Replace with regex in pre batch script?

#1 : 31/12-23 04:37

pson

Posts: 2

So I have files with a name containing a unix timecode and I've made the script in #2 @ https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=11608?forum_id=11608 work with some altering to fit my format needs but only after I've first processed all the files with a replace regex to remove everything except the timecode in the name.

I would like to be able to do this in one go instead of two but if If I add that replace regex before the script it doesn't work.

Haven't found much info about this pre batch script function but I guess it's what I have to use for this to work.

So how do I add a replace regex there?

31/12-23 04:37

#1 : 02/01-24 11:32

Thomas Hartmann

Posts: 1

Hello

I have many files to modify in different ways. To start, I would like to correct some creation dates. So first I only want to mark the files that would receive changed data according to my timestamps so as not to have all the files rewritten.

Thanks for tips.

02/01-24 11:32

#1 : 02/01-24 18:19

Jim Pop

Posts: 2

I want to change the name of many different images in different folders. The new name will be "project" and it will be the same for all the images. But I don't want o replace the original image. Instead I want to create an image in the same folder with a name "project". This has to be done for about 200 folders. Can I do that?

02/01-24 18:19

#1 : 03/01-24 18:36

Cory Funk

Posts: 7

It would be nice if by selecting the Apply to name it would hide or keep the extension out of the pattern box and vice versa with the Extension option.

03/01-24 18:36

#1 : 04/01-24 15:21

Lionel

Posts: 1

Hi !

Thanks for your powerfull soft and have a super 2024 year !

I was using this soft since months and pay it to thanks for the great work.

I would like to be able to sort the file list by "New Filename", in order to have the final filename list ordered (the list should be updated each time a batch change because the target filename would change).

Thanks again !

04/01-24 15:21

#1 : 04/01-24 20:55

Paul

Posts: 1

Hi

I would like you to make the theme dark. Just to make it easier to read. I spend up to 3-4 hrs using your software in a day. So, in your next up date would you please add a dark theme to it.

Would anyone else like this ?

Thank you

Sorry I find it in setting. But the dark theme is not that good for me. Maybe have a look at Firefox dark theme.

Thank you

04/01-24 20:55 - edited 04/01-24 21:00

#1 : 04/01-24 21:25

jck

Posts: 2

Hello and Happy new year !

AdvancedRenamer is one of my fav software I have used it regularly for several years now. I was glad to see there was an update recently, v3.92 including dark mode

I only find that there is a problem with the sorting arrow icons which do not contrast enough in dark mode :
https://i.vgy.me/80eABC.png

IMO one right color would be a kind of light blue like these ones :
https://i.vgy.me/mGwzGa.png

Thank you

04/01-24 21:25

#1 : 05/01-24 06:58

david

Posts: 1

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05/01-24 06:58 - edited 05/01-24 06:59

#1 : 06/01-24 17:33

Phil

Posts: 4

Where can I download an older version. I don't like the lack of toolbar and import TV data is not available in 3.92.

Just read that TV series import has been removed. So long, and thanks for all the fish. That's the end of my support for AR.

06/01-24 17:33 - edited 06/01-24 17:55

#1 : 09/01-24 07:08

Delta Foxtrot

Posts: 104

Hello, and here's wishing you all a great and healthy 2024.

In later versions of AREN timestamp method, I am unable to change the creation date of a folder using date data in THAT SAME folder. I'm pretty sure that in earlier versions (I'm talking years ago) I was able to do that.

I used to be able to do this (I think):

On a folder named "Some_Information_&_Stuff_20200828_More_Stuff" I would use the timestamp method with "Filename Pattern" and the pattern set to "<Year><Month><Day>". The creation date would become "08/28/2020".

Am I crazy? I'm pretty old, so I could be misremembering. But I don't think so.

Is there something I'm missing here? Using the latest versions, including 3.92, I can rename files all day but not folders.

Any chance there's a script out there to do that? Or an older version that works on Win 11?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Best,
Daniel

09/01-24 07:08

#1 : 10/01-24 16:13

Chad Briggs

Posts: 3

Hi! Two questions for the community:
Is there a good online guide for regex that specifically works with AR? I can find regex code examples, but they never seem to work properly inside of AR? A regex for dummies 101?

Secondly, on to the more specific question:
I have this string my_file_name_0000.png

I want to replace all the underscores with hyphens except the last one:
my-file-name_0000.png

Any tips on how to pull that off with a replace function and checking 'use regular expressions'? (note: diff files will have diff numbers of underscores in diff locations, so nothing consistent)

10/01-24 16:13

#1 : 10/01-24 20:30

HOBBS

Posts: 6

Is there a script to use timestamp with just the files creation time and nothing else,
and allow all files to load based on that timestamp.

image.001 timestamp = 1:02:09
image.758 timestamp = 1:05:23
image.102 timestamp = 2:59:59
image.047 timestamp =3:00:00

and so it just continues for any number of loaded files

10/01-24 20:30 - edited 19/01-24 06:30

#1 : 11/01-24 00:13

kingfr3sh

Posts: 3

Hello i translated today Advanced Renamer 3.92 complete in German and fix some wrong translatons and all.

now i transate the Insert Tags too, but cant nothing find in dk language file to edit it.

i try to edit it easy in notepad++ as new lines without ids, but not work.

i work with DK Translater Editor.

can the creator please give a actually DK Lang file for all insert tags to edit please.

https://ibb.co/dK3hvTJ

11/01-24 00:13 - edited 11/01-24 00:18

#1 : 12/01-24 17:28

n0om

Posts: 1

Hello, I want to change the file name by Verify that there are less than 8 characters. If there are less than 8 characters, put the number 0 in front.
For example,
1234 to 00001234
a5895 to 000a5895
aoeei to 000aoeei

12/01-24 17:28 - edited 12/01-24 17:51

#1 : 12/01-24 23:08

Rollo

Posts: 2

I have about 400 tv shows, many with identical name except for the date.

How do I add serial? numbers to distinguish duplicate names so I can then delete the date.

I tried numerous times using "ADD" and also "RENAME" but each attempt fails.

Example of what I am trying to say:
20210720 2127 - NITV - Celtics _ Lakers_ Best Of Enemies
20210713 2137 - NITV - Celtics _ Lakers_ Best Of Enemies

Thanks

12/01-24 23:08

#1 : 14/01-24 08:51

ribbons

Posts: 1

Hello, I've over 1k files as in .wem format along with their json files which have their actually in game ID and media names. I was wondering if I could rename them with a help of a script or anything. Would make my job so much easier.

I'd appreciate all the help!

14/01-24 08:51 - edited 14/01-24 08:52

#1 : 14/01-24 18:06

Markus Heat

Posts: 2

Hi,
this is the first Software, that does not install the x64 Version on my System - e.g. even Corel Draw x64 installs and runs fine. Just bought it and wanted to run on my new Laptop.
Might be a simple solution to change the way the program checks the system on installation? WoA 11 emulates x64 nearly perfect.

greetings

14/01-24 18:06

#1 : 16/01-24 16:18

Shaun Toole

Posts: 1

Advanced Renamer saves me a lot of time and busywork, and I am happy I found your product.

I installed v. 3.92 a couple of days ago, upgrading from v. 3.88.1, and want to share my thoughts about a couple of changes found in the new release's user interface.

1. The blue outline of the checkboxes in the Renaming Method List make the small checkmark difficult to see. If the box was larger, the checkmark was darker and bigger, or the outline was removed or lightened, I could see at a glance which methods are active. The previous release did not have this issue.

2. The Renaming Method List still cannot be scrolled via a trackball wheel or other mouse scrolling control. The scroll bar is the only way to control the list with a mouse. Scrolling via mouse or trackball wheel would be a major usability enhancement for me.

3. I seem to recall there being gridlines or row shading in the "Rename files" field in the previous release. Can we have those back, please?

Thanks for considering these points.

16/01-24 16:18 - edited 16/01-24 16:21

#1 : 16/01-24 20:12

Matthew D Tietbohl

Posts: 1

I have a lot of folders that are structured in this heirarchy:
Summer 2023 July/Shark Reef/Sheltered/Slope/T1/photos I am interested in

Within each season (first folder) there are multiple areas (second folder) and within each area are two folders (Sheltered and Exposed) which have a further two folders inside them (Slope or Crest) which have three folders (T1, T2, T3) that have photos I am interested in. I have other photos within various of these subfolders, but I am only interested in renaming the files inside the T1, T2, T3 folders.

Within each folder, I want to add sequential numbers in front of the original file name. Does anyone know if there is a way to do this?

I was told that I can set filters so Advanced Renamer only looks to change the files in T1, T2, T3 folders within that heirarchy, but I'm not sure how to set it so the numbers are sequential in each folder (typically, this will be 01-50 for each T1, T2, T3 folder).

I could do this manually, but this will take a very long time to do. Any suggestions or tips anyone has would be very much appreciated and helpful! :)

Kind wishes,
Matt

16/01-24 20:12

#1 : 17/01-24 14:43

David

Posts: 1

if I add the movie file and see the details with the Exiftool, It shows the <Title> but unable to rename it, is it possible anyway?

17/01-24 14:43 - edited 17/01-24 14:44

#1 : 19/01-24 00:47

Posts: 2

PROBLEM: TV Import has been removed from product
EXPECTION: Features are not removed from paid products
FEATURE REQUEST: Please restore this standout feature for Advanced Renamer. It was a significant reason I paid for a license for this tool, and without it the tool has no real value to me.

Looking in the forum, for the product I see this was done months ago, but the release notes make no mention of the feature having gone away that I can find. There do appear to be a number of updates in the most current version but they are not meaningful for my usage of this tool

19/01-24 00:47

#1 : 19/01-24 01:47

Jufy111

Posts: 2

I think I found a bug with the substr tag function

When using the move batch mode on directories, I was trying to generate parent directories using the substr function. (i.e D:\test\<substr:7:' - '>\)

I noticed however, that this was only working on directories with two or more periods (.) in the directory name. Directories without periods were just ignored by the function.

Is anyone else able to replicate this to confirm that I'm not just doing something dumb.

*edit it's not the two periods that are causing it to work, I'm still trying to work out why some substr correctly works for some directory names but not others

19/01-24 01:47 - edited 19/01-24 02:02

#1 : 19/01-24 23:04

Dave Franks

Posts: 5

The column was there. I was trying to debug a script. At some point the column disappeared leaving me with only Filename, Error and Path. I right-clicked the menu and was able to add and remove other columns. It shows "New Filename" as selected but unchecking and rechecking it does nothing. I am running version 3.92.

19/01-24 23:04

#1 : 21/01-24 14:43

Ryan W

Posts: 3

I have a script that someone helpfully provided to adjust the time of photos by 5 hours. It was working in an older version of the program. Now that I have updated to the newest version (3.92p) I am having issues with the script.

The files that I am working with have the following format:

YYYY-MM-DD_hh-mm-ss.######.jpg

Here is the script I am working with:

match = item.name.match(/^(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})_(\d{2})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})$/);
if (match[0]) {
epoch = Date.parse(match[1] + 'T' + match[2]+ ':' + match[3] + ':' + match[4]);
date = new Date(epoch - 5 * 3600000);
return date.getUTCFullYear()
+ "-" + ("0" + (date.getUTCMonth() + 1)).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getUTCDate()).slice(-2)
+ "_" + ("0" + date.getUTCHours()).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getUTCMinutes()).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getUTCSeconds()).slice(-2);
}

Please let me know how to update. Thanks!

21/01-24 14:43

#1 : 23/01-24 08:13

Jeff

Posts: 1

Hi, I am trying to replace the created date and time of files with the filename timestamp pattern <Year><Month><Day><Hour><Min><Sec>. The names of the files all begin with dates in the format YYYYMMDDHHMMSS. The same exact task on the same version used to work fine, but now the timestamp gets retrieved incorrectly (I have updated to 3.92).

For example, a filename that begins with 20110917000000 gets the error "Invalid timestamp: '201-1-0 9:1:7.647' is not a valid date and time".

Thanks for any help

23/01-24 08:13 - edited 23/01-24 08:17

#1 : 23/01-24 15:42

GSComputer

Posts: 8

Is this the right place to discuss Beta features?

I noticed a small bug:

I use a list with several Methods. In this list I Have 3 Methods withs "multiple replace". I can't write it one Multiple method, because it has work not in series directly.
Now the bug.
when I change something in "multiple replace method 1", and open after changing one of the other "multiple replace methods", I can't see an input. I have to close Advanced renamer and open e.g. "multiple replace 2" and I can change things.

Using the the three functions in The list makes no problems. Only changing without restart.

It's really a minor problem.

23/01-24 15:42 - edited 23/01-24 15:44

#1 : 24/01-24 13:15

raf

Posts: 7

how do i add the name of the folder the files are in to the filenames being changed?

24/01-24 13:15

#1 : 24/01-24 13:17

raf

Posts: 7

Is there a way, to make each new batch operation remember the last number of the digit counter used?

Say i batch 10 images, then next batch operation of ten will start counter at 11

24/01-24 13:17

#1 : 27/01-24 05:10

James

Posts: 1

For example, there are many files, I want to rename a subset of these files that matches a certain regex.
It's hard to select the subset of files manually and drag them into Advanced Renamer, but it is easy to do with regex in Advanced Renamer.
Now, with the Replace method, using regex, I see that some files are grayed out because they didn't match the regex. I think they will not be renamed.
However, when I use increment numbering, those grayed-out files are also counted.
How can I make it only count the files that will be renamed?
Alternatively, how can I easily remove those files that won't be renamed, without selecting them manually?

27/01-24 05:10

#1 : 27/01-24 13:07

Mary

Posts: 1

I hope I explain clearly, I have a book collection set up like this

Author/
Author/Title(files)
Author/NameOfSeries/01 Title(files)
Author/NameOfSeries/02 Title(files)

I want to add ' Series' to some, not all, 2nd level folders to get

Author/
Author/Title(files)
Author/NameOfSeries Series/01 Title(files)
Author/NameOfSeries Series/02 Title(files)

So I want to bulk rename only the 2nd level folders that contain sub folders, and not rename the 2nd level folders that contain files (and have no sub folders).
Does Advanced Renamer recognise content, if there are only files or if there are only sub folders?

I can try to explain further if this doesn't make sense.

Thank you.

27/01-24 13:07 - edited 27/01-24 16:06

#1 : 28/01-24 18:07

John

Posts: 1

Hello,

since I have a stack of series on my HDD, I decided to keep them labeled like :
<series name> S01E01 <episode name>

Now I noticed that quite a lot of files have been saved under the form s01e01.
How do I get the s and the e upper case?

Thanks

28/01-24 18:07

#1 : 29/01-24 09:07

Mark

Posts: 1

Hi,

with recent AR versions the files (or folder, I'm not sure) are locked after batch renaming. They disappear from the list after they're renamed but stay locked by AR, so for them to move to a different location I need to close AR. Can it be done like in older versions that I can manipulate with the files without closing AR?

Thanks

29/01-24 09:07

#1 : 30/01-24 05:54

Paul C

Posts: 4

I'd like to have a tag that's similar to <Video Height>, but has 'i' (for interlaced) and 'p' (for progressive) appended. This would be helpful to indicate if the video was encoded as 1080p or 1080i, for example.

30/01-24 05:54

#1 : 30/01-24 06:02

Paul C

Posts: 4

I'd like to be able to include the numbe/arrangement of audio channels in a video file, in the same vein as the <Video Audio Codec> tag. I'm thinking in the common syle of: 2.0, 5.1, 7.1, etc.

If I'm sorting through recordings I've made with my DVR, I usually prefer to keep a copy that's 720p with 5.1 audio over one that's 1080i with 2.0 audio.

Thus it's valuable to me to be able to include that information in the filename, as I'm sorting through duplicates.

30/01-24 06:02

#1 : 30/01-24 06:18

Paul C

Posts: 4

I have nothing against Javascript/Spidermonkey; but personally, I have found Lua to be a better solution for embedding scripts within my applications. Probably not a surprise, as that's exactly the use it was designed for.

In the same 'minimal footprint' vein, MicroPython is worth considering instead, if you consider Lua to be a niche language.

Just another software developer's two cents :)

30/01-24 06:18

#1 : 01/02-24 07:51

Henry

Posts: 4

Hi,

Could the program use a more modern file picker in the next update? The windows explorer in Windows 10 and 11 you could copy and paste the path on the Navigation Pane, makes reaching the file much easier.

Also, it seems that we can't drag and drop files to the files window. Or can we?

Thank you
Henry

01/02-24 07:51

#1 : 02/02-24 14:37

Patricia

Posts: 1

Tengo diferentes archivos a los que renombrar en función de las dos primeras letras del archivo, pero no se como hacerlo.

¿Podrían ayudarme?

I have different files to rename based on the first two letters of the file, but I don't know how to do it.

Could you help me?

Gracias
Patricia

02/02-24 14:37 - edited 02/02-24 14:38

#1 : 03/02-24 17:38

BERNET B

Posts: 3

Bonjour à tous,
Comment effacer, retirer ou supprimer le 8eme caractère '0' (zéro) d'une liste de noms de fichier sauf s'il est différent de '0’ avec l'appli Advanced Renamer ?

03/02-24 17:38 - edited 04/02-24 15:58

#1 : 03/02-24 17:52

BERNET B

Posts: 3

Bonjour à tous,
Comment supprimer le 8eme caractère '0' (zéro) d'une liste de noms de fichier sauf s'il est différent de '0’ et doit comporter 3 chiffres avec l'appli Advanced Renamer ?

020419-024.............. 031204-0004............ 031204-0004a........... 080529-0025a-0Photomontage
150515-028F3Cre ............. 170822-103

Après renommage :
020419-024 ............. 031204-004 .............. 031204-004a .............. 080529-025a-0Photomontage
150515-028F3Cre .............. 170822-103

Cordialement

PapyGribouille

03/02-24 17:52 - edited 03/02-24 18:14

#1 : 12/02-24 03:03

Dino

Posts: 2

Hello,
I am new to this and would appreciate some assistance.

I am attempting to use the New Name Renaming Method and I am using the following-

<Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day> <Img Hour>h<Img Min>m<Img Sec>s<Img SubSec> <ExifTool:FileName>

I am getting this as my new file name.....
2023-10-07 17h13m04s80 DSC_5664.JPG.JPG

the .JPG.JPG at the end is the problem, I would like the newfilename to be 2023-10-07 17h13m04s80 DSC_5664.JPG
When i do the <ExifTool:FileName> is there a way to do a substr or rsubstr or something else to get what i want?

Thanks,
Dino

12/02-24 03:03

#1 : 12/02-24 12:27

Zirrog

Posts: 4

Very good to everyone,

I hope you can help me. When I travel in a country with a different time zone, my mobile phone gives me incorrect metadata regarding the time the videos were made. The only place where it puts the correct time is in the file name itself. An example would be the following:

VID20231001100715

What I want is to convert it to this format:
2023-10-01 - 10.07.15

I have tried, but I have not been able to find the correct formula to replace said name and convert it with the desire. Help me please :')

12/02-24 12:27

#1 : 12/02-24 16:49

adrian calente

Posts: 3

Under New Name method. I would like to extract the first word from <DirName:1>.
The directory name is Parrott Taverner Consort.
So I would need to extract just the word Parrott
How to go about doing this ?

Thank you

12/02-24 16:49

#1 : 12/02-24 18:47

Karlos

Posts: 1

Delete pervious jobs not working.

All jobs oNer than the selected date will be deleted.

The year it shows is 1899

12/02-24 18:47

#1 : 13/02-24 02:58

Posts: 2

First time, long time :P

So with filename:
some.arbitrary.text.ddddddd.ext
where d=digits

In every case, I want to match the 7th/last digit (7 in my example :P) and then remove it. Any way to do that?

Any help much appreciated.

13/02-24 02:58

#1 : 13/02-24 03:43

Aviation_S

Posts: 1

Hi wondering if anybody has this issue?

I'm doing some batch renaming where I'm adding a prefix to a bunch of files. Depending on words in the name.

I've been able to write a script for the prefixes, but the new file names no longer have their file extensions. Its weird but the Apply to (name/Extension/name&Extension) seems to have no effect on it.

I would like to just keep the original file extension, since its several different types of files.

This is the script i've been using (Made with lots of trail and error and help from chatgpt).

----
// Define target words and corresponding indicators as key-value pairs
var targetIndicators = {
"Noise": "A2",
"water": "A3"
};
// Iterate over each target word and corresponding indicator
Object.keys(targetIndicators).forEach(function(targetWord) {
// Check if the filename contains the target word
if (item.name.indexOf(targetWord) !== -1) {
// If the word is found, add the corresponding indicator to the beginning of the filename
item.newName = targetIndicators[targetWord] + "_" + item.name;
}
});

13/02-24 03:43

#1 : 15/02-24 00:41

Peter

Posts: 2

Two minor problems:
Since version 3.89p I can no longer move the columns with the mouse. The function seems to be active, but the columns jump back to the starting point afterwards. But it works with "Customize". However, at least with version 3.93-3p, the existing columns are not ticked there and are not sorted.

From version 3.92p version, the "BatchMethods" folder with the four *.aren files is missing in the program directory.

Is this intentional or are these bugs?

15/02-24 00:41 - edited 15/02-24 00:56

#1 : 15/02-24 17:03

sman super

Posts: 2

Hello,
Example:
the file name is:
abc 110 cat 234 dog

The question is, How can i add in front of filename a custom word, for example "super" if my filename contain the word "dog"?

the new file name should be:
super abc 110 cat 234 dog

Thansk for any help !

15/02-24 17:03

#1 : 16/02-24 15:01

Bernard PHILIPPON

Posts: 3

Bonjour

Je veux pouvoir extraire la date de sortie d'un film déjà contenue dans le nom de fichier et :
+ soit la déplacer et la mettre en tête de nom de fichier,
+ soit la dupliquer et la mettre en plus en tête de nom de fichier

Tous mes fichiers sont du type : "Titre du film (date) [Qualité]"
Ex :
Grande vadrouille, La (1966) [BR-1080p]
Flight Plan (2005) [DVD]
G.I. Joe 1 - Le Réveil du Cobra (2009) [4K]

Je voudrais obtenir ceci :
1966 - Grande vadrouille, La (1966) [BR-1080p]
2005 - Flight Plan (2005) [DVD]
2009 - G.I. Joe 1 - Le Réveil du Cobra (2009) [4K]

ou ceci :
1966 - Grande vadrouille, La [BR-1080p]
2005 - Flight Plan [DVD]
2009 - G.I. Joe 1 - Le Réveil du Cobra [4K]

Quelqu'un peut-il m'aider ?
Un grand merci par avance.

16/02-24 15:01 - edited 16/02-24 15:02

#1 : 16/02-24 19:58

Tomas Prokes

Posts: 2

Exif and IPTC tags in my JPG files are encoded in UTF-8. If I want to use Advanced Renamer to create a new title that contains text from Exif or IPTC, I get unreadable titles. Is it possible to enable support for UTF-8 in Advanced Renamer?

16/02-24 19:58

#1 : 18/02-24 18:28

Huxley Dunsany

Posts: 1

I'm setting up an SD card with a ton of games and music files to be used on my 'new' Commodore 64 computer. I've downloaded a couple game and music archives, so the total file count on the SD card is around 80,000.

One of the quirks of the Commodore 64 is that it cannot elegantly display uppercase characters in filenames - they get incorrectly displayed as "PETSCII" characters, which makes browsing the files on the card quite challenging. The "easy" solution is to only have lower-case filenames, but with nearly 80,000 files, that becomes slightly more challenging.

I fired up Advanced Renamer (fully paid/registered, fully up to date) and started selecting batches of subfolders to keep under the 25,000 file limit. I have the Batch Method set to New Case > Set Lower Case, and when I review the Filename vs. New Filename columns, everything looks correct. However, when I hit Start Batch, it seems to go through all the motions, but only some content actually gets renamed - some folders, a few random files within, but it's mostly not working. There are no reported errors.

It occurred to me that the amount of time it's taking to "complete" the batch seems suspiciously fast, given how long it takes to read or write tens of thousands of files on an SD card. I made a full copy and paste of the SD card contents into a subfolder on a very fast internal SSD and tried applying my changes there, and got a better (but still not correct) result - many subfolders and files are now lowercase, but not all of them.

Any tips on what I'm doing wrong here would be appreciated!

18/02-24 18:28

#1 : 19/02-24 14:57

Paul Panther

Posts: 7

Hi,
How can I only import files that are in a subfolder with the same name?

I have a main folder X. There are several folders in this folder, for example A, B, C etc. In each of these folders is a subfolder xyz. This folder is always called xyz.
X\Test\Test1\xyz
X\Test\Test2\xyz
X\Test\Test3\xyz

With the import method "Add the files in the folders" I can only specify a filemask. How can I now ensure that only the files in the subfolder xyz are imported?

19/02-24 14:57

#1 : 20/02-24 06:02

Dino

Posts: 2

It seems after running a rename method on a folder full of files that the
Filename stored in <ExifTool:Filename> is updated to the new Filename that the file was just assigned. I would like try and have the file keep only its original Filename. If I can accomplish this it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

20/02-24 06:02

#1 : 20/02-24 06:04

Bob Korbel

Posts: 1

Hello

I change the date format in sone downloaded files from

Namely d-
UT-1-2-2024.mp3
UT-10-12-2024.mp3

to

UT-2024-02-01.mp3
UT-2024-12-10.mp3

I can do this via two renumber methods and then a replace.

As a matter of interest, is it possible to do this with one replace only

(\d{1,2})-(\d{1,2})-(\d{4})
\3-\2-\1

were the replacements are formatted (eg. \3:'00' )

Regards
BobK

20/02-24 06:04

#1 : 22/02-24 18:52

Tim

Posts: 5

Thanks for working with your users. It is nice to see!

Old:
Something that catches me out every time I use Advanced Renamer is the fact that the mouse wheel is not active in the Renaming method list. It is active on the Files and Folders lists. It would be nice to have on the Renaming method list.

Thanks for a great piece of software!

22/02-24 18:52 - edited 22/02-24 19:04

#1 : 22/02-24 18:54

Tim

Posts: 5

In the new layout, the Test button is missing. It used to be when I unchecked Auto test I could manually trigger a test with a click.

I have huge sets of files I work on and it would be very nice to be able to manually trigger when working on Renaming methods instead of having the program lock up for a while with each change.

Thank you!

22/02-24 18:54

#1 : 23/02-24 22:10

ballnchain

Posts: 4

I need to rename a few hundred files based on the names of other files, and I'm not sure if AR does this... I have properly named video files for which I need to create like named subtitle files. For example... I have video files named:

Dr Wham - s01e01 - Wheel Down.mkv
Dr Wham - s01e02 - Wheel Off.mkv
etc.

My subtitle files are now named

S1E1.srt
S1E2.srt
etc.

I need to rename the subtitle file to

S1E1.srt > Dr Wham - s01e01 - Wheel Down.srt
S1E2.srt > Dr Wham - s01e02 - Wheel Off.srt
etc.

What is perplexing me is the episode names.

Any suggestions? Thank you!

23/02-24 22:10

#1 : 24/02-24 00:19

Delta Foxtrot

Posts: 104

Hi Kim,

Great job on v3.94p, it solves some long-standing problems I had with earlier versions (with caveats following). I just want you to know that everything I say here comes from a place of utmost respect for you and love for AREN. :)

See below list for configuration.

1. Using the method list button bar at the top of the list, when I click on the "Add Method" button it either 1. does nothing, or 2. causes the whole program window to close. No error message, it just either sits there and does nothing or disappears and shuts down. Cursory testing makes me think that until I add methods to the bare program it does nothing. Once methods are added the program shuts down; further, it shuts down even after all methods are cleared. There may be some interaction with the "Save settings" option as well.

2. When I first open the window, everything looks perfect. The space above the status bar is totally minimized and (with super compact menu) the vast majority of the window is devoted to what I want, namely the method and files lists. After performing some (various) manipulations, the "Last Result" panel appears, which makes about half of the window in the size I normally use it just blank space. Any chance you could make a Settings option to not show that panel? The info could possibly be shown on the status bar, or as a menu item(?). Otherwise all that space that could be devoted to method and files lists just goes to waste in this configuration.

3. Improvements to the dark mode look FANTASTIC! I'm not sure if they were improved in 3.92-3.93, as I haven't been using it since I tried it in the first iteration.

CONFIGURATION: PORTABLE version, with these settings changes from default:

PROGRAM tab: "Add method button bar", "FileInfo Box" & "Show help getting started" OFF
Menu option: "super compact"
ENVIRONMENT tab: "Explorer context menu" & "Associate .aren files..." ON
"Save settings" option: "same folder as aren.exe"
RENAMING tab: "Use zero padding..." is checked
IMAGE FILES tab: "Don't analyze image metadata" checked
MUSIC & VIDEO tab: "Don't analyze music metadata" checked
(I'm pretty sure that's everything)

Everything below applies to that configuration.)

Thanks, Kim, for such a great program, and for steadily improving it. You're the best, bud!

Best regards,
DF

24/02-24 00:19

#1 : 25/02-24 22:24

Bryonie Hopper

Posts: 7

Hi.
I have a directory named:

AP_001_african-wild-animals-set

In that directory I have 2 files named:

Asset [email protected]
Asset 4.svg

I want the first 7 characters of the directory name appended to the beginning of each file name. I can already clean up the file name (take away the 'Asset' and '@10x') and add the full directory name, but I can't add PART of the directory name. I don't want to add the full directory name as the file name becomes unwieldy, and in some cases, unuseable. I also need to keep the number after 'Asset', so that the pairs of pngs and svgs stay the same (I can't just crop the directory name and have Advanced Renamer add a counter)

I have multiple pairs of png/svg files in each directory across many directories. Unfortunately these directories have greatly varying names after the first 7 characters. For example, another directory is:

AP_008_Collection-hand-drawn-dog-eight-different-postures

I've seen various people ask similar questions, but none of the solutions work when the directories are different lengths.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance :-)

Bryonie

25/02-24 22:24

#1 : 26/02-24 20:40

Filippo

Posts: 2

Hello,
I have a name file: 1x01 name of the file.mp4
I have added the filter to make only the first character uppercase (to have 1x01 Name of the file.mp4) but it does not work, I think because of the 1x01. Is it possible to set to uppercase only the first character after the 5th?

Thanks

26/02-24 20:40 - edited 26/02-24 20:41

#1 : 27/02-24 21:41

KRFTSTFF

Posts: 3

Hello,

I would like to renumber the following images as follows:

rochester_women-210.jpg
rochester_women-211.jpg
rochester_women-212.jpg
seattle_men-213.jpg
seattle_women-214.jpg
sierra_men-215.jpg
sierra_men-216.jpg
sierra_women-217.jpg
sierra_women-218.jpg

to

rochester_women-1.jpg
rochester_women-2.jpg
rochester_women-3.jpg
seattle_men-1.jpg
seattle_women-1.jpg
sierra_men-1.jpg
sierra_men-2.jpg
sierra_women-1.jpg
sierra_women-2.jpg

How can I accomplish this?

Thanks in advance for you advice and kind regards
Tally

27/02-24 21:41

#1 : 01/03-24 16:25

Nathan

Posts: 1

Subject.

Thanks,
Nathan

01/03-24 16:25

#1 : 02/03-24 23:26

raf

Posts: 7

Hello

I have random files and I'd like to rename the filenames to preserve 5 characters from the end of the name, but all files have different lenghts.

How would I go about scripting this in advanced renamer?

alexconsani_1703461883_3265197398812440395_424427677
HvLPHTo
noVUg93
vavallogic_1709370658_3314763793966458118_57376711638

The result would be:
27677
LPHTo
VUg93
711638

Tried the regular expression:
(.*)([^\.]+)\.(.*)
then replace with \2
but gave nothing good. ChatGPT not helping here
Thanks

02/03-24 23:26 - edited 02/03-24 23:41

#1 : 04/03-24 13:01

Bernhard Griesheimer

Posts: 2

How to write the Date an Time from a picture into the name

04/03-24 13:01 - edited 04/03-24 13:02

#1 : 05/03-24 22:44

Shan Jay

Posts: 8

I have a bunch of folders named like this;

client john tech support_April-01-2022_23-47-24
hr susie in house_January-26-2022_00-47-20

the name at the beginning before the date can be varying in length so that needs to be taken into consideration.

client john tech support_April-01-2022_23-47-24
hr susie in house_January-26-2022_00-47-20

I want the name of the months, converted to their number in the calendar and for the format to change from MM-DD-YYYY to YYYY-MM-DD

So this;

client john tech support_April-01-2022_23-47-24
hr susie in house_January-26-2022_00-47-20

should be this;

client john tech support_2022-04-01_23-47-24
hr susie in house_January_2022-01-26_00-47-20

time stamps should remain as is just the date needs to change from the month being described as a word to being given a number and the sort order changed.

Thanks for any help!

05/03-24 22:44

#1 : 09/03-24 08:51

Shawn K

Posts: 3

Good Evening Everyone,

My issue is that I have started with 49 PDFS, each file contains 2 pages (front/back). The only way I could think of to tackle this problem was to combine all of the PDFs and then re-export them in sequential order. So I have 98 individual pdfs, I need to order them in 1A, 1B, 2A , 2B, etc. I have used java to do odds/evens but that leaves me with a group of files that are 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5A, etc.

Anyone have any pointers? Sorry If I'm missing something obvious, I've just been grinding my brain on this problem.

For reference, the software I am using requires a spreadsheet that matches 2 files, one for the front and one for the back. So I need 01_front.pdf, 01_back.pdf, and 01_list.xlsx, to all have the same naming structure.

Thanks,

09/03-24 08:51

#1 : 14/03-24 17:59

Andy Austin

Posts: 1

When duplicating a method, the List Replace function duplicates without its contents. I don't know if this is intentional or a bug. Other method duplications seem to keep their contents.
It would be useful when duplicating the List Replace method for it to also duplicate all it's contents (the list of replaces).
I have a need for this as I would like two alternate versions of the same List Replace, one where I replace with a hyphen at the end of the replacements and one where I do not.
Regards.

14/03-24 17:59 - edited 14/03-24 18:00

#1 : 14/03-24 21:30

Nigel

Posts: 8

File name currently Alice in Wonderland [SALE4Q].wbfs

I want it to be SALE4Q.wbfs

Thanks in advance. Love the product

14/03-24 21:30 - edited 14/03-24 21:58

#1 : 15/03-24 15:09

James E. McBride

Posts: 13

Hello!
Thank you again for such an awesome program!
Is there an easy way for me to copy/move list items between List methods? If there is not, would that be something that you would consider adding?

Thanks for your help!
--Jim

15/03-24 15:09

#1 : 16/03-24 16:15

Joy

Posts: 6

Hi, is it possible to merge Multiple Folders into a single folder? Mine has errors.

Example:

FolderA >> FolderZ
FolderB >> FolderZ
FolderC >> FolderZ

Thank you.

16/03-24 16:15

#1 : 19/03-24 22:04

Nikky

Posts: 2

Hi I saw someone wrote a script and was wondering how to implement. I am using Advanced Renamer and some files do not have a FileCreateDate (which seems to be the most accurate date for date the picture was taken) It seems the next date that is the most accurate is FileModifyDate, is there a way to ask it to use FileCreateDate and if FileCreateDate is null then to use FileModifyDate?

or a way to compare all the dates and somehow use the most accurate one?

Thanks so much

19/03-24 22:04

#1 : 21/03-24 13:08

Bunny

Posts: 1

Is there a way to show only those files that will be renamed, rather than the full listing?

21/03-24 13:08

#1 : 22/03-24 07:45

Styb

Posts: 80

On my Win11 system, ARen is able to create txt o csv files, but is unable to open the same files. The following error message appears: No mapping for the Unicode character exists in the target
multi-byte code page.

https://i.postimg.cc/pLhT2R6P/Screenshot-2024-03 -22-073441.png

Notepad and Excel open these files correctly, and the same files saved by Notepad are loaded correctly by Aren.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Populate the filename list
2) Save the list as TXT or CSV file
3) Clear the filename list
4) Load the saved file

22/03-24 07:45 - edited 13/04-24 08:59

#1 : 25/03-24 14:02

Dan Nielsen

Posts: 4

How do i rename with "if". I want to rename a total filename if ex. "exportGif" is in the filename. ex. "Monkeyglasses Berlin 11_40_[360G 24-exportGif].gif" should be renamed Monkeyglasses Berlin 11_40_exportGif.gif.

I have many folders i like to rename every folder is named the product name and has 26 files in every folder. 1.jpg, 2.jpg, 3.jpg, 4.jpg, 5.jpg, 4.jpg, 5.jpg, 6.jpg, 7.jpg, 8.jpg, 9.jpg, 10.jpg, 11.jpg, 12.jpg, 13.jpg, 14.jpg, 15.jpg, 16.jpg, 17.jpg, 18.jpg, 19.jpg, 20.jpg, 21.jpg, 22.jpg, 23.jpg, 24.jpg, exportGif.gif, clip.mp4

Problem 1: All files has to have the name of the folder
Problem 2: Files need to have "[360G 24-" and "]" arround the file name
Problem 3: File number has to be 2 digits ex. 2.jpg need to be 02.jpg
Problem 4: 2 files in every folder need to have another name (no numbers) exportGif.gif and clip.mp4

How i want it:
(ex. folder name= "Monkeyglasses Berlin 11_40")
Monkeyglasses Berlin 11_40[360G 24-01].jpg
Monkeyglasses Berlin 11_40[360G 24-02].jpg
...
Monkeyglasses Berlin 11_40[360G 24-24].jpg
Monkeyglasses Berlin 11_40_exportGif.gif
Monkeyglasses Berlin 11_40_clip.mp4

How to do that?

25/03-24 14:02

#1 : 26/03-24 21:08

Horst

Posts: 2

Hi,

I am trying to automatically create a folder structure like this one:
01-Jan
02-Feb
03-Mar
...

When using tags like month:Xxx I am getting: 03-Mär (whereas I am looking for English names). Reason is maybe aesthetics.... and a little hesitation to use "Umlaute" in a folder structure

I am on a "German" computer (Win 11) and on a German tool installation - any idea?
Thank you

26/03-24 21:08

#1 : 27/03-24 01:17

Frank Diddly

Posts: 2

Hello,

Fairly green to this, might be a dumb question but how do I keep everything after a specific word number? Trying to rename and format but keep existing file episode names. The file order (DVD, etc) doesn't always match the TV Show import method based on the file source.

i.e.
existing file name:
Show Name S1E1 Pilot.mp4

<Word:1> <Word:2> - S01E<Inc NrDir:1> - <Word:3> to the last word of the file name.

Desired result:
Show Name - S01E01 - Pilot.mp4
Show Name - S01E02 - Episode 2 Name.mp4
Etc.

P.S. version 3.88

27/03-24 01:17 - edited 27/03-24 01:19

#1 : 28/03-24 01:26

Arthur

Posts: 3

Hello,
I noticed that Advanced Renamer program only uses one processor core for its operation. Is it possible to use more cores to improve the performance of the program?

28/03-24 01:26

#1 : 28/03-24 14:33

Jim Zons

Posts: 1

I am working with a photo machine that takes pictures and then saves those images into a variety of folders. I have a process setup where Advanced File Renamer renames the folders with the images to the first six numbers of the folder name (to match a SKU) but I would also like the ability to create a new subdirectory/folder at the same time, with the name 360. So, this folder:

402150-Spring Step- Womens- Lavona- white

Using this expression: <Substr:1:6>

Is renamed:

402150

But ... is there a way to not only rename that folder, but create a new subdirectory/folder called 360, so it would have the following directory structure:

402150/360

If not, please consider this a feature request ... THANK YOU!

28/03-24 14:33

#1 : 29/03-24 08:08

John Oberrick

Posts: 3

Hi, New but very impressed user looking for a way to optimize my workflow on a large project.

I am currently using AR to find all image files by file type on a source HD and batch copying them to a target folder, creating a large source pool of all images. Then, using several steps, I identify images that have metadata for "camera model" and move these files into subfolders named for the "camera model" of the images in the pool before other processing.

How difficult would it be to use AR to not only find all image files, but to also create a subfolder in the target folder named for the "metadata:camera model data" and move such files into that folder?

Any suggestions that could put me on a path to figure it out would be a huge help. Thanks!

29/03-24 08:08

#1 : 29/03-24 17:16

Onion

Posts: 2

I'm currently renaming my comic library with lots of numbers and character in filenames, however, they always ending with p01 p02 p03...

Here is my current filenames: 189239427a3cw_p01.jpg, 189239427a3cw_p02.jpg, 189239427a3cw_p03.jpg, 189239563a3dz_p01.jpg, 189239563a3dz_p02.jpg, 189239563a3dz_p03.jpg, 189239563a3dz_p04.png, 190846122b2eb_p01.png, ... (~650 700 more)

So my expected filenames should be: 0001_p01.jpg, 0001_p02.jpg, 0001_p03.jpg; 0002_p01.jpg, 0002_p02.jpg, 0002_p03.jpg, 0002_p04.png; 0003_p01.png...

Those files are in the same folder.

How to do that?

Many thanks

29/03-24 17:16

#1 : 30/03-24 20:24

Miguel

Posts: 59

Hi all.

Is there a way to hide the summary that appears at the bottom of the program after performing a method?

https://i.ibb.co/C9PTtGz/Captura-30-03-2024-52s. png

Thanks

Miguel
PS: Yes I know it. I´m too fussy. Is this the correct adjetive?

30/03-24 20:24

#1 : 31/03-24 13:33

Adaline Bowman

Posts: 3

Good morning,
For years, I named photo and other files with the French date format:
Day month Year.
Example: 01/31/2024 for January 31, 2024

Is it possible to create a method so that the format becomes Year/Month/Day.
Example: 2024.01.31

Thanks for your help.

31/03-24 13:33

#1 : 01/04-24 18:54

Delta Foxtrot

Posts: 104

Hi Kim and everyone,

I've been using the Move/Copy batch modes more lately, and I'm wondering if it's possible to convince you of the idea of changing the working of these modes such that the items in the method list get executed before the files are relocated.

Right now I have to execute a batch rename, then either 1) reload the files into another instance of ARen with the Move instructions and execute that; or 2) activate my methods, execute them in rename mode, then reload the files into the same ARen instance, change to move mode, and execute again. Yes, I know I can go into Settings and tell ARen to reload the files automagically, but that's a global setting and most of my renaming doesn't need that. (Another possible change: make the reload files setting local to the .aren file settings?)

I know it may not sound like much, but if I run that batch every day (and then I have to run another one to re-rename the files back to the original version), I'm starting to eat up some time; I don't know, but I assume that at least some of your business users also do something similar.

I suggest a checkbox near the Batch mode: and Output folder: fields; it could just be as simple as "Execute methods before:". If not checked, current behavior; if checked, method list gets executed before copy/move.

A better way, for me would be to have a move/copy method that would allow the execution of the move/copy at any point in a method batch, but that is probably not something you'd want to get into due to the complexity. But that would be ideal, at least for my purposes.

Anyway, food for thought?

Best regards,
DF

01/04-24 18:54 - edited 01/04-24 19:03

#1 : 05/04-24 18:57

Becquart

Posts: 1

Hello,
I'd like to delete all the words in brackets and/or parentheses as well as the brackets and/or parentheses themselves. Which regular expression should I use? Thanks in advance!

05/04-24 18:57

#1 : 09/04-24 10:59

Andrey

Posts: 5

Hello everyone.
There is a large list of files that need to be replaced with a different name.
For example:
097845 - name1
IV-nobux - name2
No3bolt - name3
The list is long.
Option 1. Use list replace, but it is inconvenient to sort in it and there is no way to avoid a duplicate.
Option 2. A file with a list.
There is a list.csv file on the computer (located c:\list.csv). I create the file in Excel, where the first column lists the names to be found (097845, IV-nobux,
No3bolt), and in the second what to replace them with (name1, name2, name3) and save the file in csv format.
Can I write JavaScript so that I take a list of substitutions from list.csv every time ???
Thank you.

09/04-24 10:59

#1 : 11/04-24 01:44

Delta Foxtrot

Posts: 104

Hello friends,

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to turn off the warning message that I get when I change file extensions via ARen? I usually forget to wait for it to show up, then when I come back to that screen 15 minutes later ARen is just sitting there waiting for me to tell it that it's ok to proceed.

YES! It ALWAYS is!

Thanks in advance!

Best,
DF

11/04-24 01:44

#1 : 11/04-24 17:23

Darek

Posts: 1

Hi,
I would like to use the modified time of creation of the file (photo) in the file name. This is related to the time zone change - now when naming files I would like to correct this.
I use tags:
<Img Hour><Img Min><Img Sec>
and I would like it to be possible to do something like :
<Img Hour-3><Img Min><Img Sec> .
Obviously this does not work - hence the question what should be the correct syntax, and is it possible at all

Rgds Darek

11/04-24 17:23

#1 : 11/04-24 20:01

Peter

Posts: 2

Hello, can someone help me use the TRIM command? I want to erase everything but keep only the last 10 characters. May be another command?

Thank you in advance!

11/04-24 20:01

#1 : 12/04-24 20:52

Hani

Posts: 2

When adding multiple folders each containing a file named "instructions.txt", how can I renumber all files across all folders without renaming the .txt files?

What I need is as follows:
<Folder 1>
01.jpg
02.jpg
instructions.txt
....etc
<Folder 2>
01.jpg
02.jpg
instructions.txt

and so on.

I am using the method (the Incrementing number per folder) <Inc NrDir:1> but this method will rename every file in those folders .. how to exclude some files according to their name and/or their extension?

Thank you in advance

12/04-24 20:52 - edited 12/04-24 21:22

#1 : 12/04-24 21:53

Thales Martins

Posts: 1

Hi,
I'm having a problem that needs help.
I renamed my files to get the <Img DateOriginal:yyyy-mm-dd> on most of my files, but many don't have this Exif info. Still, they are located in a directory named after the image's creation date (for example, 2011-05-24).
On all files that don't have the "DateOriginal" from Exif, I want to precede the name with the directory name in the actual form (YYYY-MM-DD).

For example:
Files that have the "DateOriginal" from Exif" will be "2011-05-24 - Image name.jpg"
Files that don't have the "DateOriginal" from Exif" will be YYYY-MM-DD - Image name.jpg" , where YYYY-MM-DD is the directory name where the file is located.

From the documentation, it looks like this can be accomplished with Javascript, but I am not familiar with this, and I need help from someone who could provide me with the code to add to the Renaming method list for me to add in a script and execute it on my 18000 files.
Thank you in advance for this help or any idea on how to solve this problem.

12/04-24 21:53

#1 : 13/04-24 14:03

Kim Jensen

Administrator
Posts: 883

I have started work on version 4.0 of Advanced Renamer. For this release I am more likely to redo implementations of larger modules. One thing I have been working on is the extraction of metadata from media files and documents. Until now Advanced Renamer has been reliant on third party libraries and ExifTool for this extraction. The problem is that these tools can be slow and not flexible enough. Instead I have implemented many file types myself, resulting in much better performance and a more bespoke implementation. I started with JPEGs and work my way through image, video, audio, and document formats and I am maybe 70-80% through the formats I like to support. It has been a fun learning experience. Let's just say that metadata can be a Wild West sometimes.

Since I don't get any statistics from the program, I don't know how the program is used, and I was wondering about which files types and metadata fields are actually in use. It would be a great help for me if you would write a reply to this post or send me an email, telling me about the file formats you use and the metadata you need to be available, or if you don't use the metadata at all. That way I can make sure these features are available when the first release of version 4.0 launches.

13/04-24 14:03

#1 : 13/04-24 18:16

Warren

Posts: 2

Not sure if it's just me but the icons are really small on my 1440p screen. Was wondering if there would be a possible way to increase icon size or have DPI scaling somehow?

PS. Thanks for not charging for 4.0. when it comes out. Paid for 3.0 years ago.

13/04-24 18:16

#1 : 14/04-24 03:00

RJ Barber

Posts: 2

I have the following script that for each file in the list is supposed to loop through a list of strings and replace them with nothing. The goal is to remove about 30+ strings from 1000s of file names, but in the order they appear in the substrings variable, which is why I'm using this script to execute remove methods in the order of the substrings.

When I run the script, the status indicates OK for all files, but all the file names are the same\in the New Filename column. Auto Test is turned on.

This is my first foray into scripting for Advanced Renamer, but I write powershell and some javascript so I understand enough to be dangerous but apparently not enough.

Looking for help as to why this script is not producing file name changes.

Script:
// Define the list of substrings to remove
var substrings = [
".photographycommercial",
".photographypeople",
".photographylandscape",
".photographyportrait",
".photographyarchitecture",
".photographyblackandwhite",
".photographyadvertising",
".photographyabstract",
".photographydocumentary",
".photographymountainscape",
".photographyexperimental",
".photographynature",
".photographyengagement",
".photographystreet",
".photographyfineart",
".photographyjournalistic",
".photographyevent",
".photographystilllife",
".photographywildlife",
".photographyfashion",
".photographycouples",
".photographysenior",
".photographyseascape",
".photographynewborn",
".photographyconceptual",
".photographygrunge",
".photographywedding",
".photographyequipment",
".photographycommunity",
".photographyretro",
];

// Function to remove substrings from file names
function removeSubstrings() {
// Iterate over each file in the list
for (var i = 0; i < app.itemCount; i++) {
// Get the file name
var fileName = app.getItem(i).newName;

// Iterate over each substring
for (var j = 0; j < substrings.length; j++) {
// Remove the substring from the file name
fileName = fileName.replace(substrings[j], "");
}

// Set the modified file name
app.getItem(i).newName = fileName;
}
}

// Call the function to remove substrings
removeSubstrings();

14/04-24 03:00 - edited 14/04-24 03:58

#1 : 18/04-24 07:24

JorgB

Posts: 5

I use this amazing tool to rename a lof of my sample kits, sometimes I have to rename a note in a sample like; piano_C#.wav
I have a regex that captures the note and translates it to piano [C#].wav
However, I cannot save a single replace option like the regex. A simple solution would be to let the "Text to be replaced" box be a drop down with the last 10 used replace expressions?

Alternatively, it would be great it I can store a single replace option instead of the whole preset list. Thanks for this great tool!

18/04-24 07:24

#1 : 18/04-24 17:39

Jake

Posts: 1

When I use advanced renamer, it's almost always for entirely different things each time. Would it be possible to add a setting so that when you open the program, there's no methods selected, and methods don't default to their settings from last time they were used?

Unless this is already possible and I completely missed it.

18/04-24 17:39

#1 : 19/04-24 07:25

JorgB

Posts: 5

In the bottom of the main screen there is a "Last Result" pane. It has "Add all succesful items", "Add items with errors" it would be great if there was an option "Add all unmodified items" so that I can rename the items that were not touched by any rename actions. This way I can dump a whole folder in there, and slowly tweak the filters to rename them all.

19/04-24 07:25

#1 : 19/04-24 19:37

Michael

Posts: 4

I've been an avid user of Advanced Renamer for years, and one of the main issues I encounter is the inability to apply commands (e.g. REPLACE) to files that do NOT include a specific substring. Alternatively, I often have to apply commands to filenames that only include specific substrings in the name.

In the example below, I would like to apply a REPLACE command to filenames that do not include the substring "trailer." So in the example below, the REPLACE command would only execute against the second item in the list.

- file name trailer.mp4
- filename.mp4
- blah trailer.mp4

I encounter this sort of scenario all of the time (that impacts many commands and there's no easy way to get through this without a lot of manual manipulation. Adding this logic would make Advanced Renamer infinitely more powerful.

19/04-24 19:37 - edited 19/04-24 20:47

#1 : 21/04-24 21:10

Arthur

Posts: 3

I have a directory of subfolders with a path (for example)
"D:\TShirt\Catalog BT\BG_Music\btdBG_Foreign Music\1"

In folder 1 there are 6 files which names are:
1 copy.png
1.png
2.png
3.png
4.png
sample.png

How do I rename all of them with just one enabled method?
I need <DirName:2><DirName:1> for file 1.png, <DirName:2><DirName:1>_<Name> for files from 2.png to sample.png except 1 copy.png (it should stay without renaming)

List replace method didn't work in my case:
I write
^1 -> <DirName:2><DirName:1>
^2 -> <DirName:2><DirName:1>_2
^3 -> <DirName:2><DirName:1>_3
^4 -> <DirName:2><DirName:1>_4
^sample -> <DirName:2><DirName:1>_sample

But it works only for 1.png, result is btdBG_Foreign Music 1, the other files is _2. _3 etc

What am I doing wrong? I understand that the task is simple, but I can't solve it in any way. Please help. P.s. RegEx is enabled in the method

21/04-24 21:10

#1 : 23/04-24 18:49

Posts: 3

When adding large amounts of files from a network drive the analyzing files stages takes forever and hangs entirely in some cases. Sometimes I'm able to hit the cancel button to stop analyzing files but that usually just makes it crash.

I've checked the Don't analyze metadata box for Images, music, and video files but it still tries to analyze when renaming .zip files for example.

I tried adding my files using the Load List feature but that still triggers file analysis.

I've seen several posts about this in the forum asking for a way to disable file analysis globally or to be able to easily skip that analysis stage so a feature like that would be great!

23/04-24 18:49

#1 : 24/04-24 13:14

Linda K Hollman

Posts: 7

I noticed the program has gotten very very slow opening. Also I downloaded the new version and the screen is all blue and all of the "buttons" don't work. Am I missing something? Is anyone else experiencing these issues? Any suggestions?

24/04-24 13:14

#1 : 24/04-24 13:20

Linda K Hollman

Posts: 7

I tried to append at the end of all of my files, but I get an error on all of them. Is there a way to find out why? Is there a limitation on file name length? How do you check the collision rules? I click on the "Name Collision Rule" and get no response.

24/04-24 13:20

#1 : 25/04-24 09:05

carlos listos

Posts: 2

Please give me help for renaming:

Original-Name from camera (for example) 21-02-28_4711
that is TT-MM-YY_number

Change to (for example) TIM-00100
that is free-chosen name - starting nr., 5 digits, ascending in steps by (for example) 100

so : TIM-00100
TIM-00200
TIM-00300

and so on....

Thank you.

25/04-24 09:05

#1 : 25/04-24 10:30

Nemo

Posts: 2

I am looking for a way to remove duplicate phrases, specifically dates in this format:

Letter 2 May 2013 2 May 2013

This old post https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=3052

gives a simple method for removing duplicates phrases. Replace (.+)\1 with \1

However I need a method which only affects phrases of a minimum length.

The method described would, for example, cause

IMG_0362 2 May 2013 to be renamed to IMG_0362 May 2013 which is not want a want.

25/04-24 10:30

#1 : 25/04-24 17:36

raf

Posts: 7

How do I use the CLI to run advanced renamer scripts in powershell? Is there documentation?

25/04-24 17:36

#1 : 26/04-24 16:58

wayen

Posts: 1

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26/04-24 16:58

#1 : 06/03-17 23:23

Robert Canale

Posts: 2

Recently the thumbnail preview started showing a cropped version of the image instead of a resized version. Was this changed in a recent update or is there a setting somewhere to change it?

Thanks!

06/03-17 23:23

#1 : 08/03-17 15:53

Nico

Posts: 1

Hello, first of all I want to say thank you for this great and clever software!

Is it possible to disable the 'Last result' - Infobox? It takes much space of my screen.

Thank you very much!

Nico

Screenshot: http://imgur.com/a/NMxcn

08/03-17 15:53

#1 : 09/03-17 18:26

Kevin

Posts: 1

Hi

After renaming a batch of files Is there any way to keep the list of files displayed in case I want to rename them further, or even just verify they are correct?
After I hit Start the files get renamed but then disappear from the display window and I have to load them again to verify the renaming has worked correctly.

09/03-17 18:26

#1 : 09/03-17 19:26

David

Posts: 64

I've got some suggestions to make AR even better than the best out there which it already is. They just make AR a little easier and quicker to use and add common Windows standard functionality to the AR application.

- Ability to rename files in the batch window with F2. This is common to Windows explorer and MANY other applications and would be a VERY welcome function. Sometimes there are filenames that are outliers that are different from all other filenames in your list and it would be helpful to be able to simply rename THAT filename. It would be much quicker than what you have to do now which is go to the mouse and right click on the filename hit p to bring up properties on the item Shift+Tab to go to the filename field in the properties windows and change the name there. And even after you do this the name doesn't update in the file list which means you can't just adjust the filename a little to standardize it ENOUGH to use the rest of your methods on it so you have to completely rename the filename manually and then delete it from the list of files you're working on.

- Ability to open the parent folder of files in the rename list from the context menu in the files to rename list. This would be very helpful to be able to access the files themselves in their respective directories and is standard functionality in many windows based applications. When you've added a directory with a many subfolder structure it's a pain to go into Windows Explorer and drill down to the location manually.

- Ability to open a file by hitting enter when the file is highlighted the same way this works in Windows Explorer and many other apps. Currently you can do this by hitting the context menu key or right clicking on a filename in your list and hitting R twice and enter but it would be much simpler to incorporate a standard windows function by using the simplest solution which would be to just hit enter which fortuitously is not used for anything in the filename window currently so it's open.

- Capitalize words when grouping them in brackets ( ). For example if I group words that hold the same relative position in a filename and they are NOT capitalized before the method I would like them to be capitalized after the method but I can only do this currently by capitalizing every filename in the list. It would be helpful to be able to capitalize JUST the words in that relative position in the filename. The words in the grouping you specify.
Also along the same line it would be helpful if there was a way you could group words that are acronyms and apply an all caps function to them for example (usb|dom|ajax|aio|cad|sql|ssl|nt|tcp|ip|os|php|css|html|uk|us|usa) etc and the funtion would ALL CAP all of the acronyms in the group. Currently there's no way to do this short of entering a method for each acronym individually changing it from standard case to all caps in the replace field. This can take a long time in a list of filenames that have a lot of acronyms which happens a lot these days. Acronyms allow you to shorten filenames a lot while retaining meaningful information in the filename.

- Drag and drop organizing for methods in the method list. Also Keyboard shortcuts are sorely lacking in AR which is too bad because there’s no doubt AR is BY FAR the best renamer I’ve ever used and I’ve tried a bunch of them. AR is MASSIVELY superior. I'm a keyboard guy because using the keyboard when your hands are already there (which is MOST of the time) is much faster than constantly having to go back to your mouse.
You could for example use the same functionality used by Tree Style Tabs in Firefox. When you are in a tab you use Shift+Ctrl+PageUp or PageDown to move the tab up or down in the list. This would be very helpful when you are using many methods. Some of my method lists number several hundred methods and the order and sequence of the methods becomes critical.
Also there is no way to move from one method to a subsequent or a preceding method with the keyboard so it is again going to the ridiculously slow mouse constantly. Also there's no way to move to different parts of the window which is common functionality in most applications today. For example moving from the method list to the "Add batch method" buttons to the file list etc using the tab button. Keyboard functionality is really the next big step for AR in making it even better in a substantial way.
- another function that would be very helpful for troubleshooting your method list when you have several hundred methods in your list is if there was a button that you could hit to deselect all methods in the list or select all methods in the list. Much faster than selecting and deselecting them one at a time.

I've got no complaints about AR. I absolutely LOVE THIS APPLICATION. I can't tell you how amazing it is to see a list of filenames that are absolute gibberish turned into a list of filenames that are meaningful representations of information in the files in your list. Absolutely amazing. These are just refinements to make a terrific application even better. Simpler. Faster.

09/03-17 19:26 - edited 09/03-17 20:07

#1 : 10/03-17 01:23

Posts: 9

You have a replace from list
Can you make a feature to load a list from a text or better yet a csv file
Example: I have a list of replacement for accented letters that i want to convert to non accented characters.

http://pastebin.com/0WmbZTeF

This feature may also be useful since i can make a replacement table for Roman Numerals to arabic numerals

Thanks

or Do you think a replacement of regex characters from a list might work

[ÁáÀàÂâÇÇŽÄ‚ÄƒÃãáº¢áº£áº áº¡ÄäÅåÄ€ÄÄ„Ä…áº¤áº¥áº¦áº§áºªáº«áº¨áº©áº¬áºáº®áº¯áº°áº±áº´áºµáº²áº³áº¶áº·ÇºÇ»Ä†Ä‡ÄˆÄ‰ÄŒÄÄŠÄ‹ÇçÄŽÄÄÄ‘ÐÉéÈèÊêÄšÄ›Ä”Ä•áº¼áº½áººáº»Ä–Ä—ËëÄ’Ä“Ä˜Ä™áº¾áº¿á»€á»á»„á»…á»‚á»ƒáº¸áº¹á»†á»‡ÄžÄŸÄœÄÄ Ä¡Ä¢Ä£Ä¤Ä¥Ä¦Ä§ÍíÌìÄ¬ÄÎîÇÇÏïÄ¨Ä©Ä®Ä¯ÄªÄ«á»ˆá»‰á»Šá»‹Ä´ÄµÄ¶Ä·Ä¹ÄºÄ½Ä¾Ä»Ä¼ÅÅ‚Ä¿Å€ÅƒÅ„Å‡ÅˆÑñÅ…Å†ÓóÒòÅŽÅÔôá»á»‘á»’á»“á»–á»—á»”á»•Ç‘Ç’ÖöÅÅ‘ÕõØøÇ¾Ç¿ÅŒÅá»Žá»Æ Æ¡á»šá»›á»œá»á» á»¡á»žá»Ÿá»¢á»£á»Œá»á»˜á»™á¹”á¹•á¹–á¹—Å”Å•Å˜Å™Å–Å—ÅšÅ›ÅœÅŠšÅžÅŸÅ¤Å¥Å¢Å£Å¦Å§ÚúÙùÅ¬ÅÛûÇ“Ç”Å®Å¯ÜüÇ—Ç˜Ç›ÇœÇ™ÇšÇ•Ç–Å°Å±Å¨Å©Å²Å³ÅªÅ«á»¦á»§Æ¯Æ°á»¨á»©á»ªá»«á»®á»¯á»¬á»á»°á»±á»¤á»¥áº‚áºƒáº€áºÅ´Åµáº„áº…Ýýá»²á»³Å¶Å·Ÿÿá»¸á»¹á»¶á»·á»´á»µÅ¹ÅºÅ½Å¾Å»Å¼]

to
[AaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaCcCcCcCcCcDdDdDEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeGgGgGgGgHhHhIiIiIiIiIiIiIiIiIiIiIiJjKkLlLlLlLlLlNnNnNnNnOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoPpPpRrRrRrSsSsSsSsTtTtTtUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuUuWwWwWwWwYyYyYyYyYyYyYyZzZzZz]

10/03-17 01:23 - edited 10/03-17 01:26

#1 : 10/03-17 10:03

arwul

Posts: 94

I want to replace existing filenames with random filenames with 20 characters
Assumed <Rand Str:20> would work, but nothing happens.

Any suggestions
=

p.s. later...
I could not delete my post but I already solved it using a script from ivan
however, still, it would be interesting to know how rand str should work.

--

Sequence:

var a = 7; //lenght you need
var text = '';
var poss1 = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789'

for(var i=0; i < a; i++)
{
text += poss1.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * poss1.length));
}
return item.newBasename = text;

--

10/03-17 10:03 - edited 10/03-17 10:07

#1 : 16/03-17 08:53

chris

Posts: 2

hi i love the advanced renamer to change the name or extension.

one good function for me is to read exif meta data (<ExifTool:FileCreateDate>) and include it by writing into the name.

but i want also to overwrite to an other Meta exif data as an example (<ExifTool:MediaModifyDate>)

is the a possibility to apply that or only on name or extension.

i read allready the info and link to exiftool but i hope the is a chance.

best reagards chris

16/03-17 08:53

#1 : 16/03-17 19:29

Charles Elder

Posts: 1

Are there different types of registrations for different donations, does $30 get you a longer get than $10

16/03-17 19:29

#1 : 17/03-17 10:29

Alexandr Zarubkin

Posts: 2

Is it possible to rename a file only if target (new file name) does not exist OR is older than the file being renamed? Maybe scripting can do that?

17/03-17 10:29 - edited 17/03-17 10:30

#1 : 17/03-17 22:20

Brian

Posts: 2

i have a few files (lots ! :)

Some looks like this

Aceves Mejia, Miguel - Cancion Mixteca.mp3

wanted it to be like

Miguel Aceves Mejia - Cancion Mixteca.mp3

Adams, Bryan & Rod Stewart & Sting - All For Love.mp3

changed to

Bryan Adams & Rod Stewart & Sting - All For Love.mp3

or

Barbara Ann - Beach Boys, The.mp3

to

The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann.mp3

Some one already helped me alot on the forum by this :)

Thank you so much!

Beatles, The - Yellow Submarine
Aguilera, Christina - Moulin Rouge

Text to be replaced: (.+)(, )(.+)( - .+)
Replace with: \3 \1\4
Case sensitive: Untick
Use regular expressions: Tick
Apply to: Name

17/03-17 22:20

#1 : 18/03-17 13:28

T.H. Schmidt

Posts: 2

I need to change the timestamps for a bunch of files where the date is coded into the filenames, like this
AZG163781900_001_20161230.pdf
AZG163781920_002_20161230.pdf
AZG163781900_004_20161230.pdf
AZG163781920_001_20161230.pdf
(please note the last 8 chars of the file name for year, month, day).
To be able to use method "Timestamp" I need to rename the files first to add separation chars between the date components, like this.
AZG163781900_001_2016-12-30.pdf
AZG163781920_002_2016-12-30.pdf
AZG163781900_004_2016-12-30.pdf
AZG163781920_001_2016-12-30.pdf

Renaming works with Advanced Renamer but I need to rename first, then re-load the renamed files into the program again and then use the second "Timestamp" method.
While this works well (technically) it is not quite easy (for me) to re-select the renamed files to drag them into Advanced Renamer again.
Is there a way to use the methods one by one?
To first rename the files and them apply the "Timestamp" method?

see other post https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=4119

18/03-17 13:28 - edited 18/03-17 22:11

#1 : 18/03-17 14:19

T.H. Schmidt

Posts: 2

When you use the "Timestamp" method to set dates of files from their names you can omit the <Day> tag (because it is not part of the file name) and Advanced Renamer will substitute the last day of the month for it.
At least I conclude that from the error message
Invalid timestamp: '2016.11.31 18:11:14,0' is not a valid date and time
given in a tool tip windows for the error column of the respective file.
The year and month were correctly retrieved from the file name, and the time was correctly left as it was before.
But obviously Advanced Renamer took 31 as the (default) DAY value and then correctly concluded that the 31st of November should not exist.
It would be better if Advanced Renamer would
- choose a correct DAY value for the month
- would allow the user to choose a default DAY value, using e.g. a <Day=10> tag

18/03-17 14:19 - edited 18/03-17 14:23

#1 : 19/03-17 11:35

Graham Smith

Posts: 4

I'm just starting a project to change the way I name and file my music collection and was really pleased when I found that Advanced Renamer has scripting support. This is exactly what I need and makes it an awesome product.

Everything was going great until I needed to access the Disc Number ID3 tag, and found that it isn't available. Are there any plans to include it ?

Thanks for a great product, I will be donating.

19/03-17 11:35

#1 : 20/03-17 22:54

Xavier

Posts: 1

Hello, I normally download a lot of PDF files about physics, and sometimes the download program do not apply a proper name to the files, so I need a MASSIVE RENAMING in multiple folders.

I am a bit confused about how to do this with Advanced Renamer, so I would really appreciate your help.

My problem is this:

When the file is not properly downloaded I get this:

1004.0716-{1da62abb-c437-476d-8ea8-1e1b749d42b0}.dtapart

The wrong part is:
-{1da62abb-c437-476d-8ea8-1e1b749d42b0}.dtapart

This part is always repeated:
-{ }.dtapart

The numbers inside { } change according the download.

Basically I need this:

1004.0716-{1da62abb-c437-476d-8ea8-1e1b749d42b0}.dtapart

Be this:

1004.0716.pdf

And there is an additional problem...
I need to do is automatically in thousands of folders...
I have this tree (more or less)

\PHYSICS_01-CONDENSED_MATTER
\PHYSICS_01-CONDENSED_MATTER\Semiconductors01
\PHYSICS_01-CONDENSED_MATTER\Superconductors02
\PHYSICS_01-CONDENSED_MATTER\Metalloids01
.
.
.
\PHYSICS_01-CONDENSED_MATTER\DirecorCiracmetamaterials100

Just imagine thousands of folders inside the same folder \PHYSICS_01-CONDENSED_MATTER

And I need Advanced Renamer search inside thouse subfolders inside the main folder \PHYSICS_01-CONDENSED_MATTER

And replace this...

1004.0716-{1da62abb-c437-476d-8ea8-1e1b749d42b0}.dtapart

As this...

1004.0716.pdf

Remembering that:

The wrong part is:
-{1da62abb-c437-476d-8ea8-1e1b749d42b0}.dtapart

This part is always repeated:
-{ }.dtapart

The numbers inside { } change according the download.

Any idea about how may I do this very complicated task?

Cheers

20/03-17 22:54

#1 : 21/03-17 21:33

jje626

Posts: 2

I would like to reorder the filenames below:

SC-88712-Austin.xlsx
SC-88787-Brothers.xlsx

They should be renamed to:

Austin-88712-SC.xlsx
Brothers-88787-SC.xlsx

I would then be able to sort the list of files in a folder.

Are there examples for using this product? It appears to be very useful but I do not have any experience with it.

I appreciate any assistance. Thank You.

21/03-17 21:33

#1 : 22/03-17 20:41

Lendi

Posts: 2

I am a cover designer. I don't know nothing about scripts, so I need a help. I have several folders with 4 files each and I want to rename them. So I want to rename the files as Front Outer, Front Inner, Back Inner and Back Outer, in said order. So can anyone make a script with which I can rename each folder. Thanks in advance.

P.S.- a script that i will just copy and paste.

22/03-17 20:41 - edited 22/03-17 20:49

#1 : 22/03-17 20:56

Viktor Banye

Posts: 2

Hi,

So here's what I have:
1) number of folders with subfolders
2) folders have a filename that I want to rename all the files in the subfolders with
so something like
c:\folder\movie name.mp4
c:\folder\images\cover\cover.jpg
->
c:\folder\images\cover\movie name.jpg

Help? :)

22/03-17 20:56

#1 : 23/03-17 18:13

Chester

Posts: 11

Buenos días,

Necesito renombrar millones de archivos que se encuentran dentro de un árbol de carpetas y subcarpetas. Estos nombres de los archivos dentro de cada carpeta deben empezar con la numeración "Archivo 001" hasta "Archivo N", dependiendo de la cantidad de archivos en cada carpeta. Pero necesito que pase a la siguiente carpeta y empiece la numeración nuevamente en "Archivo 001" hasta "Archivo N" en cada carpeta y subcarpeta.

Gracias por su colaboración.

23/03-17 18:13

#1 : 24/03-17 10:20

JaqoBravo

Posts: 5

hello

I have a complex renaming profile and one of the steps that I want to use the renaming method (add <Word:3> to add part to the new name but I want the <Word:3> to be from the old name. is that possible?

thanks

24/03-17 10:20

#1 : 24/03-17 23:20

Michael

Posts: 1

My apologies if I am missing it in the documentation somewhere but I am unable to locate it.

Goal: Rename a file based on a value within the file name. Basically I would like to use criteria.

WHERE FileName LIKE (*_223_*) THEN prepend Agent1
OR
WHERE FileName LIKE (*_108_*) THEN prepend Agent2
OR
WHERE FileName LIKE (*_600_*) THEN prepend Agent3

Example 1:
Before: 2017-03-22T070740_CallFrom_223_To_6033962875.WAV
After: Agent1_2017-03-22T070740_CallFrom_223_To_6033962875.WAV

Example 2:
Before: 2017-03-22T071230_CallFrom_108_To_7576925652.WAV
After: Agent2_2017-03-22T071230_CallFrom_108_To_7576925652.WAV

Example 3:
Before: 2017-03-22T061611_CallFrom_5035551212_To_600.WAV
After: Agent3_2017-03-22T061611_CallFrom_5035551212_To_600.WAV

24/03-17 23:20

#1 : 25/03-17 17:03

buziak

Posts: 2

hello,

let's say i've got 15000 pictures in in one folder and i want to randomly add random color at the beginning of filename

something like text spinning

is it possible?

thanks in advance

25/03-17 17:03

#1 : 26/03-17 22:45

Yannis

Posts: 2

My video import SW has the inconvenient way of naming folders based on DD-MM-YYYY order.
I am trying to find out how to "flip" the order so to get YYYY-MM-DD.

Any help will be appreciated!
Many thanks!

26/03-17 22:45

#1 : 27/03-17 11:26

Vic Kusin

Posts: 2

I'm using Microsoft OneDrive and I have a lot of documents which contain invalid characters in their filenames that OneDrive will not handle. I've been trying to make a method list that will rename or remove them. The tricky characters to get rid of are leading and trailing spaces and *
I wonder if anyone has created a method list that would do all these in one go ?
Vic

27/03-17 11:26 - edited 27/03-17 11:27

#1 : 28/03-17 01:22

Saeid

Posts: 1

Hi,

Let's say I have 10 files. I want the files to be named with numbers like this: 1-3-5-7-8-9-11-....
I know how to number it like: 1-2-3-4-.... but I don't know how to do it for 1-3-5-7-9 or 2-4-6-8-10
How can I do it?

28/03-17 01:22

#1 : 28/03-17 06:16

Posts: 7

Hi,

I am trying to rename the files from my photo shoot camera default name. Files come in .jpg and .CR2. I have edited some of them already which produces a third type .xmp. The saved file from editing has E1, E2 etc after the default file name and before the extension. I want to rename and renumber the files preserving the extensions and the edited ones with E1, E2 etc. The problem I am encountering is that the program wants to renumber two or more files that have the same number portion sequentially. For example I have:

IMG_0569.CR2
IMG_0569.xmp
IMG_0569E1.jpg

I want to rename to:

BlckDiamond17_001.CR2
BlckDiamond17_001.xmp
BlckDiamond17_001E1.jpg

Any help would be appreciated,

Thank you,

DW

28/03-17 06:16

#1 : 30/03-17 21:36

jeff

Posts: 1

Hi, I have all my movie files in their own folder and then a subfolder for the subtitle file. I would like to know if there is a batch that I can run that would move any files with each subfolder up one level to the same folder as the movie file so Plex will see the subtitle files.

ex:
D:/Sweet Thing/Sweet Thing.mp4
D:/Sweet Thing/Sub/Sweet Thing.srt

(I don't really have a movie called Sweet Thing!)

Thx!

30/03-17 21:36

#1 : 02/04-17 08:00

Andrew

Posts: 1

I would like to rename folders based on the creation date of the oldest file contained inside.

For example, if the oldest file in the folder was created on 1/20/2005, the folder would be renamed to 2005-01-20.

Can this be done?

02/04-17 08:00

#1 : 03/04-17 11:38

David Smallwood

Posts: 1

I have many jpg files to rename but want to suppress ".jpg" from the new names

03/04-17 11:38 - edited 03/04-17 11:39

#1 : 03/04-17 21:17

Sandy Davis

Posts: 1

I am trying to renumber multiple copies of a .jpg. The original files are

tote0001
tote0001-copy
tote0001-copy-copy

I would like them to be

tote0001
tote0002
tote0003

I've done this before but hit the "clear" button and have apparently lost brain cells and can't, for the life of me remember how to do this.

Thanks in advance for your help.

03/04-17 21:17

#1 : 04/04-17 15:57

Peter

Posts: 3

Hi I have some files, where I would like to run a command on a specific library and modify all files by current date.

Is that possible to run as a command line?

04/04-17 15:57

#1 : 05/04-17 13:28

Magnus J

Posts: 1

Hi, I have some files in a folder that I want to rename.
The file names are surname and last name (and file extension .jpg)

Example: GeorgeDavies.jpg

I would like to rename these files from GeorgeDavies.jpg to George.Davies.jpg

How do I accomplish this?

Regards
Magnus

05/04-17 13:28

#1 : 06/04-17 18:16

Fabiano

Posts: 4

Hi

How can i move a word to start file name

ps. I don't know the position of word

Ex.1
586999 RED 12.70 304L ESGOTADO.jpg
to
RED 586999 12.70 304L ESGOTADO

Ex.2
345 2016025515 672513 RED 88.90 304L 001.jpg
to
RED 345 2016025515 672513 88.90 304L 001.jpg

06/04-17 18:16

#1 : 09/04-17 03:13

Alfred

Posts: 1

SOLVED.

Such a beautiful program.

Thank You

09/04-17 03:13 - edited 09/04-17 12:07

#1 : 11/04-17 12:50

Geiras

Posts: 5

I've a list of files that came with the standard scanned filename. I've to manually read all the scans to determine the filename. After inputing all of this mannualy, I've to fix the numbering because while renaming files Windows creates filenames like this:

267 (2).jpg
267 (3).jpg
267 (4).jpg
267.jpg

How do I go from that to:

267 (1).jpg
267 (2).jpg
267 (3).jpg
267 (4).jpg

Thanks in advance,
geiras

11/04-17 12:50

#1 : 12/04-17 00:02

Posts: 2

Script Method panel not working. I'm just trying to get it to return the year part using a simple regex pattern. But it returns a string concantenated with original string separated by two ".." dots. Can't figure out what i'm doing wrong?

==================
Original folder name (other folders follow same format):
==================
2015.11.20 - Orlando - Downtown - E Colonial Dr

==================
Using only one Script Method:
==================
var patt = /\d{4}[.]/;
var yearPart = patt.exec(item.newBasename);

return yearPart;

================
Output:
================
2015..20 - Orlando - Downtown - E Colonial Dr

This output looks wrong to me. I was expecting to see only 2015 and not what appeared. What am I missing?

Also, I don't know if this is related but weirdly whenever I try to add a new script block it remembers the last script that had been used. Is there some way to turn this off?

12/04-17 00:02 - edited 12/04-17 01:11

#1 : 12/04-17 15:03

Ronn

Posts: 1

I am looking to remove the space from a disk number (ie. abc123 - 6) however the file name does have to maintain spaces in the Track and artist info
so old file is:
abc123 - 06 - Jimmy Singer - Song1.mp3

new name should be:
abc123-06 - Jimmy Singer - Song1.mp3

Any ideas how I can use regular expressions for this?
I tried using REPLACE: (\d) - (\d)
WITH: (\d)-(\d)
reg exp: tick

but i keep getting this:
old: abc123 - 06 - Jimmy Singer - Song1.mp3
new: abc12\d-\d6 - Jimmy Singer - Song1.mp3

thanks in advance

12/04-17 15:03 - edited 12/04-17 15:55

#1 : 12/04-17 16:08

Claus Hamacher

Posts: 1

Hi everybody,

I have created a batch-file "aren.bat" with the following contents:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Advanced Renamer\arenc.exe" -e "C:\Program Files (x86)\Advanced Renamer\BatchMethods\d3denumber2.aren" -t files -m copy -d "c:\testbat"

I've put this batchfile into my SendTo folder.

Now I want to right-click on any file(s) and send them to aren.bat, hoping that a renamed copy would show up in folder C.\testbat.

Unfortunately, that is not happening. Something happenes, but the window closes too fast to read the messages. And c:\testbat stays empty.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for any help!

Claus

12/04-17 16:08 - edited 12/04-17 16:14

#1 : 12/04-17 16:09

Liohn

Posts: 1

Is there a way in Copy mode to copy and rename the same file multiple times, if I want to duplicate a file?

For example, I have a batch of ten images. One of those images I need to copy and rename three times, to associate that image with multiple products by creating several copies of it:

Original file name: "ItemOnDoor"
New file names:
"ItemOnDoor-Handle"
"ItemOnDoor-Lock"
"ItemOnDoor-White"

When importing a CSV with the original and new filenames, I can't add the same item to the list multiple times, I get the warning message "1 of the items are already in the list"

Any way to do this?
Thanks.

12/04-17 16:09

#1 : 15/04-17 00:07

Draal

Posts: 1

Hi all,

first thanks for the tool! Looks great and i hope to get it work together with you.

I get the mentioned error when i try this:

- select all *.MOV-files on my 3 harddrives (folder-selection)
- use this mask: <Year Created>-<Month Created>-<Day Created>-<Hour Created>-<Min Created>-<Sec Created>-<Inc Nr:1>-III-<Name>
- batch modus: copy to folder

It looks to be a access-restriction topic. AR started normally, only takes 2 of 1003 files. AR started with admin privileges, produce "only" 776 errors.

Thanks for your help
Draal

15/04-17 00:07

#1 : 17/04-17 13:30

coba

Posts: 1

anybody know, how to rename but only to take out some word frome the old name file?
Only need to take out or delete chars ( and ) and ALL words inside the ( and )

like this:

016. Fransis Derelle - Fly (feat. Parker Pohill) No Copyright Sounds.mp3
001. Kronicle - Whats Going On (No Copyright Vlog Music).mp3
002. Tobu - Roots (No Copyright Sounds).mp3
003. GoSoundtrack - Taste Of Explainer Video (No Copyright Happy Music).mp3
004. Chabowski - All Together (No Copyright House Music).mp3
005. Mizu - Summer Dreaming (No Copyright Trap Music).mp3
006. Ashleyi - I Dont Want To Be Famous (No Copyright Hip Hop Music).mp3
007. Wallyson Sousa - Lovely (No Copyright Trap Music).mp3
008. Bensound - Sexy (No Copyright Funky Music).mp3
009. Shoote - Mannaggia (Copyright Free Music).mp3
010. Nexmark - You Know (No Copyright EDM Music).mp3
011. Kronicle - You Already Know (No Copyright Vlog Music).mp3
012. Mickeen - Different Story (No Copyright EDM Music).mp3
013. GoSoundtrack - See You Tomorrow (No Copyright Rock Music).mp3
014. Dipcrusher - Something New (No Copyright House Music).mp3
015. Nicolai Heidlas - Real Ride (No Copyright Background Music).mp3

17/04-17 13:30

#1 : 17/04-17 14:35

Brian

Posts: 2

Aceves Mejia, Miguel - Cancion Mixteca.mp3

to

Miguel Aceves Mejia - Cancion Mixteca.mp3

Adams, Bryan & Rod Stewart & Sting - All For Love.mp3

to

Bryan Adams & Rod Stewart & Sting - All For Love.mp3

Barbara Ann - Beach Boys, The.mp3

to

The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann.mp3

Any one have any suggestion to this?

Regards Brian

17/04-17 14:35

#1 : 18/04-17 04:06

Charles G

Posts: 1

I have 4 MP3 files where the information shown by Windows Explorer seems to be in Unicode. to start I'd like a batch file to write to a CSV all the information that is available by Right-mouse-click and selecting Sort By then More. Is htis possible? My end result will be to correct the EXIT information to ASCII and then rename the files using this corrected ANSII data.

18/04-17 04:06

#1 : 18/04-17 14:23

Mike

Posts: 4

I have different file systems which store files as unix timestamp (date of data acquisition).
I would like to change files' time/name according to these unix timestamps.

It seems I can't use <UnixTimestamp> for this (pattern not found in Timestamp method).
Also UnixTimeStamp are in UTC and I want local time: would you advise me to do this in 2 steps (convert UnixTimestamp to readable dates then delta times)?

TiA

Mike

18/04-17 14:23

#1 : 20/04-17 10:59

Tajs

Posts: 2

Hi i am new to Aren and Javascript. but i found Aren real usefull for renaming.

i have some trobule with the script metod, i tried to make a script out snippets that i found on the forum .

My conditions is that have 300+ folders each cointaining 5-6 files, i want the renamer to count to 250 and the restart.

My folder struture is as follows:
001
-image1.jpg
-image2.jpg
-image3.jpg
-image4.jpg
-image5.jpg

002
-image1.jpg
-image2.jpg
-image3.jpg
-image4.jpg
-image5.jpg

003
-image1.jpg
-image2.jpg
-image3.jpg
-image4.jpg
-image5.jpg

004
-image1.jpg
-image2.jpg
-image3.jpg
-image4.jpg
-image5.jpg

005
-image1.jpg
-image2.jpg
-image3.jpg
-image4.jpg
-image5.jpg

ex.
first file would be:
[001,001]Image1.jpg

and the last to be:
[250,250]imagename.jpg

is like a kind of bank system, if you get me. but i need all the small folders filled up before switching to a new bank.

Here is the script i tried with, Hope i makes sense:

var batchSize = 251
var currIndex = app.currentIndex +1
var batchCount = parseInt(currIndex / batchSize) + 001
var fileCount = parseInt(newFileIndex / batchSize) + 001
var newFileIndex = ("00" + currIndex).slice (-3)
var filename = '[' + ("00" + batchCount)+ ',' + ("00" + currIndex).slice (-3) + ']' + (newFileIndex)

return filename

20/04-17 10:59 - edited 20/04-17 11:04

#1 : 21/04-17 16:39

Kelvin Castelan

Posts: 1

This field frequently shows up empty? I tag all my music with MusicBrainz. I think when there is a month/day/year release in the year field the program cannot read those. Also M4A tags don't read at all. Is there a way to correct this?

21/04-17 16:39

#1 : 21/04-17 23:09

Ralf Zrenner

Posts: 6

Hello,

there's a problem with the following tag:
<Inc NrDir:X:Y> Acts like <Inc Nr> with the exception that this function counts per folder.
Default value for X is 1.

If i "Add" folders INCLUDING subfolders the tag <Inc NrDir> does not work correctly. Instead of adding a number from 1 to xxx for EACH subfolder it counts from 1 to the number of files of all folders and subfolders together.

How can i (re)number each subfolder separately if i add "folders including subfolders" to the list ?

thx

21/04-17 23:09

#1 : 24/04-17 19:58

Manoes

Posts: 1

Hello sir. I'm having folder names 1,10,100,,,, how to change them as 001,010,100,,,,
Kindly Guide me

24/04-17 19:58

#1 : 26/04-17 03:27

David

Posts: 64

Is there a way for me to remove all trailing numbers except for some that I specify
I know how to remove all the trailing numbers that's easy enough but there are many instances where I would want trailing numbers to be ignored
For example

Ford Shelby GT500 I would want to not have the 500 removed
BMW Z8
Chrysler ME412
Audi S5
As some examples

Also dates I would like to be ignored years specifically but also there are some instances where I would like 2017-04-25 to be ignored for example

I don't know how to specify to remove all trailing number except....

Thanks

26/04-17 03:27

#1 : 26/04-17 04:42

David

Posts: 64

You know when AR appends an incrementing number to a filename, I've found that when it does this you can't work with the number that's been added.
What I mean by this is there are 2 scenarios at play. The first is when an incrementing number is added to an existing filename and the second is when the entire filename has been removed by methods in the method list.

In the first case I want a space to be added before the number which I do in the separator box BUT when I do this it messes with the second case by adding a space before the number which is the only name for the file now and in windows that new name with a leading space is a problem. I do not want a space before the new filename which is now just a number. But if I remove the space from the separator box now the filenames that are not just a number have the incrementing number jammed against the filename. I tried to use this at the end of the method list

Text to be replaced
(\d+)$

Replace with
\1

But for some reason even though it's at the end of the method list even after a Trim method it will not add a space to the incrementing numbers. Those numbers are impossible to manipulate. I tried moving the above method before the trim method but that didn't work either.
I also tried using the append pattern for the name collision rule but it does the same thing.

Can someone tell me if there is a way to force AR to add a space to filenames in the first case without adding a space to the completely removed filename in the second case.

Thanks

26/04-17 04:42 - edited 26/04-17 04:46

#1 : 27/04-17 08:36

Zvi Twersky

Posts: 3

I have some images that I shifted their "date-taken" time by -1hr and 4 minutes in adobe light-room and saved the files.

Windows 7 now shows that the date taken is the new time, both in the metadata section AND in the properties\details.

But when dragging the images into Advanced Renamer, it's somehow still picking up the old time.
How to fix this? I need to sort the images in Advanced Renamer by date taken with the new time.

One more thing... when I click on the metadata button in AR (where registered uses can batch change the time taken), it actually DOES show the correct new date and time! Strange.

27/04-17 08:36 - edited 27/04-17 08:39

#1 : 27/04-17 16:48

Rick Del Rio

Posts: 1

When using Advanced Renamer, I sometimes get Error Messages stating that the action can't be performed because the file is being used in another program. The other program is "Advanced Renamer" ???

27/04-17 16:48

#1 : 30/04-17 06:30

John W.

Posts: 2

<Filesize> tag does not work properly when the file is over 2 gigabytes in size.
It returns erroneous information.

30/04-17 06:30 - edited 30/04-17 07:01

#1 : 01/05-17 20:10

Matthew Murphy

Posts: 2

So I recently switched programs for file conversion, and the new more affordable program cannot number in batches but by files only. So i am left having to renumber the entire 3000-10,000 page batch. the format is as follows.

001_123456789^Doe,John Q0001
002_987654321^Dough,John Q0001

I need to be able to remove the last 4 characters and replace with incrementing numbers. I can add the numbers i need but as the file names are different lengths i find myself having to remove the 4 digits for each file. any suggestions on this?

01/05-17 20:10

#1 : 04/05-17 16:52

Andreas Frank

Posts: 1

Unfortunately, I can only save 40 different renaming methods.
Since I use a lot of different files, which I would like to rename, I need more than 40 renaming methods. Is there any way to circumvent this limitation?

Many thanks for your response.

greeting
Andreas

04/05-17 16:52 - edited 04/05-17 16:58

#1 : 07/05-17 19:33

Olly

Posts: 8

I have many holiday videos with wrong file dates (Modified, Created and Accessed) and would like to set them to each video's Exif 'DateTimeOriginal'. I can see a 3 step process of adding the Exif date to the file name, then setting the file dates to the file name's date pattern, and then reverting the file name to its original name (the Exif date format with its UTC and DST data makes the file names cumbersome).
**My question is: is there a direct 1-step method to set the file dates (or at least the Modified Date) to the video files' Exif date? Thanks in advance, Olly.

07/05-17 19:33

#1 : 08/05-17 13:22

Jay Viper

Posts: 1

so I have a folder full of images. They have different filenames.

example:

folder name: 2017-summer-vacation

files inside:
beach-photo.jpg
sand-dunes.jpg
and many more

I want to rename the files as

2017-summer-vacation0001.jpg
2017-summer-vacation0002.jpg
and so on

I can use "new name" + "<DirName:1><Inc NrDir:1>" tag but I have no idea on how to add the padding.

Can you please help? Thanks

08/05-17 13:22

#1 : 08/05-17 17:25

nadofk

Posts: 1

Do you know if there's a way to add other checksum methods? I needed to rename some .torrent files to their respective info hash value, though it's a bit different thing, maybe it doesn't fall under the checksum category.
If anyone can recommend me a way, it would help a lot.

08/05-17 17:25

#1 : 10/05-17 21:42

D. Ach

Posts: 5

Is there a way to "uncheck all" (or "unmark all", as this program likes to call it)
rename dialogs that are checked in the Renaming Method List?

All I see is remove and clear (which, of course, only clears out individual or
all the rename dialogs).

10/05-17 21:42 - edited 10/05-17 22:02

#1 : 13/05-17 17:25

D. Ach

Posts: 5

The Adanced Tags section of the User Guide is missing an explanation of
"<File Line>". It should be second on the list.

In the meantime, while it's being added, can someone tell me what that is for?

Thanks

13/05-17 17:25

#1 : 13/05-17 21:23

Chuck Lamb

Posts: 1

I have a graduation with images and need to create a batch to rename images with their student ID in the filename.

I have merged their images with their student ID into a data base and through ACCESS I can export that information to excel to combine the file name with student ID (EXP: "Prefix-ID#-filename.jpg")

Now I need a program that will use that information to rename each image file.

13/05-17 21:23

#1 : 15/05-17 19:53

Peter

Posts: 1

Hello,

I'm trying to reorder a date string in a file name from YYYY-MM-DD to MMMDD_YY

The dates don't necessarily occur in the same place in the file name. Names are of varying length. Any ideas on how to do this is most welcome.

thanks

15/05-17 19:53

#1 : 19/05-17 09:12

Olly

Posts: 8

(I'm asking again in case my question was overlooked the first time)...

What is the most direct way to set the File Modified Dates of all the MP4 and MTS video files in a folder (about 1,100 of them) to be their Exif 'CreateDate'? Thanks, Olly.

19/05-17 09:12

#1 : 20/05-17 20:02

pottier

Posts: 1

hello

I have a lot of folders with 2 or three files inside.
The name of folder and files inside are the same but I would like to make them shorter.
Example:
Folder1 name :a_b - c - d
Files1 name : a_b - c - d.avi
Files1 name : a_b - c - d.jpg
Files1 name : a_b - c - d.txt

Folder2 name :e_f - g - h
Files2 name :e_f - g - h.avi
files2 name :e_f - g - h.jpg
files2 name :e_f - g - h.txt

I would like:
New Folder1 name :a_b - c
New Files1 name :a_b - c.avi
New Files1 name :a_b - c.jpg
New Files1 name :a_b - c.txt

New Folder2 name :e_f - g
New Files2 name :e_f - g.avi
New Files2 name :e_f - g.jpg
New Files2 name :e_f - g.txt

I would like to erase the second ( - ) and all the letters after it, in the name of the folder and files.
Is it a simple way to do it, or should I have to make a script ?
I am a newbie with script, but it’s never too late to make a try, isn’t it?
Anyway, thanks for your help

wildog

20/05-17 20:02

#1 : 21/05-17 12:57

ChrisNL

Posts: 1

Hi, I'm new to Advanced Renamer. One thing I would like to use it for is to rename images.

I would like to rename my images using the original date/time 'picture taken' naming them according to ISO standard:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
For this I need to add colons ':' --> hour:min:sec
Advanced Renamer does not allow the use of colons.
Is there a workaround or method I'm not aware of?

21/05-17 12:57

#1 : 22/05-17 20:41

Roy

Posts: 1

I have a ton of photos that were transferred from one device to another, and when that happened the "date created" date for all the files was revised to the date of the transfer. Very annoying!

Fortunately, the timestamp in the filenames are all still valid, for example 20160111 would be January 1, 2016.

Is there a way to read the file name and revise the file creation date based on the filename? It was suggested on another forum that this could be done with Advanced Renamer, and that it was very easy to do. But I can't figure it out. Can anyone help?

If anyone is interested, this is where I saw AR recommended for this job: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3862364#f orum-post-59596409

Thank you for any help!

22/05-17 20:41

#1 : 23/05-17 14:53

David

Posts: 64

For future versions.
It would be incredibly useful if AR was made more high resolution aware. I have monitors at 2560x1440 and can bared see the text in the item information window. And that's in spite of the fact that I've got Windows DPI settings at a custom 150%. AR is completely unable to use this custom setting.
I imagine it would be much worse on the new 4K screens out there which are becoming more commonplace now that prices are getting more reasonable for these High Res Monitors & TVs.
I tried checking "disable Display scaling on high DPI settings" on the Compatibility tab of the shortcut I use to start AR but it didn't do anything at all.
I can still hardly see the info available in the Item Information pane of AR.

Just to clarify the AR Names of the settings it's displaying about the files are fine it's the ACTUAL information extracted about the selected file in the list that's very difficult to see.
So "Filename" is fine the name of the selected file is impossible to see
"Directory" is fine but the directory information about the file selected is barely visible.

This issue is present in the Insert Tag dialog box as well. All the items under the selected Tags list are almost invisible. I can just imagine they would be almost literally invisible on a 4K. As it is I have to go right up to the screen to see the items in the list. Or use Windows magnifier which is Very inconvenient.

Is there a fix for this I can use right now that I'm missing?

23/05-17 14:53 - edited 23/05-17 15:24

#1 : 24/05-17 06:50

JEANDET

Posts: 1

Hello,

I have files names from my cam recorder, they loook like this

20170523064530

wich means : yearmonthdayhourminuteseconde without any blank or separator

What I would like to do is increment only the "hour" part of all file names by 1 so it comes to:
20170523074530

(The raison is just I fergot to change the hour on my cam recorder - summer time- so all hours are one less than real ...

I am not very good handling scripts and help will gbe wellcome

Thanks

24/05-17 06:50 - edited 24/05-17 06:58

#1 : 27/05-17 15:03

Vagner

Posts: 1

I'm using "Regular expression macth" to find files with incompatible caracters with OneDrive.
Well - how can I use this features with FOLDERS?

I'm trying to upload more than 800GB (hundreds of folders) that have a lot of folders with incompatible names....
[\\/:*?\"<,>|#%?ï€¨ï€ •?;Ì]

Thanks
Vagner

27/05-17 15:03

#1 : 28/05-17 21:26

Amy

Posts: 3

I am curious if Advanced Renamer can help with a specific MP3 renaming issue I have.
It must be some part of my personality, but I dislike files which begin with "The". I'd like instead to move "The" to the the end after a comma i.e. ", The".

An example:
I have this: The Heavy Eyes - One Hand On The Buffalo - (Live).mp3
I want this: Heavy Eyes, The - One Hand On The Buffalo - (Live).mp3

Of course, the artist name is not always the same length, or number of segments. So the following are also possible:
The Raveonettes - Suicide
The Golden Filter - Solid Gold
The Whitest Boy Alive - Island

Given that some artists, and titles may contain additional instances of "The", I assume I'd need some rule like this:
1. Truncate the first four letters of each file.
2. Append ", The "before the first "-" in each file

Once the files are renamed, I can easily regenerate the tags (using TagScanner)
If for some reason it is easier for Advanced Renamer to rename tags, then I'd be happy to have the tags edited first, and then I can easily rename the files.

I tried searching the forum prior to posting, but searching for "the" and ", The" is not productive.
I'm not sure why I can't stand "The" at the beginning. I'm content to find Sarah Mclachlan under "S" (instead of "M"), but looking for The Beatles under "T" instead of "B" is too much!

28/05-17 21:26 - edited 28/05-17 21:42

#1 : 29/05-17 08:37

Thomas MÃ¼ller

Posts: 1

Hello,

i want to set the metadata to the filename....is that possible?

29/05-17 08:37

#1 : 30/05-17 22:03

Hans Steinweg

Posts: 1

Hello,

I want to write the file-name without extension in the meta-tag title.
Type of Files are PDF, DOCX, XLXS.
Will do this as batch.

Thanks for hints

30/05-17 22:03

#1 : 31/05-17 04:21

beszt95

Posts: 2

when i try using the tag <Year Created> it just puts a 1 but when it's just <Year> it works perfectly. I'm trying to use the following tag format:
<Year Created><Month Created><Day Created> <Hour Created><Min Created><Sec Created>
all the other ones work exactly as they should, except for the first one. anyone know why? i posted 3 pics to show better what i'm talking about.

http://imgur.com/a/QS3VP

31/05-17 04:21

#1 : 03/06-17 02:35

Jamie

Posts: 1

I wish to rename all of my video files incrementally (1, 2, 3) immediately followed the date the video was created. For instance, I want my video files to look like 1 - Jun 22 2014.mp4, 2 - Jul 2015.mp4 and so on. I would appreciate if someone could share detailed instructions on how I can do this using Advanced Renamer.

