[digiKam-users] Rename more pictures

[Anna Chiara Malfatti]

Hello everyone,
back to my problem because thanks to one of the last posts I found the
digikamr file. I opened it with a text editor and in the [AdvancedRename
Dialog] section I found a long string containing the pattern for the rename
followed by a file path:
[AdvancedRename Dialog]
Dialog Size=717,450
Last Used Rename
Pattern=TN_Ranipet_##\nfile:///C:/Users/..../digikam4.db\nfile:///C:/Users/..../recognition.db\nfile:///C:/Users/..../similarity.db\n

Similar strings also in the [AdvancedRename Input] section.
I made a copy of digikamr (just in case) and deleted the file paths,
leaving only the pattern (in both sections). From a first test, it seems
that my problem is solved, but I would like to know if I may have caused
other problems before continuing to use the application. (In digikamr there
is still no string with the file path).
Sorry but I'm really bad at this stuff, I'm a simple user!
Thanks for the help
  Anna Chiara


Il giorno mar 28 dic 2021 alle ore 18:22 Anna Chiara Malfatti <
annachiara.malfatti at gruppoindia.it> ha scritto:

> Thank you Maik for your interest.
> I am now on holiday and can't give you much more information (I am now
> writing from another PC).
> I try to change only the name of the *.jpg files, not the path name. I can
> do it if I rename a single file, I can't do it if I rename 2 or more files
> together.
> Does the number of files to be renamed affect the use of "digikamrc"?
> If so, how can I check that "digikamrc" has the right path and can I
> change it? (If I need do it)
> I wish you a happy new year
>    Anna Chiara
>
> Il giorno ven 24 dic 2021 alle ore 17:53 Maik Qualmann <
> metzpinguin at gmail.com> ha scritto:
>
>> At the moment I am not sure exactly where the problem in the renaming
>> tool
>> comes from and why a full path appears there. The "__" characters are
>> formed
>> because digiKam converts forbidden characters such as ": \". What does
>> user
>> change mean? digiKam uses absolute paths in its configuration file
>> "digikamrc". We have a bug report to change this. So if you have switched
>> from
>> C:\Users\Joe to C:\Users\Joe2, you can no longer use the existing
>> digkamrc.
>>
>> Maik
>>
>> Am Donnerstag, 23. Dezember 2021, 14:25:20 CET schrieb Anna Chiara
>> Malfatti:
>> >  I apologize if this is not the right address for my question...
>> > (unfortunately I don't know English well)
>> > I am using digiKam to keep my photo archive in order (very simple use: I
>> > rename the photos and add a tag).
>> > After a technical intervention on my PC (user change), I can no longer
>> > rename multiple pictures.
>> > If I select a single picture there is no problem: in the window I see
>> the
>> > current name and the new name and everything works.
>> > If I select two or more images (and set a new name like "name_##") in
>> the
>> > window I see the new name followed by a string like
>> "file____C_Users...."
>> > (it follows the path to the folder where the digiKam db is located);
>> > however, if I click OK I get an error message.
>> > How can I solve this?
>> > Thank you very much!
>> >   Anna Chiara
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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