Defining the increment method for extracted attachments
Hello TBUDL, Is there any way to manually define how TB! increments the names of extracted attachments? I've got filters set up for voicemail, FAX, and SMS which move these incoming messages to their respective TB! folders and then extract their attachments to corresponding folders on my hard drive. It is bugging me though as the files don't logically increment. I archive my voicemail each month and so the incrementation process begins all over again. Here's the list of the incremented voicemail files this month: archived convert.exe msg(1).WAV msg(2).WAV msg(3).WAV msg(4).WAV msg(5).WAV msg(6).WAV msg(7).WAV msg(8).WAV msg(9).WAV msg(10).WAV msg(11).WAV msg(12).WAV msg(13).WAV msg(14).WAV msg(15).WAV msg.WAV msg0001(1).WAV msg0001(2).WAV msg0001(3).WAV msg0001(4).WAV msg0001(5).WAV msg0001(6).WAV msg0001.WAV msg0002(1).WAV msg0002(2).WAV msg0002(3).WAV msg0002.WAV msg0003.WAV msg0004.WAV msg0005(1).WAV msg0005.WAV msg0006.WAV msg0007.WAV msg0008.WAV msg0009.WAV msg0010.WAV msg0011.WAV msg0012.WAV msg0013.WAV msg0014.WAV msg0015.WAV msg0016.WAV This is not useful in any respect. Anyone got any tips or suggestions? -- Simon (Privateofcourse) # 9025. We Row Snide Hog? ¶ TB! 4.2.4 WinXP Pro Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Defining the increment method for extracted attachments
Hi On Friday 26 June 2009 at 12:59:50 PM, in mid:363709177.20090626125...@privateofcourse.co.uk, Privateofcourse wrote: Is there any way to manually define how TB! increments the names of extracted attachments? Not that I'm aware of. I've got filters set up for voicemail, FAX, and SMS which move these incoming messages to their respective TB! folders and then extract their attachments to corresponding folders on my hard drive. It is bugging me though as the files don't logically increment. I archive my voicemail each month and so the incrementation process begins all over again. Here's the list of the incremented voicemail files this month: archived convert.exe msg(1).WAV msg(2).WAV msg(3).WAV msg(4).WAV msg(5).WAV msg(6).WAV msg(7).WAV msg(8).WAV msg(9).WAV msg(10).WAV msg(11).WAV msg(12).WAV msg(13).WAV msg(14).WAV msg(15).WAV msg.WAV msg0001(1).WAV msg0001(2).WAV msg0001(3).WAV msg0001(4).WAV [...] This is not useful in any respect. It may not be useful but it /is/ logical. You would appear for some reason to have received 16 file attachments this month called msg.wav. After the first one, the rest have been saved as msg(1).msg to msg(15).msg. A list of files in order of created time/date would be more useful. Anyone got any tips or suggestions? Maybe not restarting the numbering each month when you archive? Or is it possible to set up whatever is emailing you these attachments to give them more meaningful names? E.g. datetime.wav means more than msg0001.wav Perhaps use an external application and/or a batch file to rename the files as you wish once extracted to their corresponding folders on your hard drive. (Maybe this could be called from your filter after the extract attachments action using a run external action?) -- Best regards, MFPA Don't be silly, it's all make believe anyway Using The Bat! v4.0.38 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Current version is 4.2.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Defining the increment method for extracted attachments
Hallo Privateofcourse, On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:59:50 +0100GMT (26-6-2009, 13:59 +0200, where I live), you wrote: P This is not useful in any respect. Anyone got any tips or suggestions? You might sort them on time/date. -- Groetjes, Roelof Fatal error : Mac user detected ! IDIOT MODE ON. http://www.voormijalleen.nl/ The Bat! 4.2.6 Windows Vista 6.0 Build 6001 Service Pack 1 6 pop3 accounts, 1 imap account OTFE enabled Quad Core 2.4GHz 4 GB RAM pgpX8DMzeGc0A.pgp Description: PGP signature Current version is 4.2.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