03/06-17 02:35

#1 : 03/06-17 06:03

Dilip Dabrai

Posts: 5

I have thousands of files with a minus sign in the file name and before the minus sign the writers name is there they are not the same name so they the length of the writers name is always different
I want to delete all the writers name which exits before minus sign.
Please can anybody help
Thanks
Regards
D Dabrai

03/06-17 06:03

#1 : 03/06-17 10:39

Jagdev Singh

Posts: 7

I've got some audio files named like

drum loop 80 kick
drum loop 150 snare
drum loop 175 fx
and so on...

i want to add " BPM" after those numbers.

can you help me with this?

03/06-17 10:39

#1 : 03/06-17 16:42

Scott

Posts: 1

Hello,
I have a single repository of various files whose names are all ID numbers. I have a CSV file that has:
Column A = ID numbers (file names)
Column B = new name I would like to change it to
Column C = folder name
Column D = sub-folder name

I would like to rename each file to the names in column B and have them deposited into a sub-folder (Column D) which are inside folders (Column C).

Is this possible?

03/06-17 16:42

#1 : 03/06-17 19:28

Jim Hansen

Posts: 1

Is it possible to sort list view by columns?
like "new filename".

03/06-17 19:28

#1 : 04/06-17 09:30

arwul

Posts: 94

Currently the randomizer function only results in lower characters (a-z)

like: <Rand Str:20> results in
abcdefghijklmnopqrs.txt

Would it be possible to (optionally) add numbers and caps?
resulting in, for instance, 0DOUVq5opSO2CO5zNI9n.txt

Thanks
=

04/06-17 09:30

#1 : 05/06-17 02:51

Mr Down

Posts: 1

Hi,

I regularly find myself needing to rename large numbers of version controlled files and it would be great if Advanced Renamer was able to perform this task.

The easiest way to rename a file in SVN is by using the 'svn move "%1" "%2"' command.

For example, to rename a file called "Cube.png" to "Sphere.png":
svn move "Cube.png" "Spehere.png"
- this assumes that the working directory has been set to the directory where the file is located.

Would it be possible to add fields in the Settings > Renaming tab to allow a custom rename command to be called when Advanced Renamer performs the rename operation?

Thanks

05/06-17 02:51

#1 : 09/06-17 11:56

Sark

Posts: 8

Hi all.

Is it possible to use the List naming method by adding to rather than replacing the current names of files.
Alternatively, I could create a list (Populate) of the current file names and in Word add this to the new names list, but I can't figure out how to copy and paste a column of text to an existing column of text. I can do it with cells but I can't get it into notepad with each pair of the names remaining side by side.
Currently I'm copying one line at a time.

Any ideas.

Sark

09/06-17 11:56

#1 : 09/06-17 20:40

Eliaz

Posts: 1

Hi I need a little help, I want to remove lowercase from specific words

example:

I have:
United Nations (London, February 2, 1999).docx
Organization of American States (New York, July 23, 2002).docx
International Monetary Fund (Paris, April 8, 2010).docx

I want get:
UN (London, February 2, 1999).docx
OAS (New York, July 23, 2002).docx
IMF (Paris, April 8, 2010).docx

how can I do it?

please

09/06-17 20:40

#1 : 10/06-17 07:41

Carlos Raniery

Posts: 1

best regard

Very kindly request your help since I am doing a photographic work with some books and the pages I will name them as page 1 straight, page 1 verse, previously copy this script of the forum that facilitated the work, I would like to know please If the Script can be modified something so that I am known more than 5 folders just finished a folder start again page 1 straight, page 1 verse the script I have only I can rename 1 per folder does not give the option as in the <inc nr dir>,

if (index % 2 == 0)
{return "Pagina " + zpad(Math.round((index - 1) / 2) + 1, 3) + " Recto"}
else
{return "Pagina " + zpad(Math.round((index - 1) / 2) + 1, 3) + " Verso"}

// Function that add leading zeros to any string
function zpad(num, nb_digits) {
sNum = num.toString()
if (sNum.length < nb_digits) { return (Array(nb_digits - sNum.length + 1).join('0') + sNum); }
else { return sNum; }
}

https://pastebin.com/BvkevFcP

Thank you very much for your attention and help

Charlie Ranieri

10/06-17 07:41 - edited 10/06-17 07:53

#1 : 11/06-17 09:52

amit bajiya

Posts: 1

I want apply list to multiple files to change created Dates and Time Stamp. Can anyone suggest what to do?

11/06-17 09:52

#1 : 11/06-17 11:29

Andreas Driehaus

Posts: 1

Hello,
I want to rename files in a specific folder. Now, I do not want the original files being touched but a sub folder created and the renamed files put there by Advanced Renamer.

Is that possible and how would I get this done?

Thank you

11/06-17 11:29

#1 : 13/06-17 23:05

Joe Yesh

Posts: 4

I have a number of files titled (6029345.jpg) example. In the metadata the image subject (person's) name is in the metadata. How can I pull that info and make it the image name?

13/06-17 23:05

#1 : 15/06-17 16:29

Claudio

Posts: 6

My file is: Asterix (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It) [Mattel] (!) (b) [SA023][Echelon]{Prototype}.zip

I need: Asterix.zip

My target is removing any letter,word,number, sign from () [] {} and () [] {} too.

How to make this?

Actually I go to Remove Pattern and write all letters, words. Its very frustrant because have ~38k files

Can anyone help me?

Claudio

15/06-17 16:29

#1 : 17/06-17 00:07

Rick McConnell

Posts: 1

Hi,
Anyone want to make a little consulting money to talk me through this? It's quite complex. We are smart folks and LOVE the idea BUT they made it far too complex for us. We can't figure it out- YES what we need is REALLY simple.
We just need to take about 40 files with names and give them other names and repeat the process again and again.
example
TEST 01
TEST 02
TEST 03 becomes SPOT 01, SPOT 02, SPOT 03 etc.
simple BUT we can't figure it out.
I will pay a small consulting fee if someone can talk me through it.
My email address: [email protected]

17/06-17 00:07

#1 : 20/06-17 20:39

MrHants

Posts: 18

Been using app for few years now for managing all of my family photos, love it, and have donated!

One thing I have noticed, just a small niggle... I rename files based on image tags yyyy-mm-dd hhmmss and in the event of a file that didn't contain any such info, it renames to -.jpg. Any others then flag up as error, but not the original, and I have actually ended up renaming files to -.jpg. So could this also not be flagged up as error due to missing tag data?

Also, if a folder contains say 3k files, these errors can be spread throughout the listing and it would be very handy to be able to sort via column, grouping them together. I don't think any of the columns are capable of sorting. Otherwise u do have to scroll through the list looking for odd outcomes, which can be time consuming.

Keep up the fantastic work, this app has saved me days, if not weeks of my life!!! Thank you!

20/06-17 20:39

#1 : 22/06-17 17:28

Pradeep Datta

Posts: 1

Hi everyone,

I have 12000 PDF files in a folder structure and a lookup csv file to rename them, keeping the structure of the folders.

So, the script needs to go through all the folders, check each file name, replace the name of the file, keeping it at the same place, and then move on to the next file.

Any idea, if the Advance Renamer would be able to help me with that?.

Thanks

22/06-17 17:28

#1 : 23/06-17 22:00

Brian Vasoff

Posts: 1

Hi! Is there a way to rename a batch of files that may be one, two or three folders deep with the BASE folder name? Using <DirName:X> isn't quite giving me what I need, I'd like to count the folder from the beginning of the string rather than the end. Is that possible?

PS: Love this utility!

23/06-17 22:00

#1 : 24/06-17 16:37

Mark Gray

Posts: 1

I have recently purchased this software with the aim of one main purpose, That is to look at my music folder (Holding Multiple Album Folders) for the aim of trying to finally organise my music collection.

This is the current folder naming / titling / configuration: Each folder is identical: (Artist - Album Title) Separated by a space/dash/space

Al Green - Everythings O.K
Al Green - Lay It Down
Al Green - The Very Best Of

As you can see these are currently listed as 3 separate (artists title & albums title) folders!

I am wanting the software to look at the current folder titling configuration ie ARTIST & ALBUM information within the folder naming & be able to separate / rename the folders so any ALBUM TITLES become separate SUB FOLDERS within the SAME ARTIST FOLDER based on the current folder naming / titling / configuration ie:

Al Green - Everythings O.K
Lay It Down
The Very Best Of

So i would have 1 folder (Al Green) which now contains 3 separate album folders (Everything's O.K / Lay It Down / The Very Best Of) all containing the correct MP3's that are originally in the folders

PLEASE BARE IN MIND THAT EACH ALBUM CONTAINS THERE OWN MP3’s WHICH WILL ALSO NEED TO BE PLACED INSIDE THE NEWLY CREATED SUB FOLDER DURING RENAMING.

I’m sure I’m making this simple issue sound far too complicated, as I am a complete novice

I may be completely wrong but I think I need some kind of script writing? So I then have a pre-made script I can keep using every time.

The IMPORTANT reason for this configuration / renaming change is once the naming / titling / configuration is correct this will then allow me to use further software to perform a “Folder Comparison” to identify any missing / duplicate albums

I really hope someone can help as this is driving me mad

If you can help, please explain in SIMPLE TERMS ;-)

Yours Hopefully

Kind Regards

Mark

24/06-17 16:37 - edited 25/06-17 10:05

#1 : 25/06-17 01:10

pierre

Posts: 1

New Case - Set upper case first letter of every word doesn't work. It seems all the other options work, but if i try to reset a name that's in all upper case, it just doesn't work. It's as if I didn't select any option.

It seems to work if the case is converted to all lower case first. it's odd.

thanks!

25/06-17 01:10 - edited 25/06-17 18:25

#1 : 29/06-17 15:29

Joe Yesh

Posts: 4

Is it possible to export metadata from jpg files to a list?

29/06-17 15:29

#1 : 01/07-17 19:59

Jim Dopson

Posts: 1

I managed to rename and re-organize 275 mp3 files in Renamer. Now, how do I get them back to my usb drive?

01/07-17 19:59

#1 : 02/07-17 13:51

park

Posts: 1

I want to rename this pattern.

video-2013-09-21_15-10-03.3gp ---> 2013.09.21-151003 (video-2013-09-21_15-10-03).3gp

File created date is not same with file name's time.
So I want to use the time in the file name.

How can i do?
Help me please.

02/07-17 13:51 - edited 02/07-17 13:54

#1 : 03/07-17 03:32

kiyomaro

Posts: 1

Hi, I have a bunch of files to renumber, but I only want the number to go from 1 and 2.
Example:
Raw files: sdf, sdfsdf, sdfsdf, sdfsdfs, sdfsdfsd

Desired rename: 1sdf, 2sdfsdf, 1sdfsdfs, 2sdfsdfsd

many thanks!!

03/07-17 03:32

#1 : 05/07-17 13:32

Rick

Posts: 7

The current implementation uses a many to one mapping when altering illegal characters found in meta data before the data becomes available in the program. I'm working on a renaming script that would benefit from either making the raw exiftool data string available or by making a separate replacement character/string available for each illegal character.

Currently, by default, *\|:"<>/? are all mapped to _
For example, I would like to map
: to ' -' (colon to a space followed by a dash)
" to ' (double quote to single quote)
<> to [] (when used as a delimiter pair)
and so on.

Would it be possible to either
1. extend the settings to allow mapping on a per character basis
2. expose the original string with a different app.parseTags method

Thanks.

05/07-17 13:32

#1 : 08/07-17 16:20

paulajane

Posts: 3

Hi everyone,
Could anyone help me work this out please, I just can't seem to figure it out?

The file names are like this

The Embers - I tried to help you (1966)-gGeL8xdBGMc

The Jewels - It's Easy (1964)-wJVv0WLfQxI

I would like to delete everything after the dates in brackets so it looks like this below

The Embers - I tried to help you (1966)
The Jewels - It's Easy (1964)

kind regards paulaJ

08/07-17 16:20

#1 : 08/07-17 18:59

Nada

Posts: 1

Hi,

Is there any documentation for the JavaScript support in AR?

08/07-17 18:59

#1 : 09/07-17 00:42

George

Posts: 1

Just donated thu paypal - but Order #1630804 CAS13.oo View Re<eipt

icense Code

Is not recognized on my program ???

George.

09/07-17 00:42 - edited 09/07-17 23:33

#1 : 10/07-17 19:07

alain

Posts: 3

Hello,
I would like to get this : "Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4..mp3" with this "25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago).mp3" : is it possible ?
Tks

10/07-17 19:07

#1 : 14/07-17 21:02

MrHants

Posts: 18

I have a list of say 9k image files, and many of them are missing the" date taken" metadata, preventing me from renaming them based on this info.

Consequently, their new filenames would display as --.jpg, and duplicates of these dont trigger an error. I cant group them together, as I cant sort based on any of the columns, and trying to manually do this in such a big list would take forever.

Is there are way to group or exclude such files so I can then mark/move them before processing the list for renaming?

14/07-17 21:02 - edited 26/07-17 19:13

#1 : 15/07-17 16:40

paulo roberto de oliveira

Posts: 1

Hi, im am Brazilian. sorry for my english.

Idont know if the AR have this feature.

Lets me explain

1 - i have 1000 jpg files all named this way NAME+REGISTRATION NUMBER+RANDOM NUMBER

2 - I have a txt file with all registration number

EX:

paulo roberto de oliveira 0.101502055.jpg >> the registration number is 0.10150
marcos santos souza 0.101512059.jpg >> the registration number is 0.10151

so, i want rename all jpg files. but o application was search in txt files the registration number e rename the jpg file that contain same registration number in file name

-txt file <> jpg files <> final result
0.10150 <> paulo roberto de oliveira 0.101502055.jpg <> 0.10150
0.10151 <> marcos santos souza 0.101512059.jpg <> 0.10151

the application only rename jpg files that match registration number in txt file.

I MADE A BATCH FILE THAT MADE THIS. WITH THIS FEATURE THIS SOFTWARE TO BE PERFECT

MY BATCH CODE BELOW. SORRY IF CANT

echo.
echo. Type the txt file name with no ext.
echo.
set /p rendatamatch=type here:
echo.
For /f "delims=" %%i in (%rendatamatch%.txt) do @For /f "delims=" %%I in ('Dir/b *.jpg ^|Find "%%i"') do @Ren "%%I" "%%i.jpg"
echo.
echo.

15/07-17 16:40 - edited 15/07-17 16:46

#1 : 17/07-17 04:17

Steve Aiken

Posts: 3

Hi, I'm new to this software - it looks like a great tool so far.

I'm trying to rename .NEF/.JPEG pairs by timestamp.

I added method 'Rename' and used this string: <IMG Year>-<IMG Month>-<IMG Day>_<IMG Hour>-<IMG Min>-<IMG Sec>_steve.<Ext>

I then selected "name collision rule" = "Append Incrementing Number"

Then I selected 'Program' tab, 'Settings', 'Renaming' and made sure the box is checked for "Rename file pairs with the same new file name"

Problem: the batch successfully renames the JPEG files (e.g. 2017-05-18_07-26-30_steve.jpeg
However, it does not successfully rename the NEF file (e.g. --_--_steve.NEF_001

Can anyone explain? Am I doing something wrong? Any fixes?

Thanks in advance for your help. My camera is a Nikon D5300 and I have the latest download version of Advanced Renamer

Steve

17/07-17 04:17

#1 : 18/07-17 00:48

Steve Aiken

Posts: 3

Is there a known problem where the Advanced Renamer will not rename NEF files by date. I've tried renaming by Timestamp method,
I've tried the New Name with <Year>-<Month>-Day>_<Hour>-<Minute>-<Second>
I've tried <ExifTool:CreateDate>_steve.<Ext>

All with no success, the file does not get renamed. I'm beginning to think there may be a problem retrieving the Date/Time information from the Nikon NEF files???

18/07-17 00:48

#1 : 18/07-17 07:19

D.Gray

Posts: 4

In November I donated $30 not knowing about the different 'levels' of donations being linked to licences. I just picked that amount as a 'thank you,' and to support the developer.

So I just upgraded to 3.77 and would like to get rid of the "NOT REGISTERED" in all caps.
Saw that donating can get me a license - and since I did already, I figured I can use that transaction#. But how?

Should I give my paypal confirmation #?

18/07-17 07:19

#1 : 21/07-17 10:08

Posts: 1

Editing any type of metadata (mp3 files - album, artist, etc.) not working.
The error I am getting is "Could not verify field write".
Has anyone experienced this and found a solution?
I am on Windows 10, 64 bit, and just downloaded the most recent version of Advanced Renamer.
I am using a registered version.

Thanks

21/07-17 10:08

#1 : 21/07-17 12:57

S Dring

Posts: 1

Just downloaded the software and not properly explored yet. Can AR be used to create folders based on exif such as camera model and can I use 'Job Names' as part of the folder name? The folder structure I use is:

>2017
>>Canon EOS xx
>>>[MMDD] Job Name
>>>>Files in structure: YY [MMDD] 001.crw

21/07-17 12:57

#1 : 21/07-17 18:43

C. Lancaster

Posts: 7

Hello,

I have about 165 subfolders containing around 7000 files to be renamed.

I have csv document that contains the old file names, old file names with directory, new file names, and new file names with directory.

I am getting the "Cannot find source file directory" error.

The only time I don't is when I specify the base folder as a specific subfolder and then I only can rename the files within that specific subfolder.

Is there a way to rename files within folders and subfolders based on a list in excel/csv?

21/07-17 18:43

#1 : 21/07-17 19:42

William H Carver

Posts: 1

I have files named, "2017.07.21 My File Name"

I want to rename to, "20170721 - My File Name"

Any help??

21/07-17 19:42

#1 : 22/07-17 17:29

Genaro Garza

Posts: 1

Hello, I am trying to figure out how to move numbers at end of filenme to the beginning.

file names are like " filename 1.2, filename 1.2, and filename 1.11

I want them to be renamed to 1.2 filename, 1.2 filename and 1.11 filename

I tried using the Move Method with the backwards switch.

no matter what I do, I cant get it to work right.

Any suggestions?

22/07-17 17:29

#1 : 23/07-17 22:34

Mike

Posts: 1

I have a TON of MP3s, and I want to fix filenames, by removing all the special characters, and numbers from a bunch of filenames as a start anyway. Can anybody take time out to help a noob, please? Other tips appreciated too. :)

23/07-17 22:34

#1 : 24/07-17 15:38

Jiri

Posts: 1

Hello,

I have daily logs named for example "Name.log.2017-10-20". "2017-10-20" is the file extension.
If I try to use the function Timestamp -> Apply to all dates -> Filename pattern -> Pattern "<Year>-<Month>-<Day>", I receive the Error "Pattern not found".

I must rename all files and move extension to name, then update dates from Timestamp, and then rename the files to the original format.

Maybe I am doing something wrong?
But if not, can you please extend Filename pattern to extension, or add option "Extension pattern"?

Thank you very much

JiÅ™í

24/07-17 15:38

#1 : 24/07-17 21:28

raj

Posts: 2

can some one help me.. like give me a hint...
i dont want to waste too much of you time and energy
im not soo good at java coding... but i know a few stuff...

subject:-
i just want the program to identify the pattern www.*anythinghere*.com
or things covered in brackets/paranthesis (deletehereinculdingparanthesis)
uhm.... i just want it to check/compare these strings "www" ".com" or "(" ")" and thats the que for it to replace the stings along with whatever is between them with a blank/nothing whitespace?
like the string "www" is the start and ".com" is end of it ha? :)

thank you so much... if you could atleast link me to a similar earlier post. that would be great too!
thanks again

24/07-17 21:28 - edited 25/07-17 21:46

#1 : 25/07-17 14:07

Szymon

Posts: 1

Hi, i have a lot of folders named like this:

[CAT01] FolderName1
[CAT02] FolderName2
[CAT03] FolderName3

...and so on, the pattern repeats just like this.

I would like to remove the first name including the space in-between, so the folder names would change to:

FolderName1
FolderName2
FolderName3

How can i do that? Thanks in advance for help.

25/07-17 14:07

#1 : 27/07-17 15:35

Stefano

Posts: 2

Hello!
I was thinking about reorganize all the user controls in the window into a ribbon control, to have a better user interface.

27/07-17 15:35

#1 : 31/07-17 11:07

Jurc

Posts: 2

Hi,

I would like to rename my JPG pictures according to date and time taken, e.g.:
2017_05_12_16h08.JPG

In case of name collision I would like to add a <SPACE> and an incrementing number, e.g.:
2017_05_12_16h08 1.JPG
2017_05_12_16h08 2.JPG
2017_05_12_16h08 3.JPG

I have tried the Advanced Renamer's Name collision rules that work fine, but only enable a three-digit incrementing number, e.g. 001, 002, 003, etc. that I don't like.

Thank you for your help.

31/07-17 11:07

#1 : 01/08-17 00:57

C. Lancaster

Posts: 7

SOLVED, subfolder issue was related to a missing \ in a coffee-deprived situation.

01/08-17 00:57 - edited 01/08-17 16:55

#1 : 03/08-17 09:54

Lena Freund

Posts: 1

Hi guys,
I have a problem with identifying first name(s) and last name(s) accurately.

When I’m downloading students’ submissions from Moodle, the files created have the following format:
Firstname Lastname_12345_assignsubmission_file_Filename
Grading lists are sorted by last name, so the first part of the filename needs to change accordingly, unless you want to search for every student individually. Of course, it would be best to change the format within Moodle, but we cannot find the right spot.

So my idea was to rename the files after downloading using regex, swapping first name and last name and keeping the rest of the filename. Though I’m not a regex crack at all.

I tried this and it works for most names:
Match: ^([A-Z][a-z]*) ([A-Z][a-z]*) (.*)
Rename: /2 /1/3

Occurring problems: double first names or last names, e.g.:
• Marie Luise Meier
• Marie-Luise Meier
• Peter Müller-Schmidt
• Pedro Gonzalez Ferrera
• Anna von Hoff

Maybe a second regex?

Any help is much appreciated
Thanks

03/08-17 09:54

#1 : 08/08-17 19:08

Brian Taylor

Posts: 2

Hi,
Apple Live Photos consist of 2 parts a jpg & a mov file
Only the jpg has extra information such as gps location stored.

Both parts of the LivePhoto have the same name, e.g. abc123.jpg and abc123.mov

What I want todo is rename the jpg based on gps data (I can do that)
Then find the .mov file which had the same name and apply the same rename to the filename part (not the file extension)

Is their anyway todo this or could this be added as a feature?

Thanks
Brian

------------

Just looked in change log, I see something relating to "Rename file pairs"
This might be what I need

08/08-17 19:08 - edited 08/08-17 19:12

#1 : 10/08-17 01:04

Peter

Posts: 1

Hi, I am trying to set file timestamps (create, modify) of a video file using exif. The program does not seem to want to do this using Method-Timestamp-Image date and time which works for image files.

But as Method-Add-ExifTool:CreateDate> works I am trying now to:
1) rename file with timestamp included the new name,
2) read this timestamp from that name to set file timestamps and then
3) rename the file to its old name.

What I see is that step #1 and #3 work and #2 does not in a *batch*. If I perform these steps manually one by one #2 works fine. Also if I perform #1 and #3 in a batch that work well (but does not change file timestamps of course).

So there seems to be a bug in the program. The bug is that the Method-Timestamp-Image date and time in #2 step can not find the pattern at all. I tried the start of file name, the end of file name - no difference. I tried to reduce the pattern and it works if it reduced to "<year>" (but it probably reads "1362" instead). Anything more than that if fails.

Here are the details:
- original file name is MOV_1362.mp4
- step #1 renames it to MOV_1362^2017_07_29 04_22_05.mp4 (it adds ^<ExifTool:CreateDate> at index 9)
- step #2 pattern is <Year>_<Month>_<Day> <Hour>_<Min>_<Sec>

That step #2 fails in testing of batch - screen turns file name red.

Hope this can be fixed, please as it would make the program much more useful.

Cheers, Peter

10/08-17 01:04 - edited 10/08-17 01:09

#1 : 14/08-17 18:40

Israel San Roman

Posts: 2

Tengo dos carpetas con los mismos archivos, cada archivo se compone con 10 primeros digitos que son unicos y despues un nombre cualquiera. Yo cambio el nombre cualquiera solo de una de las carpetas y ahora la mayoria de los archivos tienen diferente nombre en las dos carpetas, quisiera poder renombrar los archivos para que sean iguales. Ejemplo:

CarpetaA
---XI2001--- nombreCualquieraA.xxx
---XI3103--- nombreCualquieraB.xxx
---XI2305--- nombreCualquieraC.xxx

CarpetaB
---XI2001--- nombre-antiguo-1.xxx
---XI3103--- nombre-antiguo-2.xxx
---XI2305--- nombre-antiguo-3.xxx

Los nombres de la carpetaB deberian ser iguales a la carpetaA. Se puede hacer esto con algun script?
Gracias por su colaboración.

14/08-17 18:40

#1 : 15/08-17 17:23

Rick Applegate

Posts: 4

Apologies if this has been asked/done before. I tried searching but after searching large number of results pages I didn't spot anything obvious.

I'm using the <NAME> tag as part of a new name method. Very simple, I'm adding Camera Make/Model and some date time info at the front of .jpg files.

So rule is:
<ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> <ExifTool:Make><Img Width> x <Img Height> <Name>.<EXT>

however for input file:
P1000001
this gives me an output file name of:
2017_08_15 15_25_48 Panasonic 4592 x 3448 P1000001.JPG.JPG

If I remove the <EXT> tag I get what I want, i.e. name is putting the extension in there all by itself.
...which isn't what the documentation says.

Is there anything else I could have set to cause this or is this what renamer now does by default - i.e. docs are wrong.

I have only one active method.

I'm on Win7 if that makes any difference.

Many thanks.

15/08-17 17:23

#1 : 19/08-17 13:15

Damien Lee Benoit

Posts: 3

I have tons of Karaoke files both .mp3 & .cdg and I mean tons. 24k at this point. And I want to clean up the file names because alot of them have [DK Karaoke] or ( Random Word Karaoke ) and such in the file name. Whats the method I should use to remove everything that's between say [ ] in one quick swoop? Thanks for any help in advance, I've been searching the documentation and the web with no luck yet.

19/08-17 13:15

#1 : 21/08-17 11:10

darkhawk

Posts: 1

Hello,

Is there a way to keep the order of files during the drag and drop files operation?
When I arrange files by extension for example in the Explorer and drag and drop them into AR the order of the files changes to order by file name.
This is helpful when adding files arranged with an attribute that AR can't get like Video aspect ratio or video Length.

Thanks.

21/08-17 11:10

#1 : 23/08-17 09:04

Marko

Posts: 1

Hi everyone,

I made a .bat file per instructions from -
Command line automation help link - https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/comma ndline

If Folder to perform batch on (-p) is not written in that file, is there the default folder on which the batch will be performed?

On example - the folder where .bat file is located itself?

23/08-17 09:04

#1 : 24/08-17 10:07

Hugh

Posts: 2

Hi. First post. I just installed latest & greatest AR 3.78. Not sure if this happened in 3.77, but seems the window size is not remembered on exit. In my case, a 2560 x 1080 21:9 screen the initial window is centered but the top right min/max button shows maximized. Can be seen http://www.panchdara.com/Images/ARScreen.jpg
I have to click the min/max 2 times to make full screen - each and every time I start AR.
No other immediate observations.
Regards
Hugh

24/08-17 10:07

#1 : 24/08-17 12:51

Bernie2504

Posts: 17

Hi
I have just installed AR 3.78 - it's great ! but...
for my terms the "Start batch" - button is positioned much too far to the right,
If I meet (on the left side) the necessary selections in the method list, the button is too far away to start the renaming - in my opinion the best position would be in the middle of the window or at the left below or right of "Undo Previous Batch".
Regards
Bernie

24/08-17 12:51 - edited 24/08-17 13:01

#1 : 26/08-17 08:49

GSComputer

Posts: 8

Hello,

is there apossibility to set the week as date.
I would like to do:
Filname <year> <week>
Thanks

26/08-17 08:49

#1 : 29/08-17 15:33

Dave Brzeski

Posts: 4

I just installed the latest update & now, no matter what I do, when I add files via any method (drag & drop/File Tree). Nothing shows in the box. If I try again, I'm told they are already in the list, but I can see nothing.

29/08-17 15:33

#1 : 31/08-17 06:52

L.C.Priestley

Posts: 1

I am a first time user, with some programming experience.
I was attempting to rename IMG_1234.JPG to BW1234.JPG and kept getting the result IMG_BW12334.JPG.JPG. After several unsuccessful attempts I wanted to dump the whole thing and begin again, but I can't get rid of the original. Every time I try with a different replacement string I get the first (unwanted) result, including the "JPG.JPG". Trying to rollback or delete has no effect. Like a good doctor, I want to bury my mistakes but they won't lie down and die.

31/08-17 06:52

#1 : 31/08-17 09:42

Rick Applegate

Posts: 4

I'm using your product primarily to help me with indexing photos, videos and recordings. This from 4 keen photographers in the family each with at least a couple of current devices. Despite the effort you have gone to to make tags like img width as generic as possible and because I am diving into EXIF info, which of course is always named specifically with the tags one needs I find that I have already got about 20 patterns, some of which work for most cameras and some are specific.

Because I have created them I can just about remember which is which (sometimes) but others in the family who use the PC can't.

Is it possible to find a way of naming them? A quick and dirty option might be a dummy tag that you could put at the front of the list like <pat any old string> e.g.

<pat general photo><ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> <ExifTool:Model> <Img Width> x <Img Height> <Name>.<Ext>
<pat Pan G3 video><ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> DMC-G3 <Video Width> x <Video Height> <Name>.<Ext>

I've had a look through help and can't see anything obvious.

I think this is what was being asked for in https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=628 but I'm not sure. If so , add one to the count for this please.

31/08-17 09:42

#1 : 01/09-17 17:40

Ricky

Posts: 4

Hi,
I cannot change folders and subfolders when add to the list, I get error 101 Unknown error: Access is denied. I am running the program as administrator.

I just purchase this product today, can you assist. Thanks

01/09-17 17:40

#1 : 02/09-17 06:25

Sean Paul

Posts: 3

Is there anyway to Rename JPG files by date Modified NOT date created?

I have a windows folder full JPG files downloaded of viber messenger on my phone. The files have random file names like "image-9a108b738ddd9df907ceee15f0bcae5d89c5f5c0bd6d60fb3707c271797d9ea1-V.jpg" But because it's just a file sent to me that was coppied to a desktop, it doesn't have a "date taken" ..only a date modified, and date created.

So Is there anyway to rename these files by date modified NOT date created?

02/09-17 06:25

#1 : 04/09-17 17:37

Eric de Jong

Posts: 2

Hello All,

I am looking for a program that can move/rename photo files from my sd card to an external drive, while inserting some text into the folder and file name.
As I want to add the job name to my folders and photos, so that I know what the session was about. I used to have the DIM5 program, but that is no longer supported and doesn't work very well on Windows 10 and my 4K screen..... But it would ask me for the job name input when I started the process.
So, can i do that with this program? Add some sort of "random" text to the folders and file names while I am moving and renaming the files?
I also want to separately move/rename my RAW files from the card into a sub-folder in the destination folder.

Thanks in advance. Eric.

04/09-17 17:37

#1 : 05/09-17 01:46

Steven Roy Supeene

Posts: 4

If I have a string like 'song number' - 'title' - 'artist' and I want to change it to 'artist' - 'title' - 'song number' how do I do it?
I've been able to move the 'song number' to the back using the swap feature but can't figure out how to swap the 'title' and 'artist'

05/09-17 01:46

#1 : 06/09-17 17:41

Adam

Posts: 2

I'm wanting to use this tool to put the video format in the file name.

i.e. h264 or h265. Currently, item.videoCodec returns "AVC" for both of these formats.

Please could you add this functionality?

06/09-17 17:41

#1 : 06/09-17 22:53

Sirio

Posts: 5

Version 3.79
new log: +Files are no longer sorted alphabetically when dragged from Windows Explorer.
WHY ???? What a pity !

06/09-17 22:53 - edited 06/09-17 22:55

#1 : 10/09-17 16:59

Gonzalo

Posts: 2

Hello, I have successfully renamed thousand of photos but I having problems with a few ones because Advanced Renamer doesn’t get the correct capture date. It renames all of them as 2012 12 08 12 00 00 00 (year, month, day, Hour, Min, sec), but Windows shows in Properties a different capture date for each file, the correct one.

Any idea of what could be happening?

Thanks in advance for your time.

10/09-17 16:59

#1 : 11/09-17 17:26

Adam

Posts: 1

I have Advanced Renamer 3.79 and I am trying to use the checksum tags to rename some files to their checksum values. I have selected "Rename" as the batch mode, added a "New Name" method, selected "Name" as the "Apply to" value, and entered "<SHA256>" as the New Name. When I add a video and enable "Auto Test" then I see that the "New Filename" column says "<sha256>.MP4" and the "Error" column says "Invalid tag". If I hit "Start Batch" then the popup says "(116) Invalid Tag" in the error column. I can't seem to find any documentation on error 116. The error codes listed on the site stop at 114 (http://www.advancedrenamer.com/doc/errorcodes.p hp).

I tried an alternative route and still received an error. Instead of adding a "New Name" method, I added a Script, and in the body of the script I put "return item.sha256;". This resulted in an error dialog box popping up saying:
"Access violation at address 5CCBF7B5 in module 'js32.dll'. Read of address 0356F03C.

Is there something I am doing wrong?

I am running Windows 10 PRO 64-bit.

Thanks for any help you can provide and I really appreciate your product.

11/09-17 17:26

#1 : 13/09-17 12:45

Vassil

Posts: 1

Hi guys,

first i want to apologize if these questions have been answered before, I've searched but didn't succeed.

Question 1:
imagine you have 100 pictures in a folder, each has its "Date Taken" tag thus using

<img year><img month><img day>_<img hour><img min><img sec>

to rename everything, except for example those that ate taken within the same minute but different second (they would give error for same name) . For those i use

<img year><img month><img day>_<img hour><img min><img sec> (<Inc Nr:1>)

My question is how can i make it so when renaming all the files, only those that are taken the same minute have <Inc Nr:1> at the end? (so i dont have to do them separate, and not all pictures have <Inc Nr:1>)

Question 2:

I have a lot of old pictures that i am renaming and 99% have the "Date taken" tag, but lets say only 2/3 of them can be renamed with
<img year><img month><img day>_<img hour><img min><img sec>
the rest act as if there is no date in the Date Taken field. Any suggestion why that might be? old corrupted metadata or im doing smth wrong?

Question 3:
When renaming batch of files consisted of pics and videos - pictures have date taken and videos have that tag too...but
<img year><img month><img day>_<img hour><img min><img sec>
obviously doesn't work on vids...what would it be for vids?

Question 1 is most important :)

Thank you in advance

13/09-17 12:45

#1 : 13/09-17 23:56

mike

Posts: 19

Hi, in this new release the "start batch" button is shifted way right, just above "refresh" one.

This makes easy to incidentally click the wrong one.
There is a lot of free space in the middle section , hence moving this button left would be IMHO much more user friendly.

TIA

mike

ps. oops just noticed the answer a few posts below. Although from designing point of view this is a wrong place, i do respect the author's decision

13/09-17 23:56 - edited 14/09-17 00:02

#1 : 14/09-17 15:04

C. D. Johnson

Posts: 1

Is it possible to bulk move certain files to a certain folder using an imported CSV or some other method?

For example:

Move...

B100name.txt
B101name.txt
B102name.txt
C100name.txt
C101name.txt

Into a subfolder in the same directory...

B100name.txt --> Bname\B100name.txt
B101name.txt --> Bname\B101name.txt
B102name.txt --> Bname\B102name.txt

C100name.txt --> Cname\C100name.txt
C101name.txt --> Cname\C101name.txt

14/09-17 15:04

#1 : 14/09-17 17:42

Jagdev Singh

Posts: 7

I have got some preset files:

BA CrushedBass
BA DarkRollBass
BA DeepPadSine
BA DrivenBrassBass

Final Result I want:

BA Crushed Bass
BA Dark Roll Bass
BA Deep Pad Sine
BA Driven Brass Bass

I've been trying the expressions and the result i'm getting adds space between BA also and between otherwords which already have space between them.

14/09-17 17:42

#1 : 15/09-17 14:03

Pierre Seguin

Posts: 1

Is there such a thing ? Is that an music option hidden in AR ? Is there a way of getting all the song titles from ex: Elvis Volume 3 Golden Records like for TV Series Import but Music Album Import ?

15/09-17 14:03

#1 : 16/09-17 22:30

MrHants

Posts: 18

Removed post

16/09-17 22:30 - edited 16/09-17 22:33

#1 : 17/09-17 02:13

Jayson Levine

Posts: 2

I've been having trouble renaming folders which have subfolders contained within them.

I have, for instance, a number of folders which follow this directory structure:

M:\(2) Music in Folders\YYYY - MM\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\YYYY - MM\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\YYYY - MM\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\YYYY - MM\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\YYYY - MM\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\YYYY - MM\SPECIALTY RELEASES\DanceClub

Where (as you may be able to glean) "YYYY - MM" is replaced by a four-digit year and a two-digit month.

I have folders which follow this structure from "2016 - 02" to "2017 - 04." I'm looking to rename the "SPECIALTY RELEASES" portion of the path to "TOP 20 CHARTS."

So, to be clear, I have folders following the structure:

M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\SPECIALTY RELEASES\DanceClub
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\SPECIALTY RELEASES\DanceClub
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\SPECIALTY RELEASES\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\SPECIALTY RELEASES\DanceClub
...
...

I want to rename them to:

M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\TOP 20 CHARTS\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\TOP 20 CHARTS\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\TOP 20 CHARTS\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\TOP 20 CHARTS\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\TOP 20 CHARTS\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 02\TOP 20 CHARTS\DanceClub
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\TOP 20 CHARTS\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\TOP 20 CHARTS\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\TOP 20 CHARTS\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\TOP 20 CHARTS\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\TOP 20 CHARTS\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 03\TOP 20 CHARTS\DanceClub
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\TOP 20 CHARTS\Mainstream Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\TOP 20 CHARTS\Country Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\TOP 20 CHARTS\Urban Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\TOP 20 CHARTS\Latin Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\TOP 20 CHARTS\Rock Top 20
M:\(2) Music in Folders\2016 - 04\TOP 20 CHARTS\DanceClub
...
...

I have tried doing what I'm looking to do by adding the "YYYY - MM" folders to AR and telling it to add the subfolders. I've also done a Windows Explorer search for "SPECIALTY RELEASES kind:=folder", bringing up the folders I wanted to rename, and dragging/dropping them into AR saying to add the root folders. I've attempted a couple of ways, but regardless, when I do this, I get the dreaded "Error 101."

If these "SPECIALTY RELEASES" subfolders in each of their respective containing folders was renamed, it would cause no renaming conflicts. And, yes, I can rename folders directly in Windows Explorer, so it's not a write protection issue.

I've struggled with this before, and I don't really know why this utility is unable to handle this task. Can anyone provide some insight as to what the issue might be? I'm honestly scratching my head.

Thanks.

17/09-17 02:13 - edited 17/09-17 02:17

#1 : 17/09-17 20:14

Robert Debicki

Posts: 1

Hello, I'm new to this program and would like to have some help with renaming.
I need lower case in Parentheses only:

from:

"BORDERLINE - Behind Blue Eyes (Extended Remix)".mp3

to:

"BORDERLINE - Behind Blue Eyes (extended remix)".mp3

Any advise really appreciated, Thanks

17/09-17 20:14

#1 : 20/09-17 23:07

Posts: 2

Hello! I have a lot of files with random letters/numbers and a txt file with their real names.
The files and the names in txt go in the same order. Is there a way to add the files to the program and remane them with names from this txt file?
Thanks.

20/09-17 23:07

#1 : 21/09-17 21:18

CULTURE

Posts: 1

Hello !
I would like to add to the existing file names the 10 first characters of the directory name

Example
Filename: "birthday sarah 036.jpg"
Directory: "2017-09-15 Pictures taken by James"

I want to get
Filename: "2017-09-15 - birthday sarah 036.jpg"

Any idea ?

Regards,

21/09-17 21:18

#1 : 21/09-17 23:35

Jay Nyqvist

Posts: 1

Is there any Tag for musical notation? I Something like incrementing <C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#... > and <Dó, Dó#, Ré, Ré#, Mi, Fá, Fá#...>. I work with sound sampling and have to spend hours naming each file with it's own note. If not, is it possible to add it to the Advanced Renamer? I believe it would be a awesome addition to an already amazing little piece of software.

21/09-17 23:35

#1 : 24/09-17 21:26

Phil Tobin

Posts: 1

I'm currently sorting over 120 different images taken by three different cameras of the same location at different times of day and night on different days and different nights. They all came with different file names from the different cameras, and I used AR to prepare an initial list as the quickest way of developing a sequential ordering of the same file name but changing file number. (The cameras were a DSLR, a travel zoom, and a phone cam.)

What I need to do now -- and this is by no means an unusual task -- is re-order the images so that certain images, though taken on different days, appear in a daylight numerical sequence, and images taken on different nights, appear in a night time numerical sequence. As noted: that's not anything unusual in ordering image sequencing.

The absurdly laborious way of doing this is to take image 099 (for example) and change it to image 037, so that it fits the daytime / night time ordering. But there's already an 037 in existence. That means having an 037(2), which isn't necessarily acceptable because I may want the re-positioned image to precede, not follow.

Not only that: I am going to have to manually rename every single image file that follows on. Ridiculous.

Accordingly, I adopt standard practice of avoiding having to renumber absolutely EVERY file and instead rename 037 as 037b, and rename 099 as 037a. If I have a run of re-positioned images, then I'll rename them using the same convention: 037a, 037b, 037c, 037d, 037e. Etc etc. It's the way anyone would do it, the way everyone can if they're looking to save time and effort. Simple.

But it seems it's not simple enough for Advanced Renamer. The software refuses to accept that I have deliberately renamed the images in this way. Instead: it says they are "errors". And because they are "errors" -- that is: it thinks they're multiples of the same image, when they very clearly are not, otherwise the suffix qualifier would be the exact same -- it refuses to rename the list in a new sequential order. It wants to skip the files it has marked in red.

I really cannot see anything remotely "advanced" in this. Does AR seriously expect me to go back and manually change, image by image, the file numbering of every single picture? If it does, why would I need to use AR anyway? I've already undertaken the hard work myself.

I'm just trusting here that AR has some facility whereby the user can tell it that no, these are not "errors", rather that an ordering -- as per the above example -- of images 037a, 037b, 037c, 038d etc exists to be sequentially renamed by AR as 037, 038, 039 and 040. Etc etc.

Please tell me there is this facility, otherwise I can't see me making much use of this software. That would be a shame, because I'd love to donate to the author for the time and effort invested in this product. As it is though, I cannot have software telling me I have committed numerous errors which it not only refuses to handle but which it won't let me, as user-chooser, override. It is, on the face of it, a serious flaw in something so ostensibly advanced as this renamer.

24/09-17 21:26

#1 : 26/09-17 10:57

lach

Posts: 1

I have a series of file names that are of this structure
e.g. 'Backup of Box 01 08-02-2017 11.44 Subject 1161'

I want to delete the time (11:44 in this case) from all files.

I think regular expression may help, but I'm lost here...

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

26/09-17 10:57

#1 : 27/09-17 10:05

Mike

Posts: 4

I have a really simple task I would love to do do with Advanced Renamer, even if it's not its primary goal.
I have few folders with dozens of thousands files and as it's daily contents it would be better to move daily files to subfolders <Year Modified><Month Modified:00><Day Modified>.
So could you make a batch.aren with move files' ability ?

TiA

27/09-17 10:05

#1 : 27/09-17 22:30

Eric

Posts: 1

Hi

how can I create from one picture multiple copies with a different file name.

thank you

Eric

27/09-17 22:30

#1 : 01/10-17 01:24

Steven Roy Supeene

Posts: 4

I have a string title (A - T - N) where the A is the artist.
Some of them are 'last name. first name' and I want to change them to 'first name last name).

I've tried:- swap; seperator , This moved the last name to the end of the entire string

also :- replace; text to be replaced (.+), (.+); replace with \2 \1 This moved the last name to the beginning of the third element.

How do I do it properly?

01/10-17 01:24

#1 : 01/10-17 11:21

Markus

Posts: 1

Hi at all,
i want to add the Number 40000 to the filenames, for example:

Filename old: 1.doc
Filename new: 400001.doc

Filename old: 10.doc
Filename new: 400010.doc

Filename old: 12345.doc
Filename new: 412345.doc

Filename old: 100000.doc
Filename new: 500000.doc

the following script doesn't work:

var
dokumentid_alt = item.newBasename
dokumentid_neu = dokumentid_alt+400000;

return dokumentid_neu;

can someone help me please?
thanks

01/10-17 11:21

#1 : 03/10-17 12:34

Axel

Posts: 6

I have file from my bank, at the end (after some advanced renamings) is a part I want to cut of

Filename e.g. 2017-10-Name Order 1123123123123.pdf

I want to cut of all from " Order" to the end. The length of "Name" is very different.

03/10-17 12:34

#1 : 03/10-17 14:45

pro8

Posts: 1

I have only used AR to replace a single word for multiple folders at one time. Basically, the batch process creates new folders with the new names and moves the original folders contents to the new folder without deleting the original folders. This is a time waster and causes several other confusing problems. I must open each of the old folders to see with my own eyes that it's files are no longer within it before I delete said folder or I will have trouble sleeping at night. I use win10's search feature to locate all of the folders that need a word replaced within 2TB drives, which can take up to 10 minutes for each search. The drives are encrypted so perhaps the searches take longer because Win10 is unable to index the drives.

I also have regular issues with subfolders not being renamed because the parent folder was ahead in the list and has already been renamed, so technically, the subfolder no longer exists. Any way to make sure the subfolders are renamed first? The messed up part is that in a Win10 search, I am unable to sort the search results alphabetically by directory without the search being performed again, which adds an additional 10 minutes of needless, pathetically wasted time. If it were not for this, I would have little problem renaming the subfolders ahead of the parent folders. Thank you for your time.

03/10-17 14:45

#1 : 03/10-17 18:37

Jan

Posts: 2

Hi. I would like to suggest a useful file/folder selection in the form of
a) a path field for entering complete paths to folders or even files
b) the possibiliy to save favorite paths that are used frequently
Not always is it the best option to open fiels/folders from the context menu.

03/10-17 18:37

#1 : 03/10-17 19:41

Jitendra kumar

Posts: 2

Hello friends, I am a new member on this forum, and I would like to tell you all that I am a visually impaired boy.
Well: to the point, this is the error, which is displayed sometimes whenn pressing alt+f4 to close the program, sometimes when pressing delete key in the file list.
this happens when files are added.
any idea?

03/10-17 19:41

#1 : 03/10-17 22:34

Andreas Kirkby

Posts: 1

Hi

I'm trying to.
1. step rename the files from <ExifTool:CreateDate>
2. step use file name to set file create date as many of my files have the date from the day I downloaded the files from the phone, not the day I took them.

But I get an error of pattern not found.

It can be solved by running the 1. step alone and the the secound. but it should be possible to firstly run step 1 and the sted 2 without loading alle the files again.

03/10-17 22:34

#1 : 05/10-17 19:38

Jitendra kumar

Posts: 2

for example, there are many controls which have no labels, and I perhaps don't know how access the toolbar, or it does not get focus from the keyboard. it is preventing me from using the program a lot.

05/10-17 19:38

#1 : 10/10-17 02:06

Mike Clifford

Posts: 2

Greetings Earthlings

I have been using Advanced Renamer for quite a while and it ha ssved me endless hours either in typing time or renumbering files.

Anyway, about a week ago whenever I start AR it proceeds to spin one of the two HDD's I have attached externally. As this is a big drive (5gB) the spinning does go on and on and on.

Do you good people know what is causing this, and more importantly, how I can stop it (cos its driving me NUTS)

Many Thanks in advance

10/10-17 02:06

#1 : 10/10-17 13:10

Germo GÃ¶rtz

Posts: 2

Windows Photo Gallery or even poor Windows can add or modify a star based rating (0 - 5 stars) to some files (photos, music)
How could I use them as attributes for renaming?

I found all other required attributes and this is really great!

10/10-17 13:10

#1 : 10/10-17 21:03

Rebekah Emmons

Posts: 1

Is it possible to add or edit user-defined tags as part of the metadata? It is possible in Windows, but I can't figure out a way to do it in your software. I would dearly love a way to batch-edit tags on various files. Thank you.

10/10-17 21:03

#1 : 13/10-17 13:57

Navid Hakimnejad

Posts: 1

Hi,
I like to Rename my Files names with numbers according to the folder which is placed. I like to do this in loop format that can repeat for multiple Folders in orders.
For example I have 2 Folders. Spain(15 files) and Austria (20 files). My Spain folder's file is like 01(01),02(02)... and My Austria folder's file is like 01(01),02(02)....
I would like to change the Spain's folder files as Spain 01, Spain 02 and so on. The same with Austria Folder's Files as Austria 01, Austria 02.
I have like 480 Folders and I don't want to have same name as it count duplicate if I want to drag them all into cloud. (With some cloud back up it skipped if you the same file name)
I would be grateful if you tell me how can I make command into loop without changing the format of my files.
Regards,
David

13/10-17 13:57

#1 : 14/10-17 09:08

Darrin

Posts: 1

I have an audio book with "(male voice)" in all the titles. I was able to remove "male voice" from the filename, but is there a way to remove it from the ID3 Title?

14/10-17 09:08

#1 : 16/10-17 01:26

Lukasz

Posts: 1

Hi! I Sound my old photos and I would like to change the names. The problem is that this program (Adv Renamer) does not support EXIF data like "File Number". I can read File Number from EXIF details but I don't know how to change the file name to The Number. Please help ale sorry for my English.

16/10-17 01:26

#1 : 17/10-17 19:10

Stellar

Posts: 2

Hi Guys, I've been searching the options & the help file, but can't seem to find a way to just capitalize all words in the filename.
Any ideas?
Thanks

17/10-17 19:10

#1 : 18/10-17 02:23

Olly

Posts: 8

Once I've added files to Advanced Renamer's main window I can display columns for New Modified Date and New Accessed Date but even though I've made sure New Created Date is ticked in 'Customize Columns' it is not displaying. I'm running version 3.80 but this was also the case in the previous version I was running. Is there something else I need to do to display this column?

18/10-17 02:23

#1 : 20/10-17 19:45

Reinstecker

Posts: 1

I have a fies where the file name contains duplicate words.

For example:

Aircraft Military Airplane War Contrails Aircraft.jpg
House Skyscraper House Building.jpg
Flower Flower Plant Garden.jpg

Is there any way to remove the duplicate words?

20/10-17 19:45

#1 : 21/10-17 22:15

JohnN

Posts: 1

If I use "New Name" preset to batch rename a list of files (in this instance photos - .jpg files).
I use <Inc Nr:1> - the first file in the list is renamed .JPG and all of the rest are renamed 02.JPG. 03.JPG, 04.JPG to the end of the list.
My question is - why is the first file in the list not renamed 01.JPG?
Please advise, thanks.

21/10-17 22:15

#1 : 22/10-17 16:09

Tiago

Posts: 1

Hello,

I'm in need to rename a bunch files to only numbers, that the file contains.

Basically I have files with different lenghts (so I can't remove first and last chars), and I want to maintain the first set of numbers found by script.

For example

doNotTouchfile3_insideeverything-1.jpg - This should rename to 3.jpg
wet-undaunted-ud-25-aab-1.png - This should rename to 25.png
burned-tower-undaunted-ud-71-cdd-1.png - This should rename to 71

Please keep in mind that the set of numbers could be 157 (3 digits)

Can someone help me to achieve this?
Thanks!

22/10-17 16:09

#1 : 24/10-17 02:43

Gary Russell

Posts: 1

I used to use an EXIF tool from a camera I purchased, but lost it when I upgraded to win10. That app used <year created>_<month created><day created><alpha><alpha>

Where alpha was letters A thru Z by date - not folder. So like:
2017_1022AA
2017_1022AB
2017_1022AC
2017_1023AA
2017_1023AB
2017_1023AC
I would like to continuing using this scheme since I have like 15 years of photos using it.

If you can't do this by alpha, I would settle for <inc Nr> BY DATE. Renamer seems to increase by folder now.

24/10-17 02:43

#1 : 24/10-17 11:20

Martin

Posts: 1

Hi,

I am trying to figure out how to rename my PDF files to a specific date formulation.

Now, in one row of the content of each PDf file it has a date in such a way: April 8, 2010 Thursday. Now I would like to rename my files based on this date in the following matter: 2010_04_08_08042010.

Does anyone know if that is possible with Advanced Renamer?

Thanks in advance.

24/10-17 11:20

#1 : 25/10-17 17:21

Gary Worthing

Posts: 1

Im nearly getting there but not quite
Thank you in advance

Rename this:
ALINA - Candy - 5600px - 2016-09-29 (x100)
ANGELIKA - Rustic Charm - 6000px - 2016-09-27 (x105)
Agata - Milky White - x120 - 5760px - Aug 24, 2016
Cleo - Angel Cleo - 28022016
Dolly - Smell Of Roses - x133 - 5616px - Sep 19, 2016
Elyza - Extraordinary (26-04-2016)
BRIE PRESENTING BRIE x121 5600px (09 Jul 2016)
Kira - In Your Arms (22-04-2016)
Talia - Tease - July 03, 2016 - x103 - 5184x3456px
Malvina High Sensitivity - August 02, 2016 - x117 - 5616x3744px

To this format:
Alina - Candy
Angelika - Rustic Charm
Agata - Milky White
Cleo - Angel Cleo
Dolly - Smell Of Roses
Elyza - Extraordinary
Brie - Presenting Brie
Kira - In Your Arms
Talia - Tease
Malvina - High Sensitivity

25/10-17 17:21 - edited 26/10-17 12:15

#1 : 26/10-17 23:05

Lonnie

Posts: 3

Hi guys,
I get periodic updated images from my inventory supplier. The photos come named as <6-digit-ID> + random descriptor.jpg; for instance, 400110 side.jpg. The leading 6 digits are all consistently the product ID, so that is good and I want to keep that; but the random descriptors (could be side, back, case, detail, Detail, - detail, detail2, or others) need to be replaced with _<IncNr>.

Like this: start with 400110 side.jpg, 400110 back.jpg, 400110 detail.jpg.

Those need to be renamed to 400110_1.jpg, 400110_2.jpg, 400110_3.jpg.

It seems Advanced Renamer can easily do this, but I'm struggling with the syntax. Is there a wildcard or placeholder? Something to tell the software to keep the first 6 digits but add the underscore and incrementing number.

26/10-17 23:05

#1 : 26/10-17 23:40

Shabutaro

Posts: 1

Following Problem: I have 1 main folder with several subfolders inside and files in each subfolder.
Now i want to rename each file to: Name of the main folder, number of the sub-folder and number of the file.

Example:
current filename and structure:

../English Lessons/Lesson 1/file1
../English Lessons/Lesson 1/file2
../English Lessons/Lesson 1/file3
../English Lessons/Lesson 2/file1
../English Lessons/Lesson 2/file2
../English Lessons/Lesson 2/file3
../English Lessons/Lesson 2/file4
../English Lessons/Lesson 3/file1
../English Lessons/Lesson 3/file2

How i want it:
../English Lessons/Lesson 1/English Lessons - 01 - file1
../English Lessons/Lesson 1/English Lessons - 01 - file2
../English Lessons/Lesson 1/English Lessons - 01 - file3
../English Lessons/Lesson 2/English Lessons - 02 - file1
../English Lessons/Lesson 2/English Lessons - 02 - file2
../English Lessons/Lesson 2/English Lessons - 02 - file3
../English Lessons/Lesson 2/English Lessons - 02 - file4
../English Lessons/Lesson 3/English Lessons - 03 - file1
../English Lessons/Lesson 3/English Lessons - 03 - file2

Is it possible to do what i want? If so which method do i need to use?

26/10-17 23:40

#1 : 28/10-17 10:56

Jagdev Singh

Posts: 7

I've got audio files with names as:

PRF Kit 2 Chord Loop 150 G
PRF Kit 4 Full Loop 85 G
PRF Snare Clap 18 G

I want to replace
"PRF Kit 2 Chord Loop 150 G" to "PRF Kit 2 Chord Loop - [150 BPM] - G"
"PRF Kit 4 Full Loop 85 G" to "PRF Kit 4 Full Loop - [85 BPM] - G"
but i don't want it on number less than 50 like i don't want
"PRF Snare Clap 18" to get replaced with "PRF Snare Clap - [18 BPM]"

28/10-17 10:56

#1 : 29/10-17 22:14

MrHants

Posts: 18

Id assumed that some info was missing from my images which was why the Date Taken info was not being displayed. After doing some investigation, im now not sure whats happening!

This is a snip of the image which as far as Windows Properties is concerned, Date Taken info exists.

https://imageshack.com/i/pm6ZYy0Wp

This is the available Date... info available from exiftool

https://imageshack.com/i/pmIYq1Ezp

Ive also found the setting to change the Exif field used for date time operations, but this hasnt made any difference.

Why is AR not populating the Date Taken field for these images? Shouldn't it be using the Date Taken that Windows uses which Ive read is from the datetimeoriginal info?

29/10-17 22:14 - edited 30/10-17 21:40

#1 : 29/10-17 22:21

MrHants

Posts: 18

In a big list of 1000's of files, is hard to spot those that have returned errors and you have to manually scroll through a huge list.

Could it be possible to force all files with errors to the top/bottom, or allow the column to be sorted which would also have the same result.

29/10-17 22:21

#1 : 01/11-17 14:32

Mr.Degryse

Posts: 1

hi
i want to remove part of filename in batch mode

Adele - Someone Like You! Lyrics. (1080p_30fps_H264-128kbit_AAC)
i want to remove everything that is betweem the parenthesis

thx for youe help

01/11-17 14:32

#1 : 02/11-17 03:40

Daniel Berkowitz

Posts: 1

Is there a way to quickly rename several thousand files based on a precreated lists?

I have two different lists already in AR, one list is the names of the files that I want to rename, and the other list is what I want to rename the files as. I know that the list replace function could do this, but I do not have time to manually input all the names, and it does not seem that I am able to paste all of these into the list replace function. Is there a faster way for me to do this?

02/11-17 03:40

#1 : 02/11-17 20:49

Matthew

Posts: 1

Hello,

Using the new case method, I noticed that patterns can only be used for recasing to all upper or lower. I'd like to do the following:

CULTURE, THE 02 - Player of Games, The - Iain M. Banks
Set pattern to uppercase first letter in every word
/^.+ - /
Culture, The 02 - Player of Games, The - Iain M. Banks

Is there a way to do this that I'm not seeing? Otherwise I would find its addition very helpful.

Best,
Matt

02/11-17 20:49

#1 : 04/11-17 10:47

Gerry

Posts: 1

Hey Guys,
my english is very terrible, please excuse this in advance.

I would like to copy via .bat file the input of my CSV file to another path. The CSV file already has the right path "K:\- Movies\Testmovie (2014)\Testmovie (2014).mp4" but somehow I do not get it under Win 10, the program arenc.exe does not want somehow. I have tried the following:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Advanced Renamer\arenc.exe" -t files -i C:\Users\ Seger\Desktop\Movie List.csv -m copy -d C:\Users\Seger\Desktop -l C:\Users\Seger\desktop\Log.log

Can you tell me what I have to change in my bat file?

Achso is it perhaps also possible to set the destination individually?

I hope you understand me and can help me.

Thank you, Seger

04/11-17 10:47

#1 : 04/11-17 21:45

Lin Wilson

Posts: 1

I am new to this tonight. Looks a great program!
I am trying to rename 1008 photos from my camera, taken just last month, but the camera year was wrongly set at 2015 instead of 2017. Is it possible to change the year date with Advanced Renamer or am I stuck with the wrong year on all my photos?

04/11-17 21:45

#1 : 07/11-17 13:54

AlanW

Posts: 1

Hi,

I have a bunch of files that have the following format that I’m trying to rename but need a little help.

The files are named as follows:
Artist—Title.nnnnnn-nn.nn.wav
If the artist or title contains a space the space is replaced with an underscore. The number length is not fixed.

I need the format as follows:
Artist – Title.wav
The” –“ and underscore is easy to deal with using the replace function, however I’m struggling with getting rid of the number after the '.' after the title.
I can get rid of the number totally but this also removes any numbers that are part of the title.

Any help would be appreciated.

Alan

07/11-17 13:54 - edited 07/11-17 14:00

#1 : 09/11-17 23:32

Mo Olson

Posts: 1

What does one need to do to return to the Folder that one is making changes to after going through the procedure of "Open" -- "Start Batch" -- "Start" (renaming)

After I go through the above steps, I have to click on Documents, File Folder, sub folder to continue making changes to the sub folder I am working with

It seems that in the past the program returned to the folder I was working with --- but have somehow gotten out of sequence and don't know what I am doing different now such that it does not return to the folder I'm working on.

09/11-17 23:32

#1 : 10/11-17 22:40

Scott M

Posts: 1

I'd like to modify

IMG_20171110_112959.jpg to 2017_11_10_112959.jpg or something similar that results in a filename that is Year_Month_Day_HourMinuteSecond.

I was using this:

<Year Created>_<Month Created>_<Day Created>_<Hour Created>_<Min Created>_<Sec Created><Inc Nr:1>

But the 'created' numbers ended up being from the date & time I TRANSFERED the photos from my phone to my hard drive, and NOT the actual date and time of PHOTOGRAPHY.

The filename reflects the actual timestamp of photography--which is why I think I should use that?

All suggestions welcome! :-)

10/11-17 22:40

#1 : 14/11-17 09:20

Stefan

Posts: 274

Me think the description is misleading:

https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/metho d_timestamp
>>>"With the timestamp method you can change the date and time of the filename."

Me think the "name"-part is not correct here, instead it should read:
"With the timestamp method you can change the date and time of the file."
-or-
"With the timestamp method you can change the date and time of the file itself."

Thanks for a great tool!

14/11-17 09:20

#1 : 14/11-17 20:16

c.v.horie

Posts: 2

I have been using this for 24 hours. It has already saved me a couple of hours of very fiddly changes of hundreds of file names.
A really good, simple to use, piece of software.

14/11-17 20:16

#1 : 15/11-17 17:16

Jagdev Singh

Posts: 7

What is Error Code 101 and what is its solution?

15/11-17 17:16

#1 : 18/11-17 11:55

Axel

Posts: 6

Hi,

after a download I have filenames like

subject_CustomerNumber_day-month-year_Number.pdf

I want to change it to

Year-Month-Day Subject-Number.pdf

18/11-17 11:55

#1 : 19/11-17 16:59

Rainer

Posts: 2

Hello,
I don't know anything about programming or the scripts at Advanced Renamer (or in general), but...

I would like to do as described above. Use the <ExifTool:FileName> of my pictures and videos to change the <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal>.
The files are named according to the scheme <Year><Month><Day>_<Hour><Minute><Second>. jpg.

For example: 20171119_165711. jpg

Thank you for your support and help in advance.

19/11-17 16:59

#1 : 20/11-17 02:38

Yap Chen Loon

Posts: 1

Dear Support Group,

I need some help in renaming files in folders. I have numerous files such as abcdMRWQM_Chemistry_KL1707384 - Copy.csv with KL1707384 is the running number eg. KL1707384..., KL170738....I wish to shorten the file name as below and doing this for all the files in the folder.

To rename:
abcdMRWQM_Chemistry_KL1707384 - Copy.csv to MRWQM-Chemistry_KL1707384.csv

1) remove abcd
2) change the first underscore to dash
3) remove - Copy

How can I do that? Kindly help. Can I use wildcards like * to maintain those letters i wanted? Thank you.

20/11-17 02:38

#1 : 21/11-17 17:33

Vaughn Campbell

Posts: 1

I cannot find any (text-valued) tag that can be set with Renamer and also selectable from Windows 10 Explorer. Many of the names match (Producer, Title, Copyright, ...) but I have no idea which group/set of tags they belong to. Edits from the EXIF tool do not appear in explorer. And the METADATA tool always says "Items must have same extension..." even when they do.

Lightroom supports all tags with great org/catalogue features, but it does not do very well with video.

21/11-17 17:33

#1 : 27/11-17 08:51

Ulf Andersson

Posts: 3

Hello!

When i have my list of files, for example dsc_001, dsc_002, dcs_003, dsc_004, dsc_005, dsc_006 i would like to make it organize the files 2 and 2. So dsc_001 and dsc_002 become a copy of eachother. So new name on my files dsc_001, dsc_002, would be dsc_001 (1) and dsc_001 (2), and so on, so instead of renaming one i want to rename 2 to the same name, and the list of files is approximately 1500 files. Is this possible?

27/11-17 08:51

#1 : 28/11-17 15:03

Michael

Posts: 1

I have about 2500 music files (most .wav, some mp1). All begin with two digits 01 thru 37, then the name of the song. I want to move the front two digits and place them at the end of the song name, i.e.,

beginning file name: 02TheWayYouLookTonight.wav
desired file name: TheWayYouLookTonight02.wav

How can I do this?

Currently, all files are in the same folder and in numerical order grouped by the first two digits. I want the files in alphabetical order with the two digits AFTER the name of the song immediately before ".wav".

If I have to do a two-step process (1st step: remove the first two digits; and, 2nd step: place the two digits at the end of song's name) that would be OK with me.

28/11-17 15:03

#1 : 28/11-17 16:14

Jagdev Singh

Posts: 7

What should I type in "Text to be replaced" to replace 2nd word of files with some other name?

28/11-17 16:14

#1 : 29/11-17 21:37

vey95165

Posts: 2

How Can I make this
"[TEST1] Example"
to become like this
"Example [TEST1]"
I want to move any [*] from the start to the end

29/11-17 21:37

#1 : 02/12-17 00:38

Jared Miller

Posts: 2

I am trying to rename a list of files where some names have ", The" appended to the end of the filename instead of at the beginning.

Ex:
Hobbit, The - YadaYadaYada.etc
Prince and the Pauper, The - blahblahblahotherstuff, morestuff.etc

I'd like it to look like:
The Hobbit - YadaYadaYada.etc
The Prince and the Pauper - blahblahblahotherstuff, morestuff.etc

I've tried moving after the seperator ", " However, some files have some descriptors such as ", morestuff" which are separated by the ", " characters, and I've been unable to figure out a method which does not at times mess with these descriptors.

Does anyone know of a way to achieve this change?

Sorry if this has been solved before, but I've been unable to find an example which sorts this method out.

02/12-17 00:38

#1 : 03/12-17 23:59

Leo Hart

Posts: 1

I see there are others that have posted about this problem. I'm writing to say I'm seeing it as well and wanted to provide my system info.

I'm running Windows 10 and Advanced Renamer 3.80. When I try to run a rename batch script across more than 10 files I get the error message mentioned in the subject. I've tried all compatibility modes. I do hope we're able to find a resolution to this as the tool becomes a bit useless when you're trying to rename hundreds of files. I love the capabilities of this tool and would rather not seek out other solutions, but the recent upgrades all seem to suffer from the same bug, but with different error messages.

Thanks!

03/12-17 23:59

#1 : 08/12-17 08:36

c.v.horie

Posts: 2

This may be outside the scope of this useful tool.

I often need to create a collection of folders, e.g. R900, R901, ..R950. This is a list of illustrations in a book, each of which has associated images, background data etc. It would be even more useful if I could create a nest of folders for each one, e.g. R900>(images, analysis, copyright, background).

Can Advanced Renamer do this? If not, it would be a useful feature.
Or is there already another program that achieves this?

Thank you

08/12-17 08:36 - edited 08/12-17 08:39

#1 : 08/12-17 10:17

Doug Brown

Posts: 2

Hi there
It seems this program could be an elegant solution to my problem - if I can figure out how to apply it!
My (numerous) files are cdg/mp3 files, with matching details apart from the extensions - viz:
Number - Artist - Title.cdg
Number - Artist - Title.mp3
I tried the swap method function, but found the two separators in the filename seemed to throw up unexpected results - with the number getting moved around too - which I think I understand why...?
So I wondered if a regular expression can be applied somehow in the move function to swap the Artist & Name ?
Or another solution?
I have only a cursory amount of experience with regular expressions, so directions would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Doug

08/12-17 10:17

#1 : 08/12-17 20:57

wendy nelson

Posts: 1

I haven't done this in a long time, but thought there was a way...........
I need to take multiple images and have them renamed as following numbers
for example

taking 25 images named 1_01, 1_02 1_03 and make them rename their name to 1,2,3,4,5
How do I do this? I can change the extension no problem, but do not know how to make them rename themselves in order by increasing by one number.

08/12-17 20:57

#1 : 11/12-17 05:53

Claudio

Posts: 6

Hi all,

I need a little help with trouble remove pattern.

My 3000 files look's like this:

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX - Tag Force (Japan) (En,Ja,Fr,De,Es,It) (v1.02).7z

I need only this: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX - Tag Force.7z

Remove anything after "force".

Any tips?

Thanks in advance.

Claudio Raphael

11/12-17 05:53

#1 : 21/12-17 06:27

VHarris

Posts: 1

About 80% of the time <Img Height> and <Img Width> return the correct value for the .jpg image, but about 20% of the time, they return a much higher value for both.

In addition, when the Dimensions column is displayed in Advanced Renamer for the selected folder, the <Img Height> and <Img Width> also displays incorrectly in that column.

In File Explorer in Windows 10, the Height and Width and Dimensions columns all display the correct dimensions for these files.

Also, in the basic image editor program I use, the Height, Width and Dimensions also display correctly.

It seems that these high numbers only appear in Advanced Renamer.

Does anyone know what might be going on and how to fix the problem?

Thanks.

21/12-17 06:27 - edited 21/12-17 06:28

#1 : 22/12-17 16:06

JYip

Posts: 1

Looking to setup a scheduled task to append a prefix "Arch" to files that only reside in folders named "Archive" and ignore the rest.

A bonus would be if it already has the "Arch" prefix, to leave it as is.

22/12-17 16:06

#1 : 22/12-17 23:57

dave

Posts: 1

When using the <ExifTool:...> syntax on large amounts of images it's extremely slow to load, or might not load at all.

I have currently 4000 image files added and am trying to use the <ExifTool:DateCreated> tag for the file name and it has been stuck for more than 8 hours. I can see in the Task Manager that exiftool.exe is running and using 8% of CPU. I am guessing it's trying to do one image at a time or something and very slowly.

All the images are on a network drive so I can see the network usage, which is around 0.7Mbps, which is super slow.

Is this a bug with the program, or is there something I can do to fix this?

22/12-17 23:57

#1 : 23/12-17 12:14

RenÃ© Oertel

Posts: 1

E-Mail Link does not work for me... could you please tell me the e-Mail Adress?

I had the version bevor but i don't remember the licenc-key

How can i get that?

23/12-17 12:14

#1 : 25/12-17 22:24

Robert Benaroya

Posts: 1

Hi,

I'm looking a way to remove all unicode characters recursively for all filenames under a given directory and its subdirectories.

It could be a strict removal, or replacement with a given ascii character.

Is it possible?

Thanks for any help.

25/12-17 22:24 - edited 25/12-17 22:25

#1 : 29/12-17 16:44

Martin M.

Posts: 1

I just bought the license for a small donation. Super project and I will need the program more often. So why not reward, keep it up!#
Greetings from Germany

29/12-17 16:44

#1 : 01/01-18 15:51

Silvia Finke

Posts: 1

Hi all!

I just installed Advanced Renamer and it seem to meet my needs - so far, so good. But if I want to create a method, the program does not show all the possibilities you show in "Help". the ones shown are written in very large characters. The section below methoding, "quick access" has also big characters and I cannot see the last row (I just the top of the row to be aware that there is one). I already restarted the laptop, the problem stays - what to do?
Thanks SAF

01/01-18 15:51

#1 : 02/01-18 17:12

GSComputer

Posts: 8

I would like to rename the following Filetype

(01) GSComp Bericht No 02 vom 23. Januar 2018 MisterB (230517).pdf
rename in
GSComp 02 2018.pdf

There can be the the following differences in the phrase
01 01-99
23 01-31
MisterB different Count of letters
(230517) different Count of numbers

My greatest problem are ( )
Please help me.
Thanks in advance

02/01-18 17:12

#1 : 02/01-18 18:46

Eke

Posts: 1

It would be convenient if I could sort on a column before a renumbering.
Imagine for example my filenames start with a number, next a date and finally a location (city):
15-20171005_Paris and more text
18-20171203_Amsterdam and more text
20-20171108_Zagreb and more text

Files are initially sorted based on the number in column 1
If I want the numbering based on the city I sort on column 13 first and next renumber the first numbers.
If I want numbering based on date, I sort on column 4 first and next renumber the first numbers.

I hope that in the future this option can be added to the program.

Regards........Eke van Batenburg

02/01-18 18:46

#1 : 03/01-18 05:38

Robert Bernstein

Posts: 1

Suppose I have a folder called Morocco.

Inside the folder are files named A, B, C, etc

I want to prefix the folder name Morocco to the filenames.

The result would be Morocco-A, Morocco-B, Morocco-C, etc

Is there a way to do this?

03/01-18 05:38

#1 : 05/01-18 18:38

Hansi

Posts: 3

Dear all,

I hope you can help me with following task. I have several video-files on my PC and I want to delete some part of the filenames.

OLD names:
Forrest Gump - 136min 2001.avi
Forrest Gump - 136min 2001.backdrop.jpg
Forrest Gump - 136min 2001.avi.cuts
96 Hours - 94min 2012.mp4
96 Hours - 94min 2012.jpg
96 Hours - 94min 2012.mp4.cuts

I want to delete the whole part with " - ??min ????" and " - ???min ????".

NEW names:
Forrest Gump.avi
Forrest Gump.backdrop.jpg
Forrest Gump.avi.cuts
96 Hours.mp4
96 Hours.jpg
96 Hours.mp4.cuts

Thanks a lot in advance!
Kind regards, Hansi

05/01-18 18:38

#1 : 06/01-18 06:01

DNA64

Posts: 1

Greetings and Happy New Years!

I just started using this program yesterday to help strip some file names of various characters and spaces using +Add Method > "List Replace".

This is when I noticed in my opinion a major flaw in the applications design leaving me feeling like I was writing BASIC with a PEN on PAPER...(I've done this before, it's not fun).

The Issue:
The order in winch you enter the "Text to be replaced" is critical to the outcome of the process and with no SORT function to rearrange these as needed, you're left with having to DELETE everything back to where you need to INSERT a new "Text to be replaced" field.

My Suggestion:
I would like to see the ability to either insert new rows between previous ones, or to sort them using either a drag function or movement arrows.

Other then this issue the app is wonderful, and a real time saver.

Cheers!
-DNA64

06/01-18 06:01

#1 : 10/01-18 16:43

Urlryn

Posts: 1

I've recently discovered this awesome tool and was looking for the CRC option.
I've searched the forums and see that adding the CRC32 checksum has been requested multiple times and its even mentioned that it would be added. But i'm unable to find it.

Is this still in the works to be implemented?
or am I blind and just missing it? :)

Thanks
Urlryn

10/01-18 16:43

#1 : 11/01-18 05:49

trainant fabrice

Posts: 1

Hello,
The values of dimension(size) in millimeter with regard to(compared with) the dpi and the resolution are false.
I would thus love with a script, calculated real dimension(size) in graduated(well organized) with the following formula:

(<ExifTool:ImageWidth>/ <ExifTool:XResolution>) x 25.1 = x mm
(<ExifTool:ImageHeight>/ <ExifTool:YResolution>) x 25.1 = y mm

Values that I to put in the name of the file : x mm and y mm

example :
x 1920
y 1080
x dpi : 300
y dpi : 300
x = 1920/300= 6.4 inch
y = 1080/300 = 3.6 inch

x = 6.4 x 25.1 = 160.64 mm
y = 3.6 x 25.1 = 90.36 mm.

Here is an example of false value.

formula :pixel <ExifTool:ImageWidth> x <ExifTool:ImageHeight> taille mm <Img Width Mm> x <Img Height Mm> DPI <ExifTool:XResolution>

result :
pixel 800 x 950 taille mm 282 x 335 DPI 300

or : 800/300 = 2.66
2.66 x 25.1 = 66.66 mm
but not : 282 mm.

thx

sorry i'am french and my english this is very bad.

11/01-18 05:49

#1 : 11/01-18 19:38

Romel

Posts: 4

What is the JavaScript Version Supported by Advaced Renamer?

I made a Script which that use some String functions which looks like aren't implemented in the JS Engine that Advanced Renamer use.

How ever, it was possible implement it using the code that apparears in the Mozilla's JavaScript Reference.

The Script has been tested in web-browsers througth JS Online Testers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer 11). Internet Explorer 11 also don't have implemented the Strings functions that I used but - also, implementing the Mozilla's JS code was possible use them.

The three Web Browsers gave me the results that I espected, but Advanced renamer don't (indeed, it fails in a specific case).

Having this entries:
Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - Capítulo 20 - [NeoProject Scanlation]
Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - Capítulo 20.5 - [NeoProject Scanlation]

The code modify the name and give me the following results using the web browsers + Online JS Testers (The ones that I want):
Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - 020 [NeoProject Scanlation]
Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - 020.5 [NeoProject Scanlation]

But Advanced Renamer gave me:
Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - 020 [NeoProject Scanlation]
Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san - 020.5 [NeoProject Scanlation].5 - [NeoProject Scanlation]

The latest result is the problema, but only happend when the pseudonumbering have a "." in it.

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?... I've checked the code a lot of times but only fails in Advanced Renamer!

this is the two functions implemented by code in Advanced Renamer (and Internet Explorer 11):
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Jav aScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/ padStart
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Jav aScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/ repeat

Used jsbin.com to test it (https://jsbin.com/culavojonu/1/edit?html,js,output)

The Code used in Advanced Renamer:
if (!String.prototype.repeat) {
String.prototype.repeat = function(count) {
'use strict';
if (this == null) {
throw new TypeError('can\'t convert ' + this + ' to object');
}
var str = '' + this;
count = +count;
if (count != count) {
count = 0;
}
if (count < 0) {
throw new RangeError('repeat count must be non-negative');
}
if (count == Infinity) {
throw new RangeError('repeat count must be less than infinity');
}
count = Math.floor(count);
if (str.length == 0 || count == 0) {
return '';
}
// Ensuring count is a 31-bit integer allows us to heavily optimize the
// main part. But anyway, most current (August 2014) browsers can't handle
// strings 1 << 28 chars or longer, so:
if (str.length * count >= 1 << 28) {
throw new RangeError('repeat count must not overflow maximum string size');
}
var rpt = '';
for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) {
rpt += str;
}
return rpt;
}
}

if (!String.prototype.padStart) {
String.prototype.padStart = function padStart(targetLength,padString) {
targetLength = targetLength>>0; //truncate if number or convert non-number to 0;
padString = String((typeof padString !== 'undefined' ? padString : ' '));
if (this.length > targetLength) {
return String(this);
}
else {
targetLength = targetLength-this.length;
if (targetLength > padString.length) {
padString += padString.repeat(targetLength/padString.length); //append to original to ensure we are longer than needed
}
return padString.slice(0,targetLength) + String(this);
}
};
}

/*
Determino donde aparece la frase " Capítulo ".
Parto entonces la primera parte del Nombre - la Izq, desde el principio hasta donde aparece " Capítulo "
*/
var NombreDelArchivo = item.name;
var CadenaCapitulo = ' Capítulo ';
var DondeEstaCapitulo = NombreDelArchivo.indexOf(CadenaCapitulo);
var NombreDelArchivoIzquierda = NombreDelArchivo.slice(0,DondeEstaCapitulo);

/*
Corto el nombre con lo que está delante de la palabra " Capítulo " = Número del Capitulo así como el [FANSUB] que lo creó
Determino el lugar donde aparece la próximo juego "Separador" entre el número del Capítulo y el Nombre del Fansub = " - ["
Entonces Corto desde la Izq hasta donde aparece el separador para sacar la numeración del capítulo.
*/
NombreDelArchivo = NombreDelArchivo.slice(DondeEstaCapitulo+CadenaCapitulo.length);
CadenaCapitulo = ' - [';
DondeEstaCapitulo = NombreDelArchivo.indexOf(CadenaCapitulo);
var NumeroDelCapitulo = NombreDelArchivo.slice(0,DondeEstaCapitulo);

/*
Ahora voy a padear a 3 los dígitos del capítulo... PERO.
si tiene un caracter "." como los capítulos "extras" - lo de la izquierda no puedo padearlo sólo a 3
Sería los 3 más los caracteres extras después del punto...
Identifico donde está, y lo resto del ancho total para saber cuantos caracteres de más hay
Entonces padeo los 3 + los caracteres de más.
Sino, simplemente padeo a 3
*/
if (NumeroDelCapitulo.indexOf('.')!= -1)
NumeroDelCapitulo = NumeroDelCapitulo.padStart(3 + ( NumeroDelCapitulo.length - NumeroDelCapitulo.indexOf('.') ) ,'0');
else
NumeroDelCapitulo = NumeroDelCapitulo.padStart(3,'0');

/*
El resto del nombre sería desde donde aparece el " - [" + 3 (quitando el " - " = 3 caracteres, dejando desde el "[")
*/
var NombreDelArchivoDerecha = NombreDelArchivo.slice(DondeEstaCapitulo+3);
var NuevoNombreParaTMO = NombreDelArchivoIzquierda + ' ' + NumeroDelCapitulo + ' ' + NombreDelArchivoDerecha;

return NuevoNombreParaTMO;

11/01-18 19:38

#1 : 12/01-18 07:10

Hajo

Posts: 2

Hi,

I have filenames like this: "part1 - something.mp3"
and I want to remove "part1 - " (part1 has different length),
that means everything up to and including the first " - ".
The result should be "something.mp3".

I have problems with the regular expression to do this.

Any help would be very nice. Thank you.

12/01-18 07:10

#1 : 14/01-18 06:36

Charles BEAUJEAN

Posts: 5

Hi,

Since yesterday, when I try to rename a picture, I have no metadata (exiftool doesn't work)
I try to reinstall Advanced renamer but same issue.
Anyone had same thing ?

Excuse for my English but I'm french so...

14/01-18 06:36

#1 : 17/01-18 13:12

Itai

Posts: 1

Hi, anyone knows if it's possible to add dates in file name so they will increment in days forward?

17/01-18 13:12

#1 : 17/01-18 19:07

Alfredo

Posts: 4

Hola tengo carpetas de la siguiente manera (y desordenadas)

Backup_02-CODE229
Backup_03-CODE230
Backup_04-CODE234

El numero que me interesa es el del final (osea CODE229 por ejemplo). Necesito cambiar el primer numero al mismo numero de codigo, osea:

Backup_229-CODE229
Backup_230-CODE230
Backup_234-CODE234

Como puedo hacer?

17/01-18 19:07

#1 : 17/01-18 23:03

Tensor IT

Posts: 1

Hi,

I work for a company that just took over IT services for a radio station, and we're currently tracing the automation system to figure out how everything is working. I have discovered that Advanced Renamer was being used to change the names of some of the files that get downloaded. To figure out exactly what it happening, I'm trying to figure out exactly how this renaming is working. I have found that there are two different scheduled tasks set to run about 20 minutes apart.

Both of the *.aren files are almost identical. The only difference is the first one has two methods with a tag of "Active:1" and a third method with a tag of "Active:0". The second file has the same methods that were "Active:1" as "Active:0" and vice versa.

To make sure I know exactly what's happening, I need to know if what that difference means. I'm assuming that "Active:1" means "do this method during this run" and that "Active:0" means "ignore this method during this run." Am I correct? If this is so, why have the methods that are "active:0" even list at all then in that particular *.aren file?

17/01-18 23:03

#1 : 18/01-18 19:13

Asreiu

Posts: 4

Hi,

I have some filenames and I do not know how to get my target.

Here some Filenames

020118_iran_was_treibt_die_menschen_auf_die_strasse_dlf_20180102_1700_7970764c.m4a
110118_schlussrunde_bei_den_sondierungen_grosskampftag_dlf_20180111_1700_86c8cb11
05012018_fragwuerdige_gaesteliste_was_macht_orban_bei_dlf_20180105_1700_3fff642c
metoo_bedeutet_eine_moralische_revolution_drk_20171230_1730_c6abe01a
deutschlandfunknova_bei_anruf_bus_20171228_8e391c8f
deutschlandfunknova_langsame_dsl_und_20180118_d973c745
deutschlandfunknova_podcast_20180105_33b3e590

You see the date is at the End of the filename. i.e.20180105.

How can I put it to the start of the filename?

I want to sort the files by date.

Have you any idea?

18/01-18 19:13

#1 : 19/01-18 03:43

Oscar

Posts: 2

How to change a month name to its numerical equivalent as in Jan to 01?

19/01-18 03:43

#1 : 20/01-18 02:02

Richard Tan

Posts: 1

Hi (^.^)

May I know how to change filename (YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS) as below:

original file: 20180101_080554.jpg
to file as: 20180101_070554.jpg
(1 hour behind)

Thank you and your help is much appreciated

20/01-18 02:02

#1 : 20/01-18 15:51

JaqoBravo

Posts: 5

hi guys,
I think you have a great software but the latest versions had the new commercial advertise like v 3.7 that has (NOT REGISTERED) and v 3.8 that has the popup is really unnecessary to put those in the header or as a popup. especially the popup is annoying because I open the software then it opens as minimized then I go drag files to drop them in the software but then I realize I have to close the pop up first then I let go the file and the get dropped somewhere else. I had to rollback to older version for that annoying popup

20/01-18 15:51

#1 : 20/01-18 18:54

Kasper

Posts: 1

I have tried myself for hours now.
I have a ton of folders called CLV-*** (*** is random letters)
In those folders i have a .nes , a .png file and a .desktop file
I want to change the names of the .png and .desktop files so they match the .nes file
I have tried with reg ex
Searching for
(.*)\.desktop (this works)
replace with
(.*)\.nes.desktop (This does not work, it will just write (.*)\.nes.desktop)
I am new to reg exp so i'm probably doing something wrong.
I have 1400 some folders, so i can't just do one folder at a time that'd take for ages.
Hope anyone can help me. :)
also tried to search for
(.*)\.
replace with
(.*)\.nes.
I could use dir name, if there was any way to copy contents of folder into a new folder and name that folder whatever .nes file is called. But i don't know how to do that without copying everything into their own folder instead of pairing up.

Edit: I actually don't need the .desktop file
just need to rename the png file to the same as the .nes file

20/01-18 18:54 - edited 20/01-18 19:17

#1 : 21/01-18 11:20

HardyK

Posts: 4

I’ve been using AR to rename my scanned images using the following:

IMG_<Img Year><Img Month><Img Day>_<Filesize>

It mostly works well for example:

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AhmvR4JSJH8Ohiseg3UpROjyKW1s

IMG_19000101_16658.jpg.

But I have a few images that date to before 1900 and it seems these are not handled correctly, such that the date is missing for example:

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AhmvR4JSJH8OhixfkwWWGz5zKo6z

IMG__16658.jpg where it should say IMG_18990101_16658.jpg

The ExifTool... tool button shows the correct date always so something goes wrong from Exiftool output to Advanced Renamer.

As far as I know, the relevant Exif metadata are just strings so I can’t see why there should be any constraints, such as NTP epoch for example.

21/01-18 11:20 - edited 21/01-18 11:57

#1 : 24/01-18 08:10

michael

Posts: 1

I need urgent help I have a file with a drooping of products name
I want to duplicate 1 photo with the names in the file ist xml file .
How do I do this

24/01-18 08:10

#1 : 25/01-18 02:22

Andreas Toth

Posts: 5

What is wrong with the following script???

function(index, item) // No I don't include this line
{ // No I don't include this line
var date = item.exifToolValue('DateTimeOriginal');
var source;

if(date === null)
{
date = item.createdDate;
source = 'FILE';
}
else
{
source = 'EXIF';
}

var options = {
year: 'numeric',
month: '2-digit',
day: '2-digit',
hour:'2-digit',
minute: '2-digit'
};
var prefix = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', options).format(date);

return prefix + '_' + source + '_' + item.name;
} // No I don't include this line

By the way, I really don't want to have to specify a locale at all, but this the only way I know how.

P.S. I wish the software had better error feedback. Maybe there is but I haven't found it. All I know is that my script has an error. What the error is I don't know but I wish the software could tell me so that I didn't have to contact support or post to the forum to work out what's wrong. Would speed up things immensely as well.

25/01-18 02:22

#1 : 25/01-18 04:17

Tony Zhou

Posts: 3

My translation team (https://www.actranslation.com/chinese/translator .htm) got a number of folders each containing multiple sub-folders and files. All folder and file names are in Chinese. I want to translate to English but the only way I can find so far is by individual character. This will take us forever to do so. Just wondering is there a way to choose a main folder and simply say translate anything Chinese in here to English?

Yes I remember a user used to have the same scenario but his/her issue was not solved...?

25/01-18 04:17

#1 : 25/01-18 20:16

Ori Nahir

Posts: 2

When copying images and renaming them based on their exif data, the newly created file has a create date set to the day the copy is done.

Is there a way to keep the original date unchanged (Exiftool -P)

Thanks
Ori

25/01-18 20:16

#1 : 26/01-18 23:52

Ori Nahir

Posts: 2

Was looking to see if this is supported but couldn't find an answer.

I am trying to rename images and videos from my current folder structure and a structure based on dates the images and videos were taken, based on the Exif original date.
Some of the images and videos i have do not have this Exif data, and for those i would like to use the file create date value.
I might do it with a scrip, but wanted to know if there is a way to do it with existing rules, where rule #1 would do the rename based on Exif, and rule #2 will do it by file create date, but only on files that failed to be renamed by the first rule.

Thanks
Ori

26/01-18 23:52

#1 : 28/01-18 20:55

J Nichols

Posts: 1

Hi,

I have many files which have all got a create date of when they were moved to my PC. But they are in the folder structure of year > month eg 2006>10-October and 2006>11-November

Is it possible to change the "create date" of multiple jpgs according to the folder they are in?

Any advice appreciated

28/01-18 20:55 - edited 28/01-18 21:07

#1 : 30/01-18 03:39

Louis "Skip" Sander

Posts: 1

I have a folder full of folders, each of which has a name that begins with the letters 'eld' (no quotes) and a space. The rest of each folder's name consists of a date and maybe a short comment.

I want to rename each folder by replacing the 'eld ' with 'Eldredge ', but I'm a newbie and can't immediately see how to do that, or if it can even be done.

Who will help a puzzled newbie?

30/01-18 03:39

#1 : 01/02-18 18:17

Asreiu

Posts: 4

Hi,

can I configure Aren somehow to not clean the list after renaming.

In many times I need the files to do the next renaming. Often I can not plan all stebs completely. And than I have do 3-4 renaming steps untill I am satisfied with the result.

Aren cleans after each renaming the list. So I have to load the files every time in the app again.

Can I do something? Or have you to create a new feature / option in the preferences?

Thank you!

01/02-18 18:17

#1 : 01/02-18 22:03

ubuttnoit

Posts: 2

I have a lot of files with peoples names in random places in the file names. I want to type out a list of those people names and scan the files to spot them. If the names aren't in the front of the file in the format "(First Name) (Second name) - " Then rename the file with that new format.

Is it possible to do something like that with scripting?

01/02-18 22:03

#1 : 03/02-18 21:07

admind

Posts: 1

Everytime I "Start batch" I am getting 101 errors Unknown error: Access is denied

I am trying to bulk rename a tree of folders and the top level folder is located on my desktop

any ideas?
thanks

03/02-18 21:07

#1 : 05/02-18 14:19

Danilo Casati

Posts: 1

Hi.
Program is working correctly, I can add many rules.
Just only one doesn't work: if I add TRIM rule, blank spaces are not removed from my filenames.

How can I fix this problem?

05/02-18 14:19

#1 : 06/02-18 10:46

Mark

Posts: 175

Hi Kim,

Great, great program!!

I have a couple of questions regarding EIXF, please:

• I can batch Timestamp file attributes using EXIF Image data & time. However, it seems that creating EXIF date & time can only be done manually, via the Metadata tab. Am I missing something? If not, are there any plans to add this feature, please?

• Similarly, a neat EXIF feature is to create or update the EXIF thumbnail. Same question, really, am I missing this feature, and if it isn’t available, would you consider adding this feature?

Regards,

Mark

06/02-18 10:46

#1 : 07/02-18 19:54

Heber Ribeiro da Cruz

Posts: 3

When I downloaded this software I understood that it is free for personal use. After using it a few times I have found out it is not a freeware but a nagware. I was very disappointed. This should have been made clear when you download it.

07/02-18 19:54

#1 : 08/02-18 08:43

Brian Hanlon

Posts: 29

Kim has done an absolutely marvellous job writing and updating Advanced Renamer. The 'User Guide' is quite comprehensive, and you can learn a lot from it. RegExp are explained in a very comprehensive manner, and the JS scripting adds an enormous amount of power. That said, don't expect more than renaming! Folders, Files - yes, they can be renamed in ways you never imagined. Files can be moved, EXIF data extracted, Tags extracted and used in new filenames. But remember that AR is a RENAMER! If you need more, then you'll have to find a program to do the job you are after. For RENAMING, you just can't go past Advanced Renamer!

Brian.

08/02-18 08:43

#1 : 08/02-18 08:53

elf4

Posts: 1

Is there a way to disable
'A new version of Advanced Renamer is available. Upgrade Now!'
as I don't want to upgrade/update my version right now?

Thanks!

08/02-18 08:53

#1 : 08/02-18 13:39

IndrÄ—

Posts: 2

For example:
my file.exe to myfile.exe

08/02-18 13:39

#1 : 08/02-18 13:57

plexforce

Posts: 2

Hi all,

I have a question about renaming from 1 source file to multi files.

I have a CSV file with the original name and also a the needed file names.
Like:
sourcefile-01.jpg;123.jpg
sourcefile-01.jpg;456.jpg
sourcefile-01.jpg;789.jpg

Example.
I have one file named: sourcefile-01.jpg
I want that file into multi files:
123.jpg
456.jpg
789.jpg

Is there a way to do this?

08/02-18 13:57

#1 : 08/02-18 20:45

Steve jones

Posts: 3

Only just started using this today , have already illuminated all my duplicate files, but have 11,000 to do.....unfortunately when I tried to rename them, it spent ages whirring, only to tell me there is a 2K limit....don’t know why this should be, could be done in batches of of 2K by the program, would have been better to do a quick file count and tell the user immediately that it exceeds the 2K limit..

Also could the EXIF viewer be replaced with an editor, where filenames collide and wouldn’t have unique names a simple change of the seconds on the EXIF info would make it unique....

Is there a tutorial for this program pdf preferably ?

Thanks

08/02-18 20:45

#1 : 09/02-18 01:05

Ivan

Posts: 3

I described everything in the topic title.

Screenshot with error: http://i.imgur.com/aArhiHc.png

Files for Test: https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BBxW/11C3QLoRg

09/02-18 01:05 - edited 20/04-18 13:34

#1 : 09/02-18 21:51

Mark

Posts: 175

Hi Kim,

A say a bug, but let me report it, first.

Using Add Method/New Name, <Inc Nr:1> increments number. It seems the number of digits is based on the total file number, so 103 gives 001 to 103.

When I select "Rename file pairs with the same new filename", it effectively reduces the number of unique file names to less than 100.

I would expect the number of digits to be 2, therefore 01 to 99, say.

Maybe I'm missing something?

Regards,

Mark

and of course, <Num Items>now has an issue. It shows the total, including the "repeats" within the file-pairs. Maybe something like <Num Unique Names> or <Num Items with File Pairs> is needed?

09/02-18 21:51 - edited 09/02-18 22:11

#1 : 10/02-18 01:51

Mike

Posts: 4

Hey guys. I am a complete noob to this software, so this is probably a pretty stupid question. I am trying to rename all of my photos with the date they were taken but it puts the date taken at the front of the original filename. How do I make it so that it replaces the whole filename to just the date taken?

10/02-18 01:51

#1 : 12/02-18 04:17

Salvia

Posts: 5

Hello there.

I am trying to replace a word that may be found in hundreds of folders with another word using Advanced Renamer.

I add the rename method and I add my folder to the list and I click start batch.
However, I get this error.

"Unknown error: Access is denied
https://i.imgur.com/doCOrfY.png

Does anyone know what to do? I already tried running Advanced Renamer as administrator and also running it with windows file explorer.exe closed.

12/02-18 04:17

#1 : 14/02-18 21:28

Phi

Posts: 4

So here's what I'm trying to do:

I have 250 different files in one directory (this would be the source of the file names), in another directory I have one file duplicated 250 times - I want to rename the duplicated files to match the same names as the directory with the different files.

So in the end I have two directories with 250 items each with the exact same file names but one directory is all the same file (with different names) while the source directory remains untouched. Does AR have this capability?

14/02-18 21:28

#1 : 15/02-18 10:17

Mark

Posts: 175

Kim,

Probably for you, this question ....

Using the Replace method, Guide says "When checked, regular expressions can be used to replace certain patterns of the filenames". I was looking to search for all upper case extensions and replace them with lower case.

Case sensitive: ticked
Use regular expressions: ticked
Apply to: Name and extension

Text to be replaced: \.[A0-Z9]+$ (this finds all upper case extensions)
Replace with ..... ah! whatever I enter, the plain text is used, rather than the result of any RegEx I put in here.

OK, after thinking, I realised it was a dumb way of doing it as RegEx can't invert what it finds, but if I also put \.[A0-Z9]+$ into the Replace with box, I would expect no change to be made. instead, I see the plain text \.[A0-Z9]+$

Is this by design?

Mark

For those interested, you can use AR to filter the added files by using the RegEx \.[A0-Z9]+$ (just loads files with upper case extensions, avoids issue of trying to load too many files, 20000 limit?), then apply the simple New case method, set to lower case.

15/02-18 10:17

#1 : 16/02-18 10:33

Craig

Posts: 1

I've been using version 3.73 and would like go to 3.81 but not sure how update.

