Feature request for custom file date attribute in Masks & Filters
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:00 pm
I'm syncing some phone image files - example file:
Name: 20221221_201531.jpg
Date: 12/21/2022 8:15 PM
Date Taken: 12/21/2022 8:15 PM
Date Created: 4/14/2023 7:02 PM
Date Modified: 4/14/2023 7:02 PM
Somewhere along the path the Date Created and Date Modified attributes have been changed from their original values.
There is the "Filter By:" option to specify Last Modification, Creation or Last Access but none on those are helpful in this case as when I specify a date range of 1/1/2023 to 12/31/2023 using any of the three filter by options that file above is included which I don't want it to be.
A nice feature would be to be able to add your own file attribute(s) to use when determining inclusion:
Perhaps add a text box below the Filter By radio buttons. It would be on the user to type the attribute name in correctly. In this case I would select one of the existing radio buttons as a "fall back" option and type "Date taken" into the text box. If the custom attribute is not found in a given file it would fall back to the selected radio button attribute.
I do see the option "Job" - "Execute command or script before / after..." through which I could make this work by firing off something like attribute magic that would set the Date created/Date modified file attributes to the same value as the Date taken attribute so this isn't a show stopper, but it would be a bit easier to do without having to call an external app.
Thanks!
Name: 20221221_201531.jpg
Date: 12/21/2022 8:15 PM
Date Taken: 12/21/2022 8:15 PM
Date Created: 4/14/2023 7:02 PM
Date Modified: 4/14/2023 7:02 PM
Somewhere along the path the Date Created and Date Modified attributes have been changed from their original values.
There is the "Filter By:" option to specify Last Modification, Creation or Last Access but none on those are helpful in this case as when I specify a date range of 1/1/2023 to 12/31/2023 using any of the three filter by options that file above is included which I don't want it to be.
A nice feature would be to be able to add your own file attribute(s) to use when determining inclusion:
Perhaps add a text box below the Filter By radio buttons. It would be on the user to type the attribute name in correctly. In this case I would select one of the existing radio buttons as a "fall back" option and type "Date taken" into the text box. If the custom attribute is not found in a given file it would fall back to the selected radio button attribute.
I do see the option "Job" - "Execute command or script before / after..." through which I could make this work by firing off something like attribute magic that would set the Date created/Date modified file attributes to the same value as the Date taken attribute so this isn't a show stopper, but it would be a bit easier to do without having to call an external app.
Thanks!