Re: Renaming users local files with WebDNA based solution

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texte = You almost have it Donovan ;)Company A saves their image files with a naming convention that uses a fairly complex algorithm that is hard coded into their software. Consequently, their files can have names like 095^%8.jpg and the like. Company B's files have simple decimal file names, such as 0955552228.jpg and I can decode A's file names to B's file names easily with WebDNA (although figuring out how they calculated the names was a real bitch, if I do say so myself).Since the images are large, and there are so many of them, one solution would be for me to ship the customer a hard drive, onto which they would copy the files, and when I converted them I would ship the drive back. They would then copy the converted files into the proper folder and then return the drive to me. Whew! Just typing all that makes me tired ;)I thought it would be great if they could hit my WebDNA template, which would prompt them for the location of the files and a destination folder for the converted files, and then WebDNA could process the names and use an intermediary such as Javascript to dynamically rename them (this is starting to sound AJAXish)I could have someone write a desktop app by showing the developer the algorithm, but I thought I could control licensing and unauthorized sharing of the app better with a web based solution. Also, for most customers this would be a one shot conversion, so selling them an installed software solution doesn't really make sense.Hope that's clear, I'm curious to know if it's doableThanks,WillOn Feb 7, 2007, at 3:02 PMCST, Donovan Brooke wrote:> WJ Starck wrote:>>> Hello diehards->> I have a set of templates that can rename files from one >> company's naming convention to another company's (these are >> digital images). The files are nested in directories that have >> the same name as the individual files like so:>> 004569xxb (folder)>> |________004569xxb01.jpg (file)>> |________004569xxb02.jpg (file)>> |________004569xxb03.jpg (file)>> 004569xxc>> |________004569xxc01.jpg>> The files are rather large (~7 MB each), and there are typically >> ten thousand in a customer's directory, so sending them out over >> the internet is out of the question.>> Is it possible to have access to the file structure on a >> customer's hard drive (with their permission of course) so they >> could run my template from their browser, and have it operate on >> the files on their hard drive - perhaps with a combination of >> JavaScript + WebDNA? The solution needs to preserve the original >> create dates, times and permissions. I would typically be guiding >> the user through this over the phone while connecting to his PC >> with Remote Desktop or VNC.>> Images to be converted would be on Windows 2003 server, Windows >> 2000 and Windows XP boxes.>> As always, your input is greatly appreciated...>> -Will>> PS: Can anyone say "WebDNA embedded" ;)>> PPS: A gold star and 3 brownie points to Jesse Proudman for >> helping me get the templates working...>>>> Will, I think some clarification of what exactly you want to do is > needed.... but.>> If I'm understanding you correctly, yes and no. I'm assuming by > operate,> you mean deleting or changing names. I'm also assuming all the > files are> on the clients machine that you want to edit, and you just like the > script> that you made on WebDNA and would like to give the customer the > ability> to utilize such a script... right? Am I close? :-)>> I would cosider a universal language... such as JAVA (not > javascript)... but that is> a suggestion based off of not really understanding what you want to > do and what> your situation is exactly.>> Donovan>>>>>>> -- > =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o> DONOVAN D. BROOKE EUCA Design Center> <- Web Development (specializing in eCommerce),->> <- Desktop Publishing, Print Consulting, Labels ->> <-Glass Products, off-hand Classes/studio rental->>> PH:> (608) 835-2476 | Forum:> http://egg.bz/forum/> Web Sites:> http://www.euca.us & http://www.egg.bz> =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to digest@talk.smithmicro.com>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/--Will StarckNovaDerm Skincare Sciencehttp://www.novaderm.comhelpdesk@novaderm.com866-892-4149-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: Renaming users local files with WebDNA based solution ( Chris 2007)
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Re: Renaming users local files with WebDNA based solution ( WJ Starck 1969)
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Re: Renaming users local files with WebDNA based solution ( Marc Thompson 2007)
Re: Renaming users local files with WebDNA based solution ( Donovan Brooke 2007)
Renaming users local files with WebDNA based solution ( WJ Starck 1969)

You almost have it Donovan ;)Company A saves their image files with a naming convention that uses a fairly complex algorithm that is hard coded into their software. Consequently, their files can have names like 095^%8.jpg and the like. Company B's files have simple decimal file names, such as 0955552228.jpg and I can decode A's file names to B's file names easily with WebDNA (although figuring out how they calculated the names was a real bitch, if I do say so myself).Since the images are large, and there are so many of them, one solution would be for me to ship the customer a hard drive, onto which they would copy the files, and when I converted them I would ship the drive back. They would then copy the converted files into the proper folder and then return the drive to me. Whew! Just typing all that makes me tired ;)I thought it would be great if they could hit my WebDNA template, which would prompt them for the location of the files and a destination folder for the converted files, and then WebDNA could process the names and use an intermediary such as Javascript to dynamically rename them (this is starting to sound AJAXish)I could have someone write a desktop app by showing the developer the algorithm, but I thought I could control licensing and unauthorized sharing of the app better with a web based solution. Also, for most customers this would be a one shot conversion, so selling them an installed software solution doesn't really make sense.Hope that's clear, I'm curious to know if it's doableThanks,WillOn Feb 7, 2007, at 3:02 PMCST, Donovan Brooke wrote:> WJ Starck wrote:>>> Hello diehards->> I have a set of templates that can rename files from one >> company's naming convention to another company's (these are >> digital images). The files are nested in directories that have >> the same name as the individual files like so:>> 004569xxb (folder)>> |________004569xxb01.jpg (file)>> |________004569xxb02.jpg (file)>> |________004569xxb03.jpg (file)>> 004569xxc>> |________004569xxc01.jpg>> The files are rather large (~7 MB each), and there are typically >> ten thousand in a customer's directory, so sending them out over >> the internet is out of the question.>> Is it possible to have access to the file structure on a >> customer's hard drive (with their permission of course) so they >> could run my template from their browser, and have it operate on >> the files on their hard drive - perhaps with a combination of >> JavaScript + WebDNA? The solution needs to preserve the original >> create dates, times and permissions. I would typically be guiding >> the user through this over the phone while connecting to his PC >> with Remote Desktop or VNC.>> Images to be converted would be on Windows 2003 server, Windows >> 2000 and Windows XP boxes.>> As always, your input is greatly appreciated...>> -Will>> PS: Can anyone say "WebDNA embedded" ;)>> PPS: A gold star and 3 brownie points to Jesse Proudman for >> helping me get the templates working...>>>> Will, I think some clarification of what exactly you want to do is > needed.... but.>> If I'm understanding you correctly, yes and no. I'm assuming by > operate,> you mean deleting or changing names. I'm also assuming all the > files are> on the clients machine that you want to edit, and you just like the > script> that you made on WebDNA and would like to give the customer the > ability> to utilize such a script... right? Am I close? :-)>> I would cosider a universal language... such as JAVA (not > javascript)... but that is> a suggestion based off of not really understanding what you want to > do and what> your situation is exactly.>> Donovan>>>>>>> -- > =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o> DONOVAN D. BROOKE EUCA Design Center> <- Web Development (specializing in eCommerce),->> <- Desktop Publishing, Print Consulting, Labels ->> <-Glass Products, off-hand Classes/studio rental->>> PH:> (608) 835-2476 | Forum:> http://egg.bz/forum/> Web Sites:> http://www.euca.us & http://www.egg.bz> =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to digest@talk.smithmicro.com>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/--Will StarckNovaDerm Skincare Sciencehttp://www.novaderm.comhelpdesk@novaderm.com866-892-4149-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ WJ Starck

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