Filename search for import?

I have a folder of 700 images open in the import dialog. I want to select out specific images (056, 072, 310, 078, 511, etc) that the bride has selected for editing, and make a catalog. How do you search for a filename during import? I don't want to scroll through and hunt for them one by one because her list is not in numerical order.

Import them, select them, and then export as catalog (file menu).
You can not create a catalog from the import dialog box.
If you don't want them in the original catalog, simply delete them. Alternatively, you could create a new catalog, then import them into the new catalog.

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You guys beat me to the answer, which I discovered more by accident than good management.
Firstly, I had used the # characters because they looked good in list views such as in Windows Explorer or the Mac Finder. That was from before I got into using Lr and I was trying and using several different programs to manage my photos. Then I found that trailing # characters prevented Lr from recognizing the number at the "end" of the file name and so I wanted to delete them.
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well, i think the best solution would be make a recursive search through the directory tree. I don't know if you are familiar to this, but the functions that searches for the file would look like this:
public String searchFile(String name) {
File[] roots = File.listRoots();   // List all file roots (in windows the different units, c:, d:, etc.)
for (int i = 0 ; i < roots.length() ; i++) {
    String aux = recursiveSearch(roots, name);
if (aux != null) {   // If the "recursiveSearch" returns something different than null is that the file is founded, so we return the path.
return aux;
return null; // If we get there nothing has been found
private String recursiveSearch(File f, String name) {   // f is the directory to search for the file with name "name"
File[] childs = f.listFiles();
for (int i = 0 ;i < childs.length ; i++) {
if (childs[i].isDirectory()) { // If that is a directory we search inside
String aux = recursiveSearch(childs[i], name);
if (aux != null) {   // We have found it inside this directory
return aux;
} else { // Is a regular file
if (name.compareTo(childs[i].getName()) == 0) {   // If the file is what we want we return his path
return childs[i].getCanonicalPath();
// If we get here is because the file is not inside the directory or any subdirectory on it
return null;
You should just call the function searchFile(name) with the name of the file you want to search. If it finds one with this name it will return his absolute path, and if he doesn't the desired file he will return null.
If you don't understand anything just ask.
(Note: i have not tested this code, so can be some mistakes, but it think it is almost correct. mmmhh don't now why, but [ & ] appear in my code as < & >. Just replace them.).
Hope that helps.
Zerjio

How to search for file in a directory or subdirectories?

I need ur help urgently. I'm currently doing a java project in which the program should be able to do file searching.
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But the problem is that my program is only able to search in the C drive only.
If I move the file into a folder in the C drive, my program cannot detect this.
Can you help me to solve this problem? I'm really looking forward for your reply.
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well, i think the best solution would be make a recursive search through the directory tree. I don't know if you are familiar to this, but the functions that searches for the file would look like this:
public String searchFile(String name) {
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for (int i = 0 ; i < roots.length() ; i++) {
    String aux = recursiveSearch(roots, name);
if (aux != null) {   // If the "recursiveSearch" returns something different than null is that the file is founded, so we return the path.
return aux;
return null; // If we get there nothing has been found
private String recursiveSearch(File f, String name) {   // f is the directory to search for the file with name "name"
File[] childs = f.listFiles();
for (int i = 0 ;i < childs.length ; i++) {
if (childs[i].isDirectory()) { // If that is a directory we search inside
String aux = recursiveSearch(childs[i], name);
if (aux != null) {   // We have found it inside this directory
return aux;
} else { // Is a regular file
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// If we get here is because the file is not inside the directory or any subdirectory on it
return null;
You should just call the function searchFile(name) with the name of the file you want to search. If it finds one with this name it will return his absolute path, and if he doesn't the desired file he will return null.
If you don't understand anything just ask.
(Note: i have not tested this code, so can be some mistakes, but it think it is almost correct. mmmhh don't now why, but [ & ] appear in my code as < & >. Just replace them.).
Hope that helps.
Zerjio

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I am struggling to figure out how to search array contents for a string and then delete the entry from the array if it is found.
The code for a program that allows the user to enter up to 20 inventory items (tools) is posted below; I apologize in advance for it as I am also not having much success grasping the concept of OOP and I am certain it is does not conform although it all compiles.
Anyway, if you can provide some assistance as to how to go about searching the array I would be most grateful. Many thanks in advance..
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// inventory items (tools)
// ==========================================================
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import java.text.DecimalFormat;
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      double price;
      boolean valid;
      String toolName = "";
      String itemQty = "";
      String itemCost = "";
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            System.out.println();
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                  System.out.println();
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                  System.out.println();
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// ==========================================================
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import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
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            System.out.println();
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      } catch (FileNotFoundException exception) {
         System.out.println("The file " + file + " was not found.");
      } catch (IOException exception) {
         System.out.println(exception);
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      if (toolCount < toolArray.length) {
         toolArray[toolCount] = maxtools;
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         System.out.print("Inventory is full. Cannot add new tools.");
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      if (index < toolCount) {
         return toolArray[index];
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               .println("That tool does not exist at this index location.");
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TOOL 1     1     1.21
TOOL 2     8     3.85
TOOL 3     35     6.92

