Thanks!!!! I own it already. Never thought of looking there. Tom On Apr 27, 2013, at 10:22 AM, Ron Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > > 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
