Autonumber files

Is there any way to automatical number files in a folder?
Thanks

Sorry for not being more precise.
My intention is preface the name of each file in a folder with a number...automatically...as one can do with text lists. Of course I could do this manually...but I have a lot of files.
My ultimate objective is put these numbered files, from several folders, into iWeb slideshows.
Thanks for asking.

Similar Messages

  • Output autonumber as text in xml-file

    Hi All,
    just wanted to know if it is possible to take the autonumber that is created via the EDD or a paragraph format in the application template and put it in some attribute or - even better - output it as text in the xml-file.
    Btw: I'm still using FM8, if that makes any difference.
    Thanks for all suggestions,
    Anna

    Hi Anna,
    Generally, an autonumber is considered part of the document's formatting so it is not normally exported to XML. I am not sure if there is a built-in way of assigning it to an attribute in FrameMaker, but you could do this with FrameScript if necessary.
    Rick

  • Autonumber a specific paragraph heading for all Book files

    I'm hoping I'm missing something simple again, but here goes: (Using FM 9.237)
    I have a book containin several documents, each of which are part of a single outline. Here is my numbering setup as it currently stands.
    Control Process 1.0: Lorem Ipsum <n+>.<n=0>:\t
    Control Objective 1.1: Lorem Ipsum  <n>.<n+>: \t
    Control 1.1.a: Lorem Ipsum. <n>.<n>.<a+>.\t
    Control 1.1.b: Lorem Ipsum. <n>.<n>.<a+>.\t
    Control Process 2.0: Lorem Ipsum <n+>.<n=0>:\t
    Control Objective 2.1: Lorem Ipsum  <n>.<n+>: \t
    Control 2.1.a: Lorem Ipsum. <n>.<n>.<a+>.\t
    Control 2.1.b: Lorem Ipsum. <n>.<n>.<a+>.\t
    And so on...
    I need the Control Process Paragraph to Autonumber across all the files in my book. Thus, in my Doc 1 I may have Control Process 1-4, and then in Doc 2 I want the Control Process to start at 5. I've tried using <$chapnum>, but no matter what I do, the Control Process paragraph restarts at 1. I cannot figure out how to tell FM that I want it to start based on the numbering in the previous file. I've used autonumbering successfully for years, but for some reason I'm stumped on this.
    Any help would be more appreciated that I can relate.
    Jeff

    Jeff,
    As you have it set up in your post, the number building blocks refer to paragraph numbering. So, in your book file, select all chapter files after the first chapter, right-click, and select Numbering. Then in the Paragraph tab, select Continue from previous.
    If you want to use the <$chapnum> building block, then replace the appropriate <n> with <$chapnum> in the autonumbering for the paragraph format. Then do  the same as in the first paragraph, but select the Chapter tab and select continue from previous. In the book file, select the first chapter, right-click, and select Numbering. Then in the Chapter tab, select start at 1.
    The important thing is to set the numbering from the book file, not within each chapter file. It is the book file that controls things.
    Van

  • Autonumbering h1 with 2 separate incopy files in Indesign

    Hi!
    I have 2 sections in my indesign file, so i created 2 separate incopy files for section 1 and section 2.
    I set up all my heading styles to autonumber and in section 1 they work great, 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, etc....
    So when I created a new master page for section 2 and start a new text box for the beginning of section 2, H1 starts at 1 again, when it should be 2.
    I'm assuming this is because the 2nd incopy file is not in the same text flow as the section 1 incopy file?
    I tried to start the second incopy file at the end of section 1, but i couldn't do that either?
    What can I do to get section h1 to say 2 when I start applying to the second incopy file?
    Thanks!

    Hello Sumit Singh,
    thank you for your answer and your reasonable recommendation. Unfortunately, this only works when the ICML content is used in one INDD file. In our case, we use ICML content in multiple docs (various manuals with the same safety instructions, warranties, adresses etc.).
    So, is there a way to trace back where an ICML has been used?
    Is it possible to find out in which document the ICML is still checked out?

