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Can anyone help me create a script that "Watches" a folder...when a new image is added to the folder, then it is instantly and automatically resized and saved in a subfolder called "thumbnails"?

Not sure if we have to integrate irfanview here or not? I really appreciate the help!
Thanks

I dont know the answer off the top of my head but am also interested. I could be wrong, but it doesnt look like irfanview will let you resize your thumbnail via command line. This looks like a simple alternative here, using ImageMagick
following this template:

have AHK fill in the appropriate names... of course this is only half the battle, not sure on the best way to "watch" the folder.
Good luck!

take a look here, it doesn't do the image conversion
folder monitor
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtop ... tch+folder

For the watch part you could use a nested FilePattern loop that looks for a new image file. You would have to manually set the folder though.

You could also use WatchDirectory() function. It monitors continuously and returns the name of a file created.

hth

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Thanks guys, getting closer. I have been banging my head trying to figure this out...so a solution would be great if anyone can help. Irfanview does accept command line operations, but not sure if that's even the way to go.

Any help greatly appreciated!

while I usually advocate writing things yourself, sometimes it's nice when someone else has already done it.

http://lifehacker.com/5383780/dropresiz ... zes-photos

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Pretty good find Dropresize, but it overwrites the original file Need something that just keeps the original in tact, then resizes and puts them in a new folder. There's some program called febooti, but it's not free and overkill for the simple task.

Hopefully we can find a solution!
Thanks for helping

go with the irfanview way

either way, not like we are going to create a resize funtion, we need to call some dll anyways, so why not from the irfanview. there is nothing wrong with using a good function

I'm all for irfanview, but how do we "monitor" a folder so that it calls a function to irfanview when a new file comes in?

I have try IrfanView but.....

The command line isn't work with Autohotkey, as I hoped for.
(From IrfanView manual: i_view32.exe c:\*.jpg /resize=(500,300) /convert=d:\temp\*.png)

If I write the command to IrfanView in a "dos box",
the command works without problems.

as an example:
i_view32.exe c:\temp\pic\*.jpg /resize=(640,480) /convert=c:\temp\pic\result\*.png

or if I make an batch file (convert.bat) and run this file

or if I run the batch file like this:


it works!


But if I want to run the same command with Autohotkey it doesn´t work.


I have also tried



Why?

did you try:?


The comma within resize= perhaps has to be escaped...:

This was the point!

Now It works, Thank´s!