16/02-18 10:33

#1 : 16/02-18 22:14

Stephanie

Posts: 3

We have 26k PDF files missing meta data required for our new Search Appliance.
We want to make changes to the fields under the document properties: Title, Author, Subject, Keywords

Can someone provide me the steps to:

1. Change the Author field of all PDFs to the same name (so all, whether they are blank or have author initials or whatever would change to 'ABC Company')
2. Change the Title to the filename
3. Manually add the Subject and Keywords

Example:

BEFORE:
Filename: ArtsSpringGuide
Title: Microsoft Word - Arts_Spring_Guide
Author: user14
Subject:
Keywords:

AFTER:
Filename: ArtsSpringGuide
Title: ArtsSpringGuide
Author: ABC Company
Subject: Arts Spring Guide for 2018 (manually entered)
Keywords: spring guide, arts guide, 2018 guide (manually entered)

Can I use the ExifTool for these document properties? Does anyone have something written for something similar?

Thanks!

16/02-18 22:14

#1 : 17/02-18 10:56

yuezhang

Posts: 4

There is no Drop-down box showing right to "apply to", and only in the "list"&“list replace” method.
https://s19.postimg.org/t4j6c08ar/123.png

I'm using surface pro and using 3.81 version, is this problem due to high dpi screen?

I have another desktop with normal monitor, and this software is ok on that.

I bought the liscence key and only register the software in surface... Will that be the reason causing the bug? (I tried to uninstall the software and reinstall it, but when I open it, the status and register status is still the same as before, lookslike the configuration file is still there and was not deleted together..)

17/02-18 10:56 - edited 18/02-18 06:14

#1 : 19/02-18 19:17

Sean Phillips

Posts: 1

I've been testing the program for a couple of weeks now and really like it. However I would love to be able to disable the confirmation dialogs when dragging in folders of files and when starting the rename batch. I do these things over and over again, exactly the same way and repetitive confirmations get very annoying. It would be really great to have default settings applied when dragging in folders and also for the program just to start when I hit start. Can this be done?

19/02-18 19:17

#1 : 19/02-18 21:07

Posts: 2

did a search for this and didnt see an answer.

Ihave a radio scanner uniden 436HP that records audio of the channels it hears in whats called discovery mode.

when it records an audio clip it saves it as a file name of seconds,minute,hour, then the day month year example file name 14-11-05_16-02-2018

when i try to sort these it doesnt sort correctly because sorting by seconds is useless

if that file name was reversed to say 2018-02-16_05-11-14
then it would sort fine.

the use of sorting by file creation date attribute works for some, but some files are recovered and that creation date is not correct.

will this advanced renamer, batch reverse the file names so i can sort them correctly?

this is important to me because when i compile the files they get pieced together into one audio file.

19/02-18 21:07 - edited 19/02-18 21:11

#1 : 19/02-18 23:28

Mark

Posts: 175

Kim,

I stumbled across this and tested it quite thoroughly. It may be my system, but here we go.

I have a single file, which I applied a Case Method (say all upper case). Simple.

I ran the batch, and on a local hard drive or an external hard drive, all worked as expected.

I repeated the process on a Flash Drive Memory Stick .... the file was not changed (even after F5, Ctrl-F5, removing the stick, rebooting the Windows 10 PC .....).

I tried on 2 other cards (so in total, 8Gb, 64Gb and 128Gb cards), all FAT32. Same (no) result.

The Rename method worked. So I used 2 methods, Rename followed by Case. With an empty New Name or using <Name>, the batch ran but didn't change the file as it appeared in Explorer.

If I used 1<Name>, ie forced a new name, followed by Case, it worked.

And all that when I was investigating the Case method with file pairs! Back to that, now!

Mark

19/02-18 23:28 - edited 19/02-18 23:30

#1 : 20/02-18 00:48

Mark

Posts: 175

Kim,

2 files, xx.MOV and xx.THM, Case method (lower case)

AR shows a File Pair notification in blue, and only changes one of the pair. It needs 2 passes to process both files to lower case.

Mark

20/02-18 00:48

#1 : 20/02-18 16:47

Sea Sondla

Posts: 1

I checked this post https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=1234, and it seem that it is from 2013. I am curious if there is update on this? TVMaze didn't do a great job naming the anime video files.

20/02-18 16:47

#1 : 21/02-18 12:10

Mark

Posts: 175

Kim, probably for you but if anyone else can help ..... :)

https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/filep airs

File Pairs is "when two or more files are located in the same folder and differ on the extension". is great for when you have a video and associated thumbnail.

However, I have high quality mp4 files, an associated jpg and then a lower quality mp4 (suitable for the internet, WhatsApp etc), so:

2018-01-29 17-21-38(0).mp4
2018-01-29 17-21-38.jpg
2018-01-29 17-21-38.mp4

Here, the (0) identifies the processed (lower quality) version.

So the question is; is it possible to rename all three with the same incrementing number?

001, 2018-01-29 17-21-38(0).mp4
001, 2018-01-29 17-21-38.jpg
001, 2018-01-29 17-21-38.mp4

Given the above format, I can identify the common date with a RegEx, but can think of a way to use that information to give the result I would like.

Any ideas?!

Thanks,

Mark

21/02-18 12:10

#1 : 22/02-18 18:13

Phi

Posts: 4

I've got three different lists and would like them to be appended to the file's original name, I can't seem to figure out how to add the list names instead of completely renaming

22/02-18 18:13

#1 : 23/02-18 01:23

Mark

Posts: 175

Subject was not written correctly, can't edit it so started a new thread.

See:

https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=4912

23/02-18 01:23 - edited 23/02-18 10:50

#1 : 23/02-18 10:49

Mark

Posts: 175

Kim,

https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/tags_ advanced

<Substr:POS:COUNT:START> Will insert a part of the original filename into the new name. The POS and COUNT parameters are used to define what part of the filename that will get copyed.

It says "filename" but in reality, it seems to apply only to the Name and not the full Name & Extension (even if this is set in Apply to)/

Is this by design?

I was messing around, creating .mp4(9) as an extension, then looking to select the (9) when renaming .... but I can't find a way to select it ....

Mark

23/02-18 10:49

#1 : 25/02-18 11:56

hookset

Posts: 1

Great software !

25/02-18 11:56 - edited 25/02-18 12:03

#1 : 26/02-18 21:01

Amanda Lancaster

Posts: 1

Hello. I found a script from an old post with the same 'Subject' (https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=3582) and it did change the dates but they are all at the end in the filename.

Most of mine have the date in the beginning but I do have a few with it elsewhere in the filename. Here are some examples:

8-22-17 New Egg & Amazon Orders.rtf
8-27-17 How to Take Ownership & Grant Full Permission of Files & Folders.txt
8-25-16 $25 Ebay Gift Card.pdf
12-10-16 SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.zip
1-1-17 Sunday Afternoon Sermons.mp3
7-15-16 Synchrony Bank.doc
Low Income Energy Assistance Program 10-31-2016.docx

I am wanting them to all be at the beginning with yyyy-mm-day

2017-08-22 New Egg & Amazon Orders.rtf
2017-08-27 How to Take Ownership & Grant Full Permission of Files & Folders.txt
2016-08-25 $25 Ebay Gift Card.pdf
2016-12-10 SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.zip
2017-01-01 Sunday Afternoon Sermons.mp3
2016-07-15 Synchrony Bank.doc
2016-10-31 Low Income Energy Assistance Program.docx

Thank you for your time and help. Blessings! Amanda

26/02-18 21:01

#1 : 27/02-18 13:40

moon

Posts: 5

Hello
is it possible to upper case first letters after a point but not for the extension ?
0000-bonjour.hello.thanks.mp3 >>>>> 0000-Bonjour.Hello.Thanks.mp3
i tried with regex but "." is already used !
thanks for the replies
Monk

27/02-18 13:40

#1 : 01/03-18 02:08

Paul Apple

Posts: 7

Hi

Many thanks for a terrific app. I have 2 issues though, that I just cannot resolve myself:

I keep trying to create a sequence of 3 methods, made up of presets I have saved, as follows:

a) Insert opening bracket 5 characters backwards
b) Insert closing bracket 0 characters backwards (assuming the above has executed first)
c) Insert 4 characters 0 characters backwards (assuming the above 2 have executed first)

In other words, I want to change the text from

Led Zeppelin LA Forum 1970
Led Zeppelin LA Forum 1971
Led Zeppelin LA Forum 1972

to

Led Zeppelin LA Forum (1970) FLAC
Led Zeppelin LA Forum (1971) FLAC
Led Zeppelin LA Forum (1972) FLAC

Issue 1.
Whenever I Add a second method using a Preset, the first method is automatically replaced by a Move method (and also Batch Mode has changed to Move, all by itself), which I never wanted and I have no idea why this is happening - it's driving me nuts!

Issue 2.
I am also having to change the Batch Mode Output folder to the folder I'm working on before I press Start Batch or the subfolders move to another folder, which I don't want. I'm probably not understanding this properly, but I then I don't understand the purpose of Batch Mode. Is there a way to make the Output folder default to the current folder if its subfolders are to remain exactly where they are?

If Issue 1 can't be done the way I understand it at the moment, can you please tell me how I can create a mask that will add a space then brackets around 4 digits (a year) and then add a space and 4 characters please (so it looks like the above example)?

Thanks

Paul

01/03-18 02:08 - edited 01/03-18 04:00

#1 : 01/03-18 16:23

John

Posts: 2

Copyright date in About page shows 2017 instead of 2018.

You may want to use a date variable so that you may never have to worry about it in the future.

01/03-18 16:23

#1 : 02/03-18 14:12

moon

Posts: 5

Hello
is it possible to rename files like this :

0100-0-MISE_EN_OEUVRE------------------------------------------.odb
0200-0-RESEAU_SECURITE--------.odb
0400-0-CONFIGURATIONS-----------------------.odb

to

0100-0-MISE_EN_OEUVRE------------------------------------------.odb
0200-0-RESEAU_SECURITE-----------------------------------------.odb
0400-0-CONFIGURATIONS------------------------------------------.odb

and choosing the length ?

I know it's not common, even perhaps not possible !
thanks for reply
Monk

02/03-18 14:12 - edited 02/03-18 16:05

#1 : 02/03-18 17:16

Slobo

Posts: 1

Hi,
Contact details work ?

02/03-18 17:16

#1 : 03/03-18 23:10

Duncan

Posts: 14

Good afternoon all,

I seem unable to use the tag DATE and TIME TAKEN , is this not suppoted ?

Please advice

Thanks

D

03/03-18 23:10

#1 : 04/03-18 17:51

motte

Posts: 3

hi

I am new in AR and need some help

I set up a video cam for recording on detection. After months of recording I have hundereds of video files in one folder.

Now I want all files to be put into subfolders, each for one day of recording, named = DATE tag of the files and than move those file into corresponding folders.

Is it possible to do this in AR? (if yes, please help!)
or do I need learn how to create batch operations?

regards
motte

04/03-18 17:51 - edited 04/03-18 17:53

#1 : 05/03-18 23:14

Paul Apple

Posts: 7

Hi again

The first time I inadvertently used this function, all the folders I was working on were moved to a certain folder, which I then manually moved out, once I'd figured out where the folders had disappeared to.

Since then, every time I have tried to use this function as it was intended, the same erroneous folder keeps reappearing, which I assume has become the default Move folder.

I amended the settings.ini file in both places that the path appears, changing it to the main drive root folder, and the incorrect folder keeps reappearing.

I have also done a Batch Move, thinking the latest move would replace the unwanted one in the memory, but no, the old incorrect one keeps reappearing, which is really frustrating.

Please help! :-)

05/03-18 23:14 - edited 06/03-18 01:36

#1 : 06/03-18 19:31

Florencio Rodriguez

Posts: 2

Helo Brandon,

I am using your script to rename photo files, I made some modifications to use it also with DNG files.
When I use your script it works well with JPG and NEF, even applied to a large number of files.
but when the files are DNG and the number exceeds 120 (approximately) I get an error.
- Acces violation at adress 6AA3F7B5 in module "JS32.DLL" Read of address 055DF03C.

Thanks for your help.

This is my variant of your script:
// ARRAYS
var extensions = ["JPG","JPEG","GIF","BMP","PNG","NEF","CR2","CRW","RAW","RAF","TIF","TIFF","DNG","PSD"];

// FUNCTIONS
function setVars(x) {
year = item.exifToolValue(x).substring(0,4);
month = item.exifToolValue(x).substring(5,7);
day = item.exifToolValue(x).substring(8,10);
hour = item.exifToolValue(x).substring(11,13);
minute = item.exifToolValue(x).substring(14,16);
second = item.exifToolValue(x).substring(17,19);
if (item.exifToolValue(x).substring(20,22) != '') {
subsecond = item.exifToolValue(x).substring(20,25);
} else {
subsecond = '00';
}
return year + month + day + '_' + hour + minute + second + subsecond;
}

// MAIN
if (extensions.indexOf(item.exifToolValue('FileTypeExtension').toUpperCase()) != -1) {
if (item.exifToolValue('SubSecDateTimeOriginal') != '') {
return setVars('SubSecDateTimeOriginal');
} else if (item.exifToolValue('DateTimeOriginal') != '') {
return setVars('DateTimeOriginal');
} else {
return setVars('FileModifyDate');
}
}

06/03-18 19:31

#1 : 08/03-18 01:12

Mark

Posts: 175

Kim,

This could be a very long post to include all the data/evidence, but it's late and for simplicity:

Exif can be a minefield, but I believe Exif fundamentally has 3 DateTimes:

Date Original
Date Digitized
Date Modified (sometimes called Date Time, all very confusing).

Assume all 3 are set the same. With AR's settings set to "Date Taken", AR will present the correct time for "Date Taken".

If I re-create the Exif thumbnail, for instance, a change is only made to the Exif Date Modified, as expected.

However, AR shows this new, modified date in "Date Taken". Clearly, this is incorrect.

If I change the settings to "Date Original", then "Date Taken" reverts back to the correct value, as stored in Exif's Date Original.

The name "Date Taken" makes sense, but in the Exif world, Date Original represents the moment an image was taken. I think it should be picking up this value rather than the Date Modified.

Regards,

Mark

08/03-18 01:12

#1 : 08/03-18 20:56

Silvije

Posts: 6

Dear Sir.

The program Advance renamer is great.
I really use it permanently to edit my music files ..
But I have one request ..

Sometimes when I turn the replace list on and off, I replace by mistake the empty box and I press the X icon.

Can you remove or somehow unlock the X icon in replace list because it's so close to a box for activation.
I honestly do not know how to return a deleted list ....
I try but without success..
Please take this note to make this program much better.
Thank you very much in advance.
Mr. Music

08/03-18 20:56

#1 : 09/03-18 00:29

Alan

Posts: 1

Hi

I want to rename a batch of images from, e.g., IMG_0136.JPG to this yyyy mm dd hh mm sec. Which I can do easily enough. The problem is duplicate seconds. Can I add a second to the duplicate name.

I would like to go from, for examples this,
2018 01 24 04 57 15
2018 01 24 04 57 15

to this

2018 01 24 04 57 15
2018 01 24 04 57 16

I do not see, Add incremental number in the Name collision rule drop down box as discussed elsewhere in the forum. However, I do not think this this would solve my issue as that's not what I need to do.

Thanks

09/03-18 00:29

#1 : 09/03-18 03:25

Jonathan

Posts: 7

I am new to the program, but I am reasonably computer literate. I had a play with the program using the New Name Method together with <Inc Nr> and <Inc Alpha>.

I would like to create 2 renaming sequences :

1. So that the files rename to become 2018 001A, 2018 001B, ... 2018 001Z, 2018 002A, 2018 002B, ... 2018 002Z, ...

In other words I'd like to combine numbers and alphas

2. So that the files rename to become <My Chosen Character String>00001, <My Chosen Character String>00002, <My Chosen Character String>00003, ...

Example 1 : London00001, London00002, London00003, ...
Example 2 : OTMCClub00001, OTMCClub00002, OTMCClub00003, ...

09/03-18 03:25

#1 : 11/03-18 07:32

ronhil

Posts: 1

I am new to the program and my English is bad (Germany)
I would like renaming my Folder Name, it should be called as the file name what's in it.

Folder Name : Metropia.2009.German.AC3.1080p.x265
File Name : Metropia (2009)

what do I have to do now?
If someone can speak German….
Thank you

11/03-18 07:32

#1 : 12/03-18 20:36

Chuck Pfeiffer

Posts: 3

Great software, well thought out. Thx I'll be donating soon when I've had a chance to test drive all the features.

I transferred 5k plus photos from wife's iPhone6s using the free EaseUS Mobimover, easiest way I found to get your data off an iOS device yet. However, it changed all three dates , Created, Modified and Accessed to the date of the transfer 3/12/18.....

Was able to add the Exif date taken apply it to the filename. Fabulous, thx again. Iphone has two locations Camera Roll and Photostream, so there are overlaps of image numbers.

Looking at the Timestamp in Users Guide, it appears that I can change one or more of the three C/M/A dates to the Exif taken date. However, I can't seem to change any of the dates, or as a noob can't figure out the pattern.

Is there a sample of how to do this somewhere?

TIA
Chuck

12/03-18 20:36 - edited 12/03-18 20:43

#1 : 14/03-18 05:36

Jonathan

Posts: 7

Dear All,

I was wondering if I could rename multiple files using a list of names - say from an excel spreadsheet.

Lets say the list in Excel was :

Helen Harrison
Joan Scott
Debbie Young

Then I would like the files to have the following names :

Helen Harrison Melb Australia 0001
Joan Scott Melb Australia 0002
Debbie Young Melb Australia 0003

I am going to have 13,000 names that I will change in blocks of 200 to 700

Cheers,
Jonathan

14/03-18 05:36

#1 : 15/03-18 12:51

Random Camden

Posts: 2

Created this to rename photographs to date/time taken, with additional info if the photo is part of an AutoExposureBracket (AEB) set. Useful if you want to stack multiple images together for HDR processing.
This is based on data from a Canon Camera. Hope someone finds it useful

var nName = "";
if (item.exifToolValue("BracketMode") == "AEB")
{
nName = item.exifToolValue("DateTimeOriginal") + "[AEB " + item.exifToolValue("AEBBracketValue") + "]";
} else
{
nName = item.exifToolValue("DateTimeOriginal");
}
return item.newBasename = nName;

15/03-18 12:51

#1 : 15/03-18 22:16

MickaÃ«l L.

Posts: 3

Hi,

I have some files that have a timestamp date name ('1352235825804.jpg' for example) and I want to rename it into a human readable date name ('20121106_220345.jpg').
Here is my script :

var a = new Date(item.newBasename*1);
var year = a.getFullYear();
var month = (a.getMonth()+1) < 10 ? '0' + (a.getMonth()+1) : a.getMonth()+1;
var date = a.getDate() < 10 ? '0' + a.getDate() : a.getDate();
var hour = a.getHours() < 10 ? '0' + a.getHours() : a.getHours();
var min = a.getMinutes() < 10 ? '0' + a.getMinutes() : a.getMinutes();
var sec = a.getSeconds() < 10 ? '0' + a.getSeconds() : a.getSeconds();
var time = year + '' + month + '' + date + '_' + hour + '' + min + '' + sec ;
return time;

When I click on the "Applicate the script" button, the script runs successfully, and the new name appears on the tasks list. But when I click on the "Rename" button to confirm the action, for each file, I have an Error 124 (Script invalid).

Can someone help me ?
Thanks in advance ! :)
Micka

15/03-18 22:16 - edited 16/03-18 07:50

#1 : 16/03-18 13:31

Marco

Posts: 1

Hi, I use this script every day to update file names in a folder with 40000 jpeg files

################################
batchmode=rename

[namecollision]
separator=_
pattern=
rule=append_number

[methods]
method0000=methodname:"newname"; active:"1"; mask:"<DirName:1>"; applyto:"name";
###################################
the folder is always the same and every day 40 files are added to those already renamed

every day it takes 30 minutes to rename the files
there is a way to speed up
thank you

16/03-18 13:31

#1 : 18/03-18 23:57

Paulo

Posts: 1

Do I need to uninstall the program before upgrading to its latest version? Or it will just overwrite the old version?

18/03-18 23:57

#1 : 22/03-18 11:11

Ian Taylor

Posts: 4

I have multiple files, all end with -DDMMYY.JPG

I want to change this to _DDMMYY.JPG

The location of the last - changes - sometimes it's 3rd, sometimes, 4th, etc so the easiest way is to find and replace the last time the - appears, swapping it to _

How can I do this please?

Thanks,

Ian

22/03-18 11:11

#1 : 27/03-18 14:28

arwul

Posts: 94

I would like to redate the created date of folders, to be the same as the modified date.

Have Advanced Renamer open with 1 folder
selected 'Timestamp'
tagged 'Apply to: [X] Created date and time'
tagged 'Modified date and time'

Added Column : Created
Added Column: New Created

Now what?

Note: there is no column modified.

When trying to run this, I got an error.

Any suggestions?

27/03-18 14:28

#1 : 28/03-18 09:03

Chris

Posts: 1

Hi, i want to changer my filename to uppercase but exclude all the text inside brackets.
eg. This is test (sample)
So i need This is test to change to upper case ane (sample) stay as it is.
How can i do this?
Thanks

28/03-18 09:03

#1 : 01/04-18 13:20

Peter Malling

Posts: 4

First I'd like to thank you for a great app! I used to use Bulk Rename Utiliy, but AR is much more user friendly.

However, I have one issue: How do I use the capture date and time for RAW files (CR2) as tags?

The image tags <Img Year>, <Img Month>, <Img Day>, <Img Hour>, <Img Min> and <Img Sec> are empty for my CR2 files, even though they appear in e.g. Windows Explorer and Adobe Bridge for the same image.

BR Peter, Denmark.

01/04-18 13:20

#1 : 02/04-18 17:21

D.Ach

Posts: 35

It seem there is a bug in "List Replace".

As you continue listing beyond 6 or 7 replacements, the uppermost replacement field
slowly begins to slip up under the top list border just below the field titles, eventually
making it invisible/inaccessible.

Test by creating nonsensical replacements until you have a list of beyond 10 or so items.
I'm not sure if the file list can be empty or if, at least, one file is required.
I'm thinking it doesn't matter.

02/04-18 17:21

#1 : 03/04-18 04:26

Patrik

Posts: 3

Hi! I tried everything, without success.

some samples:

album392220242_0_392220242_456239144 - XcPSjYTp12c.jpg
album392220242_00_392220242_456239145 - mBDC8sgJLbQ.jpg
album-23408047_234945361_-23408047_427970753 - zKk3OXax4wo.jpg

so it should look like:

392220242_456239144 - XcPSjYTp12c.jpg
392220242_456239145 - mBDC8sgJLbQ.jpg
-23408047_427970753 - zKk3OXax4wo.jpg

03/04-18 04:26 - edited 03/04-18 12:14

#1 : 03/04-18 06:43

Kietboi

Posts: 4

Here what I'm setting:
<Img Year><Img Month><Img Day><Img Hour><Img Min><Img Sec>

But there is still have same name files, so I want to make it as number order as to be unique:
20130815200408-001
20130815200408-002

That's not:
<Num Files>
<Inc Nr:X:Y>

Because I don't want to count of the total files in the folder, I just want to make it unique as the same name file.

How could I do like this, I can not find the tag as I want. Plz help, tks! :(

03/04-18 06:43 - edited 03/04-18 06:49

#1 : 04/04-18 14:44

Bernardmac

Posts: 4

Hi, I have just upgraded in the middle of a job.
The load list now only gives me a box about width length and so on, no list choice.
I still had the previous version available and have now re-installed it and it works fine.

04/04-18 14:44

#1 : 05/04-18 09:12

Bernardmac

Posts: 4

If you are interested in minor things, the User Guide says "name collison rule. The 4 rules", but there are 5 rules. You have missed " ignore", unless you simply ignored it !

05/04-18 09:12

#1 : 05/04-18 23:51

Silvije

Posts: 6

Dear friend.
It would be very good if it's possible to make a copy of the whole list replace ..
For example.
I made a List replace 1 and instead of writing a second one (which is different from the first one only 'for example' one empty place), it would be nice to have option to copy entire List replace 1..
Please just put an copy option on right mouse click...
I use your program to make changes on the music files.
And all files are numbered..
And for all type of files i made List replace..
It takes a lot of time to include all the possibilities in the List replace..
I hope that you will understand what i mean..
Thanx.

05/04-18 23:51

#1 : 06/04-18 17:31

AhmedAli

Posts: 3

Hi !

Example
Folder Name : E3351254825332111
inside folder { image1 , image 2 , image 3 , ....... }

Rename too

FolderName : E335125482 < first 10 only
image name : { E335125482_1 ,E335125482_2 .. and so on }

problem i can't solve first 10 digit ? tag found it cala from right only -_-
if folder duplicated is biggest problem :(

folder :E33512548233 , E3351254823333 << if i rename only first 10 char from folder " 2 " it will be duplicated with first folder
how i can make it replace all folders " E335125482+E3351254823" files to the new renamed folder E335125482 " inculcated all files from both original folders "
it could save my file in work :D

06/04-18 17:31 - edited 06/04-18 17:43

#1 : 06/04-18 22:43

Nick

Posts: 1

I was wondering if there was a way to pair files that don't have the exact same name yet.

example:
ActRaiser.cht
ActRaiser (U) [!].smc

change to:
ActRaiser (U) [!].cht
ActRaiser (U) [!].smc

I want to be able to add the extra info to the first file so that both names match. I would do it manually if it wasn't hundreds of files.

06/04-18 22:43

#1 : 08/04-18 13:28

Kevin Jager

Posts: 1

I have a large collection of Mps3s that are correctly tagged (using MP3tag) using Artist/Album/Track Number and Genre
I want to tidy up the folder names as they are a mess. Is there a way to batch rename all my folders using the id3 tag ie:
Carole King - Tapestry
Rammstein - Volkerball
etc etc

08/04-18 13:28

#1 : 09/04-18 13:18

Dean

Posts: 2

Hey all,

I've seen this issue all over the Net as it pertains to Advanced Renamer. But I've yet to find a workable solution.

I'm trying to organise the music list on my Windows 7 PC. Primarily MP3's and WMA's. Most I'm having no problem with. But there are a few stubborn ones I just cannot rename with this program. I can however rename them manually.

I've followed all the instructions on how to Take Ownership and remove the Read Only attributes and as far as I can tell, have done them all successfully. I've tried Running As Admin in both my personal account and the Admin account, but still cannot rename these files.

Before changing all the permissions, I was getting the 101 Unknown Error code. But now I seem to keep getting Error 101 ~ Cannot Access This File Because It Is Being Used By Another Application. I've tried rebooting and it still doesn't work. I've even tried a program called Unlocker to unlock these files. The only thing I haven't tried yet was Safe Mode.

I can't imagine what process is locking these files. Keep in mind, I have put all these files on this PC and they have not been moved from one PC to another. So I should have all the permissions to rename these.

I have no desire to rename all these manually. I'm hoping someone here actually has a workable solution for this.

Thanx,
- Dean -

09/04-18 13:18

#1 : 13/04-18 20:56

Todd

Posts: 2

I've browsed the forums and haven't found what I need, but maybe missed it. I have a bunch of files that are in the format of firstname.lastname.jpg and want to end up with firstinitiallastname.jpg. In other words I need to strip out all of the characters after the first letter up to and including the period in the middle of the file name. The length of characters between the first letter and the middle period varies greatly from file to file.

For example, I want:
clara.oswald.jpg
river.song.jpg
will.riker.jpg

to become:
coswald.jpg
rsong.jpg
wriker.jpg

I see how to remove the period character but I'm not figuring out on my own to how to leave the first letter and stop at the beginning of what is a last name.

Thanks.

13/04-18 20:56

#1 : 13/04-18 22:38

Ian Campbell

Posts: 2

Hi there,

I'm just checking this program out and it seems very powerful, but to me it's a bit counterintuitive in terms of what's displayed in the file list. Maybe I just don't understand the paradigm and someone can help me?

I add a directory of files, then add a number of methods to rename. When I like what I see in the 'New Filename' column, I hit 'Start Batch'. The rename finishes and all the files disappear from the file list. Why? What if I want to continue working on them? Clicking the 'Refresh' button does nothing, so I click the 'Add all successful items' link below to add them back again.

I see that I have in fact made an error, so I click the 'Undo Last Batch' button to revert my changes. I'm told the reversion was successful but the file list doesn't change: it still displays the results of the last rename BEFORE the reversion. Essentially this is a list of garbage non-existent files which don't reflect the actual contents of the folder I'm working with. Under what circumstances would I want to see this? Why is the file list not updating in real time to display the actual contents of the folder I'm working with? Again, clicking 'Refresh' does nothing. In this case, clicking the 'Add all successful items' link (or 'Add all items') does nothing: I'm told all of the items are already in the list?

Now I've got to select all the garbage filenames, remove them, then manually drill the folder tree to add the folder back in again. Is there a way to make this happen dynamically to reflect the contents of the folder?

Can't figure it out. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for any help,

ianc

13/04-18 22:38 - edited 13/04-18 22:42

#1 : 15/04-18 11:14

Peter Malling

Posts: 4

I just wanted to tell how pleased I am with AR. I wondered if it would be possible to rename videos according to date taken. And I found an old question in the forum which was answered to use the integration with ExifTool. I did it - and it works seamlessly, both for MOV and MP4 files.

Thank you so much for this wonderful tool! The UI is also very intuitive and easy to use.

BR from Denmark
Peter.

15/04-18 11:14

#1 : 16/04-18 09:28

Nicedward

Posts: 1

File to link: (.zip) (just click the link, ignore the space between "Indone" and "sian")
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gtmwjbq92e9e5dq/Indone sian%20for%20Advanced%20Renamer%20%283.8 2%29.zip?dl=0

*I have translated it into Indonesian.
*I hope you guys are willing to add it.

##############################################################

Tautan file: (.zip) (klik saja tautannya, abaikan ruang diantara "Indone" dan "sian")
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gtmwjbq92e9e5dq/Indone sian%20for%20Advanced%20Renamer%20%283.8 2%29.zip?dl=0

*Aku telah menerjemahkannya ke indonesia.
*Aku harap kalian bersedia menambahkannya.

16/04-18 09:28 - edited 24/04-18 01:44

#1 : 18/04-18 06:09

Zvi Twersky

Posts: 3

I have a bunch of folders. Each folder has files in them with random names. I want to keep the files in the folders. I want to go into each folder and make a NEW name for the files - from 001-'n' [n=number of files in folder]. THEN I want to ADD the folder name to the beginning of each file.

I know how to do this with ONE folder but how can I do this with MANY folders at once?

18/04-18 06:09

#1 : 19/04-18 11:59

Rien

Posts: 6

I have a file with about 2000 e-books.
Content now is: booktitle – firstname lastname.epub
Examples:
the first time – miquel bulness.epub
black box – anna woltz.epub

Question: how do i get the following output:
the first name – bulness, miquel.epub
black box – woltz, anna.epub

Can you give me a helping hand?

Thanks in advance,
Rien

19/04-18 11:59

#1 : 19/04-18 15:48

Rien

Posts: 6

19/04-18 15:48

#1 : 19/04-18 22:09

Javier Arturo Romero Rodriguez

Posts: 1

I'm trying to apply a list to all the folders in a dir, but AR takes all the files as a single folder and does not separate by dir

Thanks for your help!!!

19/04-18 22:09

#1 : 22/04-18 16:25

Doug Rousso

Posts: 2

I use date time as the file names coming off my digital camera, Is there a way to add an incrementing number only on the files that have duplicate naming, and reset the counter at each new name conflict?

Found this issue thread
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=222

Looks like the setting referenced in this older thread is not longer a setting, so how is this issue solved?

Thanks

22/04-18 16:25

#1 : 22/04-18 20:53

Frank

Posts: 1

I have a lot of wallpapers in a folder that I'd like to append or pre-pend the filename with the length/height and width in pixels. How would I do this with Advanced Renamer?

22/04-18 20:53

#1 : 24/04-18 10:52

Ryan

Posts: 1

I am working with quicktime .mov files. I need to change the imbedded metadata "encoded date" to the filename. For example, the file name is 06.23.12 10.55.08 PM.mov. Can your software do this?

Here is the metadata using the Mediainfo tool(https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo).

http://prntscr.com/j9dbeo

24/04-18 10:52

#1 : 24/04-18 13:55

Gavin

Posts: 1

I purchased the product and am hoping to get the activation key. Lost the mail that the key cam in when my HDD went to byte heaven or hell.

Sent a mail to the owner with no response so far.

Any thoughts?

24/04-18 13:55

#1 : 24/04-18 14:57

R.O. Roffel

Posts: 2

Hi
Is there a way to add the Image size in pixels to the filename ?
Kind regards
Rudy

24/04-18 14:57

#1 : 24/04-18 15:17

Daniel dos Santos Oliveira

Posts: 9

I'm Brazilian and I'm using google translator. I want to make a numerical list automatically, example 1.2.3.4, only in different effects. I'm going to delete the (1) windows in each file with the same name and use the one's own program I know how to use it in Portuguese it's entietas example <Inc NrDiret: 1> more to delete the (1) , (2), (3) I have write one in several effects

24/04-18 15:17

#1 : 25/04-18 20:50

psiphre

Posts: 1

i'm trying to write a method that will remove hashes from file names that take the form "[XXXXXXXX]", where X can be any number or capital letter. i'm having difficulty. can someone point me in the right direction?

25/04-18 20:50

#1 : 26/04-18 21:00

ward

Posts: 3

Had to rename a bunch of files to conform w plex and now also need to rename all the back-ups else I get duplicate files 1 for each name. Any way to do this?

26/04-18 21:00

#1 : 26/04-18 22:11

Tori

Posts: 1

Please could the Add Files dialogue be made to return to the path last used? I swear I thought it used to.

Thanks.

26/04-18 22:11

#1 : 27/04-18 15:05

Noody

Posts: 1

Hi there!
I wanted to use Advanced Renamer for renaming my vacation phtographs. Because I took some with my cell and some with my camera, the names are a mess. I wanted to rename the DSC_012345.jpgs to Date_HoursMinutesSeconds, as this is what my cellphones saves pictures as and it would help with sorting them.

BUT! I just realized that my camera has the wrong timestamp. Because I forgot to change the time on my camera, the time of creation is 7 hours behind (because of the time difference). Is there a way to do simple maths in the renamer, say like <Hours+7> ?

Thanks for your help, in advance!

27/04-18 15:05

#1 : 28/04-18 17:41

arwul

Posts: 94

when importing a csv list for renaming I get below error

-
No mapping for the Unicode character exists in the target
multi-byte code page.
-

How to solve this?
It is impossible to check all the file names (thousands...)

28/04-18 17:41

#1 : 28/04-18 19:47

Daniel dos Santos Oliveira

Posts: 9

I'm using google translator. When I add files with numbers the order of them gets 1, 10, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 11,110 I want to leave in order 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ...

28/04-18 19:47

#1 : 29/04-18 13:47

David Saber

Posts: 2

on v3.82, how can I add files from network mapped drives?
Thanks,
David

29/04-18 13:47

#1 : 29/04-18 16:48

James McCarthy

Posts: 2

Hello
I have downloaded the Bible on audio books, but must rename the 1000+ files so they will play from my USB on the car radio.
They are now named: 01-genesis01,mp3, 02-genesis02.mp3 , 03-genesis03.mp3, 03-genesis94.mp3 etc.
But they don't play sequentially in this numbering format.

I would like to re-name them: 1 genesis.mp3, 2 genesis.mp3; 3 genesis.mp3, 4 genesis.mp3 etc.

Can someone please show me how to do this?

Note: I would like the names to have no dash...just a space: 1<space>genesis.mp3

Thank you

[email protected]

29/04-18 16:48

#1 : 04/05-18 17:03

Jennifer Asaro

Posts: 1

Hello Kim,

I found your tool online and wanted to touch-base with you. I would like to use this tool for my company but it has to be vetted by Information Security.

Does the tool capture and send you any type of data automatically?
If so, what kind of data?

I see that in the versions file under section ARen 1.06 - 15. marts 2003 there is a note that says
" * Uses INI files instead of registry to save data*"

Is there a technical reason you are using INI files vs. XML?

Thank you very much for your responses.

Best,
Jennifer

04/05-18 17:03

#1 : 07/05-18 19:27

Jaco

Posts: 1

Hi there,

I just started to test the Advanced Renamer app and I love it!
Just one problem with the HEIC files where it does not recognize GPS data (and other file info).
I want to use Advanced Renamer to rename photos which have automatically been uploaded from my iPhone to Google Photos and then copied back to my Google Drive.
Advancer Renamer gives an error on these files telling me there is not GPS data.
When I convert the photos in my Google Drive to JPG Advanced Renamer does not give an error anymore and shows me the correct information.
I would prefer however to keep the photos in the native HEIC format, otherwise my Google Photos/Google Drive connection gets a little confused.
Can you update Advanced Renamer to also support the HEIC format?
Many thx!
Jaco from Holland

07/05-18 19:27

#1 : 07/05-18 22:13

Jim Witherspoon

Posts: 14

In my method list I have one method - Add, to add the following at index 1 -

<Img year>.<img month>.<img day>.<img hour>.<img min>.<img sec>-

I used this rule to rename many JPG files copied from my camera. It works as it should for the first files in the list, but for the rest it does not. The file is renamed but the EXIF field info is not inserted. So that only ".....-" in front of the existing file name.

These files do have the EXIF fields in them, but for some reason AR fails to extract them.

Using 3.77.

07/05-18 22:13

#1 : 08/05-18 11:21

Arno

Posts: 1

Hi

I would like to create a folder from <Video FrameRate>
Currently, this would show folder names such as 60.000 or 240.345

How can I remove the decimals and round up or down?
Note: This is for folder names, and not renaming of files.

Thanks

08/05-18 11:21

#1 : 12/05-18 12:31

Domi

Posts: 27

Hello,
I have a RegEx problem. I want to rename files with the LAST number of the filename, but I don't know how to get it. Maybe someone here knows?

Here's a screenshot:
http://fs5.directupload.net/images/user/180512/ xhluu9x4.png

I always need the last number of the filename, complete, include the leading 0s.
Results should be like:
TestFolder-0125.txt
TestFolder-045.txt
TestFolder-44.txt
TestFolder-0015.txt
TestFolder-014.txt

Any idea?

12/05-18 12:31

#1 : 12/05-18 16:59

Mos

Posts: 4

Hello,I have problem about sorting file by filename in application.
I would like to rename many files to number.
Before renaming files,I export list of files by using command prompt.
this a command.

dir /O:N /b > list.txt

this command will print a list of files and order by filename and export into list.txt
after that I use Advanced Renamer software to rename files to number but
order by filename in application is different from order by filename by using command prompt.
so if I rename by application result will not match with list of files that I export.

here is screenshot
https://imgur.com/a/Pq4nKw2

different point that can see is
ordering by using command prompt it will start with bracket

What should I do or how to solve this problem?

P.S I am using PC Windows 7.
Thankyou

12/05-18 16:59 - edited 12/05-18 17:03

#1 : 13/05-18 21:06

ConnieR

Posts: 4

Hi, When I import files that have already been renumbered by Windows Explorer, they have the numbers in parenthesis, like "Orchids (1).jpg," etc. The trouble I'm having, is that when I import them into AR, they don't go in order. I get "Orchids (1)", Orchids (10), instead of Orchids (1), Orchids (2). How can I get AR to put them in the correct order, so it's easier to rename them?

13/05-18 21:06

#1 : 13/05-18 21:13

ConnieR

Posts: 4

So I rename a bunch of files in a folder into a proper sequence, such as: Orchids_001, Orchids_002, etc. Later on, when I add more files, how can I get that same sequence to continue? If I leave off on _067, the next time I want to start with _068, but AR wants to start over from _001, with the result that there are conflicts. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?
This is my workflow. I use two batch steps: Remove, which removes the old filename (such as IMG_1234) and puts in a 3 digit number sequence _001, etc. Then I add another step, New Name, to put a name before that sequence, such as "Orchids". So the result is "Orchids_001, etc. But then when I add more files to the same folder, and try to run the same steps, AR starts over from _001, instead of starting where the last sequence ended.

13/05-18 21:13

#1 : 14/05-18 23:12

Jonathan

Posts: 7

Dear All,

The story is a bit long, but I have tried to simplify it, so that it makes quick reading ...

Before I discovered Advanced Renamer, I renamed multiple files (with in a folder) using the simple Windows method - select all, rename <some name>.

This gave me a series of files :

Filename (1), Filename (2), Filename (3), Filename (4), etc ...

I then discovered Advanced Renamer and used it to add the words "Not Captured" to selected files within each folder - I moved the selected files to a temporary folder, renamed them by adding the words "Not Captured", and then moved them back. So in the original folder, I ended up with :

Filename (1)
Filename (2) Not Captured
Filename (3)
Filename (4)
Filename (5) Not Captured
Filename (6) Not Captured
Filename (7)
Filename (8) Not Captured
Filename (9) Not Captured
Filename (10)
...
Filename (100)
Filename (101) Not Captured
etc ...

However, I realised later that only Windows Explorer 'Name' order displays these files in file number order. The 'Name' order for many other systems display them as :

Filename (1)
Filename (10)
Filename (100)
Filename (101) Not Captured
Filename (102)
Filename (103)
Filename (104) Not Captured
Filename (105)
Filename (106)
Filename (107)
Filename (108) Not Captured
Filename (109)
Filename (11)
Filename (110)
Filename (111)
Filename (112) Not Captured
...
Filename (12) Not Captured
...
Filename (13)
...
Filename (2) Not Captured
Filename (20)
Filename (200)
Filename (201) Not Captured
etc ...

I know about the 'New Name' method and Filename<Inc Nr:1>

I know about the 'Renumber' method and the following settings :

i. Number position : 1
ii. New Number : 1
iii. Skip : 1
iv. Zero padding : Manual
v. Number length: 5
vi. Apply to: Name

However, I want the words "Not Captured" to be part of the new name - but only when they appear in the original name.

If it's possible to do, could someone please give me the full formula/code (and other settings) to change the file names from the above to give the result below (can I also do it with sub folders) :

Filename (1) to become Filename00001
Filename (2) Not Captured to become Filename00002 Not Captured
Filename (3) to become Filename00003
Filename (4) to become Filename00004
Filename (5) Not Captured to become Filename00005 Not Captured
Filename (6) Not Captured to become Filename00006 Not Captured
Filename (7) to become Filename00007
Filename (8) Not Captured to become Filename00008 Not Captured
Filename (9) Not Captured to become Filename00009 Not Captured
Filename (10) to become Filename00010
...
Filename (100) to become Filename00100
Filename (101) Not Captured to become Filename00101 Not Captured
etc ...

Kind regards,
Jon

14/05-18 23:12

#1 : 15/05-18 17:53

Nigel

Posts: 8

Hi

I would like to use your program to make DVD covers consistent across all platform (plex, Kodi wdtv) I use a metadata program that gives me great artwork and saves it as poster.jpg

Example

g: Movies\Cast Away (2000)\
Cast Away (2000).mkv
poster.jpg
Cast Away (2000).nfo

I would like to copy the poster.jpg file in that folder make 2 copies of the same jpg and rename one folder and one cover in that folder

Example

g: Movies\Cast Away (2000)\
Cast Away (2000).mkv
poster.jpg
cover.jpg
folder.jpg
Cast Away (2000).nfo

15/05-18 17:53

#1 : 15/05-18 18:37

Pete

Posts: 2

I tried the suggested script to reverse file names:
function (index, item) {
var OldName = item.name;
var NewName = OldName.split('').reverse().join('');
return NewName;

But I get the following error: invalid script line 0: _itemFunc is not defined

Any suggestions?

Pete A

15/05-18 18:37

#1 : 15/05-18 19:36

Charlie

Posts: 1

New to this and need some help

My options are File Pattern Renamer or Regular Expression Renamer.

I need to rename
IES3210_05142018.xlsx

to

IES310(date).txt

I need help removing the _

I would expect the date would be written as ${date yyyy-MM-dd}
Thanks again for the help

15/05-18 19:36

#1 : 16/05-18 15:53

Josh Radnor

Posts: 2

Hello!

I use Advanced Renamer to organize my music collection. With the new update every time I drag a list of items, the list would always start with item 3. For example I would have:

Song - 01
Song - 02
Song - 03
Song - 04
Song - 05

and when I drag it into the program it would be:

Song - 03
Song - 04
Song - 05
Song - 01
Song - 02

Can anyone please help me. I haven't encountered this problem with the previous version so I've downgraded for now. Any help would be appreciated :)

16/05-18 15:53

#1 : 16/05-18 22:20

Bruce Duncan

Posts: 3

Hi guys. I have a need to move files in a folder to a subfolder, and append date/time to each one. Because this is a move the file should be deleted from the original folder. I'm going to want this job to be called as a batch file from another program. I'm trying to get up to speed fast on this product so I don't have a lot of time to play around with it.

This seems like a good tool - any reason this couldn't be done with Advanced Renamer? Any chance you could give me the high level steps to set this up?

Thanks in advance for any help.

16/05-18 22:20

#1 : 16/05-18 23:23

clintbrandon

Posts: 1

Im looking to organize my pictures so I can upload them into a software program.. we take pictures on a camera of our items in a format of img001 img002 img003 etc etc

Ok so about every 5th or 6th picture we change to a new item (and new sequential item number) and want to number the pictures accordingly. we start with item number label eg 1001

The idea of visual thumbnails really helps so my thought would be to look and click each picture label of each new item and make those the sequenced pictures, every 5 or 6 in between would belong to that group-

example

img 1 change to 1001 (click and start as 1001)
img 2 to 1001 -1
img 3 to 1001-3
img 4 to 1001-4
img 5 to 1001 -5

img 6 1002 (click and start as 1002)
img7 1002-1
img 8 1002-2

img 9 (click and start as 1003)
img 10 1003-1
img 11 1003-2

img 12 (click and start as 1004)
img 13 1004-1
img 14 1004-2
img 15 1004 -3
img 16 1004 -4

open to ideas there may be an easy way to do this? idk

16/05-18 23:23

#1 : 16/05-18 23:29

L B

Posts: 74

I am changing laptops, and I was curious if there is any way to export my Advanced Renamer settings and configuration to help me set up AR more easily in the new machine. I have already saved all the .aren files with the rename rules. I am talking about the software's settings, to be clear.

Will copying the "Data" folder under "C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Roaming\Hulubulu\Advanced Renamer 3\Data" from old to new machine work?

16/05-18 23:29

#1 : 20/05-18 11:36

Peter Malling

Posts: 4

SOLUTION:
I found that by changing the settings I can indeed make AR show the correct EXIF tag:
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/setti ngs_imagefiles

After changing this to "Date original" or "ExifTool DateOriginal " it shows the correct date. This applies to scanned pictures where the EXIF date has been set through the scanning program.

However, it doesn't seem that the date shown in the main window is updated when the date is changed, for instance using the "Metadata" functionality within AR - only after the file is re-imported the correct metadata information will show. But that's another thing.

--------

How come that the date taken tag doesn't show in the AR main window, even though the EXIF tag seems to be correctly set?

Screenshots:

AR main window:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u3pdxyp896p23ka/Main%2 0window.JPG?dl=0

ExifTool:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/say69sgtdvx6cdw/ExifTo ol%20data.JPG?dl=0

Windows Properties:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wwgy2js1cdc5wht/Window s%20Properties.JPG?dl=0

ETA:
Here is another sample - it seems that indeed the date shown in the main window takes the date from another tag than DateTimeOriginal, it could be either CreateDate or FileCreateDate?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vmo1ba80qauxd4t/Not%20 DateTimeOriginal.JPG?dl=0

Best regards,
Peter, Denmark

20/05-18 11:36 - edited 20/05-18 12:24

#1 : 22/05-18 22:41

Nigel

Posts: 8

Hi

So I have many movies that I have used many data scrubbers for they seem to get different pictures for the Actors. all pictures are labeled with the actor's name. So I could have ten pictures of Tom Hanks and some of a blank picture with Tom Hanks name on it.

I can Search Tom Hanks in windows and all the pic come up is there a way of choosing one pic and replacing the rest of them?

22/05-18 22:41

#1 : 23/05-18 00:44

Cyno01

Posts: 1

Heck of a time trying to search for a solution because adding "the" and "a" to searches doesnt work, but i have a subset of folders that are

{movies\The Title (year) (specs)\}

For ones that start with "The" id like to rename the folders to

{movies\Title, The (year) (spec)\}

How can i do this with the Title part being varying lengths? How do i tell it to move the "the" to before the first parenthesis?

Im sure this has been asked and answered a hundred times, but finding those threads is proving difficult.

23/05-18 00:44

#1 : 23/05-18 06:42

Christian

Posts: 2

Hi everyone

I would like to know if someone could help me to create a Script to rename files into many folders with "n" number of files, I mean; I have a tree of folders (without sub-folders) and every folder have "n" number of files the new name must be Name of the folder plus serial Number until the end of files <Dir Name> - <Inc Nr> the next folder must star again with 01 until the end of number of files inside the folder all of this "n" number of folders, I saw in this forum something similar in this post: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=4152 but unfortunately the last link is broken so I cant understand how can I made and run the script

Thanks in advice

-----------------------------------------------------------
Hola a todos

Me gustaría saber si alguien podría ayudarme a crear un script para renombrar archivos en muchas carpetas con "n" cantidad de archivos, quiero decir; Tengo un árbol de carpetas (sin subcarpetas) y cada carpeta tiene "n" número de archivos, el nuevo nombre debe ser Nombre de la carpeta más Número de serie hasta el final de los archivos <Dir Name> - <Inc Nr> la siguiente carpeta debe volver a aparecer con "01" hasta el final de la cantidad de archivos dentro de la carpeta, todo este "n" número de carpetas, vi en este foro algo similar en esta publicación: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=4152 pero desafortunadamente el último enlace está roto así que no puedo entender cómo puedo hacer y ejecutar el script

Gracias de antemano

23/05-18 06:42 - edited 23/05-18 06:43

#1 : 30/05-18 01:32

Spiro Conomos

Posts: 15

I would like to launch aren.exe with a named Method List. I have already seen (somewhere on the net I don't even remember where) that I can use "cp" to list the files like this:
aren.exe cp "file1" "file2" ...

Is there any way I can nominate a Method List on the command line? eg:
aren.exe ml "Weboptimized filenames.aren" cp "file1" "file2" ...

Note that I do NOT want to Start Batch. If I wanted to straight run it I'd just use arenc.exe. I want to preload but stop on the gui so I can make adjustments before running Start Batch. I am well aware of the command line options for arenc.exe. I am asking about the aren.exe command line options.

30/05-18 01:32

#1 : 30/05-18 21:21

zeghost

Posts: 3

I tried selecting "set upper case first letter" and it did not capitalize the first letter in my files. I'm guessing this is because each file actually starts with a number. Is this correct? The solution seems to be that I must use "set pattern to upper case" using regex to specify that I want the first letter AFTER any string of numbers to be capitalized. Correct? I don't know regex, can someone here please help?

Example:
105. a Hello to You = 105. A Hello to You
02. the Best Time of Day = 02. The Best Time of Day

30/05-18 21:21

#1 : 30/05-18 23:32

Reza

Posts: 2

hi I want to add "(" and ")" to last four characters of my folders name
like
Capitan America 2010 ---->> Capitan America (2010)
tnx

30/05-18 23:32

#1 : 31/05-18 15:25

David_R

Posts: 1

I have a number of videos, each with a date reference in their filenames.

I have been modifying the CREATED/MODIFIED/ACCESSED date by setting these fields from the filename.

But I've been using another app to set the TIMES to 12:00:00 (simply to make sorting by date/time easier.

I can't find a way to set the TIME alone in AR (using 3.82).

I use the Timestamp method for changing the file dates:
-Filename Pattern
-[<Year>-<Month>-<Day>]
but I want to manually set the time 12:00:00 onto these fields.

Any thoughts?

31/05-18 15:25

#1 : 31/05-18 16:11

zeghost

Posts: 3

I'm dropping a lot of mp3s into the renamer and there is usually album cover jpgs mixed in.
I figured out that if I add a column for Dimensions and then click it, it will group all my pictures at the top, making it easy to select and remove them from the batch.

In relation to this I've noticed that before I start the batch the New Filename column will show in black the files that will change and in grey the ones that will not change.

What I'm wondering is- if there is some way that I can easily group the files that will have a new filename? I want to be able to quickly and easily remove everything else that won't be changed and work only with what will be changed.

31/05-18 16:11

#1 : 02/06-18 19:01

Earl Kent

Posts: 3

Hi,
I have thousands of descriptively named folders, each containing only one arbitrarily named video file within. I would like to change each video file name to the name of its folder so I can get rid of the folders altogether.
I would like to preferably keep the video file extensions (.mkv, .mp4, .avi) but I will separate each batch by extension type and add the extensions back later if that's the only way it can be done.

Any help in solving this problem would be extremely appreciated

Thanks in advance,
efk3

02/06-18 19:01 - edited 02/06-18 19:03

#1 : 05/06-18 18:22

Martin Hermann

Posts: 1

Hello,

I want to rename multiple folders and subfolders using the Replace method. Advanced Renamer does this only for the lowest subfolders.

For the other folders I get the error 101, I started the Advanced Renamer as an administrator that does not help.

What am I doing wrong?

Please help me!

My Version Advanced Renamer 3.82 (not registed, private use) and Windows 7 64bit

The Folders and Subfolders are in the root from C:\

Regards Martin

05/06-18 18:22

#1 : 05/06-18 20:51

Charle

Posts: 1

1. I have file called ODDA_TS05018 and the file type is file

From Pattern I have
(ODDA_)TS051018\.file

To Pattern
ACH_\1${date MMddyyyy})_073000.ach

The file is not moving. Is my Regular Expression renamer in correct.

Thanks for the help

05/06-18 20:51

#1 : 06/06-18 15:16

mijhael

Posts: 1

Dear Friends

Software: Advanced Renamer 3.82

I'm new with this Software, I view intersting Advanced Renamer.

I would like to rename the files into folder, for example 100 files.
I have the list of names in excel and new names in other column.

I read the guide about "cvs import." and I don´t understand , How to write new names in .csv?

Have you an example?

Column for original filename / Column for new filename
The column index of the original file names and the new filenames.

Thank very much, sorry for my english.

06/06-18 15:16

#1 : 06/06-18 19:57

bluelovers

Posts: 2

hope can support node js

so we can use module in script

06/06-18 19:57

#1 : 06/06-18 22:56

Robert Laczhazy

Posts: 1

I hope I'm asking this in the right place & this is an applicable application for my problem.
In my music library (/music/<artist>/<album>/files) I have quite a few albums that were pressed onto 180g vinyl as audiophile quality. I've flagged these as putting a tiny text file called "_180g.txt" into only those folders.

Is there a way to program recursively go through my whole /music folder and ONLY rename those album folders from <album> to <album-HD>?
In other words: simply append "-HD" onto the existing folder name *IF* that folder contains a file called "_180g.txt"

Is this even possible? Thank you so much for any feedback!

06/06-18 22:56

#1 : 07/06-18 10:31

Ralph

Posts: 1

I want to rename 1.500 files and trying to save the list with the names before and after the batch.
That worked fine the last time I did it, but now I will find in the txt-list only the path of the old name and not the file-names.
Any ideas, what I am doing wrong?

07/06-18 10:31

#1 : 07/06-18 14:38

Jolene

Posts: 1

Hi!

I'm figuring out the CSV import feature to rename multiple files quickly instead of spending hours to do so manually. I have a example folder with 3 different pictures of 10 chairs.

My csv file looks like this:

chair grey;123
chair red;124

But need this to happen:

Old name > new name
chair grey > 123
chair grey_01 > 123_01
chair grey_02 > 123_02
chair red > 124
chair red_01 > 124_01

If I use the CSV import, it only changes the name of the first file (chair grey and chair red), because that is an exact match. But I want it to also rename the other 2 files because they belong to the same group, WITHOUT having to type them in my CSV file piece by piece. Is this possible?

07/06-18 14:38

#1 : 12/06-18 16:46

Dov

Posts: 1

Greetings,
I have a file, 0.txt, which I want to copy multiple times with incremental numbers, for example, 'copy 0.txt 0-1.txt' then 'copy 0.txt 0-2.txt' and so on ..
Is there a way in aren to set it to repeat the copy 100 times for example?

12/06-18 16:46

#1 : 06/10-08 19:46

Kim Jensen

Administrator
Posts: 883

Welcome to the new forum. I have made this forum for the users of the programs on this site. You are welcome to ask questions, suggest ideas or just hang around and chat all you want. I will personally answer as many questions as possible.

Have fun

06/10-08 19:46

#1 : 11/10-08 17:29

Dave Pentin

Posts: 2

Firstly, thanks for a great product! I've just started using Advanced Renamer and can see that it is going to save me loads of time and effort in renaming my digital photos.

My question for you is:
Is there a way to use the "Inc Nr" or "Inc NrDir" tags to initialise with zero padding? For instance, I may know that I am going to eventually have about 5000 images in a directory, but initially I want to rename the first 50. I know I can initialise the rename number to say 51, but what I'd like to do is set it to 0001 or 0051, so that the files list sensibly when I eventually get my 5000 images in there.

I guess, thinking about it, that I could just rename the whole directory every time I add more files, but this could cause a problem if I've already created hyperlinks to their existing name.

I'm looking forward to using this software more - especially the ability to read EXIF info and IMG height and width parameters.

11/10-08 17:29

#1 : 22/10-08 08:18

Marcel

Posts: 1

would be nice to have an option that could move a certain piece of the filename
Ussume a filename like:
001_bladibla.txt and rename it into bladibla_001.txt
Step 1:
( I move the 4th character just before the suffix)
Result: 001bladibla_.txt
Step 2:
( I move the first 3 character just before the suffix)
Result: bladibla_001.txt

22/10-08 08:18

#1 : 28/10-08 11:47

stefan

Posts: 2

Is there a way to start the program with arguments in command line mode?
Maybe like:
aren -f c:\folder -a "argument;argument;argument"
or
aren -f c:\folder -m methodlist
or something else ...
Thank you for a great prog.
/Stefan

28/10-08 11:47 - edited 28/10-08 11:56

#1 : 05/11-08 20:39

Mark

Posts: 3

I've just started using Advanced Renamer, and I already like it. Once the basic procedure for using the program is understood, it has an intuitive interface.

Is there a way to move the files while renaming them? For instance, I want to group the files into subdirectories (such as "2008" or "2007") based on the "Date Created" or "Image Date" information.

I've tried the "Add" and "New Name" methods with "<Year Created>\<Month Created> - ", but in both cases I get an error that "\ is not supported in filenames".

If there isn't a way to move files, can it be please be added (as either another method or allowing "\" in the new filename).

Thanks for the great product!

05/11-08 20:39

#1 : 30/11-08 13:50

Martin de Liefde

Posts: 1

Hi Kim,

I really like Advanced Renamer. The only thing I am missing is a replace method that takes regular expressions. How about that?

kind regards,
Martin

30/11-08 13:50

#1 : 06/12-08 21:41

Chuck Jaynes

Posts: 1

I love AdvancedRenamer and especially the new zero padding feature in <Inc Nr>.

Can this also be added to the <Inc NrDir> function.

Thanks

06/12-08 21:41 - edited 06/12-08 21:42

#1 : 22/12-08 21:01

Traci Dennis

Posts: 1

Unless there is an undocumented hotkey already? I checked the User Guide but didn't see one.

Thanks,
Traci

22/12-08 21:01

#1 : 04/01-09 06:07

Jack Honeycutt

Posts: 1

I have dozens of files with invalid timestamps showing the year 2032.

I want to fix these invalid timestamps using AR, but when I try the program generates an "Invalid Timestamp" ERROR.

Of course, fixing the Invalid TimeStamp on these dozens of files is exactly why I installed AR.

Can you suggest a way I can use AR to fix the Invalid TimeStamps on my files ??

Thank you

Jack

04/01-09 06:07

#1 : 25/02-09 17:40

name

Posts: 1

example:
01-lady_gaga-just_dance_(feat._colby_odonis).mp3

i want to replace "-" with "space-space" AND at the same time replace "_" with "space".

can i do this in one time?

message in the program: "to replace more than one phrase use \ to separate the different phrases"

i tried that literally and the result was (error message):
the sign \ is not supported.

i already knew that this sign is unacceptable in filenames.
so what am i doing wrong? or is this a bug in the program?

25/02-09 17:40

#1 : 01/04-09 14:54

foh

Posts: 1

Hi,
thanx for that nice freeware !

1.
problem, version portable 2.57:
can't change data default folder !

>C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\Anwendungsdaten\Hulubulu\Advanced Renamer\Data<

2.
new feature suggestion :
implent into context menü when selecting mulible files !
via right click, then open prog and auto load these files for renaming.

kind regards,
foh

01/04-09 14:54

#1 : 27/05-09 16:20

ARUN

Posts: 2

can anyone tell me how to rename the artist field using Advanced Renamer...if it cannot be done consider it as a future addon to the software...it'll be a very usefull feature..

27/05-09 16:20

#1 : 01/08-09 09:59

Lukas

Posts: 1

Hi, I really love your program very nice and userfriendly and powerful. The only thing that I miss which would be a great addition is the ability to rename subfolders aswell with the given settings that you applied. I have a whole structure that I want to rename and its a bit of a pain to go in into each folder.

Just a suggestion. thanks

01/08-09 09:59

#1 : 20/08-09 05:38

Ray Maruschak

Posts: 1

What does it mean when the filenames suddenly are in red font? Both Filenames and New Filename are in red.

Scares me.

20/08-09 05:38

#1 : 21/09-09 02:28

Leandro

Posts: 1

Cuando habra una traduccion al español, me gusta mucho el soft, pero no esta en español
Saludos

21/09-09 02:28

#1 : 17/10-09 20:40

THIVET

Posts: 1

Comment faire pour supprimer définitivement une méthode crée de façon à ce qu'elle n'apparaisse plus dans la liste des méthodes prédéfinies
merci

17/10-09 20:40

#1 : 11/12-09 12:36

of-pete

Posts: 1

hi! i have a huge number of files in the following format:
<var text> <(d)d.mm.yy>
with (d)d indicating that this part is one digit for dates 1-9 and 2-digit for dates 10-31.
i need to change the filenames to the following format:
<yyyymmdd> <var text>
with dd indicating that originally one digit day dates must be converted to two digits, e.g. 200091208.
i have no clue on how to go on about this...could somebody help me? can i do this with AdvancedRenamer? or can somebody recommend another tool for this task?
thanx in advance
of-pete

11/12-09 12:36

#1 : 10/01-10 15:09

Kim Jensen

Administrator
Posts: 883

The development of Advanced Renamer has been slow for a long time. My focus has been applied elsewhere. But now I think it is time for a new release. I have released a beta version of the next release of Advanced Renamer. I hope someone will try it out and report any bugs or flaws there might be. I also hope to receive updated translations before the final release.

The beta release can be downloaded here:
http://aren.hulubulu.net/download/

Thanks in advanced
Kim Jensen
Developer of Advanced Renamer

10/01-10 15:09 - edited 10/01-10 15:14

#1 : 31/01-10 11:45

Jerry Mitchell

Posts: 1

Thumbnail mode doesn't seem to work correctly for me, or at least not easily. Specifically, it just shows the same icon as regular mode, slightly larger and centered in a white box of the size that I specified for thumbnails. I did manage to get them to display, but it involves changing how that type of file is opened from my image viewing program to "windows image viewer," and then choosing "view>extra large icons" from the right click menu of the add file dialog. After opening a file that way, it shows a normal thumbnail like it should, and I can add more files using list view which will also show thumbnails.. but if I don't open the first one from "large icon" view, then changing which program opens the file simply changes which program's icon is displayed in the center of the blank thumbnail. This is in Windows 7, so it might be a future-compatibility issue, but it is definitely not because I'm using pre-XP software.

No need to apologize if it takes months or longer to say anything about this; I'm happy to have such an awesome program free.. thumbnails would just make it even sweeter.

31/01-10 11:45

#1 : 31/01-10 13:56

earl21

Posts: 2

The pre-sets <inc alpha> and others do not work when used in series.
ex <inc alpha><inc dir>.<ext>

31/01-10 13:56

#1 : 10/02-10 10:52

rebeccaz

Posts: 3

fist, i want to thank you for your great product, it helped me a lot!

and i have a question to ask.

how can i rename the files without the adding the zeros in front?

for example, i have 1000 files to rename, i want to rename them as 1,2,3........10,11,12......99,100,101 .....instead of 0001,0002,0003......0010,0011,0012......0099,0100,0101....

is that possible? how should i edit the tags?

10/02-10 10:52

#1 : 10/02-10 17:42

Gotya

Posts: 3

Hi Kim,

This AdvancedRenamer is the best application. I can't figure out how to import a list with unicode and rename to the target files. Is AdvancedRenamer supporting unicode of a different language ? If so, please instruct.

Thanks,
GY

10/02-10 17:42

#1 : 15/02-10 02:52

Michael

Posts: 2

Hi
Great programme.
I can rename filenames but how can I renameID3Titles.
Thanks
Michael

15/02-10 02:52

#1 : 20/02-10 20:33

charlotte

Posts: 1

please add this feature in the next patch

20/02-10 20:33 - edited 20/02-10 20:34

#1 : 24/02-10 19:42

Larry

Posts: 2

Using version 2.62, I get "(108) File name not specified" when I am changing timestamp data (both for files and folders). However, if I click on the "Skip erroneous files" button, everything works....

24/02-10 19:42 - edited 24/02-10 19:43

#1 : 02/03-10 16:39

Renato Bisacchi

Posts: 1

Hi there, first of all, thank you for your great freeware!

To make it even better, you should create an option to sort the originating file list by any other parameter rather than alphabetically. Eg.: Date of creation. This feature would help me as I use two or more cameras generating multiple pictures.

Thank you again,
Renato

02/03-10 16:39 - edited 02/03-10 19:35

#1 : 09/03-10 21:08

elaine

Posts: 1

is it possible to name every other file? how do i do this?

i have a folder with 100 files, 50 named xx-frontcover, 50 named xx-backcover. i want to change xx-frontcover to 1_xx-frontcover and 2_xx-backcover.

09/03-10 21:08

#1 : 15/03-10 20:32

Mike

Posts: 1

This program is fantastic. Only thing it lacks unless I'm missing something is to be able to right click on files and choose advanced renamer to auto open the program with the files you selected listed in the rename files tab.
That would make it complete. Thank you so much for this software.

15/03-10 20:32

#1 : 17/03-10 19:48

Kevin Lyle

Posts: 1

Great product! It would however be nice to allow alpha-numeric sorting of the original filenames, like Windows Explorer. Explorer sorts like File1, File2, File10. Renamer sorts like File1, File10, File2.

17/03-10 19:48

#1 : 20/03-10 10:39

Posts: 1

Is it possible to change directory names which have been created with illegal characters?

Windows explorer depicts the folder with the | character.
Command prompt depicts the same folder with the ♣ character.
* Note that the ♣ character is alt+1029 character

Does anyone know how to get around this? Thanks in advance.

As a side note, the folders are being created by a TV set top box which records to USB stick.
I can edit the files created from recording all TV stations except one - which I think creates an illegal directory name so that the programs cannot be copied.

20/03-10 10:39 - edited 20/03-10 10:41

#1 : 26/03-10 08:44

D.Kooner

Posts: 5

I have named 50 files beginning with 001 after sorting some snapshots out however i would like to rename the next 50 from 51 onwards ie 051 ,after sorting out the sequence,but when i do all the files all start with 051...i did this but had resort all my snapshots all over again..is there a way to do this ...or do i have resort all 100 files in the sequence i would like to appear first then rename them because it appears you cannot do half batches.Any help would be appreciated.

26/03-10 08:44

#1 : 26/03-10 17:34

Mirak

Posts: 3

Hey guys

Sorry, but my English is not so good, I'm German.

Please look at this screenshot to see my problem: http://www.xup.in/pic,93748256/Unbenannt.jpg

I've created a lot of methods and I can't do more methods because I don't see the boxes to enter the rules.

Can I change the view or should there be a scrollbar?

Greetz Mirak

26/03-10 17:34 - edited 26/03-10 17:35

#1 : 01/04-10 15:21

hugdepop

Posts: 1

Is it possible to save the files with new names to a specified directory? I want to leave the original files as is.

Thanks!

01/04-10 15:21

#1 : 22/04-10 13:37

Vincent Hymas

Posts: 1

Hi there,
Excellent product until now.
I have come across an error, but I'm unable to resolve it as the error message does not help (ErrorCode 101: ErrorDesc Unknown error)
I am getting the error from the following function:
New name:
RandO_<Inc Nr:001>.jpg
The auto test indicates no errors, but when I run the batch all turn out as errors.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thx

22/04-10 13:37

#1 : 06/05-10 18:35

Galina

Posts: 4

Hi Kim,
Sorry for my bad English, I’m from Latvian.
I have 213 files with that type names (some words in Russian):
001 - ¦в¦-¦- 1. ¦з¦-TБTВTМ 1. ¦У¦¬¦-¦-¦- 1 - 1.mp3
—....—....—.....
213 - ¦в¦-¦- 1. ¦з¦-TБTВTМ 1. ¦У¦¬¦-¦-¦- 15 - 18.mp3
I wanted delete cyrillic symbols, like that:
001-1.1.1-1.mp3
—....—....—.....
213-1.1.15-18.mp3
Is that possible? I don’t understand in User Guide.
Thanks,
GB

06/05-10 18:35

#1 : 02/06-10 14:07

MASTER

Posts: 1

1)I NEED TO ADD MORE THAN 27/28 METHODS BUT THERE ISN'T THE SPACE TO DO IT!

IT LACKS A SCROLL BAR IN THE LEFT COLUMN WHERE THERE IS THE LIST OF METHODS

2)CAN YOU ADD THE OPTION THAT IF YOU ADD A FOLDER TO RENAME THE SOFTWARE RENAMES ALSO ALL HIS SUBFOLDERS?

PLEASE HELP ME

THANKS A LOT

02/06-10 14:07 - edited 02/06-10 14:20

#1 : 10/06-10 04:48

Wes

Posts: 1

How do you add incremental numbers to multiple files without changing the original file name?

10/06-10 04:48

#1 : 29/06-10 00:17

Kool

Posts: 1

If this is not currently available, which I can't see that it is, it would be nice to be able to set a default folder that opens when you want to add files.

29/06-10 00:17

#1 : 01/07-10 22:25

Hugo

Posts: 2

Stock or professional photographers all put their metainfo of a picture in the IPTC tags. When putting a gallery online, the file name should be an intelligible name for the robots, rather than a date, a number or something else that isn't related to the content. The bots cannot "see" images so they have to rely on the filename and the ALT-tag.

It would be a great asset if the title of the image (the IPTC tag "objectname", by convention in the online picture trade) could be added to the "image tags" method.

For instance I have an image of which the IPTC object name (title) is "Duck with stethoscope" named "C100602.jpg" and I like it to be renamed as "C100602-stock-image-of-Duck-with-stethoscope.jpg". This is of enormous importance for SEO and that's how the big stock agencies do it.

Adding this method to AREN would help us a lot. It wouldn't be too complicated since the IPTC tag "copyright" can already be added to the methods.

Thanks a lot!

01/07-10 22:25

#1 : 17/07-10 18:12

mark

Posts: 1

What is this message trying to tell me? I have a group of photos, and I'm changing a sequence number (shifting the sequence to shuffle in some overlooked photos). It's not that a pre existing file name is being duplicated because there are other duplicate names that aren't being tagged with that error...

17/07-10 18:12

#1 : 18/07-10 14:11

Paulo Nicoletti de Fraga

Posts: 5

Thank you Kim Jensen for help us with the Advanced Renamer. It is excetly was looking for. Nice software.

I'm trying to rename in only one step (with some methods together) many jpg files from several sub folders from a folder.
How may I do that? filtering out the other files (not jpg) from those sub folders?

18/07-10 14:11

#1 : 18/07-10 14:29

Paulo Nicoletti de Fraga

Posts: 5

Thank you again Kim Jensen for bring us the Advanced Renamer.

Now I'm trying to remove some parts from the name of the files, parts that between to spaces characters.
Is it possible? I tried the standard remove method, but the numbers of character to be removed are different on the files. Doesn't wirk well counting characters, even backwards.

18/07-10 14:29

#1 : 21/07-10 08:20

Dirk Veen

Posts: 3

On my computer Win7 64bit there is photo software installed called "Hema albumsoftware" (http://www.albumprintservice.nl/downloadsoftwar e/).
After installing advanced renamer this software crashes, and after uninstalling Advanced Renamer the software still crashes. Recovering earlier version Win7 with "recovery point" also doesn't solve the problem.

21/07-10 08:20 - edited 21/07-10 08:22

#1 : 02/08-10 20:42

Abdur Rahman

Posts: 2

Great product! It would however be nice to allow sorting of the extensions of the original file.

02/08-10 20:42

#1 : 02/09-10 11:34

Alan Davies

Posts: 1

I wish to rename music files which have been ordered <Artist> - <Title> to <Title> - <Artist>. I do not understand the PERL programming language. Help please.

Example:
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night.mp3
to
A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles.mp3

02/09-10 11:34

#1 : 12/09-10 21:20

Lunique

Posts: 12

Hello,
As the subject said this would be a very nice feature!
Thanks for your great program I love it!

12/09-10 21:20

#1 : 25/09-10 16:23

Lunique

Posts: 12

Another request from me ;)
I mostly rename several thousand files at once and after I added them I sometimes get the message that some files could not be added. It would be really helpfull to know which ones, so I don't have to search after renaming which ones aren't renamed. Filename that could not be added would be enough for me to know.
Would be great and thanks for your great programm!
Nice Weekend, Luna

25/09-10 16:23

#1 : 25/09-10 18:07

Larry Cupitt

Posts: 1

The Date Taken shown in Advanced Renamer does not match the Date Taken shown in Windows Explorer. It also does not match the Date Taken shown in Photoshop Elements 8 or any other date shown in the EXIF data in Photoshop Elements. For a file with a Date Taken time of 9:16 am, Advanced Renamer shows a time of 13:16. I did use Photoshop Elem. to reset the Date Taken data for pictures from a recent trip (camera times were off). Renaming the files to show date / time taken has the same wrong values that show up under the Date Taken listing.

25/09-10 18:07

#1 : 03/10-10 08:12

D.Kooner

Posts: 5

I have tried to rename several jpg image files ie ap510598.jpg to something easier ie K0050.bmp etc and i see an column maked error and have tried rename methods but still see the error.However,i managed to do one but all i see in the image folder is a white box with no image only the renamed file name.

The files are not corrupted and sometimes i see 'extension changed' message.

Obviously, i am doing something wrong but cannot figure what.Please advise

03/10-10 08:12

#1 : 05/10-10 14:14

Bruce

Posts: 1

Hi Kim,

This is a great app!

One feature I would really like to see is the ability to rename a file using date created and referencing a start date so that you could create temporal names.

For example my wife is pregnant and i have been taking photos of her each to week to see the baby's growth. would love to be able to name each photo by the number of days or weeks since the start of the pregnancy.

There woud be many other uses as well.

05/10-10 14:14 - edited 05/10-10 14:15

#1 : 08/10-10 03:11

Wachira Waigwa

Posts: 1

Is it possible to skip certain numbers if you're using incremental numbers? If so, what's the command?
Also, is there a list of all the commands available?

08/10-10 03:11

#1 : 10/10-10 15:37

D.Kooner

Posts: 5

Reference to earlier post concerning error message.I am still receiving an error message stating extension changed when renaming files.I like to rename several files ap5102098.jpg t0 ap5103098.jpg to K05050.jpg etc but see a message extension changed.Does it matter if the original file name is jpg or jpeg ?

10/10-10 15:37

#1 : 11/10-10 20:05

D.Kooner

Posts: 5

Thank you for previous reply and made a copy of the folder of the batch of jpg image files i want to rename and renamed them and received a message ( when i clicked the batch rename box ) extension changed and files may become unuseable and i clicked ok.I opened the copied folder and all i saw were a collection of white boxes with the renamed files and i had to associate the files with graphic program i use.The images opened ok but it is very puzzling why i cannot see the resulting images instead of white boxes.Whether the images are corrupted in some way but i cannot see how as my graphic program opens them prior to renaming ok.You may say the Advanced Renamer has done its job but seeing a collection of white boxes in a folder is not very good too see. I will see, as an experiment, if i get the same problem with bmp images.Thank you for your patience in this matter.

11/10-10 20:05

#1 : 24/10-10 05:38

john kajfes

Posts: 1

I'm getting a 108 error and the file names are in red?

24/10-10 05:38

#1 : 06/11-10 03:38

Tsais

Posts: 6

well first of all, thanks for the great software, I like it better than others I've tried. It sure takes a lot less study to get the file name results you want.

If you're using a European camera, do NOT work on your original files.

As far as I can tell, if your EXIF "date taken" info contains European format dates DMY, instead of MDY, AdvancedRenamer is going to take Days for Months.

As a result, it not only fails to rename any date with Days higher than 12, it has also deleted the presumed invalid "Date Taken" out of my EXIF files.

Since I had set my phone to English language, I wasn't aware that the camera would still use the European date format.

Does anyone know know a way to fill the removed "date taken" info from the file attributes "last modified" ?

Can AdvancedRenamer be set to deal with European DMY date notation? I could not find anything regarding that in the help file.

Can AdvancedRenamer rename files using the "last modified" file attribute instead of EXIF dates?

06/11-10 03:38

#1 : 12/11-10 16:44

Dany

Posts: 2

I can not rename image files. Constantly error — the extension will be changed. What am I doing wrong?

12/11-10 16:44

#1 : 14/11-10 13:52

David

Posts: 1

Can AdvancedRenamer be used to rename files and folders on NAS or Server?

Thanks.

14/11-10 13:52

#1 : 22/11-10 07:56

Piotr

Posts: 1

a very useful feature that does not yet have the program

22/11-10 07:56

#1 : 27/11-10 23:52

Dale

Posts: 1

Can I decrement numbers added to a fle name. I need to do this to change the order the files are displayed. Thanks

27/11-10 23:52

#1 : 30/11-10 09:37

Smint

Posts: 1

Hi,

I'd like to do the following thing: I have one directory with 600 files of 12 letters length and want to give their names to 600 files in another directory.
Is that even possible?

Thank you

Smint

30/11-10 09:37

#1 : 12/12-10 22:39

Richard Henestofel

Posts: 1

I am adding a list of folders and have 4 methods set up
1. Replace: '[2010]*' with ' [2010]'
2. Replace: ' ' with ' '
3. New Case: Lower all
4. New Case: Upper first in every word

There are appx. 36 folders

No matter the order I do this in it will cause the application to crash (Go not responding); set method then add folders or add folders then set method

I am on Win7 64bit with a quad core and 4GB of ram, I have attempted to set app to run as admin to see if that resolves the issue to no avail.

Note: It works when adding a single folder that is all alpha characters

12/12-10 22:39 - edited 12/12-10 22:42

#1 : 19/12-10 03:21

Tony Pezzuto

Posts: 1

I use date time as the file names coming off my digital camera, but I recently upgraded to a camera that has a 3-4 shot per second capacity, causing there to be many more files that have been created at the same second. Is there a way to add an incrementing number only on the files that have duplicate naming, and reset the counter at each new name conflict?

19/12-10 03:21

#1 : 25/12-10 13:13

Galina

Posts: 4

Hi Kim,
Sorry for my bad English.
I have files with that type names (some words in Russian):
"Несколько отрывочных мыслей (вместо предисловия)_01.mp3"
I wanted delete cyrillic words and replace them with word in latinic letters, like that:
"predislovije_01.mp3"
In Folder there is many files with that type of Name.
How that is possible? I don’t understand in User Guide.
Thanks,
GB

25/12-10 13:13

#1 : 28/12-10 20:04

Mack

Posts: 1

I have a large directory of files and find the thumbnail gridview useful to sort and view the files. However, when I select specific files in the grid list (using shift- and ctrl- keys) the renaming gets applied to all files in the directory. Is there a way to only rename the files that are currently selected in the grid?

28/12-10 20:04

#1 : 10/01-11 18:54

arwul

Posts: 94

Up front, I am a first time user of Advanced Renamer. Right now I am in the 'process' of comparing renamers.

Advanced Renamer looks very nice and is quite userfriendly.

I have one question: say I drag a number of files over to Advanced Renamer as a kind of list of files to be renamed. However, then I want to selectively rename files, i.e. ctrl-select a number of files, rename them this way, ctrl-select another number files, rename them that way, etc.

This way I can start out with a big number of files, rather than to drag/drop small number of files each time.

Also, if I want all the files to have a kind of similar name, the ones that have already been renamed, are still in front of me (as an example) so I know how the next set should look like.

Is this possible?

Example:
one loads 20 files at once
files are named
file1, file2, file3.... file19,file20

I would like to remove 1,2,3 only (1 character, pos 5)
for files 1-9 and other files 2 chars at pos5.

For this I would then cntrl select files 1 -9 apply action then files 10-20 apply another action.

TIA
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10/01-11 18:54 - edited 12/01-11 12:20

#1 : 13/01-11 12:53

arwul

Posts: 94

Up front: I think Advanced Renamer is a great tool!

Many possibilities and combinations etc. can be added to the Pattern window panel.

I have just create a few, but think, over time, the window will be a bit too small and users have to scroll up and down to find the pattern they want to use (and saved).

A 'humble' suggestion from a newbie: maybe make this panel resizable... ?

This is no criticisme, just a suggestion!
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13/01-11 12:53

#1 : 15/01-11 14:54

arwul

Posts: 94

When copying files, folder dates are set to the date of copying.

In my case the original date is in the name of the folder.

So:
foldername: x:\foldername-bla-bla-11jan2011
folderdate : 13-01-2011

I want to redate the folder, back to 11 jan 2011.

Does AR offer this possibility ?

Thank you!
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15/01-11 14:54

#1 : 21/01-11 19:07

Michael

Posts: 9

Hello,

Thank you for making such a useful utility.

If I mouseover the Start Batch button, the popup shows "Start Batch (F9)" however when I press F9 nothing happens. Clicking on the Start Batch button renames the files.

Thank you,
Michael

21/01-11 19:07

#1 : 21/01-11 19:28

Michael

Posts: 9

Hello,

In my usage of Advanced Renamer, I do multiple batches one after another of a small number of files. There are three dialog boxes (Start Renaming, Progress, Information) which require interaction for every batch which is processed. Reducing the number of interactions required would be very helpful at increasing efficiency.

When starting a batch, a Start Renaming dialog box appears with the options to Rename or Cancel. Then on clicking Rename the batch begins to process and the Progress dialog box appears and remains on the screen even after the batch is complete. On completion of the batch an additional Information dialog appears which indicates Renaming has ended with 0 errors.

Perhaps an option could be added in Settings to automatically close the Progress dialog on batch completion if no error took place (but the Progress dialog would stay open if an error did take place)?

Also, it seems that the Information dialog is redundant as the Progress dialog already shows Errors found, so perhaps the Information dialog could be eliminated (or again, an option made available to disable it)?

Thank you,
Michael

21/01-11 19:28

#1 : 21/01-11 20:49

Michael

Posts: 9

Hello,

It would be very helpful to be able to make the program window smaller to take up less space on the screen.

The column on the left (containing Renaming method list, and Add batch method) takes up about 320 pixels of space all the time, even when the user does not need it. For example I often use one preset batch method so most of the time I do not need to use the items in that column at all. Perhaps you could allow the column to be minimized to the left of the program window? Or perhaps put a button in the menu bar which toggles the column on and off?

Also the program window seems to have a minimum vertical size of about 370 pixels. That is enough space for 12 rows of files in the Details view. Often times the batches I rename are only 5 or 6 files, so it would be nice to be able to make the program window smaller vertically to take up even less space on my screen.

Following are some images to demonstrate...

Here is what Advanced Renamer looks like on my computer now:
http://img40.imageshack.us/i/arennow.png/

Here is a mock-up showing what it might look like with the column minimized to the left:
http://img840.imageshack.us/i/arensmaller.png/

Here is a mock-up showing what it might look like with the column minimized, and window vertically resized smaller:
http://img585.imageshack.us/i/arensmaller2.png/

Thank you for your consideration,
Michael

21/01-11 20:49

#1 : 23/01-11 09:53

arwul

Posts: 94

Feature Request:

I store my images in folders named after 'digitized-date' in the following format: \yyyy-mm-dd

When downloading images from my camera, they are initially stored in 1 folder.

I would like to have Advanced Renamer to do the following:

- create foldernames based on exif-date (in above format)
- move the respective files to those folders
- change folder dates based on exif date digitized (first date/time found)
if necessary:
- redate the modified date of the moved files to exif-date time digitized

I am not sure if this is too complicated :-)

Thanks!
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23/01-11 09:53

#1 : 25/01-11 03:13

Mihai

Posts: 2

Hi,

At the moment I'm downloading server logs locally inside a common folder, in order to archive them and store them on backup media.

However, I don't like the fact that they aren't organized in a tidy way and doing it manually is quite time consuming.

The logs that I have are in this format:

domainname.com.20100821.gz
domainname.com.20100822.gz
domainname.com.20100823.gz

etc.

some domains have hyphens like this:

domain-name.com.20100821.gz
domain-name.com.20100822.gz
domain-name.com.20100823.gz

etc.

What I need is:

1) the tool to extract the domain name from the file names, which is "domainname" or "domain-name" and to create a folder with that string, unless the folder already exists;

2) the tool to extract the year (2010) and to create a folder with the same name under the folder of the domain name (handled at step 1. above), again unless it exists;

3) the tool to extract also the month (08) and to create a folder with the format "year-month" (2010-08) under the folder of the year (handled at step 2 above);

4) finally to move the file to the folder created as step 3 above.

In other words, I want a file like:

domainname.com.20100821.gz

To be moved to:

domainname.com/2010/2010-08/domainname.com.20100821.gz

Or a file like:

domain-name.com.20100821.gz

To be moved to:

domain-name.com/2010/2010-08/domain-name.com.20100821.gz

Your help on making this possible with Advanced Renamer would be highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mihai

25/01-11 03:13

#1 : 27/01-11 18:17

arwul

Posts: 94

When I drag and drop a few folders, I get an error:
... items were not found.

Feature request to

a) allow drag and drop folders into the Rename Panel

b) add three -new- buttons
1) [Show Folders] default
2) [Show folders and files]
3) [Show files]

c) In the 'Show Folders'-view - folder rename can take place, same as current Rename Folders.
This way, maybe the 2nd tab 'Rename Folders" may not be necessary anymore (favourable from a maintenance point of view, I guess)

d) Plus .. whilst being able to drag and drop couple of folders in one go into Advanced Renamer, it will reduce a lot of file handlings (Explorer): opening folders, drag drop files etc.

e) Plus of course max flexibility on what to rename in just one window-panel.

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27/01-11 18:17

#1 : 03/02-11 04:20

Mikael Guggenheim

Posts: 1

I have a lot of pictures and photos on my computer.

I have sorted them all by putting them in folders named after the date they where taken.

As an example, a photo taken 22 jan 2011 lies in a folder named 2011-01-22.

The problem I have with all these photos is that a lot of them don't have the right timestamp. Some because they where taken with a a camera that hadn't had the time configured, some because they come from picture-cds and so on.

Is there any way to make this superb program get the dates from the foldernamne and change the date on the files?

I have over 19k fotos from 2001 and forward so it's a major work to change em all by myself, even when marking all photos in per folder and changing it by hand its a lot.

Cheers

03/02-11 04:20

#1 : 10/02-11 18:36

arwul

Posts: 94

Currently I use the portable version of ARen: created a desktop shortcut. Have added ARen to the contextmenu using Shellto.

I would whether it would be possible to have a kind of contextmenu submenu of Advanced Renamer.

Example: when working with Explorer and you wish to rename a couple of file, you ctrl select them and right mouse click on Advanced Rename, the files are then loaded into ARen and from there on you can continue the usual way.

Think this is a good idea, hope there is sufficient support here to persuade Kim to (at least) investigate if this would be possible... :-)

Thanks
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10/02-11 18:36

#1 : 17/02-11 22:04

Kim Jensen

Administrator
Posts: 883

I have released a beta version of the upcoming version of Advanced Renamer, 3.0. I am very excited about this release since it delivers several new big features. To make this version I had to change a a lot so there is a risk that I have broken some working features. I hope some of you will help me test it and give me your feedback.
I hope to release the final version in two weeks. In the mean time I will update the user guide to match the new version and I will also perform some tests my self. But we all know the best test is the test actual users perform :-).

See this page for more information about what is new in this version : http://www.advancedrenamer.com/whatsnew/

17/02-11 22:04

#1 : 28/02-11 20:25

Kim Jensen

Administrator
Posts: 883

I found out today that the forum has been non functioning for some time. It has not been possible to write new posts and reply to existing posts. I don't hope anybody have been unsuccessful at getting the support they need in this time.
The forum should be working as intended now but if you experience problems please don't hesitate to write to me by e-mail.

28/02-11 20:25

#1 : 06/03-11 08:40

arwul

Posts: 94

The new (final) version of Advanced Renamer is really wonderful!

There are quite some important improvements / new features and
the upgrade is really a must to get the best out of ARen.

It is amazing to find so many features, in such a small program,
which is even available in a portable version.

This all basically for free . . .

Perfect job Kim !

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06/03-11 08:40

#1 : 09/03-11 11:08

Clive

Posts: 4

Hi, I'm not sure if this is a bug or a change. Using Add with the text '11-J517-' no quotes produces '11-j517-' no quote. I type in using uppercase characters and the new name is in lowercase. I can not remember this happening in the past. (Portable version.)

-- Update --
I'm sorry to confirm it is a bug. It is reproduced by using ADD with TEST and then ADD again with TEST - The first is fine the second reverts to lower case.

Hopefully you can both reproduce the issues and find the solution.

Best wishes, Clive.

09/03-11 11:08 - edited 09/03-11 17:37

#1 : 20/03-11 08:06

arwul

Posts: 94

Once in a while I wish to do a 2nd rename on the same files.
When "Auto close progress window" in Settings is tagged, the options in the progress window (with "Total amount of files", "Errors found") will not show up.

In this pop-up window, there is a kind of "Add files" selection.
Add files:
-None
-Files that could be renamed
-Files that could not be renamed
-All files

Would like to suggest to have this opton also available in settings.
Something like

After rename add files
[_] None
[_] Files that could be renamed
[_] Files that could not be renamed
[X] All files

Hope I will get some support on this suggestion from other users :-))

Thanks!

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20/03-11 08:06

#1 : 20/03-11 08:12

arwul

Posts: 94

This is just a small improvement on selecting columns.
When selecting columns uses have to click on Customize Columns again and again to select other columns.

What about not closing this drop down selection panel, until the
user clicks anywhere else outside the selection panel.

So users can select/deselect columns one after the other and once done click outside the drop down panel, instead of clicking on the customize columns button each time.

Thanks!
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20/03-11 08:12

#1 : 20/03-11 08:21

arwul

Posts: 94

Advanced Renamer has a 10.000 files limit right now.
I have some big folders, with many subfolders. Number of files
exceed this limit.

Cud the max.number of files not be increased?
(Yes, I know, it will take a while loading such big folders)

Or, alternatively, when AR hits this 10.000 limit, ask user
if they wish to proceed, warning for long load times.

Thanks!
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20/03-11 08:21

#1 : 22/03-11 10:07

Erik Schutte

Posts: 1

Hello,
First of I love your program, I use it for various tasks.
Second I have a question about the slow analyzing of in this case TIF files.
It seems like the program looks very deep into the TIF files extracting all kinds of information. This causes the analyzing phase to take very long after selecting folders with the TIF files.

If for instance I convert the TIF files to PDF, then the program is quick as lightning. Analyzing them takes only a few seconds.
Is there a way to turn off the in depth analyzing for images?
I only want to use the program to rename the files and not do anything with the image information otherwise. Working with TIF files of 100MB each will take a while otherwise.

Thank you in advanced for your help.

22/03-11 10:07

#1 : 26/03-11 05:38

Spencer

Posts: 3

I just installed the latest version on Windows 2000 and XP. On XP, it looks fine. But on Windows 2000, the Top/Up/Down/Bottom icons don't show, and there's a black box instead of the word "Presets". Look at this screenshot:

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3430/advance drenamer.jpg

26/03-11 05:38

#1 : 29/03-11 03:02

Spencer

Posts: 3

Thanks for this great software Kim. I have recently tried out several multi-file renaming utilities, and yours is one of the ones I like the best.

What do you think of these suggestions:

1) If there's nothing to undo, then gray out the "Undo Previous Batch" button.

2) Sometimes a renaming method will not change all the files in the list. It would be nice if the program could indicate which files would be changed and which wouldn't. Like show the files that will be changed in one color, and show the files that won't be changed in a different color.

3) How about making the checkbox its own column, instead of being part of the Filename column? I've tried moving the Path column all the way to the left, but it won't let me move it to the left of the Filename column.

29/03-11 03:02

#1 : 01/04-11 12:02

Andre Linoge

Posts: 2

Goodmorning.

I wander if its possible to import an list with different names and add these names to different files.

For example:

A list with titles like:
A
B
C

and place them into empty files like

file 01 with title A
file 02 with title B
file 03 with title C

In other words, after importing the list, the files should have an title.

Is there an option to accomplist this action, and if so can somone, please explane how to??

If not, i like to make it an feature request.

TIA
Regards

Andre Linoge

01/04-11 12:02

#1 : 04/04-11 15:06

Atilla ATEŞ

Posts: 2

Hi Kim, yet ive downloaded AREN v3.02 and tried to rename some folders and subfolders starting with "610 - " without quotes. Ive used only 1 renaming method and it was replace for discarding that number, spaces and that hyphen standing in front of every folder name but program said errors. So i discarded adding subfolders and worked with current folders, it said error again. Is there a problem with renaming folders with this version (Im using Turkish Translate Version)

04/04-11 15:06

#1 : 07/04-11 19:34

Konstantin

Posts: 2

First of, i'm realy love your program! It's very nice and smarty ) Thank you for your work!

Second: It will be very nice to have a feature to take the part of directory name for included files instead of whole name and use it for the next usage (((.

Example:

Dir Name:
[name of torent-tracker]_Amazing Water Drops Wallpapers (1600x1200)
[name of torent-tracker]_ComputerDesktopWallpapers (07.04.11)
[Wallpapers]_Computer Desktop Wallpapers Collection (13.02.11)

I need to take every expression between "[]" like a "[name of torent-tracker]" and "[Wallpapers]" and place it in the filenames, i.e. <AddPartDirName:*_> will detect all letters before "_", and add this part to the filenames.

Sorry for my english, i have enough experience to understand, but not enough to speak correctly.

07/04-11 19:34

#1 : 19/04-11 18:47

Hendrik Malmann

Posts: 2

Dear forum,
I use advancedrenamer since years and never had a problem. But this leaves me scratching my head :-(

What happened? I resized some files in Photoshop CS4 and used the "save for web and mobiles" command to remove the exifs while saving. Then I wanted to rename the files, just something simple like newname<Inc Nr:01>.<ext>
The preview look good - but the batch reports errors and doesn´t rename the files.

I can rename the original files (before saving them in PS) without any problem.

I uploaded some testfiles at www.euerfotograf.de/ausgang/rename.zip , if someone wants to reproduce the problem.

The computer is running Win7 64bit German. I´m using Advanced Renamer 3.04 now, but it also happened with 2.7x before.

Thanks for any help, Hendrik

19/04-11 18:47

#1 : 20/04-11 11:44

Jaap Mosselman

Posts: 1

I add a bunch of files to AREN (all files in a certain folder with subfolders). Then I add a search and replace. Would be nice if I had a better visual indication which files are affected by the rename. For example in the Error column, show "N.A." instead of OK.

Thanks, Jaap

20/04-11 11:44

#1 : 21/04-11 00:56

Lawrence

Posts: 1

wonderful free product.

i have a need to increment a set of filenames with odd number sequence. another set needs to increment with even number sequence. this method is needed to identify the front side and the back side of printed pages. is this method available or did i miss the instruction?

thanks for the product and the help

21/04-11 00:56 - edited 21/04-11 00:58

#1 : 21/04-11 02:21

Spiro Conomos

Posts: 15

Hi,

I notice there are some occasional posts in the forum about command line usage. I would like to invoke with a Preset, run it, and then auto exit (say, only if there are no errors). Possible now? Maybe one day?

thanks,
Spiro

21/04-11 02:21

#1 : 28/04-11 23:44

Melanie

Posts: 2

Hi I was wondering if it was possible to rename m2ts video files? It does not work using the same method I use for renaming images, I guess I would have to replace the IMG part of the method with another file type but I have no idea what. I seem to be able to rename my video files to the date they were downloaded but obviously I want to rename them to the date they were taken. Thanks :)

28/04-11 23:44

#1 : 29/04-11 16:16

Stan

Posts: 1

Kim,

Nice program... Thanks!

One question - what's the difference between the 2 versions?

Thanks...

29/04-11 16:16

#1 : 03/05-11 15:56

Molkio

Posts: 1

I'd like replace words in parentheses; can you help how can I do?

(Capital) = (Lower)

Example:

Nirvana (Unplugged) = Nirvana (unplugged)
or
Software (Media) = Software (media)

So.

03/05-11 15:56 - edited 03/05-11 15:59

#1 : 04/05-11 06:50

arwul

Posts: 94

In the 'General'-tab of the file properties, often a name shows up
under file-description.
(it is then also shown in the details-tab)

It may be handy to rename the file after its description, especially when
the initial filename is not clear on that, i.e. when the initial filename
does not tell us what it is meant for, but the filedescription does.

Maybe add this feature to Aren ?
Rename after filedescription if available.

Note: the name under details should be trimmed: often spaces are added.

Thanks!
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04/05-11 06:50

#1 : 04/05-11 07:14

arwul

Posts: 94

I needed to redate some files, the other day. Sofar I hardly used this part of Advanced Renamer. When I used it, it involved images (containing EXIF-data).

This time I wanted to redate some 'normal' files.

Whereas for other rename actions, usually, I donot need the Help-files because the preview shows what I am doing, this time, this part regretfully was a bit unclear to me in first instance. It shows created/accessed/modified twice. When I tag all items under 'Apply to' and then select Created date and time, then what ..?

Maybe something cud be added, like:
Use ...
(*) Created date and time
It is a minor thing.

Anyway, I had files that contain dates in the following format:
bla bla filename-ddmmyy.pdf
and
bla bla filename-Apr-2011.pdf

Under filename pattern, the only options are:
<Year>-<Month>-<Day>

Suggestion:
what about adding:
<DateFormat:>

and users can then add their free format.
like
<DateFormat:ddmmyy>
<DateFormat:ddmmyyyy>
<DateFormat:MMMyy>
<DateFormat:MMMyyyy>
when using caps it then refers to characters, not numbers.
so MMM -> April

<DateFormat:MMM###yy>
will be Apr (3 characters only)

Thanks
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04/05-11 07:14

#1 : 14/05-11 10:05

arwul

Posts: 94

Am not sure whether this has been handled before: forum has no search option.

