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File Template (rename) Date only (not time) (possible?)

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  • scswanberg
    Member

    When Batch Renaming or Copying or otherwise manipulating files into new file names, the Templates allow me to insert a Creation Date (which is what I want) but it also inserts the timestamp (2008-09-22 02:300 with an embedded space that makes external file hanldling more difficult.

    How can I specify to rename the files to a name that includes JUST the Date the file was created without appending the timestamp along with the Date (within the Template). THe Metadata token I am using is: <File Properties:Created Date> but it also picks up the Created Time HH-MM-SS which I do not want.

    Any guidance, hints, voodoo to doo doo this?

    Posted On September 22, 2008 - 02:32 AM (1 year ago) (Permalink to this post)

  • Sam Dring
    Moderator

    Steve
    Welcome to the forum
    Go into Tools>Options>General and set custom format at the bottom
    The drop down for time does not give 'none' but just delete whatever entry it defaulted to.

    Posted On September 22, 2008 - 03:31 AM (1 year ago) (Permalink to this post)

  • Marc Sabatella
    Moderator

    I would also add that unless you are sure the file creation date is really the one you want, it is *usually* better to use EXIF:Date/Time Original if your intent is to capture the date the picture was taken, as this date will remain correct even if you make a copy of an image, a save as, or any other operation that would normally result in a new file being created with a new file creation date.

    Posted On September 22, 2008 - 11:43 AM (1 year ago) (Permalink to this post)

  • tcberg
    Member

    My question is similar: I want to be able to name all my images to begin with: "yyyyMMddHHmmss" with NO space, hyphen, underscore, or anything between the date and the time. There must be a way to accomplish this. Please advise. Thank you.

    Posted On August 20, 2009 - 01:42 AM (3 months ago) (Permalink to this post)

  • Marc Sabatella
    Moderator

    I think what I'd do is set the date and time fields as you describe (yyyyMMdd and HHmmss respectively).  Then on a rename, use both the "Template" and "Search and Replace" tabs - the template to insert the date & time, search & repalce to remove the space that it seems ACDSee inserts by default.

    Posted On August 20, 2009 - 05:06 PM (3 months ago) (Permalink to this post)

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