tricky catalogue question

[lxlx]

hi,

I want to work with some of my files in LR, which I have listed in a textfile. So I need to get LR somehow to read that list of filenames and sort-of mark them in the catalogue (so that I can go on working with them).
EDIT: or how do I search for multiple files at once (e.g filter>text>filename>search "1.nef, 2.nef, ...")
Any ideas would be gladly appreciated!
thanks

 

[clee01l]

Ixix,
Welcome to the forum.

The easiest way for you to let LR find your image files is to use a Smart Collection that you have modified outside of LR. A Smart Collection is nothing more than a special XML text file I have included an example below. All you need to do is replicate the bracketed "{}" values and substitute your filename for <filename>. You can also use partial names like 'IMGP' for files that might be 'IMGP'''1', IMGP'''2, IMGP'''3, etc

Once you create your Smart Collection text file, give it a name and the extension ".lrsmcol" The import that file into the Smart collection panel by right clicking in the panel (not on the panel heading).

s = {
id = "6A4'5649-E94B-4EB9-83'C-ACCF1D64A388",
internalName = "MyFiles",
title = "MyFiles",
type = "LibrarySmartCollection",
value = {
{
criteria = "filename",
operation = "any",
value = "<filename1>",
value2 = "",
},
{
criteria = "filename",
operation = "any",
value = "<filename1>",
value2 = "",
},
combine = "union",
},
version = ',
}

 

[johnbeardy]

You don't really need to do this in an external text file. Instead, just create a smart collection and paste the list of filenames as a condition.

John

 

[clee01l]

[quote author=johnbeardy link=topic=9764.msg66122#msg66122 date=127316377']
You don't really need to do this in an external text file. Instead, just create a smart collection and paste the list of filenames as a condition.

John
[/quote] Untill I tried it, I did not believe it, but you can paste a string of file names in the input field of a SC rule. Thanks for teaching this old dog a new trick.

 

[johnbeardy]

It's not perfect though - just as smart collections should be a lot better. Depending on the filenames in the list and in the catalogue, there can be false positives.