The shooting time of some photos accidentally is 6 hours later.

Is there a way to update the created/accessed/modified date to use Exif date time minus hh:mm

So, kind of time adjustment, timeshifting.

Adjust time by [+] or [-] hh mm ss

An option wud be:
- first change timestamp based on Exif data (which is xx hours wrong)
- then, in 2nd rename job do the time-adjustment

TIA
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14/05-11 10:05

#1 : 14/05-11 20:34

Tsais

Posts: 6

Hi Kim Jensen,

I talked to you a good while back, when I was still traveling.

Thanks again for this great program.

Only after trying to rename a large amount of shots at once, did I realize that I've taken more than 10,000 pictures between February and May... yipes

Your program is wonderfully robust, renamed 10,000 files, plucking exif info and putting it into the filenames in less than a minute!

I've been trying out ACDSee, which lets you store categories or keywords in a database and its actually able to embed that data directly into image files too. However, their file renaming abilities aren't anywhere near what you've built.

I haven't been able to retrieve those ACDSee's embedded tags in AdvancedRenamer, which may simply be lack of knowledge on my part.

But playing with this gave me an idea: Maybe the ACDSee guys would care to licence your technology, which would make their program much more powerful.

Maybe you could get decent money for such a license? I don't know, maybe its worth a phone call to them, maybe not...

14/05-11 20:34 - edited 15/05-11 03:57

#1 : 17/05-11 15:35

MAAR

Posts: 2

Thanks for your great tool - I definitely love it, as it saves me hours and hours...

After updating to 3.05 from 2.7x I noticed that
load list -> selecting a .txt file
will fill the list, but the files won't be renamed and the "new filename" column doesn't show new names if "auto batch test" is active - If I add other methods they do show and rename but only these and still not the list.

Now - If I ctrl+x and ctrl+c the list in the list window (not from the txt) it works.

It all worked 10 minutes ago before the update with the same txts.
Do I need to save my txts in another format for the new version?
Did I miss some news regarding the list method?
Any idea?

Thanks,

17/05-11 15:35 - edited 17/05-11 15:37

#1 : 24/05-11 22:26

Lunique

Posts: 12

Hi,
I just installed the new version because I was happy to read that I could now add all subfolders to rename.
Unfortunately my Settings dialog don't look like this from your user guide (http://software.hulubulu.net/files/image/aren/s ettings_dialog.gif)

The option for "explorer context menu" is only blank. I don't really need the context option but I REALLY need the option to add subfolders without going through them one by one and hold strg. I have to rename so many.
I have windows 7 with 64bit
I hope you could help me.

Thanks for your great programm,
greetings,
Lunique

24/05-11 22:26

#1 : 30/05-11 04:36

Elaine Livingston

Posts: 1

I saw the older message for this. I am using several different photo programs trying to decide which one I like best. In Windows 7 and in PMB Vaio, I can change the date taken and it shows in Windows, and PMB and ACDSee (Ver 5), but it does not show in Advanced Renamer. As a matter of interest though, in ACDSee the details show a "Date Taken" and a "Date Digitized". The "Date Digitized is the one that is showing in AR as "Date Taken" I can't fnd it displayed anywhere else. Maybe this can clear up some confusion for you.

30/05-11 04:36

#1 : 03/06-11 20:49

fco

Posts: 1

please help
I need to move part of the file name (DP) (DU) and add in it after the second space, i write examples:

(current file)
DP MARR CAB38-TG12 51495 Rev01.pdf
DU TOR Tabualdor 256 Rev00.pdf

(required file)
MARR CAB38-TG12 DP 51495 Rev01.pdf
TOR Tabualdor DU 256 Rev00.pdf

Note: I can not use methods "replace" or "move"because the number of characters is different in each file.

I await your prompt response, thank you for your time invested in my problems thank you very much

Note: My native language is Spanish, sorry for the bad English

03/06-11 20:49

#1 : 06/06-11 21:02

João

Posts: 2

It's possible to add a new method?

It's for my TV Series... I allways rename them manually to:

01x01.Nikita
01x02.Nikita
01x03.Nikita
etc.

And It will be easy if there is a method like

01x(Num 01 to 03).Nikita

06/06-11 21:02

#1 : 13/06-11 10:14

Jeff

Posts: 1

Hi there,

Before anything else, I would like to say thanks for sharing this wonderful software for free. Good job, guys!

I use this software for almost 2 years now without any problems.

Recently, I downloaded and installed the ver. 3.05 and I have had noticed that the List Method is not anymore working on renaming .JPG files like before.

I thought that installing newer version means great enhancement on features, but unfortunately this problem really gives a lot of headache.

I hope you great guys out there can give me some advice on this.

Thanks,

Jeff

13/06-11 10:14

#1 : 15/06-11 13:55

Johnny

Posts: 3

Hi there!

I got a problem. When I try to get the files a new name with the ID3-Tags and the ID3-Title does have Japanese letters, Andvanced Renamer does not use the Japanese letters but only Underlines (_).

I use Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit with Asia Support. All applications does show the Jap. letters, but AR do problems.

Start as Administrator does not fix the problem.

Best greetings,
Johnny

15/06-11 13:55

#1 : 23/06-11 11:11

Volodymyr

Posts: 3

Hi!
Is there any opportunity to make several copies of each file in one click?

For example, I have a file "2011_alpha.pdf"

I need to make several copies of it: "2011_beta.pdf", "2011_omega.pdf", "2011_gamma.pdf"

I tried to do such thing:

Batch mode - copy
+ method replace "alpha -> beta"
+ method replace "alpha -> omega"
+ method replace "alpha -> gamma"

But in such variant AdvancedRenamer make only first change. And I have only one copy - "beta"

Than I tried
Batch mode - copy
+ method replace "alpha -> beta"
+ method replace "beta -> omega"
+ method replace "omega -> gamma"

But in such way it also doesn't work. It makes only one copy again, but now with last method - "gamma"

What should I do to have all the copies of my file in one operation? Is it possible?

23/06-11 11:11

#1 : 24/06-11 20:43

Kim Jensen

Administrator
Posts: 883

I have released Advanced Renamer 3.10 Beta today. The release is primarily based on feedback I have gotten here on the forum and by e-mail. A lot of people have been writing with renaming problems that could not be solved or were very difficult to solve. I have tried to make Advanced Renamer more suited for some of these renaming problems.
I have not found solutions for all problems however. I really wanted a release soon so I decided that enough was enough and got the release out the door.

I hope you will help me test the beta before it goes final. The Internet is filled with people better suited for testing software than me. Translations and the user guide will be updated for the final release in about two weeks time.

Check out what is new here:
http://www.advancedrenamer.com/whatsnew_beta

Download the beta here:
http://www.advancedrenamer.com/download

24/06-11 20:43

#1 : 24/06-11 22:59

Gordon Hamm

Posts: 1

I have a list of map names that I want to batch convert and put the number first and the name second, For Example: Cranberry River 103P10.tif to
103P10 Cranberry River.tif.
How do I do the renaming in AdvancedRenamer ?

24/06-11 22:59

#1 : 01/07-11 20:07

Art

Posts: 7

I am new your software, but it looks professionally executed. Thanks

Is there a way to change the sequence of a file name, such as:

Change a file name from "Feist, Raymond E. - A Kingdom Besieged.txt” to “Raymond E. Feist- A Kingdom Besieged.txt” (no quotation marks)

Some files will be in a format of “Feist, Raymond - A Kingdom Besieged.txt” i.e., w/o middle initials.

Many Thanks

01/07-11 20:07

#1 : 03/07-11 02:57

Zeebo

Posts: 2

I'm new to the program, and I can't seem to get this method to work. I'm trying to rename song files that are lower case to Upper Case First Letter In Every Word, but nothing happens. I think the problem might be the word separator code.

This is what my files look like.

chiffons - one fine day.flac

I want them to look like this.

Chiffons - One Fine Day.flac

Any help would be appreciated.

03/07-11 02:57 - edited 03/07-11 06:57

#1 : 03/07-11 16:30

Posts: 2

I'm trying to change created/modified/accessed timestamps to exif data. I add the metod, tick three dates and click on image date and time. ARen says it is going to set created, accessed, modified date and time to CREATED date and time and indeed does so.
Using version 3.05, Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit SP1.
Thanks for help.

03/07-11 16:30

#1 : 04/07-11 13:54

Herbert

Posts: 7

Hi,

im using AR 2.6.5. Today I found out, there is a Homepage and a new Version *juhu*

After installing version 3.05 I tried to import my rename methods from 2.5.6. But it's not working. I got 100 Errors and could't exit the import window. I had to close AR with ctrl+alt+del

So how can i import my rename methods.

mfg :)

04/07-11 13:54 - edited 04/07-11 13:55

#1 : 15/07-11 07:03

arwul

Posts: 94

Hi Kim,

Whilst having a number of files listed in AR, I deleted one of them whilst using Explorer that was running in the background.

However, I noticed that F5 and/or the Refresh button did not remove the file from the AR-list (even when I untagged the file)

Either
-sending the files to AR (context menu: SendTo:)
or
-first launching AR and then opening the files

in both scenarios refresh does not clear the deleted file from the list.

Is this the intended behaviour, or did I come accross a minor bug in your wonderful program ..? (using 3.10.00.03)

Keep up the good work!
=

15/07-11 07:03

#1 : 17/07-11 14:43

H.J. Ackermann

Posts: 2

Hi,

i need a Feature to rename with the next Upper Folder, not only the current Folder. Or can the current Version this do for me?

Example:

Deutschland/Duesseldorf/Altstadt/file.jpg

becomes >>

Deutschland/duesseldorf/Altstadt/duesseldorf_Altstadt_001.jpg
or
Deutschland/duesseldorf/Altstadt/duesseldorf_Altstadt_2011_06_05_12_10_20.jpg
.... and so on...

Regards from Germany, wuppertal
H.J. Ackermann

17/07-11 14:43 - edited 17/07-11 15:15

#1 : 18/07-11 15:49

Michael

Posts: 9

Greetings,

I installed 3.10 (I had been using 3.05 previously) and when I clicked the disk icon for Save Method List, an error dialog appeared saying: "TFileOpenDialog requires Windows Vista or later." This computer has XP.

I installed 3.10 over 3.05 without first uninstalling 3.05, and I was also getting "access violation" errors at times. So I uninstalled and then re-installed 3.10 and did not see the access violation errors again, but the TFileOpenDialog error still occurred.

I have reverted back to 3.05 for now.

Thank you, have a great day,
Michael

18/07-11 15:49

#1 : 24/07-11 10:44

Koibito Seijo

Posts: 2

As simple as the title says.
Dimming or graying the filenames in the New Filename column is very useful, especially if you are using RegEx with long filenames.

24/07-11 10:44

#1 : 24/07-11 10:51

Koibito Seijo

Posts: 2

When dealing with thousands of filename changes that need to go through multiple rules that are not seen until after the first steps, it would be much easier if after processing the batch, that the batch list is not cleared, but refreshed.
As this is not very useful for small groups of files, or when you know exactly how to get where you want with a simple chain, this feature would be better suited as a check-box in the settings section. i.e., "Refresh instead of clear batch list."

24/07-11 10:51

#1 : 26/07-11 10:34

Dean Kruger

Posts: 6

When one selects another preset from the list of saved presets, you have to manually update the file list.

Auto Test does not detect that the preset has changed.

This bug has been preset in the past two versions...

Great software !!!

26/07-11 10:34 - edited 26/07-11 10:43

#1 : 26/07-11 10:40

Dean Kruger

Posts: 6

Change Tag to <DirName Level Seperator>

If my path is c: - users - deanable - desktop - textfile.txt

Using <DirName 2 _> would output deanable_desktop
Using <DirName 3 -> would output users-deanable-desktop

Great Software !!!

26/07-11 10:40 - edited 26/07-11 10:44

#1 : 01/08-11 11:52

bob

Posts: 1

Hi

I was wondering can Advanced Renamer had a function of saying you dont want anything between [] brackers and the brackers.

For example

Orginal file name -
london - 1 [jdfeh939hf3e]
london - 2 [cieu783b3]

changed file name

london - 1 -
london - 2 -

if this is possible can someone explain to me how to do this please

thanks

01/08-11 11:52

#1 : 02/08-11 23:09

Paola

Posts: 6

First of all I would like to say that I LOVE...LOVE "AdvancedRenamer" . I have tried several batch renaming programs and this is the first one that I find that is super easy to use and has most of the features I need. Thank you for your generosity in providing this program free of charge!

With this said, I would like to make a suggestion for a possible feature. I don't know how complicated or even possible it would be but would to add features that allows one to change ID3 tags. I am talking about basic features like the ones used in the batch methods. Specially Add, Remove, Replace, and New Case. If something like this could be added, it would make this program more AWESOME :-)

Thanks!

02/08-11 23:09 - edited 02/08-11 23:10

#1 : 04/08-11 17:00

Paola

Posts: 6

I don't know if someone has already made this observation but I I've discovered that in the new version there is a missing feature(field) that was previously available.

In the "Remove" method window, it was possible to change the numeric value (up/down) by simply clicking on the up/down arrows that were next to the remove count: field but those arrows are missing now.

When I click on the <> next to the field and the text filed value box appears, I clicked on the "Numeric value" hoping to activate the feature but it didn't change.

It would be very helpful if it could be added once again.

Thanks =)

04/08-11 17:00 - edited 04/08-11 17:05

#1 : 07/08-11 02:11

Gotya

Posts: 3

Dear Kim,

Please take a look at this problem. I created 2 methods for renaming. First method I use as "list method" & second method I use "Add method". This will rename and change the "file extension" because in the list I don't put file extension.

When I applied these 2 methods, it will change file name and apply the file extesion that I've wanted them to be. But, It change the file extension in the wrong place. Some how, the add method change the extension after the "period" in the file name (anywhere if the file name contains a period in it).

Methods for rename = 2

1 - "List Method" is straight forward - no problem
2 - "Add Method"
a- "add" field, I input ".mp4"
b- "At index" field, I choose "0" (regarding changing the extension right after the period)
c- "Apply to", I choose "extension"

Example:

Before --"MCD01 - The Time For Love - John J. Walker" (noticed, there is no extension & artist name has a initial with a period.)

After--"MCD01 - The Time For Love - John J.mp4. Walker" (noticed, the mp4 is in the wrong place. It seems like the app. is looking for a "period" not the extension.)

I love the AR. It's still my best choice.

Thanks,
GY

07/08-11 02:11

#1 : 11/08-11 12:31

Dean Kruger

Posts: 6

Hi Kim

For your next version - please check the shell integration.

I'm using Windows 7.

From my context menu clicked on folder & file selections the Renamer opens but does not add files. I have to drag & drop files...

Thanks

11/08-11 12:31

#1 : 11/08-11 17:00

Genri

Posts: 2

I run Advanced Renamer 3.05 portable (in italian) on a desktop OS Win7 Home Premium, with no problem at all. I have decided to try vers. 3.11 portable in a folder on partition D: and following are the outcomes:
1. i click ARen.exe to open the prog and i get an error screen: “Unable to write to D:\Advanced Renamer 3.11\Data\Settings.ini” - i click OK and program starts to work.
2. when i close the prog clicking the upper left X button, another error screen: “Access violation at address 0050FEA in module ARen.exe. Read of address 000000000”.

Just for a test i downloaded and tried the installable version receiving again both errors.
OS on the pc is stable and i wonder if such errors are due to problems concerning compatibility with vers. 3.11 (i run prog as adminstrator).
I have also gone through the “forum” to find a solution but to no avail. Anyway, my compliments for this wonderful program and if no solution available i'll keep with 3.05.
Ciao to all.

11/08-11 17:00

#1 : 14/08-11 03:53

Mike

Posts: 1

I was wondering if it would be possible to add the ability to combine several methods into a single collapsible group with a customizable name.

When dealing with a complex set of methods it would help to be able to minimize and expand sets of grouped methods. For instance a group of methods that would correct the capitalization of the words the, a, an, and of in a Title. I haven't found a way to do it with one method, and can't see a reason to change it now that I have it perfected, but would like to be able to get the methods out of the way as it were.

The ability to customize the name of any method would also be appreciated.

14/08-11 03:53

#1 : 18/08-11 15:06

Sunyn

Posts: 2

1. Renaming a list of files, we should do like this:
config the renaming methods,
click the 'Start Batch',
pop up a confirm dialog box,
click Start,
pop up a success information,
click OK,
show the error result dialog box,
click OK.

To finish the renaming process, I need press buttons for four times.

I do think that success information dialog box is unneccessary because the next error result dialog box also contains the information about that.

And as to me, nearly all the time the renaming process ends without any error, so it's a waste of time to see this "0 error" result every time.

I suggest that you can intergrate the error result dialog box to the main panel next to the "Rename Files" and "Rename Folders". If it needs to show, the application can switch to that tab for users.

2. I find AR will lost responding for a moment when I load some big files for renaming.(for example, 30 * 100M files)
Is that a normal thing or my computer's problem?

Thanks to write this great software at last.

18/08-11 15:06 - edited 18/08-11 15:07

#1 : 20/08-11 18:54

tej

Posts: 1

Hi Kim,

i have got lot of Mp3 files where the Tag items contains some junk letter like [MZC] AlbumName so in this tag i want to remove [MZC].

could you please let me know how i can achieve that ?

many thanks.
Tej.

20/08-11 18:54

#1 : 26/08-11 09:16

arwul

Posts: 94

Lkely this request has been made before(?)
Cannot do a search on this forum.

Suggestion:
in the column "New name"
show -only- the files that will be changed.

Thanks
=

26/08-11 09:16

#1 : 26/08-11 10:14

arwul

Posts: 94

Test batch indicated 10 errors (in a list of a few thousand files)

One needs to scroll thru the list to find the errors marked in red.
Maybe add the feature to click on 'Error' columnheader to sort this column to have the errors listed on top, or, alternatively add a button to brings up a separate window showing the errors.

I guess sorting is easier though.. :-)

Tks
=

26/08-11 10:14

#1 : 26/08-11 10:19

arwul

Posts: 94

Say I a reasonably long list of files.

I unmark all and select just one to try if a rename would work.

Once I am entering the parameters, all files (also unmarked ones) show up in red because they donot match what I am entering.

However, what I am entering specificially applies for that file, as that one is the only one marked/tagged.

So all other files respond as if they were marked.

Is this a correct behaviour?

Thanks
=

26/08-11 10:19

#1 : 26/08-11 10:42

arwul

Posts: 94

Say I have two files that will be getting identical names once I start to rename them.
The contents are different though.

Advanced Renamer will report this, rightfully so.

I can manually make a minor change to the original name, so the rename can still take place, but . . .

Maybe offer an option to have this problem 'autocorrected' by Advanced Renamer ?
Like adding -01 and -02 to the filenames.

The autocorrection cud be as an option in settings:
this will save time (user donot need to check the errors and have AR autocorrect the files one by one.

Tks
=

26/08-11 10:42

#1 : 26/08-11 11:31

arwul

Posts: 94

Am puzzling on the following

Filenames contain :
space 12-34-56 to be replaced by 123456
-12-34-56 to be replaced by 123456
-1.23.45 to be replaced by 012345

I can't just do a replace '-' with nothing, as there are more '-' in the filenames.

Any suggestions?

I can do a regex search like
\d\d.\d\d.\d\d
\d\d-\d\d-\d\d

etc.

but then..?

tks
==

26/08-11 11:31

#1 : 29/08-11 22:07

Kim Jensen

Administrator
Posts: 883

Advanced Renamer can for some people be a bit difficult to learn. The focus is more on making the software powerful than making it easy to use. I would like to have some tutorials on the site for new users to use when they use the software for the first time or for more experienced users who want to use more advanced features.

I could write the tutorials myself but I would rather spend my time making new features and improving Advanced Renamer. I want to know if someone would help out by writing one or more tutorials that can be posted here on the site. As a developer of the software it can be difficult for me to get into the mind set of the new user. For me the whole program is very user friendly and self explaining. Other people than myself might do a better job writing such a tutorial.

So if you want to help your by writing a tutorial or supplying examples of common batch tasks, I would be very happy to receive them and post them here on this site.

29/08-11 22:07

#1 : 01/09-11 15:10

Chris Leonard

Posts: 2

Hi - I'm rendering image sequences in a 3D app. It adds frame numbers to the images, ie, image.0001, image.0002, image.0003, etc.
Our programmer needs them with only 3 spaces passed the decimal, like image.001.
The 3d app doesnt let you change its naming conventions, is there a way to have renamer delete the 3rd character from the right?
Thank you for any suggestions!

01/09-11 15:10

#1 : 04/09-11 01:48

Alex

Posts: 1

Hello,
I just upgraded to Version 3.12 of advanced renamer in a windows 7 pc, when I try to make any change I am getting this error "error 101" Error Unknown, Can you please tell me what this error means and if it can be fixed?
Thank you in advance

04/09-11 01:48

#1 : 11/09-11 20:21

val

Posts: 2

I have names in form: "FisherKing",

have to have "Fisher King" - what reg. expression I have to use?

Any help greatly appreciated!

Val.

11/09-11 20:21

#1 : 26/09-11 11:56

John Wade

Posts: 1

I want to replace the name of the font with the name spelled in the font's style. Is that possible?

26/09-11 11:56

#1 : 27/09-11 20:09

Ben

Posts: 3

i'd like to reorganize my files. right now i have a ton of wav files with this string:

artist - year - album - track - title.wav

i'd like to rename those to

artist\year+album\track+title.wav

i.e. i'd like to turn part of the old file's name into the name of the new folder to be and change the new file's name at the same time...

how can i do that?

27/09-11 20:09 - edited 27/09-11 20:36

#1 : 28/09-11 19:04

Ben

Posts: 3

is there a way to tell the programme that the word separator is a phrase, such as " - " as opposed to only one dash or one space?

28/09-11 19:04

#1 : 05/10-11 16:14

ubaldo

Posts: 1

if you save a script containing "remove pattern", when you open it an error occurs.
it seems "remove pattern" is not managed in loading a saved script; if you remove it using notepad the rest of the script is loaded regularly.
thanks

05/10-11 16:14

#1 : 09/10-11 07:52

george

Posts: 1

I installed. I want to rename just FOLDERS, NOT any files so I ADDED Folders, told it I want to increment folder name and start with 001.

Hit START BATCH

and a warning popup that tells me some of my FILES will be renamed so I say NO.

Why is it trying to rename files when only FOLDERS are included from the ADD on?

How do I get it to rename the FOLDERS and leave my FILES alone?

Thanks

09/10-11 07:52

#1 : 10/10-11 07:00

Ivan Felipe Duque

Posts: 1

Hi

There are a way for renaming pictures based on a taken date?, because i can do it with created date

10/10-11 07:00

#1 : 11/10-11 18:47

arwul

Posts: 94

Hello Kim,
I think there is a minor problem when sorting selectef names.

Say you have 100 files
All are untagged
You tag 10 files
Then you click on "Filename" (Column header) to sort them
(btw I donot see another way to sort the files)

You will notice that the 10 blue-ish rows are now at a different
position, i.e. highlighting files that are (most likely) nót tagged.

Personnally I think the ideal situation would be that you highlighted
the 10 filenames (tagged them)
Then you want only those files be sorted, e.g. because you wish to add a counter,
but all other files (untagged) to remain in the same position as they were.

What do you think?

Good luck with AdvancedRenamer!
=

11/10-11 18:47

#1 : 13/10-11 10:37

Charoen Sanpawa

Posts: 1

I would like to rename one set of files to "page_01.txt", "page_03.txt", "page_05.txt", ...

and another set of files to "page_02.txt", "page_04.txt", "page_06.txt", ...

Can this be set up in the renaming method? Also, can the starting number be modified (rather than 1)?

Thanks in advance.
Charoen

13/10-11 10:37

#1 : 27/10-11 07:59

James Sun

Posts: 5

Hi,

Thanks for the greatest renamer!

I have been searching for a tag that puts file size in expression, but I've not been able to loacte this feature.

I am wondering if there is a way to do it in AdR? or if it is something that has not been implemented?

If its not yet done, is it possible to put it inot a catagory by it self. so it can put into tags like <File Size in bit> <File Size in Byte> <File Size in KB> < File Size in MB> <File Size in GB>

It would be extremely helpful to fixe alot of time stamp naming collision for files created by Digital camera with HDR feature. Because the camera writes multiple files at the same time, which makes duplicated file names. But the size of file would still be unique.
Thanks

27/10-11 07:59

#1 : 29/10-11 18:13

Zaphod Breeblebrox

Posts: 1

Specifically I have a file with a question mark in it. I need to remove that so Windows can manipulate the file.

29/10-11 18:13

#1 : 30/10-11 19:44

ThePC01

Posts: 5

Image: http://www.mediafire.com/i/?4vpir6z743xf1wt
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/cae5a765264 5fa64165d839fd18c9e964bb3b4798badbc532da 6d9fd9529adc76g.jpg

I have 9976 files need to rename, but when I click "populate list", "save list" or "load list", I can not see last filename in list (file 9976), I can not scroll mouse or press down arrow to see it.

In image attached:
box 1: last file has filename: "westyandgraham.jpg" (9976)
box 2: but in box list, I only can see file "vungtaumemorial.jpg" (9975)

30/10-11 19:44 - edited 30/10-11 19:45

#1 : 02/11-11 15:05

Steve Buck

Posts: 10

Manually, the program does everything I need. Are there instructions for creating a batch program that will;
- initiate the program
- select the Method
- select all the files in a particular directory
- start batch
- close program

02/11-11 15:05

#1 : 02/11-11 17:13

Desi Fitness

Posts: 6

Hi - This is my first post. Congratulations on writing this amazing piece of software, very nice work.

My question is how do I separate capitalized text from a sentence (with spaces).

eg:

Source Filename: This is AFileNameTo be cleaned.txt
Renamed File: This is A File Name To be cleaned.txt

Thanks!

02/11-11 17:13

#1 : 03/11-11 14:32

Vasily

Posts: 2

Hi, Kim Jensen.

My name is Vasily Polyakov. I live and work in Russia. First of all I want to thank you for creating wonderful program Advanced Renamer. It is very convenient and easy way to use. Special thanks for the free distribution of this program.

I would like to contribute to the development of Advanced Renamer. Russian translation of the program a bit outdated and needs to be updated. One reason for this is that the list of tags in the Russian localization does not appear Advanced Tags and File Size Tags. In addition there are other problems.

I have updated the Russian language file for Advanced Renamer 3.15. I sent a new language file to your e- mail two days ago, but got no reply. So I decided to write here on the forum. If you have not got the message, I can send it again.

I wish you success in your work and personal life. Thank you again for what you are doing.

03/11-11 14:32 - edited 06/11-11 20:10

#1 : 04/11-11 04:41

Desi Fitness

Posts: 6

1. A good thing to have would be a check box to "Recursively Apply" a rule. This would be handy, for example to remove all double spaces in a file name till there are none left.

2. A replacement "text file" which has name value pairs of all find and replace strings on each line. A rule could be used to load this file. Such a feature prevents having several replace rules. Could have a case sensitive/insensitive option for the rule.

3. "Always preserve case" rule - could be a comma delimited text or loading a text file to always retain case of particular words. eg: DJ or HD

Thanks and great work!

-Kartik
www.desifitness.com

04/11-11 04:41

#1 : 05/11-11 21:36

Ilya

Posts: 1

Hello!
Whether I can rename a file by part of own file name in version 3.15? If isn't present, whether that is planned to include such possibility in the program?
Thanks.

05/11-11 21:36

#1 : 07/11-11 00:31

Thomas Smith-Keary

Posts: 3

Hi all

I came upon this tool as I got rather annoyed at the monotony of renaming tga files for custom portraits in Rome and Medieval Total War 2, i.e. 001, 002, 456 etc.

Unfortunatley when I try to rename an image using "<Inc Nr:1>
[so far I've tried Jpeg/TGA] it comes up with this warning message. It says some files but it really means all of them.

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n578/tsk92/ Capture.jpg

So I can't rename the file without rendering the final product useless as the new extension is known as "file" and nothing on my computer can open it. So currently this software is just wasting free space on my hard-drive, and I really want this software to work ^_^

but after some checking I can do other things such as change the "case of the file names from upper to lower etc just not rename the files

07/11-11 00:31 - edited 07/11-11 00:46

#1 : 14/11-11 04:29

Mario Alvarez

Posts: 29

Thank you very much for your excellent program. I think it is the best renamer application so far. I use it very often. Could you make a video tag that inserts the video resolution in the name of a video file (for example: 1280x720p)?

14/11-11 04:29 - edited 14/11-11 05:06

#1 : 14/11-11 04:59

Mario Alvarez

Posts: 29

Again, thank you for your great program. I have a problem when renaming folders with periods in their name and I want to replace them. For example: if I rename the folder named "Folder.name.is" to "Folder name is", the program indicates error Extension changed. How can I solve this?

14/11-11 04:59

#1 : 14/11-11 14:13

Hannes

Posts: 1

Hello,

Im trying to rename files like R_2500M_1250M_865214 to R_865214_2500M_1250M.
Ive tryed it with new Name like this: <Word:1>_<Word:4>_<Word:2>_<Word:3>
but it doesent recognize the last block (word4)

is there another way to change the name with this prog?

sorry for Bad english, im from germany.

Thanks

14/11-11 14:13

#1 : 15/11-11 14:23

Samo

Posts: 1

Hi,

If I create a method list that includes a "Remove" followed by a "New Name" the remove step stops working.

Thanks,
Samo

15/11-11 14:23

#1 : 16/11-11 02:43

Joey Buddy

Posts: 1

I would like a way to automate file and path name shortening. Windows limits names on files to less than 260 characters, and I think the same goes for folder paths. It would be helpful to include sorting by file name length. It would also be helpful if the length of the shortened file name could be set.

16/11-11 02:43

#1 : 17/11-11 21:31

Brian

Posts: 3

I am trying to use the Created Date /Time created tags for renaming, but it seems it is pulling Modified date / time. This is happening both in the naming pattern side of the program as well as the display file properties window of the program.

--Brian.

17/11-11 21:31

#1 : 20/11-11 11:26

Katakus

Posts: 1

Used this app so much now, not sure if this has been mentioned or is even possible currently but the ability to recognise and seperate words in file names would be amazing.

Eg. Seperatethesewordswithspaces

Seperate These Words With Spaces

This app is such a life/time saver, genius!

20/11-11 11:26

#1 : 22/11-11 18:02

David

Posts: 2

Hi,

Looking to learn how to rename files that I already edited and renamed. For example:

IMG_4492.jpg
IMG_4493.jpg
IMG_4494.jpg
IMG_4494E1.jpg
IMG_4494E1.psd
IMG_4494E2.jpg
IMG_4495.jpg
IMG_4496.jpg
IMG_4497.jpg

to be
AntShw001O.jpg
AntShw002O.jpg
AntShwoo3O.jpg
AntShw003E1.jpg
AntShw003E1.psd
AntShw003E2.jpg
AntShw004O.jpg
AntShw005O.jpg
AntShw006O.jpg

where E1 stands for edit one (or first edit) and E2 stands for second edit etc. and the O is for Original.

Also how do I force extension jpg or psd to be lower case at all times.

Thank you.

22/11-11 18:02

#1 : 22/11-11 22:27

Clay Anderson

Posts: 1

I love your tool -- it's one of the most intuitive renamer tools I've encountered, and it works great.

But to make it really great :-), I have one request: could you implement scripting, so that the tool could be triggered via a batch file? I use this tool for renaming photos, and would love to automatically trigger the renaming whenever I download new photos.

Thanks for considering!

22/11-11 22:27

#1 : 24/11-11 10:01

Bunyamin

Posts: 1

Hi everbody,
I have a folder tree like thathis,

1. Medical Devices

1.1. ECG Devices

1.1.1. Warranty Card
1.1.2. CE Certificate
1.1.3. Caliration Certificate

1.2. EEG Devices
1.2.1. Warranty Card
1.2.2. CE Certificate
1.2.3. Caliration Certificate

1.3. Defibrillation Devices
1.3.1. Warranty Card
1.3.2. CE Certificate
1.3.3. Caliration Certificate

1.4. Spirometer Devices
1.4.1. Warranty Card
1.4.2. CE Certificate
1.4.3. Caliration Certificate

Now I am trying to rename all folders named "Caliration Reports" to Calibration Certificates. Everytime I try to rename them, program comes with an error code 109 saying that "Possibilty of multiple files with the same name"
So I need your help to solve this problem.

Also I should tell that those folders are in the network disk. I can't add them by clicking the "add folder" button, so I drag and drop the root folder into the program. Can it also cause the problem?

24/11-11 10:01 - edited 24/11-11 10:06

#1 : 27/11-11 21:53

Henk Uitewaal

Posts: 3

Hi there Kim!

If I do a batch rename on pictures using the creation date tags <IMG Year, Month & Data> together with <Incr Nr:001> it nicely does its job to rename e.g. 20111117001, 002 and so on. But when the creation date changes to 20111120 the increment goes further where it ended with the 20111117 date! Is there a way to automate that at a new date the increment starts again at 1? The work around now is to only rename the same creation dates as one batch, it works fine but in this eara of automation..........
It could be that I overlooked the feature, than sorry!
Thanks!

27/11-11 21:53

#1 : 30/11-11 02:11

Mitch Bobrow

Posts: 1

Hi Is there a way to randomize photos because I don't want my new electronic picture viewer to show photos in order they were either taken or were put onto the sd card that loads into the electric frame. Thanks.

30/11-11 02:11

#1 : 01/12-11 09:12

Matthew Lane

Posts: 1

For example:

Remove the 05 from 05 Billy Jean.mp3 to:

Billy Jean.mp3

Thanks
Matthew

FYI - not to get you confused but, I copied the entire CD to my pc in the mp3 format and I need to remove the track number in the name file.

01/12-11 09:12

#1 : 08/12-11 09:02

Fatih Dogan

Posts: 3

Great tool, works for many of my files.

However I do have a problem, many of my files contain Turkish characters such as
Ý ý Ü ü Ð ð Ç ç Þ þ Ö ö

For example, when I try to add a file named "3.GRUP TESLÝM_111003.xls"
I get the following message:
"1 items were not found"

I am guessing the culprit is the upper case Turkish i with a dot ("Ý") in the file name.
One of my main purposes to use Advanced Renamer is exactly related w/ these characters, I would like to replace them with "regular" characters. But I can not even add the file to do the renaming.
Is there a way that I can make this work?

Best regards, and thanks for the great job.

08/12-11 09:02

#1 : 10/12-11 07:54

Sunyn

Posts: 2

I append a range of small exe files, then select 'Replace' without 'Use regular expressions'.
Actually I would want to use RegexExp, but forget to click the checkbox.
'Apply to' is 'Name'.

In the 'Text to be replaced' textbox, type as below:
(?<=\d)

then the application losts respond.

I have attempted this action twice, and the result is the same.

10/12-11 07:54

#1 : 13/12-11 17:23

Bartosz

Posts: 1

Hi,

Today I found out, that the move mode is not working on my computer - When I want to move files to folders named after <ID3 Album> tag, the program just cleans the file list without moving any file. Why?

13/12-11 17:23

#1 : 18/12-11 13:01

Mike

Posts: 1

How do I rename a group folders names within a subdirectory by replacing a constant string with a new string.

Expample: If have a main directory with sub directories that all have the string "pie" within the folder name. And I want to change the string from "pie" to "cake" to all sub directories how would I go about doing this?

18/12-11 13:01

#1 : 20/12-11 07:33

Will

Posts: 1

Hello!

I found your product to be uber useful!! I have tonnes of photos that I used to manually sort, but a google searched brought me to you. Wonderful wonderful indeed!

I'm not sure if you have stated this in the User Guide which I have tried. My question is: Is there a way to rename files according to the date and time taken but not using those categories in the filename?

For example, I want my files to go like Zoo_0001, Zoo_0002 but are chronological.

Another question is that is there a way to reset the counter for every sub-directory or date taken?

Thank you once again for your wonderful work!

20/12-11 07:33

#1 : 22/12-11 17:22

CHOPIN

Posts: 1

Hello,

I have a lot of pictures to rename. but I don't succeed to classify the excel sheet in the same way than the pictures file in A.R.. so it is very difficult to join the both files.
My question is as I have more than 4000 pictures to renaim, If I make a file with : _File_Main_FilePath and_File_Main_FileName to rename all the picture, and in the other hand, a unique file with all the pictures, can the soft can make the link between the first column wich is the actual picture's name and to rename with the second column automatically.

Many thanks for your help
best regards and happy Christmas for all
Pascal

22/12-11 17:22

#1 : 25/12-11 15:54

Paul

Posts: 1

I downloaded the Advanced Renamer and it is a fantastic little program. All that I want to do is rename my photo JPG's in numerical order, so I can burn discs with the pictures appearing in order and allowing for sufficient "0" padding.
I get to this point and my files are renamed, but when I try to open the newly renamed photos, I can't open them as "thumbnails".
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.......Paul

25/12-11 15:54

#1 : 28/12-11 07:34

Jane

Posts: 2

Disclaimer: not sure if I should be posting here, or contacting by email.

AdvancedRenamer is one of my "must have" programs, and when I recently embarked on a photo organization project, I was thrilled to find that it supported renaming images by time and date taken. At least, I assumed it operated through the EXIF date information, it worked correctly, and that was what was important.

However, a couple days ago I checked for and downloaded the newest version, went to rename a few folders of images, and found that it was no longer reading the correct date. I don't know where it's getting the date information from now! It's certainly not "date picture taken", or even date created or modified.

I've spent several hours searching for alternatives, and haven't found anything that I like as well, so it'd be awesome if this was something that could be fixed! :)

Edit: I can provide screenshots if that would be helpful...

28/12-11 07:34

#1 : 31/12-11 02:35

Peter

Posts: 1

Hi,

I was just wondering if it was possible to rename images based on image tags with an incrementing number WHEN there is more than one image taken on a particuler day, Then it gets reset for the next day.

For example, I added in my picture collection which range from 2005 - 2011. I have used the format

<IMG Year><IMG Month><IMG Day>-<Inc Nr:1>

But the incrementing number just keeps on incrementing. What i would like to have is this.

20111229 - 01
20111229 - 02
20111229 - 03
20111229 - 04
20111229 - 05
20111230 - 01
20111230 - 02
20111230 - 03

See how the numbers get reset for each particular day?

Any Chance this is possible

Thanks
Peter

31/12-11 02:35

#1 : 02/01-12 12:40

Steve Whitbread

Posts: 21

Using the Move batch mode to move folders to a different drive ( e.g. with output folder as h:\! RadioBox\! <substr:1:1>\<substr:1:" -">\<Name>), I find that the required folders are created but the files are not moved, with AR giving the Unknown Error result. (It doesn't matter whether any part of the folder tree already exists on the target drive or not.)

The workaround is simply to run the batch to move the folders to some location on the parent drive, then cut and paste, but it would be neater to avoid this step.

02/01-12 12:40

#1 : 02/01-12 12:59

Steve Whitbread

Posts: 21

I use AR mainly to tidy up and rename files from a few locations (offloaded photos, downloaded radio shows etc).

At present AR starts up with the input folder (usually) as whichever folder I was using at the end of the previous session (which seems reasonable enough). However, it uses this folder as the default for the whole of the current session, which is a little frustrating if, having been renaming radio files last week, I now want to work on photos which are in a completely different location.

1. Is it possible simply to remedy this?

2. Better yet, would it be possible to have a drop down list of the last n folder locations and/or set a list of favourite input/output locations?

3. Could favourite locations be stored as <InFolders:1>, <Outfolders:1> or something similar for use in batch processing?

02/01-12 12:59 - edited 03/01-12 15:20

#1 : 02/01-12 13:22

Steve Whitbread

Posts: 21

I may just have missed what is very obvious but...

If I try to move files to a newfolder location and simply give the location as e.g. "ID3 Artist - ID3 Album\" I end up with the files in new folders in the root of the drive on which AdvancedRenamer is installed.

The only apparent way to avoid this is to enter in the full path in which the new folders are to be created. Since this is generally the location in which the files are found, it would be much easier to specify "<Path> \ID3 Artist - ID3 Album\". Path is already known (and displayed) but doesn't seem to be available for use at present.

02/01-12 13:22

#1 : 02/01-12 13:46

Steve Whitbread

Posts: 21

Dear Kim,
Thanks to its file moving capabilities, Advanced Renamer quickly saves hours of effort and I'm grateful for it.

I find that I'm using it to repeat operations in particular folder locations and the only real frustration (for me) is the need to repeatedly enter different sets of instructions when, having used {Instruction Sets 1, 2 and 3} in {Input Location 1} for {Output Location 2} (using sub-folders derived from file names of different patterns) I have to type in the output strings each time (I've started copying them into a text file prior to adding them into a clipboard utility as a partial time/error saver).

I realise this is partly a legacy of the original focus on simply renaming files and I know you're already planning to enhance the batch handling but it would be a real boon to be able to combine the above in simple and compund macros.

Here's looking forward to running AdvancedRenamer once a week and it handling everything automatically. In the meatime, thanks for what is a really useful program that has clearly benefited lots of people.

02/01-12 13:46

#1 : 03/01-12 13:23

Steve Whitbread

Posts: 21

Is it possible to make the file types filter box editable (with access to a list of stored options) in future?). At present *.* is the only, fixed option. I'd like to be able to filter for all sound files, picture files, DOCs.

I'm likely to treat different file types in a folder in different ways e.g. PAR2, RAR, NFO, JPG, MP3, FLAC, so I wouldn't want to add them all together (as AR works at present).

I can type e.g. *.gif; *.jpg into the file name entry box but it's necesssary to do this every time and if there are lots of different file types and lots of files, then neither this nor manually selecting the files is very speedy.

Add folders (Or add directories as it currently is) provides the opportunity to filter/mask for different files and retains the last used filter (at least within session) but it would also be useful to be able to store favourite or last n filters here too.

The (preferable?) alternative would be to add all files to the list but be able to select (or hide) e.g. all picture files prior to processing. That way you'd only have to load files once and could then work through the changes to different types/groups.

In either case, reverse selection would be an added bonus.

Hopefully, the initial suggestion would be relatively easy to implement
within what already exists (The problem with finding a program that does lots of what you want is that making lots of positive suggestions either seems like fault finding or presents the developer with a pile of yet further tasks - either of which seem entirely ungrateful).

03/01-12 13:23

#1 : 05/01-12 14:47

Steve Whitbread

Posts: 21

It works fine with image-tagged MP3 files but AR doesn't presently recognise ID3 tags in FLAC sound files until any picture tag is removed, preventing their use in any renaming operations.

05/01-12 14:47

#1 : 06/01-12 18:54

ThePC01

Posts: 5

"Smart Sort" abilty as Windows Explorer
Example:
- Test9.doc
- Test10.doc
- Test11.doc
Not:
- Test10.doc
- Test11.doc
- Test9.doc
(since the "letters" 10 comes before the "letter" 9), the new version should treat the letters as actual numbers, even inside the filename

06/01-12 18:54

#1 : 12/01-12 02:22

wuxian

Posts: 1

Advanced Renamer is the best renamer tool, but unfornately, it can't rename unicode filename. Will AR plan to support unicode?

12/01-12 02:22

#1 : 16/01-12 19:59

erwin ruff

Posts: 21

Hello,
I've downloaded the beta version of AR and I love it sspecially the new "Command line automation"

I ve created a batch file to rename from shell extension under windows x64

but my problem is, that there is no parameter for file names to rename, only complete folders. I hope there will be a parameter to enter a direct file location in the next final version.
And how do you think about using Tags to locate or create the destination folder on batch Mode Move/Copy?

Thanks a lot to the Advanced Renamer Team.

erwin

16/01-12 19:59 - edited 16/01-12 20:11

#1 : 16/01-12 21:59

erwin ruff

Posts: 21

How about a function for dynamic destination folders.

example:
mp3_1.mp3 -> 11 - Aerosmith - Get A Grip - Crazy.mp3
mp3_2.mp3 -> 14 - Korn - Follow The Leader - Freak On A Leash.mp3

Destination folders
d:\music\Aerosmith - Get A Grip
Korn - Follow The Leader

just an idea

16/01-12 21:59

#1 : 17/01-12 22:58

Keith McKay

Posts: 1

It would be very helpful if the files to be renamed could be highlighted; then, by right clicking the mouse AdvancedRenamer could be selected from a sub-menu. This would then access AdvancedRenamer and the selected files to be renamed would be displayed.

17/01-12 22:58

#1 : 21/01-12 09:46

Luke52

Posts: 5

I have thousands of mp3 files with names like Help THE BEATLES.mp3 , The best TINA TURNER.mp3 and so on.
I like to change them all to Help - THE BEATLES.mp3 , The best - TINA TURNER.mp3 and so on.
I tried different methods but none of them seems to work , does anybody have a solution for this problem ?
Thanks
LUKE 52

21/01-12 09:46

#1 : 25/01-12 14:32

Sunny

Posts: 3

Hey,

I'm trying to rename tonz of files and folders (bit by bit, I'm only adding folder by folder so the tool is not overloaded by transactions.
But everytime I try to add a specific folder it says: "Floating Point division by zero". And then the whole programme collapses :(
Is there any kind of bugfix for this?
Folder info: 221 files, 21 folder, size 244 MB
There are some special characters in the file names (that's why I'm trying to rename them), for example:
„ Ã ¤ ' ¶ ¼

Thanks for help!
Sunny / Vanessa

25/01-12 14:32

#1 : 30/01-12 11:43

aMadEUs

Posts: 1

Hi!

Here is my French translation for Advanced Renamer 3.20:
http://www.mediafire.com/?p374reorlcemb4z

;)

30/01-12 11:43

#1 : 05/02-12 20:40

R Owens

Posts: 2

Hi -

I'm trying to run a scheduled task (runs a batch program for now) for AdvancedRenamer that replaces characters in a filename. Everything works fine when i run the GUI, but the command line doesn't appear to look recursively throughout all of the subfolders. Here's my folder structure:

G:/TVShows/TV Shows/30 Rock/Season 01/S##E## - <episode name>.mkv

This is what i use to launch AdvanceRenamer from a batch file: arenc -e TVRename.aren -p "G:\TVShows\TV Shows"

It says it processes 0 files.

If i change the folder to : G:/TVShows/TV Shows/30 Rock/Season 01
then it looks at all the files in the Season 01 folder and renames them accordingly.

Is there something on the command line that can be added to indicate that the folder should look through all subfolders as well? Unfortunately, it would not be feasible to add all of the Season ## directories individually to the batch program.

Thanks!

05/02-12 20:40

#1 : 07/02-12 04:53

Mitch

Posts: 4

Sometimes I end up with a sequence of files that have negative numbers as part of the filename, IE:
file.-200.png
file.-199.png
...

Is there a way to use Advance rename to rename them so they have positive numbers but keep the same order? IE:
file.-200.png -> file.000.png
file.-199.png -> file.001.png
...
Thanks.

07/02-12 04:53

#1 : 07/02-12 10:57

A I Claus

Posts: 1

For my students I am looking for de 3.15 version because that program has a translation in Dutch. Is there anybody that knows a 'public place' to download it (so they have access to it)? I need it week 21 (22 of may 2012 = courses digital photography). Thanks !

07/02-12 10:57

#1 : 07/02-12 20:09

Steve Buck

Posts: 10

In version 3.21 when I select "<Name> without file extension" the program displays the Name along with the file extension. I need the rename batch method to replace the file extension too, and the previous release did just that.

07/02-12 20:09

#1 : 08/02-12 12:09

Prof.Dr.Musti

Posts: 7

sony DSLR-A100 vb exifs dont read :((
exif read capacity very bad

ExifToolGUI read all updated exifs capacity

08/02-12 12:09

#1 : 08/02-12 12:12

Prof.Dr.Musti

Posts: 7

10.000 file limit
+ if 256character big = bound index error

08/02-12 12:12

#1 : 08/02-12 12:16

Prof.Dr.Musti

Posts: 7

please add new option
"if havent got exif data no rename_no copy_no move_ eg processs that images"

this progam 'll be very goooood :)

08/02-12 12:16

#1 : 08/02-12 15:47

Steve Buck

Posts: 10

When testing command line automation I get the follow results;

'arenc' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

I thinks this indicates that the path to the executable was not updated in the system variables during installation. Yes/No? Suggestions?

08/02-12 15:47

#1 : 09/02-12 06:39

Konstantin

Posts: 2

Good day!
First of all, i'm very appreciated your work. Excellent program, i'm start using it a few years ago, but it was a just few times. Now, i'm using it everywhere and each time when i need to rename more than 10 files )))

So, i would like to make a suggestion: Maybe you can make a renaming function for "Methods"? Sorry for my English, i will try to explain what i want: Now when i'm adding method it's have the name like "replace, new name, remove pattern" etc. I think it will be a good idea to name the methods by myself. Why do i need it: I have 14 methods to rename, and then i need to make a changes, but i do not remember WHERE is the method i needed for.
Sub-suggestion: Automatic method naming like "Replace: blah-blah-blah" and the way is using for file renaming is need to be locked, ie: "Rename -here is the custom name-", "Remove Pattern: -here is the custom name-", "New Name: -here is the custom name-"
Sorry for my English and good luck!

09/02-12 06:39

#1 : 09/02-12 15:42

Kim Jensen

Administrator
Posts: 883

It is usually me who answers most questions in this forum but lately other people have been giving good answers to user problems too. That is really great and I hope you guys will continue to share your knowledge.
For the next couple of months I need to finish up some classes at the IT University of Copenhagen and with a full time day job, I might get really swamped with stuff to do. This will not result in me not releasing new stuff and answering questions, but the time between releases might get a bit longer and I might not answer questions as fast as I want to.
I hope others will help out by answering questions here in the forum. There is nothing worse than sitting with a problem and not being able to progress.

09/02-12 15:42 - edited 09/02-12 15:43

#1 : 09/02-12 17:04

Steve Buck

Posts: 10

This is an informational post rather than a question. If you're trying to run a .bat file for command line automation, the .bat file needs to run from the BatchMethods directory where all the batch methods are stored.

The rest of this post is the story of how I figured that out.

After successfully creating a batch method within the AR program I was having difficulty running command line automation to execute the method. I kept getting the message "Method list not found". This was confusing because the .aren file was properly located in the BatchMethods directory.

On the server where AR is installed is a directory where I keep all my .bat files. Other programs installed on that server run .bat files from that one directory without error, and is the location of the .bat file trying to execute the batch method.

Thinking that the .bat file needs to be in the same directory as arenc, I moved it the Advanced Renamer program file, but got the same results.

However, when I moved the .bat file to the BatchMethods directory, then the .bat file ran successfully.

09/02-12 17:04

#1 : 10/02-12 18:19

Steve Whitbread

Posts: 21

1. Often, when several methods are loaded into the action panel it would be helpful to turn them off (and back on) rather than having to remove them altogether.

2. With a batch that has multiple operations, e.g. many replace commands, it would also be helpful to have the option of adding a name to the method title bar e.g. 'Strip -' so that you can tell which Replace is which, especially when trying to get multiple steps in the right order.

10/02-12 18:19

#1 : 14/02-12 12:17

Prof.Dr.Musti

Posts: 7

Hi, Admin,
why dont reply I have writtens?
whereas I want to make this program is the most valuable.
This is a fan of the program.
again, all my writing, please consult the

14/02-12 12:17

#1 : 18/02-12 13:35

Steve Whitbread

Posts: 21

Ignore - It's now working fine.

((
It may just be me but...

I can't replace ( with [ in foldernames.

(I've tried it several times, there are no other methods running and RegEx is off ).

I can successfully replace ( with $, so it's not the search element at fault. Replacing $ with [ ends up with (.

))

18/02-12 13:35 - edited 18/02-12 13:38

#1 : 26/02-12 21:45

Tom

Posts: 3

Hi

Your application is great. Saved me from days of terrible, manual job. I want to save some even more time, but I met some minor, I hope, problems.

I tried several commands, but I cant force the application to move the words to the position I want. I have a lot of directories I need to change the name. Directory name contains two words I want to have in opposite order. So the task is to rename folders from "first second" to "second first". I guess I should use option Move, but what about parameters?

26/02-12 21:45

#1 : 27/02-12 15:45

AEN

Posts: 1

27February2012

Greetings.

Today I finally demo'ed AdvRen & am glad I did.
I use the portable version.
I put the AR files in my MediaInfo folder,
where the latest MI.dll will always be.

AR has not been able to create an XP Explorer contextmenu entry.
When it tries, I receive a Run As popup.
Is that normal?

Is it possible to open files into an already open/running AR window?
or does AR not (yet) have a "single instance" setting?
I created my own XP contextmenu commandline(s),
but AR always opens a new window.
Maybe there is some special syntax to use,
so AR will open files/folders
into an already open/running AR window?

In additon to the abouve it would be nice if ..
... one could sort by the New Filename column;
... the Settings menu item had a hotkey (&Settings);
... the Start Batch menu item had a hotkey (Start &Batch);
... in general there were more hotkeys for items
that now can only be executed with a mouse click;

What about a "rename to full path" option?

Any helpful replies/insights appreciated.
Thank you!
Regards.

27/02-12 15:45

#1 : 27/02-12 19:15

Tom

Posts: 1

Will your program gang add a music file artist name to the front of the file name for about 1400 song files ? The artist name in in the file Properties.

Please advise.

27/02-12 19:15

#1 : 28/02-12 01:16

riow

Posts: 2

"Invalid Pointer" prompted during renaming Chinese filenames and failed to rename anyone of them.

28/02-12 01:16

#1 : 28/02-12 11:51

Claude

Posts: 1

Hello,

I just downloaded Advance Renamer to rename some photos by adding their location based on GPS coordinates.

This works very well but I get a wrong location with pictures taken in the western hemisphere. With some pictures, their WEST longitude is interpreted as EAST longitude, giving India instead of Panama. For other photos, I get Pakistan instead of Chile, which is even weirder as latitude is also changed from SOUTH to NORTH.

Is this a known problem and is there anything I can do to correct it?

Greetings from Luxembourg

Claude

28/02-12 11:51

#1 : 01/03-12 01:49

Doug Eneberg

Posts: 2

why do I have a grey rectangel in the middle of advanced Renamer 3.22 window with the words "Need help getting started?" It will not work with this in the window.
how do I get rid of it?

01/03-12 01:49

#1 : 01/03-12 06:30

Doug Eneberg

Posts: 2

problem solved

01/03-12 06:30

#1 : 03/03-12 22:59

jed

Posts: 2

Hello,
I was wondering if anyone knows how to do the following...
I have 10 subdirectories each with 15 files.

The first directory I want all the files to be named; 001 01, 001 02, 001 03 .... 001 15.

The second directory I want all the files to be named; 002 01, 002 02, 002 03 .... 002 15.

As well, the 00x should be a variable starting point.

Any help?

03/03-12 22:59

#1 : 10/03-12 01:14

Dwoo

Posts: 1

I love this program and have been using it for years and with the recent update I would like to bring up a few things.

Bug: Renaming a folder with a dot in the name will cause an error for "Extension changed" (if the renaming changes the name after the dot).

Bug: Clicking "Add method" and then moving the pointer over the Preset dropdown will cause it to open and when leaving the dropdown the last preset will automatically reload (and thus replace any methods in use).

Bug: After loading a method list the name in the preset dropdown will remain on what it said prior to loading.

Bug: Clicking cancel when retrieving thumbnails does not seem to be working too well. This is when the list is already loaded and then asking to show thumbnails.

That was the boring stuff, so now onto some feature requests;

I know it has been mentioned before here on the forum, but I would also like to emphasis the need for unicode support.

An option to show "Last result" in the left column would be great as I do not use the "FileInfo Box" to free up more vertical space. Or at least a way to close it.

I really miss a part of the old search pattern in Add, Remove, and Move, that you could use the scroll wheel or arrow keys to change the numerical value. I'm guessing that functionality comes with that type of input field so a separate option when using numerical index would be great.

Another old feature I miss is the little summary when methods are collapsed so that it is easy to find a particular one in a long list of methods.

Most of the time when I rename I don't use tags and if the analyzing part when creating a list is only preformed in relation to that I would love an option to skip that.

I don't know if I dismissed a notification in the past but a more visible notification about available updates could be useful, unless this has already been changed since 3.05...

Thank you for this lovely creation! (Now if only that unicode support makes it in I can finally scrap my own project...)

10/03-12 01:14

#1 : 16/03-12 22:39

Mitch

Posts: 4

I'd like to overwrite existing files when renaming.
IE if I have
fileAnew.txt and I tell AR to rename it to fileA.txt and that action would cause it to overwrite and existing file, I'd like the option to allow that to happen.
It doesn't look like AR has that option, but I figured I'd ask, also make a feature request if it isn't there.
Why:
I'm dealing with hundreds of rendered files, and if I've renamed them and then rerender just a few, they end up in the same dir as the originals and I then need to rename the new ones. To delete them manually would take a long time...
Thanks.

16/03-12 22:39

#1 : 17/03-12 15:34

haig

Posts: 2

it would be nice to have the ability to files with a method. Once this done are following methods would apply to the selected files.

TIA

17/03-12 15:34

#1 : 17/03-12 15:54

haig

Posts: 2

It would be nice to be able to define variables that are set at the beginning of the batch than can be used in the methods. This would simplify in create generic ethods list and by only changing one variable, execute all the related methods. Thanks

17/03-12 15:54

#1 : 18/03-12 09:04

WZero

Posts: 1

If the file size is slightly above 1M the size display column will be abnormal. It displays "1.02E003 kb", "1E003 kb" instead of "1.02 mb", "1 mb".
This happens on ver 3.24 as well.

18/03-12 09:04 - edited 18/03-12 09:05

#1 : 22/03-12 17:26

John Clement

Posts: 5

I have been having the problem that setting the timestamp for creation or modification is off by 1 hour. Similarly using the timestamp to change the file name is off by 1 hour in the other direction. This may be related to daylight savings time in Windows 7.

In addition I have had difficulty with the timestamp in a batch where several commands were done in a row.
1. Set the timestamp from the information in the name.
2. Adjust the timestamp by an offset
3. insert timestamp info into the name

The first time I would execute it, it didnt't work for a given file. But then put the file back and it worked. It appears that the first time sets the timestamp, and the second time adjusts it and puts it into the name.

However if I separate the steps and do them one at a time, I can get it to work reliably.

It is good that the Exif data can be used, but I have also noticed a 1 hour offset when using it to change the filename, again possibly daylight savings problems. But I would like to be be abe to change it such as the Date taken, the copyright, and the author. In particular an option on the timestamp method to change the Exif timestamp would be super.

This would be VERY helpful for maintaining the Exif information while using editors that do not handle it correctly, or translation between formats that do not have these fields.

22/03-12 17:26

#1 : 02/04-12 08:55

Robb

Posts: 3

How about a function to pad a filename to a specific length, with a specified character, starting from a specific point?

For instance, given a filename of "ABC_12345.xyz", you could say "pad with digit 0 (that's supposed to be a zero, but for some reason the form won't take zeros, they get converted to ohs) to length 8 starting at position 5". This can kind of be done now using the ADD function, but it gets real kludgy when the filenames aren't all the same length. A PAD function like this would work for the above filename as well as for "ABC_123.xyz", "ABC_1234.xyz", "ABC_123456.xyz", etc. This would enable all the files to be padded to the specified length in a single pass rather than requiring a separate pass for each length-group or a mind-bending combination of ADDs, REMOVEs, etc.

BTW, this should work even if there are other characters after the pad point, eg. given the above parameters, "ABC_12345_PQR.xyz" etc. would result in renaming to "ABC_12345000_PQR.xyz".

Hope I have explained this clearly enough to get the idea across. It may be possible to do this with existing functions (using regular expressions, perhaps) but if so, it's beyond my wee brain (obviously not the program's fault! What can I say? The computer ate my brain...)

BTW, thanks for a great program that eliminates a lot of hours of ugly tedious work!

02/04-12 08:55 - edited 05/04-12 00:52

#1 : 02/04-12 17:12

John Clement

Posts: 5

This is a very easy request as both look like .jpg images. The .jps is just a jpg with a different extension to alert the system to the fact that it is 3D. All of the exif info is the same. MPO however has one small difference from a normal jpg. It has more than one jpg separated by nulls. But the exif info looks the same. The only hazard with mpo is that you may not change the exif or any other internal data unless you copy call images to the new file. So any internal changes need to be handled correctly or locked out.

It is possible to make scripts to coerce Win into handling them correctly. MPO now seems to be the budding standard for 3D devices such as most 3D cell phones and some cameras, but JPS is still being used.

02/04-12 17:12

#1 : 05/04-12 00:49

Robb

Posts: 3

A minor thing, if you are on the method_removepattern page and click on either of the "Replace Method" links in the text, you get "Error: Document not found." Clicking on the Replace Method link in the index column on the left does bring up the correct page (method_replace).

05/04-12 00:49

#1 : 05/04-12 00:58

Robb

Posts: 3

Is there a function to go to a selected file in the list? ie., open Windows Explorer at the chose file? Thanks...

05/04-12 00:58

#1 : 08/04-12 08:49

tim keenan

Posts: 2

Hello,

I want to join together two (or more) folders containing files that form one work. For example in a 2cd set all the tracks may be part of the same work; cd1 nos will run 01-20, say, but CD2 nos. will also start again from 01; how can I change all the files from cd2 to run sequentially starting from 21?
I would appreciate any help with this really hard to figure software.

Many thanks,

T

08/04-12 08:49

#1 : 08/04-12 13:52

Gary

Posts: 2

Hi,

New to advanced re namer and what I want to do replace spaces in my folder names with underscores.

So example below.

my folder name

will become.

my_folder_name

08/04-12 13:52

#1 : 11/04-12 20:52

Sabrenaut

Posts: 2

Just started having trouble converting file names. Screen appears as below; when files are loaded up, no file names appear in the "new file names" column. After clicking "refresh," the file names then appear, as well as the errors in the error column.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sabrenaut/69223722 08/

I tried updating to the latest version, but nothing is working. Please help!

11/04-12 20:52

#1 : 14/04-12 08:55

Jonny

Posts: 1

Please help with the method.

14/04-12 08:55

#1 : 20/04-12 22:02

Clair Staples

Posts: 1

Every time I try to rename file all I get is error code 101
Anyway I can get an ealier version to that actually works install

20/04-12 22:02

#1 : 21/04-12 01:24

Matthias

Posts: 3

Hi Kim, I like ARen very much. But now I have to ask you a question:

I want to replace ue by ü (eg german "fuer" > "für")
BUT NOT every phrase (eg german Feuer shall remain Feuer, not turn to Feür).

Is there any solution? Can I write a list of exceptions manually possibly, or is there any better method?

Thx, frasier

21/04-12 01:24

#1 : 25/04-12 20:14

Magibon

Posts: 4

hi.. i have been using Advanced Renamer since last year after finding it on TPFC.

I have found a small bug.
The "Replace Method" does not work after a while.
I cannot figure out what causes this.

If i delete Advanced Renamer, and start a new installation,
"Replace Method" works again.

Usually this happens after a few weeks.
I've dissected all the folders to try and pin-point the problems.
Unfortunately, i was unable to.

If you don't have time, it's not that big of a deal.
Starting over with a new install is not that hard.

Im using the Portable version.

Thank you for providing such a quality app. for free!

25/04-12 20:14

#1 : 26/04-12 06:06

Will Robinson

Posts: 5

Hi,

I was wondering whether there's a way to add folders for renaming, the same way we can add files; by directory, rather than having to add folders manually.

Right now, I can right-click in a folder and start ARen with the option of adding all files in that folder, yet I can't do this with all folders (in that folder), which leads to...

What is the purpose of the option 'Add root folders'? There can only be one root folder, and it seems unlikely anyone would need a batch renamer to edit one folder. Perhaps this could be modified to include all folders in the current folder instead, which would be much more useful IMHO.

Thanks for your time, and the program; which has been a massive time saver!

26/04-12 06:06

#1 : 03/05-12 15:06

Marco

Posts: 1

hi i want to know if there is a possibility to fill up words

i have a file-name 1234-87.jpg but the file needs to be

0012340000087.jpg

the 1234 must be 6 digit with 2 zero's leading
the 87 must always be 7 digits and the 87 must be at the end

warning! the example 87 could also be 100 or 2 so it has a variable length

03/05-12 15:06 - edited 03/05-12 15:07

#1 : 04/05-12 18:03

Paul

Posts: 2

Hi,

I am trying to rename a directory of folders in windows. From windows explorer I am dragging and dropping the folders to AR and selecting adding the 110 subfolders. They all show up on AR. I am trying to replace a five digit number that appears at the beginning of each of these folders. The "New Foldername" column shows that they should be renamed correctly. However, when I "Start Batch" I get 111 errors for 111 folders. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to resolve this?

Thank,
Paul

04/05-12 18:03

#1 : 07/05-12 13:38

Ian Bunyard

Posts: 3

I have a Canon Camcorder which increments files in hexidecimal format - when using video editing programs they assume decimal number hence when importing files they are placed out of sequence. I am sure there is an easy way to convert them but at the moment for solution escapes me - I'm currently hand cranking the changes. Anyone have a soultion using Renamer ?? Thanks Ian B (UK).

07/05-12 13:38

#1 : 10/05-12 12:16

Robert Marshall

Posts: 1

Hi everyone, first-time poster here...

Is there a way of saving out the same image multiple times?

Say I've got image.jpg and I need it duplicating 100 times...

image_001.jpg
image_002.jpg
image_003.jpg
image_004.jpg
...
image_098.jpg
image_099.jpg
image_100.jpg

Is this possible?

Thanks in advance!
R

10/05-12 12:16

#1 : 10/05-12 19:15

Lonnie

Posts: 1

It would be great if the <Inc Nr:> tag was capable of specifying the number of leading zeros.

For example, here is a new name method that I often use:
<DirName:1> <Inc Nr:1:1>

It renames the files according to the directory name and increments a number. For consistency I want the files numbered starting with 001, 002, 003, etc. However, for directories that have less than 100 files, it numbers them 01, 02, 03, etc. I would like to be able to specify, something like this:
<DirName:1> <Inc Nr:1:1:3>
where the 3 indicates the minimum length of the numeric string, padded with zeros.

10/05-12 19:15

#1 : 14/05-12 09:16

Herbert

Posts: 7

Hi,

the new Version of AR is cool but the option to start deleting or add something at the place i want is too complicated now. Why you moved this into another menu?

I think you should move it back like its in AR 2.56 + preview. (Look Picture)
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/7438/oldsj.p ng

14/05-12 09:16 - edited 14/05-12 09:18

#1 : 16/05-12 23:20

jbreaker

Posts: 3

Is there any way to use the <DirName:> tag with any other options to get a substring of the directory name?

I'm trying to copy files in folders nested down a few levels to a new location. The <Dirname:3> tag works great to grab the part of the path I want, but the folders the files start out in have names like "_LOCATION" and I want the new path to be "LOCATION" - without the _.

Is there any way to accomplish this?

Thanks!

16/05-12 23:20

#1 : 21/05-12 20:08

Tim

Posts: 2

New Name method on 3.24 - Description suggests "Filename without extension" however it does include the extension on all of the files I have been moving (image/video) etc.

21/05-12 20:08

#1 : 30/05-12 13:35

Kenny Kyle

Posts: 1

Hi - I am just now discovering this wonderful renaming program and was hoping to use it with a project I have. That project involves renaming thousands of reports generated through an export function in an electronic medical record. In my initial testing of renaming, everything worked great, but in recent testing with more patients and files, I've run up against a 10000 file limit. Is there any way around this limitation? Thanks for any help you can provide.

30/05-12 13:35

#1 : 31/05-12 23:04

Anthony Braden

Posts: 2

Hi,

i have to rename my jpg and the raw images which all actually sorted by an number. So i have:

IMG_0001.cr2
IMG_0001.jpg
IMG_0002.cr2
IMG_0002.jpg
IMG_0003.cr2
IMG_0003.jpg
...

Now i want to rename all files to 2011-09-25_14-24-36_IMG_0002.cr2 with following syntax:
<Year Modified>-<Month Modified>-<Day Modified>_<Hour Modified>-<Min Modified>-<Sec Modified>_<Name>

This works, BUT There is an error into the data!!!

If i check the record-date of the jpg-files i see they was one hour before recorded as the modified-date shows me.

Example:
..._14-24-36_....jpg <-- ..._<Hour Modified>-<Min Modified>-<Sec Modified>_...
..._13-24-35-18_....jpg <-- ..._<Img Hour>-<Img Min>-<Img Sec>-<Img Subsec>_...

I use Timezone: (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rom, Stockholm, Wien

You can show the difference with following statement:

<Year Modified>-<Month Modified>-<Day Modified>_<Hour Modified>-<Min Modified>-<Sec Modified>_<Name>_<Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day>_<Img Hour>-<Img Min>-<Img Sec>-<Img Subsec>

In Windows Explorer when i show the details of the file it was correct displayed.

Please fix the bug (if it is one).

Sorry for my terrible english ;-)

thx

31/05-12 23:04 - edited 31/05-12 23:06

#1 : 03/06-12 04:08

Rick

Posts: 1

All,

I have have 3000+ jpg files (photos) in a folder and I wan to add author name to each of the files in a batch mode. Is there a way to add it? Looking at the user guide there seems to be a way, but couldn't figure out how to do this in tool..

I'm using windows 7

Appreciate your help.

Thanks,
Rick

03/06-12 04:08

#1 : 07/06-12 06:07

Allen Lebovitz

Posts: 1

Nothing happens when I start the program, no matter what key I hit, the program is locked up. I removed the program, installed it fresh and it did the same thing. Any suggestions?

07/06-12 06:07

#1 : 07/06-12 20:28

Kim Jensen

Administrator
Posts: 883

I have uploaded the first public beta of version 3.5 today. If you have the time, please download it and try it out. I have changed a lot of the underlying module dependencies which means that there still might be several undiscovered bugs. If you find any bugs please write to me directly by email or here in the forum.

NOTE! This version is not backwards compatible so please run it from a different folder than any previous version. Also notice that I have only supplied a portable version of this beta release.

Changes from the version log:
+ Unicode support
+ Support for JPEG 2000
+ Support for reading EXIF and image dimensions from stereo MPO and JPS images
* Reintroduced up/down buttons for numeric edit boxes
* Fixed file size decimal point bug
* Created Date and Modified Date based tags is now using modified value if used with Timestamp method
* Support for using more than one Timestamp method
* Changed compiler and various libraries

The biggest and most ubiquitous chance is the Unicode support which is the major reason for this version. This is a capability requested by many users, especially by people in countries with different alphabets than the US standard alphabet.
Also the up/down buttons have been reintroduced on numeric edit boxes in the method panels. This might seem like a small feature, but it is probably the most requested feature ever! They were removed to allow the edit boxes to contain search patterns as an alternative to numeric values. Now I have found a way to support both textual search patterns and up/down buttons for numeric values.

Enjoy the beta! And please tell me if anything breaks. It is best to find all the major bugs in the beta stage.

07/06-12 20:28

#1 : 08/06-12 05:33

Katelyn

Posts: 1

Hi,

I need to rename several thousand files that are structured like this:

04-30-12_6A3_Trial1.txt

so that a program which recognized all "04-30-12" files as a group instead recognizes all "Trial 1" files as a group.

I think it will work if I can move "Trialx" to the beginning instead of the end of the file name, with the _ or - separating this piece of the name from the next piece of the name.

It's not obvious to me how to do this in AdvancedRenamer. The problem I run into using the Move method is this. The IDs and Trial names (e.g., 6A3 and Trial1) vary in character length. So the syntax "move from 14" and "move count 6" needs to be tailored according to these variations, and this seems to leave more room for human error than automation should. (Because I have to manually look through a really long list and check/uncheck the files that a given syntax fits with, and then repeat.)

Is there a better way? I am especially hoping there is a way to get Advanced Renamer to recognize the "_" character...

Thank you for any help you might be able to provide!

08/06-12 05:33

#1 : 12/06-12 19:28

Magibon

Posts: 4

http://i50.tinypic.com/c5kjl.png

that happens when i try to navigate for the directory where the files are located

No problems with 3.24:
http://i50.tinypic.com/24gsw.png

12/06-12 19:28 - edited 12/06-12 19:32

#1 : 13/06-12 00:32

eyhabb

Posts: 1

Hi,

I'd like to make a request to return a specific ability no longer in your latest versions.

In version 2.74 I was able to see exactly what each rename command was and could find the one I needed to add, remove, promote, etc. but since, I'm guessing, 3.x this has been removed and replaced with 'Replace' or 'Remove' and so on. Why? I use a multitude of rename conditions in a single preset and now I can't find anything when something goes wrong or when I need to make amendments. Please return this feature. As a result I am forced to stay with the 2.74 ver. and cannot use any of the newer versions. Also, when will a x64 version be out so we can have context menu commands? I'd love to be able to select several files and context menu them into the program instead of the current 1. open program 2. select files 3. drag into program. :)

Thank you for listening. I hope you'll oblige.

13/06-12 00:32

#1 : 14/06-12 12:29

Udo Wegner

Posts: 1

I'm using the german version of your tool and I'm glad that I found it because it should be able to run my tasks. My problem is that although the new file name that is created using my method is correct the rename doesn't take place because the above mentioned error occurs. Unfortunately I didn't find an explanation of this error code on your website (actually there is no register of error codes at all ...). Could you pls explain what is meant by "Schema" (scheme?!?)? Is this a special entry in the settings?
Thanks inadvance!
UW

14/06-12 12:29

#1 : 14/06-12 20:22

Herbert

Posts: 7

Hi,

if i rename a lot of songs, usually i dont need all options for every album. But i dont want to delete and add everytime the options i need or dont need.
What's about an option to activate / deactivate the rename-options i need or dont need?

Example:
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7096/ardeac. png

mfg

14/06-12 20:22 - edited 15/06-12 16:13

#1 : 19/06-12 17:52

hamdy

Posts: 3

Hi

I am trying to rename files from .JPG to .jpg.

Im using: prescription-required_<Inc Nr:1>.jpg

but this makes the file name prescription-required_1>.jpg.JPG

its doubling up. Is there a way to override the .JPG ?

Thanks

19/06-12 17:52

#1 : 21/06-12 09:32

Ian

Posts: 8

Hello, I'm new to advance renamer, and I was wondering how you would go about adding a couple of custom incrementing number patterns. My goal is to take a folder of images I took for doing hdri panoramic photography and rename them to a base prefix and add two incrementing suffixes.

For example, I would like to rename 9 images from -

IMG_0001
IMG_0002
IMG_0003
IMG_0004
IMG_0005
IMG_0006
IMG_0007
IMG_0008
IMG_0009

to -

Image_View01_E01
Image_View01_E02
Image_View01_E03
Image_View02_E01
Image_View02_E02
Image_View02_E03
Image_View03_E01
Image_View03_E02
Image_View03_E03

So the files would be using Image_View + an increment pattern starting with 01,01,01 + _E + a repetitive pattern of 01,02,03. Is this even possible? Hopefully I made my goal clear enough. Thanks in advance!

21/06-12 09:32 - edited 21/06-12 09:33

#1 : 22/06-12 00:55

Trent

Posts: 1

Hi

No worries I worked it out

22/06-12 00:55 - edited 22/06-12 01:06

#1 : 25/06-12 11:00

Kevin C

Posts: 2

Hello,

I have about 22K files I'm trying to backup and do some house cleaning while I'm at it. I broke them down into 3-4K file batches and am trying to rename them to something with the date in them so:

<Img Year>.<Img Month><Image Day>.<Img Hour><Img Minute><Img Second>.jpg

The Image Year always show up as a incremental sequence, so the names end up like this

0123.1023.142203.jpg
0124.1023.14.2409.jpg

The Image Year is on the file EXIF information because I can see it in the pane right below it in AdvancedRunner, so I'm a little confused as to why it isn't picking it up. It seems like it works if I prefix the name but it's not consistent. For instance

pic_<Img Year>.<Img Month><Image Day>.<Img Hour><Img Minute><Img Second>.jpg

It shows the year, then I editit a little and try to put it back to where it works and it doesn't give me the same result.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Kevin

25/06-12 11:00

#1 : 25/06-12 11:51

Thorsten Bahr

Posts: 1

Hi,
I got the German version 3.24 installed, so I hope I use the correct terms in English.

Regardess of whether I tick the "consider Capital and small letters" in the list of renaming methods the renamed files are ALWAYS 100% in small letters.
Did I overlook anything?
How can I make sure that the capital letters in the original file name are kept as they are

Thanks for any advise in advance
ferion

25/06-12 11:51

#1 : 30/06-12 12:18

Jimmy Seow

Posts: 1

Dear Sir,

I had tried your software and think it is very usefull. But recently I had tried to change some of the settings and now every time I try to rename some photo files, an error message will show " error (114) Invalid Timestamp". I had tried to uninstall this program, re-start computer and re-install the same program, but the same error message appears.

Can you please tell me how can I reset all the settings to default or how can I resolve this problem?

Thank you very much for your help.

Regards.

Jimmy Seow

30/06-12 12:18

#1 : 30/06-12 12:32

Rapisho

Posts: 1

There is a problem with the MediaInfo.dll that you offer, as I remember it appeared with Version 3.20 and it makes renaming video files (mkv) impossible (error 101).

It works when using the default MediaInfo.dll from http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/de/Download/Wi ndows .

30/06-12 12:32

#1 : 04/07-12 08:59

Dominique JOLY

Posts: 1

Hello,

I'm french and our language, we used to write [l' ; d' ;m"; etc. ], of which letters are elided: the vowel was replaced by an apostrophe. The [t] can be followed by a common name. This does not pose too many problems. The letter elided can also be followed by a name propre.Ceci poses no problem. But it is the mixture of the two uses that can not easily put into grammatical rule. An example: The man was from Ireland and wanted to take a flight to Austria.

Do you have a skill, tip, even a small idea for a solution.
If I am writing to you is that I donated to the extent of my ability. Even the intelligence feeds ... C'est du bon travail !
Merci beaucoup to stop what you was doing to take few minutes to read my poor english.

Bonne journée of Normandie
Dominique Joly

04/07-12 08:59

#1 : 05/07-12 06:03

Bill

Posts: 2

My digital picture frame has a "shuffle" option, but each time it is turned on it begins with the same images and "shuffles" in the same order. It is not randomly displaying images. I have a motion sensor, so every time we come into the room it is beginning and running through the images from the beginning in the same manner.

I believe that this frame selects photos by date/time created. I know that I can randomize by this setting using AdvancedRenamer, but then I'll just have a new order of images that will be played in the same order again and again.

Is there a way to "trick" this digital frame into randomly selecting images by changing the images in some way using AdvancedRenamer, or with some other process?

Thanks in advance -

05/07-12 06:03

#1 : 07/07-12 20:56

Edgar

Posts: 3

HOW I CAN RENAME TAG ID3 ALBUM OR ARTIST???

I NOT UNDERSTAND, PLEASE HELP ME:::

<ID3 Album edas /><Name>.<Ext> ???

HOW IS THE METHOD?

07/07-12 20:56

#1 : 10/07-12 21:06

Sandy Smith

Posts: 3

Hi everyone.

I'm jusr trying out this renamer and am a bit bewildered by all the options, so hope someone can help with what I expect to be a very simple job.

I have a large quantity of AVI files with "nearly" standardized names in this format;

<Series Name>.<Episode Number>.<Other stuff>.AVI

For example,

MURDOCH MYSTERIES.101.POWER.AVI
MURDOCH MYSTERIES.102.THE.GLASS.CEILING.AVI

I want to remove everything from 101. to the extension and 102. to the extension and be left with

MURDOCH MYSTERIES.101.AVI
MURDOCH MYSTERIES.102.AVI

The method isn't, I'm afraid, immediately obvious.

I do hope someone can solve this????

Sandy.

10/07-12 21:06

#1 : 12/07-12 23:18

naxil

Posts: 1

Any way for see linux version of this program?

12/07-12 23:18

#1 : 16/07-12 07:25

Mike

Posts: 2

How would one setup a run in which a single file was copied into multiple sub-directories?

I cannot figure out how to program a run to do this operation - the reverse is quite simple for me to see (I use it all the time). Any help is greatly appreciated.

16/07-12 07:25

#1 : 19/07-12 22:13

WhyTheHellDoIHaveToRegister

Posts: 3

I keep getting the error when I try to simply add text to the folder names. I am able to do whatever I want in AR to the files in the folders (or any directory for that matter). And I have verified that I have full control/access over the directories, I drag & drop from Windows Explorer and then close the window. Regardless of what I try, I always get the error and the folder names do not change.

Any ideas?

19/07-12 22:13

#1 : 23/07-12 08:40

arwul

Posts: 94

Hello Kim,

am trying to figure out whether Aren is os 32bit or 64bit.
assume it is 32bit. vainly tried to find something about that on your website, but maybe I am looking at the wrong placeds :-)

if it is 32bit, do you plan to release a 64bit?

Keep up the good work!
=

23/07-12 08:40

#1 : 23/07-12 09:45

arwul

Posts: 94

Hi Kim
Currently I am using the portable version of Aren. I have added Aren to the 'SendTo' context submenu. This is because I want to keep the installed applications to a minimum, so for utilities/tools applications I always try to find a portable version.
I think when Advanced Renamer is 'setup' (installed), there is an item 'Add to Advanced Renamer'.

Maybe it would be an idea to add a context menu item "Advanced Renamer"
with subitems,
->Add to Advanced Renamer Default
(this will launch Aren with neither a preset, nor last state)
->Add to Advanced Renamer LastRename
(this will launch Aren using the last rename)
->Add to Advanced Renamer preset {PresetName1}
Add to Advanced Renamer preset {PresetName2}
Add to Advanced Renamer preset {PresetName3}
(this will launch Aren using either one of the presets that have been saved by the user)

What do you think?

=

23/07-12 09:45

#1 : 26/07-12 05:25

Ian

Posts: 8

Hi, I was wondering if its possible to replace an nth occurrence of a character or phrase in a filename. For example, replacing the third underscore from the beginning of "Test_Image_A_01.jpg" with a dash, would result in "Test_Image_A-01.jpg". If its not currently possible, then I think this would be a great tool to add on to the application, thanks in advance.

26/07-12 05:25

#1 : 08/08-12 14:52

Todd

Posts: 1

Hi, Kim and Stefan!

I love your software. It's very powerful and saved me countless hours. This question is in regards to photo metadata. I'm trying to batch add the file name to the title field for thousands of photos.

Here's what I mean: https://p.twimg.com/AzxuFx6CYAA-eyr.png:large

I read in the help file that the "Img Title" tag "inserts the Title value of the EXIF-information of the image" which sounds like what I'm looking for but I can't figure out how to apply it.

Can you help?

-- Todd

08/08-12 14:52 - edited 08/08-12 14:54

#1 : 14/08-12 02:42

hamdy

Posts: 3

Im using your wonderful program, but I ran into an issue.

Im using the code: prescription-required_<Inc Nr:1>.jpg

I want to rename the files from 1- 1000

But its putting a leading zeroâ€¦. Eg. prescription-required_0055.jpg instead of prescription-required_55.jpg

How do I alter the code to do it without the leading zero?

thanks

14/08-12 02:42

#1 : 14/08-12 10:37

Stefan

Posts: 274

Hi Kim,

Just an idea....

I think it would be nifty to have the length of the item somewhere visible.

The FileInfoBox or the status bar would be
an good place to show for the selected file:

FileName: [ 26] signs + extension
New Name: [ 36] signs + extension
New Path: [ 123] signs incl. extension

- - -

And for to know on which position to ADD or REMOVE
an string, it would be nice if we had an box where
we can select an part of the filename (or just click
at an position) to get the needed info:

FileName: [ This| is my file name.ext] Pos.: 4/16
New Name: [ 2012-08-14| my file name.ext] Pos.: 10/13

Perhaps an pop-up dialog, launched from context menu?

_

EDIT: removed ugly Ãƒ-signs

14/08-12 10:37 - edited 24/08-12 23:02

#1 : 15/08-12 12:51

Ð’Ð»Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¼Ð¸Ñ€

Posts: 3

How to make the package Renaming of files for reception of such kind by means of program Tag&Rename 3.6:
001.28.mp3
002.28.mp3
003.28.mp3 and so on to
.....................
.....................
028.28.mp3
Where number 28 - total of the renamed files.
Yours faithfully, Vladimir

15/08-12 12:51 - edited 15/08-12 12:55

#1 : 16/08-12 02:22

Jonathan

Posts: 1

Love the programs. Anything for Android soon?

All the best,
JP

16/08-12 02:22

#1 : 17/08-12 01:43

Giorgio

Posts: 2

I am trying to add files to Renamer directly from my iPhone which is being accessed through explorer as a storage device. However, I get a file not found error when I do this.

It works fine if I copy the files from the iPhone to a local PC directory. But doing so kills the create date on video files which is what I'm trying to preserve in the renaming process

Thanks

17/08-12 01:43

#1 : 23/08-12 18:09

Bebop

Posts: 2

In the version 3.50 the setting "Show help getting startet" in the setting dialog is not saved if you disable it.

The button "Need help getting started?" is shown even if you disable the setting in the settings dialog.

23/08-12 18:09

#1 : 24/08-12 04:53

Jeff Rose

Posts: 3

First off, let me say that this is a really nice piece of software. Thanks for putting it together.

I found this while trying to piece together an Excel interface to rename a collection of files in a folder based on a very long set of masks, which my boss is using in his research. Very helpful!

However, it seems that I can't get the -destination switch to work at the command line. Whenever I run arenc.exe, the files are copied and renamed correctly, but always placed in the same folder as the source files.

For example (sorry it's long -- it's auto-generated in Excel using absolute paths):

"C:\Users\Jeff\Documents\Work\File Renamer\Advanced Renamer\arenc" -execute "C:\Users\Jeff\Documents\Work\File Renamer\Renaming Methods\Put MRN First.aren" -mode copy -path "C:\Users\Jeff\Documents\Work\New folder\" -destination "C:\Users\Jeff\Documents\Work\Other\" -log "log.txt" -regex "[0-9]{8}_[0-9]{4}_[0-9]{7}\.(xml|lsx)"

In this case, files from "C:\Users\Jeff\Documents\Work\New folder\" are copied inside that folder, rather than being moved to "C:\Users\Jeff\Documents\Work\Other\".

Is there any kind of workaround for this? Is there something I can do in the meantime to be able to copy my renamed files into a different folder? If not, I can live with it, but I'm sure my boss would like to keep things tidy.

Let me know if I can give you any further information.

Thanks!

EDIT: Having spent a little longer playing with this, the output folder or destination features don't seem to be working at all for the Forms application nor the console application. Is it possible there's something wrong with my install?

FYI, I'm running Windows 7 64-bit, and I'm currently testing Advanced Renamer 3.50 Portable.

24/08-12 04:53 - edited 24/08-12 05:04

#1 : 24/08-12 22:00

Stefan

Posts: 274

"""
Advanced Renamer 3.5 - 20. aug 2012
+ Occurence value added to Replace method
"""

Good addition!

Are you interested to add an kind of "[X]Backwards"-option too?

Possible layout:
"Occurrence: [ 2nd |v] [X] Backwards"

If Occurrence == "All"
THEN the "[X]Backwards"-option checkbox is disabled/greyed-out.

Usage:
e.g. Remove second last occurrence of an dash

24/08-12 22:00

#1 : 26/08-12 05:18

Joe

Posts: 1

Is it possible to create methods that will also filter the results? For example I constantly have to rename the jpg in each music album folder to folder.jpg, I have created a method that changes the name of the album cover art to folder.jpg, but it would be nice if it would remember to filter only the .jpg extensions also when it runs instead of having to manually change the filter if I run a different saved method. This may be something you could include in future versions.

I LOVE your renamer and will be recommending it to others, it is very good, especially for free. I hope you get many donations, it is worth it.

26/08-12 05:18

#1 : 26/08-12 14:56

Magibon

Posts: 4

I think "Case sensitive" is backwards..

for instance.. here's unchecked:
http://i46.tinypic.com/dbjfpk.png

and here's checked:
http://i46.tinypic.com/28gtd7k.png

the "After" column is only updated if "Case sensitive" is checked.

26/08-12 14:56

#1 : 28/08-12 20:04

fubar bro

Posts: 3

I wanted to feature request the option to add CRC32 checksum of the file to the filename in AdvancedRenamer.

It's a awesome renamer app, the most customizable i found when looking for a good renamer.
I only miss the feature to add CRC32 checksum fo the file to the filename.

And if you decide to follow up on my request, i wouldn't mind if the CRC32 calculations was SSE4.2 optimized ;)
(Intel has some .h files with the function already coded so you don't have to do the assembly yourself: http://software.intel.com/sites/products/docume ntation/hpc/composerxe/en-us/2011Update/ cpp/win/intref_cls/common/intref_sse42_A TA.htm )

28/08-12 20:04

#1 : 30/08-12 14:26

Riccardo

Posts: 1

Hi,
if I select italian language, the presets dropdown menu (with load and save method button) disappears.

Advancend Renamer 3.51
Windows 7 x64

30/08-12 14:26

#1 : 31/08-12 21:02

Alin

Posts: 1

Great to see unicode, javascript scripting and 64-bit support!
Also, what compiler are you using?

Thank you for this great program. I did try to get involved by contributing a Romanian translation in the past, but I'd only made it to the half of it... maybe I'll try again soon.

I'm just a happy and very thankful user.

31/08-12 21:02

#1 : 02/09-12 18:24

Guillermo Cremerius

Posts: 3

After upgrading to version 3.52 (both regular and portable versions) I get the following error each time I launch Advaced Renamer: "The system cannot find the file specified".
No methods are shown and no files could be added ("You cannot load more than 0 item into the list.")
All this is on Win XP and Win7 32-bit
Any help is really appreciated.

02/09-12 18:24

#1 : 03/09-12 19:21

Andy Seed

Posts: 3

I have just downloaded Advanced Renamer on recommendation from cnet.com who really like it I have tried it and find it really good but I need to tag images like this :-

"File name # 001" etc instead of "Filename001" which it is doing at the moment. Is there any way to create a tag to do " # 001" as by using "<Inc Nr:001>" when I change it to <Inc Nr: # 001> it says it is an invalid tag.

03/09-12 19:21

#1 : 03/09-12 21:06

Stefan

Posts: 274

~ To discuss ~

I had take an look at the german translation,
and this are just my thought (not yet 100% sure)

00000010=Vorschau
00000011=Auto-Vorschau

00000021=&Vorherige Umbenennung zurÃ¼cknehmen
00000022=Starte Umbenennung

00000097=Methode hinzufÃ¼gen
00000098=Die ausgewÃ¤hlte Methode entfernen
00000099=Alle entfernen
00000100=Methode nach ganz Oben verschieben
00000101=Methode einen Platz nach oben verschieben
00000102=Methode einen Platz nach unten verschieben
00000103=Methode ganz ans Ende verschieben
00000105=Favoriten laden
00000106=Momentane Liste als Favoriten speichern...
00000107=Favoriten:

00000242=Explorer
00000243=Explorer Ã¶ffnen

more to come... if wanted.

03/09-12 21:06

#1 : 04/09-12 16:38

Stefan

Posts: 274

In the settings.ini
i have found absolute paths for

[Advanced Renamer]
DefaultBatchMethodFolder=X:\ARenv3.50\BatchMethods\

and

[recent_methodlists]
item0000=X:\ARenv3.50\BatchMethods\my.aren

---

I think they should be stored relative
to the folder of the ARen.exe.

For example:

X:\ARenv3.50\BatchMethods\my.aren
is stored as
item0000=X:\ARenv3.50\BatchMethods\my.aren

If i now rename my folder to e.g. v3.52,
because i had updated the exe,
or copy my data folder over to an new version
to keep my settings, the setings.ini still search
my BatchMethod in v3.50 and so can't load them.

---

If the paths were stored relative there were no problem.

[Advanced Renamer]
DefaultBatchMethodFolder=BatchMethods\

and

[recent_methodlists]
item0000=BatchMethods\my.aren

That's better for portable use on USB-drives too
where the drive letter is indented to change.

04/09-12 16:38

#1 : 06/09-12 18:29

Glen

Posts: 2

Hi!
Is it possible to rename leading underscores with exclamation marks in all files (file names) in directory, several directories?
Examle:
_____12pe4ort_349kkfl_qpe.txt --> !!!!!12pe4ort_349kkfl_qpe.txt
____qoepslf_[rotlh_cmbv.x.txt ---> !!!!qoepslf_[rotlh_cmbv.x.txt
___xzmqtit_qywor(oqoq).txt ---> !!!xzmqtit_qywor(oqoq).txt
__aldvm_qpw_xm_.txt --> !!aldvm_qpw_xm_.txt
Thank you so much!

06/09-12 18:29

#1 : 08/09-12 21:45

andre

Posts: 2

Hi, leave suggestion for extend support to xmp tags

regards

08/09-12 21:45 - edited 08/09-12 22:23

#1 : 09/09-12 15:13

Meiner.Einer

Posts: 4

Is there any documentation on scripting in AR?

The page http://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/metho d_script does just say there is scripting available and that JavaScript is used.
But it seems, not the complete JS is implemented, as some functions just won't work. Or I'm to stupid to find out how :-(

For example I try to use a date and can't get it to convert to a normal string.
The code
---
var d = item.imgDate;
var date = d.toString();
---
just delivers the TDateTime as string - an unuseable numer. All my tests with
d.GetFullYear();
d.GetMonth();
or any other JS date conversion functions did not work and it's tiresome to find out whats implemented by trial and error.

It took me a while to realise, that d.toString() works, but d.tostring() don't.

If there is anybody using scripting in AR, please share your code!!! Others could learn by reading it. Unfortunately there is not much in the forum yet.

I'll start by copying what I've got so far:

-------------
var name = item.newBasename + "_noDate-";
if ( index < 10 ) name = name + "0";
if ( index < 100 ) name = name + "0";
name = name + index;

item.newPath = "G:\\Bilder\\unsortiert\\_umzubenennen\\Output";

var d = 0;
if ( item.createdDate > 0 ) d = item.createdDate;
if ( item.imgDate > 0 ) d = item.imgDate;

if ( d > 0 ) {
var date = d.toString();
name = date;
};
name = name + item.ext.toUpperCase();
item.newName = name;

return item.newName;
-------------
It's not yet finished, but it works.

Thank you all!

09/09-12 15:13

#1 : 14/09-12 23:52

Ludovico

Posts: 3

Bad situation:

When I start the program --> "cannot find the specified file"

and I can't add any file to the grid, and when I close the program, another error

Access violation at address 007E4F97 in module "ARen.exe". Read of address 00000000.

What should I do?

14/09-12 23:52

#1 : 18/09-12 11:39

Ben

Posts: 4

When i add video files, the pure size of them crashes the program while it tries to load the media info. I have turned off the mediainfo from showing but it still trys to load it... and then crashes.
files are on a network and are around 20gb in size
(no i cant change the files type, they are transcoded with these settings for a reason)

any idea why it crashes?

Thanks,
Ben

18/09-12 11:39

#1 : 25/09-12 01:13

boldmir

Posts: 1

Just tried the program for the first time-excellent thanks!
is it possible to move folder and its files to a new created folder name based on the first or second original dir name?
or even better based on artist id3 tag?
ie dir name: Katy_Perry-Teenage_Dream-The_Complete_Confection-2012
need to move completely with its mp3 files to a new dir called Katy_Perry

25/09-12 01:13

#1 : 26/09-12 13:18

Ben

Posts: 4

Hi,

So i have a list as follows,

123456A_MEDIA_V1.MPG
123456A_MEDIA_V2.MPG
123456A_MEDIA_V3.MPG
123456A_MEDIA_V4.MPG
987654Z_MEDIA_V1.MPG
987654Z_MEDIA_V2.MPG
987654Z_MEDIA_V3.MPG
987654Z_MEDIA_V4.MPG

This runs like this for 300 assets, Meaning 75 copies of the first 6numbers and 1 letter. This is MY referance.
What i want to do is rename these 7 to the referance of the destination person.

0001_Media_V1.mpeg

I have a list of what my referances are to be changed to in Excel, is there a way to to this on mass rather than adding a "Replaice" function for each referance? (1 replaice command changes 4 files so i would need to input 75 commands)

hope this makes sense.

Thanks,
Ben

26/09-12 13:18

#1 : 27/09-12 11:42

justin

Posts: 1

i found this software and is very useful for me .so i added to my software download site

http://spidersoft.in/Windows/System-Utilities/F ile-Disk-Managemen/Advanced-Renamer_224. html

27/09-12 11:42

#1 : 27/09-12 22:41

R Shah

Posts: 1

Thanks very much for this software. It was easy to download and will be very useful for me.

Right now I'm trying to take one image file and give it multiple filenames (up to a 1,000). Is it possible to do this in the software without having to copy the single image for the required number of images and then renaming the files.
Since it is the exact same image required under different names, I'm trying to avoid the step of creating the multiple images first.

Example, I have one image file named 'Frontview.tif'. I want to end up with multiple images with alphanumeric filenames similar to:
1230001-A.tif
1230010-A.tif
1210130-A.tif
1280560-A.tif
....and so on.

The filenames are not sequential. I will input them from an Excel list of filenames.

Thanks for your help.

R Shah

27/09-12 22:41

#1 : 28/09-12 08:14

samcro49

Posts: 2

hi

before we had the presets
where are they now?

thank you

28/09-12 08:14

#1 : 28/09-12 16:04

Mario Denci

Posts: 1

This version doesn't work under windows 2000 SP4 update 1 ad reported.
This involves also the portable version.

28/09-12 16:04

#1 : 29/09-12 03:52

Eugene

Posts: 6

Hi-

I had an issue when I copied thousands of photos from one hard drive to another during a crash. It seems as though many of the files came over with a .PTL file extension, rendering them useless. I've located all files on every directory and would like to change the extension back to jpg. If possible, step 2 would be to make them easier to identify as well.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks-

Gene

29/09-12 03:52 - edited 29/09-12 05:34

#1 : 30/09-12 16:02

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

FYI... I posted this same topic as a reply to another forum question, but decided to add it as a new topic.

A filename mask filter as a method would be extremely useful. I have hundreds of folders with digitial photos (.JPG) mixed in with several digital videos (.AVI) from digital cameras that can take videos. I want to build two file renaming saved methods that will 1) rename just the JPG files in a folder and 2) rename just the AVI files in a folder.

The reason I want to do this is because I want different sequential numbering for the JPGs and AVIs and I insert a "V" in a datestamp in the filename for all video files.

