Author Topic: Documents Organizer (Read 16,675 times)

Contro · « **on:** April 10, 2011, 01:38 PM »

Do you know a soft to scan a folder and subfolders and output all in shorcut's mode to a destination folder organized cronologically.
That's :
source folder : By example Y:\datos
to destination folder : by example Y:\Crono
with the subfolders 2011 to make reference to year
containing the subfolder 06.2011 to make reference to month
and finally containing the subfolder 12.06.2011 to make reference to the date.
Able to control years, months, and days of the creation file.
Able to exclude from the source folder some extensions of file.

Best Regards

ha14 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2011, 02:22 PM »

Hi

File organization tips: 9 ideas for managing files and folders
http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/productivity/files.aspx

Digital Janitor
http://davidevitelaru.com/software/digital-janitor/

Contro · « **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2011, 03:12 PM »

Digital Janitor doesn't.

I knew the 9 ideas. What I need now is the 7th idea.......

IainB · « **Reply #3 on:** April 17, 2011, 01:12 PM »

I'm not sure, because I haven't actually tried to do this but have previously done something similar, but xplorer² seems to be able to handle this sort of thing pretty well.
I would need to read the manual and try it out to be sure though.

Contro · « **Reply #4 on:** April 17, 2011, 04:35 PM »

Please confirm

Best Regards

cmpm · « **Reply #5 on:** April 17, 2011, 05:45 PM »

You could try Benubird, it handles most all extensions.
Include/exclude folders, subfolders and lots of extensions.
It's made to work with documents mainly, but .exe's are an option.
Not so sure about the dating of folders, I haven't tried that.
It will list all the files you want without actually moving the file.
Free so maybe worth a shot, works on Windows 7.

http://www.debenu.com/benubird/download.php

Contro · « **Reply #6 on:** April 17, 2011, 05:48 PM »

I'll try and comments

Contro · « **Reply #7 on:** April 17, 2011, 05:57 PM »

First sight : publicity

Sorry, but I don't see any relation with what I need.

I have a bad impression of your program.

Perhaps you can make publicity with the subject adequate

Best Regards

IainB · « **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2011, 07:59 AM »

I tried this just now, rather quickly, in xplorer².
It can generate the sorted file listing in just about any form you want and with various filters. That should be able to meet the requirements.
Then it can create shortcuts for all the files listed, as an immediate batch operation. The shortcuts are output to the Desktop folder by default, but that default could probably be changed.
Thereafter it gets messy. The shortcuts do not inherit the date. If the shortcuts pointed to a folder name which contained a date, then Xplorer² could sort on that text in the shortcut, so you could get a date order out of that.

None of this is automatic. You would have to do it manually within xplorer², though I suppose you could write a batch job to automate it - or some aspects of it.
An expert user of xplorer² would probably be able to do better than I.

You can download a free trial of xplorer² and try it for yourself: http://zabkat.com/

tomos · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2011, 01:42 PM »

might be worth studying these to see if they could be modified (they move the files as opposed to creating shortcuts):

IDEA: Moving selected files to date based folders

New App! File/Folder Date Organizer

Contro · « **Reply #10 on:** April 19, 2011, 12:38 AM »

Quote from: tomos on April 18, 2011, 01:42 PM

might be worth studying these to see if they could be modified (they move the files as opposed to creating shortcuts):

IDEA: Moving selected files to date based folders

New App! File/Folder Date Organizer

I'll try and comment.
Best Regards

Contro · « **Reply #11 on:** April 19, 2011, 12:39 AM »

Quote from: IainB on April 18, 2011, 07:59 AM

I tried this just now, rather quickly, in xplorer².
It can generate the sorted file listing in just about any form you want and with various filters. That should be able to meet the requirements.
Then it can create shortcuts for all the files listed, as an immediate batch operation. The shortcuts are output to the Desktop folder by default, but that default could probably be changed.
Thereafter it gets messy. The shortcuts do not inherit the date. If the shortcuts pointed to a folder name which contained a date, then Xplorer² could sort on that text in the shortcut, so you could get a date order out of that.

