Thank you all! My importing needs are modest - just that they are at present huge. I have followed up on the leads you have given and expect to 'go live' next week. I will kiss carpel tunnel goodbye, but before that does anyone out there know how to.... (just kidding - one a day is enough!) Cheers, Suzanne On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:13 PM, Larry Felton wrote: I second Jeri's comments - MediaLoader works well for us, although you need to be sure and do some serious QA on the data before you run it. We have image managers in each department prepare the MediaLoader (Access) table for their new images, using batch files to "harvest" lists of image file names, import them into Access, and then run a variety of queries to add/update the data. Support staff then run some more QA queries to verify the data before it's imported. All in all, it takes people who are comfortable working in Access, but works very nicely when everything's in place and people are up to speed on the procedures. Larry Felton (916) 375-5923 >>> [log in to unmask] 11/03/05 9:57 AM >>> >>> Hi Suzanne, We're using the medialoader plug-in from GS, and it works beautifully. Give them a call - it's well worth a bit of time for the initial set up and then deciding on the best workflow for its use. You just have to be extra careful not to make a mistake on a large batch of images. We have a couple of pairs of eyes on each set before it's run. I've also found "Convert Images" under the Media module's Tools menu very useful for creating thumbnail images for a folder of jpegs in one fell swoop. Jeri **** Jeri Moxley TMS Specialist Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (212) 423-3509 ________________________________ From: The Museum System (TMS) Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Suzanne Quigley Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 9:51 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: carpel tunnel relief (not junk!) Hi all, I figured out it takes about 23 mouse clicks to add one image and its thumbnail to TMS. I know I'm going to get carpel tunnel in my clicking finger if I can't figure out a better way. I seem to recall that it is possible to upload images in some kind of a batch mode? Can anyone help me? I'm taking about 100 - 1000 pix each day and need to get 'em in there quickly after I rename all the files. Not counting the file renaming - I am clicking 2,300 to 23,000 times a day - ouch. Thank you all. Suzanne * * * * * * * * * * * * Suzanne Quigley art & artifact services [log in to unmask]