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I would like the ability to constrain certain folders such that all files in that folder have to have a name of a format which I determine (using something like a regular expression). For example, I might want filenames to start with a date in YYMMDD format, then have one of a set of values from a list,
such as [letter | memo | report | ...], then have a bit of descriptive text, and then have a numeric version number. When I save files in this folder, I'd be presented with a dialog box with appropriate drop-downs, etc. to enter the various parts of the filename; when I drag and drop something into the folder I'd be presented with a similar "rename file" dialog.
I know I could just come up with a filename convention and stick to it, but this tends to fall into disuse and doesn't work on shared folders, which is why I want the ability to have the filing system mandate a naming convention.
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why don't you write a little python script that replaces New->Folder with a dialog where you enter the base name - then it tacks on the date at the end (i.e. 070601 - [russians]) |
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you could have preset sub-suffixes such as: New->Folder (loans), New->Folder (payments), etc. |
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so it automatically capitalizes and catenates to: |
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but any interface that requires more clicks is a bad idea. |
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I guess the invention part of this is baked. Its just how you want to implement it. |
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This would work very well for shared folders at work. It might stop people saving files with names like "Agenda" or "Budget". Might even stop me doing it. |
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I use a convention for folders, creating a date tracking system and hierarchical structure for every bit of data we file. |
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YYYYMMDD Entity Subject (sub)Subject |
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It's proving very useful at the moment, as I'm splitting out roughly 1/4 of 150,000 files in the artwork archives we hold for one of our clients, in preparation for selling them the files and assigning copyright. |
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Having it done by an automated script would be very cool. I've seen it done within some DocMan systems. |
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You know, normally I log into HB to get away from crap like this. |
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<obligatory> You can do this on a Mac using folder actions. </obligatory> |
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I typically click an already-used file in the folder in my save-as window and then manually modify the namestring to have the date at the end. It's useful for grouping all file versions together. |
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