Finder file name display

None of my files in a finder window are arranged in alphabetical order. How can I re-arrange them into alphabetical order? Thanks in advance.

Arranging by name doesn't seem to list files alphabetically if your view mode is 'columns' - it works in the other modes - does anyone have the same problem and if so how to fix it? Any advice would be much appreciated

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How do I find file names containing special character

hi all
I need your help with a code that deals with finding file names containing special characters like * / \ : ? " |
the reason is I am doing a project that transfer files and folders from Mac to Windows. But names containing above characters cant be moved to windows.
the part of the code I write is like this
set illegal_syntax to paragraphs of (do shell script "find " & quoted form of POSIX path of oneFolder & " -name '*'")
if (illegal_syntax is not equal to {""}) then
repeat with each_record in illegal_syntax
do shell script "/usr/bin/ditto -c -k -rsrc --keepParent " & quoted form of each_record & space & quoted form of (each_record & ".zip")
end repeat
end if
First of all that '' will gives me an error.
Second, what i tried to do is once the file/folder is found, zip it at current location. But the problem is how can I zip it without the special character? or should I just give it a name, like "originalfile.zip";?
Last, or maybe you have better idea to deal with this situation? BTW, I can not rename or delete the file/folder because customer won't allow me to do it.

The backslash is used to escape characters in AppleScript, so if you want to use it in a string you need to escape the escape character, for example "\\*".
You could set the name of the archive by replacing the illegal character with another one, such as an underscore:
<pre title="this text can be pasted into the Script Editor" style="font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 10px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid #000000; width: 720px; color: #000000; background-color: #FFDDFF; overflow: auto">set each_record to "some*file*name" -- example
set {TempTID, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, "*"}
set the ItemList to text items of each_record
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "_"
set each_record to the ItemList as text
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to TempTID
log each_record --> some_file_name
</pre>

File name display

I could have sworn that I have used a setting in idvd that displays the file name along with the picture in a slideshow. Now I cant find this feature. I'm using idvd 6. Help?
Chas

Chas,
I'm not an iPhoto user, and my comment was based on simple bringing some photos into iDVD from my desktop.
I just did some experimenting and found that:
If your images are in an iPhoto album with title and caption information AND IF you bring the images into an iDVD slideshow from the Media>Photos>iPhoto tab, the information IS imported and will show if you have selected to do so by clicking on the Settings button in the slideshow workspace.
Sorry for the confusion.

How to create a program to find files then display results to be clickable?

Hello,
I am trying to find files based on extension name. It searches through all child folders from the parent folder to find files.
This program example, Dupe File Finder shows "Name, Path, and Size" as results. This looks like a JTable without gridlines?
http://www.softpicks.net/screenshots/Dupe-File-Finder.gif
Files from the results will be opened differently when double clicked based on their extensions (.java, .jar. .bat. .vow). EX, .java extension opens in Firefox that displays clear text.
Jtable Component:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/table.html
All I can find is JTable class. I do not think JTable has the best tools to do this. What's your advice related to this program?
Once I finish this program, I intend to make it find duplicate contents in excel files through the parent folder. Then it displays the list of duplicate files. Importing excel files in the mysql database might get the job done, but I still need to create a graphical user interface.
Any help would be appreciated.

This looks like a JTable without gridlines?right.
All I can find is JTable class. I do not think JTable has the best tools to do this. What's your advice related to this program?JTable has all the facilities which you can think of e.g. the first column in the shown table has a checkbox, this is also possible using JTable, you can set different CellRenderers and CellEditors to customize the table (carry on reading the tutorial, you will find it all there). I would suggest go ahead with JTable.
Thanks!

Finding file name

Hi,
I use this command "find . -name "*.html" | xargs cat | grep "searchCriteria" " to find string searchCriteria in any file having html as extension.
I get the output searchCriteria if that string is in the file name.. But, what if I want to know the location of html file from which searchCriteria was displayed?
Regards,

The grep command does not need "cat":
find . -iname "*.html" | xargs grep -i "Search Criteria"(match and search is also case insensitive)
I get the output searchCriteria if that string is in the file name.. But, what if I want to know the location of html file from which searchCriteria was displayed?Not sure if I understand you here. Can you give an example?
Edited by: Dude on Jul 1, 2011 1:18 AM

Image File Name Displayed

Hi, I’m new to Numbers and would like to know how to automate a text feild so when a JPEG is position ed the text field automaticly displays the JPEGs file name. I need this for my invoices because I have to document my work with a JPEG (Graphic Design). Any help out there?

