scripts

CZI randomizer

goal: randomize filenames to avoid researcher's bias

language: windows script

steps

• generates new folder with current date
• within that folder a translation table
• searches recursively for files with CZI extension
• copies these pictures into new folder and renames them with random names
• keeps track of these changes in the translation table

CZI randomizer MD5

goal: randomize filenames to avoid researcher's bias

language: windows script

steps

• generates new folder with current date
• within that folder a translation table
• searches recursively for files with CZI extension
• copies these pictures into new folder and renames them with md5-based names
• keeps track of these changes in the translation table

CIZ ReOrganizer

goal: restructure the files and contain in filename the folder structure

requirements: md5.bat

language: windows script

steps

• generates new folder with current date
• within that folder log file
• searches recursively for files with CZI extension
• copies these pictures into new folder and renames them with filename + folder structure
• keeps track of these changes in the log file

CIZ Fixer

goal: if files cant be associated anymore (e.g. table is lost), this helps to re-associate them via md5 sum

language: windows script

steps

Expected situation:

1. Our main folder in which we have a. A number of folder with subfolders containing files in CZI b. The script “CZI_Randomize” c. The script “CZI_ReOrganizer”
2. One folder within that main folder as result of “CZI_Randomizer” which contains random filenames which cant be associated anymore

Steps to fix situation:

1. Temporarily move the folder with non-associable random files outside of your main folder
2. Run the program “CZI_ReOrganizer” in the main folder (this generates a new folder with the date and a filename reflecting the folder structure)
3. Create in the main folder a new folder called e.g. fixAssociation
4. Copy the folder generated by CZI_ReOrganizer (with current date) into that folder
5. Copy the folder with with non-associable random files (see point 1) into the “fixAssociation” folder
6. Copy the “CZI_fixer” and “md5” in the “fixAssociation” folder & execute the CZI_fixer
7. Import the generated csv file “associationTable.csv” into Excel
8. Sort the table by column2 which is the md5 sum