delte file during the import

[klausk]

hallo

is it possible to delete picture-files during the import into catalogue.

thanks for all answers

best regards
klaus

[afx]

As the import only creates references to the files, that would not be a good idea.

But, if you are asking whether it is possible to copy the files from CF to disk and erase the source files while at the same time importing the copied files, then yes this is possible. Have a close look at the download queue and create your own custom copy from that.
Still not a good idea though, because that makes it hard to recover should the process mess up.

cheers
afx

[ogrizzo]

As the import only creates references to the files, that would not be a good idea.

But, if you are asking whether it is possible to copy the files from CF to disk and erase the source files while at the same time importing the copied files, then yes this is possible. Have a close look at the download queue and create your own custom copy from that.
Still not a good idea though, because that makes it hard to recover should the process mess up.

cheers
afx

As an example, my workflow uses a download queue to download pictures while renaming them and backing them up on an external drive. Then I check in the library that the pictures are OK and run a script that compares the two copies (using md5, so that each directory has a a digest that I use to check file integrity even when I copy them on my work computer). Only at that point I remove the images from the CF.

Ottavio