after batch renaming a list of files, they are now out of order

Report · Jan 30, 2024

I am running Adobe Bridge version 14.0.1.137 on Windows 10 Enterprise

After batch renaming, in the same folder, a list of files sorted by file name, starting with sequence number 1 with up to four digits, I am finding them out of order. I have also tried the move to another folder option.

It's a simple task: I scan the pages of a book then batch rename the scanned pages, when I step thru the newly named files I come across pages that are now out of order.

For Example, after batch renaming pages 1 thru 15 I now see the pages appearing in the following order

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 6, 7, 8, 9

AB does not do this consistently, it is a sporadic problem but it happens more times than not.

Report · Jan 30, 2024

Can you give examples of the file names?

Do you pad the sequence numbers with zeros?

001

002

003

Report · Jan 31, 2024

I do not pad the starting sequence number with zeroes, I always start with the single digit 1

1st line of New Filenames: Text - author's last name suffixed with an underscore(_), Second line: Text - author's first initial suffixed with an underscore then the starting Sequence Number is always the single digit 1 and I take the default of "four digits" for sequencing, see attachment.

Here is a sample of the file names that I rename ...

pic_2023-12-21_122754_R

pic_2023-12-21_123051_R

pic_2023-12-21_123101_R

The scanner builds file type tif. pic_ is just some text the scanner prefixes the file name with. The file name takes on a date and 24 hour time stamp as I proceed thru the book. The R means that the scan is from the right side of the page. I always sort the list of files by name ascending sequence before I perform a batch rename.

After batch rename finishes they look like this if the author's name is, for example, John Smith.

Smith_J_0001

Smith_J_0002

Smith_J_0003

Thanks!

Report · Jan 31, 2024

Using four digits for your sequence number is what I meant by "padding". The added 0's beofre the sequence number makes sorting more reliable, except it's not working correctly.

Is the problem is that your renamed files are displayed like this when sorted by filename?

Smith_J_0001.tif
Smith_J_0002.tif
Smith_J_0003.tif
Smith_J_0004.tif
Smith_J_0005.tif
Smith_J_0010.tif
Smith_J_0011.tif
Smith_J_0012.tif
Smith_J_0013.tif
Smith_J_0014.tif
Smith_J_0015.tif
Smith_J_0006.tif
Smith_J_0007.tif
Smith_J_0008.tif
Smith_J_0009.tif

Or is the problem that the numbers (e.g., 0006) do not match the page numbers in the book (e.g., page 6)?

Report · Jan 31, 2024

"Or is the problem that the numbers (e.g., 0006) do not match the page numbers in the book (e.g., page 6)?" Yes!

(batch rename input file sorted by filename ascending)

Page #1 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122750_R after batch rename Smith_J_0001.tif is now Page #1
Page #2 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122755_R after batch rename Smith_J_0002.tif  is now Page #2
Page #3 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122800_R after batch rename Smith_J_0003.tif is now Page #3
Page #4 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122805_R after batch rename Smith_J_0004.tif   is now Page #4
Page #5 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122810_R after batch rename Smith_J_0005.tif is now Page #5
Page #6 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122815_R after batch rename Smith_J_0006.tif is now Page #10 wrong
Page #7 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122820_R after batch rename Smith_J_0007.tif is now Page #11 wrong
Page #8 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122825_R after batch rename Smith_J_0008.tif   is now Page #12 wrong
Page #9 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122830_R after batch rename Smith_J_0009.tif is now Page #13   wrong
Page #10 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122835_R after batch rename Smith_J_0010.tif   is now Page #14   wrong
Page #11 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122840_R after batch rename Smith_J_0011.tif   is now Page #15 wrong
Page #12 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122845_R after batch rename Smith_J_0012.tif is now Page #6   wrong
Page #13 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122850_R after batch rename Smith_J_0013.tif   is now Page #7  wrong
Page #14 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122855_R after batch rename Smith_J_0014.tif   is now Page #8 wrong
Page #15 after scan in pic_2023-12-21_122900_R after batch rename Smith_J_00015tif is now Page #9 wrong

This does not happen all the time, it happens intermittently which makes doing this job frustrating. It started happening again one day so I rebooted my laptop and the problem temporarly went away. So I'm thinking this is some kind of memory or code corruption bug. What do you think?

Report · Jan 31, 2024

...and in what order do you have Bridge's sort order set to display files? By filename, by date created etc.

Report · Jan 31, 2024

I always have the files sorted by file name before a batch rename because the scanner builds its filenames using a date and timestamp. As I progress thru the book they are then in a natural order as I continue to scan each page. Here is a sample of what they look like ...

pic_2023-12-21_122754_R (this might be page 1 of a book)

pic_2023-12-21_123051_R (this would then be page two)

pic_2023-12-21_123101_R (and this, page three)

Thanks!

Report · Jan 31, 2024

Oops ... never mind, I just found the drop down "sort by" menu in the top right corner of the screen!

Report · Jan 31, 2024

Here's a screen shot of what I see just before I start a batch rename, notice the file name column is in ascending order, see attachment. I don't see a drop down "sort by" menu like yours. Thanks