Coding

Coding: Ruby File Rename Script

I started working part-time for Hallway 2 Marketing last year, photographing homes for real estate. I take the photos then rush home to start the edit process.

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Before the photos can be uploaded to HAR, they need to be a specific file name to make searches easier on the perspective home buyer. So I wrote a program to help me streamline at least part of my process.

I wrote a Ruby program to rename files by stripping off the first 8 characters of the existing file name. As I edit real estate photos, I name them like the following: DSC_XXXX Street – Living Room.jpg – the program basically loops through 30+ files stripping off the DSC_XXXX making the file name “Street – Living Room.jpg”

The Ruby Script

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The files before the script

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Script execution

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The result…files ready to upload to HAR

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This is the first code I’ve written since I quit being a developer in 2011. The process has sparked my interest in coding again…at least for fun. LOL

I am Rhonda Tipton and I am a photographer residing in the Houston area. My work includes a wide range of subjects such as portraiture, events and fine art; however, I feel my purpose on this Earth is to tell the stories of those without a voice through my pet, animal shelter and rescue photography.

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