(1) If you inserted a picture out of a table, you may get its filename thru Inspector > Metrics > File Info
(2) If you inserted the picture in a cell, you can't get info from the Inspector.
In both cases there is no way to automatically insert the file name in a cell.
Given that, I quickly wrote a script doing the trick.
--[SCRIPT insertPictureWithName]
Enregistrer le script en tant que Script : insertPictureWithName.scpt
déplacer le fichier ainsi créé dans le dossier
<VolumeDeDémarrage>:Users:<votreCompte>:Library:Scripts:Applications:Numbers:
Il vous faudra peut-être créer le dossier Numbers et peut-être même le dossier Applications.
sélectionner la ou les cellules où insérer une image et son titre
menu Scripts > Numbers > insertPictureWithName
Choisir un fichier image dans le dialogue Choose File
Le script ouvre le dossier contenant le fichier sélectionné
copie celui-ci dans le presse-papiers
insère le nom dans la table pointée
colle l'image dans la cellule pointée.
--=====
L'aide du Finder explique:
L'Utilitaire AppleScript permet d'activer le Menu des scripts :
Ouvrez l'Utilitaire AppleScript situé dans le dossier Applications/AppleScript.
Cochez la case "Afficher le menu des scripts dans la barre de menus".
--=====
Save the script as a Script: insertPictureWithName.scpt
Move the newly created file into the folder:
<startup Volume>:Users:<yourAccount>:Library:Scripts:Applications:Numbers:
Maybe you would have to create the folder Numbers and even the folder Applications by yourself.
Select the target cell(s)
menu Scripts > Numbers > insertPictureWithName
Select a picture file in the Choose File dialog
The script opens the folder containing the file
copy it in the clipboard
insert its name in the table
paste the picture in the target cell.
--=====
The Finder's Help explains:
To make the Script menu appear:
Open the AppleScript utility located in Applications/AppleScript.
Select the "Show Script Menu in menu bar" checkbox.
--=====
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France)
2010/05/23
--=====
on run
GUI scripting must be active
my activateGUIscripting()
Get infos about the target cell(s)
set {dName, sName, tName, rname, rowNum1, colNum1, rowNum2, colNum2} to my getSelParams()
Choose a picture file which may be : Jpeg, Png, Tiff, Pict, Pdf, Bmp, Gif
set thePict to choose file of type {"public.jpeg", "public.png", "public.tiff", "com.apple.pict", "com.adobe.pdf", "com.microsoft.bmp", "com.compuserve.gif"} without invisibles
tell application "Finder"
set PictName to name of thePict -- grab the picture's name
open (container of thePict) -- open the folder containing the picture
select thePict -- select the picture
end tell
my raccourci("Finder", "c", "c") -- copy to the clipboard
tell application "Numbers" to tell document dName to tell sheet sName to tell table tName
Define the coordinates of the cell to store the picture's name
if (not colNum1 = colNum2) or (not rowNum1 = rowNum2) then
set rr to rowNum2
set cc to colNum2
else
if colNum1 = (count columns) then add column after last column
set rr to rowNum1
set cc to colNum1 + 1
end if
Insert the picture's name
set value of cell rr of column cc to PictName
set selection range to range (name of cell rowNum1 of column colNum1)
end tell
my raccourci("Numbers", "v", "c") (* Paste the picture *)
end run
--=====
set { dName, sName, tName, rname, rowNum1, colNum1, rowNum2, colNum2} to my getSelParams()
on getSelParams()
local r_Name, t_Name, s_Name, d_Name, col_Num1, row_Num1, col_Num2, row_Num2
set {d_Name, s_Name, t_Name, r_Name} to my getSelection()
if r_Name is missing value then
if my parleAnglais() then
error "No selected cells"
else
error "Il n'y a pas de cellule sélectionnée !"
end if
end if
set two_Names to my decoupe(r_Name, ":")
set {row_Num1, col_Num1} to my decipher(item 1 of two_Names, d_Name, s_Name, t_Name)
if item 2 of two_Names = item 1 of two_Names then
set {row_Num2, col_Num2} to {row_Num1, col_Num1}
else
set {row_Num2, col_Num2} to my decipher(item 2 of two_Names, d_Name, s_Name, t_Name)
end if
return {d_Name, s_Name, t_Name, r_Name, row_Num1, col_Num1, row_Num2, col_Num2}
end getSelParams
--=====