I know I can use the filename mask option in the "Add Folder" function, but it would be a heck of a lot easier to simply add the entire folder (or folders) without concern for how many different file types exist in the folders and then apply the individual JPG / AVI renames.

Also, another enhancement request: When you load a saved method, it would be nice to display the name of the saved method in the title bar or somewhere where you can see what method you're working with.

Thanks,

SailorGuy

P.S. I made a donation for your software - it's an EXCELLENT utility that's saving me hours of tedious work!

30/09-12 16:02

#1 : 30/09-12 19:09

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

I've discovered a couple of anamolies / bugs with the ARENC 3.53 command-line interface:

Bug: The "-mask" parameter must be in all uppercase letters for the filter to work. For example: a mask of "*.jpg" or "mov*.*" yields no (0) results. However, "*.JPG" or "MOV*.*" works as expected. The mask parameter should be case-insensitive.

Bug: The log file created by "-log log_file" yields an almost unreadable, spaced-out, streamed text file.

Bug/Question: According to the online help guide, to see the different column sort choices for the "-order" option, you can enter "arenc help order". I get no results when I type "arenc help order" or "arenc -help order" (just the full help screen with no additional details). What are the "-order" parameter options?

I want to define a sort order by "Date Taken" to ensure the files are chronologically sequenced when they are renamed. What parameter do I need to specify?

Enhancement: ARENC should assume the default BatchMethods folder for the "-execute methodlist_file" without having to specify the fully-qualified path name on the command line.

Here is the ARENC command I'm executing (a few path names have been shortened to save space)...

arenc.exe -verify -execute "C:\Sw\Advanced Renamer\BatchMethods\MCD-File
-Rename-Based-On-Dirname.aren" -type files -mode rename -path c:\_Test\20071208V-Christmas_Trees!DVD -mask MOV*.* -log c:\_Data\Logs\ARENC-20120930-1203PM.Log

Thank you,

Sailor Guy

30/09-12 19:09

#1 : 04/10-12 15:15

anthony queen

Posts: 1

I tried your software, but I was not able to come up with what I needed:

a) I have thousands of shortcuts in a folder referring to journal articles. They are linked with a biblio management software, which is able to change the name of the linked files (in my case the shortcuts) according to the biblio reference (Autor-year-title, etc).

b) I would like to rename now the original files which are sparse throughout the HDD, using the new shortcut names made in point a).

c) The solution of using as link in the biblio software the original files is not feasable since that would mean to move/copy as required by the biblio software all my PDFs to a unique folder - I do not want to do this.

Question: Is AdvancedRenamer able to accomplish this task of renaming the original files from the name shortcuts? In the negative case, does someone know some utilities with this feature?

Many thanks in advance for any feedback.

04/10-12 15:15 - edited 04/10-12 15:17

#1 : 05/10-12 19:17

Jeff Rose

Posts: 3

I'm in the process of moving a large collection of files by a couple of keywords that I'm generating regular expressions for, and one of the things I need to do is isolate occurrences of doubles (any group of 2 or more files that match the same regex).

I'm using the command line version of Advanced Renamer by generating a batch file to run a single long regex. It looks something like this:

(20120101_[0-9]{4}_0000001\.(lsx|xml))|(20120101_[0-9]{4}_0000002\.(lsx|xml)) ... and so on.

I have tried changing my regex format to the following to get the behaviour I want. That is, to only affect files with exactly one match to the subexpression that matched them:

((20120101_[0-9]{4}_0000001\.(lsx|xml)){1})|((20120101_[0-9]{4}_0000002\.(lsx|xml)){1})

Unfortunately, this doesn't change the output. Would anyone have any insight into how I can adjust this to get the behaviour I'm looking for? Ultimately, all I want to do is stuff any duplicate matches into a separate folder instead, so they're isolated away from the singleton matches.

Thanks!

05/10-12 19:17 - edited 05/10-12 19:18

#1 : 07/10-12 04:58

bruce

Posts: 1

A chronic problem people have with music files is that all the music files of an album may be downloaded with the same date/time for each file. Then music players like VLC cannot properly order them, even if the actual file name has a number in them. (windows chooses (it seems) to order them by date rather than file name). So I want to change the dates of 10-15 files successively, say one minute apart.

07/10-12 04:58

#1 : 07/10-12 17:09

Rennemann

Posts: 2

Welche Einstellungen muessen vorgenommenwerden, um die Bilder in den Thumbnails anzuzeigen?

07/10-12 17:09

#1 : 08/10-12 11:56

Erwin Fiten

Posts: 3

Hi,

I have a filename with a fixed layout.

yyyy-mm-dd_FIXED_VAR1_VAR2.ext

now, based on the VAR1 and VAR2 i want to add some text after the date.
exp :

VAR1 = aaa
VAR2= bbb

when the aaa is in the filename, the number 12 has to be added to the filename
when the bbb is in the filename, the number 13 has to be added to the filename
when the ccc is in the filename, the number 14 has to be added to the filename

so in this case it would be :

original filenames :
2012-10-08_FIXED_aaa_bbb.mpg
2012-10-08_FIXED_ccc_aaa.mpg

need to be renamed to :
2012-10-08_12_13_FIXED_aaa_bbb.mpg
2012-10-08_14_13_FIXED_ccc_aaa.mpg

Is there a way to do it?

08/10-12 11:56

#1 : 18/10-12 07:51

Mal

Posts: 5

Whenever I use Explorer's context menu to put either a directory or files into Advanced Renamer it fails and I get an exception message about ARen.exe.

If I then try to uninstall Advanced Renamer I find that the arencm.dll is locked and cannot be deleted until the PC is rebooted. Not even unlocking programs such as Unlocker can kill it.

Is there a solution for this?

P.S.: Machine is 4-core/4GB/XPsp3 - 32-bit

18/10-12 07:51

#1 : 22/10-12 09:15

RDS

Posts: 1

Hello all,

I came across this software when reading an article in a different forum about replacing all special characters in files.

The writer posted a screenshot of AdvancedRenamer with various special characters in the renaming list but after installing the software I wonder if there are presets like that or if I have to come up with all of this on my own?

The screenshot I am refering to can be found here:

http://goo.gl/LyMA6

Best regards

Moongate

22/10-12 09:15

#1 : 24/10-12 10:54

steve matrai

Posts: 1

First.. if this program does do this already, I would love to know how..

what im looking for is for either help on how to do this or if it can't be done yet then hopefully it's capability be added with the next update ....
(Reverse Order Renaming.. ie: instead of say 001-001 thru 001-255 changes filenames to 001-255 thru 001-001)..

if it doesn't, in fact, do it yet, maybe this could be done...
adding a supporting string under the "new name" tab, say,.. 001-<Dec Nr:255>.jpg
which would leave the 001- & the extension alone for the photos imported yet decrement the rest of the filenames from 255 to 001.
I tried modifying the Inc Nr:001 string to Dec Nr:255, but i did nothing so i imagine while it supports inc for increment, it doesn't currently support dec for decrement.

[A little on just what happened and why this would be useful]
I had an app in my android phone that managed many of my videos and photos that somehow got corrupted, it just simply lost where the files were.

I was able to somehow recover all of them but now they're all backwards.. this is like 200 files in backward numbering order.

This is the best file renamer i've seen.. for freeware, one cant go wrong... but i don't see reverse renaming. Would be nice if I can..
1) get help if I can reverse the names and/or..
2) if it is not supported, that it can be added, hopefully, on the next update.

24/10-12 10:54 - edited 24/10-12 11:33

#1 : 26/10-12 23:54

Mario Alvarez

Posts: 29

I recently installed Win 7 x64, but the context menu option of Advanced Renamer does not work properly, the program opens, but empty, without any file of folder I selected. Could you solve this? I use ARen 3.53 Portable. Thank you very much for this great program.

26/10-12 23:54

#1 : 05/11-12 01:13

Aaron Allen

Posts: 1

I have a duplicate in the Presets drop-down list and would like to delete one of them. I made a modification to the original and then saved the changes to a new location so now it is listed twice. How do I delete a preset so it no longer shows up in the Presets drop-down list? I am using AdvancedRenamer version 3.24 and running Windows 7.

Thanks,

Aaron

05/11-12 01:13

#1 : 05/11-12 17:19

Steve Buck

Posts: 10

I have a batch method that I am initiating with a batch program using the automated feature of Advanced Renamer. I am running AR version 3.21 on a Windows Server 2000 machine. Everything has been running successfully for nine months. Recently, and intermittently, I've been getting some unexpected results.

The new name in the batch method is; 011_POA_<Name>.txt

Intermittently the new files are coming through as;
011_POA_011_POA_011_POA_011_POA_011_POA_011_POA_<Name>.txt.

Sometimes the repeating prefix of the new name is so long that Windows cannot delete the file.

Any thoughts on what is causing this?

05/11-12 17:19

#1 : 13/11-12 01:01

Nearlight

Posts: 1

Hey!

I have a lot of video files in a series that I've downloaded (514 so far), and they are all named based on the title of the video. I recently found another set of the same videos that uses hi10 encoding and is about ONE THIRD the size of what I had. So to save roughly 100GB, I decided to download that series instead. The only problem is, they aren't titled appropriately. I have both versions right now, and I'm going to delete the old version just as soon as I get this figured out.

I'm just wondering, can I batch automate the renaming of files from one folder with the names of files in another folder, without the extensions (new files are mkv, old are avi)? Or should I just stop being so anal? ;P

13/11-12 01:01 - edited 13/11-12 01:02

#1 : 14/11-12 09:01

Jolly Old

Posts: 1

I have lots of digital comics, and I'm getting tired of renaming them and organizing them manually. I have a number of folders organized according to name and volume and when I get new comics, I'd like to drop them in the folder without having to worry about renaming them. Would there be a way to automate this? For example I have a folder Action Comics with issues 1-10, named Action Comics v2 01, etc... When I get issue 11, I'd like to have it renamed accordingly. Any hope? Ideally I would want the parameters set by the preexisting files, since I have too many folders to set them manually. Even more ideally (and I know I would need additional software for this), I would like to have an explorer type window which would let me just drag & drop and have the file rename itself according to the pre-existing files in the folder I am dragging it to. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks

14/11-12 09:01

#1 : 16/11-12 16:57

sandeep lohchab

Posts: 1

Hello plz help me this. Thanks in advance.
I have lots of .wav files in a folder like this below.

+911262308213110911550300.wav
+917206035865110810274200.wav
+917206035865110910060800.wav
+917206035865110910371100.wav
+917206035865110915435400.wav
+917206035865110916381000.wav
+917206035865110916563900.wav
+917206035865110917363000.wav
+918295900919110819584100.wav
+918295900919110910165200.wav
+918607076777111010274700.wav
+918607076777111010382000.wav
+918684883453110908053100.wav
+918684883453110908194800.wav
+918684883453110909351000.wav
+918816820795110917092100.wav
+919034084554110908491800.wav

I am using
1. Remove preset Remove Count:3 Starting At:1
2. Add preset Add:0 At Indiex:1
3. Remove preset Remove Count:12 Starting At:1 Backwards: Selected

Result I got was given below

01262308213.wav
07206035365-001.wav
07206035365-002.wav
07206035365-003.wav
07206035365-004.wav
07206035365-005.wav
07206035365-006.wav
07206035365-007.wav
03295900919-001.wav
03295900919-002.wav
03607076777-001.wav
03607076777-002.wav
03634333453-001.wav
03634333453-002.wav
03634333453-003.wav
03316820795.wav
09034084554.wav

Is there any way in this program that after renaming files with Name collision rule: Append incrementing number, it saves all files in individual folders by taking first 11 characters of each file as folder name but without incrementing number. I mean this result below. Only 7 folders should be created.

01262308213
07206035365
03295900919
03607076777
03634333453
03316820795
09034084554

Thanks again.

16/11-12 16:57

#1 : 22/11-12 19:01

NomenEtOmen

Posts: 29

today i have installed the portable version 3.53 on win7/32bit.
i have written an renaming script and saved with the offered saving-method into an aren-file (into the default batchMethods-SubFolder). After reloading this method there was any characters lost, the script was faulty.

here this faulty script:
<code>
/*
list of words: last word to front, separated with ,
words words word -> word, words words
*/
var oName = item.name; //original name
var nName = " //new name
var last = " //ast word
var help = "
var sSep = ", //the separator after first word

//processing error when name contains .
//workaround: mask . with other char: ~
var bWorkAround = 1; //workaroung active
if (bWorkAround && oName.indexOf(".")>=0){
oName = oName.replace(/\./g,"~");
return; //de-activate renaming for .
}

//algorithm selection
var algorithm = "split //substr extract with substr-technology
//split use split and rebuild
if (algorithm=="substr"){
/* substr-index-variante */
var nLastIndex = oName.lastIndexOf(" ");
if (nLastIndex<=0) {
//no space found
return;
}
last = oName.substring(nLastIndex);
nName = last + sSep + " " + oName.substr(0,nLastIndex);

} else if (algorithm=="split"){
/* split-variante */
var comp = oName.split(" ");
if (comp.length<=1) {
//no spliting
return;
}
//it has splitted :-)
last = comp.pop() + sSep;
comp.unshift(last);
nName = comp.join(" ");

} else {
//unsigned algorithm -> error
return;
}

//tried workaround: de-masking . with ~
if (bWorkAround && nName.indexOf("~")>=0){
nName = nName.replace(/~/g,".");
}

//script-end: new name
//item.newName = nName;
return nName;
</code>

As you can see, after storage/reload in the var-section the declaration closure <string>";</string> will be lost:
in the original it is:
<code>
...
var nName = ""; //new name
var last = ""; //ast word
var help = "";
var sSep = ","; //the separator after first word
...
</code>

22/11-12 19:01 - edited 22/11-12 19:02

#1 : 22/11-12 19:10

NomenEtOmen

Posts: 29

i've written a script for renaming folder names. but when the name contains the character . , the item.name-property gives wrong content :

here my script for testing:

<code>
/*
list of words: last word to front, separated with ,
words words word -> word, words words
*/
var oName = item.name; //original name
var nName = ""; //new name
var last = ""; //last word
var help = "";
var sSep = ","; //the separator after first word

//processing error when name contains .
//workaround: mask . with other char: ~
var bWorkAround = 1; //workaroung active
if (bWorkAround && oName.indexOf(".")>=0){
oName = oName.replace(/\./g,"~");
}

//algorithm selection
var algorithm = "split"; //substr extract with substr-technology
//split use split and rebuild
if (algorithm=="substr"){
/* substr-index-variante */
var nLastIndex = oName.lastIndexOf(" ");
if (nLastIndex<=0) {
//no space found
return;
}
last = oName.substring(nLastIndex);
nName = last + sSep + " " + oName.substr(0,nLastIndex);

} else if (algorithm=="split"){
/* split-variante */
var comp = oName.split(" ");
if (comp.length<=1) {
//no spliting
return;
}
//it has splitted :-)
last = comp.pop() + sSep;
comp.unshift(last);
nName = comp.join(" ");

} else {
//unsigned algorithm -> error
return;
}

//tried workaround: de-masking . with ~
if (bWorkAround && nName.indexOf("~")>=0){
nName = nName.replace(/~/g,".");
}

//script-end: new name
//item.newName = nName;
return nName;
</code>

first, i thought i'm wrong with the split-method, so i implemented an alternative algorithm using String-object-methods substr and substring. But nothing works, so i programmed a workaround with masking the . with ~, but no luck.

22/11-12 19:10 - edited 22/11-12 19:11

#1 : 22/11-12 19:14

NomenEtOmen

Posts: 29

i have writte two topics with insertion of scrit code: but after copy/paste from the program code there is all the formation lost. it will be nice, if the user have the advantage to insert code-block like in other programmer forums.

cu

22/11-12 19:14 - edited 22/11-12 19:22

#1 : 22/11-12 19:17

NomenEtOmen

Posts: 29

Many problems someone has solved with the powerful scripting routine has interest by other users. it would be nice if there were a forum section with scripts.

22/11-12 19:17

#1 : 22/11-12 19:22

NomenEtOmen

Posts: 29

what is the correct return syntax:

<code>
//script-end:
item.newName = localNewName;
return localNewName;
</code>

is the first assign

<code> item.newName = localNewName; </code>

required? i have coded it or commented out: both the same.

22/11-12 19:22

#1 : 23/11-12 18:59

Posts: 1

I create animations that use many frames. My application exports the images numbered in order. I want the animation to loop smoothly so I copy the images, renumber them backwards, and then append them at the end of the original group of images.

How can I renumber files backwards?

image001
image002
image003

becomes

image006
image005
image004

or

image0003
image0002
image0001

or something to avoid the obvious conflict. thanks

23/11-12 18:59

#1 : 24/11-12 19:29

Samvel

Posts: 1

Hi,

What I need:
I have a problem with finding the photos while searching with windows search engine during my valuations.
I am working by excel, the properties are given by rows and each of them has its code. The photos of those properties are named in different ways (but in equal length of letters) and the last four digit is the code given in the excel column.
So from thousands of photos it is very difficult for me to find the one that the last four letters correspond to the code seen in the excel. When I am using windows search it works by finding files that are beginning whit the searching letters.

One of the solution that I consider:
I need to rename all the photos just adding backspace before the 4th digit of all photos counting from the tail.

Is it possible to accomplish by AdvancedRenamer?

Thanks,
Samvel

24/11-12 19:29

#1 : 24/11-12 20:41

Tim

Posts: 2

Getting this error when trying to change modified date of video files by dirname pattern. Created date works ok.

Windows 8, 64bit.
Advanced Renamer 3.53

24/11-12 20:41

#1 : 25/11-12 15:19

A H Gladwin

Posts: 1

I list the files I wish to rename.
Using the "replace" box I make my changes and I see the new file name...
BUT...
How go i complete the change?
I can not find any button to do so.
Thanks

25/11-12 15:19

#1 : 28/11-12 18:30

Mateo

Posts: 1

Thanks for the program.

I miss an option for add serial number only for duplicates files, I think it will be very useful.

I've read your answer:

"Reply to #1:
Yes, there is a way. In the settings dialog there is an option called Name Collision Rule. This option controls how Advanced Renamer should handle files with the same new name. Change it from fail to append incrementing number and you will experience the behavior you seek.

http://www.advancedrenamer.com/docs/docs_show.p hp?ident=settings
"
But I don't find this option in the program.

28/11-12 18:30 - edited 28/11-12 18:44

#1 : 05/12-12 09:27

Lewis

Posts: 2

Im trying to rename a vast amount of images using the folder names they sit within.
If I select each folder and rename the images the numbering start from 1 as I would like.

When I have tried to do this for multiple folders in one go only the numbering just run sequentially. Is there a way to set the program to restart the numbering counter for each folder?

05/12-12 09:27 - edited 05/12-12 09:28

#1 : 11/12-12 13:18

Cris

Posts: 2

I know this is probably simple, but I'm not a scripter. I have files that have names like something-anything.som or nothing-everything.som. I'd like to rename them so that they are like this anything-something.som and everything-nothing.som. I know it's easy, but I haven't the faintest idea where to start.
Cheers

11/12-12 13:18

#1 : 19/12-12 02:19

jamathon

Posts: 1

How do I set name collision rule in command line?

19/12-12 02:19

#1 : 20/12-12 17:19

Posts: 1

...or how to make...?

20/12-12 17:19

#1 : 27/12-12 02:43

Carl

Posts: 6

My camera clock was not set right, so I'd like to update my Photos with an offset that
gets me to the correct date.

1) How can I update the file dates with an offset? (ie, + 8 hours)

2) Can I also edit the EXIF "Date/Time Taken" field with this program?

Thanks, Carl

27/12-12 02:43

#1 : 29/12-12 12:06

Bernhard

Posts: 1

Hi,

My plan is as follows:

The files:

AAA.abc
AAA [CO].bca
AAA [BG].cab

BBBB.abc
BBBB [CO].bca
BBBB [BG].cab

...

Should be moved to the folders
AAA
BBBB
...

I believe that I need a function in the folder-generation syntax to generate foldernames from filenames minus "[XX]". It would be very kind if you could help me out here.

Thanks in advance,

-Bernhard-

29/12-12 12:06

#1 : 30/12-12 02:23

Mark L

Posts: 1

I would like to suggest a feature for Advanced Renamer that I have seen in some tag-editing software, but not in file a renamer. When you choose 'Capitalize first letter of each word,' I would like to be able to set up a list of exception words that will NOT be capitalized, except if they are the first word in the filename.

Examples:
Exception List: a, an, and, the, to
Results:
the boy and the dog --> The Boy and the Dog
and then they went to the moon --> And Then They Went to the Moon

Preferably, this would be a separate text list that you could save to disk, and re-use whenever you are setting up a new set of renaming rules. It would also be great to have the ability to set up a list of exceptions for lower-case, i.e., these 'words' (often titles or abbreviations) are always ALL CAPS.

Examples:
Exception List: DJ, MD, FX, LOL
Results:
the best song fx ever - jazzy jeff the dj --> The Best Song FX Ever - Jazzy Jeff the DJ
a hundred medical jokes, lol by dean smith, md --> A Hundred Medical Jokes (LOL) by Dean Smith, MD

It is possible to do this using Advanced Renamer as it is, but the only way I can see to do it is to laboriously create dozens of rules, one for each instance of an exception. Then, the next time I have to set up rules for a different situation, I have to do it all over again. It would be a lot quicker, easier, and more intuitive if we could just set a list of 'exception words,' and perhaps have a check box 'use ALL CAPS exception list' and another 'use capitalization exception list,' or something like that.

It might be possible to do something like this using a script, but if so it would be far to advanced and complicated for me to create. Is there any way you might include a feature such as this in a future version of Advanced Renamer?

30/12-12 02:23

#1 : 30/12-12 15:19

Posts: 11

Hi, i have a problem with this function. i can't add the string "[END]" at the last file. for example i have 20 files named from 1 to 20. i want that the 20th at the and of the name have [END]. (file 1,file 2... file 20 [END]).
The problem is that i don't have a fixed number of files :(
How can I do?I must creat a script? if yes how?

30/12-12 15:19

#1 : 30/12-12 23:56

Binh

Posts: 6

I enjoyed the program because of the free and features, special as script (very simple) and not platform requirements. I have a few ideas as follows:
01. Rename of the folders.
- Can add option selected subfolder to the list (as rename files mode).
- Rename the folder including the parent directory, not the 101 error as now. Course supports the undo batch.
02. There may be options don't analysis files (because easy need is renamed normal). For picking large number of files, the file analysis that could cause crashes.
03. Have version in Linux?
Thank.
Final, I use Google Translate and more.

30/12-12 23:56

#1 : 03/01-13 18:39

Van Blakeman

Posts: 2

I am trying to rename the filename of a large number of shortcuts (filename.jpg.lnk) in a folder, but it looks like it wants to rename the target files instead - which I do not want. What am I missing?

03/01-13 18:39

#1 : 05/01-13 16:45

Posts: 11

Hi,i have a problem: i have some file with name like:
-hiuc390721hjPhoto20
-dhoh43uophva67dPhoto numer21
-etc.

How i can do for delete all the name before "photo"? the problem is that not always the character before Photo is the same number,so i can't use delete substring :(

05/01-13 16:45 - edited 05/01-13 19:59

#1 : 16/01-13 13:50

Vladimir

Posts: 3

I decided to fix the file names on my external HDD. I would like to change the cas of all files and to put symbol "_" (underscore) between every word? Is it possible and if it is how to perform it?

Please note that all file names have different number's of letters.

Thanks

Cheers

16/01-13 13:50

#1 : 21/01-13 22:31

Kevin Korotev

Posts: 1

I have old audio clips with the complete name, title, track #, album title, etc.
I have arranged the tracks in their orginal track # formation.
NOW, I want to add that track number to the filename.

Basically, add 2 digits before the file name based on the current order of the the tracks as I've organized them (numerically, based on orginal track #)

Make sense?

Kevin

21/01-13 22:31

#1 : 27/01-13 18:23

Rich

Posts: 4

Hi all -

Love the tool.

I am using the tool to rename images, however I have come across a issue were I need to rename the images as follows

I have a master image then say 2 or 3 images that link to the master image.

So for example this how i need to rename the images.

1.jpg
1_1.jpg
1_2.jpg
1_3.jpg
2.jpg
2_1.jpg
2_2.jpg
3.jpg
2_1.jpg
etc...

The purpose is to bulk upload the images on my hobby website and then I can link all the images with the first number the same to a description.
*Most of the time their will be 4 images per 1 description but it can vary once in a while.

The purpose is to bulk upload the images on my hobby website and then I can link all the images with the first number the same to a description.

is this samething I can do with advancedrenamer built-in remaning methonds or so I need to build a javascript to do this?

Thanks in advance.
Rich

27/01-13 18:23

#1 : 28/01-13 16:06

Dakhor

Posts: 3

Hi

I was wondering if its possible to parse a filename to find the first 4 number combination ie a year in format YXXX where Y is either 1 or 2 and X is 0-9 and then insert a "(" before Y and a ")" after the last number, X number 3. And if no such string is found skip to next file.

Its this or renaming 1000 movies by hand.

Best regards

Dac

28/01-13 16:06

#1 : 29/01-13 21:27

Gary

Posts: 2

Hello,
Trying to set up thumbnail images for my video files so they show up in WMC-7. I want to take the name of the avi(or mp4 or mkv, etc) and use that name as the name of the corresponding jpg. The jpg images have been renamed from what was downloaded to 01.jpg, 02.jpg, etc to correspond to the episode number and the video files are named "episode #" - "filename".avi I'm sure it would have to be done with a script. Any suggestions?

Thank you.

29/01-13 21:27

#1 : 30/01-13 12:16

Shandy Elliott

Posts: 1

I've looked around the help section, but I can't find any reference to being able to keep a set amount of characters in the file name while removing the rest. For example if I have files prefixed with "FILE: xxx xx.nn Some Long File Name Here", (and assuming the naming convention has the same amount of characters in the beginning), how do I end up with file names such as "FILE: xxx xx.nn"?

It's the opposite of being able to remove X amount of characters "backwards".

30/01-13 12:16

#1 : 01/02-13 08:34

Mateus

Posts: 2

Hello,
I would like to rename a file test.xls with the contents of it. For example, if in the file there is in cell A1 the text "Happy", the file should be named later "Happy.xls".

Is it possible?
With a script?

Thank you in advance

01/02-13 08:34

#1 : 02/02-13 14:02

Amol

Posts: 2

I want to rename my files by ending their name with some part of the folder name such as first 3 or 4 letters from each word of the folder name, as
File name : XXXX.pdf Folder name : Abc Xyz Pqr
New : XXXX-Ab.Xy.Pq.pdf or just XXXX-Ab Xy Pq.pdf
Like wise .
How do I do that

02/02-13 14:02 - edited 14/02-13 16:47

#1 : 03/02-13 01:41

Mayhem

Posts: 1

I wanted to change the keywords under description of alot of images is this possible? Any information would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

03/02-13 01:41

#1 : 04/02-13 10:56

Amol

Posts: 2

Sir, I want to name the files using the file name + First few letters of each word in the directory name.
Please tell me how to do that.
for eg - filename : chapter 1 Directory name : Marketing management
desired filename : chapter 1 Mar Man or chapter 1 - Mark.Mana

04/02-13 10:56

#1 : 07/02-13 16:19

Schmitty

Posts: 1

I would like to know if it is possible to remove characters from a file name and change some.

Eg:

"Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch) - 02 - Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch) [Tiesto Remix]"

or

"Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch) - 02 - Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch) (Tiesto Remix)"

change to...

"Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing feat. Florence Welch - 02 - Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing feat. Florence Welch Â«Tiesto RemixÂ»"

plus with the "(feat. Florence Welch)" part of the name, be able to create an expression for different artists eg. "(feat. *)" to "feat. *" and version eg. [Tiesto Remix] or (Tiesto Remix) to detect [* Remix] [* Mix] [* Version] [* Edit] [* Dub] [* Cut] or (* Remix) (* Mix) (* Version) (* Edit) (* Dub) (* Cut).

07/02-13 16:19 - edited 07/02-13 16:21

#1 : 13/02-13 17:17

Jerry

Posts: 1

I added a group of jpeg's and in the Error column it says "Pattern not found". Will not let me rename using any of the available methods.
So I cleared the list and then just added one jpeg. Same error.
The jpeg's name is: DisplaysInfo_Verify Reset Count Pop-Up.jpeg
I want to remove the "DisplaysInfo_" part of all the filenames.

13/02-13 17:17

#1 : 13/02-13 21:05

Raj LP

Posts: 2

I have a large number of photo folders from a long time ago when I had no naming conventions. Now I name photo folders with the date taken of the first photo right as a prefix.

Problem is I have all these folders I need to rename and it would be excrutiating to do this manually. Is there any way for me to rename folders using Adv Renamer such that I can take the "date taken" metadata from the first photo in each folder and insert that into the folder's exisitng name?

It would be a gigantic help.

13/02-13 21:05

#1 : 19/02-13 19:37

Henrique Gornic

Posts: 4

Files names are:

\cd1 - nona\1
\cd1 - nona\2
\cd1 - nona\3

Would like to have files name renamed to:

\cd1 - nona\cd1 - 1
\cd1 - nona\cd1 - 2
\cd1 - nona\cd1 - 3

New File name would be 6 character substring of dir + actual file name

Help please.

Thank you

Henrique

19/02-13 19:37

#1 : 22/02-13 03:57

Kendal

Posts: 2

Edit - just saw someone asked something similar before. I'm wondering if a script could be written to do this. But that's beyond me.

I have a bunch of folders, each containing multiple pictures (JPEGs) in them. I would like to rename the folders to a date, such as "YYYY_MM_DD" that is based on the date of the pictures within the folder. For example, rename the folder to the date of a picture within it that has the newest modified by date.

All of the folders were moved from one hard drive to another and have a created and modified date that is not the original date. I can get the individual pictures to rename based on the Modified date.

Thanks for any help. Could do it manually, but it's 450 folders!

22/02-13 03:57 - edited 22/02-13 04:10

#1 : 28/02-13 11:27

myaou

Posts: 2

Hi! I'm trying to change the pattern for how the date on some folders show up, from "20130101 Folder" to "2013-01-01 Folder", using Replace, but when I put in a wildcard (2013* ) it takes away all characters before the space. Is there a way to get a one character wildcard, or is there some better way altogether to use instead?

28/02-13 11:27

#1 : 11/03-13 23:44

Lorcan

Posts: 1

Hey,

love the program, much easier then writing a batch file.
in my digital library there are file-names that begin with random set of numbers.
is this possible to delete them.
here are some examples
7162158 Arguelles Time and the Tech No Sphere V0.pdf
20136839 Natural Way of Farming Masanobu Fukuoka Green Philosophy.pdf
21166506 Psilocybin Psilocybin Mushroom Handbook Easy Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation Nicholas Ogame 0932551718.pdf
22353822 the Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants 1922.pdf
76929190 45256507 the New Seed Starters Handbook.pdf
8564635 Basic Electronics Vol 1 of 2 Us Navy.pdf

some have it at the beginning, some at beginning and end, some double, others have the year of publication in it, or the volume number
the year of publication and volume number should stay

have been looking into remove pattern ^\d:1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8:9:0
but that didn't do the trick

thanks for the hard work.
will donate asap
Lorcan

11/03-13 23:44

#1 : 15/03-13 12:59

Ross

Posts: 1

How do I remove duplicate file names from the Presets popup menu or clear the popup menu completely? I have written 3 scripts for batch re-naming files but each time I re-load them with 'Load Method', they are added as dupes. Thanks.

15/03-13 12:59

#1 : 27/03-13 19:49

Mario Alvarez

Posts: 29

Kim:

On October 26th last year, I wrote: "I recently installed Win 7 x64, but the context menu option of Advanced Renamer does not work properly, the program opens, but empty, without any file of folder I selected. Could you solve this? I use ARen 3.53 Portable. Thank you very much for this great program". Now I installed Windows 8 64-bit and have the same problem. Now I'm using ARen 3.55 Portable. I think the problem is in my Windows configuration and not in ARen. Please, could you answer my question?

Best regards,

Mario Alvarez

27/03-13 19:49

#1 : 28/03-13 19:05

Michael Th.

Posts: 1

Hello,

first things first: Excuse my bad English isn't as good as it used to be.

My System:
Core I5
16GB Ram
Win 7 64
Advanced Renamer 3.55
Exiftool 9.2.0.0

Lately I was reorganizing my photo collection, and run into some serious trouble.
I wanted to move the files. Pattern: YYYY\MM\ which ran very well.
Then I wanted to rename the pictures:

<ExifTool:CreateDate>_[<ExifTool:Make>_<ExifTool:Model>]_<Inc Nr:1>
Replace : / _

I was doing this year after year and month after month in the last couple of days.
Some pictures made with my newer cameras (Canon EOS 450D / Sony SLT-A65) only got filenames like _[_]_1.jpg
I started to examine this, google, the forums and so on and I found no solution.

Then I started playing around with only 1 of the files and noticed that if I press the Exiftool Button in ARen an Access Violation occurs. 007EE9BB / 00000188

So I checked cmd -> exiftool -> file but no problems, the output seemed to me allright.

Hope you can check on this, if needed I can mail you some of the files, don't want to upload them puplic.

Thanks in advance and keep up the good work.

28/03-13 19:05 - edited 28/03-13 19:06

#1 : 30/03-13 16:03

NomenEtOmen

Posts: 29

hi,

maybe a little bug: if you change the description of a method, for instance '& to &', the &' will not be typed. no big thing, but for the sake of improvement i post it here.

ciao

my system:
win732bit, advanced renamer 3.55 portable

30/03-13 16:03

#1 : 30/03-13 16:10

NomenEtOmen

Posts: 29

hi,

here a more severe problem: i change dir-names with a script (see p.s.) when more than 15 directories are loaded in the work area, the renaming also in the preview fails. if i load the directories in packages smaller than 16, every renaming runs proper.
maybe an index or overflow problem?

ciao

p.s. here my script:

/**
list of words: last word to front, separated with ,
words words word -> word, words words
**/
var oName = item.name; //original name
var nName = "" ; //new name
var last = "" ; //ast word
var help = "" ;
var sSep = "," ; //the separator after first word

//processing error when name contains .
//masquing: mask . with other char: ~
var bMasquing = 0; //masquing on off
if (bMasquing && oName.indexOf(".")>=0){
oName = oName.replace(/\./g,"~");
}

var bSeparatorDetection = 1;
if (bSeparatorDetection && oName.indexOf(sSep)>=0){
return; //de-activate renaming for .
}

//algorithm selection
var algorithm = "split" ; //substr extract with substr-technology
//split use split and rebuild
if (algorithm=="substr"){
/* substr-index-variante */
var nLastIndex = oName.lastIndexOf(" ");
if (nLastIndex<=0) {
//no space found
return;
}
last = oName.substring(nLastIndex);
nName = last + sSep + " " + oName.substr(0,nLastIndex);

} else if (algorithm=="split"){
/* split-variante */
var comp = oName.split(" ");
if (comp.length<=1) {
//no spliting
return;
}
//it has splitted :-)
last = comp.pop() + sSep;
comp.unshift(last);
nName = comp.join(" ");

} else {
//unsigned algorithm -> error
return;
}

//de-masking . with ~
if (bMasquing && nName.indexOf("~")>=0){
nName = nName.replace(/~/g,".");
}

//script-end: new name
return nName;

30/03-13 16:10 - edited 30/03-13 16:21

#1 : 03/04-13 20:11

Lebas de Lacour JC

Posts: 2

I am trying to delete four or more digits or chars after a char:+ in the name of a file. for instance: c4040z+1228-456.......jpg. I want to delete 1228 whatever are the chars and their number after.
Can somebody help me. Thanks

03/04-13 20:11

#1 : 04/04-13 19:47

alex depaula

Posts: 4

this renamer is wonderful. however I am having trouble renaming files that start with anywhere from 5 to 10 numbers and I want to keep only digits 6 through 10 and keep the rest of the filenames after the numbers.

04/04-13 19:47

#1 : 05/04-13 14:20

Dirki

Posts: 11

How can I archieve to remove all the signs after the first combination in the file name of the first "_" and the first numeral, e.g. "1" (e.g. "_1", "_2"," _3"...) having a dot after the first or second numeral (e.g. "_1." or "_10."), including removing this combination to get a clean file name.

And additional:

Some examples:

Das_Haus_der_Daemonen_13.03.27_22-00_sixx_100_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Im_Netz_13.03.27_20-15_ard_90_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
True_Lies_Wahre_Luegen_13.03.27_22-40_kabel1_170_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Transsiberian_13.03.18_21-55_arte_115_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Arachnophobia_13.03.16_15-50_rtl2_110_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Das_Yakuza_Kartell_No_Way_Back_13.03.18_01-20_orf1_85_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Eagle_Eye_Ausser_Kontrolle_13.03.17_20-15_orf1_105_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Mel_Brooks_Spaceballs_13.03.17_20-15_rtl2_100_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Flawless_Ein_tadelloses_Verbrechen_13.03.18_03-20_sf2_100_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Haus_der_Spiele_13.03.18_03-35_zdfkultur_115_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Daybreak_Katastrophe_in_L_A__13.03.17_15-10_tele5_115_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Vulkanausbruch_in_New_York_13.03.16_21-50_rtl2_105_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Sneakers_Die_Lautlosen_13.03.17_22-40_3plus_140_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Columbo__Loesegeld_fuer_einen_Toten_13.03.17_22-10_srtl_130_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Die_Feuerschlange_13.03.05_03-15_rtl2_85_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Missbraucht_Nachts_kommt_die_Angst_13.03.09_01-00_zdf_95_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Hinter_blinden_Fenstern_13.03.09_03-45_zdfneo_90_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
24_Stunden_Angst_13.03.06_23-15_kabel1_125_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Stealth_Unter_dem_Radar_13.03.04_22-20_kabel1_140_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi

So it should look like:

Das_Haus_der_Daemonen.avi
Im_Netz.avi

Respectively, at the end:
Das Haus der Daemonen.avi
Im Netz.avi

And does one receive e-mail notifiacation on new replies on this forum? Could I activitate it?

05/04-13 14:20 - edited 05/04-13 20:46

#1 : 06/04-13 04:26

TheKnooGai

Posts: 4

Hello,

I have recently downloaded & installed ver. 3.55 after having used ver. 2.73 since at least 2010 (according to the copyright date in the "About"). I like some of the new features, however a feature/behavior that I relied most heavily on seems to have been lost. When I add multiple files from multiple folders, then arrange by name, then path, ver. 2.73 always seemed to remember that the files were previously arranged by name.

For example, (in 2.73) when I arrange by name, the files appear in the list as follows:

~New Folder 1\001.JPG
~New Folder 2\001.JPG
~New Folder 3\001.JPG
-----------------------------------
~New Folder 1\002.JPG
~New Folder 2\002.JPG
~New Folder 3\002.JPG
-----------------------------------
~New Folder 1\003.JPG
~New Folder 2\003.JPG
~New Folder 3\003.JPG

Then, when I arrange by path, the files appear in the list as follows:

~New Folder 1\001.JPG
~New Folder 1\002.JPG
~New Folder 1\003.JPG
-----------------------------------
~New Folder 2\001.JPG
~New Folder 2\002.JPG
~New Folder 2\003.JPG
-----------------------------------
~New Folder 3\001.JPG
~New Folder 3\002.JPG
~New Folder 3\003.JPG

However, in ver. 3.55, no matter what I do, I cannot arrange by path whilst still maintaining an ordered sequence. Arranging by path in 3.55 results in the following randomization:

~New Folder 1\003.JPG
~New Folder 1\001.JPG
~New Folder 1\002.JPG
-----------------------------------
~New Folder 2\001.JPG
~New Folder 2\003.JPG
~New Folder 2\002.JPG
-----------------------------------
~New Folder 3\002.JPG
~New Folder 3\001.JPG
~New Folder 3\003.JPG

This is especially important to me as I usually have my folders labeled incrementally as well as the files in them. I typically use Windows XP to search for the file-type within the parent directory, which gives me the results from all of the sub-folders. This allows me to select all of the files I want, add them to AR, then rename them using <Inc Nr:001>.jpg, then run the search a second time (to show the change in file names), then simply cut & paste to a single folder. This lets me then view all of the files in 1 folder, but with the same sequence as they were by folder & file name.

For now it seems I will have to revert back to 2.73 until this is resolved. I just wanted to make it known so that it could be looked into.

Thank you kindly.

06/04-13 04:26 - edited 06/04-13 04:31

#1 : 06/04-13 14:31

NomenEtOmen

Posts: 29

hi,

i try to remove end-positioned digits, which are in brackets like:

my folder name (123)
other folder (10)

digit-lenght 1-3;

i tried this remove pattern method:
$$d{1-3}$
case-sensitive: no
use reg ex: yes
apply to: name and ext

but no success. also the more general $$d+$ brings no effect.
where i'm wrong? can anyone help?

thx
a very pleased user

06/04-13 14:31

#1 : 06/04-13 14:48

NomenEtOmen

Posts: 29

on the main page you have "the the" at the end of this sentence

Before performing the operations on the files you can verify that the output will be correct and if you perform the rename and regret it, you can undo the the complete batch.

ciao

06/04-13 14:48

#1 : 06/04-13 22:25

sunmoon

Posts: 4

Short story: I'd like to put my .avi movies into folders built like this: something/year/month/day. So I need to use ExifTool tag which is <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal>. Unfortunately it is not possible to build folder structure for copying files using this tag, because <Substr::POS:COUNT:START> tag works only on original file names which do not contain the correct date yet.

Therefore my job has to be divided into two phases:

- the first phase is to rename files according to ExifTool information and place them into the flat folder
- the second one is to copy files, producing needed folder structure taking (new) original names into account.

The point is: the argument of the <Substr> tag could be the current (latest) filename (instead of original filename). This could make AR workflow more flexible.

06/04-13 22:25

#1 : 07/04-13 12:27

Joe

Posts: 1

I've tried to rename all files (jpg and mp4) in one directory using the tag <ExifTool:CreateDate>.

The output of the ExifTool-tag contains invalid characters for the filename.

The output format of the tag looks like this: 2013:01:07 20:23:01

The character ':' is invalid for usage in a filename.

Is there a chance to use the tag and remove the character ':' out of the string before the AdvancedRenamer tries to rename the file?

The usage of the ExifTool-tags is a great idea but the AdvancedRenamer should filter invalid characters before renaming a file...

Any solution for this?

07/04-13 12:27

#1 : 07/04-13 19:53

Dirki

Posts: 11

Suppose there is a folder containing already renamed files to:

Crash Canyon 1.avi
Crash Canyon 2.avi
Crash Canyon 3.avi
Crash Canyon 4.avi

Die Simpsons 1.avi
Die Simpsons 2.avi
Die Simpsons 3.avi
Die Simpsons 4.avi
Die Simpsons 5.avi
Die Simpsons 6.avi

Futurama 1.avi
Futurama 2.avi
Futurama 3.avi
Futurama 4.avi

And there are periodically or none periodically added new files (series like above, Simpons, Futurama etc.) like:

Die_Simpsons_12.07.17_17-10_orf1_20_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Die_Simpsons_12.07.17_17-10_orf1_20_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Die_Simpsons_12.07.17_17-10_orf1_20_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi

Roseanne_12.07.17_17-10_orf1_20_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi
Roseanne_12.07.17_17-10_orf1_20_TVOON_DE.mpg.avi

and so on.

After adding these files you want to rename them to file names like the already in this folder existing ones (Futurama 1.avi, Futurama 1.avi, Die Simpsons 1.avi, Die Simpsons 2.avi and so on)

And you want the enumerating (of the new files) be continued from where the last number of each series group, it would be like that:

Crash Canyon 1.avi
Crash Canyon 2.avi
Crash Canyon 3.avi
Crash Canyon 4.avi

Die Simpsons 1.avi
Die Simpsons 2.avi
Die Simpsons 3.avi
Die Simpsons 4.avi
Die Simpsons 5.avi
Die Simpsons 6.avi
Die Simpsons 7.avi
Die Simpsons 8.avi
Die Simpsons 9.avi

Roseanne 1.avi
Roseanne 2.avi

Futurama 1.avi
Futurama 2.avi
Futurama 3.avi
Futurama 4.avi

Is it possible to create such a renaming?

07/04-13 19:53

#1 : 07/04-13 21:09

sunmoon

Posts: 4

What exactly is the source of <Img *>(* = Year|Month|Day|Hour|Min|Sec) tag information? I'm asking because I have a batch of about sixty images and just three of them show <Img *> tags as empty while the others present the correct data. Is it EXIF data? Which?

07/04-13 21:09

#1 : 09/04-13 00:07

Mario Alvarez

Posts: 29

I have a lot of TED videos and their names have the following pattern: NameSurname_year_480p.mp4. I want to rename them separating the first and the last name. For example, I want to rename the file "JohnDoe_2012_480p.mp4" to "John Doe (2012).mp4". I know how to do the las part, but how can I put a space between the name and the surname using regular expressions?. Sorry for my bad english. I hope you can understand my question.

Best regards,

Mario Alvarez

09/04-13 00:07

#1 : 09/04-13 20:43

NomenEtOmen

Posts: 29

hi,

i would really apprechiate to offer a windows runtime object (windows cmd or windows powershell) in the script environment. this would enable the create useful scripts like automated picture-resizing or in general all cmd-based actions. For this actions i actually wrote single scripts, the integration in aren would collect all scripts in one program with the plus of windows explorer integration and the file object selection.

thx a lot for your useful program

09/04-13 20:43

#1 : 11/04-13 00:33

Jeffrey

Posts: 2

I am trying to replace periods in file names with spaces:

Call.The.Midwife.S02E01.avi
Call.The.Midwife.S02E02.avi
Call.The.Midwife.S02E03.avi

to:

Call The Midwife S02E01.avi
Call The Midwife S02E02.avi
Call The Midwife S02E03.avi

How can I do this replace when "." is a wildcard?

Thanks,
Jeff

11/04-13 00:33

#1 : 13/04-13 03:56

Doug Girard

Posts: 1

I'm trying to make sure files are not longer than x characters, say 15 characters. How can I do this? If the remove or trim options are it, I'm not clear how to properly use them. Any help would be appreciated.

13/04-13 03:56

#1 : 13/04-13 22:17

clark kent

Posts: 2

hello, im in need of some renaming help. i have a folder with 10 sub folders and each of those has about 40-60 files. i would like to re number each of the files within the sub folders from 1 to what ever number file but i cant seem to figure out how to do this. i can number the files but it always numbers from 1 to 100+. any and all help is appreciated. thank you in advance!

13/04-13 22:17

#1 : 14/04-13 22:20

Dirki

Posts: 11

It lasts very long until the files are added / analyzed to AR on my system. Is there a way to get it faster?

14/04-13 22:20

#1 : 18/04-13 13:35

Herbert

Posts: 7

Hi,

i would to thank you for your tool. I Love it :)

I have 2 more ideas:

1. Switch the icons for Save/Load methods

http://imageshack.us/a/img690/1600/change1.png

2. Adding Groups to switch fast between rename Options

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/4858/change2 s.png

3. Where is the Drop-Down Menu to load my saved methodes? I'm using newest version.

mfg & ty

18/04-13 13:35 - edited 18/04-13 14:26

#1 : 19/04-13 16:59

Veronica

Posts: 1

Hello,

Is it possible to create a script that can read user-defined file properties?

I do not know if it is possible or not and I'm also lacking on programming skills.

Thanks,

Hase

19/04-13 16:59

#1 : 19/04-13 21:54

Z Webb

Posts: 3

Is it possible to get Anidb.net to fetch anime tv shows as option in an up and coming version? TvRage, like TVDB, puts anime in seasons and I like the numbering that Anidb offers. Much appreciated!

19/04-13 21:54

#1 : 20/04-13 04:58

soysuva

Posts: 2

Can you add an option of "Output Directory" feature so users can pick where to save the file too please? I want to save the renamed file into another folder, not the same input folder. Is this possible to add to future releases please? Thanks! ^_^

20/04-13 04:58 - edited 20/04-13 04:59

#1 : 22/04-13 04:01

Carl

Posts: 6

When I drag files into the AN window, what sets the order? I have some files that are 600_1234.jpg and they aren't in order of the timestamp. Many are in order, but there are some that do not seem to be consistent. How can I make sure they are sorted by the date/time in this window?

Carl

22/04-13 04:01

#1 : 22/04-13 04:21

Carl

Posts: 6

Can you add the selection of Image Date Time to the list along with the Modified, Created, Accessed etc?

I would like to add delta 3 hours to each file of the Date Taken field with your program.

Carl

22/04-13 04:21

#1 : 23/04-13 11:22

Russell White

Posts: 3

I'm trying to take one image - no-image.jpg - and using a csv create a directory full of new images.
The csv looks like this:
no_image.jpg,A00905.jpg
no_image.jpg,A00955.jpg
no_image.jpg,A10007.jpg
no_image.jpg,A10009.jpg
no_image.jpg,A10011.jpg
no_image.jpg,A10013.jpg

Can't see how to do it.

Help!

Why, you ask. So I can populate a database with pre-named images, and later upload images with the correct name as they are created.

23/04-13 11:22

#1 : 24/04-13 11:25

Tom

Posts: 2

Hi,
I know there have been lots of post about this before, but I still can't seem to fix my problem. I have thousands of pictures and decided to start organising them. I wanted to name them by directory, and then by the date & time the image was taken. But when I select the <img year>, etc tags, nothing gets picked up... I can see the date taken from EXIF data via windows, and using picasa so I know its there.
Also, I have also tried all the types under image settings, but same result.

I have a Canon 550d, and am from the UK if it helps.

I have also taken a look at the raw header of my images and noticed the following string;

Canon.Canon EOS 550D.....H.......H....Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer 6.1.7600.16385.2013:01:15 15:37:30

So Im not sure if maybe windows photo viewer has modified the EXIF data? Or if this is standard?

Further down I find the date taken information as follows;

<........2013:01:15 11:58:59.2013:01:15 11:58:59

Any help would be great, thanks! And awesome program, thank you

24/04-13 11:25 - edited 24/04-13 11:26

#1 : 26/04-13 17:38

alex depaula

Posts: 4

I love advanced renamer. Is there a way to save the list of input filenames along with the output filenames. I would like to manipulate the filenames in excel and keep the old and new filenames linked. I am trying to extract infomation from the old filenames, that have been sorted aaccording to the new filenames. I selected all the filenames in the batch mode window, but when I tried to copy the names it did not work.

26/04-13 17:38

#1 : 27/04-13 02:22

Joe

Posts: 3

Hi, I think it would be useful when you are selecting the directory for AR to keep a list of at least a few recently used directories, because I use a few different directories and not many more but it would be handy to be able to just click and select the directory if possible instead of browsing to it each time. Just a little timesaver for if you ever get a chance to add it. Thank you!!

27/04-13 02:22

#1 : 27/04-13 04:15

Kevin Tedford

Posts: 1

Hi I love this program and was wondering if there was a simple way of deleting a string of characters in one batch?

As an example:

01 File One
02 File Two
03 File Three
04 File Four
05 File Five

I want to be able to remove all instances of the 01-05 in one batch is this possible? Obviously I wouldn't complain if it were only a few files but I have several hundred with thee 01-09 starting characters.

27/04-13 04:15

#1 : 28/04-13 03:13

Kevin

Posts: 3

Hi
I need to rename a lot of files with 4 pics in each, is it possible to rename the the file and pics in one go?

file name sx901537A12

pics

sx901537A12_(1)_chamber
sx901537A12_(2)_cover
sx901537A12_(3)_location
sx901537A12_(4)_location

thanks in advance if anyone can help.

28/04-13 03:13

#1 : 01/05-13 19:29

NomenEtOmen

Posts: 29

Hi,

i want to rename folders on an external drive (filled with an other computer). Renaming folders with MS File Explorer the UAC promps asking for administrator rights. Say OK the renaming will be done.
Using AREN the renaming fails with "unknow Error".

Going to aren.exe and setting the compatibility mode "starting with admin rights", the renaming fails also.
AND an further error occurs: selecting folders in the file explorer and starting aren with context menu entry, the selected items will not be taken into workload list (it stays empty).

strange...

system:
Win7HomePremium32bit
AREN3.56 in portable mode (registered in system and in context menu)

01/05-13 19:29 - edited 01/05-13 19:31

#1 : 06/05-13 20:53

joda

Posts: 1

how to move a file name (such as album 23.jpg) to be stored in the file properties comment or tag?

06/05-13 20:53

#1 : 09/05-13 00:42

Jim Woodruff

Posts: 1

Access violation at address 00405C6C in module 'ARen.exe' . Read of address FFFFFFFC.

09/05-13 00:42 - edited 09/05-13 01:23

#1 : 13/05-13 04:15

Ron Stordahl

Posts: 1

Is it possible to give AdvancedRenamer a directory, such as 'my pictures' and have it output to for example d:\year\month\day\ with a file name 'year-month-day-hour-minute-second'.jpg using the exif data?

13/05-13 04:15

#1 : 13/05-13 15:19

Tony Cauchi

Posts: 1

Hi there,
I have lots of pdf's converted to tifs but they are numbered (1), (2), (3)..... (20)... (100) etc

The software i use (Paperport and Acrobat) do not recongise single or double digits, only triple ones (eg 003)

So when I try to collate them the get numbered 10, 11, 12, 13.....19, 2, 20, ......29, 3, 30, 31 and so on.

Is there any way I can replace the single and double digits by adding zero's in front of them? I have had lots of experiments with advancedrenamer, but a solution still eludes me.

Please can you help?

Tony

13/05-13 15:19

#1 : 14/05-13 16:06

Lax

Posts: 6

Hello, been using this program for a while and it's amazing. Just wondering if it is possible to ignore some cases.

I wrote a regex to implement spacing to the beginning and the end of '-' character thus making it easy to read the filenames. However i wish to ignore some cases for this.

My regex:

replace: (\w*|\d*)-(\w*|\d*)
with: \1 - \2

I wish this to ignore cases of where the filename starts like this:

[Pekunya-Loho] xxx-yyy.rar

I want "[Pekunya-Loho]" stay as it is, however the above expression makes it "[Pekunya - Loho] xxx - yyy.rar" .

Is there a better way to do this? In some cases, it might not even in the beginning of the filename but or in the middle of it. It's just that i need a better control of the above expression.

14/05-13 16:06 - edited 15/05-13 02:15

#1 : 15/05-13 22:52

Kim Jensen

Administrator
Posts: 883

I have received a lot of emails lately and I might have forgot to answer some of them. Some times when I am really busy and away from my email inbox for some time, it gets out of hand. If you have written an email to me and haven't got an answer, then please email me again.

15/05-13 22:52

#1 : 19/05-13 21:09

William

Posts: 2

Excellent Renamer. Thank you very much.

Using Advanced Renamer v. 3.57.

When a video file is over 2 GB the Video Duration Tag doesn't get the duration time.

My drive is formatted in NTFS (Windows Vista) so I have many files over the FAT32 2 GB limit.

Is this fixable?

Thanks,

Bill

19/05-13 21:09 - edited 19/05-13 21:16

#1 : 24/05-13 14:01

Steven Smith

Posts: 1

Hello community!

I have a very specific problem. I need to outsmart my scanner and for this reason I have to save 200 images with counted up hexadicimal numerals. Is there any possibility to count up with hexadecimal numerals instead of Arabic numerals? If not, would it be possible to integrate such a function into future versions? Thank you for your answers!

24/05-13 14:01

#1 : 26/05-13 04:46

Doc

Posts: 2

I have multiple files that are set up in the following format:
Origin - Surname, Name - Title
or
Origin - Title - Surname, Name

Is there any way to swap the Name and Surname without entering in a replace command for every name that is wrong? My end goal is to have all the files be in the following format:

Origin - Name Surname - Title

I have over 75,000 files that a large percentage of are in the original formats, which has led to multiple duplicates. I have been working on this, and even though using the program has helped tremendously on cutting down the time of fixing the general file errors like using underscores instead of spaces and things like that, this part is taking a long time and would like to make it as easy as possible.

Thank you for the help in advance.

26/05-13 04:46

#1 : 30/05-13 16:21

arwul

Posts: 94

When having a replace ready to run, I'd like to add this to an exisiting preset.

a. How to create a preset
b. How to add various renames to the same preset

So, once I need to rename a number of different files, I only need to select 1 preset and basically all the files are being renamed according to the various presets stored in that 1 'total' preset.

Thank you!
=

30/05-13 16:21

#1 : 03/06-13 10:33

Costas

Posts: 1

Thanks for this excellent program. I'm very happy having found it.
When I try to launch via the shell extension (i.e. right-click on a folder for example), the dialog to select files/folders appears and after that I get an error:

Access violation at address 008E78A8 in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 00000008.

Then, the main interface appears, but without the files/folder added. Leaving this open and right-clicking again and selecting 'Add to advanced renamer' adds the files. There is no error when the app is already running and then using the shell extension.

I'm using Windows 8 Pro 64-bit.

03/06-13 10:33 - edited 03/06-13 10:45

#1 : 04/06-13 11:21

arwul

Posts: 94

To find/replace the '-' between characters (note:only... between characters) in a name I use regex:

(?i)(?<=[a-z])-(?=[a-z])
to be replaced by a "space" (ie spacebar)

The regex tester (Regexr) shows this indeed alright and exactly does what I want.

In AR it reports an error 116 (whatever)

Any suggestions?

=

04/06-13 11:21

#1 : 04/06-13 19:29

Rob Mack

Posts: 1

It seems like this started around version 3.57. If I drop a large number of video files (150+ mov files in this case) onto AR it takes a very long time to finish importing the list. I can click cancel and the list will be loaded, so assume the extra time is for digging into the files for metadata.

I don't need metadata, I just need to batch rename the files. Is there a way to turn this feature off?

Thanks,

Rob Mack

04/06-13 19:29

#1 : 06/06-13 22:24

Posts: 1

Hello,

Though Sony makes excellent DSLRs, unfortunately their mediocre software saves folders using only one date format option: MM_DD_YYYY i.e starting with the month!!!

Since this creates a whole mess in sorting the folders, I am wondering if I can setup BRU to read the current folder name and reverse it i.e change it to YYYY_MM_DD...

06/06-13 22:24

#1 : 14/06-18 22:43

Silvije

Posts: 6

Dear Friend.
It will be very nice to put A-Z sort option inside in the 'list replace' .
If you put a lot of words inside of list replace , it will be nice to put an option to sort all words in alphabetical order ... Similar to option A-Z in Word.
In that case all words will be sorted and it will be easy to find every duplicate ..
This is just suggestion..
Silvije

14/06-18 22:43 - edited 07/07-18 15:51

#1 : 19/06-18 15:23

Ian

Posts: 8

Hello, I've ran into an issue where if I add or drag any cr2 or dng raw files to Advanced Renamer, I get two error message windows saying "Invalid floating point operation" and "List index out of bounds (0)". I have the latest version (3.82) on a Windows 7 machine. I recently got back into photography, but I remember being able to work with these image types with AR in the past. I've tried uninstalling, reinstalling, rebooting, and I've tried using older versions above 3xx, all with no luck. I've also tried enabling "Don't analyze image metadata" in the settings, thinking it might have an issue with raw metadata, which is a no go too. Has anyone had this issue before, or know what's going on? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

19/06-18 15:23

#1 : 19/06-18 16:25

Resat Ayvaci

Posts: 1

I have files which includes turkish characters. When i set them to uppercase or lowercase, it changes to different character. For example, "i" changes to "Ä±" while it should be "Ä°". I think it is because of Advance Renamer 3.82 (AR) uses English to change letters. Is there way to change the language setting of it?

19/06-18 16:25

#1 : 20/06-18 21:31

Ian

Posts: 8

Original post - https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=802

So its been a long time since I posted about this, very long... Man, where does the time go? Anyways I was trying to create a renaming scheme that would create groups of images for HDR bracketing so that the names would look like:

Image_H01_E01
Image_H01_E02
Image_H01_E03
Image_H01_E04
Image_H01_E05
Image_H02_E01
Image_H02_E02
Image_H02_E03
Image_H02_E04
Image_H02_E05
Image_H03_E01
Image_H03_E02
Image_H03_E03
Image_H03_E04
Image_H03_E05

similar to a television naming convention of:

Showname - S01E01
Showname - S01E02
Showname - S01E03
Showname - S02E01
Showname - S02E02
Showname - S02E03

But at the time, there wasn't a script method yet and no way to achieve this. Thankfully this got added soon after, I was meaning to look into learning how to script with this method, but didn't realize it used Javascript, which I learned a little of. I I decided to make a script that would let you add an increment that could repeat in different patterns and share it on here for others that may have ran into this same situation. It will allow you to reset, repeat, and step by a certain amount, both positively and negatively. If anyone has any suggestions for this, please let me know!

To Dos:
1. Try to add zero padding to the script directly, without other methods.
2. Try to implement a way to sort the original item list, incrementing by other metadata values, such as image shutter speed.

Here's the script -

// ---------------------------------- Pre-script

// ----------------- Input variables

var Start = eval(app.parseTags('1')); // The starting index number.
var Steps = eval(app.parseTags('1')); // The number that the index adds to each iteration, use a negative number to decrementing numbers.
var Reset = eval(app.parseTags('5')); // The number that the index counts to before it resets.
var Repeat = eval(app.parseTags('5')); // The number of times that the index repeats before it goes to the next number.
// Insert tags to replace any number such as <Num Items>

// ----------------- Indexing variables

var IRNum1 = 0; var IRNum2 = 1; // Indexing variables used to start the incrementing numbers.

// ---------------------------------- Script

if (IRNum1 == Repeat) {
IRNum1 = 0; IRNum2 += 1; // Reset main index and increment repeating index.
if (IRNum2 > Reset) {IRNum2 = 1;} // Reset repeating index.
} // Reset and repeat indexes.
IRNum1 += 1; // Increment main index.
return item.newBasename + (Start + ((IRNum2 - 1) * Steps)); // Steps resulting index.

AREN example - https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjOqBCRPR5zTgpZU_NPo8ryGq4hj yQ
Script file - https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjOqBCRPR5zTgpZTmYrlb6xbFhoo kg
Screenshot - https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjOqBCRPR5zTgpZVEe9vgv1vHqri _Q

20/06-18 21:31 - edited 20/06-18 21:35

#1 : 21/06-18 19:46

VilÃ©m ZdenÄ›k

Posts: 1

Hi, I have 400+ songs with author name in title.
Like this:

"Adele - Hello"

and i want to remove everything before the dash, like this:

"- Hello"

Thanks for any answer.

21/06-18 19:46

#1 : 24/06-18 09:24

Steve

Posts: 2

It would be very helpful to be able to modify the order within a list replace once a list replace has been created.

Possibly something similar to the way you can modify the order of methods or a handle in which you can click to grab and then move the "replace/replace with" and drop it by releasing the click.

Thanks,

24/06-18 09:24

#1 : 24/06-18 09:38

Jagdev Singh

Posts: 7

For Example Here I need 2nd Word of each File name:

Files to be renamed:

UZ BASS 04 F
UZ PERCUSSION 06 F
UZ SNARE 09 F
UZ KICK 10 F

Result Needed:

BASS
PERCUSSION
SNARE
KICK

24/06-18 09:38

#1 : 25/06-18 04:59

bluelovers

Posts: 2

hope can sort by javascript

ex: sort full-width number as haif-width or something else

25/06-18 04:59

#1 : 25/06-18 16:07

Freddy Louwagie

Posts: 1

Hi folks, Advanced Renamer is just what I am looking for. Unfortunately it is giving me almost each and every time that blocking error. It ran only a few times correctly.

I am running Advanced Renamer on Windows 10 Pro 64bit with 32Gb memory.
I did try versions 3.72, 3.75, 3.80 and 3.82.

Anybody any suggestion?
regards

PS I suppose that it is clear that the error occurs in the very beginning of the process, i.e. while adding files or more precisely folders containing files

25/06-18 16:07 - edited 25/06-18 18:03

#1 : 02/07-18 13:57

Jesse Lewis

Posts: 5

I have a set of files that are currently:

Fileset1_01_UniqueDescript
Fileset1_03_moreUniqueDescript
Fileset2_01_yetanother
Fileset2_01_againmore
Fileset2_04_moreUniquenames
Fileset2_05_stillunique
Fileset3_02_uniqueyet
Fileset3_04_Alwaysspecial
Fileset3_05_verypretty

that should look like this:
Fileset1_01_UniqueDescript
Fileset1_02_moreUniqueDescript
Fileset2_01_yetanother
Fileset2_02_againmore
Fileset2_03_moreUniquenames
Fileset2_04_stillunique
Fileset3_01_uniqueyet
Fileset3_02_Alwaysspecial
Fileset3_03_verypretty

Is there a way to accomplish this? The file names up to the unique descriptor are all the same length, and the numbers occur in the same positions for each.

Also for each file set there is sometimes Fileset1_00, which should be excluded altogether from the list - I assume that will be easy for me to figure out, but I have not yet.

There are 720 file sets and 2-10 files per set.

THANK YOU!

02/07-18 13:57

#1 : 02/07-18 20:21

Matt Baker

Posts: 3

Hello

Is it possible to specify a typed path when adding directories?
I have a network/UNC path that I would like to add files from using the mask or regular expression match, but can't find a way of doing this.

It seems overkill to map the drive just to add items and then un-map it each time after the batch processing is done.

Could the default directory browser mimic something like this?
https://stackoverflow.com/a/33817043

Just started using this software and have to say I'm impressed so far.

02/07-18 20:21 - edited 02/07-18 20:23

#1 : 05/07-18 01:07

Yofadhli Ahmed Kahirawan

Posts: 1

so i have about 207 folders need renaming.
every folder has a .mod file inside them.
i want it to basically copy the name of a .mod file inside and use it as the folder name.
and then does the same thing to the rest of the 206 folders.

please help thanks.

05/07-18 01:07

#1 : 06/07-18 10:40

Guy

Posts: 2

Hi,

I love AR, but have a bug to report. With demo files that allow it to be reproduced.

AR version: Advanced Renamer 3.71
OS: WinXP SP3.

I have been getting an intermittent wrong-date error now and then as long as I've been using AR. A few years. It's very rare. It seems to be dependent on some pattern within the image-taken date field. The result is a wrong month-day inserted into filename.

Today it's reliably doing it wrong with all the images taken today, whether I do one or several at a time.
The filename result is wrong, with just the one method enabled.

The files I've provided here allow the bug to be reliably reproduced.
See: http://everist.org/pics/ar_bug_demo/ar_bug_demo .zip 3.8MB

The method that is failing:
Add: <Year Created><Month Created><Day Created>_
At index: 1
Apply to: Name

Example of bug:
With an image taken today (20180706) filename IMG_0327.JPG
(filename 0327.jpg in this bug demo fileset.)
Irfanview shows pic info & EXIF data is correct 2018-07-06. (6th July 2018)
But AR makes the filename 20180618_0327.jpg
It should make it 20180706_0327.jpg

Files present in this demo:

__AR_date_bug_info.txt This text
0327.jpg The sample image 3.5MB
date_bug_demo.png Typical usage screenshot. Shows wrong date results.
date_method.txt String copied from the Add date method.
info_and_exif.png Screenshot, irfanview pic info and EXIF info of the sample pic.
Just_this_method.png Screenshot, just the one date method enabled, still buggy result.
method_1.png The three methods usually enabled, to fix pic filenames.
method_2.png
method_3.png

Hope this helps. It would be nice to have it fixed.
I don't suppose it's already been found and fixed? I tried a search of the forum, but couldn't see a mention.

06/07-18 10:40

#1 : 07/07-18 23:46

Joshua Orotayo

Posts: 2

Hi,

I lost all of my image metadata when transferring to my new galaxy s9 and want to fix it.

So i used advanced renamer and used the image name i.e. IMG-20180707-WA001.jpg to add the created time and this works with files on my pc (i used a few files first as a sample).

The problem is the minute that i try to copy them to my phone it changes the created time again.

I can't seem to add directories that are on my phone to advanced renamer (the phone is visible and the folders visible but the files dont add).

I also tried to add the image files individually but it copies it to a directory in Advanced renamer that i would then hve to copy back over
any help would be greatly appreciated.

07/07-18 23:46

#1 : 08/07-18 10:02

Lemaitre

Posts: 2

Hi Guys
It works with Jpeg but not PDF
Please , how can I do ?

08/07-18 10:02

#1 : 08/07-18 20:32

Hundreds of Customers LLC

Posts: 2

I'm not sure if this does that or not suppose I have 10 images, and then I have 10 titles for them that are different.

Maybe:
A day in Kansas
A day in Missouri
A day in Iowa
A day in Florida
etc.

Is there a way (or could there be a way) for me to have a list of titles in an XLS file or CSV file or even a TXT pad and then have the renamer draw them one at a time from that list to rename the 10 files?

I suppose if they repeat (maybe only 4 titles for 10 files) it might look something like:

A day in Kansas
A day in Missouri
A day in Iowa
A day in Florida
A day in Kansas 1
A day in Missouri 1
A day in Iowa 1
A day in Florida 1
A day in Kansas 2
A day in Missouri 2

(though ideally, I'd have enough titles to match the files)

So... can it do that? Can it be made to do that?
If so, I'll buy a business license, and recommend it to a dozen people.

-Justin
https://www.hundredsofcustomers.com

08/07-18 20:32

#1 : 09/07-18 17:49

Chandra

Posts: 1

I have emailed the address provided with no response. We would like to purchase a commercial license but we need more information. Please.

09/07-18 17:49

#1 : 11/07-18 18:40

Domi

Posts: 27

What's going on here? Only spammers posting.

Did the Devs stop working on AR?

11/07-18 18:40

#1 : 13/07-18 12:20

Sark

Posts: 8

I’ve been using another renaming program for some years now, but just started playing around with Advanced Renamer. Everything is straight forward enough, and it has some benefits over the previous program I used, definitely a better option, but I just have a couple of questions.

1… I use the list method frequently, but there appears to be no way of adding a list of names to the current names, only replacing the current names of files. The only workaround for this is to first replace the extensions with the list names and then use another method to reintroduce the extension. Is there a better way of doing this ?.

2… Once a preset is loaded should the selected preset display in the preset window above the drop down menu. The window never displays anything, even after choosing a preset from the drop down menu. No big deal, but there seems no reason to have a window if it is not displaying the currently selected preset. Is this possibly an issue on my system.

Thanks in advance

Sark

13/07-18 12:20

#1 : 17/07-18 14:50

Mary

Posts: 1

Hi!
I'm not sure what I did wrong, but when I try to restore previous batch, it just returns with an error telling me that it cannot undo the changes that it made today.

I suspect that I forgot to go in and alter a rename condition form a previous used, and now I feel like an idiot as I have a TON of files with no name. What makes it especially curious is that the files with no identifying name are now (for example) .1.2.3.zip with the numbers indicating the software version.

What makes it especially curious to me is that the the files in question do not even have the term that wanted for a replacement. I entered replace ARCHIVED in name with ADV. Instead I get (no name).1.2.3.zip

If you could shed some light on how to get batch undo to work, I sure would appreciate it as I didn't have enough sense to backup these particular folders and I do not want to go in and identify/rename around 2,500 files. .

Thank you so much!
Mary

17/07-18 14:50 - edited 17/07-18 14:54

#1 : 17/07-18 17:56

warwick

Posts: 2

hello all

how do i remove a space in between numbers in a folder name. i already have 12 methods being applied to the folder structure and there are spaces in the folder name I wish to keep, so removing *all spaces is not an option (I've used 'Remove: \<space> and that gets rid of 'em all).

my folders look like this:

C-07 031 - Project 1
C-07 068 - Project 2

...and should look like this:

C-07031 - Project 1
C-07068 - Project 2

...this is driving me crazy, please help!

thanks in advance.

17/07-18 17:56

#1 : 17/07-18 18:27

Tony

Posts: 3

This seems like something that the program should support so I'm hoping I'm just missing it...

My New Name method is
<Img Year:X> <Img Month:X> <Img Day>

but there's some photo's without exif data so those files are just coming out as .ext - is there not a way to say if the IMG tags don't exist to just use <Name> ?

17/07-18 18:27

#1 : 18/07-18 16:07

John Grantman

Posts: 6

Under Programs>Settings>Image Files>EXIF field... is set to ExifTool DateOriginal, However the tags do not use correct date.

<ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> does show correct value. I can use the value in the file name but can't figure out how to pull parts of the string into the Output Folder string for Batch Move.

Using the following example value:

2015_06_05_19_03_19.143

I want to use "2015" and "06" and "05"... etc... in the Move string. If I use <Img Year> it will show "2018" and same for all other <Img x> tags.

Is there a method to specify "<ExifTool:SubSecDateTimeOriginal>" and pull out values using <Word:1> without having to rename the file first? If I set the rename to just "<ExifTool:SubSecDateTimeOriginal>" the Move Output folder value uses the original file name not the pending new file name when calculating <Word:1>.

Or... some other approach to pull out part of the "<ExifTool:SubSecDateTimeOriginal>" value in the Move Output folder value.

18/07-18 16:07

#1 : 19/07-18 19:14

AUCLERT

Posts: 2

Bonjour,
Brian Hanton 02/02/18 à poster une méthode pour décaler ou avancer - les horaires -
Ci-joint:

var str = item.name;
var deltaHrs = -1;
var deltaMs = deltaHrs * 60 * 60 * 1000 /* Hrs to min to sec to ms */
var fixmnth = -1;
var Sccyy = str.substr(0,4);
var Smm = str.substr(4,2);
var Sdd = str.substr(6,2);
var Shh = str.substr(9,2);
var Snn = str.substr(11,2);
var Sss = str.substr(13,2);

var inStamp = new Date(Date.UTC(Sccyy,Smm,Sdd,Shh,Snn,Sss,0));
inStamp.setMonth(inStamp.getMonth() + fixmnth); /* Curse JS 0-11 Months */

var isoNew = new Date(inStamp.getTime() + (deltaMs)).toISOString();

var Fccyy = isoNew.substr(0,4);
var Fmm = isoNew.substr(5,2);
var Fdd = isoNew.substr(8,2);
var Fhh = isoNew.substr(11,2);
var Fnn = isoNew.substr(14,2);
var Fss = isoNew.substr(17,2);

var newName = Fccyy + Fmm + Fdd + "_" + Fhh + Fnn + Fss;

return newName;

Malheureusement je tombe en erreur

- Script invalide: lino 0 _itemFunc is not defined

Merci pour votre retour

Alain

19/07-18 19:14

#1 : 22/07-18 03:00

Rick Mitchell

Posts: 3

Ever since I started using the update software SUMO to check for program updates, the listing has always shown Advanced Renamer as having an update available. The first few times I would check through AREN or your website and find the same message "You have the latest version."

I have some screen grabs to show you what SUMO is reporting, but there is no way to post them, so I'll walk you through the details (let me know if you want me to forward them by email).

Currently Sumo lists my version of AREN as 3.82.0.2 and that there is an update available to 3.82.0.3

My registered version of AREN shows a version number of 3.82 without any of the bonus extra dots and digits to the right. Also, nowhere on your website do I find any versions that include more than 3 digits and one dot.

I'm bringing this up here because you're the obvious gold standard source for AREN version numbers. I also thought you should be aware of the situation so you can decide if its something that requires a followup with the makers of SUMO, KCSoftware.

No matter what, thanks in advance for any insight into this little puzzle.

Also, a huge personal THANK YOU for creating AREN and continuing to imrprove what already is an amazing piece of software. I just can't believe it took me years to stumble upon AREN after actively trying and rejecting far too many other programs. Sigh.

RICK MITCHELL
Atlanta

22/07-18 03:00

#1 : 24/07-18 08:14

Michael Douglas

Posts: 1

I am new to the whole script way of editing names or files.
I would like to rename my picture files
year,month,day, incremental numbering.

the only issue I have is that I want the incremental number to restart from ex:001 every new day.

ex:2018jan01_001
2018jan01_002
2018jan02_001
2018jan02-002

and so on.

thank you

24/07-18 08:14

#1 : 25/07-18 17:58

Daniel

Posts: 1

Just found this tool, I'm a complete noob here, but are you able to set up for advanced renamer to scan what shows are missing from your collection and with the use of a RSS feed will find the said shows and download them?

25/07-18 17:58

#1 : 26/07-18 01:24

Richard Todhunter

Posts: 1

On selecting Start Batch the Renamed video files go to where???

26/07-18 01:24

#1 : 29/07-18 02:47

Lillo

Posts: 1

Hi, i have a problem, I want to change a name for a 5 or 6 photo in a folder, into a list of phrase (keywords) from .txt file, if possible with random entry.

or easy way to randomize list method

thank you

29/07-18 02:47 - edited 29/07-18 02:58

#1 : 29/07-18 10:33

SANTOSH BALWANT RANE

Posts: 1

Please let me know whether this is free software or I can use only for limited period.

29/07-18 10:33

#1 : 31/07-18 15:47

William

Posts: 1

I've got 1440 image files numbered consecutively from 0001.jpg to 1440.jpg. I'd like to rename them to a consecutive date format, starting with 08-07-2018.jpg (US format) and going to 07-16-2022.jpg (1440 days later). Is this possible? Thanks in advance for your help.

31/07-18 15:47

#1 : 01/08-18 01:47

Zlatas

Posts: 1

I'm a microbiologist who's pumping out approximately 300+ pictures a week and is in desperate need of sorting. I have 5 different variables to change for naming. Can anyone help me set up a method for renaming all the files? They're already organized in chronological order and I know which picture is which.

By the end, I would want the renaming system to be:
Bacteria Strain-pH-magnification-Day-Replicate

So an example would be:
Ecol-7.2-1.5x-D1-1

Again, even though there's 5 variables that change, is there a way to automate this because the pictures are starting to pile up!

Thanks

01/08-18 01:47

#1 : 01/08-18 02:58

buzz

Posts: 1

Hi, new to AR, love this prog. Thanks

Feel like a numskull right now, but I have a simple thing which I can't seem to do.

File : ********* 1111111.pdf (any number of char, space, seven digits.pdf)

I want to keep the seven digits.

I have tried Remove backwards from 8, but how do I not have to specify the number of chars to remove? Just want them all gone.

Thanks guys.

01/08-18 02:58

#1 : 03/08-18 06:25

Ervin

Posts: 17

Hello,

Can anyone help me:

Remove 1st, 2nd, etc. WORD (not character) of the beginning or end of a filename?

03/08-18 06:25

#1 : 03/08-18 16:43

Jim Witherspoon

Posts: 14

I am trying the built-in methods to change the name of an .html file to text between the <title> and </title> tags.

Here's my method list from the AREN file -

method0000=methodname:"newname"; active:"1"; mask:"<filecontent:0:500>"; tagpage:"0"; applyto:"name";
method0001=methodname:"removepattern"; active:"1"; pattern:".*<title>"; casesensitive:"0"; regularexpressions:"1"; applyto:"name";
method0002=methodname:"removepattern"; active:"1"; pattern:"</title>.*"; casesensitive:"0"; regularexpressions:"1"; applyto:"name";

The first two methods work ok - the new file name now begins with the all the text of the html file beginning with the first character after the <title> tag.

The third method doesn't work. Using the remove pattern "</title>.*" (using regular expression) matches only the characters </title> and the .* doesn't remove the remainder of the file name.

I've succeeded in making a script that does the job but I am wondering why the built-in method didn't work as I intended. Is the * multiplier being applied to the entire pattern "<title>." instead of just the . wildcard?

03/08-18 16:43

#1 : 04/08-18 15:15

Salvia

Posts: 5

When I click add the files, it first says adding files and then it says analyzing files and then freezes.
I can't add the folders into the list.

This only happens when the subfolders are selected.
Also, the program is not functoning in a desired manner whenever any kind of subfolders are involved. Problems with renaming and access are also present.

Can someone help?

04/08-18 15:15 - edited 04/08-18 15:17

#1 : 09/08-18 22:48

Anne-Marie Besnard

Posts: 1

hi I speack french so sorry for my english.

I just came back from a trip with my friends and we have 7000 photos from 3 différents camera and 3 I-phone.

I would like to rename all the pictures at the same time and that they can be in order with the date and hour of each photo .

I don't know if I am clear but is it possible to rename all pictures from 5 differents cameras at the same time so they will be in order regarding the date and time

thank you

09/08-18 22:48

#1 : 10/08-18 05:06

yuppicide

Posts: 1

I have filenames like such

Text here - Text here - gkjl3398dj.mkv
Text here - Text here - sdlkjsldks.mkv
Some more text here-some more -ksdjjs_sjdks.mkv
etc.

How to remove everything after the second - so the output would be?

Text here - Text here.mkv
Text here - text here.mkv
Some more text here-some more.mkv

10/08-18 05:06

#1 : 11/08-18 10:44

Andreas Toth

Posts: 5

Please add a filter for folders to add. Note that this filter should not stop Advanced Rename from traversing folders not matching the given pattern but that non-matching folders are simply not added to the list of items to rename. Note that ReNamer can do this.

11/08-18 10:44 - edited 11/08-18 11:00

#1 : 11/08-18 10:48

Andreas Toth

Posts: 5

Please provide a combined files and folder listing allowing both types to be viewed concurrently and processed. Note that ReNamer can do this.

11/08-18 10:48 - edited 11/08-18 10:59

#1 : 11/08-18 10:50

Andreas Toth

Posts: 5

Currently only a set of files or a set of folders can be added at any one time. Please add the ability to add both. Also support the filter for both types (see https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=5376). Also provide a mixed view displaying both files and folders (see https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=5377).

Note that being able to add both files and folders in one go would speed up cases like the ones I have where I have to traverse several thousands of files and folders looking for a specific pattern to match for both files and folders. Currently I have to add the files once, which can be done with a filter. Then I have to add all the folders and then filter them. Having to traverse the files and folders twice is unnecessary as it should only have to be done once.

Note that this means having to rename from the bottom up so that paths don't change and invalidate location of files and folders above them.

Note that ReNamer can do this.

11/08-18 10:50 - edited 11/08-18 11:19

#1 : 11/08-18 10:57

Andreas Toth

Posts: 5

Currently error messages don't advice the user where a script fails making the script functionality rather useless. Please add more informative parsing/compile errors, especially line number, but more information would be preferred. Not having this information makes it rather impossible to debug a script. Imagine coding Advanced Renamer without such feedback from the compiler. It would make coding near impossible. Similarly, one can't expect users not to have such feedback when writing scripts.

11/08-18 10:57

#1 : 12/08-18 04:31

Jhon M.

Posts: 4

Hi, I wanna know if it's possible to change only the first letter of the 2nd word (group of letters), without having to apply the method to change the first letter of every word to uppercase...

I want to change this:

01. title of the track
02. title of the track
03. title of the track

To this:

01. Title of the track
02. Title of the track
03. Title of the track

* Obviously word "Title" is variable, an different from the other files; as well as the rest of every file name... I just tried to simplify the view.

Thank you in advance.

PS: I'm basic user... well, I think that's obvious :)

12/08-18 04:31 - edited 12/08-18 04:34

#1 : 13/08-18 11:05

sun

Posts: 2

Hi,

I am looking to rename a *large* number of image files scattered across several folders/sub-folders based on the EXIF (simple schema of yyyy-mm-dd_hh_mm_ss). However, I don't want to rename if the EXIF data is missing.

The easy way I figured was to simply exclude the files that are missing EXIF data. However, it is tedious to uncheck a large number of files that are missing EXIF data.

Is there an easier way to do this please?

13/08-18 11:05

#1 : 13/08-18 12:35

Papakan

Posts: 1

When i rename mp3 files.
If vi use Mp3 Duration is coming approx.
How can vi delet it ?
Thanks

13/08-18 12:35 - edited 13/08-18 12:51

#1 : 13/08-18 20:42

Rob

Posts: 1

Is there a way to use the list method with a text file to populate the list from the command? I'd like The text file is updated through a batch script with the names I want to use, and it is different every time. In short, I'm trying to run a command that will changes the names of a file in one folder based off the file names in another folder. Thanks!

13/08-18 20:42

#1 : 14/08-18 21:33

Sean

Posts: 1

Hello there.

So I have a bunch of sound effects from a game I play a lot that I want to mix up just for fun. The list method works perfectly for this, as I go through these steps:

1. Populate the list with the current filenames
2. Use some list randomizer (in my case, RANDOM.org's list randomizer) to mix up the order
3. Save the randomized list as a .txt file
4. Load up said .txt file in a list method
5. Start batch

Easy peasy, right? Works like a charm. However, there is one issue. The game requires that these certain sounds be under certain folders, otherwise the game will crash. I was wondering if it were possible to somehow apply a similar list method to the New Path area, so that an NPC sound that was changed to an Ambient sound would go from the /npc folder to the /amb folder. I would do it manually if it didn't require the memory and patience of a god.

Is it possible?

14/08-18 21:33 - edited 14/08-18 23:10

#1 : 15/08-18 14:37

Kathleen Duffin

Posts: 1

Is it possible to rename a batch of files but also generate a list of the original file names linked with the new file names?I want to shuffle my files and rename them, but then be able to go back and find out the original names of the files after I have analysed the data they contain.

15/08-18 14:37

#1 : 15/08-18 16:20

Guy

Posts: 7

Hello Kim (and many others)

I use Advanced Renamer because it is the best program to include the gps-coordinates in the filename.

For pictures, there is no problem and I can use <GPS Lat> and <GPS Lng>. These return the GPS-coordinates in decimal format, which I like.

For movies, the only thing I can imagine is to use <ExifTool:GPSLatitude> and <ExifTool:GPSLongitude> (or <ExifTool:GPSPosition>), but this gives non-decimal output (with text).

@Kim: Is there a possibility to include a function that can do this automatically, because I'm not able to program this in JavaScript?

Thanks and greetings from Belgium

Guy, Belgium

15/08-18 16:20 - edited 15/08-18 17:51

#1 : 17/08-18 09:49

Jhon M.

Posts: 4

Everytime I add a bunch of files, and use New Case method > Set upper case. A lot of them warns in red: "Possibility of multiple files with the same name", but there's no other files with the same name in the same directory (and I'm only changing the names to upper case). It only happens using this New Case method...

I'm using the latest version 3.82.

17/08-18 09:49 - edited 17/08-18 09:50

#1 : 21/08-18 00:19

Matt

Posts: 1

I have recently updated my workflow to convert all files to DNG before doing any renaming.

My renaming methods for the filename are working perfectly using ExifTool.

However replicating my folder structure of 'Year\Month-MonthString' '2018\08-August' is giving me issues. I used to use <Img Year>\<Img Month:00>-<Img Month:Xxxx>\

I currently have J:\Photos\<Substr:1:4>\<Substr:6:2>-???\ this returns from the renamed filename year\month 2018\08-???. I cannot work out what to put in place of the ???

I did try <File Line:1::"J:\Months.txt"> but since I cannot automatically change the '1' to the month from the filename by nesting tags I am stuck! <File Line:<Substr:6:2>::"J:\Months.txt">

I also tried keeping my setting the same using the Img tags and changing the EXIF field in Settings but I don't think this works for DNG files.

One possible solution could be to have a new tag that pulls from a script method variable.

Thanks

21/08-18 00:19 - edited 21/08-18 01:30

#1 : 21/08-18 15:14

naeem

Posts: 4

Would the "Remove pattern" list I created be affected by upgrading the application to the latest?

21/08-18 15:14

#1 : 24/08-18 20:11

Motim

Posts: 1

Hello,
Recently I took several pictures with my camera. I have not set current date, so it was as set by the mafufaturer 1-1-1980.
I tried later to change the time stamp with "Advanced Renamer" (V 3.83), slected the files, selected
'time stamp', 'absolute date and time', set the current time and started batch, but nothing happened.
Tryed another option, nothing changed.
Then I selected all the files by right-clicking and opened properties,clicked down 'remove properties...", only after that, the time stamp changed.
Is there some other way useing this program to achieve results, or going around as I described above.
Answers will be appreciated.
Thanks
Motim

OS win 10 pro 1709 64 bit

24/08-18 20:11

#1 : 30/08-18 16:14

Chong

Posts: 1

At first I can't find a working method for my case..., search around find this reference:
"https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=4581"

after trying out.... below is my solution to share... :)

From:
A Fox Jumps over the Road A Fox Jumps over the Road.mp3
The Black Cat The Black Cat.mp3
This a repeated words test repeated.txt
This a repeated words test repeated Copy.txt
repeated repeated This a words test Copy

To:
A Fox Jumps over the Road.mp3
The Black Cat.mp3
This a repeated words test.txt
This a repeated words test Copy.txt
repeated This a words test Copy

Combined method 1&2
Method (1 of 2)
Text to be replaced:
(.+ ) \1
Replace with:
\1
Use regular expression: Tick

Method (2 of 2)
Text to be replaced:
(.+) (.+) \1
Replace with:
\1 \2
Use regular expression: Tick

30/08-18 16:14

#1 : 01/09-18 09:27

Vlad

Posts: 2

hi,
I have this files:

code1-003.jpg
code1-007.jpg
code1-012.jpg

code2-001.jpg
code2-005.jpg

how can i rename like this:
code1-01.jpg
code1-02.jpg
code1-03.jpg

code2-01.jpg
code2-02.jpg

or like this:

code1-a.jpg
code1-b.jpg
code1-c.jpg

code2-a.jpg
code2-b.jpg

thank you in advance.

01/09-18 09:27

#1 : 01/09-18 10:17

Jack

Posts: 2

I was trying to rename a bunch of photos with the method that includes the original file name (<Word:1>), and found out that whenever there’s a “_” underscore in the original file name, the new file name would just ignore everything after the underscore in the original file name.
Anyone know how to fix this or what I did wrong? I didn't change any settings before this.

Best, Jack

01/09-18 10:17

#1 : 01/09-18 12:17

Styb

Posts: 80

How to rename FreddyMercuryConcert.mp4 to Freddy Mercury Concert.mp4?

01/09-18 12:17

#1 : 01/09-18 13:06

Captain XLAB

Posts: 1

Hello everyone, advancedrenamer is a tool that saved a LOT of my time. I record a LOT of vids, in both real life and using software to record on screen games, and when I'm low on disk space, I use Handbrake to re-encode some videos into H.265.

I convert like 100 videos at a time and it used to take FOR EVER renaming them using something like bulkfilechanger, but adv.renamer saved my time :D

Now, the thing is, when the video files are created, they have that timestamp as "Date Created", and their names are also having the date created time in them. But when the video ends, the total length of the video is added to date created, as "date modified".

Using AdvancedRenamer, there are almost all options I need, but it'd be amazing it can get video length from basic video formats (mainly mp4) and have an option "add video length to date created"

Thanks! :)

01/09-18 13:06

#1 : 02/09-18 12:16

Jin Hyung Kim

Posts: 3

I do not see the date stamped under the date taken.
If you click on a taken date item even if the taken date item is empty, the images are sorted in the order of the date taken.
The problem is that if there is a picture taken with a Sony camera and a picture taken with a Canon camera in one folder, it will be sorted by the date taken by the extension because there are two extensions.
If you change the file name in that state, the file name will be changed according to the extension.
For example, 001.RAW .... 005.RAW / 001.CR2 ... 005.CR2 This changes.
Even if the extension is different, the extension is ignored,
If you change the file name, can not you just sort by date taken and change it?
For example, 001.ARW, 002.CR2, 003.CR2, 004.ARW, 005.CR2.
All tested files have the normal date recorded in the metadata and the normal date in the Windows properties.
If you sort on the modified date item, you can arrange it as you want, but sometimes the date taken and the date modified are different.
When that happens, it can not be sorted by date taken.
Program settings - The date is taken from the image file.
I am using this program for the first time ...
Sorting by date is very important to me.
Regardless of extension.

02/09-18 12:16

#1 : 02/09-18 16:34

Russell King

Posts: 1

I have several files with a naming structure as follows

mm_dd_yy_stmt.pdf

I would like to have

yy_mm_dd_stmt.pdf

I am trying to swap the year to the beginning. I am trying replace with regular expressions but not working. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

02/09-18 16:34

#1 : 02/09-18 21:13

ReadLeaf

Posts: 3

What should be the correct code to shorten the filename by a max amount of characters?

I tried to use <Subst:0:40> but I cannot use it because it says that there is the error of have same filenames.

02/09-18 21:13

#1 : 02/09-18 21:44

David

Posts: 64

I need to create a method where I can specify two words.
Starting with a title like this:

[Superman] 2018-02-15 Jimmy Olsen Jimmy's Big Day.cbr

I'll start like this
\[(.*)\] (\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})

That's where I'm stalled. I don't know how to specify a word, or two words
The Jimmy Olsen placeholder is a different name all the time so I can't just use Jimmy Olsen or I'd have to have a separate rule for all the different names. I'll use this method for ebook titles too so the possibilities for that PLACEholder are limitless and unknowable. Then the name of the issue or book will just be another (.*)

Using this Replace Method
[\1] \7 (\5 \6)(\2-\3-\4)

So the results turns out like
[Superman] Jimmy's Big Day (Jimmy Olsen)(2018-02-15).cbr

The \5 \6 are the parts I don't know how to specify.

I'll also have to account for two names and a middle initial or three names and even two authors

As in
Norman Vincent Peal & Barbara DeAngeles

If you know a way I could order the different rules so they can all be active at the same time that would be great.

I don't know that that's possible because there's no way for a simple rule like that to determine if the third word is an additional name or just a word in the title

I think.

But programmers are a clever bunch and I know that someone out there probably knows how to do it it's just a question of whether they happen to be contributing to this forum.

Thanks in advance for your kind assistance.

I guess I really just need to know how to specify one word and I can make up the rest from there.

02/09-18 21:44 - edited 03/09-18 03:31

#1 : 03/09-18 12:39

Matt

Posts: 1

Hello all. This may be extremely simple and starring me in the face but how do I add a word to the end of the titles of lot of files?

03/09-18 12:39

#1 : 03/09-18 14:00

Joseph Phillips

Posts: 1

I have 1690 pictures I took on an iPhone 8. I copied all of them to Windows 10 using EaseUS MobiMover. I also have to use CopyTrans to be able to see HEIC files that iPhone uses. I try to rename the pictures using this pattern
<Year Created>-<Month Created>-<Day Created>_<Hour Created>_<Min Created>;<Inc Nr:1>;<GPS Country>;<GPS City>;<GPS State>.<Ext>
It seems to work fine for about 100 files and then starts taking dates and geotags from other pictures and gets the names all wrong. It seems to assign the correct names out of sync with the actual pictures. It ends up being a real mess.
AR 3.83
/Joe P.

03/09-18 14:00

#1 : 04/09-18 12:12

Fred

Posts: 2

Hello,
I like to reissue an post from 2012 that I cannnot reply on:

It is sometimes almost not possible to rename because of the remaining error because of existing names.
There should be an option to a) overwrite b) rename to (1)...(n) etc.

This is one of two biggest annoying things I see with AR :-)

Thanks,
Fred

04/09-18 12:12

#1 : 04/09-18 12:13

Fred

Posts: 2

Hello,
I have quite often to deal with much more files than 25000 items.
Couldn't this limit be increased to let's say 1000000?
Best regards,
Fred

04/09-18 12:13 - edited 04/09-18 12:14

#1 : 05/09-18 16:55

Chris

Posts: 4

I would have no problem buying this software. It has extreme value when it works.
But it crashes and hangs wayyyy too many times.
I'm at the point where I am going to look elsewhere for my file renaming needs.
I'd be happy to submit a substantive bug report if author is interested.

05/09-18 16:55

#1 : 07/09-18 01:40

Jack

Posts: 1

Either I missed it or no one else wants, I would like to be able to add alphanumeric suffix to and file name, either existing or during renaming process. thanks

07/09-18 01:40

#1 : 08/09-18 03:46

Evan

Posts: 6

why is it only changing the first files extension if i run it as is it doesn't rename any other files in that batch job apart from the first file. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/125138886 568443904/487798376134606868/unknown.png

nothing i do to try and remove the extension name from a file name to the change it in a later set seems to work to all files

problem 2.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/125138886 568443904/487798557978394645/unknown.png

shouldn't the <Inc NrDir:001> command have made the end resulting files read:
001.edition_2
002.edition_2
003.edition_2

my overall goal/what im trying to do is to change archiving backup files from:
1.ediotion_2
1.ediotion_3
1.ediotion_4

to

1.001
1.002
1.003

if some1 can help walk me though the commands I need to get to my end result im after. im happy to give $10usd via paypal

08/09-18 03:46 - edited 08/09-18 03:49

#1 : 08/09-18 14:33

vletroye

Posts: 7

Hello,

I am trying to renamed folders based on the name of the unique file they contain, as asked here too:
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=1376

Thx to this old post, I know that I must use the "batch mode = Move" and a pattern as "Output Folder"

But the movies are named like "Movie Name (Date) [Format]" and I would like to rename the containing folder as "Movie Name (Date)". So, truncating the " [Format]" part.

As the patterns that can be used in the "Output Folder" field do not accept Regular Expression, I have no idea how to do.

Would someone have a suggestion ? It would be very much appreciated !

V.

[Edit]: one working solution is to do it in two steps
1. Use a "Batch Move" with Drive:\Renamed Movies\<Name> as OutputFolder and no "Renaming Method".
2. Use a "Batch Rename" on the Folders ("Add root folders" by drag and dropping all Drive:\Renamed Movies\<Name>) with a regular expression [ ]*\[.*\] as "Remove Pattern" method

08/09-18 14:33 - edited 08/09-18 14:50

#1 : 09/09-18 04:43

Jeff Hanan

Posts: 1

Have same issue as Summer's posting

I'm trying to rename mp3 and mp4 files but the Album and Title names do not show in your app, but windows shows them. Is there a bug?

Thanks, Jeff

09/09-18 04:43

#1 : 10/09-18 10:02

arwul

Posts: 94

Say I have a list that contains

names and dates (dd-mm-yyyy format) so like :
FileNameXYZ.ext, 08-09-2018
FileNameABC.ext, 07-08-2018

I also have files on HDD, with exactly the same names, but have the wrong modified dates,
so like:
FileNameXYZ.ext, 01-01-2018
FileNameABC.ext, 01-01-2018

The actual dates are in the list at the beginning (txt or csv)

I would like to change the modified dates of the files on HDD, using the (txt/csv)list as a base.

so:
FileNameXYZ.ext 01-01-2018 becomes FileNameXYZ.ext 08-09-2018

Any suggestions?

Don't know if Advanced Renamer can import a file and perform a renaming using that file.

Thanks!

10/09-18 10:02

#1 : 12/09-18 06:54

Andrew Naito

Posts: 7

In Properties of a files, under Details, there is a "Media created" field. Videos created by iPhone (6) and Android set this field.

Is it possible to create a name based on when media was created by using tags associated with the "Media created" field?