  • Can you change a story or text frame's index? (re autonumbering)

    Does anyone know if there is a way to change the index of a text frame or story without changing the actual visual layout of an InDesign document? So far all I can come up with is to cut the frame and repaste it into the document. You can move a story within the index list of a document, but that visually cuts and pastes the story text.
    actDoc.stories.item(1).move(LocationOptions.BEFORE, actDoc.stories.item(0));
    I can't see any method to change the index of a text frame (other than cutting and repasting).
    I want to put together some tests. I have a bunch of questions. Each question is a single story in a single text frame in an InDesign document. The text frame is linked to an InCopy document. The first paragraph of the question has a "QuestionNumber" style but the para style has no numbering. I want to have only one version of each question (the InCopy story) but to put the questions into different tests in different orders with different numbering. What I do is to create an InDesign template for the tests that has a QuestionNumber para style that includes autonumbering with the "Continue Numbers across Stories" option checked. This works beautifully and the questions are numbered in the order in which the text frames (and stories) are (via a script) copied from the question document and pasted into the test paper document. When the same question/story/textframe is used in two tests it is numbered in the order in which it is pasted into each test paper (but the original stays the same because it has no numbering).
    The next step would be to be able to reorder the question numbers within the test paper (if you wanted to, say, swap questions 18 and 20). To do that you have to change the index of the story because the autonumbering across stories seems to depend on the index of the story.
    What seems to happen is that stories are indexed in the order in which they are pasted into a document, but text frames are indexed in the opposite order. If you paste a text frame with one story into a new document, it is textframe.item(0) and story.item(0). If you then paste a second one into the document it is story.item(1) but textframe.item(0). The first text frame becomes textframe.item(1). When you cut a text frame and repaste it, it is reindexed as if you were pasting it for the first time.
    The autonumbering also seems to be segregated by page. If you have questions 1 and 2 on page 1 and questions 3 and 4 on page 2, you can move around the text frames for 1 and 2 on the page but the numbering stays the same. Likewise for 3 and 4. If you drag 3 across to page 1 it stays as 3 but if you drag question 4 across to page 1 it becomes 3, and the original question 3 on page 2 becomes question 4. It is confusing but makes sense in a weird way once you get the hang of it.
    Anyway, I have probably answered my own question and the best way to renumber the questions in a test is to run the script again and create a new document using a new question order.
    But any other ideas are welcome.
    Thanks.

    hi Brian
    which version of InDesign you have ?
    I have checked these steps on CS3 and CS4:
    first I've set ON to option in preferences to preserve links when placing
    then I've placed DOC file as AnchoredTF in new Story
    then I've copied this AnchoredTF and pasted it on page, and then I've pasted it as another AnchoredTF - each time there was new lick created to the same DOC file
    then I've set OFF to option in preferences to preserve links when placing
    and even when I again copied and pasted this AnchoredTF with placed DOC file - it still add new link on Links palette
    so maybe with InCopy stories there is next bug or next "feature" ...
    [edit]
    ok - I've checked InCopy file - after exporting TextFrame as InCopy Story
    and it's like you've said - pasting on page - new link is created - pasting as Anchored - link isn't created ... no matter if option in preferences is set or not ...
    verdict - we've found new bug
    BUT ... if you link it again - by CTRL+D method - link is preserved even if option in preferences is set to off so you can have more than one InCopy Story placed as AnchoredTF in same parent Story ...
    robin
    www.adobescripts.co.uk

  • Top-level Numbering Continuation Across Files in a Book

    My department at work is looking to transition most of our files from Word to Structured Framemaker 9 (with an eye to DITA). I am trying to build a master template for this, and running into some numbering woes. I am fairly new to FM, so I'm hoping that there is an obvious solution to this issue, and it is just my inexperience standing in the way.
    Currently, documents that we do manage in framemaker are books which contain different files:
    1. Front Matter File
    2. TOC file
    3. First subject of the document
    4. Second subject of the document
    5. Etc.
    In the template, I have created the top level style as "Chapter" and set chapter numbering to continue from previous file in the book. To me, this is the most obvious way to get FM to treat the top level (only) as continued across files. Historically, the department has just maintained seperate templates for each type of file in the book (i.e., Front Matter Template, First Subject Template, Second Subject (and beyond) Template, etc.).  Because I don't envy the thought of creating and maintaining multiple structured templates with multiple EDDs to go with them, I have consolidated the templates into one master template that contains all the styles needed for whatever part of the document we are working with.
    My issues are:
    1. My team lead would like to abolish the use of the Chapter style in our books, and instead use Heading 1 as the top level in a book. Because we will be doing a lot of importing from Word, and all of our Word docs have H1 as the top level, she does not wish to have to bump all the Headings down in order to accomodate a new Chapter level on top after we import. If this is the best way to go, then how can I tell FM to continue numbering for only H1 across files?  Can I just use the <chapnum$> variable in the Heading 1 style for numbering and get away with abolishing the use of any other chapter designation?
    2. I believe it makes the most sense to set the template to continue numbering for the chapter variable from previous file in the book, since that is the most common scenario.  Then, I can reset the first chapter in the book (manually) to start numbering at 1. Is there any compelling reason not to do this? Will this cause any issues when we go to update a book, provided that we make sure to set the numbering for that first chapter file correctly? I hear that there is a way to set numbering properties for an entire book, but I cannot seem to find this feature - only setting numbering for files within a book.
    Thanks,
    Hannah

