you need to build a list of the existing images and associate them against a list of new names, and then process them. How good is your VBA since that will be only way to do it and, depending on exactly how you you want to structure the new file names, can be built to do it automatically. Yes, it can be done, but you will need to work through the tables to identify what you need to find and update, and also make the change to the file as well. Alternatively you could write an external program to do it. It happens that I am a programmer and have worked on Access VBA, and I would need several attempts to write something to do it and test it out. Of course working on a backup copy until I was 100% happy that it was correct and that Legacy still liked it. Otherwise, it is the slow 'do it by hand' method. Change the file name, open the individual or event and manually re-identify the file - the media relinker is pretty well useless at that job if you let it try to locate the image, which no longer exists. Regards Chris -- Original Message -- From: "Chris Swann via LegacyUserGroup" mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > To: "Legacy User Group" mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> > Cc: "Chris Swann" mailto:d...@derby99.plus.com> > Sent: 11/01/2019 18:11:29 Subject: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files All, I suspect i already know the answer but. I have a LOAD of media files that have the name Unknown(xxx), where xxx is a number. I have tagged the files (in Windows Explorer) as to whether they are 1911 UK census images or UK BMD entries. What I would like to do is rename, at the very least, the Census files to a standard 1911 England Census(xxx) format so that I at least have all the Census files in order. Is there any way to bulk rename the files to replace the Unknown with 1911 England Census without having to do each one individually ? Alternatively, does anyone have a schema for the data tables that I could use to cook up my own Access query to try and achieve the desired outcome ? Thanks in advance, Chris Swann -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Hi Interesting problem, and my first question is 'why did you do it that way?' All pre-1911 census records can be indexed by the Head of the family or by a location & page number (better if there are multiple families on the sheet). Individual 1911 census records can be indexed by the Head of the family and the summary sheets as before. Equally, BMD images must relate to one or more individuals, especially for parish records, which can be used to index them which I then extend with the date of the event. I have also structured the media folder into separate sub-folders by census year, births, marriages, deaths etc. which simplifies the file name system. However, somehow you need to build a list of the existing images and associate them against a list of new names, and then process them. How good is your VBA since that will be only way to do it and, depending on exactly how you you want to structure the new file names, can be built to do it automatically. Yes, it can be done, but you will need to work through the tables to identify what you need to find and update, and also make the change to the file as well. Alternatively you could write an external program to do it. It happens that I am a programmer and have worked on Access VBA, and I would need several attempts to write something to do it and test it out. Of course working on a backup copy until I was 100% happy that it was correct and that Legacy still liked it. Otherwise, it is the slow 'do it by hand' method. Change the file name, open the individual or event and manually re-identify the file - the media relinker is pretty well useless at that job if you let it try to locate the image, which no longer exists. Regards Chris -- Original Message -- From: "Chris Swann via LegacyUserGroup" To: "Legacy User Group" Cc: "Chris Swann" Sent: 11/01/2019 18:11:29 Subject: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files All, I suspect i already know the answer but. I have a LOAD of media files that have the name Unknown(xxx), where xxx is a number. I have tagged the files (in Windows Explorer) as to whether they are 1911 UK census images or UK BMD entries. What I would like to do is rename, at the very least, the Census files to a standard 1911 England Census(xxx) format so that I at least have all the Census files in order. Is there any way to bulk rename the files to replace the Unknown with 1911 England Census without having to do each one individually ? Alternatively, does anyone have a schema for the data tables that I could use to cook up my own Access query to try and achieve the desired outcome ? Thanks in advance, Chris Swann -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
[LegacyUG] Renaming media files
All, I suspect i already know the answer but. I have a LOAD of media files that have the name Unknown(xxx), where xxx is a number. I have tagged the files (in Windows Explorer) as to whether they are 1911 UK census images or UK BMD entries. What I would like to do is rename, at the very least, the Census files to a standard 1911 England Census(xxx) format so that I at least have all the Census files in order. Is there any way to bulk rename the files to replace the Unknown with 1911 England Census without having to do each one individually ? Alternatively, does anyone have a schema for the data tables that I could use to cook up my own Access query to try and achieve the desired outcome ? Thanks in advance, Chris Swann smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Mark, I can’t reproduce this. I have sent you an email from our ticketing system. Michele Technical Support Millennia Corporation <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> mich...@legacyfamilytree.com <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/> www.legacyfamilytree.com From: Michele Lewis [mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 11:37 AM To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files Hmm, I need to test it. I will send you an email from our support queue so that we can get this logged in. Michele Technical Support Millennia Corporation <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> mich...