Much like
<Img Year><Img Month><Img Day>_<Img Hour><Img Min><Img Sec><Img Subsec>

12/09-18 06:54

#1 : 12/09-18 23:38

David Lee

Posts: 1125

I have .wav files (recorded by a bat detector) where meta-data is saved in an accompanying .txt file, with the same filename. However, when I try to pair the files, the .wav file is always marked as the source and the .txt file the pair, irrespective of how I order the files in the file list.

There clearly is some built-in hierarchy since, if I first rename the .txt file extensions to .mp3, they then become the sources and the .wav files the pairs. Whilst this will allow me to rename the files, it is an extremely convoluted process, involving disabling pairing, renaming the file extensions, re-enabling pairing and finally renaming filenames based on "mp3" file contents and renaming ".mp3"extensions back to .txt.

Is there any way round this problem to allow renaming of the pairs based on the contents of the .txt files directly?

12/09-18 23:38 - edited 12/09-18 23:39

#1 : 15/09-18 04:04

Brad

Posts: 1

all my files end in .001, .002 etc depending on how many files are in the document. i need to keep the .001,.002 in every file name and add the extension .tif at the same time. it wants to take out the numbering b/c of the period in front of it when just trying to change the extension to .tif only changing the .001 and leaving all numbers after b/c would make all files the same name just changing to tif. If this isn't possible how can i batch remove the period in front of the .001 and add the .tif? To have go through and individually do this defeats the purpose of this software

15/09-18 04:04 - edited 15/09-18 04:06

#1 : 17/09-18 20:57

Posts: 5

I currently have thousands upon thousands of files that end in different extensions, .0001, .0002, .0003, .0004... .1056... .4567... etc., I need to change them all so that they end in .0000, but keep the original incremental numbering as a way to identify the files. A poster that had an issue similar to mine received the following advice:

"I assume that .001, .002 etc ARE the existing extensions and you simply want to add ".tif" to the end of each filename. Use the Add method. Add ".tif" at index zero, tick the "Backwards" box and apply to "Extension"."

However, when I tried the above, it applied '.0000' to all, but at the beginning of the extension rather than at the end.
I.E: 9_27_09.0001 became 9_27_09.0000.0001.

How do I change this?

Thanks,
VS

17/09-18 20:57

#1 : 17/09-18 22:11

Daniel Schwartz

Posts: 1

I have 128 pictures in Lightroom with the filename IMG_XXXX-2. All of the files still have the number the camera gave it but somehow the -2 was added to all of the filenames. All I want to do is remove all of the -2's or anything past the last original filename.

I know that my Lightroom catalog will be messed up but I plan to open another catalog with the new filenames then delete the original one. I don't care about keeping the changes I made to the picture

17/09-18 22:11

#1 : 18/09-18 07:15

L B

Posts: 74

I have a lot of filenames in this format:

X.Y_A.date.P.Q.R.S-T

date is of the format 18.09.23, for example

I want to swap the positions of date and A without affecting the rest of the file name.

As you can see the separator in this instance is "." which is all too common across the file name.

The X.Y_ portion is a constant, and A can be variable length.

Please help.

18/09-18 07:15

#1 : 22/09-18 05:23

Howard

Posts: 1

In Win 10, a third-party program created files ending in a dot, like "filename.", which is against Windows rules since before XP. These can be seen in explorer or cmd dir, but can't be renamed, copied, or deleted, giving a message that the file couldn't be found. I have ~8000 of these to be copied, so I tried AR to either rename them to "filename" or add an extension "filename.x". Unfortunately, it looks like AR doesn't see them properly; it shows them as "filename", so it won't find the dot for a find/replace or find/trim. So this is both a bug report, and a request for suggestions... (To test this, you'd have to use something (linux?) to create the file named "filename.", since I haven't figured a way to create one of them myself)

22/09-18 05:23

#1 : 22/09-18 22:00

James E. McBride

Posts: 13

Hello,
I am trying to understand RegEx better and I came up with what I thought was a good way to trim all text from the left up until the first '('

The method that I used is:
Replace (RegEx)
Text to be replaced: .+\(
Replace with: (
Occurrence: 1st (actually, using 'all' and '1st', the results are the same)

My input/output is below.

The one that I am baffled by is the 15th line where the output is simply:
(2cd)

I am not sure how that happened, or how I need to fix it.
Thanks for the help! This forum has been very helpful in my journey to learn more about ARen :)

Foldername
Kng Diamond (1986) Fatal Portrait
Kng Diamond (1987) In Concert 1987- Abigail
Kng Diamond (1988) Them
Kng Diamond (1989) Conspiracy
Kng Diamond (1990) The Eye
Kng Diamond (1992) A Dangerous Meeting
Kng Diamond (1995) Spiders lullaby
Kng Diamond (1996) The Graveyard
Kng Diamond (1997) Abigail
Kng Diamond (1998) Voodoo
Kng Diamond (2000) House Of God
Kng Diamond (2001) 20 Years Ago- A Night Of Rehearsal
Kng Diamond (2002) Abigail II
Kng Diamond (2003) The Puppet Master
Kng Diamond (2004) Deadly Lullabyes Live (2CD)
Kng Diamond (2007) Give Me Your Soul... Please
Various Artsts (2000) Tribute To Kng Diamond
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nevv Foldername
(1986) Fatal Portrait
(1987) In concert 1987-
(1988) Them
(1989) Conspiracy
1990) The Eye
(1992) A Dangerous Meet
(1995) Spiders Lullaby
(1996) The Graveyard
(1997) Abigail
(1998) Voodoo
(2000) House of God
(2001) 20 Ago-AN...
(2002) Abigail 1i
(2003) The Puppet Master
(2cd)
(2007) Give Me Your soul .
(2000) Tribute To
Path

22/09-18 22:00

#1 : 24/09-18 18:10

Joshua Ball

Posts: 1

Hi,
First question, is there any support for adding libraries (like moment js) to the scripting feature? I can get the minified version and stick it in the pre batch script, however, the window/editor doesn't support long lines. And when I add moment-timezeone, well, there is lots of data. ;-)

I don't suppose this is node, and you have npm? ;-) Or even a script reference tag? Happy to help you if you want?

Second question, is there a way to get console.log statements or any other way to debug scripts? Dump variables, etc... Even to a file? I see the info in the error field, but would love a console.

Excellent product! Thank you!

24/09-18 18:10

#1 : 02/10-18 03:53

Oliver Petry

Posts: 5

i have some amiga-musicfiles looks
FC13.ASTAROTH-1
FC13.ASTAROTH-2-4
FC13.COMMANDO
FC13.DEMO-04
FC13.DEMO-05
FC13.DEMO-44
....
FC13.TRY-1

want swap this to move type to end
Swap seperator . (name & extension)

but the Renamer shows this
TRY-1_1.ASTAROTH-1
TRY-1_1.ASTAROTH-2-4
TRY-1_1.COMMANDO
TRY-1_1.DEMO-04
TRY-1_1.DEMO-05
TRY-1_1.DEMO-44
...
TRY-1_1.FC13 <- only file is correct

its copy the name from a file called FC13.TRY-1 and think it exists a collision

have try another methods to workaround this but the error dont gone.

02/10-18 03:53 - edited 02/10-18 03:56

#1 : 02/10-18 09:17

kullboys boys

Posts: 1

Hello everyone
Windows Photo Gallery or even poor Windows can add or modify a star based rating (0 - 5 stars) to some files (photos, music)
How could I use them as attributes for renaming?

I found all other required attributes and this is really great!
Thanks.

02/10-18 09:17 - edited 02/10-18 09:18

#1 : 03/10-18 17:03

Marlin Followell

Posts: 1

I've been using this tool and plan to register soon. It's a rare day that I don't use this app for something!

I do have one question/feature request though. When adding folders/subfolders to the list, is there a way to only include files that meet the change pattern I'm using? Or, once all the files are added, to remove those files that don't meet the pattern?

I like to look over the files that are going to be changed and sometimes there are hundreds, or even thousands of files in the list, and only a few that meet the change criteria. It would be great it I could make my list smaller by only having those files in the list that meet my change criteria in the first place. Barring that, it would help if there was a column with an indicator showing which files were going to be changed and which weren't that I could possibly sort by.

I've quickly learned that this is a very powerful tool, so I'm sure there's a way to do what I want. I'm just missing it.

Thanks.

03/10-18 17:03

#1 : 04/10-18 04:02

Simon

Posts: 2

Hi all

So i do 3D work and i have files that represent the 3D source file (ext is *.MAX) and within the same folders, i have a preview jpeg (ext is *.JPG). Both the JPG preview and the *.MAX file have slightly different names, is it possible to batch rename the JPG preview files to be the same as all the MAX files within the same folder?

Thanks
Simon

04/10-18 04:02

#1 : 04/10-18 09:24

Shanike De Silva

Posts: 1

Lets say i have about 100 files

BREAD S2HK.pln
BREAD S2HK - Copy.pln
BREAD S2HK - Copy (1).pln
BREAD S2HK - Copy (2).pln
BREAD S2HK - Copy (3).pln

etc

I want to rename ALL these files to something like

BREAD S2HK.pln
BREAD SCA2.pln
BREAD SCAD.pln
BREAD SCBL.pln
BREAD SCDE.pln

etc

Can i do that with this software? If so, how?

04/10-18 09:24 - edited 04/10-18 09:28

#1 : 05/10-18 12:57

mike

Posts: 19

hi, guys

is it somehow possible to save the batch output in another dir then source one ?

05/10-18 12:57

#1 : 06/10-18 16:01

Silvije

Posts: 6

Dear.
I have a problem with older aren file (from version3.82).
When i load the old method file into a new version 3,83 , my Windows 10 automaticaly freez..
Also is not possible to add some words into a replacement columns..
In older version i fill columns with lot of words and methods so i don' want to do this again for this new version...
Please help me..
Silvije

06/10-18 16:01

#1 : 07/10-18 23:55

Lombe Chileshe

Posts: 4

I'm pretty new to regex and using advanced renamer, so I need some help.

Assume I had a group of files with this format of naming

firstnamesurname_54250_4263220_Animation_Project_2_firstname_surname.pde

And I only want to retain the text before the first underscore so it becomes

firstnamesurname.pde

How would I go about that?

What if I had something like this

firstnamesurname_54250_4263220_Animation_Project_2_firstname_Q2.pde
And I only wanted to keep the last part of that string so it became something like
firstname_Q2.pde How would I do something like that?

Any help will be appreciated.

07/10-18 23:55

#1 : 08/10-18 10:39

chithui

Posts: 3

How you do you change the names of the following 5 files . . .
01
02_A
02_B
02_C
03

to these?
07
14_A
14_B
14_C
21

08/10-18 10:39

#1 : 09/10-18 10:22

Vyrrus

Posts: 1

I am trying to rename some MP4 files based on file size of mp4 files in another directory. I want to name all files with identical sizes to same name. Meaning if the file size of the source file matches the size of file in the comparison directory, the source file is renamed to whatever the compared file is named. Can AR do this? I can also make a list for comparison with the info in it in 2 columns by using the DIR command in windows giving me a list like 123456789 movie.mp4 (this might be better method since comparison directory needs to be read recursively)...can someone tell me please - Is this possible?

09/10-18 10:22

#1 : 09/10-18 14:45

paulajane

Posts: 3

Hi guys,
Could you please tell me how to remove dates from end of a folder name
I have lots of photos in separate folders with dates at the end E.g.

Photos 1967
Photos 1968
Photos 1954
Photos 1947 etc

Suggestions greatly appreciated -thank you

09/10-18 14:45

#1 : 10/10-18 00:10

Dean

Posts: 2

I'm having trouble renaming certain files in a group.

I'm trying to add a random string of 4 letters to the beginning of a large group of music file names so that my fm transmitter will play them in a random order. But there are a handful of files that just refuse to be renamed.

I keep getting this error:

"101 Unknown Error: the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."

I don't know what other process(s) might be using those files. I've tried shutting every other program down except Advanced Renamer and File Explorer and even rebooting. But nothing seems to work. I can rename the files manually, but that involves several hundred files. Just not practical.

Any ideas why this might be happening?

Thanx,
- Dean -

10/10-18 00:10 - edited 10/10-18 00:11

#1 : 11/10-18 04:16

Joel K

Posts: 1

Hey everyone,

I've been trying to figure this one out for a while, but I just can't figure out a way.

I've got a heap of videos from my mobile, whether from Snapchat/Instagram, collected over the years. In order to organise them, I've always set the name to be the date the file was created on my mobile, however, I have a significant amount prior to this process beginning, that have lost their info whether through moving the files between PC's, or renaming them etc.. I tried my best to name them based on the most logical date value they have, which got the correct date, but wrong time for the most part.

My question, I've found a value in Properties --> Origin | Media Created, which I believe holds the value I want for these files, it looks right for the time the video was taken. The value that is in there is completely different from any other value on the file, I've used the ExifTool and just about anything else to try and identify a value that holds that same value that can be used in Advanced Renamer, but no luck.

Is there a way to retrieve this value in Advanced Renamer? Or any other tool which can rename based off this value?

Cheers

EDIT: Nevermind, I found the solution to my issue. Basically, the dates were there, however, Windows was automatically updating the times to be inclusive of the +x00 timevalue in the Exif data.

I found the script here https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=3473 to update everything.

11/10-18 04:16 - edited 11/10-18 06:42

#1 : 13/10-18 21:01

Andrew

Posts: 1

Hi, I'm a streamer on Twitch, and YouTube, and basically I have a text source in my streaming software (OBS) that pulls it's information from a single folder. This source can't pull from multiple folders to display on the screen. There is another program I use called StreamLabels that automatically updates text folders with the difference information I use. However it puts these into seperate folders based on the platform. For example, if I got a new subscriber on YouTube it would display that name in most_recent_youtube_subscriber.txt and then I got a new follower on Twitch it would display that name in most_recent_follower.txt

On my stream I have it set up to display the Most Recent Follower in a small panel that updates automatically based on the TXT files, however it only displays from one of the files. I want to include YouTube subs with my Twitch followers rather than keeping them seperate, so that the most recent follower of either one is displayed rather than one of each. To do this I am trying to think of a way to copy the txt file from the StreamLabels program when it updates, move it to another directory, delete the old file, and then rename the new file to the same name as the old file, for OBS to pull as a text source.

Is there a way to do this with Advanced Renamer, or do you have any other suggestions?

13/10-18 21:01

#1 : 15/10-18 22:44

Benjamin Keller

Posts: 1

Hello,

This issue was raised by Michael several years ago (Forum ID 237) but didn't seem to get anywhere one way or another. Like him, I'm a frequent user of Advanced Renamer -- I actually use it in combination with an Outlook add-on in a system I've developed to process large numbers of emails quickly under an established naming protocol. Been using it for years and I love it -- I'm up to 358 entries in my primary method list and counting!

Point is, because of the frequency with which I use the program it's my standard practice to leave it up and accessible on the screen at all times. The only issues I have ever had with Advanced Renamer at all stem from the fact that the minimum window size for it is *huge*. None of the internal menus and navigational areas are collapsable or resizable either, which are pretty normal features to have these days. And as a result, many of the tools that have taken up permanent residence on my screen are features that I personally have no need for, taking up space for no reason.

I use every square inch of my two legacy 1080p monitors and would dearly love to be able to free up some more space for additional tasks. Love it though I do, Advanced Renamer is a bad screen hog, taking up what amounts to a full quarter of my available horizontal space. I can reduce the size vertically to a much greater degree but this quickly impacts functionality because the only window areas that will collapse to accommodate it are the ones that I actually need, the method list and the file list. I can cover about a third of the window (the method list) and still maintain functionality, but it still takes up a good sixth of all the screen space I have.

I would deeply appreciate it if we could make the window more resizable, especially horizontally, since like most people my screen configuration is a horizontal one. And collapsible and/or reconfigurable menus and lists would be like a dream come true.

Thanks!

Ben

15/10-18 22:44 - edited 15/10-18 23:14

#1 : 16/10-18 06:03

Harold W Roge'

Posts: 1

So far this program has been a godsend when using to rename my files. Everything I've looked for for years. Just one thing I have not been able to figure out. I have about 20K video files to rename and all of them end in a randomly generated bracketed sequence such as:

[D6JG28OX]
[37VFSJ89]
[GKJ52VJ9]

All an 8 digit alpha numeric sequence inside brackets. I just need whatever formula is necessary to identify this sequence at the end of each file and delete it. Each file name is a varying lengths being named and numbered differently in different sets. If there is a formula that will just see the end sequence and delete it and its brackets that will save me going thru each file separately to delete it. Please help.

16/10-18 06:03

#1 : 17/10-18 17:53

Audrey Young

Posts: 1

I have 500 single page PDFs in one directory. I need to rename the file based on data within the file - a specific row in the file.

Example of the data is :
Company Name
Date
Fac### StateCityName

I want the filename to be Fac### StateCityName.pdf

Is this possible??

17/10-18 17:53

#1 : 17/10-18 22:33

Christy Verity

Posts: 1

I have a couple of hundred pdf statements, which are generated with random numbers for filenames. We need to rename them with an account number, source and statement period. Something like: 123456_Jones_09-2018.

I see how the list method works, but I need to be sure that the account numbers match the statements. If the list I upload is in a different order than the files in the folder, they they could be named incorrectly.

Is there a way to index or cross reference the file names to avoid misnaming if they are in the wrong order?

17/10-18 22:33

#1 : 18/10-18 20:22

fabio

Posts: 2

I want to rename all files in:
C:\Users\principale\Desktop\test

using this command line launched from C:\Users\principale\Desktop:
arenc -o modified -e sequence.aren -p "test"
(sequence.aren is the file from original archive)

The renaming result is fine, but last output line says:
Error: Cannot create file "C:\Users\principale\AppData\Roaming\Hulubulu\Advanced Renamer 3\Data\UndoLists\1539890038". Impossibile trovare il percorso specificato

It seems that afer renaming files in "test" directory, the program continue his renaming task starting with "C:\Users\principale\appdata..." folder.

Is this a problem caused by wrong syntax? There is a workaround ? I don't want all files on my pc renamed!

Thanks,
Fabio

18/10-18 20:22

#1 : 19/10-18 09:12

Enrico,Gusky

Posts: 4

Ich benutze den Film Info Organizer.
Er kopiert eine Film in einen Ordner und sucht im Internet nach Filmdaten.
Er erstellt verschiedene Dateien.
Under anderem auch eine " Media.ifo"
ich möchte nun eine Batchversion in der ich diese"media.ifo" in den Namen der im Ordner befindlichen Video-Datei umbenennen.

mfg rick

19/10-18 09:12

#1 : 19/10-18 09:18

Enrico,Gusky

Posts: 4

es Wäre schön wen der Serien umbenenner " TV-Show auch mit "https://www.fernsehserien.de/"
funktionieren würde

mfg rick

19/10-18 09:18

#1 : 20/10-18 00:25

Paul

Posts: 3

Hi guys,

I'm trying to get some folders renamed but can't wrap my head around it yet due to inexperience in the fine arts of advanced renaming :)
Any pointers or tips would be greatly appreciated!

Source folders:

txta.txtb.txtc...txtn.dddd.ddddt.txtd.txte.txtf...txtn-txtg
-> txta txtb txtc txtn [dddd]

Exceptions: when txta = A or when txta = The
-> txtb txtc txtn, txta [dddd]

Examples:
One.100.Days.2012.2054q.rem-BOOK
-> One 100 Days [2012]

The.Salesman.and.You.1972.4512j.lda-DRAFT
-> Salesman and You, The [1972]

A.Day.in.your.Life.1947.1020w.fge-PLAY
-> Day in your Life, A [1947]

Thanks!
Paul.

20/10-18 00:25

#1 : 20/10-18 12:46

Simonetos The Greek

Posts: 2

I want to make a script which will replace the last letter of a filename, to its corresponding alphabet number. For example from "Filename AA" to "Filename A1". Any idea how on can I do that?

Thank you in advance!!!

20/10-18 12:46

#1 : 23/10-18 22:36

Huxler Bulrus

Posts: 4

First of all, thanks for developing this software, especially since RenameMaster seems to have entered its death throes.

I have one bug to report and one feature request, both for the list replace method:

1) The bug: The use of the caret as a position indicator, ^, with the regex enabled doesn't actually limit the location match to the start of a line. I admit to not testing it, but I feel that other regex options in the list method may also be borked.

2) The request: Golly, it sure would be nice to be able to re-order the items in the list, or any of the methods, really, with drag-and-drop.

While I'm grabbing the whole complimentary candy tray on the way out of the restaurant by way of my first post, I guess I'd like to put in a vote for more robust and complete regex support, but I understand if these requests are beyond the scope of current development.

23/10-18 22:36

#1 : 23/10-18 23:47

Neal W Miller

Posts: 2

Greetings... new user here.

I have a folder with about 2000 images. Some have EXIF data containing "Date Taken." Others don't. I'd like to rename all those with a "Date Taken" using that data for the filename, and I want to leave the other files untouched ... I plan to rename those separately.

I successfully added the Date Taken column to the view; no problem there. My plan was to select all those with a value in the Date Taken field, mark them, and proceed with the renaming. However, I see no easy way to group all those with "Date Taken" together. I figured that sorting by "Date Taken" would group all the "nulls" either at the top or the bottom, but it doesn't seem to work that way.

==========

On a second note, I'd like to set it up so that if I have two pictures with identical "Date Taken" times (down to the second), then it will number them sequentially as needed.

In other words, if <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> yields three files with identical filenames, then the filenames of the second and third will be suffixed with -1 and -2.

I'm open to other solutions, of course.

============

All help appreciated.

23/10-18 23:47 - edited 23/10-18 23:52

#1 : 25/10-18 10:12

Joel Erin

Posts: 2

Hi,

I'm looking for a way to batch rename files based on an mix of current names and external file information. Let me try to explain...

Current name Future name
File1.txt abc_file1.txt
File2.txt def_file1.txt

The links 'file1 <-> abc' and 'file2 <-> def' are coming from a separate .csv or .txt file which ever will be easier to handle.

Is that something Advanced Renamer can do, and if yes how should I proceed ?
(I tried searching this forum, but probably didn't find the right wording for search box)
Thanks,
Joel

25/10-18 10:12

#1 : 25/10-18 20:15

Kevin

Posts: 1

I'm using advancerenamer in windows 10. Rename Files option can shows popup Windows Explorer from which I can use Quick Access, something that isn't available when I'm trying to add folders.

25/10-18 20:15

#1 : 26/10-18 12:19

Emanuel

Posts: 2

Good morning guys,

I'm using Advanced Renamer for the first time and there's a lot of things that I still don't understand :)

I'm trying to rename some files, to use on a website (ecommerce) but I'm not able to rename them the way I want.

I use Capture One to rename the files like this (each product has 5 photos):

12345_1.jpg
12345_2.jpg
12345_3.jpg
12345_4.jpg
12345_5.jpg

But for the website, the files have to be like this:

[12345]_[n_1].jpg
[12345]_[n_2].jpg
[12345]_[n_3].jpg
[12345]_[n_4].jpg
[12345]_[n_5].jpg

Is there a way to do this?

Thank you!

26/10-18 12:19 - edited 26/10-18 12:23

#1 : 26/10-18 21:09

raeanna

Posts: 3

I sometimes have duplicate files that I want renamed to the same name but I want to keep both/all.

Ex:
I rename files like these

031_002_07546777_06
031_002_07546777_29
031_002_07546777_85

The "_##" at the end varies and the beginning numbers are always the same "031_002_0."
The number I keep is the one in the middle "7546777." So I use AR to remove the extra numbers, but when I have multiple of that file, I have to do it manually.

Is there a way for the program to automatically add the default (2) to the end of the file name?

26/10-18 21:09

#1 : 27/10-18 18:36

Ola

Posts: 2

Hi, I'm completely new to this software, so please forgive me if the solution is obvious.
I would like to use this program to import pictures from my camera and rename them and save the new/renamed files on my NAS. So far I've managed to import and rename in the way I want, which is a great start. What I haven't succeeded with so far is to get my new/renamed files stored on my NAS. The new/renamed files is for the moment only renamed back on the camera. Is it possible to select and/or even better, create a new output folder where the new/renamed files will be stored?

Thank's for a great program btw. // OLBS

27/10-18 18:36

#1 : 29/10-18 01:18

Oliver Petry

Posts: 5

Please add a new collision-rule
fusioning of folders if folders get same name after renaming

tnx

29/10-18 01:18

#1 : 01/11-18 15:50

Joris Houben

Posts: 3

how can I:
1) delete all text in filenames
2) remove spaces
3) set the number combinations -001 and -002 at the end

now:
3251pict floris -001
Floris 6985 thysen -002 6985
Malina 98874 up -001 pic
-002 Manilla 985471 pict

new
3251-001
6985-002
98874-001
985471-002

01/11-18 15:50 - edited 01/11-18 16:17

#1 : 04/11-18 18:55

teflon

Posts: 1

Hello,

I am currently testing the possibilities offered by this powerful program. Unfortunately, I come after my first hours and read the documentary no further. That's why I ask for help with the solution.

I have many photos (> 100,000) that are stored in different subfolders. They are from different cameras. Now the challange.

I would like to move the pictures (move) and I would like to create the same directory tree in the destination directory. I would like to select the images of the different cameras that should correspond to the different creteries (-msk "DSC * .JPG IMG * .JPG) and rename the files." YYYYMMTT_hhmmss_ <NAME> .JPG (-r "<Year Modified> <Month Modified> <Day Modified> _ <Hour Modified> <Min Modified>
<Sec Modified> _ <Name> ")

Here an Example
Quelle Ziel
2015 2015
2015-01 2015-01
DSC001.JPG 20150123_145633_DSC001.JPG
...
2015-02 2015-02
DSC423.JPG 20150214_235933_DSC423.JPG
…

2016 2016
2016-01 2016-01
IMG_876.JPG 20160123_145633_IMG_876.JPG
...
2016-02 2016-02
IMG_987.JPG 20160214_235933_IMG_987.JPG
…

But I get not the right solution.

Thank you for yout help in advanced.

04/11-18 18:55

#1 : 05/11-18 22:36

Jenny Boyd

Posts: 1

I have pictures with filenames for importing into one database. Now I have to import them into a different database, but those picture filenames don't map to any fields in the data base. So, I have a table that has the old file name in column 1 and the new file name in column 2. How do I get these picture files renamed using that list of two columns? Thanks!

05/11-18 22:36

#1 : 06/11-18 21:40

er ge

Posts: 2

My noob question: Is it possible at all to batch change file or folder names from say

Frank Zappa
Billy Joel

to

Zappa, Frank
Joel, Billy

or

Bobby Brown_Frank Zappa.mp3
Allentown - Billy Joel.mp3

to

Zappa, Frank - Bobby Brown.mp3
Joel, Billy - Allentown.mp3

06/11-18 21:40 - edited 06/11-18 21:41

#1 : 06/11-18 23:47

L B

Posts: 74

I have a lot of files with dates contained in their name in format DD-MM-YYYY.

I was able to write a RegEx to convert them to YYYY-MM-DD. (Not an expert in RegEx by a long shot):

Text to be Replaced = (\d\d|\d)-(\d\d)-(\d\d\d\d)
Replace With = \3-\2-\1

Now, as you might have guessed looking at that RegEx, some dates have "day" in single digit (Example: 1-03-2018), and some have two digits (15-07-2018).

How do I make it to that the single digit date is padded with a 0 in the final output? Example:

From = 1-03-2018
To = 2018-03-01

I was hoping to do it in one expression only, rather than make two separate expressions for D-MM-YYYY and DD-MM-YYYY.

06/11-18 23:47 - edited 06/11-18 23:48

#1 : 08/11-18 16:56

Dave Brzeski

Posts: 4

I have lots of files with the following filename convention.

"Story Title - Author Name - Word Count". It's the slush pile for a magazine I edit, if anyone is interested.

I want to swap the Author Name with the Story Title without moving the Word Count from the end. I've just spent a fair bit of time fiddling with regular expressions to no avail.

Remove Pattern makes it possible to remove "#...." from each file, but there seems no way to move it back to the end, after reversing the parts each side of the first " - ".

Is there is a way of doing what I need in a single stage?

08/11-18 16:56

#1 : 08/11-18 22:50

Vic Meisner

Posts: 3

I have a huge collection of zipped karaoke files with names like
Dk004-05 - Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You.zip or Lg038-10 - Kinks, The - Ape Man. What I'd like to do is change the first word of the file name (ex: Sf004-01) to all caps (SF004-01). I know I have to use one of the "set pattern" options but I'm not sure what statement to put in the pattern box. I've been using Advanced Renamer for a whole 4 days, so I'm about as green as a spring tomato.

TIA for any help!

08/11-18 22:50

#1 : 09/11-18 08:37

Mike Meservy

Posts: 1

Video from phone GPS tagging?

I can see the GPS information in my .MOV files but it seems that I can't use the location name components in renaming.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

Mike

09/11-18 08:37

#1 : 09/11-18 13:35

gloria

Posts: 1

Hi,
I have 800 video files that need to be renamed that are all numerical, but all the files are out of numerical order, so I was hoping to use this program to rename them all in the right order. However the files were all exported from my editing software in the right order, so everything is in the right order if I sorted it by date modified. But because the name's are all out of order, in the program it's renaming the wrong files.

So I could rename them correctly if it would rename by date modified instead of by name. Is it possible?

Thanks!

09/11-18 13:35 - edited 09/11-18 13:50

#1 : 10/11-18 00:01

Mike

Posts: 1

I have a folders that have different type of files in it. Movie and image files. I only want to rename the movie file to match that of the folder name. I don't want it to rename the image (jpg). Is their a way to do that??

Thanks,
Mike

10/11-18 00:01

#1 : 13/11-18 17:55

Steffen Mirsky

Posts: 1

Hello,

Is this software capable of changing file names by linking to tables in Microsoft Access?

For example, I would like to change:

cab0004_p18427 (3)
to
106595_p18427 (3)

It involves replacing the first 7 unique characters to a unique six-digit number. The six-digit number that corresponds to the first 7 characters is stored in Microsoft Access tables.

Thanks for any tips!

13/11-18 17:55

#1 : 13/11-18 22:19

Alexa

Posts: 1

Hi, I have been trying to use the program and have had it work a few times to rename some photos to the date and time it was modified. When I tried to open the program another day to rename more, it keeps freezing and not responding
I am running windows 10 x64 and have the newest version of the program (3.84)
Any suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

13/11-18 22:19

#1 : 13/11-18 22:22

L B

Posts: 74

I recently (finally! if you ask the wife) decided to sort my image albums in an easily sortable format. I am currently renaming the folders in the format:
<Vacation Destination>_<Date Of Vacation>_<Place of Visit>_<other info>

This sorts the folders by vacation destinations. All of this is working fine.

NOW: I also wanted to make the folders sortable by vacation date, so I decided to use the Timestamp method to change the Created Date of the folder to the <Date of Vacation>. This is where things get moody with ARen.

1. One cannot apply the TimeStamp method along with the other methods used to rename the folders. It throws error "Pattern Missing", because I suppose it checks the OG folder name instead of the final renamed version done by the methods before it. One can easily get around this by first renaming the folders and then reloading them back into ARen and applying Timestamp....except...

2. One cannot apply the Timestamp method immediately after the folder rename, even if it is the only method active. It shows no error in the preview, but when you actually start the batch, ARen throws a "101 Unknown Error" for each of the folders whose timestamp is being changed. One has to either reboot the machine or wait a few hours (haven't measured how many min or anything. I just stopped trying and took it up later) and then apply just the Timestamp method for it to go through.

3. If you insist ARen do the Timestamping immediately after the folder rename, and try again, ARen throws an Access Violation error and quits. I have tried with "Run as Admin" also, and same issue.

Is this known behavior of the app, or am I doing something wrong, or is this a bug? I am pretty much done with the renamings for now, but some more sorting will be done in a few days, and I can send screenshots of the same, if needed.

P.S.: Using ARen on a Windows 10 on a Intel Core i5 Gen8 laptop.

13/11-18 22:22

#1 : 15/11-18 16:28

Ja Good

Posts: 2

I like to renaming only a Part in a Filename - how can I do it?

The First Groups are Date and Time, behind that I want to change (the second) "-" to "_in_", then comes a different Part of Characters and Numbers and File-Extentions

Examble:
20170920-1141-frank-adam_eve.pdf
20170922-1100-susanpeter-2.txt
20170920-1005-dennis-hopper_nyc_21a.doc

to

20170920-1141_in_frank-adam_eve.pdf
20170922-1100_in_susanpeter-2.txt
20170920-1005_in_dennis-hopper_nyc_21a.doc

15/11-18 16:28 - edited 16/11-18 00:08

#1 : 20/11-18 02:05

Jerry LaFountain

Posts: 1

I have many picture files that I have downloaded from our Motorola cell phones on a long vacation and I have corrupted the EXIF data. Fortunately the file name contains the Date Taken information which I need to be part of the name.

An example name: IMG_20181114_102609355.jpg

I wish to change this name to 2018-11-14 1026 Stein Butte Hike.jpg I will need the name collision rule in place.

Will I be able to do this with code in Advanced Renamer.

Thanks for your time

20/11-18 02:05

#1 : 22/11-18 18:42

Posts: 1

No matter what language I choose during setup the program ends up in Russian.

22/11-18 18:42

#1 : 23/11-18 13:06

Mikel

Posts: 2

Hi,

I'm changing the filenames of some images using the "Add" method and the next pattern:

<Img Month>-<Img Day>_<Img Hour><Img Min>_

Example:

Original filename: DSC_0137
New filename: 10-27_0239_DSC_0137

The problem is that when I took the photos I didn't change the hour in the camera (I was on holiday in a foreign country), so the hour that appears in the new filename is not right.

The question is... Is it possible to change automatically the hour adding to it the difference between my local time at home and the local time where I took the photos?

I was thinking about something like this:

<Img Month>-<Img Day>_10+<Img Hour><Img Min>_

Desired filename: 10-27_1239_DSC_0137

But it doesn't work...

Thanks in advance!

23/11-18 13:06

#1 : 24/11-18 23:52

Lionel

Posts: 1

Good morning from NZ.
Learning to use the great utility.
Wanting rename batch files incrementally like this

4. (filename).ext to
4.01 (filename).ext
4.02 (filename).ext to
4.14 (filename).ext

so that they are in order.

Your help in how to do this would be appreciated.

I also notice that the incremental numbering function does not allow for double digits number places so that files stay in order.

exanmple file s are rename 1 to 10 etc instead of 01 to 10.

24/11-18 23:52 - edited 24/11-18 23:53

#1 : 26/11-18 11:20

Mohit

Posts: 2

Everytime Advanced Renamer starts up, it opens in a Normal window. I want it to open maximized, but there's no apparent way to do it. If I minimize it by clicking on the label on taskbar and then click again, only then it gets actually maximized. I have even tried making a shortcut for the .exe file and changed the properties of the shortcut but to no avail.

Can this behavior/bug please be fixed?

26/11-18 11:20

#1 : 28/11-18 19:16

Paul Ortiz

Posts: 1

Hey everyone! Quick one here. So I'm processing a large number of files that all need various things deleting or changing. Here are two examples:

DH-ALIBI-CheerPop1-165BPM-DrumAndBassMix-15s
DH-ALIBI-CheerPop10-195BPM-DrumAndBassMix-15s

So if I wanted to delete all instances of xxxBPM, how would I do that? I can't remove from a set location as any songs from 1-9 will have the BPM count 1 position further to the left. I thought of maybe renumbering everything so that all numbers from 1-9 are in the 01, 02, 03 etc. format, which I also don't know how to do. Although that seems like one step too many. What I imagine I'd need to do is look for any word within a name containing BPM, and delete it. Any ideas? Thanks so much in advance for your help!

- Paul

*Edit: managed to do it with \d\d\dBPM - is that right?

28/11-18 19:16 - edited 28/11-18 19:31

#1 : 29/11-18 03:16

Irwanto

Posts: 1

good tools,
is possible i replace text contains too, not only text name

29/11-18 03:16

#1 : 29/11-18 10:16

naeem

Posts: 4

I am in the process of changing out my PC for a new one. Where would I find the settings/preferences file so as to NOT recreate all methods I have made....

Can I copy it over from one PC to another so as too not lose it?

29/11-18 10:16 - edited 29/11-18 11:03

#1 : 03/12-18 02:18

Fadi

Posts: 1

Shoes-adidas_arena_edition_m_34_TH.gif

Hi All,
The above is a sample image name, I need to remove the text after the (-) and before (_TH)
Basically I need to search for the (-) and locate the position and search for the (_TH) and locate the position and remove any thing in between.
(So I need to remove "adidas_arena_edition_m_34")
Any idea how that can be done?

Thanks very much

03/12-18 02:18

#1 : 04/12-18 00:22

Locoeskimo

Posts: 2

I have my files named. name S01E01.mkv. and i'm trying to import the tv show titles from the import tv shows feature. does it have to be in a special order or extra characters needed? I keep getting failed attempts at it

04/12-18 00:22

#1 : 05/12-18 16:27

Peter Rauxloh

Posts: 1

Hello,
Rennamer is doing a great job of renaming my files based on the EXIF data, I have just one problem.

I have a static camera station setup in a lab using a Nikon D5300, and have set a bunch of static EXIF details using the Nikon Camera Control Pro software. This process takes 5 clicks.

However for each image I take I need to put in one new numberID (which is not incremental sadly) and occasionally more than one images will be taken of the same object . The Nikon software can record a comment in two clicks, and when the image is taken the Image comment is stored and stays with the image, being visible in normal windows explorer listing of the file in the Comments column.
My problem is I cannot find this user comments in the Exif data and therefore it is not available to me to use in my file re-naming. I am trying to make the user's process as simple as possible, and while 3 extra clicks does not sound like much, but multiplied by c.20,000 images at this particular station, it mounts up.
Very grateful to know if I can get at this comment for my renaming
Thanks

05/12-18 16:27

#1 : 06/12-18 17:25

Michael Deeter

Posts: 1

How do I prevent ID3 renaming adding leading zeros to <ID3 Track>.

Some of my ID3 tags already have leading zeros in them.

My files keep getting track numbers like 001,002,003... I'd rather have 1,2,3 (or at least only 01,02,03)

06/12-18 17:25

#1 : 07/12-18 18:07

Dresden

Posts: 2

Hi everyone!

How can I use the renamer to replace a space inbetween words with a - or _?

Could anyone tell me how to do this exactly since I'm not really familiar with the program. Thanks

07/12-18 18:07

#1 : 08/12-18 17:02

Beth

Posts: 2

Hello,

I have a set of sound files for live music performance. I want to number them 1-800 for example. I would like each file to always have the same number. Sometimes I delete a sound sample. Sometimes I add samples. Is there a way to use advanced renamed to maintain the sequence and also "fill in gaps" created by deleted files with new files before extending the existing number sequence. Numbering of existing files must never change.

Thank you

08/12-18 17:02

#1 : 09/12-18 18:20

Mert Onur

Posts: 1

I couldnt find a way, can someone tell me how to do this ?

09/12-18 18:20

#1 : 09/12-18 20:34

Blake Young`

Posts: 1

Some of my photos have Image Title filled out, but many do not. I am trying to batch rename about 2000 photos, and if the photo has Image Title information, I want it appended to the end of the file name, otherwise it should be left blank. But if I just do:

<Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day> - <Img Title>

the resulting filenames don't look very pretty if the photo does not have Img Title information. If the above rule is applied to 2 photos, one that has an Img Title and one that doesn't, the output is:

2017-06-15 - First Father's Day.jpg
2017-06-15 - .jpg

Obviously that doesn't look good. I would rather the output look like:

2017-06-15 - First Father's Day.jpg
2017-06-15.jpg

How can I go add a conditional statement to only add Img Title if it exists, otherwise ignore it and don't put the preceding hyphen?

09/12-18 20:34

#1 : 10/12-18 11:29

Posts: 2

Hi Guys,

I have a list of numbered Images ending with a number. E. G. image1, image2, image3.jpg.

I'd like to increase those numbers about one, so those files would be named image2, image3 and image4.jpg.

Can i do this with the Advaced Renamer? And how?

Thanx in advance
Simon

10/12-18 11:29

#1 : 11/12-18 01:19

Erwin Manuel

Posts: 1

Is it possible to prompt the user for part of the filename? I like to rename my pictures with the following format:
<Year Created><Month Created><Day Created>-<Event Name>-<RSubstr:1:3>

It would be great if I get prompted to enter the Event Name.

11/12-18 01:19

#1 : 11/12-18 03:54

Rodrigo

Posts: 2

Hi,

I'm using two replaces:

1 - Set lower case - apply to name
2 - Set lower case first letter in every word - apply to name

But this change my file names that has prepositions and the name goes wrong, example:

Filme - Como Perceber A Melhor Dica De Trabalho.mp4

I need this:

Filme - Como Perceber a Melhor Dica de Trabalho.mp4

A and DE are prepositions in my language like of, in, to, for in english!

There's any way to set only prepositions to lowercase ?

Also force the first letter always to be uppercase does not matter if this is a preposition?

Example:

A Minha História De Sucesso.mp4

to

A Minha História de Sucesso.mp4

Thank you!

11/12-18 03:54

#1 : 11/12-18 03:58

Rodrigo

Posts: 2

Hi,

Another user post this in 17/06-15 19:49 but no answers at all and I can't reply to their thread, so again, if someone know how to do this with advanced renamer, please help us:

First, let me thank you for all the time that Advanced Renamer has saved me. Folks like me who are finicky (or obsessive) about adhering to a format style appreciate a helping hand that doesn't squawk about doing it the right way, once.

Just a brief note to the majority of normal folks who don't find it necessary to submit themselves to such torture. I am a byproduct of 1960's Roman Catholic parochial schooling reinforced by a father who was a career military officer had no concept of the term "wiggle" room. In addition my father and his parents were Jesuit educated, which did not bode well for the wigglers. Before that is it guaranteed they were towing the line all the way back in Cork.

Returning to my question, I follow the AP Style of formatting titles. The rules and specificities do not lend itself to a simple adaption for Advanced Renamers. However, I was wondering if it is possible to create a simple "cheater's" version of the AP Stylebook for Advanced Renamer. Here is what I am hoping to accomplish. Is it possible to get AR to capitalize all words ...

EXCEPT:

a, and, the (popular articles)
and, but, (popular conjunctions)
at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, to, up, with (popular prepositions, less than 5 letters)

I would be happy if you could show me how to create these exceptions when capitalizing the first letter of each word. It would be the responsibility of the user to apply the myriad of exceptions and adaptions.

In case anyone is interested, I will paste a one page cheat sheet for following the AP Stylebook of capitalization of song titles, movie titles, book titles, etc.

Thanks,
Jim Considine

================================================================

Capitalization Rules for Song Titles
Provided by Standard MIDI Files on the Net

1. The first and last words are always capitalized, and all except the words listed below are capitalized.

2. These are lower-case, unless they are the first word or last word.
• articles: a, an, the
• conjunctions: and, but, or, nor
• prepositions that are less than five letters long: at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, to, up, with
• as (only if it is followed by a noun)

3. Prepositions are sometimes capitalized.
• Prepositions are capitalized when they are the first or last word.
• Prepositions that are part of two-word "phrasal verbs" (Come On, Hold On, etc....) are capitalized.
• Prepositions that are over four letters long. (across, after, among, beyond, ...)

4. These short words are capitalized.
Some people occasionally forget to capitalize these.
• also, be, if, than, that, thus, when
• as (if it is followed by a verb)

These are some phrases in which the preposition needs to be capitalized.

Beat Up
Blow Out
Break Down
Break Into
Break Up
Bring Up
Call Off
Call On
Call Up
Carry On
Come Back
Come Down
Come On
Come Out
Come Over
Do Over
Fill In
Fill Out
Find Out
Get Along
Get Around
Get By
Get Over
Get Through
Get Up
Give Back
Give Up
Go Along
Go Away
Go On
Go Over
Hand In
Hang Up
Hold On
Keep On
Keep Up
Leave Out
Let Down
Look For
Look Into
Look Like
Look Out
Look Over
Look Up
Make Out
Make Up
Pack Up
Pass Out
Pick Out
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Put Away
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Put On
Put Out
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Roll Over
Run Into
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Show Up
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Talk Back
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Try On
Turn Down
Turn In
Turn Off
Turn On
Use Up
Wait On

11/12-18 03:58

#1 : 11/12-18 11:10

Matt

Posts: 2

Hi,

Firstly discovered this tool tonight and it looks awesome!

I have a bunch of RAW photos (Sony ARW format) which I'm trying to rename into the following format:

YYYY-MM-DD HR.MN.SC

E.g. 2017-05-01 15.01.44.ARW

I was able to achieve this with jpgs by doing:

<Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day> <Img Hour>.<Img Min>.<Img Sec>

However, have to use EXIF for the raw images.

with <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> this outputs like so:

2017_08_19 08_39_32.ARW

How can I make it instead YYYY-MM-DD HR.MN.SC?

Thanks!

11/12-18 11:10

#1 : 11/12-18 12:59

John Camacho

Posts: 2

Hi, is anyone else getting this?

https://i.imgur.com/FelKK12.png

11/12-18 12:59

#1 : 11/12-18 17:30

joe

Posts: 1

Hey all,

I have a large batch of image files that I would like to organise into folders based on a selected section of the file name while also renaming the files.

ie.

original file name of a group of files: 12345_blablabla_123.jpeg
12345_blablabla_124.jpeg
12345_blablabla_125.jpeg

outcome of batch/script: Folder name: 12345
Files within folder: 12345_01.jpeg
12345_02.jpeg
12345_03.jpeg

What i'm looking for is a way to select the first section of text/numbers and using that to organise my files.
Any info on this would be greatly appreciated, I'm youtube teaching myself atm but thought you guys could help speed up my tutelage!

cheers!

11/12-18 17:30

#1 : 11/12-18 23:34

frank miller

Posts: 1

Maybe I just don't get it- But why on earth do the files need to be in order _before_ applying tags to them?
I did the following:
- add a directory with episodes of TV show
- import data from this online database
- create a method like so: <TVShow Title> - S<TVShow Season>E<TVShow EpisodeNumber> - <TVShow EpisodeTitle>

Since my filenames are all over the place I tought I'd now go and sort them, by hand, in the 'rename files' list- But apparently the tags now stick to the files no matter what. Is there no function to clear the tags from the files and reapply them?

I mean, I really like the idea of this tool, it is something I really need every now and then, and of course I really appreciate the fact that AR apparently is free for personal use (or is it? I wasn't quite sure...) -But the whole thing looks and feels like the result of a 'spaghetti code' kind of approach. IMHO you should really take a look at MP3tag. Both MP3tag and AR are _almost_ what I would want from such a tool, but in comparison I have to say, MP3tag feels _much_ more like a solid concept, the interface is a lot cleaner, there's less redundancy... While AR is a lot more fiddly, somehow...

But yeah, maybe I just didn't get it, I'll go now and fiddle with it some more :) Thanks for all the work anyway, mate - while it is fiddly, it's still quite helpful!

11/12-18 23:34

#1 : 12/12-18 08:43

Mohit

Posts: 2

I have lots of tweaks and programs in the context menu of my computer. It gets difficult for me to find 'Add to Advanced Renamer' menu item. I tried manually adding an icon through registry, but it doesn't work. I request you to add an icon in a future release
Thank you.

12/12-18 08:43 - edited 12/12-18 10:14

#1 : 14/12-18 11:31

Steve

Posts: 2

hi,

I need to delete the end of thousands of folder names all of different length and type. for instance folder name: cxxi.abcde fghijk lmnop I need to delete from and including the . onward.

any helps for setting a remove pattern from . and to the end of the file name?

thanks!!

14/12-18 11:31

#1 : 17/12-18 01:03

Alvin Hansen

Posts: 1

I have a RAM head unit that can search alphabetically for songs. Unfortunately to use that feature, I have to strip all the track numbers from the files before they can be searched (not an easy proposition when it numbers in the thousands of songs) I initially tried the trim function, but discovered that it was stripping numbers from both ends of the file, leading to errors if Disc numbers also get removed. (eg. Call Me The Breeze Lynyrd Skynyrd One More From The Road Disc 1 and Call Me The Breeze Lynyrd Skynyrd One More From The Road Disc 2) Is there a quick way to trim files across multiple folders without creating errors?

17/12-18 01:03

#1 : 19/12-18 17:34

solarmon

Posts: 3

I'm using Advanced Rename v3.84 (portable version), running off a (FAT32) USB stick.

I'm trying to bulk rename files (in various sub-directories, and extracted from a .rar file) within the same USB stick - removing spaces and apostrophies.

Those renaming actions seems to work fine, but then I notice that I have files that have been renamed so that all the characters are UPPERCASE, including the extension.

The files displayed in Advanced Renamer after the batch processing, suggests that the filenames look OK, but viewing the files in Windows Explorer shows that this issue has occurred. And reloading the files in again in again shows the issue.

Why is Advanced Renamer doing this? I have not using a 'method' to change the filename and extension to UPPERCASE.

I say 'randomly' in the subject title, but it always seems to be the same files that have this issue - I can reproduce this issue with the same set of files extracted from a .rar file.

Is there a log file to checked the methods/actions it has actually done?

19/12-18 17:34

#1 : 20/12-18 06:01

Jon

Posts: 1

1) I cannot drag and drop a bunch of files from a windows explorer menu into the program. Nothing happens when I release the drag.

2) Some files cannot change the filename in the same folder. I had 13 files that showed ok in the preview. But then only 6 of them actually changed when the batch was run. the other 7 the filename was not changed. I get an error:

101 Unknown Error: System cannot find specified path.

So why can it find these files in the preview window, and SOME of similarly named files could be changed, but the other files cannot be changed? What is so magical about these files?

Windows 8.1 x64 bit
Advanced Renamer 3.84

20/12-18 06:01

#1 : 20/12-18 22:20

Thomas Kings

Posts: 1

Situation:
I have a bit over 300 Folders, every folder name 1-300.
I want to rename each folder now after a certain file within that folder that is in another subfolder.
Thing is that the name is different for each folder, so its 300 different names.

Is it possible to do this?

20/12-18 22:20

#1 : 22/12-18 20:53

Martin

Posts: 2

Trying to rename files with more than 100 character in the rename gives me "error 101:the system cannot find the path specified"
Is there a way around that?

22/12-18 20:53

#1 : 27/12-18 04:06

Jeremy

Posts: 1

I can use attribute mode to make files and folders hidden. But once hidden they disappear from the panel and I have to use Windows Explorer to change the attribute to un-hide them. Is there a way for Advanced Renamer to view and edit hidden files and folders without having to go through that back and forth?

27/12-18 04:06

#1 : 27/12-18 14:04

ailata

Posts: 1

Hello,

I have a lot of audio files with filename structure: album - title - singer.mp3
Now i would like to remove the album - part of the filename and swap the title and singer parts.
The result after renaming should be singer - title.mp3.

Is the replace command below the correct command to achieve what i want?

Text to be replaced: (.*) - (.*) - (.*)
Replace with: \3 - \2

27/12-18 14:04

#1 : 30/12-18 02:50

L B

Posts: 74

I have a lot of folders with the general format of

<Country> - <Date> - <City> <Venue> - <No of Pics> <Resolution>

What I wanna do is insert a dash (-) between City and Venue, but the issue is how to do this in bulk for all folders. Currently, I have a Replace Method with regex enabled where I manually enter the city names separated by the OR sign (|) :

Text to be replaced = (Canberra|Taipei|Kuala Lampur|Bali|Mumbai)(\s?)
Replace with = \1 -

But given the number of various cities (50+), this is proving to be long and tedious. Is there a way to construct a general query where I don't need to enter each city name manually? City names are either a single word (Mumbai) or 2 words (Kuala Lampur) and come directly after <Date>, whereas the Venue can be one or many words and end directly before the <No of Pics>.

EDIT: Please Read Reply

30/12-18 02:50 - edited 30/12-18 03:52

#1 : 02/01-19 11:56

James E. McBride

Posts: 13

Can I modify ID3 tags like we do with the file/folder names? I have a bunch of album name tags that I want to change. In this case, I want to remove the year from a album name tag that looks like:

<YEAR> - <ALBUM NAME>

and change it to just

<ALBUM NAME>

02/01-19 11:56

#1 : 02/01-19 12:07

James E. McBride

Posts: 13

Does anyone else have an issue where the list that you created under a List Replace method disappears after you view it once?
The list is actually still there, because, if I tick that method, ARen still acts on the list....it is just that I cannot see the list unless I close ARen and reopen it.
After that, I can view the list once, and then it disappears again.

Such a strange bug....I am not sure where to put the blame, on ARen or on something else like video drivers (though I am not sure why those would affect this)

--Thanks in advance

--James

02/01-19 12:07

#1 : 02/01-19 18:29

GbMedusa

Posts: 5

Hello. I hope someone can let me know if this is possible.

I currently have a folder and filename structure set up like this.

ORIGINAL FOLDER
Parent Studio

ORIGINAL FILENAME
Parent Studio ( ) Studio <rest of filename>.<ext>

I have the Renaming Method that will give me the filename that I want.

NEW FILENAME
Parent Studio - Studio ( ) <rest of filename>.<ext>

I want the file to be moved to this folder.
Parent Studio - Studio

This is my Output Folder for the MOVE.
D:\<Substr:1:" (">\

Of course, since Substr "Will insert a part of the original filename into the new name...", this does not work. I have to run it twice for the file to be moved.

Is there a way to move the file to a folder based on the renamed filename instead of the original name?

Thanks in advanced for any help provided.

02/01-19 18:29

#1 : 03/01-19 07:24

GSComputer

Posts: 8

I would like to rename:
<Filname> <year> <week>

Iknow that there are several Ways in the world to calculate the number of the week. e.g. 1 january week can be 52 or 1 . Or the week starts Monday or sunday..

If you would do one version of calculate, I could change with Plus 1 or minus 1 to my regional wished solution.

Thank you
Gerhard

03/01-19 07:24

#1 : 03/01-19 10:59

Kevin Graham

Posts: 1

Is there a method or script for renaming inside a zip file?

03/01-19 10:59

#1 : 03/01-19 14:43

Turtle

Posts: 3

I have tons of filenames which contain number elements keyed "xx-xxx-xx", e.g. "01-200-01". The first two digits are the number to be increased by '1', relative to the existing number.

"Advanced" Renamer is unable to comply, complaining about "possible duplicate filenames" and without a chance to further specify or force-apply my (correct) settings. There are *no* filename conflicts, AR is moaning around for nothing. Solution?

Here an example of a few filenames (you may want to batch-create text files and test it!)

excerpt 04-200-01.txt -> "excerpt 05-200-01.txt", etc. etc.
excerpt 04-400-01.txt
excerpt 05-200-01.txt
excerpt 06-200-01.txt
excerpt 07-200-01.txt
excerpt 08-200-01.txt
excerpt 08-400-01.txt
excerpt 08-600-01.txt
excerpt 09-200-01.txt
excerpt 09-200-02.txt
excerpt 09-400-01.txt
excerpt 09-900-01.txt
excerpt 09-900-02.txt
excerpt 10-200-01.txt
excerpt 11-200-01.txt
excerpt 12-200-01.txt
excerpt 12-200-02.txt
excerpt 13-200-01.txt
excerpt 13-400-01.txt
excerpt 14-200-01.txt
excerpt 15-200-01.txt
excerpt 15-400-01.txt
excerpt 16-200-01.txt
excerpt 17-200-01.txt
excerpt 17-400-01.txt
excerpt 18-200-01.txt
excerpt 18-400-01.txt -> "excerpt 19-400-01.txt"

03/01-19 14:43 - edited 03/01-19 21:58

#1 : 06/01-19 21:11

Yaqut1

Posts: 4

TimeStamp method should have way to assign any dates of files using EXIF:<some_date_field> tag.

For example it would be great to extract date like "date acquired" or "media created" or else one from video metadata of file by its EXIF name and then set "date created" of file or anyone to it by this method.

Otherwise great tool. TIA.

06/01-19 21:11

#1 : 07/01-19 05:21

sheejuso

Posts: 1

Hi,
I am getting error message "Error Possibility of multiple files with same name". I have sub dir's and files with same parent dir names. Please help.
Thanks
Renjith

07/01-19 05:21

#1 : 08/01-19 19:39

Bob

Posts: 2

Anyone know how to format this regex so it catches multi-episodes as well?

S\d\dE\d\d\. this catches single eps just fine:

1) Stargate.SG-1.S01E03.720p.HDTV.x264-SFM works
2) Stargate.SG-1.S01E01E02.720p.HDTV.x264-SFM does no work

Ideal would be an expression that catches e.g. S01E01E02E03 and so forth.

I use this to inject the episode title into the above filename with <TVShow EpisodeTitle>.

1) Stargate.SG-1.S01E03.The.Enemy.Within.720p.HDTV.X264-SFM works
2) Children.Of.The.Gods.Stargate.SG-1.S01E01E02.720p.HDTV.X264-SFM does not work

Also, cant I chose TVDB as a data provider instead of TVMaze? Much more importantly though, where can I chose the order of the data supplied? Meaning e.g. By Airdate or DVD/BluRay Date....

08/01-19 19:39

#1 : 09/01-19 04:40

Posts: 1

Running version 3.84 and i regularly get the error "Access violation at address ... in module 'js32.dll', Read of address ..."

I'm using a custom script that reads exif data. My pictures are from different sources so I wrote a script to pull from multiple exif tags and choose the earliest one. As reported by others over the past few years, if I only have a few files it seems to work, but inevitably I'll get the error. I then have to close down and reopen. Makes the tool extremely difficult to use given I have thousands of pictures to rename.

Any suggestions?

Bob

09/01-19 04:40 - edited 10/01-19 02:46

#1 : 11/01-19 01:30

Mohammad

Posts: 1

i have a list of files and i want to copy them in multiple folders.
can i do this copying by matching file name to target folders name?( matching exactly or partly)
for example if my files are:
helloWorld.txt
information.txt
usefulcomment.txt

then can i copy them to this folders ? :
hello
form
useful

11/01-19 01:30

#1 : 12/01-19 16:37

L B

Posts: 74

Basically, VLC Media Player auto-loads subtitles when the name of the subtitle file is the same as the video file.

So what I wanna do is copy the entire filename of the video files, minus the extension ofc, to the corresponding subtitle files, using episode numbers as the common term between the video and subtitle files. That is, entire filename of video file for E01 gets copied to subtitle for E01 and so on...

Example Set:
----------------
Wilted.Fruit (2016) - 01x01 - Episode 1.srt
Wilted.Fruit (2016) - 01x02 - Episode 2.srt
Wilted.Fruit (2016) - 01x03 - Episode 3.hi.srt
Wilted.Fruit (2016) - 01x04 - Episode 4.srt
Wilted.Fruit (2016) - 01x05 - Episode 5.hi.srt
Wilted.Fruit (2016) - 01x06 - Episode 6.hi.srt
Wilted.Fruit.2016.S01E01.720p.WEB-DL.x264.mkv
Wilted.Fruit.2016.S01E02.720p.WEB-DL.x264.mkv
Wilted.Fruit.2016.S01E03.720p.WEB-DL.x264.mkv
Wilted.Fruit.2016.S01E04.720p.WEB-DL.x264.mkv
Wilted.Fruit.2016.S01E05.720p.WEB-DL.x264.mkv
Wilted.Fruit.2016.S01E06.720p.WEB-DL.x264.mkv

Is this possible using ARen? Please guide.

12/01-19 16:37 - edited 12/01-19 16:49

#1 : 16/01-19 07:00

Sina

Posts: 1

Is it possible to script changing the Exif CreateDate value of an mp4 file? I was able to manually change the Exif CreateDate using the Metadata button but does scripting only allow for changing the filename?

My problem is detailed in this post here: https://support.google.com/photos/thread/624111 but in short, I have a bunch of redundant files formatted like File1.mp4, File1_1.mp4, File2.mp4, File2_1.mp4, File3.mp4, File3_1.mp4, etc. and I need to look up the CreateDate Exif value of File1.mp4 and set it for File1_1.mp4 and so on for each pair of files.

I came across this tool and hoping I can script it as I have hundreds of files. Was thinking I could maybe run a pre-batch script to create an associative array of filenames and their corresponding CreateDate Exif value and then for each file ending in _1.mp4 I'd look up the corresponding filename in the array and use its value to set the CreateDate value.

Let me know if this would be possible. Thanks!

16/01-19 07:00

#1 : 16/01-19 14:47

Javi

Posts: 1

Hi everyone, I'm new around here though I've been using Advanced Renamer for a while. Great tool!

I work with image sequences and usually manage pretty well to rename files, but today I got this problem I cannot solve (and I got lots of frames to work with)

I have a folder with this files structured like this:

BOB02_470_diffuse_direct_v001.1001.exr
BOB02_470_diffuse_direct_v001.1001_back.exr
BOB02_470_diffuse_direct_v001.1001_front.exr
BOB02_470_diffuse_direct_v001.1001_left.exr
BOB02_470_diffuse_direct_v001.1001_right.exr
BOB02_470_diffuse_direct_v001.1001_top.exr
-
BOB02_470_diffuse_direct_v001.1002.exr
BOB02_470_diffuse_direct_v001.1002_back.exr

.... and so on

I need to move the words <_back>, <_front>, <_left>, <_right> and <_top> to get in position just after <direct>

So my file names would stay like this:
BOB02_470_diffuse_direct_back_v001.1001.exr

I have tried with the Move tool, using tags to identify these words and move them where I want, but I am uncapable as I don't fully understand the way the tags work.

I could move the files into separate folders per word, but the amount of frames is so huge this would take me a long time.

Maybe you guys can find out the fastest way to do this.
Thanks in Advance :P

16/01-19 14:47

#1 : 17/01-19 04:32

L B

Posts: 74

Currently I have many many folders with image files that I want named in a particular format:

Example:
FROM = TO
===========================================
img_001.jpg = _Bali_Lau-Ma-Restaurant_cover1.jpg
img_002.jpg = Indonesia_Lau-Ma-Restaurant_Bali_002.jpg
img_003.jpg = Indonesia_Lau-Ma-Restaurant_Bali_003.jpg
img_004.jpg = Indonesia_Lau-Ma-Restaurant_Bali_004.jpg
img_005.jpg = _Bali_Lau-Ma-Restaurant_cover2.jpg

I get the <Country>_<Venue>_<City> info from the directory the files are in, so don't worry about that.

As in the example, the first and last file of each folder are the cover images that I want renamed in a different way. The first file is easy to rename because it is always img_001.jpg. But the last file is a challenge because each folder has different number of files, so the last file will be differently numbered in each folder. So currently I have to load each folder separately and edit the Replace Rule manually so that the last file is renamed as a cover file.

Is there a way to create a rule that dynamically picks the file with the max number in a directory and rename it in cover format above? This way I can load all the folders at the same time and rename them all in one go, since the format is the same for them all.

17/01-19 04:32 - edited 17/01-19 04:35

#1 : 19/01-19 21:19

Stefan

Posts: 2

Hey Guys,

i tried it in the last hours but my JavaScript is just to rusty to get a solution on my own and i was unable to find something on the net and maybe im already to deep inside the box to see a solution...

I need to rename files like:

0001-Name_of_file.jpeg
0002-Name_of_file.jpeg
0003-Name_of_file.jpeg
0004-Name_of_file.jpeg
0005-Name_of_file.jpeg
0006-Name_of_file.jpeg

To this schema:

New_Name_001.jpeg
New_Name_001v.jpeg
New_Name_002.jpeg
New_Name_002v.jpeg
New_Name_003.jpeg
New_Name_003v.jpeg

They need to stay in the original order because they are pages. Has anyone a idea?

19/01-19 21:19

#1 : 20/01-19 05:31

David

Posts: 5

Hi all
Does anyone know if it's possible to apply multiplication or division to the file name (number)?

eg: 3.txt , 6.txt ==> 12.txt , 24.txt

20/01-19 05:31

#1 : 20/01-19 14:23

giov

Posts: 3

so...I need help writing a script (or any other way) to rename some folders using the name of the first file inside it.

My folders look like this:

Name1
Name2
Name3
etc.
and the files inside like this:
Name1_1[8x8].jpg
Name1_2[8x9].jpg
Name1_3[9x8].jpg
etc

Name2_1[90x90].jpg
Name2_2[81x82].jpg
etc

Name3_1[700x800].jpg
Name3_2[815x800].jpg
etc

In the end, the folders should look like:

Name1[8x8]
Name2[90x90]
Name3[700x800]
etc

I've tried saving all the filenames to an array, initiated pre-batch, but that doesn't save it for later use in another script. I've tried saving all the filenames to a text file, but I can't call on it later using js. Maybe I'm going about this the wrong way, I'm not an experienced coder, never really used js in my life before getting this program...so probably there is a way I'm not thinking of.

If you know anything about this, please help. Thank you!!

20/01-19 14:23

#1 : 21/01-19 19:07

Claudio

Posts: 1

Hi! I am new to the tool and the forum. Thanks in advance for any support you may provide me.

I have a bunch of video files (.mkv) and their subtitles files (.srt).
In orden for the subtitles to be desplayed, they must have the same name as the video they are meant for.

I am unable to find a way to remove the last part of the file name and add a word to the end of it.

-original file name is somehting like:
FBI S01E09.Compromised.720p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264-NTb.srt
- it needs to become:
FBI S01E01.720p.HDTV.x264-AVS.eng.srt

S01 relates to Season, and all the files are S01
E01 relates to Episode01, so the original name and the result name may run from 01 to 24

Hope you may help.

Thank you!

21/01-19 19:07

#1 : 22/01-19 05:11

A A

Posts: 1

I have a list of filenames like this

wordone, wordtwo - anynumberofwordsandcharacters.ext

I'd like to run a command (I think a MOVE command using regular expressions) that results in this

wordtwo, wordone - anynumberofwordsandcharacters.ext

all words vary in length.
the key is the word between the comma and dash.

thanks in advance

also, i f'n love this program!

22/01-19 05:11

#1 : 23/01-19 17:50

Donald

Posts: 1

I was wondering if there is a way to start the program automatically when you drag a file into the filename area?

I would like to not have to press the "Start batch" button.

Best,
D

23/01-19 17:50

#1 : 25/01-19 10:02

must

Posts: 2

Hi,

Is there any way to rename the files in advanced renamer in this order:

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and on..

(also it doesnt have to start with 1, the number should repeat itself and ends with a and b consecutively)

thanks in advance.

25/01-19 10:02 - edited 25/01-19 10:12

#1 : 26/01-19 19:29

clouless

Posts: 4

How to remove year in folder tittle and subfolder?
Is there an option to get rid of Digits all together?

26/01-19 19:29

#1 : 26/01-19 22:04

Lynda D

Posts: 2

Hi. I'm a noob, so please be gentle. I have a ton of files that contain underscores in-between each word and I'd like to replace the underscore with a space. For instance:
Hamster_Fight.mp3
would become
Hamster Fight.mp3.
I can't figure out how to do this and every forum post I've found that discusses this is at least a couple of years old and seems to be outdated. Can anyone help? And thank you in advance.

26/01-19 22:04 - edited 26/01-19 22:05

#1 : 27/01-19 11:45

Rob

Posts: 2

Hello.
I want to add a unique number at the beginning of 47 filenames.
I use ADD with <Rand:1:47> on position 1

It works, but not all the numbers are unique. Some numbers are used several times, some numbers are not used at all. How can I get 47 different random numbers?

Regards, Rob

27/01-19 11:45

#1 : 28/01-19 05:31

Silvije

Posts: 6

28/01-19 05:31

#1 : 29/01-19 13:13

friedhelm

Posts: 2

Hi,

do I have to enable something to see the image preview in the lower right corner?
https://ibb.co/9V6Vp38

Thanks in advance

29/01-19 13:13

#1 : 30/01-19 12:04

Colin

Posts: 1

Deleted while I check some of my data

30/01-19 12:04 - edited 30/01-19 12:13

#1 : 31/01-19 20:17

Matt Rascon

Posts: 1

I have a set of albums in which the title for each track is repeated three times in the filename. I want to rename these files (about 100) with the title given only once.
EXAMPLE:

Killing FieldKilling FieldKilling Field --> Killing Field
Baby BabyBaby BabyBaby Baby --> Baby Baby

Is this possible to do in a batch?

31/01-19 20:17 - edited 31/01-19 20:27

#1 : 02/02-19 16:21

Fabio

Posts: 3

Hi,
I need to rename multiple files that have common size. I hope to explain my problem with an example.

I have two different paths, here I call them "A" and "B":

Path A contains:
ROOT FOLDER
|__SUBFOLDER 1
|____file1.mp3 (size 510 kb)
|____file2.mp3 (size 300 kb)
|__SUBFOLDER 2
|____file3.mp3 (size 430 kb)

Path B contains:
ROOT FOLDER
|___abc.mp3 (size 510 kb)
|___abcd.mp3 (size 300 kb)
|___abcde.mp3 (size 430 kb)

Please note that "(size *** kb)" isn't in the filename, I added it here for example.
File order isn't the same for Path A and B.

What I need to do is rename "abc.mp3" [Path B] to "file1.mp3" [Path A] since they have same size; next, "abcd.mp3" [Path B] to "file2.mp3" [Path A] etc.
So I need to rename the files in Path B with the same name of the files in Path A that have the same size.

Is it possible with Advanced Renamer?
Thank you!

02/02-19 16:21 - edited 02/02-19 16:25

#1 : 04/02-19 01:23

Ted Williams

Posts: 2

Hi everyone,
When I try to rename more that 20 or so .jpg files with the "date taken", AR will display the new name for about half of them correctly and then the new name of the others with 3 underscores plus the collision rule digit.
e.g., ___02

The "date taken" doesn't show in the AR window for these files when this happens. If I clear the list and add the files that didn't show the "date taken", the "date taken" now appears for those files and it displays the correct new name.

It's like there's a limit to how many can be renamed or some kind of cache that gets filled up. Sometimes I can add 50+files and it works fine, but most of the time I encounter the issue above.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

04/02-19 01:23

#1 : 04/02-19 03:55

MOOOOOOOON

Posts: 4

i was about to use this command
https://i.ibb.co/6gWJYnr/image.png
then i remembered that not all may files have the same name length....
how can i fix this ?
what i want to do is
<Name><maxspacepossible><Year Modified><Month Modified><Day Modified>

04/02-19 03:55

#1 : 04/02-19 10:24

L B

Posts: 74

I am trying to modify the Created Date of a bunch of folders to be equal to a Year-Month-Day pattern in the respective folders' name. The Timestamp method has the following attributes:

Apply To : Created Date and Time
FileName Pattern : <Year>-<Month>-<Day>

When I load the folders, there are NO errors shown in the "Error" column. The "New Created Date" column in ARen shows the expected new created date.

But when I execute the batch, I get a "Errors has been found" popup window with the list of items with error, which is all the items. The Error shown is "(101) Unknown Error" for all the items. I have no idea what this error is or means, and googling did not help.

I am getting this consistently. I even restarted Windows Explorer a couple of times thinking maybe it locked something, but no change. I still get this behavior.

Please help.

04/02-19 10:24

#1 : 04/02-19 18:36

Bob

Posts: 1

i have a list of image files i1.jpg, i2.jpg, i22.jpg (about 2000)
I have a table of short descriptions that i would like to merge into those file names
ex lamp
door knob

these are in a file, say a 2000 row csv file has a column with the i1, i2, i22 for a cross reference to the image files...so a typical row would be
lamp i1
door knob i2

so i'd like to rename the file i1.jpg to i1-lamp.jpg
i2.jpg to i2-door knob.jpg

? thorny issue and appreciate any help in advance...

Bob

04/02-19 18:36 - edited 04/02-19 18:37

#1 : 06/02-19 18:06

Jhonny

Posts: 2

An example of what he wanted to do.

Before: ResidentEvilNemesis

After: Resident.Evil.Nemesis

It would be possible? Could someone help me?

And thanks for the wonderful program, it saves precious time.

06/02-19 18:06

#1 : 07/02-19 05:11

Singapore

Posts: 3

I normally tag my files using windows file explorer for photos.

Under file properties ---> details, it is the "Tags" value under Descriptions.

If I want to rename my files in advanced renamer using that tag, which "tag" should I use?

07/02-19 05:11

#1 : 07/02-19 13:54

James O'Grady

Posts: 1

The error seems to be that if you add more than 500-600 files in one batch the application seem to crap out and not be able to read tags.

Crap Out is the official term :)

07/02-19 13:54

#1 : 08/02-19 23:47

Lunique

Posts: 12

Hi there,
I couldn't find the following options somewhere in the settings, if they are there please tell me where. Maybe it's just some line in one of the programs settings files I need to change, then just tell me which one and what.

It would be really helpful if there was a setting to hide the file extension from being shown in the table of files. It's already pretty wide with "filename" and "new filename" and if I need to know the filetype I can always choose it as a column.
I can see how this might be a security measure so people realize it if they accidentally renaming the extension but maybe you can add it as an option for "advanced users" or something like that.
Also I would really like to stop the "highlighting" of files that have a different type than the majority of other files loaded. (Hope you know what I mean I think they show up blue)

I'm working a lot with files that have different filetypes but still need to get the same names (btw: can't wait to test out the "pair renaming) but I'm taking my own measures to know which type is which and not to fiddle with extension names unless I know what I'm doing. Some of the extensions have really long names (.package) which really adds to an already wide table. The highlighting of files with a different filetype makes it hard to just "glance" over the list and see if all show an entry in "new filename" or are grayed out. So I would really appreciate it if those two options could be changed!

Ok now that I'm here writing all this I actually remember two more things I'd like to change (or get help with).
As soon as I rename some files for the first time, on the bottom right of the window I get the box with options to "undo last batch" and so on. That window takes up A LOT of space and it seems I can't resize between the table and this box or have any option to get rid of it alltogether. Am I right or am I just not seeing that option? I really wish the resizing of the different areas inside the main program window would be more freely so I could make the left column with my "methods" narrower as well or even resize the whole window into a tiny unreadable corner of my computer screen (just because I want to).

Last but not least.
I love your replace methods and that there are so many but is there a way to have a "replace list" that can be saved/exported/imported from outside the program? I could think of 2 options for that.
One would be using the csv tags and have a table where column 1 would hold the word/string to be replaced and column 2 the new word/string. Then use the "replace" window and write replace <Csv:1> with <Csv:2> It doesn't seem to work like that yet or I'm just to stupid to figure out how. But it would also mean scanning the whole csv for every file on the list again and again so that's probably hard.
The other one would be having the "rename list" as textwindow (like the one that's just a "list") and use some separator for telling which word should replace which, maybe: "old word" ; "new word"
Or maybe just add an import/export option to the "rename list" and let us import csv files there, might even be the most elegant solution.

Ok sorry for just rambling on and typing what goes through my mind right now.
Thanks for reading and your great program!
Lunique

08/02-19 23:47

#1 : 09/02-19 15:31

Spiros

Posts: 5

Hi is there any way to characterize any word into the parenthesis for example

(Felguk (Extended) Remix)

To:

(Felguk Extended Remix)

I am using the replace command

(Extended) Remix) to Extended Remix)

but i want to do that with many files so i am trying to find a away to characterize the word after and before the first parenthesis "Felguk" to keep it intact

So the command could be ("whatever symbol i should use" (Extended) Remix)

To ("whatever symbol i should use" Extended Remix)

Thanks in advance.

09/02-19 15:31

#1 : 09/02-19 17:31

Constantin

Posts: 1

Hi there,
I often have many Word files where I have to change the author of the documents (can be severals). Unfortunately I didn't find a way with the Advanced Renamer to do that. Can someone help me?
Thanks!

09/02-19 17:31

#1 : 10/02-19 04:35

Jeff York

Posts: 2

we have multiple file names in each group need to start over at each group
we have:
N187737-1548450669209000
N187737-1548450679042000
N187737-1548450690292000
D719522-1549571499501000
D719522-1549571523686000
D719522-1549571540772000
D719522-1549571574790000

we need:
N187737-000
N187737-001
N187737-002
D719522-000
D719522-001
D719522-002
D719522-003

10/02-19 04:35

#1 : 13/02-19 01:51

M S

Posts: 1

Hello,

could you please help with following question?

I'm trying to create a rule to rename image files, like:

IF <Img Year> is filled:
<Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day>-<Img Hour> <Img Hour>h<Img Min>m<Img Sec>s
Else: Original Filename.

In same folder, i have image files with Img data and others without Img data. If i apply only the above renaming method, the files without Img obviously gets a strange pattern…

Thanks!

13/02-19 01:51

#1 : 13/02-19 04:41

Gary Storm

Posts: 2

I have about 3,000 files on a drive, to check for illegal characters, before copying across to SharePoint. The person who created the files used % and # sometimes, amongst others.

I've used a test file (.txt), and named it "test-#-%-&-removal" .

Using the 'Remove Pattern' method.

Pattern: \*\?\%\#\&\+\

Start Batch, and the result is that it removes ALL text from the filename, and I'm left with just ".txt".

Obviously I'm doing something wrong. Advice appreciated.

It would be nice to have a preview option, so if I drag in a parent folder, the application could give a before/after view of the filenames, so I could make sure it was just removing illegal characters, not the whole filename, or I could see files which had other illegal characters I could then add to the pattern.

13/02-19 04:41

#1 : 13/02-19 11:59

Joop S

Posts: 3

Hello all,

I have a bunch of videofiles with the filename pattern like 180601-210000_180601-220000
(YYMMDD-HHMMSS_YYMMDD-HHMMSS) in it.
It represents the original created and modified date and time of the videofiles, but due the fact they has been converted, the metadata modified date and time are not correct anymore.

Using the timestamp method with 4 digit Year value in the filename works perfectly to re-adjust the metadata Modified to the correct date and time.

So my question is: How can I use the timestamp method for videofiles displaying two digit Year values in the filenames?

Thanks in advance!

Regards,
Joop

13/02-19 11:59 - edited 13/02-19 12:05

#1 : 15/02-19 02:33

L B

Posts: 74

I was renaming a batch of files in the format:

al__1_.jpg
al__2_.jpg
.
.
.
al__88_.jpg
ss__1_.jpg
ss__2_.jpg

The renaming method used was such that the first 2 "al" files and the 2 "ss" files were renamed the same. So I deselected the two "ss" files, but ARen kept displaying the "Possibility of Multiple files with the same name" Error for all 4 files (2 "al" + 2"ss").

When I ran the batch, I got the same error during running of the batch too, with an option to stop the batch or skip erroneous files, even though I had deselected the two files that were causing the error.

Intuitively, shouldn't the error go away once I deselect the 2 files that are in error, since the deselected files are not gonna get renamed in the batch?

P.S.:
The error only goes away when I remove the 2 "ss" files from the list, instead of just deselecting them. But again, isn't deselecting the clashing files serving the same purpose in the sense that the deselected files will not be processed in the batch, same as if the files were removed from the list?

15/02-19 02:33 - edited 15/02-19 02:45

#1 : 15/02-19 11:25

S R

Posts: 1

Hello all,

Is there a possibility to pre-define tags, which only allow a set certain of words?

E.g.: A tag is named "sports".
When "sports" is put into the new file name line, I have to choose from a drop-down-list, if it is "football", "tennis", "basketball", etc. (the sports to choose from are pre-defined by myself).

I am looking forward to your helpful answers.

Kind regards,
SR

15/02-19 11:25

#1 : 15/02-19 12:26

_H_

Posts: 8

Write follow codes in <Pre Batch Script> box:
---------------------------------------------------
var map = new Map();
---------------------------------------------------
Where is the problem?

15/02-19 12:26

#1 : 18/02-19 09:57

Martynas

Posts: 1

Hello,
Im kind of new to this thing. Wanted some help with list method renaming.

I have thousands of photos which needs to be renamed and a list with old names and new names.
For example:

Photos that has to be renamed:
A
E
B

List:
Old name: New name:
A 147
B 259
C 441
D 374
E 662

Is it possible to use a list which helps the program to somehow find the current name of file in the first column of renaming list and chooses the new name in the second column?

Please feel free to ask any questions if i sound un-understandable

18/02-19 09:57

#1 : 23/02-19 00:12

short cipher

Posts: 1

I have 9000+ JPG/HEIC files. I want to archive them in folders that look like this: E:\archive\2019\2019_02\2019_02_19. I don't want the filenames changed.

I tried to use the batch move feature to do this. I created a pattern: E:\archive\<Year Created>\<Year Created>_<Month Created>\<Year Created>_<Month Created>_<Day Created>

Then clicked "Start Batch"

What I thought would happen is the Exif created date/time for each file would be used and I'd see a bunch of folders like:

E:\archive\2014\2014_01\2014_01\2014_01_01
.
.(created folder names increment)
.
E:\archive\2019\2019_02\2019_02_21

With all photos in their respective day date folders. However what I got was everything goes into a single folder E:\archive\2019\2019_02\2019_02_19

Am I doing something wrong? Is this possible?

Also, is there a way to move to the respective file based on Modified date IF there is no valid created date?

Tak!

23/02-19 00:12

#1 : 23/02-19 10:54

Joop S

Posts: 3

Hello all

I'm using timestamp method to to set the file modified date and time according the value as displayed in the filename, e.g.

CH01_20181215_120000_20181215_123000_ID12345.AVI

sets the file modified date and time to 15-12-2018 12:30.

This methode works very well, but I wonder if it is possible to use wildcards for the separators - and/or _ in the filename pattern, because the separators can be different, e.g.

CH01_20181215-120000_20181215-123000_ID12345.AVI

Thanks

With regards

Joop

23/02-19 10:54 - edited 23/02-19 13:00

#1 : 25/02-19 01:24

John Martin

Posts: 1

Created a command line batch file for renaming photos that are synced from my phone to my server. The the method list file renames the file based on image created date tags and the destination path also accepts image date tags as well.

I went to do the same thing with a video renamer method list and it appears that command line doesn't accept any of the video tags. My file outputs as __.mp4 in P:\John's Photos\ where it should actually rename and move the file so it ends up as P:\John's Photos\<Video Date Year>\<Video Date Month>\<Video Date Year><Video Date Month><Video Date Day>_<Video Date Hour><Video Date Min>_<Video Date Sec>.mp4.

In the GUI, my method list and output folders work as expected. The only thing I noticed is that when I open the batch file in Notepad++, "Date" inside the tags in the output destination are both bolded blue. Notepad++ recognizes it's a .bat and so it switches the recognized language of terms to Batch. This has me thinking that Date is a reserved term or command or something.

Otherwise, this thing does exactly what I need it to! The app I use to sync my phone to my network drive has some dumb ways it creates subfolders so this consolidates all of the stuff into just a few folders.

Cheers!

25/02-19 01:24

#1 : 26/02-19 18:21

robble

Posts: 1

Let's say I have 5 image files, both jpegs and pngs.
I want all of them in the same folder as they're related, and want them numbered 1-5.
Currently, this is the best way I can get them to appear:
bikes001.jpg
bikes001.png
bikes002.jpg
bikes002.png
etc.
What I want is:
bikes001.jpg
bikes002.png
bikes003.jpg
bikes004.png
etc.
I want the numbering to be in sequence for ALL files, ignoring the file extension.
What setting do I use for this? I've tinkered around long enough that I need help.

26/02-19 18:21

#1 : 27/02-19 21:23

Jason

Posts: 1

Is it possible to call an outside EXE from inside a script? I'm using Advanced Renamer to fix some image names which I then use as Folder Icons. But the Images are jpegs. I was wondering if its possible to use a script to call an external exe (via command prompt), that will convert the JPG to an Icon? (I wrote a simple C# tool to convert a jpg to an icon, and then use that icon as the folders Graphic, but it only works on one file at a time, if I could include it in the Renaming process it would make things a lot easier).

EG:
AR -> Rename Jpg in folder1 -> Run Script that calls external exe with the Renamed File as Parameter -> Rename JPG in folder2... so on

27/02-19 21:23 - edited 27/02-19 21:39

#1 : 28/02-19 07:14

Sam

Posts: 3

Hi,

I have files I need to assess and rename in approximately 7000 folders. I can Identify the folders but don't know how to populate them into the pane in an efficient manner. I am happy to do batches but not one by one :)

Thanks in advance.

28/02-19 07:14

#1 : 28/02-19 20:41

joe

Posts: 1

Hi. i have a folder of .jpg files that are named by their SKU number. i need to rename them by their UPC numbers. i have an excel file that has one column with the sku name of the file and one column with the UPC it needs to be replaced with. Can this program do this.. if so, how? thanks

28/02-19 20:41

#1 : 03/03-19 15:25

Norman

Posts: 1

Hi

I have just downloaded Advanced Renamer to try out and so far I like the options available. However, I have an issue when I click on the Path tab to sort by path. It will sort the folders by path name but not the files within the folders. They seem to be sorted randomly. Am I doing something wrong?

03/03-19 15:25

#1 : 05/03-19 02:59

Lonnie

Posts: 2

Hi guys,
I need a way to adjust the numbering routine that is produced by the "Append incrementing number" collision rule. This rule is fantastic and does exactly what I need - EXCEPT - that my software (that uses the renamed images) requires the numbering to be 2 digits, not 3 digits.

Here is what the "Append incrementing number" rule does now:
Foo.txt
Foo_001.txt
Bar.txt
Bar_001.txt
Bar_002.txt

But I need it to result like this:
Foo.txt
Foo_01.txt
Bar.txt
Bar_01.txt
Bar_02.txt

Thoughts or comments on how to accomplish this? TIA.

05/03-19 02:59

#1 : 05/03-19 16:41

Igor

Posts: 1

Hello!

mb someone can help me to make a script/settings for my task
every time i need to make these :
from 2 files

RGazd_049_19_001.pdf
RGazd_049_19_008.pdf

i need to make 8 files its 5 type of names + number + next day from today
JZH.KRDR.RG.01.06.03.19.pdf

KRSN.KRSN.RG.01.06.03.19.pdf
KRSN.KRSN.RG.08.06.03.19.pdf

PV.PENZ.RG.01.06.03.19.pdf
PV.PENZ.RG.08.06.03.19.pdf

SIB.NVSB.RG.01.06.03.19.pdf
SIB.NVSB.RG.08.06.03.19.pdf

UR.EKTB.RG.01.06.03.19.pdf

where
KRSN.KRSN.RG.01.06.03.19.pdf from 001 to 01
KRSN.KRSN.RG.08.06.03.19.pdf from 008 to 08
and 06.03.19 it is (dayXX+1).(monthXX).()yearXX)

tnx!!!

05/03-19 16:41 - edited 05/03-19 17:06

#1 : 05/03-19 22:06

D Blake

Posts: 1

Is it possible to rename a batch of folders from something like 'The xxx', to 'xxx, The'? If so, how do I achieve this please...

05/03-19 22:06

#1 : 08/03-19 21:26

Posts: 4

Hi there - I have a regex setup to add the folder name to the files it contains, unless the files already start with the folder name. I have saved it as a preset in AR.

Can I create a batch file to run the preset on the nominated folder and subfolders? Can't find anything on this, and sorry if that's just because I don't really know what terms to search!

Regards,
J

08/03-19 21:26

#1 : 10/03-19 01:04

Del

Posts: 1

Hello to the group.

I've got a bit of a conundrum. I've been naming my files in the following format for years:

Just the Way You Are - Carolyn Adair_2015 720p

Sadly, most media organizers (and Plex) really need the date in front of the actor's name after the title. Like so:

Just the Way You Are - 2015_Carolyn Adair 720p

Is their a way or a script that anyone can think of that would enable me to do that? I've got nearly 8,000 titles that would need to be fixed and so rudimentary naming schemes seem out of question.

Thanks for reading and any thoughts you might have!

10/03-19 01:04

#1 : 10/03-19 22:04

Florian

Posts: 2

Hello,

Advanced Renamer is a great piece of software and I use it frequently. Will definitely buy it when I have money...

But I had a problem today. I wanted to remove all emojis from a file name. So I added the method "Remove characters", with the characters you can find here: https://ghostbin.com/paste/8q62w (I created a ghostbin because I was scared this forum can't handle those special characters). Sadly advanced renamer don't seem to be able to work with that characters. No emoji gets removed.

Have I missed something or is it a bug?

10/03-19 22:04 - edited 10/03-19 22:09

#1 : 12/03-19 02:58

Cris

Posts: 4

I downloaded and started using this very nice piece of software today.. since I was tired of having to rename manually a lot of very bad named files, constantly.

And after a bit of tampering with your program I found there's no way to use the LIST method to ADD the strings from the list to the current processed name(s)..

I've searched the forum and found, eventually, a more convoluted way to obtain what I need ( that, btw, is adding the text elements taken from the list you load to each file name the program is processing ) using the <name> tag, either adding it to each list element or (as I did, since it's more clean) by using an ADD method after the LIST method.

But it's a bit tricky and you have necessarily to use the LIST method as the first method; and it can make things over-complicated if you're using (and that's my case) more methods after it and you want them to modify ONLY the original part of file name, not the part the LIST method gives as output.

If the LIST method had an ADD feature (or the ADD method an "import from a loaded list" option - that would give the same result) it would be EXTREMELY more powerful AND would make things A LOT easier in processing the original file name part, since you could use other methods BEFORE the LIST method.

12/03-19 02:58 - edited 12/03-19 03:12

#1 : 12/03-19 19:10

Kevin H.

Posts: 1

Is there a way to take a file name, pull parts of it that aren't constant, and make a new file name for it?
I.E. - "110. Wonderwall (metal cover by Leo Moracchioli).mp3" - to - "Leo - Wonderwall (Metal Cover).mp3"
and - "130. Ace of Spades (metal cover by Leo Moracchioli).mp3" - to the same style of "Leo - Ace of Spades (Metal Cover).mp3"

12/03-19 19:10

#1 : 12/03-19 19:57

Ian Snell

Posts: 1

I am renaming the files in a directory using the method
<ExifTool:ModifyDate> - <Inc Hex:1>

For some files it works well, but for others it renames the file using data which I cannot identify. These then appear to be in time order.

Using the exiftool(-k).exe shows the expected ModifyDate and does not show an obvious data which would connect to the end filename.

Thoughts?

12/03-19 19:57

#1 : 17/03-19 04:06

Jesson

Posts: 6

I'm trying to think of a pattern to capitalize all 2 letter words but fails to do so. Could anyone help? Thanks in advance.

17/03-19 04:06

#1 : 17/03-19 08:51

Luke

Posts: 1

Hi I am a new user. I have 60+ folders with video files inside each one. I want to rename the video files inside these folders without having to go into each folder individually. Is this possible? Thank you.

17/03-19 08:51

#1 : 17/03-19 12:26

Jesson

Posts: 6

I'm trying to remove every dots between 2 words

Hi.MY.NaMe.Is.txt -> Hi MY NaMe Is.txt

This is my method of doing it

List Replace
a. -> a(space)
b. -> b(space)
c. -> c(space)
(It continues till the alphabet "z")
Case sensitive - Unchecked
Use regular expressions - Unchecked

Could anyone remake this method but more efficient?

17/03-19 12:26

#1 : 17/03-19 21:52

Max

Posts: 1

Although being connected as I insert my licence code and click the -Apply- button in the registration form I always get back the following error message:
"server communication error".
Is there a way to solve it?

17/03-19 21:52

#1 : 18/03-19 12:39

Cris

Posts: 4

I just discovered a bug when using CSV data import AND the "file pairs" option.

The second file of the pair is renamed correctly, with the same name of the first one (with the different extension) BUT when the software moves to the next file to rename (and its "sibling") it skips one CSV item in the list (the second) and use the third instead.
And so on.. it skips one element of the list every file processed if used with "file pairs" option.

To clarify:

LIST IMPORTED FROM CSV:

One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven

RESULTING NAMES (with file pairs):

One.idx
One.sub
Three.idx
Three.sub
Five.idx
Five.sub
Seven.idx
Seven.sub
.idx
.sub
.idx
.sub
.idx
.sub

18/03-19 12:39 - edited 18/03-19 12:43

#1 : 18/03-19 13:06

mikki

Posts: 1

hi dudes,

i try to create my own File Marking Tool with AR.

with Marking i mean:
i have multiple text files
2019-03-01.txt
2019-03-02.txt
2019-03-03.txt
....
and i want to mark the files with ex. "[not finished]"
result:
2019-03-01[not finished].txt
2019-03-02[not finished].txt
2019-03-03[not finished].txt

now i have created a link to AR with this: nf.lnk
C:\Users\TEST\Desktop\AdvancedRenamer\arenc.exe -e C:\Users\TEST\Desktop\AdvancedRenamer\nf.aren -m rename -f
(nf.aren is just adding a [nf])
when i drag and drop 1 file its working. the file will marked with [nf].
but when i drop multiple files on the link its not working or for just 1 file of the dropped.
pls need help

18/03-19 13:06

#1 : 18/03-19 23:20

Greg Little

Posts: 2

(Have given up searching for an answer, hopefully will find one here)

I have a lot of movies that I now want to rename and add the Release Year to the filename. The reason is that I have multiple versions of movies for my Plex server and in order to get them to combine, or stack, together is dependent on the year being present in the filename. (I keep multiple versions of each movie for different devices so no transcoding needs to happen)

Since many of my video files did not have proper data to begin with, I have been using a tool, MetaX, to correct the metadata. One of the fields it updates is the Year, and it appears to be correct for the files I have checked.

If you look at Windows properties, the Year I am trying to get is in the section "Media" (also has "contributing artists" and "Genre"

I have not found an existing Year that seems to pick this up particular date:
ID3 <ID3Year>
Image
Date/Time
Video Date Year
TV Show Years

I am hoping it might be available via an Exif field, but all my searches find are for photos and not movies.

18/03-19 23:20 - edited 18/03-19 23:23

#1 : 19/03-19 13:34

Lit

Posts: 5

When I move the video file from Sony camcorder to PC, it makes three files,

C0001.MP4
C0001.modd
C0001.moff

modd, moff files may have some of datas such as GPS location, speed, etc.

And MP4 file include the video tags so there is no problem to rename the MP4 files.

But modd, moff file don't have any tags inside.

I made a method like this.

<Video Date Year><Video Date Month><Video Date Day>_<Video Date Hour><Video Date Min><Video Date Sec>

and it works well with MP4 file.

But I want to also change modd, moff file's name same with MP4 file.

C0001.MP4 -> 20190319_213400.MP4
C0001.modd -> 20190319_213400.modd
C0001.moff -> 20190319_213400.moff

I just want them follow the rename with same name file.

Is it possible?

19/03-19 13:34

#1 : 20/03-19 11:17

Kidmar

Posts: 1

Hi
I found a systematic bug that happens every time I try to apply a "wrong" renaming rule.
Steps to reproduce:
1) Define a TimeStamp rule like File Pattern, <Year>-<Month>-<Day>
2) Add a file that does not match: "testfile.txt"
3) Run batch
4) "Pattern not found" Error appears (OK)
5) Deselect TimeStamp rule and add a replace rule (whatever rule you like)
6) Start batch to execute the replace rule
7) Error 1: Access violation at address 00000000 in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 00000000.
8) Error 2: Invalid pointer operation.
9) Crash

Also note that it looks like Aren.exe process stays open in the task manager and it keeps using a lot of CPU

20/03-19 11:17 - edited 20/03-19 11:19

#1 : 20/03-19 12:31

Ben

Posts: 1

I have some video files and folders named 'example 2019', but I want to rename them as 'example (2019)'.

I've tried Replace,

- Text to be replace: \d
- Replace with: (<Video Date Year:X>)

but not all files have a 'Video Date'. If I use 'Replace with: ( \d )' I ended up with 'example ( \d ) ( \d ) ( \d ) ( \d )'.

How do add the parenthesis to the date that is already in the filename.

Thanks.

20/03-19 12:31

#1 : 20/03-19 15:09

Benjamin

Posts: 2

Hey everyone,

So I'm having trouble getting the Replace function working properly when I'm importing Data from CSV files. I have a list that looks something like this:

Old New
1240539001 1002172001
1240539400 1004655400
1242755001 1004705001
1242755090 1004706090
1242755100 1004707100

And filenames that look like this:
1240539001_1.jpg
1240539001_2.jpg and so on.

Using <Csv:1> for "Text to be replaced" and <Csv:2> for "Replace with" I should get the result:
1240539001_1.jpg > 1002172001_1.jpg
1240539001_2.jpg > 1002172001_2.jpg

But I get nothing, it doesn't recognize the data from <Csv:1>. If I change that one to say the number 1 it fills in everything from <Csv:2>, completetly random obviously as the number 1 pop ups everywhere. I figured it was my files but when I import the data I can see the lists with all the data. Isn't this what the CSV import was made for or have I misunderstood the feature?

I thought I could paste lists in List Replace instead but I seem to have to paste in one string at a time instead of the entire list. Other than these two issues the application is great!

20/03-19 15:09

#1 : 23/03-19 09:27

CLIFF EATON

Posts: 4

I want to change the word order in a file name, such as:
BOOK 01-03 - MAKING MY BOSS OBEY; HELPING MY BOSS OBEY; [MF]- C. C. SIMONE

to:
BOOK 01-03 - MAKING MY BOSS OBEY; HELPING MY BOSS OBEY; - C. C. SIMONE [MF]

BTW, this is a great forum. I have found out so much here, even though I don't understand a 10th of what I seen.

Thanks again
Cliff

23/03-19 09:27

#1 : 24/03-19 03:05

Victor Steen

Posts: 1

Is there a way to get around the "End of processing at large atom (LargeFileSupport not enabled)" warning that show up when running the ExifTools on large files?
When it occurs tag generation is interrupted and Advanced Renamer fails.
The ExifTool has a command line option: -api largefilesupport=1
that lets you get around this, but is there a way to include this when running Advanced Renamer?

24/03-19 03:05

#1 : 25/03-19 20:29

Gurs

Posts: 2

Hi. I am running Advanced Renamer v3.84 on a Win10 Pro x64 PC. I have used the program to perform filename modifications successfully, but am now running into trouble trying to do timestamp modifications. When I click Add->Directory and select the directory with the 73 files whose timestamps I want to modify, I get the following error: Invalid Argument to Date Encode. I click OK, which leaves a status box on the screen that says Please Wait Analyzing Files, but the progress bar never moves and clicking OK on that box does nothing. But if I click the X on that box, it goes away, and the file list remains empty. I then select Add->Directory and select the same directory and get an error that says "73 of the items are already in the list". But the file list was blank. Anyone have any ideas what is going on here?

25/03-19 20:29

#1 : 27/03-19 05:22

CLIFF EATON

Posts: 4

I don't know if this in the program or even able to be put in the program, but I use quite a few different "REPLACE" commands and I end up with a bunch of them, because I am working on thousands of book names. When I want to uncheck a particular one, because I don't want to use that particular command at that time, I have to go to each one to see what it changes. If I was able to add a short note that appears inside each "REPLACE" command box, it would make it much easier to see what it does without opening each one. Examples:
"Replace - ,the" would change ,the with whatever I want it to be.
"Replace - [FF]" would replace [FF] with whatever I want it to be.