None of this is automatic. You would have to do it manually within xplorer², though I suppose you could write a batch job to automate it - or some aspects of it.
An expert user of xplorer² would probably be able to do better than I.

You can download a free trial of xplorer² and try it for yourself: http://zabkat.com/

Powertful program indeed. I remember Directory Opus too.
Best Regards

Contro · « **Reply #12 on:** April 21, 2011, 11:31 PM »

At the present moment I think is not enough for my purposes.
The solution or answer for many is reorganize images and videos of a party.
For me when I create a task or project I follow an organization with folders : documents received, documents sent, help received, messages, outgoing special documents and so on. For me is better the possibility to organize in crono folders by shortcuts, and finally if need converto to real links in chronologically order.

Is much powerfull I have seen until now.

$:-\$

Contro · « **Reply #13 on:** April 21, 2011, 11:32 PM »

Quote from: tomos on April 18, 2011, 01:42 PM

might be worth studying these to see if they could be modified (they move the files as opposed to creating shortcuts):

IDEA: Moving selected files to date based folders

New App! File/Folder Date Organizer

Is not enough. I would like a configurable program.

Contro · « **Reply #14 on:** May 01, 2011, 08:05 AM »

Quote from: IainB on April 18, 2011, 07:59 AM

I tried this just now, rather quickly, in xplorer².
It can generate the sorted file listing in just about any form you want and with various filters. That should be able to meet the requirements.
Then it can create shortcuts for all the files listed, as an immediate batch operation. The shortcuts are output to the Desktop folder by default, but that default could probably be changed.
Thereafter it gets messy. The shortcuts do not inherit the date. If the shortcuts pointed to a folder name which contained a date, then Xplorer² could sort on that text in the shortcut, so you could get a date order out of that.

None of this is automatic. You would have to do it manually within xplorer², though I suppose you could write a batch job to automate it - or some aspects of it.
An expert user of xplorer² would probably be able to do better than I.

You can download a free trial of xplorer² and try it for yourself: http://zabkat.com/

I don't see this program reorganize or create folders in crono order
$:-\$

Darwin · « **Reply #15 on:** May 01, 2011, 02:05 PM »

Quote from: Contro on April 17, 2011, 05:57 PM

First sight : publicity

Sorry, but I don't see any relation with what I need.

I have a bad impression of your program.

Perhaps you can make publicity with the subject adequate

Best Regards

Just to note: cmpm simply suggested the product - he or she is neither the developer nor an employee of Debenu...

Contro · « **Reply #16 on:** May 01, 2011, 11:51 PM »

I think this type of software is far away from possibilities of manipulating simple files.
I have seen in an ERP a way to functional organization of documentation because the docs are created from the program and control real dates of creation and modifications.
For doing this with an external script after the documentation is created I think is necessary go into the metadata.

cmpm · « **Reply #17 on:** May 02, 2011, 12:50 AM »

Thanks Darwin, (I'm a he

).
I thought Benubird would work,
but I really haven't understood what is trying to be accomplished here.

Contro · « **Reply #18 on:** May 02, 2011, 01:09 AM »

Benubird only seems to manipulate pdf files. I don't see how would work in this case.

Contro · « **Reply #19 on:** May 02, 2011, 01:12 AM »

Quote from: cmpm on May 02, 2011, 12:50 AM

Thanks Darwin, (I'm a he ).
I thought Benubird would work,
but I really haven't understood what is trying to be accomplished here.

By the way. Do you know is Benubird is a portable application ?

Best Regards

cmpm · « **Reply #20 on:** May 02, 2011, 01:38 AM »

No it is not portable, but someone could probably make it portable.

Here's a couple of shots I thought would be about the request.
There is lots more in it that I have not tested.

Contro · « **Reply #21 on:** May 02, 2011, 02:24 AM »

Benubird PDF goes well under windows xp pro +sp3 ?

I maximize the windows and right controls dissapear and the windows go a little outside and I can't almost read the legend on the task bar of the program .

Contro · « **Reply #22 on:** May 02, 2011, 02:29 AM »

The graphical environment varies :

See

I am not sure if is my system because so many proofs with soft or is the soft i am trying.
Because the options selections don't obey me.