@legacyfamilytree.com <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/> www.legacyfamilytree.com On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Mark Wilby <mark.wilby1.leg...@gmail.com <mailto:mark.wilby1.leg...@gmail.com> > wrote: Thanks Michele but if i use that method and then run the re linker I get broken media links Media File: Marriage: Source Detail: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard [101] C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg Media File: Name: Source Detail: Ann HOWARD [101] C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg Marriage Media File: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard [101] C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg Media File: Marriage Event: Source Detail: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard [101] C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg Marriage Event Media File: Witness to Marriage: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard [101] C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg Media File: Research Notes: Source Detail: Edmund HARE [97] On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:21 PM Michele/Support <mich...@legacyfamilytree.com <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> > wrote: Photos attached to the Master Sources and Citation Detail screens will appear in the Picture Center and you can rename them there without losing your link. When you open the Picture Center, in the center top you will see a BROWSE button. All you have to do is navigate to where the picture is located. Michele Technical Support Millennia Corporation mich...@legacyfamilytree.com <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> www.legacyfamilytree.com <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/> From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com <mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> ] On Behalf Of Mark Wilby Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 10:12 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files Hi guys Hope this question isn't too simple. I can use the picture center to rename attached media file names used by events or individuals but if that file is used by a source the file is lost until I re link it. Is there a way to universally rename a file so source media links are renamed as well. -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Hmm, I need to test it. I will send you an email from our support queue so that we can get this logged in. Michele Tech Support Legacy Family Tree mich...@legacyfamilytree.com <br...@legacyfamilytree.com> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/> On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Mark Wilby <mark.wilby1.leg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Michele but if i use that method and then run the re linker I get > broken media links > > Media File: Marriage: Source Detail: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard [101] >C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg > Media File: Name: Source Detail: Ann HOWARD [101] >C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg > Marriage Media File: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard [101] >C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg > Media File: Marriage Event: Source Detail: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard > [101] >C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg > Marriage Event Media File: Witness to Marriage: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann > Howard [101] >C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg > Media File: Research Notes: Source Detail: Edmund HARE [97] > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:21 PM Michele/Support < > mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> wrote: > >> Photos attached to the Master Sources and Citation Detail screens will >> appear in the Picture Center and you can rename them there without losing >> your link. When you open the Picture Center, in the center top you will see >> a BROWSE button. All you have to do is navigate to where the picture is >> located. >> >> >> >> Michele >> >> Technical Support >> >> Millennia Corporation >> >> mich...@legacyfamilytree.com >> >> www.legacyfamilytree.com >> >> >> >> *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On >> Behalf Of *Mark Wilby >> *Sent:* Thursday, August 4, 2016 10:12 AM >> *To:* LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >> *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Renaming media files >> >> >> >> Hi guys >> >> Hope this question isn't too simple. I can use the picture center to >> rename attached media file names used by events or individuals but if that >> file is used by a source the file is lost until I re link it. Is there a >> way to universally rename a file so source media links are renamed as well. >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ >> mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Just as a matter of curiosity, why is the dob not shown on the names in the Picture Center? If you have ten names that are all the same, you have to look at each name separately and choose the right one based on the names of the parents. Makes little sense to me. Pat On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Michele/Support < mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> wrote: > Photos attached to the Master Sources and Citation Detail screens will > appear in the Picture Center and you can rename them there without losing > your link. When you open the Picture Center, in the center top you will see > a BROWSE button. All you have to do is navigate to where the picture is > located. > > > > Michele > > Technical Support > > Millennia Corporation > > mich...