Saving External Conversion File

[Guest]

When I try to save the converted file (which was converted from binary) I only get two temp files and can't get the original filename which I need to be able to convert the process back.
Is there another variables to get the original filename like you have which source %s and target %t?

- Ying

[Chris]

Re: Saving External Conversion File

This depends on the converter. Some of our conversion rules don't support saving back to the binary format.

Correction - Conversion Doesn't Work This Way
If you're using a converter that does support saving back to a binary format, %s is the original file name and %t is the name of the temp file.

In the conversion tab of Tools|Edit Current Rules, you can add your converter in the "Run When Saving" prompt. Something of the form: "texttobinaryconvert.exe %t %s" should work if you have a proper converter.

Correct Way Conversion Works
%s is always the source file, %t is always the file to be written.
So to convert, the correct command line is something like "texttobinaryconvert.exe %s %t".

It turns out it isn't possible to save back to the original file name, it is only possible to do a "Save As" with converted binary files.

[Guest]

Re: Saving External Conversion File

> Correct Way Conversion Works
> %s is always the source file, %t is always the file to be written.
> So to convert, the correct command line is something like "texttobinaryconvert.exe %s %t".

When I pass these arguments to the bat file i get refernce to two temporary files, e.g. %s= C:\DOCUME~1\a58697\LOCALS~1\Temp\BC291.tmp %t= C:\DOCUME~1\a58697\LOCALS~1\Temp\BC292.tmp, and not to the original filename from %s as I expected. I need the original filename to be able to translate the text back to a binary file. I don't need to save back to the original filename, but I need the filename to be able to convert the file back properly.

[Chris]

Re: Saving External Conversion File

The variables %s and %t are always temp files when writing the file out.

Once the conversion is done, bc copies the %t temp file to the file name that you're saving as.

Does this method not work with your converter? If so we can add an original file name variable to a future version of BC.

[Guest]

Re: Saving External Conversion File

No, our converter doesn't support only the temp names. It needs the original filename as well.

I would like the feature yuo suggested for the new bc.

[Chris]

Re: Saving External Conversion File

Thank you for the clarification. I'll add an original file name variable to our feature wish list.

[Zoë]

Re: Saving External Conversion File

It turns out this is already in the official release and we just forgot to document it. In addition to the %S and %T variables, you can also use %N to get the original filename (without path), and %X to get just the original extension (with a period).

[Guest]

Re: Saving External Conversion File

I try to use it (%n %x), but it turns out to be empty.

[Chris]

Re: Saving External Conversion File

Are you using the latest version of BC (2.3.1). Are there spaces in the paths of the files being compared?

[j_dawg99]

Old thread, but I am having exactly the same problem (need original file name, %n %x are empty, etc.). I can't find the solution in the forums.

To answer your questions, I am using 2.3.1. There are no spaces in the original path, but there are spaces in the temp path that BC uses as a working directory.

[Michael Bulgrien]

Old thread...
To answer your questions, I am using 2.3.1...

Very old thread. Latest BC2 build is version 2.5.3

[Aaron]

Hello,

Please upgrade to the latest version of BC2 if you can, and email us the specific information you are entering to [email protected]

[j_dawg99]

%n and %x work correctly with latest version.

I would still need the path of the original file as well, but from what I've read in the forums I don't think that is available, correct?

[Aaron]

Hello,

Sorry, there is not a way to access the original file path using the %variables. This layer is in place to protect the original file from potential modification from an external conversion process.