I have a similar problem. I have imported many folders-full of images into a database. I hold a thumbnail and the filepath. I use scripts to place the images into Quark or InDesign.
Now, if 2 or 3 new images are supplied, I would like to be able to import path and thumbnail directly. As it is I have to move all the existing images in that folder into a sub-folder, import the parent folder, then move the others out again. I've seen image importing done individually using Photoshop but I'd rather not open that can of worms! Steve's solution was interesting, but the thousands of images I already have only store thumbnails, and I can't use that to extract the path. Any more ideas? Emma On 18/9/09 19:32, "Landy Atkinson" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have used the Import File script step to import whole folders of > images and a very important side benefit is that you also get the File > Name, File Path and Image Thumbnail. Knowing the image path, lets me > parse the path to get other useful information based on the directory > structure (such as the year and topic the imported file came from) > that I put in the database along with the image. This is very useful > in searching the database for the images I want. {NOTE: This only > work because as the images are saved from the camera to the server, I > am careful about creating a YEAR folder with TOPIC folders inside.} > > If I want to import a single image into the database, I have found no > such nice solution. The Import Picture script step lets me select the > desired image and gets it into the container field, but does not let > me know the FILE NAME or the PATH from whence it came. Any ideas how > to set up a script to import single images and also keep track of the > filename and where it came from? Getting a thumbnail may be nice for > a list view of images, but is not all that important to me. > > -Landy > > ---------------------------------- > Inbound email scanned by Mimecast. > ---------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fourninety Limited, a member company of the Media Square plc group. Registered in England No. 3737606. Registered address Clarence Mill, Clarence Road, Bollington, Cheshire. SK10 5JZ Confidentiality Notice: The information in this document and any attachments are confidential. It is intended only for the use of the named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient please notify us immediately and delete this document. The contents on this document must not be disclosed to any other person nor may any copies be taken. The views of the author may not represent the views of the Company. Security Warning: This e-mail has been created in the knowledge that Internet e-mail is not a 100% secure communications medium. All liability for any claims arising as a result of using this medium to transmit information by us or to us is excluded to the extent permitted by law. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