set {rowNumber, columnNumber} to my decipher(cellRef,docName,sheetName,tableName)
apply to named row or named column !
on decipher(n, d, s, t)
tell application "Numbers" to tell document d to tell sheet s to tell table t to return {address of row of cell n, address of column of cell n}
end decipher
--=====
set { d_Name, s_Name, t_Name, r_Name} to my getSelection()
on getSelection()
local _, theRange, theTable, theSheet, theDoc, errMsg, errNum
tell application "Numbers" to tell document 1
repeat with i from 1 to the count of sheets
tell sheet i
set x to the count of tables
if x > 0 then
repeat with y from 1 to x
try
(selection range of table y) as text
on error errMsg number errNum
set {_, theRange, _, theTable, _, theSheet, _, theDoc} to my decoupe(errMsg, quote)
return {theDoc, theSheet, theTable, theRange}
end try
end repeat -- y
end if -- x>0
end tell -- sheet
end repeat -- i
end tell -- document
return {missing value, missing value, missing value, missing value}
end getSelection
--=====
on parleAnglais()
local z
try
tell application "Numbers" to set z to localized string "Cancel"
on error
set z to "Cancel"
end try
return (z is not "Annuler")
end parleAnglais
--=====
on decoupe(t, d)
local l
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to d
set l to text items of t
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ""
return l
end decoupe
--=====
on activateGUIscripting()
tell application "System Events"
if not (UI elements enabled) then set (UI elements enabled) to true (* to be sure than GUI scripting will be active *)
end tell
end activateGUIscripting
--=====
==== Uses GUIscripting ====
This handler may be used to 'type' text, invisible characters if the third parameter is an empty string.
It may be used to 'type' keyboard raccourcis if the third parameter describe the required modifier keys.
I changed its name « shortcut » to « raccourci » to get rid of a name conflict in Smile.
on raccourci(a, t, d)
local k
tell application a to activate
tell application "System Events" to tell application process a
set frontmost to true
try
t * 1
if d is "" then
key code t
else if d is "c" then
key code t using {command down}
else if d is "a" then
key code t using {option down}
else if d is "k" then
key code t using {control down}
else if d is "s" then
key code t using {shift down}
else if d is in {"ac", "ca"} then
key code t using {command down, option down}
else if d is in {"as", "sa"} then
key code t using {shift down, option down}
else if d is in {"sc", "cs"} then
key code t using {command down, shift down}
else if d is in {"kc", "ck"} then
key code t using {command down, control down}
else if d is in {"ks", "sk"} then
key code t using {shift down, control down}
else if (d contains "c") and (d contains "s") and d contains "k" then
key code t using {command down, shift down, control down}
else if (d contains "c") and (d contains "s") and d contains "a" then
key code t using {command down, shift down, option down}
end if
on error
repeat with k in t
if d is "" then
keystroke (k as text)
else if d is "c" then
keystroke (k as text) using {command down}
else if d is "a" then
keystroke k using {option down}
else if d is "k" then
keystroke (k as text) using {control down}
else if d is "s" then
keystroke k using {shift down}
else if d is in {"ac", "ca"} then
keystroke (k as text) using {command down, option down}
else if d is in {"as", "sa"} then
keystroke (k as text) using {shift down, option down}
else if d is in {"sc", "cs"} then
keystroke (k as text) using {command down, shift down}
else if d is in {"kc", "ck"} then
keystroke (k as text) using {command down, control down}
else if d is in {"ks", "sk"} then
keystroke (k as text) using {shift down, control down}
else if (d contains "c") and (d contains "s") and d contains "k" then
keystroke (k as text) using {command down, shift down, control down}
else if (d contains "c") and (d contains "s") and d contains "a" then
keystroke (k as text) using {command down, shift down, option down}
end if
end repeat
end try
end tell
end raccourci
--=====
--[/SCRIPT]
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) dimanche 23 mai 2010 11:29:06

