Ltools (www.zippersoftware.com) has a tool in the deluxe version called "Rename Non-Unique Multimedia" which can do exactly what you are requesting. Latest version is 1.3.34.1 which I just checked for this feature. It has a minor bug in it that I reported to the developer and he immediately responded that he would fix it for the next release. All of the updates are free and Dennis is fast with his fixes. The deluxe version is still listed on the web site at $12.95. It paid for itself the first time I used it and now I use it regularly. Ron Taylor
--- On Sat, 4/27/13, Freuler <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Freuler <[email protected]> > Subject: [LegacyUG] Media file names > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, April 27, 2013, 8:30 AM > Hi > > I have spent the last several months organizing my > media. Making more > of a directory > structure. Census jpgs in a "Census" folder. > Tombstones in a > "Tombstone" folder. Etc. > It happens that I could end up with the same named jpg in > different folders. > Unfortunately I recently found out that a program I love to > use to > generate reports, > no longer supports same name jpgs in different > folders. They will just > grab one for > all assuming they are they same. (A "feature" that > others really expect > I am told. In fact > they changed the behavior for me and got a zillion > complaints from other > users expecting > same named jpgs to be merged so they had to back out the > change they did > for me.) > Anyway ... I am now stuck with renaming all my files to > something > unique. I just want > to add a prefix to them all. I can easily do a batch > rename in > Windows. "*.jpg" to > "SSDI - *.jpg" for instance. I was wondering if there > was an "easier" > way to do this in Legacy > without having to go to each reference of a picture in > Legacy and change > its name > individually. In other words some "batch" command or > some way to edit > the fdb or ...??? > I am not looking forward to more months of swapping names > ... :( > > Thanks! > Tom > > PS By the way, I have thought of editing the ged file, but I > am afraid I > will lose info in the > translation back and forth from Legacy to GED back to > Legacy. I have no > way of verifying > everything comes through as it should. > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 > 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
