Re: Saving image sequence using slice labels as file names overwrites files without a warning.

Posted by Christian Goosmann on
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Saving-image-sequence-using-slice-labels-as-file-names-overwrites-files-without-a-warning-tp5000440p5000441.html

Albert Cardona wrote:

> Saving image sequence using slice labels as file names overwrites
> files without a warning.
>
> 1. Create or open a stack
> 2. Assing labels to every slice
> 3. "File - Save As - Image Sequence"
> 4. Tick the box "Use slice labels as file names"
> 5. Select a folder
>
> If any file in the target folder has the same name as a slice in the
> stack, it will be overwritten without warning.
> It would be wonderful if, before writing files, the folder is
> inspected for collisions, and if any, a dialog is shown with the list
> of files or the number of files that will be overwritten.
>
> Albert
>

I experienced the same thing. In addition, there might also be internal
collisions in the slice labels in which case only the last slice with a
common slice label will end up saved which poses yet another task in a
possible solution to this problem.
Christian

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