I hope you get the idea.
THX,
Cliff

27/03-19 05:22

#1 : 27/03-19 08:40

arwul

Posts: 94

I have a text list that looks like this:

Old File Name1.txt, New File Name1.txt
Old File Name2.txt, New File Name2.txt
Old File Name3.txt, New File Name3.txt
etc.

The folder with the 'old' file names also contains 'other' file names (like abc.zip, xyz.rar, whatever)

I would like to copy/paste the text list into Advanced Renamer and Advanced Renamer should do a find and replace.
Find Old File Name1.txt replace with New File Name1.txt
skip files that can not be found (like abc.zip, xyz.rar) because they are not in the list.

so, ONLY.. the matching file names should be replaced, other file names should be skipped.

Suggestions?

thanks.

27/03-19 08:40

#1 : 29/03-19 16:37

mike

Posts: 19

hi, at least I would find it useful to have an option to mark all the files on the rename files list with just one click.

thanks

29/03-19 16:37

#1 : 30/03-19 05:03

Coty

Posts: 1

I'm trying to write a script to end the filename after a specific character, ")" in this case, but I haven't written Java in over 10 years.. Anyone willing to assist?

30/03-19 05:03

#1 : 31/03-19 03:09

jchong

Posts: 7

Hello,

I'd like to move the last few characters of a file name to the front. Examples:

my cool file name
my cool cool file name
my cool cool cool file name

In all 3 examples above, I want to move "name" to the front, so it becomes:

name my cool file
name my cool cool file
name my cool cool cool file

In other words, to move the last 4 characters of the file name to the front. There is no fixed pattern or length in the file name.

Would appreciate some help on how to do this. Thanks!

31/03-19 03:09 - edited 31/03-19 03:18

#1 : 02/04-19 16:10

Steve

Posts: 1

It would seem that somehow with Mac users some files have got control chrs in them things like \x03 eg.. "FileName\x03ToRename.jpg" Is there a way to search a file name for these hidden chrs? We are trying to use RCLONE to sync a dir with Google drive and it is not working because Google Drive does not support these control chrs. ANy help would be really appreciated!

02/04-19 16:10

#1 : 03/04-19 03:24

subdiox

Posts: 2

I found an issue related to zero-padding.
It seems impossible to use zero-padded number and non-zero-padded number at the same time.

When I turn on the zero-padding option in the Settings window, <Inc Nr:1> will become 01,02,03... when I import 10 or more files. In this setting, I have no way to set the file name like `[01] Great Name 1.mp4`, `[02] Great Name 2.mp4`.
I think <Inc Nr:1> should become 1,2,3,... instead of 01,02,03,... in order to use 01,02,03,... and 1,2,3,... at the same time.

If I turn off the zero-padding option, <Inc Nr:01> becomes 1,2,3,... and <Inc Nr:1> also becomes 1,2,3,...
So this is not useful at all.

03/04-19 03:24 - edited 03/04-19 03:25

#1 : 07/04-19 19:01

Hans Schoemaker

Posts: 1

Hello!

I have used Advanced Renamer extensively to clean up my multimedia files with great success! Thanks!

Recently, however, jpg files have started taking a much longer time to load (20-30 min for 800files). This used to be a matter of seconds (same PC,same HDD).

Any suggestions? This happened around the time I registered and added Advanced Renamer to the Explorer context menu.

Thanks

07/04-19 19:01

#1 : 09/04-19 14:54

black

Posts: 4

Hi,

I have alot of time stamped file in Windows's recovery file history folder. So i want to recover all files by renaming.

Example filenames structure

"SharewareOnSale_Taghycardia_Pro_hub (2017_12_19 19_12_23 UTC).exe"
or
"ADB-Driver-v1.4.2 (2017_12_19 19_22_31 UTC).exe"

How can i remove that ( *.* ) date/time information without any blank letter.?

Thanks in advance

09/04-19 14:54

#1 : 10/04-19 19:17

Fabio

Posts: 1

Hello! i have many images called in this way

image (1).jpg
image (2).jpg
etc..

Can i replace all with

image-1.jpg
image-2.jpg
etc...

In short remove space and merge with -X number?

Thank you so much
Fabio

10/04-19 19:17

#1 : 11/04-19 07:34

Haseeb

Posts: 1

I downloaded a bunch of videos and it has the last 11 characters after the name of the video on each file.

For example:
Song Name - Artist-xyz123abc_1.webm

So I want to find a way to remove the dash and the last 11 characters from each of these names.

Pls, someone help?!

11/04-19 07:34

#1 : 12/04-19 02:03

brendan

Posts: 1

so I need a script for something very oddly specific...

Is it possible to make a script that allows you to reassign numbers in file names randomly without deviating from the number range?

Here's an example of what I want:
so we have three files: picture 1.jpg, picture 2.jpg, and picture 3.jpg. The script that I'm looking for would these numbers jump between each of them, so picture 1.jpg becomes picture 3.jpg or picture 2.jpg.

It's fine if there's a script which just swaps the names instead of the numbers exists, but I require it be random.
(I'm trying to scramble a spritesheet for a game)

12/04-19 02:03

#1 : 12/04-19 10:29

Tekuno paatii

Posts: 3

hi, i want to ask, how to delete multiple subfolder ? like A1, B1,C1,D1
this is the illustration :
A
---A1
B
---B1
C
---C1
D
---D1

12/04-19 10:29

#1 : 12/04-19 20:48

black

Posts: 4

Hi,

I have a lot of image file like names IMG_20170912_133228_602.jpg. But this image file's creation date has wrong. Its showing same date for all images in folder.

IMG_20170912_133228_602.jpg
The filename are giving correct EXIF date 12/09/2017 13:32:28. (i think 602 just an ID and not important)

How can i read correct create date from filename then write image's creation date into exif. ?
(as DD/MM/YYYY and time)

Thank you

12/04-19 20:48 - edited 12/04-19 20:50

#1 : 14/04-19 14:05

Mike Gagne

Posts: 1

Hello does anyone know if Advanced Renamer can be used on the web as an mp3 tag editor and file renamer?

We would like to use a web interface as most of us work remotely on the same material.

Thank you
MPG

14/04-19 14:05

#1 : 14/04-19 14:08

Ulli W

Posts: 1

Hi!

I've imported a lot of photos and the program i've jused put them into folders named by date. Unfortunatly the format is dd.mm.yyyy. How can I rename they automatically into the format yyyy-mm-dd?

Thanks in advance and best regards
Ulli

14/04-19 14:08

#1 : 14/04-19 17:52

Lit

Posts: 5

I'm using this program and it's very useful. Thank you for make the program like this.

I have some suggestions for improve this program. It will be better program if developers accept it.

1. When has a multiple method, later method should consider with last results.(pairing)
If I take a video with Sony Camera, it makes three files.
C001.MP4
C001.MP4.modd
C001.MP4.moff

I want to make it all to YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.

So I made three methods.

(1) Change ".MP4.modd" to ".modd"
(2) Change ".MP4.moff" to ".moff"
(3) Change name to "<Video Date Year><Video Date Month><Video Date Day>_<Video Date Hour><Video Date Min><Video Date Sec>(AX700)"

After do method (1), (2), the filename should be same like below.

C001.MP4
C001.modd
C001.moff

So it will be pair.

And modd, moff file's name will be cahnged to same as MP4 file even if it doesn't have any meta data about date.

But the program makes error because the same filenames cannot be matched as pair file. Because it's not a pair file when start the (1) method but it become a pair file after (2) method. But the program cannot catch it now.

I hope developers solve this problem.

2. "Pair renaming" option should be included under the method.

In same case as 1. I want to change the filename to .MP4.modd again. So I made a 5 methods.

(1) Change ".MP4.modd" to ".modd"
(2) Change ".MP4.moff" to ".moff"
(3) Change name to "<Video Date Year><Video Date Month><Video Date Day>_<Video Date Hour><Video Date Min><Video Date Sec>(AX700)"
(4) Change ".modd" to ".MP4.modd"
(5) Change ".moff" to ".MP4.moff"

But for do (3) method, I should check "Pair renaming" and if I check "Pair renaming", (4), (5) will not work well.

So I think it's better to built "Pair renaming" option in to each method. It will make user to make better methods.

Thank you.

14/04-19 17:52

#1 : 14/04-19 19:07

K Newman

Posts: 1

I have a few files I would like to rename from kerry summer - 01.mp4 to Kerry Spring -01.mp4.
Is there a way to replace before the - ? The text before the dash varies so I would need to replace any text before the dash.

Cheers and thanks,

Kerry

14/04-19 19:07

#1 : 15/04-19 00:55

feadraug

Posts: 2

Yo!
How about to talk again about "why did CRC32 hash summ not available in Advanced renamer yet?" MD5? SHA1? SHA256? but why no CRC?
Cheers

15/04-19 00:55

#1 : 15/04-19 13:57

jchong

Posts: 7

Hi David Lee,

Thanks for helping with my last query. I'm still struggling with using regular expressions (sorry no programming background), so hope you can help.

I have files with longish names. There is no set number of words in the file name, it can vary.

Scenario 1: I want to swap the first 3 words:

aaa bbb ccc ddd eee fff
aaa bbb ccc ddd eee fff ggg

to

bbb ccc aaa ddd eee fff
bbb ccc aaa ddd eee fff ggg

Scenario 2: I want to swap the first 2 words:

aaa bbb ccc ddd eee fff
aaa bbb ccc ddd eee fff ggg

to

bbb aaa ccc ddd eee fff
bbb aaa ccc ddd eee fff ggg

Thanks in advance!

15/04-19 13:57

#1 : 16/04-19 18:22

swathi

Posts: 1

i am need of a script which renames files with below condition:

1. if file name starts with US, prefix a US before the name
2. if file name starts with AU, prefix a AU before the name

16/04-19 18:22

#1 : 19/04-19 11:51

Kostas

Posts: 1

Hello,

Is there any way to apply a method for sequential numbering to a list BUT only for the checked files?

What I mean is for example that I have 6 files:

file1
file2
file3
file4
file5
file6

and I want to be renamed as

001-file1
file2
002-file3
file4
003-file5
file6

I have to order them before applying the new file if I want to have these numbers. Otherwise they will be renamed as:

001-file1
file2
003-file3
file4
005-file5
file6

which I don't want to.

Imagine that there are a lot more than 6 files, which is a bit painful to order or delete them.
Can I do what I like to do?\

Thanks!

19/04-19 11:51

#1 : 20/04-19 00:43

Alex Foster

Posts: 11

Hi!

So, how do I add incrementing numbers to file names? This must be so simple and yet I don't see it.

Old filenames:

movieclipABC.mpg
movieclipDEF.mpg
movieclipGHI.mpg

--> New filenames should be:

001 movieclipABC.mpg
002 movieclipDEF.mpg
003 movieclipGHI.mpg

Please, any help? thanks in advance!

20/04-19 00:43

#1 : 21/04-19 10:03

Fernando

Posts: 1

Hello
I have Windows 10 and I have installed the program, but when I select any file or files on the hard drive to add them, the program shuts down.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled again but it still happens
Fortunately, it does not happen when folders are added, so I can use the program, that's great.
Thanks for your help
Fernando

21/04-19 10:03

#1 : 21/04-19 23:14

Hal Dace

Posts: 4

Hello,

Is there a way to correct trinomials so that they always have leading zeros? Examples:

1981.001.231.jpg
1981.348.016.jpg
1981.5.10.jpg
1981.89.62.jpg
1981.9.2.jpg
986.9.3.jpg

If this was my list of files, then the first two in the list are already correct and so should not be changed. The following files all have problems. I'm not too concerned about the missing "1" in the last file because fixing that manually is not too onerous. But adding leading zeros to the numbers after the dots is quite onerous because I'm constantly having to unselect different erroneous styles to add in the zeros.

I wish there was a way to fix this automatically.

Thanks, Hal Dace

21/04-19 23:14

#1 : 26/04-19 01:14

Oliver Petry

Posts: 5

please allow collision of folders for fusion after renaming
at collision of files it should hold the old folders with this
this would be the same method how windows-explorer use.

26/04-19 01:14

#1 : 27/04-19 02:51

Brendon Parin

Posts: 2

I've tried several way of working around this, but to no avail:

Basically I need for a folder to:

[Detective Comics Vertigo imprint] - Fables - y000 m0 d0 - Babes in Toyland
[
to

[DetectiveComicsVertigoimprint] - Fables - y000 m0 d0 - Babes in Toyland

Just remove the spaces within the brackets.

Thanks.

27/04-19 02:51

#1 : 29/04-19 14:21

Mary Hughes

Posts: 2

I am trying to add the last 4 characters of the FOLDER name to the FILE name.
Folder Name: Great Movie - 2005
old File Name: Great Movie.avi

I want it to be: New file name: Great Movie 2005.avi

Please Help

29/04-19 14:21

#1 : 01/05-19 02:25

John

Posts: 1

I am aware of a large multi-national organization using this software without a license. How should I go about reporting them?

01/05-19 02:25

#1 : 01/05-19 10:35

Ed M.

Posts: 2

In the example below...each section could have spaces etc

Example:
original = section1 - section2 (section3).txt
result = section1 - section3.txt

I want to remove section2 altogether. I also want to remove the parenthesis.

Please help.

Ed

01/05-19 10:35

#1 : 05/05-19 18:15

Daniel Frissen

Posts: 2

I want to rename my video files to the date which is set in the CreateDate Field. However with the standard timestamp renamer I get an invalid date or an error. I do not know how to use the scripts. Can anyone help me?

05/05-19 18:15

#1 : 05/05-19 23:42

ucok66

Posts: 3

Hai, can you help to rename these from:

2019_01_24_08_16_07_1088349717157752832_1.jpg
2019_01_24_08_16_07_1088349717157752832_2.jpg
2019_01_24_21_18_01_2019_01_25.jpg
2019_01_25_03_53_52_2019_01_25.jpg
2019_01_25_07_09_14_countess_coloratura.jpg
2019_01_25_1943992.jpeg
2019_01_25_1943993.jpeg
2019_01_27_03_25_20_1089363702338379776_2.jpg
2019_01_27_03_25_20_1089363702338379776_3.jpg
2019_01_27_03_26_31_2019_01_27.jpg
2019_02_08_14_10_22_Limestone_pie___Kinshasa.jpg
2019_02_10_12_04_45_applebloom,.jpg

Into:

01_1088349717157752832_1.jpg
02_1088349717157752832_2.jpg
03_2019_01_25.jpg
04_2019_01_25.jpg
05_countess_coloratura.jpg
06_1943992.jpeg
07_1943993.jpeg
08_1089363702338379776_2.jpg
09_1089363702338379776_3.jpg
10_2019_01_27.jpg
11_Limestone_pie___Kinshasa.jpg
12_applebloom,.jpg

currently, the method that I know is this:

replaced: (\d*)\_(\d*)_(\d*)\_(\d*)\_(\d*)\_(\d*)\_
with: <Inc Nr:1>_
but, this method is not good for 7th and 8th images

if you recommend me to use scrip, can you also include where I can get the full guide?

05/05-19 23:42

#1 : 06/05-19 19:04

Bill Warren

Posts: 2

I have a folder with thousands of nested subfolders in which there were Duplicates that were named Folder, Folder (1), Folder (2), Folder (3) I want to rename the folders that have the (1), (2), (3) and merge into the original folder. I realize that this can be done manually but there are 200-300 some odd instances of this. I was hoping this would be able to handle this procedure. I set up the pattern as a rename \ $\d$ I have the Name Collision Rule to ignore. Could you suggest any ideas how I might achieve this with Advanced Renamer?

06/05-19 19:04

#1 : 09/05-19 10:41

Sandy

Posts: 2

Hi !

I'm trying to use the Windows command line to rename a large number of file (more than 500k).
I already use with success a method list file in the batch mode but due to the larger number of file, I need to use the Windows command line.

So the pattern of my files are :

A11_915_781.xxx
A11_954_782.xxx
B10_877_001.xxx

And I want this -->
\A11
\915
781.xxx
\954
782.xxx
\B10
\877
001.xxx

When I use the Windows command line I only have the files 781.xxx, 782.xxx, 001.xxx. The folders are not created.

Below the following line of the method list file
[header]
type=preset
application=Advanced Renamer 3.84
application_version=3840000
batchmode=move
outputfolder=<Word:1>\<Word:2>\
pairrename=1

[namecollision]
separator=_
pattern=
rule=fail

[methods]
method0000=methodname:"newname"; active:"1"; mask:"<Word:3>"; tagpage:"0"; applyto:"name";

Then the syntax of the command line in the .bat file
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Advanced Renamer\arenc.exe" -e MyPath\MyMethodlist.aren -t folders -p MyPath\Myfiles -msk *.PNG -m move -d MyPath\Myfiles\test -l MyPath\FaQ\\MyMethodlist.log

Could someone tells me where I'm wrong please?

09/05-19 10:41 - edited 09/05-19 10:42

#1 : 11/05-19 18:13

MARK D SCHNEIDER

Posts: 1

Yesterday I renamed my music subfolders in batches, correcting

Miles Davis-Kind of Blue

to:

Davis, Miles-Kind of Blue

by using the id3 tags for artist-album. I did hundreds of them. I liked it so much I bought a license, and now it is not working for me for another directory on the same HDD. It says error possibility of duplicate file name. All files have tags, I have permissions set correctly, and it just is not working any more, even though nothing has changed in my machine. I am running Win 7, btw.

Please help, as this is the sole reason I bought the program for. - I do not understand why it worked yesterday but not today

11/05-19 18:13

#1 : 12/05-19 05:45

Jean-Paul Buckens

Posts: 1

Hi, In my file where I have my RAW pics, the order is 121, 121-2, 121-3, 121-4. When I add pics to Advanced renamer in order to renumber them, the order suddenly is 121-2, 121-3, 121-4, 121. What can I do to keep the right order of my pics ? There is a button to put the image up... but I have thousands of images. 121-2 is a detail of 121. I would like to renumber all of them in a numeric order. Of course, details need to come after the whole pic. Thanks for your help. JPB

12/05-19 05:45

#1 : 16/05-19 14:36

Andre

Posts: 1

Hello,
is it possible to shorten file names or folders to 143 letters?

Thanks for Help!!!

Greats
André

16/05-19 14:36

#1 : 16/05-19 18:00

TIM FOUNTAIN

Posts: 1

Hello,
Can you help. I really really like this program and was hoping it could help me re-name all of my digital photo's but sadly it doesn't seem able to.

When renaming a folder with, for example, a couple of months worth of photos it does a great job of changing the file-name to yyyy-mm-dd etc BUT it doesn't seem possible to add an incrementing number to the end WITHIN JUST THE DAY the photo was taken, instead the numbers just increase across all days meaninglessly.

For example:

I would like

2019-01-20 1
2019-01-20 2
2019-01-20 3
2019-01-24 1
2019-01-24 2

and NOT

2019-01-20 1
2019-01-20 2
2019-01-20 3
2019-01-24 4
2019-01-24 5

Is this possible? I would have thought so as it is the single most conventional way of naming photo's for most people (a, b, c would do instead of numbering).

Has anyone developed a work-around?
Kind regards,
Tim

16/05-19 18:00 - edited 16/05-19 18:04

#1 : 16/05-19 20:40

Marty

Posts: 1

Hello!
First of all thank you for providing us with such an amazing tool,
I have a question about decimal numbers.
Is there a way to rename a png sequence of a 3D object according to it's angle?

I have 72 frames, that need to be named as an angle. (_angle_0.0 , _angle_-5.0 , _angle_-10.0)

I can rename it without float, and manually add "." to every file but that would take a lot of time.

---NEVERMIND GOT IT---

16/05-19 20:40 - edited 16/05-19 20:43

#1 : 16/05-19 21:59

Taras Zhukovskyi

Posts: 1

Hi folks,

I love AR very much - it saved me multiple times, but now I have a problem that I can't resolve myself and thus seeking for help :)

I have a folder with numerous eps and corresponding jpeg preview files which have one name (they are file pairs).

And I have some specific metadata written into each jpeg file which I want to copy to respective eps file, namely description and keywords. Here's how it looks in Adobe Bridge: http://prntscr.com/npiqic

And I need these two fields - desription and keywords - appear in respective eps files.

Could you please advice on how to do that?

Many thanks,

Taras

16/05-19 21:59

#1 : 20/05-19 15:34

Michael

Posts: 1

Hi folks,

reading thru this forum, I found some date format issues, but none worked for me.

I'd like to change filenames that have the format:
Name dd.mm.yyyy.pdf

to
yyyy-mm-dd Name.pdf

Separating with a dot, wasn't a good idea, I know.
Is there an easy way to accomplish that?

Really cool would be, if the date could be written to createDate, too.
But this isn't essential for me.

Thanks in advance
Mic

20/05-19 15:34

#1 : 22/05-19 13:02

Urraco

Posts: 1

Hi
I have a hundreds of pdf files

I do not want to open every pdf file to see what format is...
It's possible to rename this files whit page size included?

Ex:

Test.pdf => Test_210x297 mm.pdf

Many thanks!!!

22/05-19 13:02

#1 : 23/05-19 01:10

Tim

Posts: 2

Hello

I'm hoping someone can help me with this one. I have a list of files that I would like to add an ascending number to the beginning. I have figured out how to use the Add method using <Inc Nr:1>. So files

ABC.txt
DEF.txt
GHI.txt

become

1ABC.txt
2DEF.txt
3GHI.txt

I would like to go a step futher and add a decimal after each number, so I would get

1.ABC.txt
2.DEF.txt
3.GHI.txt

I have been trying the Replace method without luck.
One more thing I should mention, is that I would like the decimal to remain at the end of the number when double digits start, so that 10 is 10. not 1.0
And if possible, what about a space after the decimal, so I would get

1. ABC.txt
2. DEF.txt
3. GHI.txt

Thank you.

23/05-19 01:10 - edited 23/05-19 01:13

#1 : 23/05-19 09:32

Nathan

Posts: 5

Hi, I'm chasing some help.
I would like to batch process video files.
The problem is that the exif profile doesn't pull the information I want out for the renaming.
This is the media file I'm trying to rename
https://drive.google.com/open?id=152EfC8_iAI34Q- AG_6eV8N_1I0fEP0xy
This is a txt file of the media information I can see when I am in Media Player Classic (MPC-HC) and I click on properties of the video file and then media information.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1X7VNAzjhdQV5c_ jz74YAy0dl-6Mo0XmJ

What I want to rename the file as is the information in the media txt file that is called "Recorded date"
However, the exif tool doesn't pull this specific information out as it does with other files and I am not sure why.

If you could help me with this I would be eternally grateful

Cheers
Nathan

23/05-19 09:32

#1 : 23/05-19 14:23

Tyler

Posts: 1

I have multiple images in a folder and need to move every n images into a newly created folder:

eg: every 8 images to one new folder

Image_001 -> /folder1/
Image_002 -> /folder1/
Image_003 -> /folder1/
Image_004 -> /folder1/
Image_005 -> /folder1/
Image_006 -> /folder1/
Image_007 -> /folder1/
Image_008 -> /folder1/
Image_009 -> /folder2/
Image_010 -> /folder2/
Image_011 -> /folder2/
Image_012 -> /folder2/
Image_013 -> /folder2/
Image_014 -> /folder2/
Image_015 -> /folder2/
Image_016 -> /folder2/
Image_017 -> /folder3/...

Thanks

23/05-19 14:23

#1 : 24/05-19 22:52

Nigel

Posts: 8

I got AR to run on Ubuntu 16.04 using wine with no issues. Great program works just as well on Ubuntu.

24/05-19 22:52

#1 : 25/05-19 10:48

John

Posts: 15

In a script I would like to skip files based on certain criteria, ie uncheck or remove them from the list. Is this possible?

John

25/05-19 10:48

#1 : 25/05-19 23:18

Michael Cook

Posts: 1

Not finding Fileinfo box.

I go to:
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/exift ool
Click on Fileinfo box.

I get:
Error: Document not found.

Many thanks,

M. Cook

25/05-19 23:18

#1 : 28/05-19 10:51

onur fesel

Posts: 4

hi, I want to add a part of file name from previous file.for example
first file name is box-1_0.00-3.50...and second file name is box-2_-6.00....for a result I want to update second file name as box-2_3.50-6.00...is there a way for it?
Thanks

28/05-19 10:51

#1 : 28/05-19 18:15

waldo

Posts: 1

28/05-19 18:15

#1 : 29/05-19 22:53

Frederico

Posts: 1

How do I configure folder move only the renamed files? Because when I apply it it moves all files regardless of whether they have been renamed.
Thank you.

29/05-19 22:53

#1 : 29/05-19 23:58

Alex Foster

Posts: 11

Is it possible to add file numbers in a randomized fashion? I have movie titles as a quiz but neither an alphabetical nor a chronological list will do because it would be too simple (and too boring).

I just want the program to assign numbers to my 40 or so files (from 01 to 40) but in a totally random order.

Is that possible?

Thanks in advance!

29/05-19 23:58 - edited 29/05-19 23:59

#1 : 30/05-19 13:38

Mike

Posts: 1

If the subfolder contains the word "obsolete", then I do not want to copy the contents of the folder to the output directory.

If this isn't possible, then I need to exclude copying based on file name criteria. I do not want to copy files containing the word "obsolete".

Is there a way to do this?

30/05-19 13:38

#1 : 30/05-19 16:20

Edy

Posts: 1

hello I'm moving files to a new folder with the new file name, but just leave the name of the original file.

https://ibb.co/p2m0DDR

30/05-19 16:20

#1 : 02/06-19 07:44

Troy

Posts: 1

I'm trying to rename a folder using the ID3/MP3 tags, but keep getting the error 'No ID3 TAG found." I've used foobar2000 to tag the files using ID3. Please help.

02/06-19 07:44

#1 : 03/06-19 21:19

Steve

Posts: 2

Hi, I have multiple mp4 files that were recorded in a different timezone - on Android.
For some reason, after Google Photos has backed them up the photos and videos are no longer in the correct order to each other. i.e. the videos have had their 'Media created' date set 8 hours forward. This means they appear in a timeline sometimes for the next day!
Is there a way to batch correct these in Advanced Renamer?
I managed to maually correct one in exiftool but this involved typing in the datetime info - not really an option for all of the files.... but for reference I did this:
exiftool.exe -api QuickTimeUTC "-CreateDate=2019:05:30 11:22:05" VID_20190530_112205.mp4 to set the 'Media created' Windows attribute.
Separately, I managed to get Advanced Renamer to update the created, modified and accessd FILE datetimes to be pulled from the filename (using filename pattern).
How can I load a lot of files into the tool and have the filname be read and used to populate these attributes - especially the Media Created one as that appears to be the one Google uses to sort out..

Many thanks!

03/06-19 21:19 - edited 03/06-19 22:22

#1 : 07/06-19 09:05

Harper Hampton

Posts: 1

=High-Efficiency Image File Format=
Waiting for support reading HEIC metadata in the future!

07/06-19 09:05

#1 : 07/06-19 10:44

John

Posts: 15

In a script to import camera images I would like to add a check on the output folder, to ensure that it has a trailing '\", if not then I add one.
At the moment I solved this by checking NewPath for every item processed, using
item.newPath = item.newPath.replace(/\\?$/, '\\');
but I would prefer to do it only once in the pre-batch script as I assume it would be slightly quicker.

Is 'output folder' available as via app.?

Also, is there a summary of the app. & item. methods with a little more detail? Most are fairly obvious but some are less clear, eg item.newNameOverride.

John

07/06-19 10:44 - edited 07/06-19 10:47

#1 : 08/06-19 08:24

Brandon Clark

Posts: 5

Have thousands of youtube videos downloaded and am looking to organize them. The format they are downloaded in is:

{channel}.{yr}.{mo}.{day}.{videoname}.{videoname}.{resolution}.{extension}

ex: HotOnes.19.06.06.Halle.Berry.Refuses.to.Lose.to.Spicy.Wings.1080p.mp4

Looking to turn that example into:

Hot Ones - Halle Berry Refuses to Lose to Spicy Wings - 06/06/19 - 1080p.mp4

I know I am able to remove the periods and add the spaces, but reformatting/moving the dates are really throwing me off and I am not well versed in any scripting. Is automating this possible? Would rather not spend hours/days/weeks/months doing this manually.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

08/06-19 08:24

#1 : 09/06-19 17:16

Yue Tang

Posts: 2

I would like to batch move videos into date folders similar to this:
H:\<Year Modified>\<Year Modified>-<Month Modified>-<Day Modified>

But the date will be <ExifTool:MediaCreateDate>. Is this possible? Thanks.

09/06-19 17:16

#1 : 10/06-19 03:43

Posts: 1

All text in Advanced Renamer's window was awfully tiny, and some of it truncated, until I tried this solution:

Open Properties for Advanced Renamer
Go to Compatibility tab
Click on the "Change high DPI settings" button in the Settings section.
In the High DPI scaling override section enabled "Override high DPI scaling behavior..." and select System from the drop-down menu.

Maybe there are other or better solutions but this works for me.

10/06-19 03:43

#1 : 13/06-19 06:03

ucok66

Posts: 3

Hai, I tried to change the name file using this method:
add: <DirName>_

But it's ended like this:
folder name: 2018_08_05_08_41_08_example
file name: shadow.jpg
result: 2018_08_05_08_41_08_example_shadow.jpg

Can I have the result something like this?
2018_08_05_08_41_08_shadow.jpg

Any advice would be nice, thanks

13/06-19 06:03

#1 : 14/06-19 07:59

Chad Turner

Posts: 2

1) Replace: Replace using wildcards "1 - January 19**-" with "19**-01-" (skip extension)
2) Replace: Replace all "2 - February 19**-" with "19**-02-" (skip extension)
3) Replace: Replace all "3 - March 19**-" with "19**-03-" (skip extension)
4) Replace: Replace all "4 - April 19**-" with "19**-04-" (skip extension)
5) Replace: Replace all "5 - May 19**-" with "19**-05-" (skip extension)
6) Replace: Replace all "6 - June 19**-" with "19**-06-" (skip extension)
7) Replace: Replace all "7 - July 19**-" with "19**-07-" (skip extension)
8) Replace: Replace all "8 - August 19**-" with "19**-08-" (skip extension)
9) Replace: Replace all "9 - September 19**-" with "19**-09-" (skip extension)
10) Replace: Replace all "10 - October 19**-" with "19**-10-" (skip extension)
11) Replace: Replace all "11 - November 19**-" with "19**-11-" (skip extension)
12) Replace: Replace all "12 - December 19**-" with "19**-12-" (skip extension)

I want to use something like this. The star symbols represent the last 2 numbers in a date I want to stay the same. This way turns the file name numbers into star symbols. I don't want that. How can I accomplish leaving the last 2 numbers of the year date as they are in original file name, yet leave it flexible enough as to not represent the exact year so it will change many years worth of files in one go with just 12 rules??? I tried a few different things based on the FAQ info, but nothing worked sadly... Also not seeing anything in forum. Please help.

Example:

original-

1 - January 1957-
1 - January 1958-
etc...

corrected-

1957-01-
1958-01-
etc...

14/06-19 07:59 - edited 14/06-19 09:23

#1 : 14/06-19 22:37

Bernard

Posts: 1

Is it possible to rename the metadata of files? For instance, I was able to rename the filenames themselves to be the same as the metadata. Then I stripped off some recurring text (the same text, occurring at the beginning of every file). Now I want to actually rename the metadata of the files.

The specific details for what I'm doing is renaming a batch of Apple Lossless files. I want the file names to actually be the titles of the tracks, but since I also edited the file names afterwards to shorter names, and since the titles are what show up when I play the tracks on various players, not the file names, I wanted to be able to rename the titles (metadata) based on the file names.

14/06-19 22:37

#1 : 17/06-19 00:55

heeef

Posts: 1

I have a bunch of folders and files named like so

actionrpgarmor
actionrpgloot
armoriconpack
engineeringcrafticons
fairytaleiconsmegapack

Can Advanced Renamer change the above to something like below? Without a lot of work?

Action RPG Armor
Action RPG Loot
Armor Icon Pack
Engineering Craft Icons
Fairy Tale Icons Mega Pack

17/06-19 00:55

#1 : 17/06-19 10:42

Zakk Rokkanno

Posts: 1

Hi

I record 4K Video files with a Sony Cam and want to rename the files with the actual recording date from the XML metadata

I want to have the Recording start date time and then the recording stop time.

So, for a 5 min exactly file that began recording on 27 June 2019 at 4.40 pm I'd like the filename to
appear as follows [with seconds]

2019-06-17 16-40 25 - 16-45 25.[ext]

What do I need to do to achieve this as a batch system to regular process groups of selected files in this format

Thanks in advance

17/06-19 10:42

#1 : 17/06-19 16:59

Jim Witherspoon

Posts: 14

I needed to rename about 180,000 jpg files to insert modification date info. I thought I might be able to do this using arenc.exe. I'm pretty sure I had the command line syntax right - it worked perfectly on a small selection of files. But when I tried it on a directory with the -s switch to rename all the .jpg files in the tree, the command could not complete. I was hoping that the files would be processed "one by one", without having to load all the filenames into memory at once.

The ReNamer GUI also choked on the large number of files.

I was able to rename all the files using the xplorer2 mass rename wizard - but the new names are not exactly what I want because of inadequate date/time token support in xplorer2. So now I need to go back and rename all the files again.

Is there a way to get arenc.exe to process this many files, without hanging up?

17/06-19 16:59

#1 : 20/06-19 16:24

Jim Witherspoon

Posts: 14

I'm pretty sure I've read many times that AR does not modify files, only file names.

But I'm wondering, is there a "batch" way to go through html files, find the files referenced in the <img src="path_to_file">, put them in the AR list, rename them using all desired AR methods, and then modify the filename in the <img> tag? If not within AR, is anybody aware of a tool that would be good for this?

20/06-19 16:24

#1 : 22/06-19 12:34

David

Posts: 5

Hi all
I can't figure out how to do this:

Original Name -> New Name
eb_dn_5_24_2_qsd.wav -> eb_dn_5_48_qsd.wav
eb_dn_5_24_3_qsd.wav -> eb_dn_5_72_qsd.wav

that's to say, they are just 24x2 and 24x3

Is there a way to do this? Thanks in advance

22/06-19 12:34

#1 : 24/06-19 19:42

Turats

Posts: 3

Hi there,

I'm trying to work out which renaming method - if any! - will work for what I'm trying to do.

I currently have a couple of hundred files in the following format:

SA123 - SA124_0000.mp4
SA557 - SA124_0000.mp4
SA959 - SA767_0000.mp4

All of these 'SA' numbers need to be changed to 'A numbers' - but the numbers are changing too, I'm not just removing the S at the beginning. So in each filename, I need to replace two different numbers.

An example of correct filenames for the above would be:

A1001 - A1007_0000.mp4
A1015 - A1275_0000.mp4
A1192 - A1193_0000.mp4

I have a CSV file that has two columns. In column A are listed all of the SA123 style numbers. In Columb B, are all the correspending A1001 style numbers.

Is there any way to do what I want from a CSV or list rather than having to type each number into renamer manually?

Many thanks,

Rob.

24/06-19 19:42

#1 : 26/06-19 05:14

Denny

Posts: 2

Hello,
I am having some file renaming issues. I am running Windows 10 1809. Obviously, I use Advanced Renamer quite often to rename large groups of files. I usually include an upper or lower case letter change in the name. I noticed today that some of my file names had lower case letters in places they weren't supposed to. I tried to rerun AR to fix these files, but the output stayed the same. I then went into Windows Explorer and tried to manually change the name of a file. The file would not rename when only changing letter case (ex. file.mkv to File.mkv). I could edit a file to another name (ex. file.mkv to file1.mkv) but not change the letter case.

I have tried several different file types, several directories, different drives and it will not let me change the case on any file name on any of my files. I am the administrator on my system. I can delete, copy, move, change the file name completely on any file, but no letter case changes. I have restarted the system, read windows support issues, etc., to no avail.

Now I know that this isn't necessarily an AR issue, but I'm at my wits end trying to figure it out. I figure someone with some knowledge with Windows might be able to help me. The only thing that makes me think it could be connected to AR is that I wasn't having this issue until this morning after I ran a batch of files and but had messed up and did an undo. After I ran the 'undo previous batch' is when I noticed the issue of not being able to rename letter cases. I don't even know if this is something AR could possibly cause.

Please, if you can, give me some assistance. Thanks!

26/06-19 05:14

#1 : 26/06-19 15:46

TheWise

Posts: 1

Hello all,

inside a script I need to retrive the value of field 'output folder' for build the newPath property of each item.
There is a way to get this value with provided Javascript interfaces?
Thank you

26/06-19 15:46

#1 : 26/06-19 19:22

Alex Foster

Posts: 11

Hi again (David?),

your randomizing file numbers script works like a charm - until today when I tried to renumber 104 files in a folder -- but what came out was not the files with 1 to 104 at the beginning but actually it started with 00, then 01, 02 and 03 were assigned twice and only then did it continue with 04 to 99.

How do I have to modify the script so that the files are numbered 001 to 104, please?

Thanks so much in advance!

26/06-19 19:22

#1 : 27/06-19 09:55

Legolas

Posts: 1

Apple uses sidecar files to maintain information about a file or how to apply batch processes to the original file; an example are picture files IMG_0228.JPG and the post processing sidecar IMG_0228.AAE.

How can I rename the first one, having the second one to have the same rename.
Let's assume that I'm renaming using the 'date taken' information field to rename

IMG_0228.JPG --> 2019-03-21 IMG_0228.JPG

I would like to rename
IMG_0228.AAE --> 2019-03-21 IMG_0228.AAE

Is that something possible with AdvancedRenamer ?

Best regards,

Legolas

27/06-19 09:55

#1 : 29/06-19 01:50

L B

Posts: 74

I am trying to change the Created Date of about 38 folders, using the Timestamp rule and the pattern "<Year>-<Month>-<Day>" from the folder name.

When I load the folders in AREN and press Start Batch, I get the following error, which is a generic "(101) Unknown Error" for all folders :

https://i.imgur.com/gJcL5Ma.png

On closing the error box and pressing Start Batch again, I get the following error:

https://i.imgur.com/EDbxo0g.png

I have been getting this consistently for a week now and I have about 150+ folders that need the Created Date to be changed. I would really want to know how to get rid of this error, and if this is related to some kinda folder permissions or attributes or some other issue because the error displayed doesn't really tell me anything. I am using Windows 10 updated to latest updates and am using an admin account so I have all read/write/edit/whatever access to files and folders.

Please Help.

29/06-19 01:50 - edited 29/06-19 01:51

#1 : 29/06-19 19:24

newoski

Posts: 4

Hi,

I have a collection of files that I'm trying to reformat the naming to better reflect the dates. The current naming convention is below:

foo_010815_foo_foo

Which corresponds to:
foo_daymonthyear_foo_foo

Is there any way to change the name to:

foo_yeardaymonth_foo_foo
(foo_20150801_foo_foo)

Or even better:

foo_2015-08-01_foo_foo

Thanks for any help!

29/06-19 19:24 - edited 29/06-19 19:26

#1 : 29/06-19 23:43

Carlos

Posts: 2

Help please.
I am new in these wanderings if there is someone who expresses gratitude.

What is intended is that the name be renamed only in part or just change the numbers in this case getting the name and extension the same.
Ex.

File names, the # is space

01 It is or is not.mp4 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> change to >> 011 # [the same name]. [Same extension]
02 ....
03 .....
04 .....
..................
10 Breaking dawn.mp4 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> switch to >> 101 # [the same name]. [Same extension]
11 ...
12 ...
13 ...
..............
17 A swallow that nobody saw.mp4 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> switch to >> 171 # [the same name]. [Same extension]

29/06-19 23:43

#1 : 01/07-19 01:05

Buck Skin

Posts: 4

I had been doing this fine, without a hitch; then, today, when I try to add to folder names, it renames empty folders fine; however, it throws an error on all folders that have sub-folders.

It will rename the sub-folders,but not the root folders.
Plus, when I try to manually rename the folders in Explorer, it says I can't; nor will it allow me to delete the affected folders, even when I am the administrator with full privileges.

I am not doing anything different than I was when this worked so well.

Thanks for reading and all help is appreciated.

01/07-19 01:05

#1 : 01/07-19 03:15

C Janson

Posts: 1

Hey everyone! Quick question! I searched these forums but couldn't find an answer...

I started off with a series of a hundred folders, all numbered and titled like this:

001 - Yellow
002 - Blue
003 - Red
004 - Black

Then, I've added more folders to the list, in between the original folders, adding an "a" where I want the folders to fit. Now the directory looks like this:

001 - Yellow
001a - Green
002 - Blue
002a - Purple
003 - Red
004 - Black

Basically, is there any way I can automatically renumber the folders so that the result is this:

001 - Yellow
002 - Green
003 - Blue
004 - Purple
005 - Red
006 - ...

Thanks for your help in advance!

Edit: I figured it out with a little Google-Fu. Using <Substr:6:30> , I'm able to keep everything lined up.

01/07-19 03:15 - edited 01/07-19 10:38

#1 : 01/07-19 17:45

Rune Pettersson

Posts: 1

Hej!
Hur får jag kolumner till Excel?
Hur får jag rader till Excel?

Hälsningar Rune

01/07-19 17:45

#1 : 02/07-19 12:05

Pawlus

Posts: 2

I would like to replace the name and surname in the title and author of the book.
for example:
Stephen King - Misery.mobi
to
King Stephen - Misery.mobi
Please tell me how
Thank you :)

02/07-19 12:05

#1 : 03/07-19 01:23

Alex

Posts: 2

Hey guys,

Hopefully an easy one.

I have 400 folders or so with the naming convention: name year

E.g. Bob's Folder 2018, Fred's Folder 1958, Carol's Folder 1930

I need to change it so it reads: Bob's Folder (2018), Fred's Folder (1958), Carol's Folder (1930)

Any thoughts? Not quite sure which regular expressions to use in this case. Note, a couple of folders are named something like: 333 1999 and would need changing to 333 (1999) (always the year in 4 digits at the end however)

Thanks!

03/07-19 01:23 - edited 03/07-19 01:37

#1 : 03/07-19 12:30

Johan

Posts: 1

Hi,

I have a bunch of files that have succeded to rename with list feature.

This is list I have:
700-31002
700-31002
700-31006
700-30006
700-31004
700-31004
700-31004
700-31004

I would like to get the files like this:

700-31002_01
700-31002_02
700-31006_01
700-30006_02
700-31004_01
700-31004_02
700-31004_03
700-31004_04

and so on....

Any suggestion on how I can do this?

03/07-19 12:30

#1 : 03/07-19 13:24

Flupsie

Posts: 3

I am using advanced rename and need to replace items within brackets ( ) eg (13) , (31) , (65) with Oct 2018

Please advise how to do this

03/07-19 13:24

#1 : 04/07-19 08:44

Flupsie

Posts: 3

I would like to know how to add a month & year just before the . on a file for e.g. adding June 2019 before the .Sales Report.xlsm on advanced renamer so that it is renamed to Sales report June 2019.xlsm

Your assistance is most appreciated

04/07-19 08:44

#1 : 05/07-19 11:12

Chris

Posts: 1

My Advanced Renamer is opening off screen or something.
When Advanced Renamer is launched, the icon appears in the task bar at the bottom, but nothing else happens. I've tried the usual tricks, alt arrows, right click Move etc, but I can't get it back on my screen.
I've even tried uninstalling and straight up deleting it and reinstalling it again. But nothing has worked so far.
I wandered the registry to see if I could see anything about screen position or something, but to no avail.
Any help would be appreciated.

05/07-19 11:12

#1 : 06/07-19 03:54

Emile

Posts: 1

This program impresses me every time I use it. It is such a powerhouse, and seemingly underappreciated. I've been using and programming in Unix-like environments since the mid-nineties, and counter-intuitively I prefer to fire up a Windows PC to take advantage of Advanced Renamer when the job calls for it.
I just had another occasion to use it and felt like I should get the ball rolling to seek out the dev(s) and send a high 5. (promise I will buy a license very soon.)
Holy smokes you guys rock!
Thanks!
E

06/07-19 03:54 - edited 06/07-19 04:03

#1 : 07/07-19 09:31

Posts: 1

Greeting, I'm new here and need Advanced Renamer to conveniently unset the 'read only' flag that Windows 10 attaches to regular backups made by the Microsoft Money 2000 program. Windows XP which I used until recently never behaved this way.
I have figured out how, in AR, to save the 'list' of 24 files that I will wish to repeatedly reset.
Is it possible to 'save' the whole batch file so that, through a shortcut on my desktop I can have AR unset all the 24 file 'read only' attributes with one click? Thanks in advance.
Teabag

07/07-19 09:31

#1 : 08/07-19 01:42

Chris

Posts: 3

Hello,

I am looking to rename images to names with various prefixes such as the following examples:

AV1234 Name.jpg
AV12345 Name.jpg
1234.56.789 Name.jpg
UD1234.56.7899 Name.jpg

I am using 'list' method to enter the number prefix and name from separate columns in excel, however the location of the space between the number and name varies.

I have used the "add" method to enter a space at the 'x'th index character, however that only works for prefixes that have the same number of characters, and those that have more or less have spaces in the wrong place which I need to manually fix.

Is there a way I can tell renamer to input the space after the last digit the occurs in the file name, regardless of prefix character length?

Thanks for any help!

08/07-19 01:42 - edited 08/07-19 02:08

#1 : 08/07-19 19:56

Dave Whittall

Posts: 1

Hi,

I am having problems using timestamp.
I want to replace the file created date with the exif modify date.

I have tried all sorts of combinations in timestamp but it doesnt seem to pick up the exif modify date.

Can anyone help?

I have a screenshot example of my problem but I can't see that it is possible to add an image to a post in the forum?

08/07-19 19:56 - edited 08/07-19 19:57

#1 : 09/07-19 10:18

Alfie Mallett

Posts: 1

Hi Guys

Wondering if you can help me. I've got a bunch of files in the format "First name Last name.pst"

I need to get them into the format of emails "[email protected]"

Obviously they all have different names, whats the best way around this? Should I get the list of email addresses into an excel file and then is there a way of pulling that into renamer and pointing it to each file?

Thanks
Alfie

09/07-19 10:18

#1 : 10/07-19 11:36

Thomas Galloway

Posts: 2

Hi

Thanks very much for any help

I was struggling to figure out how to remove all the lower case letters from a second word. This word is between a word that i do not want to alter and 6 numbers. For example.

Bloggs Joe 123456
Smith Johnathan 789101

I want this to change to

Bloggs J 123456
Smith J 789101

Thanks!

10/07-19 11:36

#1 : 11/07-19 19:55

Rick Mitchell

Posts: 3

FYI:

Windows Defender quarantines advanced_renamer_setup.exe download posted today (2019_07_11).
Flags it as a trojan - alert level Severe: Rogue:Win32/PrivacyCenter

Firefox won't allow me to download the .zip version.

11/07-19 19:55

#1 : 12/07-19 13:20

Styb

Posts: 80

I've updated AR to version 3.85, but the context menu doesn't work ie it's missing.
Reverting to v3.84 solve this issue.

OS : Windows 10 x64, build 18362.239

12/07-19 13:20 - edited 12/07-19 13:22

#1 : 13/07-19 17:41

newoski

Posts: 4

What would be the best way or reformatting dates from foo_DDMMYYYY_foo_foo.ext to foo_YYYYMMDD_foo_foo.ext?

Thanks!!

13/07-19 17:41

#1 : 13/07-19 20:33

Exif

Posts: 1

Can anyone advise on why two photos that were taken with different cameras, show the exact same EXIF DateTimeOriginal, down to the second?

One was taken with a Sony, the other a Nikon. The same people are in both photos -- one is an interior shot and the other was taken outside. Both photos were taken by the same photographer.

13/07-19 20:33 - edited 13/07-19 20:34

#1 : 15/07-19 23:13

Bunyamin

Posts: 2

@changeabletext(changeablenumber)_20190703162027.mp3

i have about 1500 file like in this pattern. "@" and "(" and ")" and "_" characters are stable (unchangeable)

i want file names to rename as : 20190703162027@changeabletext(changeablenumber).mp3

i am newbie and don't know how to do this. Anyone help me?

ps: the date at the end of file name is changeable too... it is not constant.

15/07-19 23:13 - edited 15/07-19 23:14

#1 : 17/07-19 09:14

jorgecobas

Posts: 2

Hello,
i want to remove all the characters, just leaving the last 10.

NOW
leatt_boot_gpx5.5flexlock_whtblk_isofront_3020002120
leatt_cap_fade_5020004820
leatt_goggle_velocity_4.5_pink_8020001135

DESIRED
3020002120
5020004820
8020001135

I tried the Remove option but is not working because is not matching the value quantity with all the files (different lengths).

One option would be:
1. Reverse filename
2. Crop from 1 to 10 characters
3. Reverse filename

But i can't find the option Reverse filename.

Any help?
Thank you!

jorge

17/07-19 09:14

#1 : 21/07-19 00:08

Chris

Posts: 2

Hi
How do I rename tv episodes to remove all text after Season and episode text

eg
TVSHow.S01E05.extrastuff I dont want.MKV
to
TVSHow.S01E05.MKV

Thanks

21/07-19 00:08

#1 : 22/07-19 02:38

kwapster

Posts: 5

So i have files in the following random format

Mike Brown ITT500 - James and Warshall brown.mp4
David Smith_ITT802_Jul 10_Disk Scheduling & Replacement Cont'd.mp4

basically i need to always be able to rename the files to only the file names eg

James and Warshall brown.mp4
Disk Scheduling & Page Replacement Cont'd.mp4

So i need to always remove whatever characters are in front of "_ or -"

22/07-19 02:38 - edited 22/07-19 02:40

#1 : 22/07-19 11:44

Charles BEAUJEAN

Posts: 5

Hi,

I have 3 files :
2019-07-18_11.49.JPG
2019-07-17_19.16!001.JPG
2019-07-17_19.16!002

I want to mark only those that contain the character "!".
I tried to use mark by patter with use regular expressions but I don't know how to do.

Please help me
Thanks

22/07-19 11:44 - edited 22/07-19 12:18

#1 : 22/07-19 16:15

eric

Posts: 2

Hello,
I'm trying to add the metadata Title field from a jpg to it's file name. When I use <Img Title> in the new name function, no changes are shown to the filename. If I use other EXIF fields such as <Img Year> all works fine. I have verified that the jpg does indeed have text in Title metadata field.
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Thank You,
Eric

22/07-19 16:15

#1 : 23/07-19 19:18

mike

Posts: 19

hi guys, 2 things related to undo function:

1/ deleting previous batches doesn't work for me. I select the date (e.g current) click ok and nothing happens. Any idea of how to fix this ?

2/ "undo previous batch" as well as "undo last bath" leads to the same action of loading the whole existing batch list. Can they be different in that way, one of them invokes really last batch only ?

thanks, rgds

23/07-19 19:18

#1 : 24/07-19 10:13

xiang

Posts: 4

Add method--Script--Apply to: -- Name, Only half of it is shown here
Please look at the screenshot : https://image-bed-1257579116.cos.ap-chengdu.myqc loud.com/1571903517321-079063bc-d2bc-402 3-8216-4928a9b01ed2.jpeg

24/07-19 10:13 - edited 26/11-19 12:19

#1 : 25/07-19 13:51

Colin K

Posts: 5

I struggled for a while trying to figure out how to specify a path for CSV Import but figured it out.

This page gives no help on path

https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/csvim port

Only mark the path on the Original column (1 in my case)
Do not specify path in New Column

Use / for folder

images-1/oldname1.jpg,newname1.jpg
images-2/oldname2.gif,newname2.gif

See screenshot
https://i.imgur.com/0zWF40r.png

Any comments welcome

25/07-19 13:51

#1 : 26/07-19 06:55

Pete

Posts: 1

Creating a Replace method... I want to append the name of a file/folder's parent(containing) folder.
e.g.
..\artistName\trackName.mp3
becomes
..\artistName\trackName_artistName.mp3

How (if possible?) can I reference the name of its parent folder, within a Replace method?

Thanks! :) Pete

26/07-19 06:55

#1 : 26/07-19 10:55

Dan

Posts: 2

Hi
I have a text list that have a few codes and names, they aren't like each other but each name has own code
Example: (PS: 3416 is code of piano)
(test file):

Piano
3416
Plastic
3444
John
3443

Other side i have a few files that they names are codes
I want rename the code files
How can i do that?

Example:

3416
3444
3443

26/07-19 10:55 - edited 26/07-19 11:07

#1 : 26/07-19 13:08

Eng.DarkAlchemist

Posts: 10

Hi everybody.
I needs rename many files using/reordering the current name to a customized name. Example: K_F001423703018201809061800420010161985.xml
Needs select all files from the folder that begins with "K_F0014237030" so rename:
1) input a string "holerite" - example
2) get de sub-string from the name in the position 16 with 8 of length (date). In this case "20180906"
3) add an auto-number with 3 digits: 001, 002, 003,...

resulting in the new name: "holerite 20180906 001.xml"

Thank you in advance for the help.

26/07-19 13:08

#1 : 26/07-19 18:31

kwapster

Posts: 5

version 3.85 (portable) gives an error when changing settings. Had to downgrade to 3.84.

The message said something about having changed the settings folder.

26/07-19 18:31

#1 : 27/07-19 09:05

Robert Neyens

Posts: 2

With startup of the program this message:

"Exception EAccessViolation in module ARen.exe at 0000894F.
Access violation at address 0040894F in module 'ARen.exe'.
Read of address 0000001 B."
Problem exists after Un- and reinstall version 3.84 and also with version 3.85

27/07-19 09:05

#1 : 29/07-19 03:08

Mike

Posts: 1

I have a large number of files that have lost their original creation date.
Is there anyway to get Advanced Renamer to pull the air date from the TVmaze or the .nfo files and set the file created date to that?

29/07-19 03:08

#1 : 29/07-19 16:31

RENITA BONADIES

Posts: 1

Is there a way to use the date take as a tag for the renaming? Sometimes the date modified and date created no longer represents the original date taken that the picture shows.

29/07-19 16:31

#1 : 29/07-19 22:41

John Stoppelenburg

Posts: 1

Hello,
if i use the <GPS City> tag, it places the neighborhood instead of the city.
is there an other way??

29/07-19 22:41 - edited 29/07-19 22:45

#1 : 30/07-19 06:19

chithui

Posts: 3

https://i.imgur.com/WJ4XybU.png

how do you solve this problem?

thanks in advance m( _ _ )m
good day!

30/07-19 06:19

#1 : 31/07-19 08:01

Timothy Abraham

Posts: 4

I've searched for this and cannot find an answer...maybe I missed something, but ... Anyway, I have created a list of patterns that start with a series of numbers.... 01, 02, 03 etc., to rename photos for use in a program that will order my photos for a display. When I create new pattern choices or simply want to move them around, I cannot find a way to rearrange that list without editing by deleting and completely starting over with a ton of typing. Question...is there a way to export or copy a list of patterns, edit them elsewhere and then reimport them? Or even better, can I move various patterns up or down on my list to keep them in a logical numerical order.?

31/07-19 08:01

#1 : 31/07-19 17:34

John

Posts: 2

I would like to rename my files based on the tags available to me. IE

If (<Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day>_<Img Hour>_<Img Sec>) <>""
then rename <Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day>_<Img Hour>_<Img Sec>_<Inc NrDir:0001>
else if ( <Year Created>-<Month Created>-<Day Created>_<Hour Created>_<Min Created> <> ""
then rename <Year Created>-<Month Created>-<Day Created>_<Hour Created>_<Min Created>_<Inc NrDir:0001>
else <Year Modified>-<Month Modified>-<Day Modified>_<Hour Modified>_<Min Modified>_<Inc NrDir:0001>

Right now i am running the three methods each using filters and sorts

I would like to create this method and call it from a Powershell script to recurse through my collection.

Thanks
Johhn

31/07-19 17:34

#1 : 31/07-19 20:14

Edward Eade II

Posts: 6

What regular expression would i use to rename certain parts of a string while keeping other parts of a string the same

Example Originals:
Advanced Theory Session01Class01 Intro
Advanced Theory Session02Class02 What have we learned

Example final name desired

Advanced Theory - session01class01 - Intro
Advanced Theory - session02class02 - What have we learned

Basically I want to translate the boolean match??match?? to replacement??replacement?? into a regular expression

Followup:

So far what I have is

Find Session(.*)Class(.*)
Replace session\1class\2 -
Which gets me everything except the 2nd " - " it ends up being placed before the last word for example
Advanced Theory - session02class02 What have we - learned

31/07-19 20:14 - edited 31/07-19 20:38

#1 : 01/08-19 02:06

kwapster

Posts: 5

I have files in the following format:

ITT400-blah blah
MTH200-blah blah
BSC530-blah blah

Is there anyway to restart numbering when the first 6 characters change? eg

ITT400-01
MTH200-02
BSC530-03

to

ITT400-01
ITT400-02
MTH200-01
BSC530-01

01/08-19 02:06 - edited 01/08-19 04:12

#1 : 01/08-19 05:24

viola

Posts: 3

Hello, I need help with some things please.

when the month is spelled: Dec-03-2016 to 2016-12-03 (only an example)
and the last YYYY.MM.DD to YYYY-MM-DD

Thanks!

01/08-19 05:24

#1 : 04/08-19 07:08

Romel

Posts: 4

Version 3.85 is being detected as a virus by Microsoft Windows Defender.

Detected as: Rogue:Win32/PrivacyCenter

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/mal ware-encyclopedia-description?name=Rogue %3aWin32%2fPrivacyCenter&threatid=14 0760

04/08-19 07:08

#1 : 04/08-19 20:33

klaiten

Posts: 3

When I pulled up the program today, I couldn't get past the "Need Help?" button. I clicked and clicked and clicked and nothing. No other features would work either. It was frozen.

So I uninstalled and reinstalled the latest version

Now it's stuck on "select language". I click and click and click and nothing happens.

Fix it please.

04/08-19 20:33

#1 : 05/08-19 20:28

Joao Roldi

Posts: 1

Hello there!

I'm in need to remove some texts based on a pattern. I didn't find an answer that matches what I need to do. So, I'm asking here

I have a bunch of files that have a pattern like this:

SOLD - US - 01.JAN - JOHN SMITH - 01TJLCA - YUHMCH
SOLD - DE - 02.FEB - ANGELA STRAUSS - 88HCNANLASKC
BGHT - MX - 04.APR - HERNANDES FERNANDES - K55
BGHT - SA - 06.JUN - SHEIK ALIBABA - 10000000KBMJ_JCA

I want to remove everything after the name, but due to the lack of pattern in the number of characters, I'm having a bit of trouble doing that.

Can someone help me? Please!

05/08-19 20:28 - edited 05/08-19 20:40

#1 : 08/08-19 09:07

Silas Campbell

Posts: 1

I am using the Import > Files from CSV feature to rename image files, however I am experiencing a problem where it is not always matching the old filename to the new filename correctly, even the data on the CSV looks correct. Can somebody help?

08/08-19 09:07

#1 : 08/08-19 14:41

Michiel van Buuren

Posts: 1

I have a large number of images (~12.000) which are all named like this:

ABC-9335489-20140402
ABC-9335489-20101228
ABC-9335489-20181102
ABC-9824421-20170722
ABC-9824421-20140317
ABC-9824421-20090117
....

The ABC-9335489 is a subject identifier, so images with the same ABC-..... code are from the same subject.

After that is the date (yyyymmdd) the image was taken.

I want to rename the files so that the images per subject get V00, V01, V02 (for visit 0, visit 1, visit 2) added to them, according to the date. So earliest date is V00, after that V01 and most recent is V02.

Example of the wanted result would be:

ABC-9335489-V01-20140402
ABC-9335489-V00-20101228
ABC-9335489-V02-20181102
ABC-9824421-V02-20170722
ABC-9824421-V01-20140317
ABC-9824421-V00-20090117
....

Is this possible and if so: how can I do this? I tried finding it in the User Guide, and tried understanding the Regular Expressions, but I did not find a way.

I read that I can use a name collision rule to add numbers if I just remove the date and leave the subject identifier, but how would I know that the correct numbers are given to the correct date? Or is it random that way? Also the images are not all in 1 folder, but there are subfolders for each subject and within those folders there are subfolders for each date.

Thanks in advance!

08/08-19 14:41 - edited 08/08-19 14:42

#1 : 08/06-13 11:32

Frank

Posts: 1

Hi
I am trying to rename - no. my cdg files. They play ok before I alter them ie music and words.
After I alter them I get only the words . Any Idea. Also when I renumber them the numbers only go up tp 15 then start at 02 up to 15 again. Is it a seeting problem.
Cheers

08/06-13 11:32

#1 : 14/06-13 16:56

Philip Eldracher

Posts: 1

Is it possible with the software to rename all the files in a folder with the inverse numbering? They already all have the same name, and are numbered (01, 02, 03, etc.), but in the wrong order.

I have a book which someone scanned from the back to the front instead of the front to the back, and am wondering if I can do a batch rename where the numbering would become reversed?

Appreciate the help, and am quite glad I found the software; I have renamed far too many files manually.

Regards,
Philip E.

14/06-13 16:56

#1 : 16/06-13 10:29

Jonasz

Posts: 2

Hello,

I use another program that allow to create folder easily from tags (mp3 or exif) by using \ in syntax.

See example:

http://imageshack.us/a/img40/9172/8l9.png

It seems to be not possible with Advanced Renamer :(

16/06-13 10:29 - edited 16/06-13 20:53

#1 : 16/06-13 19:56

Stefan

Posts: 274

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/reorganize-files-f olders-en-masse-advancedrenamer/

16/06-13 19:56

#1 : 16/06-13 23:16

Kim Jensen

Administrator
Posts: 883

The server that hosts advancedrenamer.com crashed horribly. Everything has been moved to a new server by a new provider. I hope everything works as it should. If not please let me know.

16/06-13 23:16

#1 : 18/06-13 01:00

Chad

Posts: 3

Hello,

I cannot seem to figure this out, but I would like to rename the image based on <Img Hour><Img Min> tags, but also to add time or date to the filename, i.e. add 2 hours or subtract.

I don't see how one could use something like: <Img Hour - 2><Img Min + 5>

Has anyone been able to do this?

Thanks! Chad

18/06-13 01:00

#1 : 19/06-13 12:25

Stefan

Posts: 274

For example

Script method > right click context menu > Insert Tag > <Filesize>

How can I use "<Filesize>" in a script?

X = <Filesize>;
return item.newBasename + ' ' + X;

Â

19/06-13 12:25

#1 : 20/06-13 12:32

Andrew

Posts: 2

Hi!

Is it possible to add extended list rename method? I mean something like this:
old_file_name-1 \t new_file_name-11 \r\n
old_file_name-2 \t new_file_name-21 \r\n
old_file_name-2 \t new_file_name-22 \r\n

I think it would be convenient to use table-like rule that allow not only rename files, but copy (duplicate) it too. More this, it can be easier to control which file name should be renamed to something - no need to control sort order of input file list.

Thanks!

P.S. Nice tool. Keep it up!

20/06-13 12:32

#1 : 21/06-13 17:56

wikiped

Posts: 2

First of all thank you very much for the great app!

Could you please clarify for me which EXIF fields are used for which date in case <Img Date> is used.

ExitTool v.9.31 shows that there the following EXIF dates in my jpg files and my guess is that the mapping is the following:
<ExifTool:ModifyDate> ---> Date Taken
<ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> ---> Date Original
<ExifTool:CreateDate> ---> Date Digitized

It's just I had an issue trying to rename a dozen of image files taken on the same day using <Img Date> tag:
<Img Year>.<Img Month>.<Img Day> - <Img Hour>.<Img Min>.<Img Sec>
In Settings --> Image file --> Date taken was selected.

After using the rename mask one of file had a different date than the other files.
And the only difference was the date in <ExifTool:ModifyDate> for that file.

I also noticed that I had to restart Aren.exe for the change in Settings --> Image file --> Date... to take effect.
Might be worth mentioning in the manual - which is found very useful otherwise.

Thanks.

21/06-13 17:56

#1 : 22/06-13 17:15

Rien

Posts: 6

I have een E-book file of about 7000 items.
The standard method for a filename for E-books is: Booktitle - Author first name Author familyname
My problem is that about 25% (so about 1750 items!!) do have as filename: booktitle - Author familyname, Firstname

I have checked all possibilities in this WONDERFULL program but I could not find a solution to make the change in a batchmethod.

Can someone help me??
Regards

22/06-13 17:15

#1 : 23/06-13 21:03

Murat

Posts: 1

Hello all! Great thanks to developers first of all. The question - is it possible to make up random names for files, which are being renamed? Thanks!

23/06-13 21:03

#1 : 26/06-13 20:00

supert8ch

Posts: 1

I have thousands of email files and want to have them renamed.
Current format:
Viewed in windows explorer under NAME column
yyyy-mm-dd hhmm sendername subject.msg

I want to make it:

yyyy-mm-dd hhmm under NAME column
sendername under AUTHOR column
subject under the SUBJECT column

26/06-13 20:00

#1 : 02/07-13 12:30

Rick

Posts: 2

Thinking I'm gonna need to dip into the scripting for this, which means I definitely need help! In any case:

An example of the file name:

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!- The Dream Fight - PART 4 - Game Grumps (HD)

What I want it to become:

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! - 04 - The Dream Fight

So basically, I want the last bit trimmed off. I want the number made into a 2 digit number and moved up after the title -with a space before the hyphen- and then nothing after the subtitle.

What I've managed to do myself:

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!- The Dream Fight - 04 -

But even that means it'll only work if I use the Remove Pattern for "Game Grumps (HD)", I'd prefer a more general method if possible.

In any case, if I could get any help, that'd be super. I've yet to figure out how to effectively batch rename stuff like that, with this or other tools.

02/07-13 12:30

#1 : 05/07-13 16:15

jay

Posts: 2

I am hoping someone can help me....

I have a folder with thousands of images
I have a table with two fields
1. is the actual file name of the file in the folder
2. is a new file name

I need something to :
go to the first record in the table and get the image name
scan the folder for that image
when it finds it rename the file to the new name from the table

might be even nice to copy and move the image then rename it...so I can run multiple times without loosing my orignal files

PLEASE HELP

05/07-13 16:15

#1 : 05/07-13 18:53

ThePC01

Posts: 5

I have some files music with name Unicode
Original name - Vietnamese

name in "Unicode C string encode" - "English"

1. "\x43\x1EA3m \x1A0n" - "Thanks"
2. "\x43\x103n Ph\xF2ng" - "The Room"
3. "\x43on \x110\x1B0\x1EDDng M\xE0u \x58\x61nh" - "The Green Road"

I want upcase all character, so I use methose "Set upper Case", but AR has error status: "File already Exist"

Error:
if in new filename : Only change case ASCII character ==> AR status: OK
If in new filename : change case of other Unicode character (example: ==> AR status: "File already exist"

Please fix this. Thank you very much.

05/07-13 18:53 - edited 05/07-13 19:02

#1 : 06/07-13 08:26

Andre Linoge

Posts: 2

I have created an template html-file with <Title>Name</Title> and <img src=Name.jpg>

Now i need to chance both the titlename and the imagename into the original name within a bunch of html-files.

Is it possible to achieve this procedure using a list with original names or am i doomed to change the names file by file??

TIA
Andre Linoge

06/07-13 08:26

#1 : 11/07-13 08:52

arwul

Posts: 94

Anybody out there who knows how to solve this?
Note, there is no such filename, all files are named with ddmmyyyy hhmmss.

[URL=http://s528.photobucket.com/user/phwul/media/Sn agIt-11072013084706_zpsead33dcd.jpg.html ][IMG]http://i528.photobucket.com/albums /dd330/phwul/SnagIt-11072013084706_zpsea d33dcd.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[URL=http://s528.photobucket.com/user/phwul/media/Sn agIt-11072013084217_zps46181ba4.jpg.html ][IMG]http://i528.photobucket.com/albums /dd330/phwul/SnagIt-11072013084217_zps46 181ba4.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Thanks!
=

11/07-13 08:52

#1 : 11/07-13 18:57

Dave

Posts: 3

Hello new boy here.

I've had a bit of a search on the forum but I've not been able to recognise what I'm looking for. I bet it's there but I can't see it. Hopefully it's something Kim Jensen would know about.

Basically I need to batch delete numbers and move some text around in Windows files.

I'm ripping CDs to flac files that I can see in the CD folders using Windows Explorer with a standard Windows 7 laptop. At the moment I don't want to do anything with the music or any tags that are referred to at point 7. below.

Ordinarily the music tracks can stay in their CD/album format but when it comes to Singles that just happen to be on random compilation CDs, that won't work. There are many with 4 or 5 instances of the same track but pre-selecting the wanted tracks and ripping only those would be far too mind-blowing.

So, getting all the tracks together into alphabetical order (ideally by song title) would make it easier for me to identify the unwanted tracks and delete them. But, as you'd expect, the track file names show the track numbers e.g. 05_Buddy_Holly_-_That'll_Be_The_Day.flac.

The least I need to do is batch delete ALL the number prefixes like 05_ or 5, up to about 25/30 per CD but what would be even better would be to invert the file names so they show the song title first e.g. That'll_Be_The_Day_-_Buddy_Holly.flac, (I've placed '_-_' between artist and song but that's not essential).

As far as I understand it, none of these changes affect how the music is viewed on the player.

Here's how I see it being worked:
1. Rip the umpteen CDs in full with the tracks all auto-identified like the example above.

2. Move all the resulting music files from their 'CD' folder to a single Windows folder.

3. Remove the track number pre-fixes (01_, 02_ or 1, 2 etc.) and if possible change the file names so they appear at the beginning.

4. Use Windows Sort so that the tracks fall into alphabetical order by artist or better still by song title.

5. Delete all repeats (except other artist's versions).

6. Select the remaining flac files and place these in folders called: Singles A to F, Singles G to L, etc. with about 25 tracks on each (or one giant 'album' with all the singles on it).

7. Use something to name/tag the final collection/s so they are identified with their new 'albums' (using dBpoweramp or mp3tag?) rather than their original CDs and number-tag them in their new play-order. The players will still 'see' the artist and hopefully the tracks will be searchable.

8. Move the results back to the music store.

Sorry this is such long post but I have tried to make it so I'm not wasting your time with half a story. Even so I bet I've forgotten something obvious. I really hope you can help with steps 3 and 4 and if there's a genius out there who knows about the other stuff, that would be great.

Do you think Advanced Renamer can help with this, and if yes, what steps should I take?

Thanks,
Dave

11/07-13 18:57 - edited 12/07-13 17:03

#1 : 12/07-13 17:20

Schnooki

Posts: 2

Hi,

i would like to rename a bunch auf mp4 video files. The internal tags of that mp4-container are properly filled out field eg. Filmname, Genre, Recordingdate etc.

How can one use for example the filmname-tag.field from inside the mp4-container (visible by using VLC or MediaInfo) to rename the file?

Thanks for this great piece of software!

12/07-13 17:20 - edited 12/07-13 17:21

#1 : 14/07-13 09:17

MrHants

Posts: 18

Im trying to organise over 2000 photos into folders based on the year/month they were taken. I found out how to do this by using tags in the folder name, however, when it shows the destination folder for some, it appears that its not reading the exit info.

eg...

c:\pictures\holidays\2012\MAR
c:\pictures\holidays\\

I can verify this as when I select the file, the info at the bottom does not display the date taken, yet, when I veiw the properties of the file, I can quite clearly see it contains the same information as the files whose info is being recognised.

The only difference I can see, is that these particular images are taken with a HTC smartphone, whilst the ones the seem to work ok, were taken with a Samsung!

http://sdrv.ms/13fwmVe

You can see 2 file properties, and view the Date Taken info, but only the Samnsung info is visible in the app... Reading other posts, this has been put down to manufacturer inconsistencies (which I can understand!). Is their anyway to "easily" remedy this?

14/07-13 09:17 - edited 14/07-13 10:16

#1 : 14/07-13 22:38

Saxtus

Posts: 3

First of all, thank you for this great program!

I am using XBMC and I am trying to create media stub placeholder files (.disc), that contain the same message (for example "Disk 31") for many entries.

For XBMC media stubs to work as I want, both files are needed. One should have information about the original file (.nfo file, those are created automatically on XBMC library export) and the other containing the location (.disc file, containing message with disc number in my case, those needed to be created manually) of where the file is stored offline.

So, I was wondering if it's possible to copy the contents of one source text file to different new files, maintaining the same contents, with filenames created using list and replace methods of AR.

Thanks in advance!

14/07-13 22:38 - edited 14/07-13 22:40

#1 : 19/07-13 22:07

Peter Gavin

Posts: 1

Okay, so what I would like to do is rename a folder based on the file that is inside it, so that the name of the folder matches it.

I will be applying this to my collection of movie backups. I have already run the files through a program that matches the movie with the dates, so they are all in the format <Movie Title> <Date>, and I would like the folder to reflect that.

19/07-13 22:07

#1 : 23/07-13 18:29

Axel

Posts: 1

Hello,

I receive doc with a name xxxxxxx_20130718.

For better sorting in Explorer I want to identify the date at the end of the name and move it in front of the name.

Result should be:

2013-07-18 xxxxxxx

Is this possible ? The length of the name is different, I can't say "start on pos 18".

Thx for any tips

CU,
Axel

23/07-13 18:29

#1 : 24/07-13 01:12

Henri

Posts: 1

hey there!
some help appreciated for doing a name replacing script.

i have a bunch of files named something like this:

asdasd_c3_asdasd
asd_asdasd_f#5_asdasd
asdasd_a3_asd_asdasd

you may know that the a3 and f#5 etc are note names, and im looking for a way to replace each one with one that is a semitone lower as in:

asdasd_b2_asdasd
asd_asdasd_f5_asdasd
asdasd_g#3_asd_asdasd

i think i need to do to lists that contains all the note values, and then have the script look at the filenames, and then reference if it can find a corresponding string in the list, then change that into one thats one step forward in the list.

the note values go like this, for your reference

c3, c#3, d3, d#3, e3, f3, f#3, g3, g#3, a3, a#3, b3, c4, c#4, d4, etc.

any ideas oh how i should go about doing this?

i already know that i could do this by manually entering a crap ton of replace naming methods, but id like to learn how to use the script feature to do this, also would make changing things easier if there needs to be changes made.

thanks!

h

24/07-13 01:12 - edited 24/07-13 01:14

#1 : 25/07-13 01:49

Larry Wilson

Posts: 1

Sir:

Would you please show me how to rename files that are like this one.

Before: Keith, Toby - I Love This Bar

After: Toby Keith - I love This Bar

Best, Larry

25/07-13 01:49

#1 : 25/07-13 05:36

Summer

Posts: 1

Hi,

I was trying to move a bunch of songs from one folder into folders by artist using this tool but when I added them into the Advance Renamer they showed nothing in the ID3 Artist or Album columns even though this information is contained in the properties of the mp3.

Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong.

Thank you,

Summer

25/07-13 05:36

#1 : 04/08-13 02:33

Hasan

Posts: 3

Hi!

I have a semi-complex renaming pattern so I created the script below. My script DOES work on files (less than 13). When the script is not active (the check box is unchecked), the program can import files or directories fine. However, when I check the box after having imported the files, they become red, error still says "OK" and this alert appears "Access violation at address 6716F7BS in module 'js32.dll'. Read of address 056BF03C."

If I import more than 13 files, and the script is already active, the program shows the same error message and the renaming panel where the old file names are shown along with the new file names becomes blank. The items ARE imported though because when I click on them, their name appears in the item information panel.

After the 13+ files crash, the program can import and show the files when the script is disabled, but crashes even with 2 files (unlike the first case, which worked with up to 12 files).

I uninstalled (had to remove the program's registry keys) and installed it again. The 13 file problem persisted. With the fresh installation, I was able to use my script with under 13 files.

Here is the script:

var oName = item.name; //SMH 52-13-64 writing writing
var noSMH = oName.split("SMH ").pop(); //52-13-64 writing writing
var Fst = noSMH.indexOf("-");
var Snd = noSMH.indexOf("-", Fst+1);
var cleanName = noSMH.substring(0, Snd); //52-13
var numOnly = cleanName.split("-").pop(); //13
var orgSijNum = cleanName.substring(0, cleanName.indexOf('-')); //52-
var addOne = +numOnly + 1;
var minOne = numOnly - 1;
var sep = "+";
var parsed = parseInt(numOnly);

if (parsed %2 == 0){
var evenName = cleanName + sep + addOne ; //52-13+14
return evenName;
}
else{
var oddName = orgSijNum + "-" + minOne + sep + numOnly; //52-13+14
return oddName;
}

04/08-13 02:33

#1 : 11/08-13 15:51

Matt Hill

Posts: 1

I am using the Broadcatching feature on a Zyxel NSA325.

Some podcast feeds (rss) work fine, however others come down with additional characters after the file extension

e.g.

nisbeginner2_tailandia.mp3_d13a76d516d9dec20c3d276ce028ed5089ab1ce3dae902ea1d01cf8135d3ca589e15&c_id=1868712

I'd like to remove all characters after the file extension .mp3

Matt

11/08-13 15:51

#1 : 13/08-13 16:47

Mario Alvarez

Posts: 29

Mr. Jensen:

Advanced Renamer is by far the best files and folders renaming application. I'm using it for years and I'm very grateful for your great work.

But I have a problem: when I select some files or folders in Windows Explorer, right-click and select Add to Advanced Renamer, the application panel comes up with no files or folders in the list. Sometimes pops up an error message: Access violation at address 00521D54 in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 00000048, or Access violation at address 008F20E0 in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 00000008. But sometimes there is no error message at all.

After that, I can drag and drop the files to ARen and everything works...but not with the context menu.

Now I'm using ARen 3.58 Portable in Windows 8 64-bit, but I have that problem since I was using version 3.53 Portable in Windows 7 64-bit.

I think the problem is not ARen, but Windows configuration or another application, because ARen works well in my office PC (with Windows 7 64-bit) and I face the problem in my home PC (with Windows 8 64-bit).

Could you help to solve this? Sorry for my english...

13/08-13 16:47

#1 : 23/08-13 04:07

David Tynes

Posts: 1

Hello,
I am excited by AdvancedRenamer as I think it may be just the ticket for me to use for parsing through about 32GB of content and renaming and moving specific files to a new location.

I have some very large images that I would like to be able to recognize via EXIF data for image width of 28800 pixels. I would like to take those images that it finds meeting that criteria and rename the images using the path information where those images are actually located which currently looks something like this:

X:\[container_name]\1\1\L\1.jpg

In the location where the images reside are sometimes multiple .jpg image files named 1.jpg, 2.jpg and so on. I am looking to locate all of these images and then rename them to this:

[container_name]_C$_V$_$_F$.jpg

The $ would be the information from the file path so a typical filename might look like this:

Original Path: X:\[container_name]\1\1\L\1.jpg ----- Extracted/renamed file: container_name_C1_V1_L_F1.jpg
Original Path: X:\[container_name]\1\1\L\2.jpg ----- Extracted/renamed file: container_name_C1_V1_L_F2.jpg
Original Path: X:\[container_name]\1\1\R\1.jpg ----- Extracted/renamed file: container_name_C1_V1_R_F1.jpg
Original Path: X:\[container_name]\1\1\R\2.jpg ----- Extracted/renamed file: container_name_C1_V1_R_F2.jpg

I am not sure if that is completely clear but I am interested in the best strategy for identifying these files and then moving/renaming using path data.

Thanks for any tips or insight into how to utilize the AdvancedRenamer application for this task.

~Dubhead

23/08-13 04:07

#1 : 24/08-13 16:19

Mario

Posts: 3

Hi all,
I was trying to rename a file to dat taken but found one of the files not being rename correctly.

Looked around and seems I'm using the correct tags <Img Year><Img Month><Img Day> but the file is being renamed to last modified date. It is a file resized but I can see the tags are correct.

In the software it shows incorrect date taken.

Found the problem in 3.54 but updated to latest 3.59 and still get this.

Using windows 7 64bit.

There's a screenshot here:
https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D7635330_4535943_64 09081

24/08-13 16:19

#1 : 25/08-13 10:56

Peter Mueller

Posts: 2

Hello,
I have stored all my music under:
- Title of album (year)

I would like to change it to:
- (year) Title of album

Unfortunately I have not found a way.

Any hint is welcome.

Regards

25/08-13 10:56

#1 : 30/08-13 13:59

Ash Brown

Posts: 2

Hi,

Does scripting actually work with normal javascript? My script is coming to a halt at line zero:

Invalid script: line 0: _itemFunc is not defined

Is it something basic I'm doing properly in AR? Any help appreciated.

My script is supposed to split a file name, change one part, put it back together and rename the file, e.g.
Smith_987654_replace.jpg

The split parts would be [0]Smith [1]987654 [2]replace. Then I do some math with the number and put it back together - but I'm not getting off the starting blocks. My script so far:

function(index, item) {
var n = item.newBasename.split('_');
nNew = parseInt(n[1]);

nNew = (nNew x 2);
nNew = nNew.toString;
len = (nNew.length)-6;
nNew = nNew.substring(len);
item.newBasename = n[0]+nNew+n[2];
return item.newBasename;
}

Many thanks for any help,

Ash

30/08-13 13:59

#1 : 01/09-13 09:02

Zeezuiper

Posts: 1

I downloaded some files where the names where in reverse. I wrote the following simple script to rename the files back:

function (index, item) {
var OldName = item.name;
var NewName = OldName.split('').reverse().join('');
return NewName;

Have fun with it!

01/09-13 09:02

#1 : 05/09-13 21:05

Scott Bollinger

Posts: 2

I was able to setup a command line script that will rename a file then move it to another directory. The issue I have is I am getting files with the same number. I would really just need to the files being moved 1, 2, 3 etc while maintaining the extension. Is there anyway to get the script to remember the last file name used so it doesn't replicate the same name?

05/09-13 21:05

#1 : 08/09-13 19:47

Jake

Posts: 3

I would like a feature (or if someone can explain how) to rename files first by the image's date taken, if missing, use the file's date created. Either OR logic, or precedence logic.

I tried renaming by precedence: file create date first, then EXIF. AdvancedRenamer will overwrite the file create date with the empty EXIF date.

Additionally, if the EXIF data is missing, I would prefer the option of skipping the data instead of overwriting with empty values.

I have some old image files that do not have EXIF information, some are not JPEG (I have some PNG), and some are movies I recorded with my camera.

Thanks,
Jake

08/09-13 19:47

#1 : 09/09-13 01:01

ece

Posts: 1

hopping, making the file name

for example, the file name of the 00001, 00003, 00005 How can we as

00001-c-00001
00001-c-00003
00001-c-00005
00001-c-00007
....
....
....

09/09-13 01:01

#1 : 09/09-13 07:26

Jake

Posts: 3

For image files (jpeg), the Date Taken column is not accurate. Windows Explorer displays the correct Date Taken information.

I expect AdvanedRenamer to use the same information that is displayed in Windows Explorer.

It appears AdvancedRenamer uses the EXIF Image Modify Date, not the Photo Date/Time Original or Create Date.

This problem doesn't happen with all files from the same camera.

Jake
Windows 7
AdvancedRenamer v 3.60
Canon S100

09/09-13 07:26

#1 : 09/09-13 17:38

harkra

Posts: 1

hallo,

I#m using advanced renamer the first time today. I want to rename folders that have subfolders and files. the replacement does not work und error 101 is given for all folders. If the folder to be renamed does not have subfolders the same method works. ANy hints for me??
thanks in advance
Harkra

09/09-13 17:38

#1 : 10/09-13 09:53

divanko

Posts: 1

Will you add Separate Capitalized Text?

10/09-13 09:53

#1 : 11/09-13 12:51

slimen

Posts: 1

Hi,

I need to rename files like this :

white-JN1500
black-JN1200

to this :

JN1500
JN1200

So i have to find a script to delete all characters before "-JN"
Do you have a method for this ?

11/09-13 12:51

#1 : 14/09-13 19:30

LORD MADA

Posts: 1

Is there a script to add file version to filename?

eg : wama.exe has a file version of 4.1 can be ==> wama4.1.exe

14/09-13 19:30

#1 : 19/09-13 18:34

New User

Posts: 1

I downloaded express_installer.exe. I ran it and I declined the toolbar tools and browsers add-ons. I don't think Advanced Renamer actually got installed, at least I can't find it. A friend suggested that I try it and I don't want browser safeguard and all that other stuff on my corporate laptop. Is there something during the install that I should have accepted? Is the program called advancedrenamer.exe?

19/09-13 18:34

#1 : 20/09-13 00:14

Pablo Muggeri

Posts: 1

hi
I'd like to reduce the number of characters to be displayed as you use teh <Rand> comand
how could I do it?
Thanks

20/09-13 00:14

#1 : 21/09-13 07:43

arwul

Posts: 94

I know lookaheads and lookbehinds currently are not supported.
Also that < or > characters are preserved for 'tags'.

As far as I know, currently, there are no filerenamers that support these functions.

Assume the regex flavor used by AR is the Microsoft version?

Is there no way to solve this?
Have a workaround for the < and > and implement the lookahead/lookbehind functionality?

I think it would make AR unique on that point.

=

21/09-13 07:43

#1 : 23/09-13 02:24

Rauger

Posts: 1

Hi,

It seems that file analysis takes a lot of time when adding a large number of files in the GUI.
I understand you can cut that part by pressing Cancel in the "File Analysis" dialog box.
But is there a global setting to preventively turn off that file analysis sequence?

More importantly, is there a way to turn off that analysis in the command line arenc.exe as it seems to take hell of a time when doing bulk rename on large number of files?

Thank you for your help.

R.

23/09-13 02:24

#1 : 24/09-13 17:16

Posts: 1

Hello,

I have folders and sub folders that have special characters that require them to be removed from the name. I did a test run and the program fails to rename them

The Test set up with result - These are folder names

1(1 - renamed with no issues
1(1\2)2 - rename fail
1(1\2@2\3) - rename fail

Can you please let me know how can I address this with out going through each folder manually. I have hundreds of folders that need to renamed

Thank you

24/09-13 17:16

#1 : 25/09-13 12:22

Duarte Nunes

Posts: 1

Hello,
I got several folders with images and would like to rename those folders based on the name of the images inside those same folders:

ex:
"folder_1" as the "my_image.jpg" inside, rename "folder_1" to "my_image"

thank you

25/09-13 12:22

#1 : 28/09-13 15:59

Mike Brett

Posts: 2

I have a set of files with names of varying lengths. I want to keep only n characters, counting from the right.

How please can that be done? None of the simple methods seems quite right for that task.

Thanks

28/09-13 15:59

#1 : 02/10-13 23:46

Bernie2504

Posts: 17

Hallo
i have a problem to swap a "2 words Folder Name"

e.g.

a folder name like this : Bob Marley

i want to swap it to : Marley, Bob

i use the "replace method" with :

Text to be replaced: <word:1> <word:2> (Bob Marley)
Replace with: <word:2>, <word:1> (Marley, Bob) (that's what i want)

but the created new folder name is : ,Bob Marley

what's wrong in this method and what would be the correct method ?

please help

Bernd (Germany)

02/10-13 23:46

#1 : 03/10-13 11:29

JJ Emmanuel

Posts: 2

Hi,

Great software - thanks - Newbie query here - I am sure I am missing something, but have tried searching etc for a while and playing around, but no joy, so apologies if this is an obvious question:

I have JPG files mixed in with various video formats : MOV, AVI, MP4 etc and simply want to add yyyy.mm.dd infront of existing file name and extension. so to do this, I thought

1. use exif data if possible on images so I am using "New Name" then : <IMG Year>.<IMG Month>.<IMG Day>.<Name>.<Ext> to sort first - this works on most JPG

however it there are video files it adds just adds " ... " in front, same with some JPG (I suspect older ones I once edited )

I tried <Year Created>.<Month Created>.<Day Created> <Name>.<Ext> but this seems to pick a date they were last copied onto the current external drive I am using, and if also does not work for video formats - seems to pick todays date?

I hope this query makes sense? In summary, I need a 3 step routine:

1. run <IMG Year>.<IMG Month>.<IMG Day>.<Name>.<Ext> to sort most JPG
2. then another routine to catch the JPG by date created (original date, not copy date)
3. then another routine to rename video formats as in 2 above

and all with each next step, not undoing what has been done in the step preceding?

Many thanks for any help

03/10-13 11:29

#1 : 04/10-13 09:35

werner

Posts: 6

Hi!
First - thank you for releasing this great software as freeware.

beside other things (which work fine) I tried to solve following problem:

I catalogue pictures in folders - the files should be named foldername_0001, foldername_0002.....
no problem so far.
but I often have to add some new pictures to one of these folders - and now they should fill the gaps or get the next numbers above the highest existing one.

unfortunately I can not renumber the whole directory (because of my backup-software - which will get confused).

I tried to do this with a script, but in the prebatch (although the app.getitem(1) gets no error) the item.path is not accessable.
(i tried to get the available numbers in the prebatch to store them in an array and access the array from the script if I notice that a file is not named like foldername_####.) - I don't think it would be performant - if I search for the next free number with every new file.

Do you have any idea to solve this problem? - and do your renamer only rename files wich names have changed or all files in the list.

thank you
werner

04/10-13 09:35

#1 : 08/10-13 23:52

Mei Qin Chen

Posts: 2

i am organizing my music files to folders by artist. the file names are already set to <artist> - <track>.midi e.g. Michael Jackson - Thriller.midi.

I set the batch mode to copy with the output folder: C:\downloads\music\<substr:1:->.

however, i am getting error code 101. when i check in explorer, the program is creating the folder but not copying the file. there is no restriction on access on these files.

i dont know what is causing the error.

please help. thank you in advance.

08/10-13 23:52

#1 : 13/10-13 04:06

Alex

Posts: 2

I have mp3 files like {01_abdc.mp3 ; 02_sabbath.mp3} and {01-abdc.mp3 ; 04-pork.mp3} and {12.black.mp3 ; 21.progressive.mp3}

whatever, my question is simple: how can I substitute these - . _ characters only after numbers, to change it to a space ( )?
I tried "\d-" ---> "\d " but was not able to match the number.

Thanks.

13/10-13 04:06

#1 : 04/11-13 14:12

Larry Lambert

Posts: 1

Hi All,

I'm a newbie having just downloaded and started this morning. It seems to be a formidable and very well developed utility. Congratulations Mr. Jensen!

I've chosen the portable version so I can use it on several computers (I have one desktop and four laptops).

My question is this:

Is it possible to download the user guide so I can refer to it when I'm somewhere remote without an internet connection?

Please excuse me if I've missed it but I've looked on the website and done a search within the forum.

Many thanks,

04/11-13 14:12

#1 : 16/11-13 15:09

Pedro

Posts: 1

Hi
I have taken thousends of pictures with a wrong date & time-setting in the camera.
How can I modify this?
Thanks in advance.
Pedro

16/11-13 15:09

#1 : 17/11-13 12:05

Steffen Maurer

Posts: 2

Hi,

I can i change a special EXIF Tag with AdvancedRenamer?

I saw this tag with the button ExifTool but I do not know how to change it with a renaming method?

SpeciallyI want to change the <ExifTool:Orientation> to normal (0Â°) of all my pictures!

Thanks for any hint!
Pauli

17/11-13 12:05

#1 : 17/11-13 15:15

Henjin

Posts: 1

First, thank you for developing this great software! I especially love its RegEx support.

I like to request a feature. When adding a lot of media or picture files, AdvancedRenamer takes a long time to analyze them. It wastes time if you only want to rename files base on their filenames, not their meta data. So I hope you consider to add an option to disable File Analyzing when adding files. Thank you in advance.

EDIT: It seems there is already a similar request. Sorry for being duplicate.

17/11-13 15:15 - edited 17/11-13 15:23

#1 : 19/11-13 08:11

a grilled fish

Posts: 1

Hello, first of all, thank you for such a great, free tool. It's been amazing and easy to use so far.

I have a bunch of files with the same name but different extensions. I want to rename them all together. How can I have files with the same name keep the same number?

For example, currently, I have:
006_fileA.jpg
006_fileA.txt
009_fileB.jpg
009_fileB.txt
006_fileC.jpg
006_fileC.txt

I want to rename to:
001_fileA.jpg
001_fileA.txt
002_fileB.jpg
002_fileB.txt
003_fileC.jpg
003_fileC.txt

Thank you very much again for this great piece of software.

19/11-13 08:11

#1 : 22/11-13 01:44

[email protected]

Posts: 2

Howdy
I would like to use the Name Collision feature to copy files from diverse directories based on exif data. If the name exists, I choose Append incrementing number. Unfortunately, the "file already exists" errror continues. I don't quite understand this function. For example, I am using the original file name, but copying the file to a new directory based on the <Img Year><Img Month><Img Day>. So, if i have the same image that I copied into multiple directories, they will eventually end up in one directory with IMGXXX_01.JPG, IMGXXX_02.JPG etc. Eventually, i would ask Advanced Renamer to Fail, because I don't want these duplicates. However, I just get the error!

Any thoughts?
DOUg

22/11-13 01:44

#1 : 29/11-13 01:20

Erik

Posts: 2

Dear Kim,

Thank you so much for your nice program. I am using 3.6 and it has saved me lots of trouble.

I have a few suggestions below.

A "TRUNCATE" FEATURE REQUEST

I suggest including a feature that could be called "truncate," that would truncate all files to the number of characters specified by the user, RATHER THAN simply "eliminating" a given number of characters.

For example, if I have 500 files, some with short names, some, medium, and some, long, and I just want to reduce all of them to ten characters, but I don't want to ASSIGN any particular name, but rather only TRUNCATE whatever name they already have, I think that Advanced Renamer should be able to do it.

As you know, Windows has a problem transferring files with long names or long paths, and it can be very complicated to change the names individually. It can be equally complicated to change the names through a batch process, when all I care about is shortening the long name, short enough so as not to be a problem. TRUNCATE would do the trick.

In other words, if the file name is already short enough, I do not want to shorten it any further; I just want all the long file names in the same batch to be shortened.

You could also adapt this feature to allow the user to determine the maximum length desired for the truncation. In other words, to leave my short names as is, but to shorten my files of 50 or 200 characters down to 30.

Incidentally, I have many MIDI files downloaded from the Internet, that have the URL embedded into the name, and they have extremely long names. If Advanced Renamer could simply search for the marker "www" in each file name, and delete NOT ONLY THAT but everything to the right of that, that would also be wonderful. At the moment I have 29,000 such files to work with in this way.

HELP FILES

One of the biggest issues with AR is that the help files are not embedded into the program, v3.6. I do not have regular access to the Internet, so I cannot get any help sometimes. I understand that you like to update the help files directly in this way, but I think each download should include its own help files.

BUG REPORT

"Set upper case first letter" is a feature that works, but which does not reveal that the process was completed in the affected file window. I have to close and reopen a Windows file window to see whether the changes were really made.

LIVE EDITING SUGGESTION

I suggest allowing manual re-touching of files while they are revealed in the main AR window. It is sometimes easier to access them this way than by going to a system window. You could require an automatic refreshing of the window after such changes, so as not to affect the pending renaming functions, but it would be helpful to have this function.

REGULAR EXPRESSIONS

I suggest allowing mixed expressions, between actual words to be replaced and regular expressions to be applied.

For example, if I want to search through a long list of files called "01 scripture 1", "01 scripture 7", "01 scripture 9", etc., and I want AR to simply find and remove the number at the end, but not the number at the beginning, it seems that I should be able to type in something like "scripture /d" in my "replace" window, to accomplish that task, but this does not work in AR at the moment; I can only choose one function or another.

Perhaps you could allow the user to put the real words in quotes, or in brackets, and the regular expressions as is, or vice versa, so that AR will not confuse the regular expressions with the real words to be replaced. But be careful, because sometimes I want to search and replace quotation marks themselves, in the file names, AR should not misinterpret the quotes as regular expressions.

That's all for now. Thanks again, Kim.

29/11-13 01:20

#1 : 29/11-13 20:08

Gleb Popov

Posts: 1

Hello!

When trying to rename a lot of files using EXIF tags <ExifTool:CreateDate>.<ExifTool:FileType> I have found that I can't proceed more then 10 files at once.
If I try to proceed more files at once (20/50/100), I get a lot of processes conhost.exe & exiftool.exe and they get my system out of memory.

By the way, although I have successfully finished one of portions and exited program normally, above mentioned processes conhost.exe & exiftool.exe are still in memory (more than 50 instances of each).

My computer is Acer Revo 3600 nettop, Atom 330 processor, 2Gb RAM, Windows 7 Home Basic. I have Kaspersky Internet Security 12.0 as my antivirus program.

P.S. Program's usability is quite good, but I have to proceed more than 2000 files. I think this will take too long time to do it by 10 files at once.

P.P.S. Forgive me for poor English.

29/11-13 20:08

#1 : 06/12-13 20:50

Ivan Jensen

Posts: 4

Hi

This seems to be an excellent tool!
But as a newbie I need some help.
I have looked in the help and the most recent posts in the forum, but without any luck!

Case:
Original filename1:
IMG_1234.jpg
Original filename2:
AVI_5678.mov
Original filename3:
PC019012.JPG

Desired filename1:
2012-12-31 (1234) - Activity.jpg
Desired filename2:
2012-12-31 (5678) - Activity.mov
Desired filename2:
2012-12-31 (9012) - Activity.JPG

I would think that in pseudo code, it could look something like this:
Original1 & 2:
<crap>_<number>.<Ext>
Original3:
<crap>01<number>.<Ext>
->
New:
2012-12-31 (<number>) - Activity.<Ext>

For original 1 and 2 I think I could use something like this:
2012-12-31 (<Word:2>) - Activity.<Ext> (if I make sure that underscore is one of the separation characters).
But how can I make it work on original 3? (chosing "1" as a separation character is not a good idea, I think!).

I hope someone can help.

Best regards.
Ivan

06/12-13 20:50 - edited 06/12-13 23:06

#1 : 10/12-13 07:03

Brian Carroll

Posts: 1

First off, brilliant program. It has numerous features that I have only see in paid software. I have messed with this software for a few months and find that it fits all of my needs, save one.

When clicking "undo previous batch", the window populates and it shows me all of the different file names that I have created, with a time stamp showing when I did it. The only option that is provided is to undo one of the batches.

What I would like to see is an additional feature that allows me to reference those previous batches to ensure that a file can not be renamed the same as previously done. This feature already exists for individual batches by adding the _001 or user created separators when a name conflict occurs. But it does not reference the previous batches.

That means that I could rename a pdf to "test.pdf" today, and then tomorrow in a different session, rename another file to "test.pdf", and it will not add the _001 because they were not renamed in the exact same batch.