Finding File Name And Using It To Place The Graphic Using VBscript

I'm trying to find a file name (example, <place:E:\logo.tif>) in each text frame if it's there, then remove the text from the frame and then place the file in the frame. This is to get around the feature missing from InDesign that is in PageMaker that allowed you to import inline graphics using tagged text. Below is what I have come up with so far. The file name is currently hard coded in the example below.
Thanks,
Archie
For I = 1 to cInt(myMountNumber)
Set myTextFrames = myDocument.TextFrames
Set myCurrentFrame = myTextFrames.Item(I)
If myCurrentFrame.Texts.ItemByRange (1,7).Contents = "<Place:" Then
Set myLastCharacter = myCurrentFrame.Characters.Item(-2)
myCurrentFrame.Texts.ItemByRange (1,myLastCharacter).Item(1).Contents = ""
myCurrentFrame.InsertionPoints.Item(1).Place ("E:\sxs\pm65\Sundco.jpg")
myCurrentFrame.Fit idFitOptions.idProportionally
End If
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' For I = 1 to cInt(myMountNumber) For I = 1 to myDoc.TextFrames.Counts ' I think your myMountNumber is equal to TextFramesCount ' Set myTextFrames = myDocument.TextFrames ' Set myCurrentFrame = myTextFrames.Item(I) ' you don't need to get reference to ALL TextFrames in EACH iteration Set myCurrentFrame = myDocument.TextFrames.Item(I) ' get reference to Ith TextFrame in document ' If myCurrentFrame.Texts.ItemByRange (1,7).Contents = "<Place:" Then If left(myCurrentFrame.Texts.Item(1).Contents,7) = "<Place:" Then ' looks better and should be faster ' Set myLastCharacter = myCurrentFrame.Characters.Item(-2) ' myCurrentFrame.Texts.ItemByRange (1,myLastCharacter).Item(1).Contents = "" ' you don't need these lines - you will delete contents in PLACE line ' myCurrentFrame.InsertionPoints.Item(1).Place ("E:\sxs\pm65\Sundco.jpg") myFile = Mid(myCurrentFrame.Texts.Item(1),8) ' get all after "<Place:" myFile = Split(myFile,">")(0) ' get all to ">" ' small trick ;) when split - get array - but we can use (0) to refere to first element myCurrentFrame.Texts.Item(1).Place(myFile) myCurrentFrame.Fit idFitOptions.idProportionally End If Next and I don't think that iterating TextFrames collection is good way ... you should iterate Stories collection and refer to first TextFrame - unles you are sure what you are doing ;) and you have Stories where each TextFrame will have image inside ... robin -- www.adobescripts.com

Music files in the Finder: File Names Obscured

OS X 10.10.2.
When I search for music in the Finder, it returns metadata titles instead of the file names.
The reason I do a music search in the finder is to sort and edit the actual file names. Not happy.
General, Finder and Spotlight preferences just shrug at me.
Any ideas?

BeeblePete wrote:
If so, that's really unfortunate. It means I can't use search to see and resolve duplicate or inconsistent file names. It kind of dilutes the Finder's role as a file manager, when there's already an app for managing the metadata (iTunes).
Well, in Apple's world, you don't manage files. You manage Music, and Photos, etc.
If you just open a Finder window without searching, you can manage the files as files.
The best solution I can think of for the duplicates is to turn on the status bar. If you create a search folder for kind:music and sort by name, you'll see all the duplicate titles. When you select one, it will show the path at the bottom of the window, including file name. You can arrow between the files to determine where you have duplicates and delete or move as desired.

