Recording the name of the source file?

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Greetings,

Is there a way toreco

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@Free_World_Maps

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Do you want to know how you can add the name of a file to its dataset? If, so just use the Meta Information field for the input.

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As a new user I just started to try to wrap my head around a long term archive strategy.
As it is super helpful to know the source of the data when using the output file, I am worried that on the long run I will be in need to trace back the .transform file from the output (or input) file.

Is there a handy solution for this?

I just played around for a couple days with your program (it’s great by the way), but I can imagine after a while to get a huge amount of transform files. How to keep track wich is the correct .transform for the output?

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This is a problem that has been around forever and is bigger than Easy Data Transform. However I would recommend:

  • Include the name of the .transform file in the output data file, where this is possible, or write a supplementary .txt file (with the same file stem as the output) that has the information about the transform (e.g. when it was done, what the .transform file location was etc).
  • Consider using a version control system (such as git or Subversion) for your .transform files and (if they aren’t too big) data files.
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We could possibly include the location of the .transform file as an option in the Stamp transform to make the first item above easier.

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I may very humbly -since I have no clue of coding- add that I could imagine to add the “MyTransform”.tranform name to the metadata if it has a different value than “MyTransform”.

It would do the job just fine, since paths may break over time when the file is moved.

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In the latest snapshot you can now optionally add the name of the .transform file using the Stamp transform. Please see:

https://forum.easydatatransform.com/t/snapshot-release-22-jul-21-hashing-batch-processing-more/

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That’s so great!
May I add that I am amazed how nicely done your software is. Excellent design. That’s some fine work.
(Although you could have given the manual a more prominent position. In the beginning I didn’t knew there was one. It was so much fun to play around, I forgot to look for it. :smiley: And again: beatiful work there as well.)

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