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# 22  
Old 01-19-2015
i ran this code exactly

Code:
#!/bin/bash
SOURCES="$HOME/Desktop/sourcepictures"
TARGET="$HOME/Desktop/orderedpictures"
LIST="$HOME/Desktop/sourcepictures/list.txt"
index="0000000" 

for image in $(cat $LIST) ; do 
    ln -s $SOURCES/$image  $TARGET/$index.jpeg
    index=$(printf %06d $(( $index + 1 )) )
done


and it worked up to a point, 8 pictures successfully in order in the orderedpictures folder
and then it said this, the files listed in list.txt is longer then 8 pictures, it is going to be any text i want

the text inside list.txt looks exactly like this

Code:
i.jpeg
n.jpeg
spacebar.jpeg
t.jpeg
h.jpeg
e.jpeg
spacebar.jpeg
b.jpeg
e.jpeg
g.jpeg
i.jpeg
n.jpeg
n.jpeg
i.jpeg
n.jpeg
g.jpeg
spacebar.jpeg
g.jpeg
o.jpeg
d.jpeg
spacebar.jpeg
c.jpeg
r.jpeg
e.jpeg
a.jpeg
t.jpeg
e.jpeg
d.jpeg
spacebar.jpeg
t.jpeg
h.jpeg
e.jpeg

this text in list.txt is just a test text for the timelapse, when the script works in full then i will add much longer text the way it is in list.txt

when i ran the code above is did 8 pictures in order and then stopped

Code:
Last login: Mon Jan 19 16:11:55 on ttys000
timothys-mbp:~ timothynorris$ /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/test.command ; exit;
/Users/timothynorris/Desktop/test.command: line 9: 000008: value too great for base (error token is "000008")
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000001.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000002.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000003.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000004.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000005.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000006.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000007.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000008.jpeg: File exists
/Users/timothynorris/Desktop/test.command: line 9: 000008: value too great for base (error token is "000008")
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000001.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000002.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000003.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000004.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000005.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000006.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000007.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000008.jpeg: File exists
/Users/timothynorris/Desktop/test.command: line 9: 000008: value too great for base (error token is "000008")
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000001.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000002.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000003.jpeg: File exists
ln: /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/orderedpictures/000004.jpeg: File exists
logout

[Process completed]


and when I add the f to -s

Code:
#!/bin/bash
SOURCES="$HOME/Desktop/sourcepictures"
TARGET="$HOME/Desktop/orderedpictures"
LIST="$HOME/Desktop/sourcepictures/list.txt"
index="0000000" 

for image in $(cat $LIST) ; do 
    ln -sf $SOURCES/$image  $TARGET/$index.jpeg
    index=$(printf %06d $(( $index + 1 )) )
done

it doesnt copy them in order to the orderedpictures folder and it still stops at 8 pictures



Code:
Last login: Mon Jan 19 16:13:20 on ttys000
timothys-mbp:~ timothynorris$ /Users/timothynorris/Desktop/test.command ; exit;
/Users/timothynorris/Desktop/test.command: line 9: 000008: value too great for base (error token is "000008")
/Users/timothynorris/Desktop/test.command: line 9: 000008: value too great for base (error token is "000008")
/Users/timothynorris/Desktop/test.command: line 9: 000008: value too great for base (error token is "000008")
logout

[Process completed]

the code i used is the same thing that you guys provided
Last edited by ilovedoritos; 01-19-2015 at 06:32 PM..
# 23  
Old 01-19-2015
Sorry, i miscounted the lines...

OK then lets redo the index recalculation.

Lets start with:
Code:
index=0
holder=0000000

Then in the loop:
Code:
link=${holder:${#index}}$index
ln -sf $SOURCES/$image  $TARGET/$link.jpeg
index=$(( $index + 1 ))

hth

NOTE:
Setting the variable link is not required, one could place the code directly on the ln line, but imho this way it is easier to read.
Last edited by sea; 01-19-2015 at 06:46 PM..
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ilovedoritos
# 24  
Old 01-19-2015
YAYYYY
i ran this and it ran.............................PERFECTSmilie Smilie Smilie


Code:
#!/bin/bash
SOURCES="$HOME/Desktop/sourcepictures"
TARGET="$HOME/Desktop/orderedpictures"
LIST="$HOME/Desktop/sourcepictures/list.txt"
index="0"
holder=0000000

for image in $(cat $LIST) ; do 

link=${holder:${#index}}$index
ln -sf $SOURCES/$image  $TARGET/$link.jpeg
index=$(( $index + 1 ))
done




there were only 32 files listed in list.txt and it did what it was supposed to with all of them and in order, now to test it on a list.txt that has 1000
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