open file with specific partial name

[Kline, David D.]

Thank you in advance for any help.

We are trying to write a macro that opens a file with a particular word/text in the file name. For example if the file is named "dave_fos_40X.tif" how can we have IJ only open the file that contains the word "foes". This is needed because there may be many files in the same folder with a similar name (e.g., "dave_neurons_40X.tif", "dave_glia_40X.tif"). There is usually only one file with the text "foes" in the folder. We have tried using wildcards and renaming the files with no success. There must be a simple way that I am not seeing.

Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks!
Dave

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[Glen MacDonald-2]

Dave,
This may be helpful:

dir=getDirectory("Select the directory");
list=getFileList(dir);
for(i=0;i<list.length;i++){
if(endsWith(list[i],".tif")&&indexOf(list[i],"foes")=1){
        do stuff;
        }
}

or find the files and concatenate the into an array of chosen files to batch process them:

files=newArray(0);
dir=getDirectory("Select the directory");
list=getFileList(dir);
for(i=0;i<list.length;i++){
if(endsWith(list[i],".tif")&&indexOf(list[i],"foes")=1){
        files=Array.concat(files,list[i]);
        }
}
for(f=1;f<files.length;f++){
        open(files[f]);
        doStuff;
}


also, look at some of the macros on the ImageJ website.
Regards
Glen MacDonald
        Core for Communication Research
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
        Cellular Morphology Core
Center on Human Development and Disability
Box 357923
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7923  USA
[phone]
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On May 3, 2013, at 10:01 AM, "Kline, David D." <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Thank you in advance for any help.
>
> We are trying to write a macro that opens a file with a particular word/text in the file name. For example if the file is named "dave_fos_40X.tif" how can we have IJ only open the file that contains the word "foes". This is needed because there may be many files in the same folder with a similar name (e.g., "dave_neurons_40X.tif", "dave_glia_40X.tif"). There is usually only one file with the text "foes" in the folder. We have tried using wildcards and renaming the files with no success. There must be a simple way that I am not seeing.
>
> Any advice is appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> Dave
>
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[Herbie-2]

Dave,

May I suggest a macro that first creates a file list from the desired
directory by use of

        arrayOfNames = getFileList( directoryPath );

Then loop through the array and test for the desired "substring" by
       
        idx = indexOf( arrayOfNames[i], substring );

If ( idx >= 0 ) then the substring is part  off the
       
        name = arrayOfNames[i]

and you may use it for opening the file.

HTH

Herbie

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On 03.05.13 19:01, Kline, David D. wrote:

> Thank you in advance for any help.
>
> We are trying to write a macro that opens a file with a particular word/text in the file name. For example if the file is named "dave_fos_40X.tif" how can we have IJ only open the file that contains the word "foes". This is needed because there may be many files in the same folder with a similar name (e.g., "dave_neurons_40X.tif", "dave_glia_40X.tif"). There is usually only one file with the text "foes" in the folder. We have tried using wildcards and renaming the files with no success. There must be a simple way that I am not seeing.
>
> Any advice is appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> Dave
>
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>

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[Walter O'Dell PhD]

and you want to use >= 1 rather than =1
i.e.
indexOf(list[i],"foes")>=1

actually I would use zero incase your keyword is the start of the filename

indexOf(list[i],"foes")>=0

a value of -1 means that it was not found

On May 3, 2013, at 1:15 PM, Glen MacDonald wrote:

> Dave,
> This may be helpful:
>
> dir=getDirectory("Select the directory");
> list=getFileList(dir);
> for(i=0;i<list.length;i++){
> if(endsWith(list[i],".tif")&&indexOf(list[i],"foes")=1){
> do stuff;
> }
> }
>
> or find the files and concatenate the into an array of chosen files to batch process them:
>
> files=newArray(0);
> dir=getDirectory("Select the directory");
> list=getFileList(dir);
> for(i=0;i<list.length;i++){
> if(endsWith(list[i],".tif")&&indexOf(list[i],"foes")=1){
> files=Array.concat(files,list[i]);
> }
> }
> for(f=1;f<files.length;f++){
> open(files[f]);
> doStuff;
> }
>
>
> also, look at some of the macros on the ImageJ website.
> Regards
> Glen MacDonald
> Core for Communication Research
> Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
> Cellular Morphology Core
> Center on Human Development and Disability
> Box 357923
> University of Washington
> Seattle, WA 98195-7923  USA
> [phone]
> [hidden email]
>
>
>
> On May 3, 2013, at 10:01 AM, "Kline, David D." <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Thank you in advance for any help.
>>
>> We are trying to write a macro that opens a file with a particular word/text in the file name. For example if the file is named "dave_fos_40X.tif" how can we have IJ only open the file that contains the word "foes". This is needed because there may be many files in the same folder with a similar name (e.g., "dave_neurons_40X.tif", "dave_glia_40X.tif"). There is usually only one file with the text "foes" in the folder. We have tried using wildcards and renaming the files with no success. There must be a simple way that I am not seeing.
>>
>> Any advice is appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Dave
>>
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>
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