I don't think it's necessary to do trial and error. If such a log file
exists (and I don't think it does) then, in order to be usable across
different machines, the log file must be stored on the flash card
itself. Open the flash card with Windows explorer or whatever other
utility you use to view a drive's file contents (not the downloader
app). If the log file is there is should be easily differentiable by
name from the other contents which should be nothing but folders and
image files.
I'll be very surprised if you find such a thing but would be curious to
know what download utility you're using if you do.
Dr. (not very Compact) Flash
On 10/2/2010 12:04 AM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Dr. (not very Compact) Flash writes:
> "If that's what you want you're probably SOL unless you have a very
> sophisticated download tool with a network connection between machines.
> Although you think it would be perfectly logical for the download
> software to somehow mark the files that have already been downloaded...
> it ain't. There is no provision within the FAT system file structure
> or
> file attributes to do that. Wasn't part of the 1980 design criteria.
> :-)
>
> That doesn't prevent an app from creating a separate file as a log file
> for that sort of information but there is no standard that would allow
> it to be interpreted by any other download software."
>
>
> Thanks for thinking about this. Your restatement of the question was
> spot on and clearer than my
> quickly drafted post. I did not like the answer of SOL, but am
> grateful for it. I do see a glinter of hope in your answer, however,
> that if I use the same utility to download the monster card, if may
> recognize from some log file that some were already transfered.
> Some duplication is no disaster and I can root out the majority of the
> duplicates, but the images are stored by trip or project from a number
> of sources
> and would be a pain find. Perhaps the Canyon utility is set up with
> a log file. Guess only one way to find out. I could try just
> transferring to the old PC then move them, but it is rickety
> with an already constipated HD. So much for trying to save time.
>
> Thanks again, Dr. CF.
>
> Mike
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