Ok, so you have an array of Strings. And if the string you are searching for is in the array, you need to remove it from the array.
Is that right?
Can you use an ArrayList<String> instead of a String[ ]?
To find it, you would just do:
for (String item : myArray){
   if (item.equals(searchString){
      // remove the element. Not trivial for arrays, very easy for ArrayList
}Heck, with an arraylist you might be able to do the following:
arrayList.remove(arrayList.indexOf(searchString));[edit]
the above assumes you are using 1.5
uses generics and for each loop
[edit2]
and kinda won't work it you have to use an array since you will need the array index to be able to remove it. See the previous post for that, then set the value in that array index to null.
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BaltimoreJohn

PSE10 Crashes when searching for duplicate photos

Hello,
I recently upgraded to PSE10 and imported my catalog from a different machine (which had been running XP). Unfortunately, I ended up with a bunch of duplicate entries in the catalog, one with the path c:\users\... the other with c:\my documents\... These paths both point to the same image on the hard drive.
When I try to Search for Duplicate Photos (from Find>By Visual Searches), PSE invariably crashes. I am running PSE10 under Windows 7 (full system info at the end of this message).
Any idea why this might be happening, and is there a different way I can remove the duplicate entries in the catalog?
Thanks,
Chris
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Elements Organizer 10.0.0.0
Core Version: 10.0 (20110914.m.17521)
Language Version: 10.0 (20110914.m.17521)
Current Catalog:
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Catalog Location: C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Elements Organizer\Catalogs\My Photos\
Catalog Size: 52.3MB
Catalog Cache Size: 391.7MB
System:
Operating System Name: Windows 7
Operating System Version: 6.1
System Architecture: Intel CPU Family:6 Model:5 Stepping:2 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP
Built-in Memory: 3.8GB
Free Memory: 705.3MB
Important Drivers / Plug-ins / Libraries:
Microsoft DirectX Version: 9.0
Apple QuickTime Version: Not installed
Adobe Reader Version: 10.1
Adobe Acrobat Version: Not installed
CD and DVD drives:
F: (hp DVDRAM BUS: 1 ID: 1 Firmware: GT20L)

If I understand well, what you are calling 'duplicates' are duplicate entries in the catalog, the same media being called either by its original path+filename or shortcut path+filename.
The organizer will try open two different files to compare them, but when trying to open the second 'shortcut', the file will be already blocked (in use). That could explain the failure of the comparison for similarity.
Try creating a new catalog with similar images, for instance jpegs and png copies. Does the visual search work ?
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topPanel.add(searchButton);
bottomPanel.add(lineLabel);
mainPanel.add(topPanel);
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frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
// now we get the action command and if it is search, then it is the button
if ("search".equals(e.getActionCommand())) {
searchFor = searchField.getText();
searchTheText();
private void searchTheText() {
// I initialize the buffered reader here so that every time the user searches
// then the reader will start at the beginning, instead of where it left off last time
try {
in = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(new File(filename)));
} catch (IOException e) {
String lineContent = null;
int currentLine = 0;
// this will be set to true if the string was found
boolean foundString = false;
while (true) {
currentLine++;
// get a line of text from the file
try {
lineContent = in.readLine();
} catch (IOException e) {
break;
// checks to see if the file ended (in.readLine() returns null if the end is reached)
if (lineContent == null) {
break;
if (lineContent.indexOf(searchFor) == -1) {
continue;
} else {
lineLabel.setText(String.valueOf(lineContent));
foundString = true;
break;
if (!foundString)
lineLabel.setText("Es kann kein Fachbegriff gefunden werden.");
try {
in.close();
} catch (IOException ioe) {
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
new SearchText().createGUI();
}

Markus1 wrote:
But I need a solution with autocomplete for search for words in a txt. file.What is your question? What have you tried so far? What are you having difficulty with?
Mel

Duplicates: Can Aperture Help, using Filename searching?

Assuming you don't check, Do not import duplicates, when you import photos. It's my understanding that Aperture still checks for duplicates, meaning it will look to see if there is a Master already in your Library with the same filename. So, if you change the filename of your Masters when you import them, then Aperture shouldn't find any duplicates.
But, if Aperture does find another Master with the same filename and you keep the duplicate import option unchecked, then Aperture should create the new Master with a different filename. I guessing that whatever Aperture adds to the filename is some kind of a standard suffix, like the number 1 or (1), or something.
If you know what Aperture will always add to a filename in the case of suspected duplicates, then couldn't you search for that info in the filename and create a list of possible duplicates?

Kirby Krieger wrote:
This should be easy to test
You are correct.
Guess I should have tested as opposed to posted.
Sorry.

Cannot Spotlight search for term: (1)

I'm trying to search for all files that contain "(1)" (without the quotes) in the filename. However when I type (1) into the search field, nothing shows up. (I know I have hundreds of these files named this way)
How can I find these files? I'm assuming there is something special about parentheses that exclude it from being searched, right?

Peter, that is not a solution -- try selecting the same contact again from spotlight and you'll get the same "Import" dialog box, asking you what you want to do.
The expected behavior from Address Book is to open the existing contact.
No other application does this from Spotlight that I'm aware of, and after 7 years of OS X, this is still very, very annoying.
I wish there were a fix -- I'm activley looking and will report back.

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