Annoying new Finder file name editing setting

This is new in Leopard and it is beginning to annoy me very much. It happens when editing file names in a sub-folder view – the one where the expand arrow is expanded.
When editing a long file name I am used to using the arrow keys (up places the insertion point at the beginning; down places it at the end; left and right move it left and right). Hold down the left arrow key to get to the middle of the text quickly and the sub-folder closes. Previous to Leopard the command key+left arrow did this, not just the arrow on it's own. This means that you either have to use to mouse to click where you want to edit, or press the left arrow key multiple.
I have the key repeat rate set to high so the insertion point moves quickly.
Has anyone else seen this?

Yes, it's a bug. Please report it to the link below - the more the merrier:
http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter/
On the bright side, at least they finally fixed Option-Right Arrow for disclosure triangles.

File name display in delete dialog box

In the course of working with photos in Lightroom, I've noticed a small user interface issue that can lead to confusion while deleting photos.
In Explorer, a highlighted file is directly tied to any action selected via right click. For example, if I have file1 selected and I right click on file2, the focus changes to file2 and it is highlighted.
In Lightroom, the highlight does not follow when an image is selected via right click. If I'm viewing photo1 and it is highlighted, right clicking on photo2 only changes the filename display above the filmstrip.
Normally, this change in filename display would be sufficient visual feedback to be comfortable while deleting a file. However, if Lightroom is in the process of "Loading..." an image, there is sometimes a delay in the filename display update and more than once, I've had to pause to make sure I'm deleting the proper image.
I've noticed this most frequently when switching back from Photoshop. If I've opened a Lightroom image in Photoshop (as a PSD) but decided not to move forward with the work, I'll switch back to Lightroom to delete the newly-created PSD. During this process, I'll hit a "Loading..." delay and and the filename display above the filmstrip will lag as I try to right click and delete what I think is the PSD.
A simple solution, and one that I'd suspect users would appreciate given the value of RAW images, would be to display the name of the file(s) being deleted in the confirmation dialog box. If it's an important enough decision to warrant a multi-option dialog box, I think there's obvious value in confirming what is being deleted.
Another item that came to mind -- It would be great if there was a preference setting that locked the user from deleting RAW images. That way, I'd never have to worry about selecting a RAW instead of a PSD and it would address some of the anxiety that comes with placing master images so close to PSDs from later in the workflow.

Hi
You can not use File-Upload UI element inside confirmation dialog ,because there is no provision to add any UI ,except Button.
Please avoid my previous reply .
Best Regards
Satish Kumar
Edited by: satish jhariya on Mar 3, 2009 11:29 AM

Cannot find '\\file\name'. Verify the path or Internet address is correct. Cannot find any answer any where in this forum.

I cannot find any answer any where in this forum. PLEASE Help!!! I'm receiving this error message every I click on the link, this only happen
on the desktop, but Laptop has no problem to access the file, and everyone else in my group --they don't have issue.
Run Windows 7 Enterprise SP 1, IE ver 9 and 11
Thanks in advance.
Akira

Hi,
Could please clarify the steps to reproduce this issue? Did this issue occur when clicking on a link in an email message within Outlook?
If I didn't misunderstand it, please first try to log into the web mail to check if this issue persists.
If problem didn't exist in webmail, please try to open your Internet Explorer with no add-on mode to troubleshoot the issue. See:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976915/en-us
If above didn't fix the issue, please try to reset your Internet Explorer to check the result:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737/en-us
Note: Resetting Internet Explorer isn't reversible, and all previous settings are lost after the reset.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Steve Fan
TechNet Community Support

File Name of Image Displayed in PSE 8 does not match File Path Name in Windows 7

I recently got a new computer .I upgraded on my Windows XP computer from PSE 5.0 to PSE 8.0. I then moved my files to the new computer running Windows 7 following the instructions I received on an earlier post. I copied the catalog folder and the picture folders on the C drive from the old to the new computer (catalog folder to location specified in System Info; images to My Pictures). Everything appears to have worked beautifully without having to go through a big Reconnect struggle. The organzer appears to have found all of the images and I can bring them up in Editor as well. However, when I look at the properties of a given image the full file name displayed is what it was on XP, i.e., C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\My Pictures\<folder name>\<file name> rather than the path as it is in Windows 7, i.e., C:\Users\<user name>\My Pictures\<folder name>\<file name>. I am new to Windows 7 so maybe I am missing something unique to Windows 7 but I would appreciate any information.