    Hannah,
    Using a single template for structured work is a good idea. The template may get big as you add master pages, etc, but management will be much easier.
    Use the <$chapnum> building block wherever you need it, such as in autonumbering for headings, tables, figures, etc. I would set the basic numbering properties in the template for the most often used case, such as a chapter. Thus, set the chapter numbering to be from previous and the page and paragraph numbering to be start at 1, if that is what you want.
    After you create the book file and add the various books, you now have a book whose documents ALL have the same numbering. So, select chapter one IN THE BOOK FILE, right-click it and select Numbering. Set the chapter to be 1. If you want the front matter and TOC pages to be arabic, select the first such chapter, right-click and select Numbering and set the page number to be i; the chapter numbering can be anything. For pages like front matter that do not show chapter numbers, you will have to create special master pages that do not use the <$chapnum> building block. You can also set a chapter number to be text, such as Index.
    Then update your book. The main point is that you set the numbering in the book file, not individual documents. If you do not, when you update the book, FrameMaker will warn you that the numbering in the book does not match the numbering in the documents. Note this is a WARNING. When you click OK, it uses the book numbering settings in the update, NOT the settings in the individual documents. So, it is always best practice to set numbering in the book file.
    I forgot to add... I am not sure how easy it will be to convert Word files into structured FrameMaker. I never do it, but others in the forum will likely have some tips about it.
    Van

  • Implement check for File Names with data into TRG table

    hi,
    I am trying to load the Multiple files names & Autonumber to oracle table T1 which is further loaded the auto-number with data to target table TRG. My problem is when the same name file comes again due to size then load it again. & also don't insert Target (TRG) table rows with same data while insert the only those records/rows which are not in Target Table(TRG) .. Is this standard approach. becoz in this way I thing loading Performance speed will b down??
    Any other or best recommended approach???/
    Thanks
    Regards,
    AMSIII
    Edited by: AMSI on Dec 11, 2012 9:54 PM

    Hey Jason,
    Create a validation of type exists. in expression 1 put:
    SELECT 1
    FROM DUAL
    WHERE UPPER(:P9_FILE) LIKE '%TEST.HTML';
    {code}
    change P9_FILE to your file browse item name and change '%TEST.HTML' to '%YOUR_FILE_NAME'
    Hope this helps,
    Tyson                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

  • Text symbol for automatic insertion of file and page data

    In Visio I have a footer on my wireframe pages that includes text symbols referencing data about the file (document name, last edited) and also the number of the page. These symbols automatically update as the data changes. I can do something similar in InDesign and Word.
    I cannot seem to find a way to do this in Fireworks. Perhaps I just don't know what the feature is called?
    --Jim

    Apologies, but you weren't particularly clear on the problems you were having in your prior post, so I was just making sure you actually found the shapes.
    You didn't ask about customizing the shapes either. If you had, we might have been able to save you the time. Auto shapes have very specific editable on-canvas features. The rest is controlled under the hood by JavaScript. It's quite likely that - had you opened the JS file - you could have made some of those edits. That's the cool thing about these shapes. You CAN change things.
    I don't pretend to be a JS guru, but when I opened the JSF file, I was able to find the variables for changing font color, size, fill color and whether the text automatically expands to fill the box, in few minutes.
    On the canvas, I can use the Subselection tool to change the width of the box and its fill, as well as the size of the text block.  I can use the customize command for the shape itself to place each piece of information on a separate line.Will you get a warning message when you resize the rectangle? Yes, because you are altering the base parameters of an object controlled by JS. Does it have a negative impact on  the shape? No.
    As for autonumbering of Pages, I isaid that this is an automatic feature in FW. You have no control over it in the current version and as I said, I do not beleive the numbering is carried over to a PDF. Beside each page name you will see a 2 digit number - that is what I was referring to.
    If you do not manually name your pages, FW will also name them onthe sequence in which they were created, Page 1, Page 2 etc. FW will NOT change that name if you change the order of the pages; it sill only update the sequence number.
    As you said yourself, you are new to Fireworks. Don't throw in the towel because of one negative experience, which could have been resolved with more knowledge of the software, or additional questions in the forum. And remember that Fireworks is not just a wireframing tool; it is also a design tool.
    Message was edited by: Jim_Babbage

  • The comma in a file name

    When importing images and changing the file name, or just changing the file name in metadata i find that if I try to use the comma key, lightroom will just replace it with a dash (-), so February 22, 2007 becomes February 22- 2007. This happening to anyone else? I'm using the 30 day trail that i downloaded off the website.

