Re: open file with specific partial name

Posted by Glen MacDonald-2 on May 03, 2013; 5:15pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/open-file-with-specific-partial-name-tp5002910p5002911.html

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
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University of Washington
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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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