You're observing the special folder aliases that Vista and Windows 7 create to preserve backward compatibility (Microsoft keeps changing how and where users' documents are stored). On Windows 7:
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\My Pictures
is a special kind of alias to the folder:
C:\Users\<user name>\Pictures
(And C:\Users<user name>\My Pictures is yet another kind of Windows 7 special alias, a "library", that includes the folder C:\Users<user name>\Pictures.)
Whenever an application like PSE refers to the old location, C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\My Pictures, Windows automatically translates that under the covers to C:\Users\<user name>\Pictures. But Windows Explorer is configured to prevent you from accessing C:\Documents and Settings\ interactively -- only programs like PSE are able to do that. Microsoft wants users of Windows Explorer to always use the "new" name, C:\Users\<user name>\Pictures.
In your case, your catalog contained the old XP folder paths, and Windows is automatically translating them on the fly to the new paths, unbeknownst to PSE.
Like most such backward-compatibility hacks, this does not work perfectly. PSE thinks that the old path and the new path refer to two completely different folders. I'm not positive, but I think there are opportunities for PSE to get confused by that. When you import new photos, they will get recorded in the catalog under the new folder paths.
In my previous recommendation for how to move to the new computer, I had assumed that you would most likely be changing user names and photo locations, and thus you would be forced to do a Reconnect, and you wouldn't have encountered this. If I had thought you weren't going to need a Reconnect, I would have recommended not using this method but rather using Backup/Restore (my first recommended method) -- my bad.
It may well be that your current catalog and PSE will work well enough. But there is at least a small risk that down the road PSE will get confused by the old and new folder names. The easiest way to avoid that risk would be to start over and use the Backup/Restore method for moving your catalog, whch is more effort on your part. But because I don't fully understand the risk, I can't tell you whether you should be worried about it. Definitely do some testing: editing, importing and editing new photos, use Display > Folder Location view, try renaming and moving old photos to new folders, try the Photo Downloader, etc.

Displaying File name

When my clients meet with me, I use the iPod photo functionality to view their photos and make decisions. However, it would make things easier if I knew which photo they liked, amongst a group of similar-posed photos. Using the file name in Bridge makes things easy, but I can't get the iPod to do the same.
Is there a way to have the file name display over the photo that I'm viewing?
Thanks!

When my clients meet with me, I use the iPod photo functionality to view their photos and make decisions. However, it would make things easier if I knew which photo they liked, amongst a group of similar-posed photos. Using the file name in Bridge makes things easy, but I can't get the iPod to do the same.
Is there a way to have the file name display over the photo that I'm viewing?
Thanks!

Using File Name as Watermark

Is it possible to export a JPEG version of a photo with the file name displayed on the photo? This would be useful for a big proofing job I have. I haven't been able to find any info on this in Aperture support or even any third party software for this purpose in a general internet search. Any ideas? Thanks!

The free and rather good plug-in BorderFX will allow you to position metadata on top of the image and export as a JPG file.
If PDF will do, Aperture includes good tools to create contact sheets with metadata. These can be saved as PDFs from the OS X print dialog (i.e.: not the Aperture dialog, on which you format the page, but the next one, from which you actually send the job to the printer).

Identifying image and video file names in my presentation

I want to identify the file names of all the images and videos in my Keynote presentation so that I can re-assemble the presentation in Final Cut Pro . . . I thought that just using Inspector might give me the file names, but it only shows me what the image or video looks like, but not the file names.
My photo images are not in iPhoto (I don't use iPhoto), they're in various other folders.
Thank you.

There are two ways to find file names of media used in Keynote:
1
for a few images, select the images on the slide
Inspector > Builds
click on more options
if there are no builds set up, choose an effect
the file name will display in the build order:
2
It is more usefull and easier to do the following:
right click the Keynote file and select Show Package Contents
all the images and QuickTime files will be listed
you can make a screen grab to make a note of the file names (in finder - command shift 4)
the files can be copied to a folder and imported into other applications for further work

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