    I noticed this too, in XP Pro. I wondered if there is some problem with commas in Mac software and this 'fix' was being passed onto Windows users?
    I have to resort to renaming files afterwards when this happens. Fortunately, I use an excellent piece of freeware software, Lupas Rename (search Google). It's not the prettiest of interfaces but does a comprehensive job with left crop, right crop, autonumber, text replace, etc. It can do an entire folder in one go.
    Any chance of Adobe removing this annoyance in an update? I honestly don;t see what the problem is with a comma, at least give us an option of 'Do nothing'.
    MCV

  • FrameMaker 9 - Autonumbering of Tables/Figures not working correctly

    I have a multi-chapter book. My autonumber paragraph definitions for "Figure Title" and Table Title" are:
         F:Figure <$chapnum>-<n+>
         T:Table <$chapnum>-<n+>
    My other autonumber tags are:
         C:Chapter <n+>
         A:Appendix <A+>:
         L:<a=1>)\t
         L:<a+>)\t
         N:<n=1>.\t
         N:<n+>.\t
         •\t
         NOTE:
         Syntax:\t
         Output:\t
    My numbering formats in the file and the book file are:
    Chapter 1:
         Volume tab: Volume1 # 1
         Chapter tab: Chapter # 1
         Page tab: First Page # 1
         Paragraph tab: Restart Paragraph Numbering
    Chapter 2 (etc.):
         Volume tab: Volume1 # 1
         Chapter tab: Continue Numbering From Previous Chapter in Book
         Page tab: First Page # 1
         Paragraph tab: Continue Numbering From Previous Chapter in Book
    What I get when I update the book is:
    In Chapter 1:
         Figure 1-1
         Figure 1-2
         Table 1-1
    In Chapter 2:
         Figure 2-3
         Table 2-2
    In Chapter 3:
         Figure 3-4
         Table 3-3
    It's obvious I'm doing something wrong, but I can't for the life of me figure out what. Does anyone have any ideas?

    You didn't say how you want it to be, but FM appears to be numbering exactly
    how you've set it. The number before the dash is the chapter number and
    continues numbering from the previous chapter in the book. The number to the
    right of the dash is also numbering (as a paragraph) from the previous
    chapter in the book.
    If you want the figure number (the part after the dash) to restart in each
    chapter, you need to go to the book file, right click and choose Numbering.
    Then set  "Restart paragraph numbering" on the Paragraph tab. This will
    restart the number after the dash to 1 at the beginning of each chapter.
    I would also add that it is confusing to the reader to have Table 1-1 come
    after Figure 1-2. Check out this document, "The Case for Simple Numbering:"
    http://www.techknowledgecorp.com/nonum.html
    Mike Wickham

  • How to number Figure Titles continously across book files

    Currently in our book files, the Figure Titles restart at 1 in each book file. We would like them to number continously throughout the whole book, so that if there are 3 figures in chapter 1, the first figure in chapter 2 automatically starts at 4 (and if figures are added or deleted, the numbers update automatically when you generate the book).
    Is this possible to do or are we forced to number our figures with a chapter preface (first chapter figures are 1.1, 1.2, etc., second chapter figures are 2.1, 2.2, etc.)

    It's very possible and easy.
    1. Assign a "series label" to the paragraph format that holds the autonumber
    for your figures. I use "F:" for figures. For example, "F:Fig. <n+>.\sn" is
    the autonumber format I use.  It gives a result such as "Fig. 3. " (I also
    assign a bold character format to the autonumber format, to separate it from
    the caption text.)
    2. In the book file, select the files you want to be affected, right click
    and choose "Numbering." On the Paragraph tab, set "Continue Numbering from
    Previous Paragraph in Book."
    3. Edit> Update Book to see the result.
    4. Done!
    Series labels come in really handy. Some use separate series labels for
    tables, photos, charts, etc., but that can become confusing to readers very
    quickly. (Table 1 follows Plate 6?). It's easier and clearer to use a single
    series label for all illustrative elements.
    Mike Wickham