@legacyfamilytree.com > > www.legacyfamilytree.com > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On > Behalf Of *Mark Wilby > *Sent:* Thursday, August 4, 2016 10:12 AM > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Renaming media files > > > > Hi guys > > Hope this question isn't too simple. I can use the picture center to > rename attached media file names used by events or individuals but if that > file is used by a source the file is lost until I re link it. Is there a > way to universally rename a file so source media links are renamed as well. > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Thank you, thank you Michele I have been removing media and reentering it because I did not like my original file names. This will save a *lot* of work. On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Mark Wilby <mark.wilby1.leg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Michele but if i use that method and then run the re linker I get > broken media links > > Media File: Marriage: Source Detail: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard [101] >C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg > Media File: Name: Source Detail: Ann HOWARD [101] >C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg > Marriage Media File: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard [101] >C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg > Media File: Marriage Event: Source Detail: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard > [101] >C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg > Marriage Event Media File: Witness to Marriage: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann > Howard [101] >C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg > Media File: Research Notes: Source Detail: Edmund HARE [97] > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:21 PM Michele/Support < > mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> wrote: > >> Photos attached to the Master Sources and Citation Detail screens will >> appear in the Picture Center and you can rename them there without losing >> your link. When you open the Picture Center, in the center top you will see >> a BROWSE button. All you have to do is navigate to where the picture is >> located. >> >> >> >> Michele >> >> Technical Support >> >> Millennia Corporation >> >> mich...@legacyfamilytree.com >> >> www.legacyfamilytree.com >> >> >> >> *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On >> Behalf Of *Mark Wilby >> *Sent:* Thursday, August 4, 2016 10:12 AM >> *To:* LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >> *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Renaming media files >> >> >> >> Hi guys >> >> Hope this question isn't too simple. I can use the picture center to >> rename attached media file names used by events or individuals but if that >> file is used by a source the file is lost until I re link it. Is there a >> way to universally rename a file so source media links are renamed as well. >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Thanks Michele but if i use that method and then run the re linker I get broken media links Media File: Marriage: Source Detail: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard [101] C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg Media File: Name: Source Detail: Ann HOWARD [101] C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg Marriage Media File: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard [101] C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg Media File: Marriage Event: Source Detail: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard [101] C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg Marriage Event Media File: Witness to Marriage: Edmund Hare [97] and Ann Howard [101] C:\Legacy Files\Family Names\Hare\Edmund Hare Marriage 1817.jpg Media File: Research Notes: Source Detail: Edmund HARE [97] On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:21 PM Michele/Support <mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> wrote: > Photos attached to the Master Sources and Citation Detail screens will > appear in the Picture Center and you can rename them there without losing > your link. When you open the Picture Center, in the center top you will see > a BROWSE button. All you have to do is navigate to where the picture is > located. > > > > Michele > > Technical Support > > Millennia Corporation > > mich...@legacyfamilytree.com > > www.legacyfamilytree.com > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On > Behalf Of *Mark Wilby > *Sent:* Thursday, August 4, 2016 10:12 AM > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Renaming media files > > > > Hi guys > > Hope this question isn't too simple. I can use the picture center to > rename attached media file names used by events or individuals but if that > file is used by a source the file is lost until I re link it. Is there a > way to universally rename a file so source media links are renamed as well. > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Photos attached to the Master Sources and Citation Detail screens will appear in the Picture Center and you can rename them there without losing your link. When you open the Picture Center, in the center top you will see a BROWSE button. All you have to do is navigate to where the picture is located. Michele Technical Support Millennia Corporation mich...@legacyfamilytree.com <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> www.legacyfamilytree.com <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/> From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Mark Wilby Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 10:12 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Renaming media files Hi guys Hope this question isn't too simple. I can use the picture center to rename attached media file names used by events or individuals but if that file is used by a source the file is lost until I re link it. Is there a way to universally rename a file so source media links are renamed as well. -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
[LegacyUG] Renaming media files
Hi guys Hope this question isn't too simple. I can use the picture center to rename attached media file names used by events or individuals but if that file is used by a source the file is lost until I re link it. Is there a way to universally rename a file so source media links are renamed as well. -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
