As the title says, can I change a Windows (?) ID created by some program. Can I change it randomly, say by incrementing the value by 1 or 10?
This specific example is a "smart collection" created by Adobe Lightroom Classic, but my question applies to an ID created by any program. E. g. Word macros or Outlook email rules.
A Lightroom "smart collection" is really a set of conditions based on keywords, metadata, text, whatever. All photos that match all the conditions are included in that smart collection, which is a virtual view. The photo files themselves are NOT moved. Creating a smart collection within Lightroom is cumbersome, given the UI, so I was wondering if I could edit one smart condition to create others, varying just some of the specifics.
This is the actual code for a smart collection. The parts I've underlined are one lines I would want to edit. I've also highlighted the ID.
As a side question, how are these IDs generated?
Win 11 2H23
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s = {
id = "6875A4F5-0A21-4FD6-A257-AFAEC521167A",
internalName = "DELETEDs - ALL",
title = "DELETEDs - ALL",
type = "LibrarySmartCollection",
value = {
{
criteria = "pick",
operation = "==",
value = -1,
},
{
criteria = "keywords",
operation = "any",
value = "CURRENT",
value2 = "",
},
combine = "intersect",
},
version = 0,
}
This specific example is a "smart collection" created by Adobe Lightroom Classic, but my question applies to an ID created by any program. E. g. Word macros or Outlook email rules.
A Lightroom "smart collection" is really a set of conditions based on keywords, metadata, text, whatever. All photos that match all the conditions are included in that smart collection, which is a virtual view. The photo files themselves are NOT moved. Creating a smart collection within Lightroom is cumbersome, given the UI, so I was wondering if I could edit one smart condition to create others, varying just some of the specifics.
This is the actual code for a smart collection. The parts I've underlined are one lines I would want to edit. I've also highlighted the ID.
As a side question, how are these IDs generated?
Win 11 2H23
-------------------------------------
s = {
id = "6875A4F5-0A21-4FD6-A257-AFAEC521167A",
internalName = "DELETEDs - ALL",
title = "DELETEDs - ALL",
type = "LibrarySmartCollection",
value = {
{
criteria = "pick",
operation = "==",
value = -1,
},
{
criteria = "keywords",
operation = "any",
value = "CURRENT",
value2 = "",
},
combine = "intersect",
},
version = 0,
}
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- home built
- CPU
- AMD 7900x
- Motherboard
- ASUS AMD x670E ROG Strix E-A
- Memory
- 64 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia 3060 Ti (but wanting to upgrade)
- Sound Card
- built-in
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell 24"
- Cooling
- AIO for CPU, fans for case
- Keyboard
- Das Keyboard 4
- Mouse
- Corsair M65 (white)
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Bitdefender
- Other Info
- Also have Lenovo T14S laptop (me) and Lenovo Slim 71 (wife)