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Subject: Re: [TMG] Picture files--how to name
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 22:14:03 -0400
References: <4.3.2.7.2.20000902121030.02060170@pop.erols.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20000904195553.00ad85c0@pop.erols.com>


Dick Cleaveland wrote:
>
> >At 04:23 PM 9/4/00, said:
> >Dick Cleaveland wrote:
> > >
> > > Since TMG can only "see" the first few characters of a file name when
> > > importing, I have chosen the following process.
> > >
> > > First, I name the file xNNNNN Surname GivenName YYMMDD.jpg (or TIF or
> > > whatever).
> > > the X is P for Portrait of an individual, F for family picture, S for
> > > gravestone and M for Miscellaneous.
> >
> >And if you unload to a non windows based ISP how does it handle the
> >spaces in the names?? I think its a good idea to stay away from them.
>
> If by "unload" I guess you mean upload. TMG renames the images in the form
> IMG00009.JPG which is fine for any ISP.
>

Yep, the spell corrector got me. You had better make sure though that
if the files are being renamed they are also being renamed the same way
in the reports that uses them or they wont work.
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