  • Autonumber and text in separate frames affects PDF bookmarks

    Since making a forced return in an autonumber specification does not work, I tried the solution of making the chapter heading span two text frames. The first frame is very small to handle only the one or two digits of the chapter number and a space, while the second frame is the normal text column where the chapter title is displayed. This setup allowed me to make the chapter number and heading right-adjusted on the page so that users scanning through pages can more easily find the beginning of a chapter at the outer right edge. I connected the two text frames so that they are part of the same Flow A. The autonumbering for the chapter heading was unchanged. I used the specification:
    H:<$chapnum>\sn
    Basically, this is a heading series with the <$chapnum> followed by an en space, which, after testing, provided the proper spacing after the number to force the chapter title to the next frame.
    The solution looks good in the document, in references to the chapter title, and in the TOC. The only problem is that when I print the book to PostScript and use Distiller to generate the PDF file, the PDF bookmarks have a doubled chapter number, as in:
    1 1 Introduction
    2 2 Getting Started
    3 3 Using the Interface
    I can delete the duplicated numbers manually, but I would like a way to prevent them from appearing. I don't understand why Acrobat is adding the extra chapter number when it appears nowhere duplicated within the FrameMaker process.
    Any solutions?
    Susan Self

    Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
    *Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
    *https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
    *https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

  • Auto naming files in Acrobat 9 Std

    Is there a way to have files that are scanned to Acrobat 9 Std, auto named?
    I find that the default name "untitlted" is causing problems... especially over-writing the last untitled file...
    Any help?

    Scan to TIFF in the application that came with your scanner and then import the tiffs. Not what you asked, but a better workflow. Many scanners will scan to file and autonumber them.

  • Autonumbering corrupted when converting RoboHelp HTML 5 to 8.

    everal problems:
    1 RH 8 "created" multiple definitions in my .css file for a each style.
    2 Autonumbered procedures (nested <ol> </ol> in original Help project was stable, but is not correct in RH8
    3 User documentation for Font Family is incorrect/incomplete
    4 Numbers in steps are Times Roman 12, text is Verdana 10.
    1
    css file has 3 "versions" for defined styles, p, kadov, and another one with a rh prefix. I've explicitly called out font family using text editor, but wonder which definition is being picked up in RH 8 project, and if I can/should delete the redundant definitions
    2
    The numbered list selection in the dialog box does not have an example for what I'm looking for:
    1 Step one
    2 Step two
       a. Substep one
       b. Substep two
    3 Step three
    The conversion automagically renumbered procedures with mixed <ol> and <ul> as well as nested <ol>. The result is a procedure that looks like:
    1. Step one
    2. Step two
        1. Substep one
        2. Substep two
    A. Step three
    3
    Font Set  and setting numbers to same size as paragraph text...looking for adequate documetnation on these two problems.
    Font Set documentation is obtuse, on the same page as "Font" instructions. There is no Font Set in the menu.

    1
    The fact that your CSS still contains kadov indicates that for some reason it did not upgrade properly.
    Do you have another project using the same CSS so that you could take a copy and upgrade that to see if it works second time around?
    If not, backup the CSS and edit it manually. Try www.bradsoft.com and use the free lite version of TopStyle.
    2
    Are you looking at multi level numbering? Pretty sure that simple layout is there.
    It is beginning to sound like what you you had various styles that effectivley gave you multi level numbering. What RH8 provides is different and I think you need to check it out. There is some information about it on my site. http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/rh_tour/index.htm
    3
    Sounds like you have the LI configured to Verdana but OL not configured so it is taking your browser default or you have that defined as Times.
    4
    You have four items in the heading of your post but only three in the body.
    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

  • AUTONUMBER question

    Hi Fellows.
    I'd like to ask a question. In the Oracle Migration Reference .pdf, there is a description of how to emulate MS Access AUTONUMBER data format inside an migrated db from Access to Oracle platform using triggers.
    But we found that there is no need to use any trigger for that. Inserting data either from Access or from Oracle via DBA Studio causes the AUTONUMBER value to be automatically increased.
    I would like to ask what the described trigger in the .pdf file is needed for.
    Thanks in advance.
    Marcos Yoshiaki Ibuki

    Hi Marcos,
    When an Access database is migrated to Oracle using the Migration Workbench a sequence is created holding the next value in the auto-number sequence. A trigger is then used to emulate the auto-number functionality
    provided by Access. No manual intervention is required for the database being migrated. The reason a description is provided in the reference is to make the user aware that the AUTONUMBER data type is not available in Oracle. The reference can be used by the database user should they be adding new tables post migration which require the AUTONUMBER functionality.
    I hope this answers your question,
    Could you direct any other queries to
    [email protected]

Maybe you are looking for