Renaming Images from Text File

Question

Hello,
I am trying to rename images in a folder to match the names within in a text file. The names in the text file are all unique, so using a rename batch like example-1.jpg, example-2.jpg, etc. won't work. I have matched the structure between both the name and image file, so I need automator to traverse down the text file and add each unique name to the corresponding image.
If anyone has some help for this it will greatly be appreciated! Thanks

Answer 1

I wrote you a shell script that will do the job.
First, put all your images into a folder (if you haven't already done so). Make a copy of the folder for safety's sake (I tested the script and it should work fine, but it's always good to have a backup).
Now, make sure each new name in the text file is on its own line. Rename the file to "list.txt" and put it in the same folder as the images (better make a copy of the list, too).
Now, download this file: http://danielrichman.com/tmp/file_rename.sh
Put it in the same folder as your images.
Now, open Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal and type the following (without quotes):
"cd "
Then open up the Finder window that contains the images. In the title bar of the window, there's a little folder icon. Drag the icon into the Terminal window. (You should see the path copied.)
Then, in Terminal, press enter.
Then copy this (and press enter at the end):
"chmod a+x ./file_rename.sh"
Then, do this:
"./file_rename.sh"
That should be it! Please let me know how it goes.
Good luck!
ddr