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07-09-2008, 11:41 AM
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True Techie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 157
|  Script to resize photos dropped in a folder?
At an old job, we had a folder that ran a script that would crunch down photos that were dropped in and output three versions: 150 px, 300 px, and 500 px...72 DPI. We called it the "Prep for Web" folder.
It was completely automated.
How could I do something like that? A premade script would be ideal, but any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Thanks...
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07-09-2008, 07:08 PM
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Wizard Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 3,688
| Re: Script to resize photos dropped in a folder?
You can do this a lot of ways, using PHP, JavaScript, Java applet, Flash...etc.
Here's a tutorial I found to do it with PHP: Resize/Thumbnail Images With PHP - Viper Creations
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07-09-2008, 10:45 PM
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I am of the highest lvl.. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,456
| Re: Script to resize photos dropped in a folder?
Yeah you need GD library which most Hosts have installed to do this with PHP, if your talking about on your home PC, with normal windows folders, i think you need to actually install PHP on your pc.
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07-10-2008, 01:20 PM
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T.F's Resident Cool Guy... Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,625
| Re: Script to resize photos dropped in a folder?
If you're talking windows based you'll need some software, as for as i know this can't be done with any programming through the windows gui.
If you're talking hosting it can very much be done with php / javascript
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07-10-2008, 02:11 PM
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Software Developer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 569
| Re: Script to resize photos dropped in a folder?
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as for as i know this can't be done with any programming through the windows gui.
| Actually it can. The simplest way would be to use the FileSystemWatcher in a .Net app or windows service. | |
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07-10-2008, 02:27 PM
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T.F's Resident Cool Guy... Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,625
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Any links on this jaeusm ?
You've got me interested 
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07-11-2008, 07:14 AM
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I am of the highest lvl.. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,456
| Re: Script to resize photos dropped in a folder?
Yeah you can do it. Ive seen it done with Python.
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07-11-2008, 09:17 AM
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Software Developer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 569
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Any links on this jaeusm ?
| MSDN doc for FileSystemWatcher: FileSystemWatcher Class (System.IO) | |
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07-11-2008, 06:40 PM
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Wizard Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 3,688
| Re: Script to resize photos dropped in a folder?
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Originally Posted by Tkey  If you're talking windows based you'll need some software, as for as i know this can't be done with any programming through the windows gui. | What?
Surely C/C++ or Java could do this. Or Perl/Python.
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07-12-2008, 07:17 AM
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T.F's Resident Cool Guy... Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,625
| Re: Script to resize photos dropped in a folder?
By windows GUI i ment the folder options available. Coding in a language such as C may make this possiable, but as for changing a few options it isnt.
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