Uwe Posted June 26, 2021 Report Posted June 26, 2021 Hello, I am looking for a solution for the following issue: I would like to provide linked items with a unique keyword. E.g. according to the following syntax: Link 000001 000002 ... If I have linked two items then I would like to use the variable counter (%#) for the generation of a keyword with the following syntax "Link\%######" as a tag preset. Now I expected that every time I call the tag preset, the counter will be incremented by 1. This is not the case. Do I have a wrong idea about the counter or is it a bug? In addition, there are a few problems/bugs when assigning and deleting tags in the tag preset window, which I have sent to Daria and Katerina via Skype. Regards, Uwe Quote
WilfriedB Posted June 26, 2021 Report Posted June 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Uwe said: "Link\%######" as a tag preset. Uwe, did you try %$$$$$$ instead of %######? When I did a batch rename of multiple files that die work for me, although it was not quite clear for me, what means 'Zero-Based Counter' as opposed to 'Counter': Quote
Uwe Posted June 26, 2021 Author Report Posted June 26, 2021 Yes I tried %$ too, also not working in this case. Quote
Uwe Posted June 27, 2021 Author Report Posted June 27, 2021 17 hours ago, WilfriedB said: it was not quite clear for me, what means 'Zero-Based Counter' as opposed to 'Counter': The difference is already in the name. Select 10 items and rename them using "item-%$$" - you get item-01 ... item-10. Select 10 other items and repeat the rename and you get item-01 ... item-10. BUT if you use "item-%##" you get item-01 ... item-10 and then item-11 ...item-20 Regards, Uwe Quote
Uwe Posted June 28, 2021 Author Report Posted June 28, 2021 update: the %# works if it is used by the Rename function and not if it is part of the Keyword function. But e.g. %basename works in both cases Quote
Katerina Karpenko Posted July 1, 2021 Report Posted July 1, 2021 Hello, Most tokens (including Numbering) are not intended to be used with metadata, they are only intended to be renamed. We will supplement the documentation with an indication of which tokens can be used with metadata. Kind regards, Kate Quote
Uwe Posted July 1, 2021 Author Report Posted July 1, 2021 Hi Katerina, thanks for the information. No chance to extend the numbering to metadata tags? Regards, Uwe Quote
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