Picture Manager v2.0
You have a limited number
of uses of this program before it stops functioning. In order to continue using, you must send $10 to the address
below or use PayPal. You can also pay
with a credit card by using PayPal.
This will also get you free upgrades.
You will be emailed an unlimited version of the software upon receipt of
payment. Planned features are listed at
the end of this document.
Rick Mayatt
FlexLogic Software
15501 W. CR750 S.
Daleville, IN 47334
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This program is great for
working with picture files on CD, digital cameras, hard drives and other
devices. In general, the user works
with 2 directories, the source directory (Source) and the target directory
(Target). The source directory is
always shown in the Directory Tree at the left hand top of the main window as
well as in the box below the Directory Tree.
The File List box shows files in the Target or Source directory
depending on the option button checked in "File list box source". This makes it easy to swap back and forth
between Source and Target directories.
The type of files that are shown is determined by the Options settings. Clicking the “Option...” button on
the main window accesses the options.
The “Show Files of Type” option box on the options window
determines what types of files are listed in the file list box. When entering a custom file extension, use
the old DOS format (i.e. *.txt or *.d?g)All settings on the option window are
saved and then recalled when the application starts. The Target directory is set by going to the desired directory
using the Directory Tree box then clicking "Set Target Directory". The selected directory will show up in the
Target text box so you will always know where the target directory is. One of the main features is browsing CD's,
digital media cards or a digital camera and clicking on each file while looking
at the picture. If this file is one you
want, simply click on the "Place File(s) On Target" button or
depress the Right Arrow hot key.
The file will be copied or moved to the Target directory. This is nice when you need to go through
many picture files and pick the ones you want to be developed, made into a move
or slide show, or just burned onto a separate CD. This makes it very easy to put them into a single location
without a lot of work. You can make
multiple selections using Shift and Ctrl just as you can in most Windows
applications. All items selected in the
File List box will be placed in the Target Directory when "Place
File(s) On Target" is clicked or the right arrow hot key is
pressed. Files will be either copied or
moved from the Source to the Target according to which option is active in
"File Transfer Action".
Source files that are "Read Only" will be copied even if the
move option is selected.
During the above process
there is the possibility that a file might already exist in the Target
directory with the same name as a file being moved or copied. The software handles this automatically
according to the option checked on the Setup window in "Duplicate File
Action". The "Auto
Rename Unique Prefix" option will put a number with a dash (i.e. 1-)
in front of the
filename until a unique prefix is found, then the
file will be copied or moved from the Source to the Target. The "Auto Rename Unique Suffix"
option will do exactly the same except the number is place at the end of the
filename before the extension (i.e. K004-1.jpg). The "Prompt For New Name" option will cause a
dialog box with the filename in an editable text field to be displayed. You must edit this filename and click on the
Continue button. If the filename
is unique to the Target directory it will be copied or moved but if the
filename is still present, the entry window will stay active and you will be
required to enter another filename and click Continue again until a unique name
is entered. The last option is "Skip
File". This option simply does
not copy or move the file from the Source to the Target if it already exists.
During the copying or moving of files from the Source
to the Target, a global prefix can be applied to each Source filename. This prefix is added prior to checking for
duplicate files in the target directory.
This means that the global prefix will be added to the file and if it
exists in the Target directory, the action specified by which option is active
in Duplicate File Action will be performed on top of the global
prefix. This option makes it nice to
give a whole group of picture files the same prefix such as a date, place,
person, etc. File(s) can be deleted in
the very same way as mentioned above.
By clicking on the Delete File(s) button or using the DELETE
hot key, selected file(s) will be deleted.
This works on the Target or Source directory depending on which option
button is active in "File list box source".
Another extremely powerful
feature is the Rename feature. There
are 3 rename options in the “Rename Function” option box. "Enter Unique Prefix" will
apply the prefix entered in the text box to the left to all files selected when
the “Rename Files” button is clicked.
If this new name results in a duplicate file that particular file will
not be renamed. If "Prompt For
Name" is selected, each selected file will cause a window to be
displayed where the filename can be edited and/or entered. A unique name must be entered or it window
will continue to appear. The "Partial
Replace" option is very nice if you have a lot of files with a common
string within the filename and you would like to change this common string to
something else. If this option is
selected the 2 text boxes to the left will be enabled and you can enter the
search for string and the replacement string.
All files selected will be examined for the search string and the
replacement string will be substituted for the search string. If this results in a duplicate file, this
file will be skipped. The search string
will be found and replaced no matter where in the filename it is which includes
extensions.
The Target and Source directories are recalled when
the application is started based on the settings of these when the application
was stopped previously. All options
selected on the option window are also recalled. The file DefPic.jpg is the file that shows in the image box when 0
or 1 selections are made in the file list box or when an invalid file display
type is selected. You can substitute
your own picture file if desired.
Future enhancements: