Deleting .TIFF files if .PNG is present

drslim · 2017-07-31 11:08

I have both .PNG & .TIFF image files in a number of folders and only want to delete the .TIFF files.
Please advise how to do this.

Thanks

Stefan · 2017-07-31 11:22

Hi drslim

drslim wrote:

I have both .PNG & .TIFF image files in a number of folders and only want to delete the .TIFF files.
Please advise how to do this.
Thanks

I on my own would like to suggests you to use a file manager for such tasks,
as that is not directly related to the scope of a Renamer and there are better places to discuses that .

For example (Exchange '*.txt' by '*.TIFF' at that command):
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/190 … subfolders

drslim · 2017-07-31 11:31

Thanks. I looked for some software for this task but didnt find anything suitable to date.

den4b · 2017-07-31 11:43

As Stefan has already suggested, ReNamer is designed for renaming files, not deleting them.

An alternative approach is to use Pascal Script rule to rename or move such TIFF files to a different location, which can then be easily deleted via any file manager.

The script below will inspect files with .TIFF or .TIF extensions. If a file has a copy with .PNG extension, then the file will be prefixed with "__DELETE__" text, just to demonstrate this alternative approach.

var
  FileExt: WideString;
  FileAlternative: WideString;
begin
  FileExt := WideUpperCase(WideExtractFileExt(FilePath));
  if (FileExt = '.TIFF') or (FileExt = '.TIF') then
  begin
    FileAlternative := WideChangeFileExt(FilePath, '.PNG');
    if WideFileExists(FileAlternative) then
      FileName := '__DELETE__' + FileName;
  end;
end.

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#1 2017-07-31 11:08

Deleting .TIFF files if .PNG is present

#2 2017-07-31 11:22

Re: Deleting .TIFF files if .PNG is present

#3 2017-07-31 11:31

Re: Deleting .TIFF files if .PNG is present

#4 2017-07-31 11:43

Re: Deleting .TIFF files if .PNG is present

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