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- TIFF File Naming Conventions/Standards?
- How many different file naming schemes have you run into? If you're like
- me every time you turn around I have to adopt/adapt to a new convention or
- variation of a convention.
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- Ever try to view multiple single page images that should viewed as one
- document? It can be impossible without the creator application or without
- opening each images individually. (Not cool!)
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- Since the naming convention tends to indicate sorted page order, it would
- be nice to standardize. However, since it's difficult to force standards it
- would be better to identify the naming convention and page through as if a
- multi-page tiff were used.
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- The tendency to use (brain-dead, lowest common denominator) eight-dot-three DOS
- file names limits the possible conventions however there are still too many
- choices.
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- Alternative could include:
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- 1) ########.tif 2) HHHHHHHH.tif 3) ZZZZZZZZ.tif
- 4) ########.### 5) HHHHHHHH.HHH 6) ZZZZZZZZ.ZZZ
- 7) batchnum.### 8) batchnum.HHH 9) batchnum.ZZZ
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- where # = decimal, 0-9 H = hexadecimal, 0-F Z = alphadecimal?, 0-Z
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- Then there's the problem of grouping files together - Normally taken care of
- by placing all related files into a single directory and then ordering the
- directories using yet another scheme....Most often information is stored in a
- proprietary database.
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- The following question come to mind when considering this topic.
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- Q1) Do any standards/recommendations exist? These might be public or company
- specific.
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- Q2) What other examples exist for naming schemes?
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- Q3) What group or organization could help set and communicate standards? Would
- it make sense to propose a parallel document to the TIFF standard?
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- I would like to propose a discussion on tiff file naming standards that would
- cover these and similar related questions. I'd be happy to consolidate
- responses if that makes sense.
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- I would also be happy to do some development on a common API that could help
- eliminate this type of problem. A frame work might include functions for:
- number of pages, filename of next/prior page, scheme identity. The frame work
- might also include definition for a document description file (this would be
- to documents what tags are to tiff...)
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- Brain Bender....Ever want to move files from one location/directory to
- another...how can this be done? Brute force of course, but shouldn't an
- alternative exist? How about the case where a single page of a multi-file
- images (on WORM or CD) needs to be replaced?
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- This is another area to investigate. Alternatives include:
- 1) Complete file description - server,volume,directories
- 2) Local file description - volume,directories
- 3) Abstracted file description - pseudo-volume, directories
- What other alternatives exist?
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- Hope this is enough to start some discussions....
- Thanks for reading this long message!
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- Clark Brady - Eli Lilly & Company - 317-277-1769
- brady_clark_d@lilly.com
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