I have a different renaming program for work that provides this feature. It is outdated, slow, and can only use microsoft excel to rename. It is a shell compared to what AdvancedRenamer offers, but the program references every batch that I have done since I purchased it in 2005. If I have ever renamed a pdf to "test.pdf", it will instead rename it to "testDUP1.pdf" or "testDUP2.pdf, making it impossible to ever have two like files on the system.

10/12-13 07:03

#1 : 10/12-13 17:22

werner

Posts: 6

As there is no reply to my questions, and no way to get rid of the hang-ups please remove my login-data.

thank you

10/12-13 17:22

#1 : 11/12-13 09:07

Andy Roberson

Posts: 2

Sorry if this is a duplicate, I can't find my original post, else this would be a reply to that post.

I've been working on a script all day to evaluate various EXIF dates, determine the earliest valid not-null date of those, and then return that date in the desired format to the calling program via item.newBasename.

I've got it somewhat working, but am having issues moving dates to/from strings. I have programming experience, but I'm new to javascript and to ARen.

Problems I "think" I'm having:

1) Initializing date variables with content from (string?) item.exifToolvalue.<name>.
EX. var WSCreateDate = new Date.parse(item.exifToolValue.CreateDate); <- doesn't seem to be working.

This is of course causing all of the logic around my local dates to fail, which results in today's date being returned instead of the more appropriate date available from EXIF.

2) Today's date is 2013-12-11; however, the value returned in item.newBasename is 2013-11-11 (wrong month). I've checked and checked, and can't figure out why that is happening.

Thanks in advance for any assistance, and of course for the great program! I will make a donation as soon as I can get this working!

Script below. May not be the most efficient javascript, but it does return data. Just not the right data yet.

//
// This function evaluates three dates from EXIF data, and determines the
// earliest populated date of the three. This date will then be returned to the
// calling program for subsequent manipulation, such as removing invalid
// and/or unwanted characters.
//
// INITIALIZE LOCAL WS VARIABLES
//
var WSCreateDate = new Date.parse(item.exifToolValue.CreateDate);
var WSFileCreateDate = new Date.parse(item.exifToolValue.FileCreateDate);
var WSFileModifyDate = new Date.parse(item.exifToolValue.FileModifyDate);
var WSDateTimeOriginal = new Date.parse(item.exifToolValue.DateTimeOriginal);
var WSDateToUseString;
var WSYear;
var WSMonth;
var WSDay;
var WSHours;
var WSMinutes;
var WSSeconds;
//
// INITIALIZE WSDateToUse with current date
//
var WSDateToUse = new Date()
//
// Evalulate each date against WSDateToUse, and move date to the WSDateToUse
// variable if it is "less than" the current value of WSDateToUse, and is
// a valid not-null date
//
if (WSCreateDate<WSDateToUse && WSCreateDate.getFullYear() != null)
{
WSDateToUse=WSCreateDate;
}
if (WSFileCreateDate<WSDateToUse && WSFileCreateDate.getFullYear() != null)
{
WSDateToUse=WSFileCreateDate;
}
if (WSFileModifyDate<WSDateToUse && WSFileModifyDate.getFullYear() != null)
{
WSDateToUse=WSFileModifyDate;
}
if (WSDateTimeOriginal<WSDateToUse && WSDateTimeOriginal.getFullYear() != null)
{
WSDateToUse=WSDateTimeOriginal;
}
//
// Individually extract and concatenate data from the date field into the
// WSDateToUse-String field producing an edit mask of YYYY-MM-DD HH-MM-SS.
// I can't find the JS method that would do this automatically.
// Surely there is one!
//
// Format Month as two-digit text string
if (WSDateToUse.getMonth()<10)
{WSMonth="0"+WSDateToUse.getMonth();}
else
{
WSMonth=WSDateToUse.getMonth();
}
// Format Day as two-digit text string
if (WSDateToUse.getDate()<10)
{WSDay="0"+WSDateToUse.getDate();}
else
{WSDay=WSDateToUse.getDate();}
// Format Hours as two-digit text string
if (WSDateToUse.getHours()<10)
{WSHours="0"+WSDateToUse.getHours();}
else
{WSHours=WSDateToUse.getHours();}
// Format Minutes as two-digit text string
if (WSDateToUse.getMinutes()<10)
{WSMinutes="0"+WSDateToUse.getMinutes();}
else
{WSMinutes=WSDateToUse.getDate();}
// Format Seconds as two-digit text string
if (WSDateToUse.getSeconds()<10)
{WSSeconds="0"+WSDateToUse.getSeconds();}
else
{WSSeconds=WSDateToUse.getSeconds();}
//
// Concatenate above variables into properly formmatted text string for return to calling program
WSDateToUseString=WSDateToUse.getFullYear()+"-"+WSMonth+"-"+WSDay+" "+WSHours+"-"+WSMinutes+"-"+WSSeconds
//
// Move the newly derived WSDateToUse-String value to item.newBasename field
// before returning to calling program.
//
return item.newBasename=WSDateToUseString;

Thanks in advance!
Andy

11/12-13 09:07

#1 : 12/12-13 16:41

Jay Howell

Posts: 1

I am trying to copy an original file and get the new filename from an external text document. I then want to copy the original file again and move down the text document to the new filename. I can get it to work with the first name, but it never moves to the next one. Should there be some sort of delimiter in the text file instead of just a carriage return?

12/12-13 16:41

#1 : 17/12-13 10:57

Peter Mielack

Posts: 1

Hello i`m a new geman member and i dont now how i can save the changed files?

17/12-13 10:57

#1 : 19/12-13 16:40

Rob

Posts: 2

Hi there,

First of all, thank you for your excellent program.
My question is about renaming text files based on their content.
Is it possible to rename text files using the whole first line of the text file instead of renaming them by position of characters?
If no will this option be implemented in future versions?

Kind regards,

Rob

19/12-13 16:40

#1 : 20/12-13 15:17

Shawn

Posts: 16

Hi,

I have some folders named D-MOVES-12-2013, C-MOVES-12-2013

Then I have the root folder

FILES
C-MOVES
C-MOVES 2013

D-MOVES
D-MOVES 2013

Is there a way automatically with one click for me to move the folders like this:

C-MOVES-12-2013 to
D:\FILES\C-MOVES\C-MOVES 2013\

and

D-MOVES-12-2013 to
D:\FILES\D-MOVES\D-MOVES 2013\

20/12-13 15:17

#1 : 24/12-13 09:47

Danilo

Posts: 3

I'm using windows 8.1, I have noted that under this version of OS the context menu doesn't work. To fix this I have set ARen to run as administrator. Now the context menu does work. But now the drag-and-drop feature doesn't work.

24/12-13 09:47

#1 : 25/12-13 03:17

binar

Posts: 2

Fellow forum members,
I have a bunch of folders currently formatted as shown below and want to batch rename as shown in the desired format also shown below:

CURRENT FORMAT -
13 07 28 bla bla bla bla bla bla
13 08 12 bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
13 09 11 bla bla bla bla bla
12 04 10 bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla

DESIRED FORMAT -
bla bla bla bla bla bla - 13 07 28
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla - 13 08 12
bla bla bla bla bla - 13 09 11
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla - 12 04 10

How do I move the date to the end of the filename? In addition, how do I move the date to the end of the filename and precede it with a hyphen? I have played around using the MOVE method and have not been successful when it comes to including the dash. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Lastly, once I move the date to the end of the of folder name how do I add two periods where the date currently shows blank spaces so that it looks like shown below:

12.04.10

THanks in advance.

25/12-13 03:17 - edited 25/12-13 03:19

#1 : 31/12-13 07:12

martin connolly

Posts: 1

I hope I haven't missed something or duplicated a post ...

I use AR mainly for moving images from camera to storage and it's great.

The only improvement I could suggest is that I'd love a method for photos and a different method for videos, since I like to do the transfers all in one go ( :) )

So there would be two methods and one would 'automatically' work for JPGs and the other for the video files

(THIS would definitely be worth a donation ... )

31/12-13 07:12 - edited 31/12-13 07:14

#1 : 31/12-13 16:31

Lax

Posts: 6

It would be great to make groups of some renaming methods to cut the size of some complicated and long list of methods and make it easier to understand.

Example:
After adding 5 different replace methods user can group that under a name he/she desires. Groups can be expanded and collapsed and might include a comment field to further explain what it includes and does.

I have renaming process that includes more than 15 methods and it is not easy to see what is there and this idea struck me as simple and efficient improvement of this software.

Please consider it.
Regards

31/12-13 16:31

#1 : 03/01-14 03:56

Shawn

Posts: 16

Hi. Is this possible?

03/01-14 03:56

#1 : 05/01-14 10:53

Ype Poortinga

Posts: 3

I'm new to this product. and I'm investigating how to use AdvancedRenamer to order my (very large) Photolibrary

I happen to find info how to change the name of a file (even include GPS-tags!!! If I want to: Perfect)

I now also want to order to files in folders based on YearCreated (maybe even a subfolder Month Created). I saw a colom 'New Path' with is grayed out and I expect somewhere an possibility to move (or copy) the renamed file to the New Path.
However I cannot find the function to change the Path Name. Can you give me an hint?

Regards
Ype

05/01-14 10:53

#1 : 06/01-14 13:42

Greg

Posts: 1

Hello

I am a newbie to Advanced Renamer but it seems a great prgramme. Can it help me sort out my HD full of unsorted images. I can rename the images by date and time by using other software but I would like for instance to move images from one folder to another so that they are in yearly/monthly folders. Ideally it would be great if Advance Renamer could date the images and then add a tag - for instance cars.....then move the images to another folder when you open the folder you see a list something like 2013 January, 2013 February
etc etc - I hope I have explained clearly -
Thanks

06/01-14 13:42

#1 : 06/01-14 16:39

Shawn

Posts: 16

Hi,

My date is like so:

MMDDYY

How can I make it
YYYY-MM-DD

06/01-14 16:39

#1 : 07/01-14 05:51

David

Posts: 64

First let me say that I absolutely LOVE this application. It is unbelievably useful and has saved me countless hours. I have also used quite a few other file renamers and this one is BY FAR the best I have tried so thanks so much to the creators.

My question is about removing hyphens from filenames. I know there has to be a way to do it but when I add text to a replace method that includes a hyphen that I want to replace the filenames that should be effected are ignored. For some reason AR doesn't seem to recognise hypens and I desperately need to be able to do this.

This is also true in the case of double hyphens where I want to replace instances of 2 or more hyphens with a single hyphen.

Thanks for any help

07/01-14 05:51 - edited 07/01-14 05:54

#1 : 11/01-14 10:40

JM GP

Posts: 1

Hello Kim
I am using your 'AdvancedRenamer' software for a short time but enough to recognize it as a very good tool in everyday computer work; furthermore, absolutily free! Thank you very much.
Best regards
Jose M.
P.S.: Is there any other way of economical contribution than PayPal?

11/01-14 10:40

#1 : 17/01-14 16:21

Rob

Posts: 2

Hi there,

Thank you for implementing the "<File Line> tag" option in your renamer program.
However on my XP Pro Sp3 machine it isn't functioning properly.
Only the first file <File Line> tag is used on a batch of files.
The whole list of text files is renamed after the first file first line instead of every first line of every file seperately.
Probably a bug?

17/01-14 16:21

#1 : 18/01-14 19:39

Haydn Ahmed

Posts: 1

I have a bunch of songs that have numbers in front of them (albums with each song starting with 01, 02, 03 etc). Is there a way to remove these numbers?

18/01-14 19:39

#1 : 19/01-14 03:44

Radford hound

Posts: 1

Well, hi all.

The other day I ran into a crisis! Windows randomly renamed a ton of songs from (tracknumber) Track (tracknumber).wma to (tracknumber) (track title).wma. So, for example, Eye of the Tiger went from "01 Track 1.wma" to "01 Eye Of the Tiger.wma".

This is actually a good thing because it organized them for me. However, I has these songs imported into Winamp. Literally thousands of songs! Since Windows renamed them, Winamp will no longer load them for me.

So, I downloaded this program to help me rename all the songs at once, because as it was literally 5,000+ songs, and I can't possibly rename them all manually.

Well, I ran into a problem. See, every song has ID3 info associated with it, but they're in wma format.

Basically, when I tried to use the "replace" modifier to replace "<ID3 Title>" with " track" on a random song as a test, it worked successfully and renamed the song from "01 Eye of the tiger.wma" to "01 track". Now I just needed to tell advanced renamer to add the track number tag at the end of the file name in addition to what it was already doing.

So, I told it to replace "<ID3 Title>" with "Track <ID3 Track>".

Unfortunately, this didn't work as advanced renamer didn't detect any id3 info on the wma files.

Well, ExifTool seemed to detect the info just fine. So I used <ExifTool:TrackNumber> instead of <ID3 Track>. Yay! It worked perfectly! On one song.

So, here's my problem. When I tried to convert the whole song folder, it correctly renamed one song out of all of them. I clicked on a song that didn't work in the list and clicked the "ExifTool" button. Here's the weird part. The "Track Number" property was detected on this song just fine by ExifTool! But it wouldn't appear in the renamed file.

I ran the batch file again and it was the same story, except this time the song I clicked on that didn't work and the other one were the only songs that did work.

So it seems if I select a song in advanced renamer and click "ExifTool", then export it, it works fine! But if I don't click that button on every song before exporting, then only the songs I did view through ExifTool come out. :(

Why is it doing this? And is there any way I can get the track number from these wma files?

Thanks in advance. :)

19/01-14 03:44

#1 : 20/01-14 16:03

Shawn

Posts: 16

Hi,

With the new command line interface, do I have the ability to move folders/files from drive to drive?

Thanks!

20/01-14 16:03

#1 : 21/01-14 15:19

Sanjeev Kumar

Posts: 1

The said option button is simply not there. I've tried searching it, yes searching it.

If I run V3.6, the same is there between 'Import' and 'Folder Panel' buttons. But in the later versions it is not.

Pls help.

Alas I can't attach the screen shot here. Anyhow, I've uploaded the Screen shot onto Google drive:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4AAHMPf49ECa2U 3LTNUNV9sb28/edit?usp=sharing

21/01-14 15:19

#1 : 22/01-14 19:05

Robert

Posts: 1

Is there a way to remove part of a file name WITHIN brackets?
ie, if I have file: Filename(123456789).zip and I want it to be Filename().zip (So that I can later just remove the () easily)... Is there a command to do this? (Specifically, I am looking to remove different strings in parenthesis and brackets of varyng lengths... [123] [12334] [553452323] and not all numbers. Some are symbols and some are letters...

22/01-14 19:05

#1 : 23/01-14 16:36

moemoe

Posts: 1

what setting i must change/use:
i want every folder w/ name [..]xxx renamed to xxx[..]

e.g.
pic:http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/838 /r5xg.jpg
see the highlight in yellow, i want rename from "[Matra Milan] Omamori Himari" to "Omamori Himari [Matra Milan]

Try to use move method & swap method but failed (dunno why)..
i have hundred folders w/ name like that.. ==

thanks
Sincerely

23/01-14 16:36

#1 : 24/01-14 11:26

Stuart Morris

Posts: 2

OK. Found it!

24/01-14 11:26 - edited 24/01-14 11:41

#1 : 24/01-14 11:30

Tomas Alsbro

Posts: 1

I have image folders with different names, length, and pattern. I want all the picture folders will look the same. The folder names must show the year, month, day and the picture is taken. Today there are different structure my picture folders. See below.
Current name = new name
2006 03 25 = 2006-03-25
06 03 20 = 2006-03-20
06-03-20 = 2006-03-20

Thanks
TomasA

24/01-14 11:30

#1 : 24/01-14 11:54

Stuart Morris

Posts: 2

How to move say first 5 digits from beginning to the end of file name?

24/01-14 11:54

#1 : 27/01-14 05:28

lanjapfag

Posts: 2

How do I batch rename video files taken from different sources (video camera, Digital camera, phone camera) ?

they are also in different formats avi, mpg, 3GP, mov etc...

I need to rename by the date the videos were taken.

appreciate any help.

regards,

lanjapfag

27/01-14 05:28

#1 : 30/01-14 22:53

Melissa Hinkle

Posts: 2

Newbie here - reviewed the forum's posts, but couldn't find what I'm looking for. I have files in a source directory that I need to rename, then move to a different directory based upon staff names. I would like to be able to use the product to rename the move (or copy, not fussy which) to the new dir.

I pull data from our software into Excel to use for renaming structure. This is a very pared down version, because there are a lot of factors that go into renaming. The end result in Excel is something like this (the X's are unique acct numbers that have been redacted for this example):

Original New with Paths
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Todd.Smith\56456_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Mark.Doe\client_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Mark.Doe\49402-2_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Lisa.Doe\37672_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Todd.Smith\76974_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Mark.Doe\client2_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Lisa.Doe\client3_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Lisa.Doe\client4_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Lisa.Doe\client5_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Todd.Smith\client6_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Todd.Smith\client7_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Lisa.Doe\client8_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Lisa.Doe\60419_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf
XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf H:\FWA\2013_Tax_Packages\Lisa.Doe\36807-20_XXXX-XXXX_001_011614_1099R.pdf

Can this software do this, or am I just barking mad?? (or maybe both!!)

30/01-14 22:53

#1 : 04/02-14 21:08

Dohnut

Posts: 2

hi, i noticed that

1> selecting a season auto select all episodes :
however should you want to (de)select only a few episodes you should click every single button
it would be nice to have a right click : select all or deselect all

2>when you have only a few episodes of "season 1" selected and then you select "season 2" all episodes from season 1 will be automatically reselected... nullifying your manually made changes.

3> request:
if you'd ever "retire" would you allow others to take over your project ?
this should also include accidental death (of course no once wishes this !)
but better safe then sorry

ps: small forum... lucky for ya no big requests :)

04/02-14 21:08 - edited 04/02-14 21:22

#1 : 05/02-14 16:42

David

Posts: 64

I was wondering if there is a simple way to change characters separated by spaces like so

O M A C to O.M.A.C.
S H I E L D to S.H.I.E.L.D.
etc.

As well as other similar patterns where acronyms are used. I'm thinking I would use a replace method but I don't know the syntax to write it in. It would be ideal if I could use one method to replace all such instances regardless of what the acronym is.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

05/02-14 16:42 - edited 05/02-14 16:43

#1 : 09/02-14 16:10

Black

Posts: 3

Hi,

Using js code;

try
{
var d1=item.imgDate;

}
catch(a1)
{

}

not working.

error message :Access violation at adress xxx in moduke js32.dll. read of address xxx.

What is problem?

Can you give the working code ?

09/02-14 16:10

#1 : 10/02-14 11:40

Michael

Posts: 1

I want to drop the 'Images' folder into AREN then rename all of the files inside the 'reduced' folders from filename1.jpg to filename1-reduced.jpg etc but i do not want to rename any of the files in the other/dated folders eg: \Images\2014-02-06 (do not rename files here), \Images\2014-02-06\reduced (rename files here)

Example:

\Images\2014-02-06
\Images\2014-02-06\reduced
\Images\2014-02-07
\Images\2014-02-07\reduced
\Images\2014-02-08
\Images\2014-02-08\reduced

Before rename:

\Images\2014-02-06\GEDC2915.jpg
\Images\2014-02-06\reduced\GEDC2915.jpg

After rename:

\Images\2014-02-06\GEDC2915.jpg
\Images\2014-02-06\reduced\GEDC2915-reduced.jpg

Scenario:

I'm using Photoshop automated script to bulk resize about 15,000 images into thumbnail preview size copy and place the thumbnail images into subfolders of the initial files parent folder. Photoshop automatically creates a sub folder named JPEG inside each parent folder of the resized images. Then i'm using AREN to rename the subfolders from JPEG to 'reduced', then rename the files inside the 'reduced' folders by appending -reduced to the filename, eg XXXXX-reduced.jpg

There are about 400 dated folders inside the Images folder each of which has a 'reduced' folder, i do not want to have to drop each individual 'reduced' folder into AREN one by one, argg annoying! And im not looking for an images/photoshop workaround to go about this, because there are other similar scenarios i would like to do this for other file extension types, which is why im looking for a 3rd party file renaming app solution.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you for this awesome app!

10/02-14 11:40

#1 : 15/02-14 00:25

Courtney

Posts: 1

I am trying to use the Windows task scheduler to run the program via command line. I am having trouble getting it to work and thought a list of example command line commands would be very helpful in making sure I got the syntax correct.

I have created and saved a method file COK-Drawing.aren which replaces some characters.
I tried executing >aren -e "COK-Drawing.aren" -t files -p "z:\" -m move -d "z:\Output"
It keeps popping up a window labeled "Add folder" to select the files or the folders, like the -t options is not working. Then after selecting that it opens the UI.
I want it to execute without user input. Can some one assist me with this?

Additionally, is any other information stored in the .aren file? Could it store the paths, and mode so basically the only parameter to run would be the aren file? I can see not putting those in it makes it usable universally, but I am trying to make a fixed template that is run over and over again the same way.

15/02-14 00:25

#1 : 20/02-14 11:44

Dirki

Posts: 11

Can one with a single click open AR already containing all the files of a defined folder in the "Rename files" tab?

Or, there is a folder with periodically changing content, different files to be renamed periodically. Is there a way to automate this so you could do it with a few clicks or one? E.g. the time stamps of these files shall be changed each time to one certain, always the same time stamp.

20/02-14 11:44

#1 : 20/02-14 19:15

trev

Posts: 1

I have a large amount of folders I need to rename from the present system of:
Surname, Firstname to: Firstname Surname
How do I best do this, I need to remove the comma and still keep a blank space between the names after they have been reversed?
Thanks.

20/02-14 19:15 - edited 20/02-14 19:16

#1 : 24/02-14 20:43

Rob

Posts: 1

Hi,

I want to change the timestamp of my NEF-files with the value of the EXIF field: <ExifTool:CreateDate>. I can change the name of the file, but I don't now how to change only the timestamp.

Rob

24/02-14 20:43

#1 : 25/02-14 11:49

Samuel

Posts: 1

So I have some Files which generally look like this:

..
RU10_ThDII_FS12_Lsg.pdf
RU10_ThDII_FS13_Aufg.pdf
..

I want to rename them to look like this:

FS12_RU10_Lsg.pdf
FS13_RU10_Aufg.pdf

So generally it should have the form:

FS[x]_RU[y]_[z]

whereas [x] is the number behind FS, [y] is the number behind RU and [z] is either "Aufg" or "Lsg" according to the previous name.

I tried some things but nothing seemed to work, so I hope to find some help here :) Thanks in advance!

25/02-14 11:49

#1 : 02/03-14 23:32

Hans de Vreeze

Posts: 1

I am renaming my pictures like: â€œ140104 1801.01 za Foto - .JPGâ€ Where za stands for Zaterdag (Saturday).
You have an option for <Month:Xx> but can you please also make an option for <Day:Xx>?

02/03-14 23:32

#1 : 03/03-14 06:35

Walter Eldredge

Posts: 2

Occasionally renaming methods don't show any effect in the "New Filename" column and don't affect the actual files. Nothing special, these are straightforward operagtions that work successfully for me many times.

For example, a list of files named in the pattern [001-filename 01 book], [002-filename o2 book], etc.
I want to get rid of the first four digits but using Remove, 4, starting at 0 produces no result. In a separate operation, I want to get rid of the " book" at the end. Remove,5, backwards has no effect. Also, replace " book" with " " (or with other strings I tried just to test) has no effect.

I have tried clearing the list, going to a different folder and coming back, and have tried shutting down and restarting the application. No good. Once this problem starts on the files in a given folder, it never seems to go away. But I can go on to the next folder and make changes just fine.

I assume there is something I am doing without realizing it that causes this effect (or lack of effect) but I haven't figured out what it might be.

Any advice or suggestions are welcome.

03/03-14 06:35

#1 : 04/03-14 01:23

Shawn

Posts: 16

I have some folders (the ones listed in "From") and I want to move them into the "To" folders automatically. What tags can I use to get them done? I tried, but can't get close?

Any suggestions would be grateful!!

From: W:\Vid\Downloads\WOW HITS - 02-2014
To: W:\Vid\WOW HITS\WOW HITS 2014\

From: W:\Vid\Downloads\HOT MOVIE CLASSICS - 02-2014
To: W:\Vid\HOT MOVIE CLASSICS\HOT MOVIE CLASSICS 2014\

From: W:\Vid\Downloads\AMBIENT VIDEO 02-14
To: W:\Vid\AMBIENT VIDEO\AMBIENT VIDEO 2014\

04/03-14 01:23

#1 : 04/03-14 03:04

binar

Posts: 2

Fellow Forum Members,

I need help with writing an expression that will do the following:

2009 . 01 . 16 . Georgia

Change to :

2009.01.16 Georgia

I tried:

/d . /d

but it does not work because the "period" character conflicts with the expression itself.

Any help will be appreciated.

04/03-14 03:04

#1 : 06/03-14 21:01

Sizar

Posts: 2

Hi,

I'm looking for a way to define custom "Append incrementing number" for collision rule.
By default for for all duplicates incrementing number will be 001, then 002, 003, etc.

To have a compatibility with my current naming convention I'm using I would like:
- not to have any incrementing number for the first file
- add 1, 2, 3 to the next duplicates.

Is there a way to customize "Append incrementing number" collision rule?

I tried also to define Replace method where "001" would be replaced by "1", "002" by "2", but this can't work after changes proposed by collision rule.

Any known workaround or suggestions?

Thank you in advance,
Sizar

06/03-14 21:01

#1 : 08/03-14 02:53

peter

Posts: 3

Hi,

I just came across this software and it's great (really capable) but I was wondering if somebody can help me with one issue. I often rename files that contain polish characters ( Ä…ÅºÄ˜Å¹Ä†ÅšÃ³Å‚, etc. ). Is there a way to apply any of the java scripts to do this? I found couple of such scripts but I can't to make them work.
Here's exampe:

'use strict';

var mongoose = require('mongoose'),
Schema = mongoose.Schema,
ObjectId = Schema.ObjectId,
PluginUpdatedAt = require('./plugin_updated_at');

module.exports = function (app) {

var Article = new Schema({
title: { type: String, trim: true },
title_urlized: { type: String, validate: /[a-zA-Z0-9\-]/, required: true, unique: true },
created_at: { type: Date, default: Date.now, required: true, index: true },
external_url: { type: String, validate: [/^https?:\/\//i, 'Incorrect URL'], required: true, trim: true },
summary: String
});
Article.plugin(PluginUpdatedAt);

Article.path('title').set(function (v) {
var reps = {
Ä™: 'e',
Ä…: 'a',
Å›: 's',
Å‚: 'l',
Å¼: 'z',
Åº: 'z',
Ä‡: 'c',
Å„: 'n',
Ä˜: 'E',
Ä„: 'A',
Åš: 'S',
Å: 'L',
Å»: 'Z',
Å¹: 'Z',
Ä†: 'C',
Åƒ: 'N',
' ': '-'
};

if (!this.title_urlized) {
this.title_urlized = v.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9\-]/g, function (c) {
return reps[c] || '';
}).toLowerCase();
}

return v;
});

return Article;

};

or yet another one:

String.prototype.escapeDiacritics = function()
{
return this.replace(/Ä…/g, 'a').replace(/Ä„/g, 'A')
.replace(/Ä‡/g, 'c').replace(/Ä†/g, 'C')
.replace(/Ä™/g, 'e').replace(/Ä˜/g, 'E')
.replace(/Å‚/g, 'l').replace(/Å/g, 'L')
.replace(/Å„/g, 'n').replace(/Åƒ/g, 'N')
.replace(/Ã³/g, 'o').replace(/Ã“/g, 'O')
.replace(/Å›/g, 's').replace(/Åš/g, 'S')
.replace(/Å¼/g, 'z').replace(/Å»/g, 'Z')
.replace(/Åº/g, 'z').replace(/Å¹/g, 'Z');
}
// przykÅ‚adowe wykorzystanie:
var test = new String("Ä…ÅºÄ˜Å¹Ä†ÅšÃ³Å‚");
alert(test.escapeDiacritics());

or this script:

function clearDiactricts(input:String):String {
Â Â Â Â var pattern:RegExp = /Ã³/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"o");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Ã“/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"O");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Å‚/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"l");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Å/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"L");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Å„/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"n");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Åƒ/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"N");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Å¼/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"z");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Å»/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"Z");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Åº/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"z");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Å¹/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"Z");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Ä†/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"C");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Ä‡/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"c");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Ä™/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"e");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Ä˜/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"E");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Åš/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"S");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Å›/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"s");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Ä…/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"a");
Â Â Â Â pattern = /Ä„/g;
Â Â Â Â input = input.replace(pattern,"A");
Â Â Â Â return input;Â Â Â Â Â Â
}

08/03-14 02:53

#1 : 09/03-14 14:07

Shawn

Posts: 16

It would be great if your program supported the following extensions for renaming tags in:

MP4 & M4A

Thanks!

09/03-14 14:07

#1 : 10/03-14 03:59

Cameron Nowell

Posts: 2

Howdy,

I have a bunch of files like the following

210214_D02_s1_w1BC2CDE02-2BC9-4A3C-836E-152964C75F4E.tif

I want to remove the hex string after the _w1 to leave a file that looks like this

210214_D02_s1_w1.tif

I have been looking through the forums here but have no luck getting anything to work for me

Thanks

Cam

10/03-14 03:59

#1 : 10/03-14 09:17

Posts: 2

Hi -

I have about 300 Excel files with the following name formats:

AAA.xxx.yyy.xlsx

Where AAA is an alphanumeric name of varying length, xxx is a number of varying length, and yyy is another number of varying length.

I would like to remove the .xxx.yyy from the file names, and just have: AAA.xlsx for the resulting file names.

I can see something that maybe could remove all characters between the first and third decimal, or something that removes all numbers after the first decimal.

Can AdvancedRenamer get rid of the middle numbers?

Thanks,

AzJazz

10/03-14 09:17

#1 : 11/03-14 01:07

peter

Posts: 3

Hi,

Is there a way to remove a polish characters from the string? There are javascripts that do that or even php but maybe regex?
Any ideas?

11/03-14 01:07

#1 : 12/03-14 14:09

Stefan

Posts: 274

Hi Kim,

perhaps you want to add someday

Replace Method > Occurrences > 1st
[X] Backwards (from right)

or at least
Replace Method > Occurrences > Last

Thanks

12/03-14 14:09

#1 : 12/03-14 16:17

Michelle

Posts: 1

Hello,

I am new to Advanced Renamer and struggling to rename a series of mass files.

My files look something like this:

01.18.03 Healthcare.doc

I want the files to read:

20030118_Healthcare.doc

I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or solutions. Thanks in advance!

12/03-14 16:17

#1 : 14/03-14 08:59

Shawn

Posts: 16

Hi,

For a file/folder, is there an easy way to replace a date with a xx numeric value without having to have 12 different renaming methods?

January would be 01
February would be 02
and so on...

Thanks!

14/03-14 08:59

#1 : 15/03-14 17:51

Hoplitas

Posts: 5

Sorry

15/03-14 17:51 - edited 15/03-14 18:43

#1 : 15/03-14 18:42

Hoplitas

Posts: 5

Hi is there any way to put two Methods toghether, I mean....
I want to use one Method and after this Method is aplied use the other.
I can't use the same strings of caracter, so I need first mehod and after that method 2, of course now I aply method 1 clear, add the files again and aply method 2, but is there any way to do both method in a row?

15/03-14 18:42

#1 : 15/03-14 23:38

Jake

Posts: 3

I'd like to the ability to add/change file property tags and the subject.

Great product!

Jake

15/03-14 23:38

#1 : 18/03-14 23:28

Joe

Posts: 1

Hello,

This is a bit of a strange questions. I have to quantify images gathered from science experiments. In order to eliminate bias I have to blind myself to the experimental conditions of every image, which is contained in the name. I figured out how to randomly change the names. However, I need to keep track of the names changes in order to make sense of the study after I am done quantifying the images. Is there a function that will dump the results of the name change into file or a log that I can save?

Thanks in advance.

18/03-14 23:28

#1 : 19/03-14 22:36

Martyn

Posts: 1

Could you either add a right click or an icon which opens the folder in windows explorer the file selected is in or the set of files you are working on is in.

Sometimes, if I am doing bulk file naming updates, there are odd files left over with a syntax which is slightly different from the rest resulting in the renamed file not being correct. In such a case, and if there are only a small number, I find is easy to go to the folder in windows explorer and rename the files manually; as opposed to changing the parameters of the file renaming profile.

It would be a lot simpler to be able to go direct to the source folder for the files in question.

Great product by-the-way. I use it all the time to rename my media files after I have imported or downloaded them so that they all have the same standard format so that media players can read them easily. This task would be completely impossible to do manually without your great tool - Thanks.

19/03-14 22:36

#1 : 20/03-14 07:48

Ankur jain

Posts: 1

hi, i want to change my document ModifiyDate as CreateDate ? how is it possible...?? when i change using TimeStamp it will change in file Property not in Metadate... i am try to this with following script but it said script is wrong? please tell me what is correct script...

var date= item.exifToolValue(CreateDate);
return item.exifToolValue(ModifyDate)+ date;

20/03-14 07:48 - edited 20/03-14 07:51

#1 : 21/03-14 04:41

David

Posts: 64

I am looking for a method to separate text characters from numerical characters

For example I want CS & 8.0 to be separated in this example
Graffiti On Walls 4 Adobe Photoshop CS8.0

So that the new filename would be
Graffiti On Walls 4 Adobe Photoshop CS 8.0

Another Example I want Technology and 3rd to be separated in this example
Academic Press Encyclopedia Of Physical Science And Technology3rd Edition Chemical Engineering

Would now read
Academic Press Encyclopedia Of Physical Science And Technology 3rd Edition Chemical Engineering

21/03-14 04:41 - edited 21/03-14 04:43

#1 : 21/03-14 10:03

Binh

Posts: 6

1. I'm not good at English.
2. Analysis should only basic information of file: file name, attributes, creation date, ... for use at first. In many case files, analyzing very long. While the commercial use of the file name only.
3. Better integration with explorer: For all files, select files. In fact, I found this feature not possible.
4. I use Google translate.

21/03-14 10:03

#1 : 22/03-14 17:43

Guido

Posts: 1

<Dirname:3>, <Dirname:2> or <Dirname:1>: always the same result, only the first part of the path.
Take a look:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/58806905/adv anced_renamer.jpg

SOLVED! Update to V. 3.62, now it works:-)

22/03-14 17:43 - edited 22/03-14 17:53

#1 : 25/03-14 16:42

Mike

Posts: 5

Hi,

I also have these issues with thr error code 101 and i hace abolutely no idea,
where this is coming from. I did try to rename over 300 Folders with subfolder
and about 250 got renamed, but 50 didnt make it...
so I took a single folder, which was mot renamed and tried to rename just this
one folder without and subfolders, still got the error 101

I am able to change the name manually using the explorer. I am using the latest version on
an win 7 PC 64 bit.

Be thankful for any suggestions..

Thank you

Kept on trying, but no positive result. i can change the name of the folder if there aren't any
subfolders involved. As soon as i put in a subfolder i am getting these error messages.
i tried checking and unchecking the "add root folder" and "add subfolders" and even moved the top
folder to the bottom an vice versa. alwas error 101

i am clueless!!

25/03-14 16:42 - edited 25/03-14 16:58

#1 : 01/04-14 14:25

Diego

Posts: 1

Should be able to collide if the directory names to do a merge, leaving only one name and move the contents of all collide to that would generate, as currently only generates the collision and was created with spacers but not me gives you the opportunity to create one and move all the content to the new generated

01/04-14 14:25

#1 : 02/04-14 12:57

Imran Malik

Posts: 3

hi, i need help. i need to to replace a part of every even numbered file name.
i.e.,
i want to change followings
C-20140402-Fron00001
C-20140402-Fron00002 <--
C-20140402-Fron00003
C-20140402-Fron00004 <--
C-20140402-Fron00005
C-20140402-Fron00006 <--
C-20140402-Fron00007
C-20140402-Fron00008 <--

to

C-20140402-Fron00001
C-20140402-Back00002
C-20140402-Fron00003
C-20140402-Back00004
C-20140402-Fron00005
C-20140402-Back00006
C-20140402-Fron00007
C-20140402-Back00008

i am not a javascript expert so can anybody help me, please?

02/04-14 12:57 - edited 03/04-14 09:40

#1 : 04/04-14 12:37

arwul

Posts: 94

** Original message deleted **
Discovered the solution for my issue.
-

04/04-14 12:37 - edited 04/04-14 12:43

#1 : 06/04-14 00:22

Antonio

Posts: 1

Hi

I am a loyal user of the software, but this time I need to do something different and I am stuck with this for days and really donÂ´t know how to do it.

I have hundreds of video files named that way:

videofilename657.avi
anothervideofilename6987.avi
onemorevideofilename59.avi

Basically video file name + a secuence of random numbers of 2,3 or 4 digits.

How can I delete these ending random numbers and keep only the original video file name?

Thanks in advance for any tip!

06/04-14 00:22

#1 : 06/04-14 14:53

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

I have a method list that renames all files in a subfolder using the subfolder's name and then appends a 3-digit increment number.

Here is the correct result if I only process one subfolder at a time:

DirName1

* Image1.jpg -> DirName1-001.jpg
* Image2.jpg -> Dirname1-002.jpg
* Image3.jpg -> DirName1-003.jpg

DirName2

* Image1.jpg -> DirName2-001.jpg
* Image2.jpg -> Dirname2-002.jpg
* Image3.jpg -> DirName2-003.jpg

This method list works perfectly if I select one subfolder at a time, but if I check the "include subfolders" option to process multiple folders at once, the increment does not reset to "001" when a new subfolder is processed - it continues from the last increment.

Here is the incorrect result (on the DirName2 subfolder) if I process multiple subfolders at once:

DirName1

* Image1.jpg -> DirName1-001.jpg
* Image2.jpg -> Dirname1-002.jpg
* Image3.jpg -> DirName1-003.jpg

DirName2

* Image1.jpg -> DirName2-004.jpg (wrong increment - should be 001)
* Image2.jpg -> Dirname2-005.jpg (wrong increment - should be 002)
* Image3.jpg -> DirName2-006.jpg (wrong increment - should be 003)

Is there an easy way to reset the increment counter back to "001" when the directory name changes or when a new subfolder is processed?

Thank you!

06/04-14 14:53 - edited 06/04-14 14:56

#1 : 08/04-14 06:44

arwul

Posts: 94

I'd like to redate (modified date) a number of files

a. current modified date minus 1 day
b. current modified time plus 40 minutes

Maybe this cud be a new option or am I overlooking a feature?

Current 'timeshifting-tools' are mostly handling exif-like files (photos).

Keep up the good work!

=

08/04-14 06:44

#1 : 11/04-14 13:53

Stephan Bartl

Posts: 2

Hi,

I found out that I can pass multiple file-paths to aren.exe on the command line. The program fills the list of files in the gui with these. This is very good.

However, if I have a lot of files that I want to pass to it then the command line would become very long. I wonder if there is an actual switch for the gui version that would allow me to pass a txt file containing a list of files.

Besides that, are there any other command line options for the gui version?

Thx, Stephan

11/04-14 13:53

#1 : 11/04-14 15:14

Zinner

Posts: 1

i would like to know if anyone has a solution for adding parentheses to a year format?

example: movie

The Cove 2009.mp4 - would like to see it in this format, The Cove (2009).mp4

Would appreciate any help i can get!

Thanks.

11/04-14 15:14

#1 : 16/04-14 04:30

Peter

Posts: 1

For example, rename from (12, 13, 14, 15) to (10, 11, 12, 13)
should be able to undo rename in reverse order without error
from (13, 12, 11, 10) to (15, 14, 13, 12)

16/04-14 04:30 - edited 16/04-14 04:35

#1 : 16/04-14 12:00

Alex

Posts: 1

Im not sure but i can't find a way to create new folders with AdvancedRenamer?

For example: creating in every subfolder a new folder with a specific name.
Without this feature I must first create in every subfolder a new folder and second I can use AdvancedRenamer to give them a new name.

I don't need this function at this time but i think that could be useful.

Maybe a good idea for the next version of advanced renamer? ;-)

Or is this feature already availably?

Greetings from germany.
Alex

16/04-14 12:00

#1 : 16/04-14 15:58

jonathh

Posts: 1

Hi,

Just stumbled across your software - all I can say is wow.. I use to need 2~3 apps to get only some of what this can do!

However I think I might have found something not even this can do!!!

I take pictures in RAW format with my camera and save as a JPG too.

The JPEG has exif information that I use to rename as YYMMDD_HHMM_ORIGNAME i.e.

20140414_2139_P1050561.JPG

However, the RAW does not contain the exif information but arrives with the same name as the JPG just named ORIGNAME.RAW and ORIGNAME.JPG.

What I want to do is rename the matching RAW with the same name (not extension) as the jpg.

So

DSC_0017.JPG
DSC_0017.RAW

becomes

20140416_1500_DSC_0017.JPG
20140416_1500_DSC_0017.RAW

can this be done?

16/04-14 15:58

#1 : 20/04-14 14:36

Thomas Henden

Posts: 2

I just installed this program, because I have a complicated renaming task which I will ask about in a separate posting.

But first I need to ask why my anti virus program, F-secure (Deepguard) blocks this program because it thinks it is "harmful"?

Is it safe to use? I downloaded it from www.advancedrenamber.com which looks like the legitimate website.

20/04-14 14:36

#1 : 20/04-14 14:43

Thomas Henden

Posts: 2

I have a complicated renaming problem.

When importing/downloading pictures from my digital camera, as well as telephone, I regret what settings I previously have used, eg. the folder names are on the form 03_05_2013 and I want them to be on the form 2013_05_03 which would make the folders easy to sort in Explorer, after dates, eg. 2013_01_01 will be first and 2013_12_31 will be last.

In some instances I will also need to replace - with _ in the filenames as well.

Can I batch rename folders with Advanced Renamer, like this? Please remark that I don't want to rename other than according to filename, as the file dates changes every time files are copied and/or modified.

I guess the instructions I need to give is something like replace - with _ and move AA_BB_CCCC to CCCC_BB_AA somehow.

20/04-14 14:43

#1 : 21/04-14 23:20

Ron Hardesty

Posts: 1

I installed AR worked with the methods and every thing worked the first time. I went to use it a 2nd time and the methods were in the new name window. the name is blank on the results. the ext is there because I never replaced it.

BTW I followed the instructions for renaming pictures on the website. It still doesn't work. here is the method line I used: <Img Year><Img Month><Img Day><Img Hour><Img Min><Img Sec>

I'd appreciate any assistance!

Thanks
Ron

21/04-14 23:20

#1 : 22/04-14 11:35

Walther

Posts: 1

I need the 'Changed date' timestamp to be set to the airdate of tvshow.

Now I need to do this in in two runs (three steps):

- 1st run: Import <TVShow Day><TVShow Month><TVShow Year> into the filename.

- Refresh the filelist with the new filenames

- 2nd run: get the change date from the filename and then remove the now unwanted airdate from the filename again.

It would be great if you could the <TVshow> parameters directly into the timestamp. Or combine the two runs by refreshing the filenames in a step in between.

22/04-14 11:35

#1 : 23/04-14 15:17

Raul

Posts: 2

hi all. I just found this program to the need to rename the video files that make my camcorder Sony, are of this type 20090126225659 in which the first 4 digits are the year of recording, the next two the month, the next two the day , the following time, the next two minutes and last two seconds in which the recording was made, for me is a bit tricky to understand this when you see a whole list of videos, so I would like to change the name to this form or another but to understand them as sencialla day (number) / month (text) / year (number) 26/enero/2009 example. I need help to do this, see if someone helps me. thanks

23/04-14 15:17

#1 : 26/04-14 03:01

Russell Paine

Posts: 1

Can anyone let me know how to get the file list to sort by date taken rather than file name so that I can get my file list to rename using sequential numbering? If I try to select the date taken field I get an error message "Invalid floating point operation".

26/04-14 03:01

#1 : 27/04-14 22:31

Andreas Leipold

Posts: 1

Hi,

I wrote a script and create my own date object. After that a want to set lastModifiedDate of my jpg file to this date. This don't work for me. The modifiedDate of my file isn't changed it's just the original one.

Here my script:

var dateString = item.filename;
var reggie = /(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})_(\d{2})-(\d{2})/;
var dateArray = reggie.exec(dateString);
var dateObject = new Date(
(+dateArray[1]),
(+dateArray[2])-1, // Careful, month starts at 0!
(+dateArray[3]),
(+dateArray[4]),
(+dateArray[5]),
0
);

item.newModifiedDate = dateObject;

Thanks in advance!
Andreas

27/04-14 22:31

#1 : 28/04-14 13:19

Ana Porto Lopez

Posts: 2

How can I import my batch methods? in an older version I had a button named "batch" where I had all the batch methods I created (they were in a folder under the program in the C: disk), but in this new version I can't find the way to put my batch methods and I must charge everyone everytime I need one of them!
Thanks!!!

28/04-14 13:19

#1 : 28/04-14 21:29

Andrea

Posts: 4

Is there a PDF user manual for Advanced Renamer? Ifso, where may I download it. I love this software It has saved me days of work!!!!!

Andrea

28/04-14 21:29

#1 : 30/04-14 12:03

Owen

Posts: 1

I've been using Bulk Rename Utility for some time but development has been stopped, which is a bit unfortunate as it's a good utility. Not sure if you're familiar with it, but if you are is your program much different? Does it have more features?

30/04-14 12:03

#1 : 02/05-14 01:19

DataCrypt

Posts: 3

Hello, I really like AdvancedRenamer and use it frequently. However, today I came across a couple of issues that I would like to report.

- I wanted to do a batch copy to copy files ending with extension .vpp to .bak. So I setup a method to change the extension (and unchecked/disabled another method I had been using). Thus I had 2 methods present, but ONLY one enabled/active. When I started the batch copy, the Start Renaming confirmation box shows that 2 methods will be performed when it really should only show the count of active/enabled methods. This was confusing. It may happen with renaming too, but I did not try it - only with the copy.

- I wanted to use the "collision" rules today since I had some files already backed up with .bak. Thus I wanted AdvancedRenamer to use the collision rule Append incrementing number. It doesnt work - all I get is that there are files already with that name and it won't run/rename those! I don't believe this is the correct behavior. For example, I have a file named "44141.vpp" and a former backup named "44141.bak" present in the same folder. I want to rename the files with ".vpp" extensions to ".bak" Ã¢ï¿½ï¿½ I believe since a .bak file exists, the collision rule should take effect and rename it to .bak1. Likewise if .bak1 exists, it should use .bak2, etc. basically append a number to the new extension (.bak ) according to the collision rule. I feel this is a bug.

Would it please be possible to have these updated in a future build? Thank you very much for this incredible program.

Kindest Regards,
Nelson

02/05-14 01:19 - edited 12/06-14 15:00

#1 : 03/05-14 15:37

Steph MM

Posts: 2

I use AdvancedRenamer from time to time mainly to process music file batches.
I've been using it for years and figured out how to by trial & errors.
I'm a basic pc user meaning I usually manage to find my way through but most of the time I don't fully understand why this works when that does not.

Here' what I used to do successfully (using " to show whatever I actually type)
Change files named "*_*.*" to "*'*.*"

Example :
"15- Blind Boys of Alabama- No dope- 02_58.mp3"
becomes
"15- Blind Boys of Alabama- No dope- 02'58.mp3"

I did change 100's of files but I'm not sure what I typed and I assume I'm doing something different & wrong since I cannot do it anymore.

Here's what I'm typing right now without luck

Find: <_>
Repl: '
Occ: All
[ ]Case
[ ] RegEx
Apply: Name

Things I did

> Lots of tries and as many errors

> I had a google look at PRCE library : can't understand it on my own.

> I don't think this should matter since I used to successfully use the Replacement method without changing the Settings but I had:
In Renaming tab > Replace unsupported with: _
In Renaming tab > Word separators: .,_-()[]{}!

I changed it to:
In Renaming tab > Replace unsupported with: #
In Renaming tab > Word separators: .,-()[]{}!

That did not change the no effect...

I'm using AdvancedRenamer v.3.54 (I don't update since I did see nothing useful for me in the newer updates... so far... AND I avoid updates when things work)
Don't think it matters but you might want to know : OS is Windows XP, PC is Asus Eeepc 1000H

This is NO emergency, just a hassle so feel free to give me a hand whenever you have absolutely free time.
I will check this post in my free time also (meaning not anytime) and close the subject by telling whichever answer will solve the problem.

Finally please note that I'm not only computer dumb but also french (excuse my language) meaning I struggle to write as good english as I can and hope to read plain english & clear answers (I would not mind french but maybe that would not be useful to many readers interested in this)

Looking forward to your help !!

Regards,

03/05-14 15:37 - edited 03/05-14 16:16

#1 : 06/05-14 04:39

Ron

Posts: 1

Is there a way I can rename files according to Date and Time with the Time Set in 12 Hour Format? It would be helpful if there are extra parameters for the <Img Hour> tag so you can set it in 12 or 24 hour formats... like <Img Hour:12> or <Img Hour:24> for example.

e.g. January 01 2014 4:15 PM instead of 01-01-2014 16:15

06/05-14 04:39 - edited 06/05-14 04:40

#1 : 06/05-14 14:53

Lucas Barbosa

Posts: 1

Hoping to contribute to this project, I would like to report a problem I found while trying to rename files on my android phone:

1. Phone (GT-i9505, android 4.4) is connected to the PC (windows 7 64) and displayed on windows explorer
2. Open Advanced Renamer 3.64
3. Rename files -> Add -> Files... -> select the desired files on my phone (example: "Computer\galaxy s4\Phone\DCIM\Camera\xxxxx.mp4")
4. Get an error saying the files were not found (example: "1 items were not found C:/Program Files (x86)\Advanced Renamer\xxxxx.mp4")

Problem happens no matter if the device is connected as "Media Device (MTP)" or "Camera (PTP)".

I know I could just copy the files to the PC, rename and copy then back, but this would changes the file dates and, of course, would take longer.

Ldmelo

06/05-14 14:53

#1 : 11/05-14 20:12

Angel

Posts: 1

Hello,

I`m new user of advanced renamer. I have many books with name structure:

Family name, Given name - Title

I need that result be:

Given name Family name - Title

I`m using method to interchange defining:

separator = ,
incidence = 1Âª
Apply to = name

Result is Given Name - Title Family name,.

I`d appreciate if somebody can tell if is possible to make this change and how to do it.

Regards

11/05-14 20:12

#1 : 12/05-14 12:05

Johan

Posts: 1

Is it possible to rename a part of a filename based on a conversion list?

For example:

existing files:
docA.pdf
docB.pdf
docC.pdf

Conversion List (in .csv file)
OLD; NEW
A; X
B; Y
C; Z

Output:
docX.pdf
docY.pdf
docZ.pdf

Hope to hear a reaction.
Thanks.

12/05-14 12:05 - edited 12/05-14 12:06

#1 : 12/05-14 19:30

Mohanachandran

Posts: 3

After file names are loaded into AR, Is to possible to manually edit a file name from the AR display window?
This feature will be useful in the following context:
Suppose a method is created which converts all file names except one or two. These one or two files might have been left out by AR, because the search pattern used in the method does not precisely match with the file name. Instead of modifying the search pattern to include these two files(risking possible side effects), it will be easier to manually rename these two file names.
Is this feature available in AR now?
If not, Is it possible to incorporate it?
Thanks
MC

12/05-14 19:30

#1 : 15/05-14 10:08

Brent

Posts: 2

I would love some help with the following challenge.

I have a long list of files named in the following order.

File names are numeric and only 4 numbers long. Last number is constant and will always either be a 1,2 or 3. First 3 numbers vary.

1011.x
2012.x
1021.x
5063.x
1072.x
6073.x

My challenge is to rename only the last number to a different set, keeping the first 3 numbers intact.

IE all the number ###3 -> ###2

Any help would be appreciated.

15/05-14 10:08

#1 : 22/05-14 16:29

Gina Donovan

Posts: 2

Once renaming is completed, how do I save renamed images into a new folder on my desktop?

22/05-14 16:29

#1 : 23/05-14 12:22

freddy

Posts: 1

I use ARen to rename pictures. Great software!! Many Thanks.

I came now across a problem were I need to rename pics and add also a interval number. I need to have the first batch start with "1" and the steps/interval should be "+2" which should in result give "1", "3", "5"........, and the next batch start with "2" and steps/interval should be "+2" leading to "2", "4", "6"...........

When bringing the pics into one folder the sorting ascending should bring "1", "2", "3", "4".........

Used to have slides and using 2 projectors alternating. After scan box "1" and rename I get 1 to 50 and box 2 also 1 to 50 or 51 to 100. The goal is to bring all of them in a sequential order.

Therfore, I would like to see the feature to freely choose the start No. and the interval myself.

Can you help?

Kind regards

23/05-14 12:22

#1 : 28/05-14 08:27

Nima

Posts: 1

I need to add spaces between UPPER latters, for example: "TheAdvanceRenamerIsAGoodSoftware" would become "The Advance Renamer Is A Good Software"
I have tried many RegEx Patterns, the one is workinf is:
search "([a-z])([A-Z])" replace "$1 $2" but still not enough.
I have checked this Pattern, working perfect in some RegEx testers but not in AR it shows ERROR, the Pattern is:
search "((?<=\p{Ll})\p{Lu})|((?!\A)\p{Lu}(?>\p{Ll}))" replace " $0"

Any help?

28/05-14 08:27

#1 : 29/05-14 19:32

Posts: 11

Hi, Can i ask you to add the possibility to move the batch methods with the mouse, and not only withthe very uncofortable "right click -> up/down/first/last".
P.S. can you also add the possibility to rename the methods with a double click on the empty space after the type of the method?

29/05-14 19:32

#1 : 01/06-14 00:01

Hoplitas

Posts: 5

Hi!!
Sorry, but when I check the "Explorer context menu" box in options settings it doesn't work in my computer, windows 8.1.
I don't know if I'm doing anything wrong or not.
Of course I close and restart the program, and when I try to use the context menu in an file or a folder a mesage of error appear:

Error
Could not open Advanced Renamer

It doesn't matter if the program it's open or closed...

Thanks in advance.

01/06-14 00:01

#1 : 03/06-14 12:07

Varinder

Posts: 5

Hi,

I want to add a unique id in every image in the end of the title. for example I have below image file name:

Selena Gomez.jpg
Justin Bieber.jpg
Kristen Stewart.jpg

I want the below result after adding a unique id

Selena Gomez #5879.jpg
Justin Bieber #8745.jpg
Kristen Stewart #2597.jpg

Please tell me if this is possible to do!

Thanks

03/06-14 12:07

#1 : 05/06-14 14:42

Gina Donovan

Posts: 2

Is there a way to open renamed images folder and export each renamed image name into an excel file column.

I renamed thousands of images and need to compare to existing image names in excel that were not included in the renaming.

05/06-14 14:42

#1 : 08/06-14 08:03

Johan Johansson

Posts: 3

Hey,
I have a couple of suggestions for feature requests. I'll post them in different threads for searchability.

#1. How about adding the option to rename subtitles along with video-files? Often you have files like:
S01E01.Lorem.Ipsum.Solar.Amet.720p.HDTV.x264.mp4
S01E01.Lorem.Ipsum.Solar.Amet.720p.HDTV.x264.srt
S01E01.Lorem.Ipsum.Solar.Amet.720p.HDTV.x264.en.srt
S01E01.Lorem.Ipsum.Solar.Amet.720p.HDTV.x264.sv.srt
S01E02....And so on
When using TV Show Import you only want to use the video files to match the tv guide listing (so you see the number of video files you have match the number of episodes in the season). But when you start to rename the files you want the subtitles to be renamed along with each video file.

Maybe this is achievable by scripting, but since it's a common task it would be good with a separate option for it.

Cheers
Johan

08/06-14 08:03

#1 : 08/06-14 08:09

Johan Johansson

Posts: 3

Feature request #2:

Some file formats (like mp4 I guess) doesn't have the capability to store all meta data that you would like. How about adding the option to save a "metadata.db" file in the folder togehter with files? For instance when you have renamed a season of your favorite TV show, it would be good to save metadata like ID for tvrage.com, original release name of the files, etc, for future use. So you dont have to repeat the search next time.

Cheers,
Johan

08/06-14 08:09

#1 : 08/06-14 08:15

Johan Johansson

Posts: 3

Feature request #3:

When you have Auto Test enabled, or if you use Test Batch manually you will see which files that will comtain illegal characters in the file name. It would be good if you at this point could right-click the file in the list and adjust the new file name (and revalidate it) before proceding with the batch rename.

Lastly, thanks for a great program :)

Cheers,
Johan

08/06-14 08:15

#1 : 08/06-14 16:02

Phillip Wilson

Posts: 1

I am using Advanced Renamer to standardise the whole or my massive drum machine sample library.

I have had a lot of luck building a list of words that all need to be shortened to the same initials, for instance

Snare . Snaredrum, Snare Drum = SD
Bass Drum, Kick, Kick Drum = BD

etc

however, I have hit upon instances where , due toa lack of numbering in initial files, I end up with two files that would both output the same file name.

is there a way in which I can set it up so IF one or more files would end up with an EQUAL file name, then a sequential number is added to differentiate between the two conflicting files?

i.e

if output would have been

SD
SD
HHO
HHC
SD
BD
CY
BD

if would turn out as

SD
SD1
HHO
HHC
SD2
BD
CY
BD1

or better still

SD1
SD2
HHO
HHC
SD3
BD1
CY
BD2

obviously, due to the mixed nature of my samples, I cant just add an incremental number to all files )plus I try to keep file names as short as possible.

thanks so much for any help you can give.

Phill

08/06-14 16:02

#1 : 17/06-14 17:52

Jessie Waguespack

Posts: 1

I’m trying to move files from one folder on our network to another. I type in the output folder but the new path will not show up. Am I doing something wrong?

I'm trying to move the files from one folder to another on the same drive.

17/06-14 17:52

#1 : 23/06-14 10:02

Bruno

Posts: 2

â€‹First of all, thanks for the AdvancedRenamer. Renaming files has never been so smooth and easy I must say. However, I stumbled across a problem when I tried to batch rename folders and subfolders they contain. The very issue has been mentioned here on the forum several times but never really answered. The folders are not restricted or write-protected. I reckon the real problem is changing the paths to the subfolders by renaming root folders. Collision occurs and AR produces an error.

I could think of two solutions but unfortunately I wasn't successful in applying none of them. 1. Starting renaming process from the deepest folder so the root folders stay untouched until final phase of the batch rename process. 2. Refreshing the path information after each file is processed so the changed folder name is updated at the beginning of each individual rename.

Does any of those make any sense? I'd be really grateful for your help - it'd really be a life (and time!) saver!

Cheers,
Bruno

23/06-14 10:02 - edited 23/06-14 10:03

#1 : 23/06-14 12:56

Riemann

Posts: 1

Hi!
I tried to Rename the .avi File by paste the <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> in the the header. Do not work because of the following Error: "<>/\ : not allowed".

I want to rename the File to the Date it was taken. Not created or modifyed.

Thank you for your help

23/06-14 12:56

#1 : 25/06-14 15:57

paul

Posts: 1

I have donated some money via the website but i cannot get a link to actually download the application. Anyone got any suggestions?

25/06-14 15:57

#1 : 25/06-14 21:52

cindermouth

Posts: 2

All of my music folders are currently named using this format:

Artist - Album [Year]

I would like to change them to:

Artist - [Year] Album

Note: the square brackets are part of the folder name

Of course because artist and album names are different lengths, the "[Year]" is not in a consistent spot.

I'm new to AR. Tried to search forums and found some stuff on patterns but it's not making sense to me yet.

Any help anyone can provide would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
C

25/06-14 21:52

#1 : 27/06-14 01:03

Walter Eldredge

Posts: 1

Intermittently Advanced Renamer will have no effect on the files in a folder. No matter what mthods I use, the new file names remain unchanged. Executing the batch indicates all files were changed successfully, but the names remain the same as before. I have checked to make sure I have name/extension selected correctly, and the files and folders are not locked or read-only in windows. I imagine there is some option that I don't have set correctly, but I can't figure out what it might be. Any suggestions are welcome,

27/06-14 01:03

#1 : 28/06-14 16:02

Eugene

Posts: 1

Updated to last version, but still can't operate with more than 10,000 files, which is very dissapointing.
Great programm otherwise.

28/06-14 16:02

#1 : 29/06-14 06:26

Ral

Posts: 1

Hello,
could somebody perhaps help me write a script (well, write it for me) that would move the square brackets from the beginning of a file to right before the 2nd square bracket text (or if none exists, to the end of a file)?

I mean to use it for renaming anime fansubs since the way they're released, they're alphabetically sorted by the fansub group's name. I would rather have them be sorted by the anime series name instead.

This is how most fansub release names looks like:

1. [Fansub] Series Name {ep#} [res][crc32].ext
2. [Fansub]_Series_Name_{ep#}_[res][crc32].ext
3. [Fansub] Series Name S# - {ep#} [res][crc32].ext
4. [Fansub] Series Name {ep#}.ext

And this is how I'd like to rename them as:

1-2. Series_Name_{ep#}_[Fansub]_[res][crc32].ext
3. Series_Name_S#_-_{ep#}_[Fansub]_[res][crc32].ext
4. Series_Name_{ep#}_[Fansub].ext

{ep#} is the episode number and consists of 1-4 digits, nothing more - "{}" was there just to differentiate from the square brackets and to make sure that "ep" is not in the name, while "S" for "Season" in "S#" is.

Sometimes "[res]" is also named as: "(res encode type)" or "[res][encode type]". So, I guess, the script should move the first square brackets + " " or "_" that's between it and the series name*, to right before whichever bracket type comes next.

* Or just the "_" if we start by changing all spaces to the underscores.
Also, for the 4th option, remove the space/underscrore that would otherwise appear for no reason at the end of the file.

Can anyone help me with that?

29/06-14 06:26

#1 : 08/07-14 07:36

Greg

Posts: 1

I am working on about 80,000 songs (for some reason) and need advice about word "the" in artist name. My files will be named Name - Artist - Album. Do you advise Beatles, The Beatles , or Beatles, The?

08/07-14 07:36

#1 : 14/07-14 22:06

Andrew

Posts: 2

Hello I'm trying to use the command line tool arenc.exe. I get "Result: No result from geo server" when trying to add the GPS city. Using the same .aren file and paths works great from the GUI, but not the command line. I'm running it via a command prompt in Windows 7. Any advise is appreciated.

14/07-14 22:06

#1 : 16/07-14 22:18

Alex

Posts: 1

I have a situation that involves renumbering a series of numbers that have decimals. Right now the decimal is being a separator and Advanced Renamer considers the number after the decimal to be a different number. Below is an example of what I want to do.

Original Renumbered
1000.00 1000.10
1000.00 1000.20
and so on, until
1000.00 1000.90
1000.00 1001.00

Is there a way to make it recognize that 1000.00 is a single number and not two separate numbers?

Thanks for the help.

16/07-14 22:18

#1 : 17/07-14 06:22

johnnyl

Posts: 1

Hi,

After some help with:

From:
LAST, First 123123.txt

To:

LAST, F 123123.txt

I have tried:

Replace

Text to be replaced: <Word:2>
Replace With: Some regex I cant seem to get working
X Use Regular expressions
Apply To: Name

But the result I get is:

LAST, Some regex I cant seem to get working 123123.txt

Thanks

17/07-14 06:22

#1 : 20/07-14 18:31

Jim Considine

Posts: 3

Hello,
Advanced Renamer is an incredible program.
I have used it a zillion times to standardize my music files. Here's my quandary. I use WinAmp for my music collection. (I'm hoping that someone will buy the program). Once I have fixed any issues with a music file name, then I have to make the same corrections manually in WinAmp. I realize that I could use the file name in instead of the title name to identify music in WinAmp. Unfortunately, when I do this, I bring with it the manually numbering I have added with Advanced Renamer.
The dumb question is, "Can Advanced Renamer" alter the title as it alters the file name? I realize that the smart answer is to stop being so anal, but as Popeye sez, " I yam what I yam".
Thank you for your work and vigilance in keeping this program top notch.

20/07-14 18:31

#1 : 21/07-14 14:30

Claire

Posts: 1

Hi,

I would like to know if there is a way to save a method with a specific batch mode, so that I don't have to change it manually every time.

The method I use is simple, it only changes the file extension and saves the file as a copy. Since I don't use it often, I'm afraid I might forget to change batch mode every time and lose the original files.

Thank you kindly.

21/07-14 14:30

#1 : 22/07-14 04:11

Steve

Posts: 2

I seem to be able to modify the "Created Date" but not the "Date Taken". They are different.

I have a batch of photos that were taken with a camera with the date set incorrectly. I would like to use the incorrect date and "add" an offset to correct the date(s) whilst preserving the time and the "date order" they were taken .Is it possible to do this?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks
Steve

22/07-14 04:11

#1 : 26/07-14 22:07

John R. Sellers

Posts: 3

How do I batch move segments of text from the beginning of a filename to the end just B4 the extension with 2 or more filenames different lengths?

For example:

Changing...

(1997) Rammstein- Engel.mp4
(1998) Rammstein - Du Reicht So Gut.mp4

...to...

Rammstein- Engel (1997).mp4
Rammstein - Du Reicht So Gut (1998).mp4

(Augment): Just noticed I asked a similar question B4. Anywho, there's gotta be a way to do this.

26/07-14 22:07 - edited 26/07-14 22:23

#1 : 27/07-14 18:23

Tom Isacson

Posts: 2

I have files which contain the date in the filename. I would like to use the timestamp feature to set the date from the filename pattern but set the time to midnight 00:00:01 a.m. since the actual time is not known.

I currently am doing this by adding "00h00m01s-" to the beginning of the filename, then using the timestamp command, then removing "00h00m01s-" from the filename.

Is there a more direct method to specify a specific time only when using the datestamp feature?

27/07-14 18:23

#1 : 31/07-14 08:17

Sina Sobhi

Posts: 1

I built the following "command" via command line configuration:

C:\Program Files\Advanced Renamer>"C:\Program Files\Advanced Renamer\arenc.exe"
-t files -p "C:\Move" -m move -d "C:\Move\<substr:1:4>"

However, I am returned with the following error:

No method list file

I am able to use GUI as expected.. However, running it via command line seems problematic.

Please help. Thanks.

31/07-14 08:17

#1 : 07/08-14 03:13

AJ Crosby

Posts: 2

I have a large collection of music files. Format: ARTIST\ALBUMNAME\ COVER.JPG
I need to find a method that can convert to this result: ARTIST\ALBUMNAME\ ALBUMNAME.JPG

The JPG files have multiple names thru out all the music folders cover.jpg, folder.jpg, cd.jpg etc. to change these to the
Album name would be great I can't figure out a Method to get this done. can someone help me with this?

newbie
AJ

07/08-14 03:13

#1 : 07/08-14 19:51

Shawn

Posts: 16

Hi,

I have one main folder that contains subfolders that I need to move to different locations based on their name (there are 5 possible locations)

I have 5 different output folders similar to: <Word:1> <Word:2> <Substr:"20":4>\<Word:1> <Word:2> - <word:3>-<word:4>

I always move them manually which is starting to be a pain!

Can I create something that will automatically look through the root folder for subfolder names.

So if a subfolder contains a,b or c, then use output folder 1
contains d,e,f move using output folder 2

07/08-14 19:51

#1 : 11/08-14 19:21

WildPetals

Posts: 1

hi

A restore from carbonite has been done to the directories.. now we have files that are the right ones (they all have the string: (Restored) starting at the 28th character from the end.

unfortunately, whomever did the carboite restore put only selected files (xls, doc, ppt, etc) and left the others as is. so i can't just delete all the files. When i truncate the name... the other file exists. (THEY are frozen by the Krypto virus)... so i just want them gone. But I have to leave the other files that were not affected in place.

how can i

1. test for existence of a file name (BEFORE THE RENAME),
2. delete the already existing file (OR APPEND DELETEME to the file name of the pre-existing file), then
3. Then truncate the last 28 characters of the file so it is properly named and in the right place, thus preventing a duplicate file situation or worse, adding characters to the end of the valid file

I have to do this for all files under a directory too. (There are countless directories where files are stored).

I really appreciate your assistance.

Have a great day and smiles your way.. Laura

11/08-14 19:21

#1 : 16/08-14 15:23

Ken

Posts: 2

I am trying to rename my music files by adding a numbered sequence in front like 002537 Styx - Lord of the Rings so i can import the files to my streaming device that will play the song by punching in the number. The problem is the Renumber Method removes any number at the beginning of the file name so '2 pac' is now 'pac' and '3OH!3' is now 'OH!3'.

I tried placing an 'add' method with a space before or after the renumber method but it has no effect no matter where I insert the space (other than actually creating a space but it does not restore the removed number in the filename).

How can I get it to add a sequential number but ignore numbers already in the filename?

16/08-14 15:23

#1 : 16/08-14 16:38

David

Posts: 64

I am trying to use a formula that renames files based in part on characters which seem to be illegal to use.

The names are in the format

002 Fear Itself - The Fearless 001 (Of 12) (2011)
003 Fear Itself - The Fearless 002 (Of 12) (2011)

So what I want to be able to do is make the second number only 2 digits and the third number also 2 digits so the new filename will be

002 Fear Itself - The Fearless 01 (Of 12) (2011)
003 Fear Itself - The Fearless 02 (Of 12) (2011)

I can do it by removing the brackets first
and then using this " 0(\d{2}) of (\d{2})"
And this " \1 (Of \2)"

The problem is I have about 75 other methods prior to this and I am renaming thousands of files at a time and many of the filenames have brackets around characters that are not numerical digits and I don't know how to put the brackets back on everything that they were previously on. So what I need to be able to do is use the opening bracket in the formula. This would also be useful to me in many other instances I have come across.

Is there a way I can shelter it so AR will let it be used in the formula.

16/08-14 16:38 - edited 23/09-16 14:46

#1 : 19/08-14 22:18

Skip Bulkley

Posts: 1

Is it possible? Can somebody provide a syntax example? Thanks!

19/08-14 22:18

#1 : 20/08-14 02:58

David

Posts: 64

Is there a way to automatically select all files that will not change based on the methods currently in the method list.

20/08-14 02:58

#1 : 20/08-14 03:49

David

Posts: 64

Is there a way I could use a replace method to replace files that are named

Phantom Book One Of Three.ext
Phantom Book Two Of Three.ext
Phantom Book Three Of Three.ext

With

Phantom Book 1 (Of 3).ext
Phantom Book 2 (Of 3).ext
Phantom Book 3 (Of 3).ext

20/08-14 03:49

#1 : 20/08-14 17:07

David

Posts: 64

Can I use multiple replacement strings in a single replace method

For example replacing

Volume 1
vol. 1
vol 1

with
v\1

but placing the 3 examples in a single text to be replaced input box

In other words is there a character I can use to separate the three strings so AR will acknowledge all 3 of them.

Thanks

20/08-14 17:07

#1 : 23/08-14 06:26

David

Posts: 64

Is there a way to Add 0 padding to single digits at end of filename without zeros being added to multiple digit stings at the end of a filename.

For example I want to make filenames like
Excalibur Annual 2.ext
Into Excalibur Annual 02.ext

Without AR making this
X-Men Annual 1995.ext
Into this
X-Men Annual 01995.ext

23/08-14 06:26

#1 : 24/08-14 03:28

demien

Posts: 1

2 UNLIMITED#NO LIMIT#ENGLISH#POP#LEFT
2 UNLIMITED#TWILIGHT ZONE#ENGLISH#POP#LEFT
3 DOORS DOWN#AWAY FROM THE SUN#ENGLISH#POP#LEFT
3 DOORS DOWN#KRYPTONITE#ENGLISH#POP#LEFT

how to move subtitle to the artist name?

like this

NO LIMIT#2 UNLIMITED#ENGLISH#POP#LEFT
TWILIGHT ZONE#2 UNLIMITED#ENGLISH#POP#LEFT
AWAY FROM THE SUN#3 DOORS DOWN#ENGLISH#POP#LEFT
KRYPTONITE#3 DOORS DOWN#ENGLISH#POP#LEFT

can you help me?thx before

24/08-14 03:28

#1 : 24/08-14 23:11

James Barksdale

Posts: 1

I have a large number of files each of which begin with a different seven digit number followed by a - (dash).
I would like to remove all of the numbers and the dash from each file name and replace them with nothing.
It seems this should be a very simple task with this wonderful utility, but I have not been able to figure it out.

Thank you!

Woodwright

24/08-14 23:11

#1 : 27/08-14 06:46

David

Posts: 64

I'm trying to use a regular expression to remove the periods from 2 character salutations
ie: Dr. Ms. etc

I have tried using \w\w. and also \w\w\.
and replace with \1\2 but all this does is remove 2 character words from the filename. does anyone know what syntax I should use for this expression

Thanks

27/08-14 06:46

#1 : 01/09-14 17:24

Matthew

Posts: 1

Hi, maybe the program already supports this, but please can you confirm if this is possible? I'll happily donate if you can solve my problem :)

I have 829 files within a folder structure up to 3 folders deep. I need to create a folder in the same directory as every file with the same name as the file.

For example:

Folder 1 > Folder 1a > Folder 1b >

Material1.jpg
Material2.jpg
Material3.jpg

Inside 'Folder 1b' I need folders created called 'Material1' + 'Material2' + 'Material3'

Ideally the solution could scan all directories from the base folder (Folder 1 in the example above) and create the folders in a single task, instead of having to move through all the end folders one at a time.

Is this possible? desperate for a solution!

01/09-14 17:24

#1 : 03/09-14 02:43

Kherida

Posts: 1

Hello,
I used to name files, videos, ecc with the date before the name like 14-09-03 Filename.
In this case 3rd Sept 2014, using - as a separator between the Year-Month-Day.

I want to remove this - from all files (and I have many) and have the date just as 140903.

I am very new to this program. Reading the guide the best bet seemed Trim.

Trim Characters. I put a -
then I click on Start batch, but nothing happens. The file names just remain as they are.

Can someone help me? Where am I going wrong?

Thank you very much.

03/09-14 02:43

#1 : 03/09-14 12:55

Magdalena

Posts: 1

I'm new to the software. From overview it seems great however, I followed directions for replacing part of the file name but, it doesn't seem to work.
My .pdf-s are named:
11111_NO P-U Date_aaaaaa.pdf
2222_NO P-U Date_bbbbbb.pdf

I'm entering Text to be replaced: <NO P-U Date>
Replace with: <UNKNOWN>

When I hit start, files disappear from the list and below states - successful but, the name remains as before.
What am I doing wrong?
Thank you!

I figured it out!
For all who may run in similar problem:
Just like someone in the forum already has said:
"literally" just put what you want to replace and what you want to replace with, without any signs, etc.

03/09-14 12:55 - edited 03/09-14 14:22

#1 : 05/09-14 16:34

Jeff

Posts: 2

I have a situation where an application on Windows 2012r2 creates file names that exceed the maximum length supported by Windows. It is not possible at this time to change how the application creates these files & I need access to some of these files from time to time. I have tried the usual tricks using "subst" to map a virtual drive at the root of the folder containing the files with no success.

If I attempt to load the file names into AdvancedRenamer it results in a file length error & will not add the files. Can AdvancedRenamer work with these long file names or does anyone have any suggestions? This would be an awesome feature to add (if not possible already)!

05/09-14 16:34

#1 : 05/09-14 21:51

Daniel

Posts: 1

I wish to add a date/time prefix to an Outlook .msg e-mail, where the date/time is the date/time that the e-mail was received. Note that the desired date/time is NOT the Windows file system's created, modified, or accessed date/time, but instead is a date/time value that is embedded within the .msg file.

For example, for an e-mail named "Hello Daniel" that was received on March 30, 2014 at 9:12 AM, I want the new filename to be "20140330 0912 Hello Daniel".

Would anyone have any suggestions on how to do this, or whether or not this is possible with AdvancedRenamer (or other tool)? Does AdvancedRenamer support the creation of custom scripts by which I might accomplish my goal?

05/09-14 21:51

#1 : 06/09-14 11:46

David

Posts: 64

So I've got another one for you. The titles I am working with have dates in numerous formats but I would like them all to resolve to the format (yyyy-mm) or alternately (yyyy mm-dd)

The date starts in many formats
ie: mm-yyyy
mm yyyy
yyyy mm
Jan 15, 2014
15 January 2014
among other formats.

I would like to get rid of all the text dates and have them converted to digit dates in the specified format instead.
Is there a better, more efficient way to do that?

Sometimes there are year ranges in the format yyyy-yyyy in the same list of files and I want the method which will create the aforementioned format to not interfere with these dates.

Right now I am using about 35 different methods (maybe more) to accomplish this but If there is a way that I can more efficiently do it like the volume resolution method you showed me I would absolutely love that. Right now some of the batch methods I am using have upwards of 300 methods in them so it takes a while to load if I want to load a different group of methods because there are so many methods in them even though I am using a SSD for my OS and the batches are also stored on a SSD.

cheers.

06/09-14 11:46 - edited 06/09-14 12:20

#1 : 07/09-14 11:13

Kaezon

Posts: 1

I noticed that the calculation of files sizes wasn't in MiB/GiB, or at least it wasn't as accurate as I would like, so I made a VERY simple script to calculate it.

I hope it's useful for someone.

http://pastebin.com/eE8TZW6A

Note: Windows shows the files sizes in KiB/MiB/GiB, but for no reason shows it like KB/MB/GB

EDIT: 11-09-2014, updated!

07/09-14 11:13 - edited 12/09-14 02:37

#1 : 07/09-14 15:12

George314

Posts: 2

I like my foreign characters (e.g., Spanish upside down question marks) in file names and do not want to replace them with _ or U.S. equivalents.
During list rename they are skipped with the error message: # items were not found... I'm not even given the chance to copy the error message into a text file for manual processing.
I would attach a screen shot, but ...
I'm a novice (1-day old) user, so please excuse me if I'm missing something obvious.

G.

More info than you may want ... I sought out Advanced Rename in an attempt to get around this problem with Windows Batch (.bat) renaming. It may have something to do with batch limitations or CHCP active code pages???

07/09-14 15:12

#1 : 07/09-14 16:16

Thomas

Posts: 1

my files are like this:

1-01 asdfasdfasdfasdf
1-02 asdfasdfasdfasdf
1-03 asdfasdfasdfasdf
2-01 asdfasdfasdfasdf
2-02 asdfasdfasdfasdf
etc.

i want to remove the "1-01, 1-02, etc."

how? :)

07/09-14 16:16

#1 : 09/09-14 11:23

shay

Posts: 1

Hi All,

I am trying to do the following.

change the file name according to the Modefied Date YYYDDMM_HHMMSS

Until now I had no issue and it works perfectly

but i would like to deduct 2 hr from the HH

meaning if the hour is 16:00 HH = 16
i would like to make it 14:00 HH = 14

(images were taken from my camera, but i forgot to change the time according to the local time )

Many Thanks in advance
Shay

09/09-14 11:23

#1 : 11/09-14 15:52

Sarah

Posts: 1

I'm trying to rename over 40,000 image files for my company's new website, but they all have to keep their product code name that they came with originally, with only an added number 1 afterwards. So far, I can't find any programs to do this, and seeing how I'd already downloaded the Advanced Renamer, I was wondering if it could do it. So far, I've not had any luck, it'll only renname the entire file. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

11/09-14 15:52

#1 : 15/09-14 17:20

apple

Posts: 2

I would like to remove the zero before the file name, such as

01.png
02.png
..
..
10.png
11.png
12png
..
..
20.png

to the follow

1.png
2.png
..
..
10.png
11.png
12png
..
..
20.png

Thanks for help!!!!

15/09-14 17:20

#1 : 16/09-14 09:43

John Palmer

Posts: 1

I'm trying to find a way of renaming a large number (2,000+) of ebook files which have the author's name first, to have the book title first, but also to reorder the author's name. For example:

Original name: Adams, Douglas - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fishes.epub

Required name: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fishes - Douglas Adams.epub

Or, where the author's name is several words, or there's more than one author. For example:

Original name: Stevenson, Robert Louis - Treasure Island.epub

Required name: Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson.epub

Is there a simple way of doing this, even though it might require a couple of intermediate steps, or will it require a custom-written script (of which I have zero knowledge)?

Help would be much appreciated.

16/09-14 09:43

#1 : 19/09-14 13:04

Trevor

Posts: 2

Hi
Tried to find the wild check box for Replace in settings but not there. (Ver 3.64)
Trying to replace year in file name as follows:
kjhdcjkwbvd 2013 hjsgd
to
kjhdcjkwbvd [2013] hjsgd
but for any year, for example based on files with 20** as the year.

Any suggestions please.

(Love the program!)

19/09-14 13:04

#1 : 21/09-14 17:51

David

Posts: 64

I am using AR on a Windows 7 Ultimate x64 machine and also a Windows Vista Ultimate x64 machine. On my w7 machine the explorer context item to "Add to Advanced Renamer" works perfectly. It adds items selected to the last AR window that was selected. However on my Vista machine when I select Add to Advance Renamer it will open a new instance of AR every time I select this option from the explorer context menu even if there is already an instance of AR open at the time.

How can I change this behavior on my vista machine so it is actually useful.

Thanks.

21/09-14 17:51

#1 : 22/09-14 15:22

John Pond

Posts: 2

Hi,

I have a bunch of files with variable length names.
I'd like to completely remove one or more parts of the file name (seperated by '.')

Example:

Old:part1.part2.part4.part4

22/09-14 15:22

#1 : 22/09-14 15:22

John Pond

Posts: 2

Hi,

I have a bunch of files with variable length names.
I'd like to completely remove one or more parts of the file name (seperated by '.')

Example:

Old: part1.part2.part3.part4
New1: part1.part2
New2 part1.part3.part4

The parts are at variable positions so I can't specify start at x for y ...

22/09-14 15:22 - edited 22/09-14 15:25

#1 : 23/09-14 23:05

vletroye

Posts: 7

Hello, here after is my script to add the video "format" to the name of my movies...

var format = '';
if (item.videoWidth == 0) {
format = '';
} else if (item.videoWidth < 1280) {
if (item.videoHeight < 576) {
format = ' SD NTSC';
} else {
format = ' SD PAL-SECAM';
}
} else if (item.videoWidth < 1920) {
format = ' HD 720p';
}
else if (item.videoWidth < 3840) {
format = ' HD 1080p';
}
else if (item.videoWidth < 7680) {
format = ' UHD 4K';
}
else {
format = ' UHD 8K';
}
format = format + ' (' + item.videoWidth + 'x' + item.videoHeight + ')';
return item.newBasename + format;

Unfortunately, for some movies, item.videoWidth and item.videoHeight are null.
But I noticed that the correct size is available via the ExifTool.

So I can replace item.videoWidth and item.videoHeight with:
var w = item.exifToolValue('ImageWidth');
var h = item.exifToolValue('ImageHeight');

but this is much slower...

Any idea why the video tags don't have a value?
I did compare a movie with the issue and another one that works fine (using MediaInfo v0.7.70) and didn't see any relevant difference.

Here is the info of a movie for which AR returns an empty width:

Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 7.95 GiB
Duration : 1h 48mn
Overall bit rate : 10.5 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2009-05-10 09:57:49
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.7.0 ('Do It Again') built on Apr 16 2009 22:41:30
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 48mn
Bit rate : 8 202 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 816 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.218
Stream size : 6.06 GiB (76%)
Title : Video
Writing library : x264 core 67 r1128M 682b54d
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x2 / me=umh / subme=7 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / wpredb=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=8202 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.00
Language : French
Default : Yes
Forced : No

And here is one for which AR returns the correct Widh :

Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 8.75 GiB
Duration : 1h 58mn
Overall bit rate : 10.6 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2009-05-10 09:16:30
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.7.0 ('Do It Again') built on Apr 16 2009 22:41:30
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 58mn
Bit rate : 8 279 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 816 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.220
Stream size : 6.69 GiB (76%)
Title : Video
Writing library : x264 core 67 r1128M 682b54d
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x2 / me=umh / subme=7 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / wpredb=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=8279 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.00
Language : French
Default : Yes
Forced : No

23/09-14 23:05

#1 : 24/09-14 00:05

vletroye

Posts: 7

I have filenames with a year somewhere in the middle. Ex: "My File (2014) Info.txt"

I would like to move the date to the end of the filename: => "My File Info (2014).txt"
The "Move" method is foreseen to move a substring of "Move Count" characters starting at "Move From".
Where "Move From"can be a Reg Ex.

But it doesn't work for my purpose. Indeed, "Move From" is the position of the last character matching the Reg Ex.
And I need the position of the first matching character. Indeed, I can only look safely for the date with a Reg Ex like $\d\d\d\d$

So, I don't see a simple solution... ?! Someone would have an idea ?

[EDIT] My best solution so far (although not perfect as I have some filenames with other parenthesis before the date)
"Move from" = ^[^\(]* after the last character before the first parenthesis
"Move count" = 6
"Move to" = .$ after the last character

24/09-14 00:05 - edited 24/09-14 00:12

#1 : 24/09-14 05:10

Andrea

Posts: 4

help please to remove all numbers up to the first dash in titles

I'm trying to mass modify my SCRIBD files. they have a variable number of numbers then a dash (or endash??)
ad the title of the book. I could use some kind hero to show me how to do this.
ie

43721600-Javascript for people with brain tumors.pdf

to

Javascript for people with brain tumors.pdf

43721-Cats.pdf

to Cats.pdf

Blessings

24/09-14 05:10

#1 : 24/09-14 17:10

Noy

Posts: 3

I have images in a directory named accordingly;

A151946_101_12.jpg
A151946_201_12.jpg
A151946_A01_12.jpg
F1298393_501_83.jpg
F1298393_F01_83.jpg
F1298393_E01_83.jpg

Everything [before] the first under-score ( _ ) may be 7 or 8 characters. But I would like to remove everything [after] that the first under-score, and then apply an increment. To produce the following results

A151946_01.jpg
A151946_02.jpg
A151946_03.jpg
F1298393_01.jpg
F1298393_02.jpg
F1298393_03.jpg

* Of course I'd like the increment to start over for prefix. Is this possible? Can someone please suggest a plan?

Thank you!

Noy Hadar

24/09-14 17:10

#1 : 25/09-14 02:14

Elmer B. Fuddled

Posts: 3

I applied a few renaming commands to my list. All the files now seem to be renamed correctly.....except for one. Is there a way within Advanced Renamer to select just this one file from the list and edit its name???
Thanks in advance!

25/09-14 02:14

#1 : 25/09-14 06:15

mgamri

Posts: 3

Hello everyone.

I want way to replace several words at once.

Example:
The current file name:
[General rules for online search]
I want to replace word (General) to (universal).
At the same time replace word (search) to (seeking).
and so on.

Thank you.

25/09-14 06:15 - edited 25/09-14 06:17

#1 : 27/09-14 14:30

Varinder

Posts: 5

Hi,

Is there any way to clear Undo Previous Batch Logs, because when I clicked on it takes a while to open the Undo Previous Batch option.

Thanks

27/09-14 14:30

#1 : 28/09-14 02:40

Bruce Allen

Posts: 2

Could you add Hotfolder monitoring capability?
For photography, every time a new photo is added it would get renamed automatically and copied to another folder. :)
Thanks!

28/09-14 02:40

#1 : 03/10-14 06:16

Quoc Bach

Posts: 1

I have a folder with about 15 thousand karaoke files, can someone help me numbers them(I'm trying to add the number infront of them), also the program keep telling me that only allow to load under 10 thousand files.
my email is [email protected], thanks!

03/10-14 06:16

#1 : 06/10-14 22:36

steve

Posts: 1

Hi there,

I just installed this program and joined this forum. I am very unfamilar when it comes to technology like this and if possible I love some quick answers to some queries that I'd otherwise have to spend hours researching for answer.

Basically I want the replace feature to replace all underscores "_" with a space. Now that seems simple enough but here is the bit where I need help. I have lots of files that not only have underscores between words but within words. This occurs with words that have an apostrophe. So is it possible to create some code that the program will recognize that when a apostrophe is needed and not a space bar. So what I want is the program to recognize that when 1 or 2 letters follow an underscore and then those 1 or 2 letters are followed by another underscore that the first underscore should be changed to an apostrophe and the second a space bar.

I hope this makes since. Please go easy on me.

06/10-14 22:36

#1 : 10/10-14 04:40

Bryce Eldridge

Posts: 1

My friend visits job sites where he has to take 75 photos of the same thing on different buildings.

Instead of having to rename those files each time, he's like to create a list of those 75 things, and then import them into a program where they are already numbered in the correct order, and apply the specific details to those 75 images.

So if he renamed all of the photos with the job site first, could he then create some sort of a custom layout that would allow him to apply those 75 names in order?

This would be the example of how the photos are originally imported :

IMG561.JPG
IMG562.JPG
IMG563.JPG

He would want to change them so that he could add the state, specific job number (which I know the program does already), and the finally the series of names that follow his list. :

(State_Job Number_SpecificInfo):
OHIO_4356_BuildingLedge
OHIO_4356_BuildingShingle
OHIO_4356_BuildingWindow

Or does he have to manually write in the last field because they are ALL different things that are specific to each image?

Thanks!

10/10-14 04:40

#1 : 10/10-14 17:26

Jeff

Posts: 2

Hi, I need help removing a section of a file name where the values from "InvAmt:" up to "Desc:" need to be removed from the file name. The values between "InvAmt" & "Desc:" vary between files.

Example:

Original File Name:
2012-11-24 Vnd#: EQUUS Acc #: 2106230 Inv#: 1259069-RM InvDte: 2012-10-31 InvAmt: -107.00 Payee: ASI-BBT0535 Ck#: 007609 CkDate: 2012-11-24 Ck Amt: 11.52 Desc: NOBLEVIEW SN:Z9NW817V1148 - RMA Link: NA

Need to Remove:
"InvAmt: -107.00 Payee: ASI-BBT0535 Ck#: 007609 CkDate: 2012-11-24 Ck Amt: 11.52"

Resulting File Name:
2012-11-24 Vnd#: EQUUS Acc #: 2106230 Inv#: 1259069-RM InvDte: 2012-10-31 Desc: NOBLEVIEW SN:Z9NW817V1148 - RMA Link: NA

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

10/10-14 17:26

#1 : 11/10-14 22:07

bland328

Posts: 4

I'm having a lot of trouble adding folders full of files and subfolders to the Copy Files list.

Here's an example of the problem:

I have a folder named "Cameras", containing only a folder named "DCIM", which contains 199 JPG image files.

If I add the "Cameras" folder to an empty Copy Files list (with Include Subfolders turned on and a Filename Mask of *.*), I get ZERO files in the list.

If I add the "DCIM" subfolder to the empty Copy Files list in the same manner, I get all 199 files in the list.

I have a lot of deep folder structures giving me this trouble, so I do need to figure out how to overcome it. This was simply the simplest case I could come up with to demonstrate the problem.

Thanks,
B

11/10-14 22:07

#1 : 12/10-14 07:50

Adam

Posts: 1

Hi,

I'm trying to use wildcards to remove brackets/words at end of some filenames, ex: "Filename (Somewords).zip"

I have tried to use the remove and "(*)" but doesn't work. I checked your site and there seems to be a wildcard option in rename settings according to site but in the program the setting is missing?

Site: http://i.imgur.com/xtyPloz.png
Program: http://i.imgur.com/ni2t0rr.png

How to I enable wildcards please?

[EDIT] Never mind figured it out, Needed to use "(*\)"

Thanks for a great piece of software :)

12/10-14 07:50 - edited 12/10-14 07:58

#1 : 12/10-14 13:53

Kolja

Posts: 1

Hey,
short description of the problem: I have approximately 100 video files (avi) in a folder with accompanieng 100 subtitle files (srt). My Videoplayer requires them to have the same name to play them together. Now i want them change there name, with a number to keep the order, but both avi and srt need to have the same number. I have not found a solution yet other than renaming both groups with the same pattern after another... My idear would be to have a "repeat" option in the numbering, so that the program uses the number 1 for example 3 times before changing to the 2 or jumping to the 5 because of the skip option.
Thanks for considering
FH

12/10-14 13:53

#1 : 13/10-14 20:29

Nigel Tasker

Posts: 1

As a new user,I can understand the editing process, and arrive at a list of amended names, but can see no sign of an OK box, or any other way of confirming the changes and saving back to disc!

What am I missing here, please?

13/10-14 20:29

#1 : 15/10-14 19:16

Rossend

Posts: 2

Hi everybody
I am new with Advanced Renamer and would like know, how I can change the order of some words,
for eBook files names.
I have files like:

Asimov_Isaac-The Foundation.epub
Auster_Paul- Illusions book.epub
Bach_Richard-The other side.epub
….etc.

I would like to change to:

Isaac_Asimov-The Foundation.epub
Paul_Auster- Illusions book.epub
Richar_ Bach-The other side.epub

It is possible with Advanced Renamer?
Could somebody help me?
Thanks in advance.
Rossend

15/10-14 19:16

#1 : 16/10-14 17:15

jan de vriesz

Posts: 1

I am looking for a method that filters or sorts the new file names.

Let's say I have 5000 files, 50 of which get a name file name. I want to check them manually before I start the renaming process. Is there an option to either show only the files whose name changes or add a column that says filename changes yes/no.

Thank you

16/10-14 17:15

#1 : 16/10-14 21:36

maxim

Posts: 1

I have many files in folder:

<name1>.txt
<name2>.mp4
<name3>.docx
etc...

Must create subfolders 1, 2, 3, 4... and move 30 files to subfolder 1, 30 files to subfolder 2, 30 files to subfolder 3... etc

Can i do that?
Thank you!

Sorry for my English)

16/10-14 21:36

#1 : 21/10-14 13:47

Guilloton

Posts: 1

Hello,

First of all, i would like to thank you for this wonderfull software !!!

I'm missing a functionnality which is to sort your files with 2 columns (primary key for example the directory and secondary key for example the file name ... )

I tried to sort the 1 column then an other one. In this case i lose the benefit of the order of the 1rst column. (the files appear in a random orders)

Is-ti possible to add this functionnality ?

Best Regards

JLG

21/10-14 13:47

#1 : 21/10-14 16:01

Jon

Posts: 1

Hi,, trying to rename PDF file based on content. using the file content tag is not working for me. any idea how to use this tag with PDF? i've tagged the PDF and it still doesn't work (the rename is showing '?' symbols.

thanks!!!!!

21/10-14 16:01

#1 : 31/10-14 08:41

user666

Posts: 3

Friends help please! I have a lot of folders. Each folder contains a lot of jpg images. To rename pictures in folders that they had a name for the folder and the number (numbering should begin with 1 in each folder). example:

to
http://i65.fastpic.ru/big/2014/1031/aa/2e87eb2c 8c2ec8af06c9bf324e4916aa.png

after
http://i65.fastpic.ru/big/2014/1031/d4/07a7f95f 231e7cdb86ce579977ccfbd4.png

If you use <DirName: 1> _ <Inc Nr: 1> is

http://i65.fastpic.ru/big/2014/1031/73/22e84eb2 d0794f85043f612d139bb673.png

Help please!

31/10-14 08:41 - edited 31/10-14 08:55

#1 : 31/10-14 22:08

Steve

Posts: 1

What a great program!

I am trying to rename .mp3 files from a list using a .txt file. The user manual says I can use the <ID3 Artist> but can't figure out how to set up my list to make it work.

This is part of my list:

Wasted Days And Wasted Nights Freddy Fender.mp3

I tried:

Wasted Days And Wasted Nights.mp3 <ID3 Artist>Freddy Fender
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights.mp3 <ID3 Artist:Freddy Fender>

But the text in the renaming window turned red so I knew it wouldn't work.

Exactly how do I set up my text file to make it work?

Thanks a lot

31/10-14 22:08

#1 : 01/11-14 01:25

Nico

Posts: 5

Hello Forum,

I'm not familar with Javascript, so I need a nice person to make one for me :)

I need a script that checks all "-" and if there is a space before and after, if there is no space it should make one and if there more than one it should remove them.

01/11-14 01:25

#1 : 02/11-14 01:42

Paul

Posts: 1

Hi guys this is driving me crazy is there a way to do this, i am writing MP3s to a destination folder based on artist / album the problem being a lot of albums have a ":" in them is there a way to easily strip this, i've been trying on and off all day with no luck.

Thx

Paul

02/11-14 01:42

#1 : 10/11-14 23:17

Alan Humphries

Posts: 1

I have a large number of DNG files for which I want to alter the Field "Creation date" to the Date Taken in the EXIF data. I want to use this as a basis for sorting and moving into directories.

In the file listing inside Advanced Renamer the Date Taken column is blank and I cannot make the date change happen.

I have tried using the Settings dialogue to alter the date field to all threee options given but there is no change. I have b een successful in using theEXIF tool to include the Date Taken into the FileName but that's not quite the result that I need.

While this is very frustrating, I would like to say that Advanced Renamer is a very useful utility and I am grateful to yo for providing it.

Any thoughts on a solution to this problem?

Tahnks

Alan Humphries

10/11-14 23:17

#1 : 12/11-14 08:48

arwul

Posts: 94

How about a adding an option to configure/add the toolbar above the right window panel.

A [new] toolbar, user defined, below the one with
[Add-List-Customize Columns-Thumbnails-Name collision Rule:]

The new toolbar to contain a number of items that is currently available in the context menu, like:
[X] Mark/Unmark Selected (when tagged it is marked, when not tagged it is unmarked)
[X] Mark/Unmark All
[X] Inverse marks
[Add...] [Remove...]

and a drop down of what is stored as available patterns

Have tried to work this out a little, it would be something like this (see screenshot)

http://imageshack.com/a/img673/8260/3UkR92.png

It is 1 click less and also

Thanks
-

12/11-14 08:48

#1 : 12/11-14 10:18

Edd

Posts: 1

Hello,

I hope someone helps me with this, i have lots of files that need to be done as below,

I have two files:

Game.Of.Thrones.S01.E01.2011.720p.BluRay.x264.DTS-HDChina.mkv
Game.Of.Thrones.S01.E01.2011.720p.BluRay.x264.DTS-HDChina.srt

I want to rename both of them at the same time and applies it the whole season folder like this:
Ep 1.mkv
Ep 1.mkv

Can this be done using this software?

Please provide a clear and not vague [How to],
Thanks in advance.

12/11-14 10:18

#1 : 12/11-14 12:21

Steve

Posts: 1

Please add the ability to make symbolic links, to a file with a new name.

12/11-14 12:21

#1 : 14/11-14 22:14

Isaac Rabinovitch

Posts: 2

First off: best bulk renaming utility ever. Good UI, good shell integration, extremely clear what everything does. And the feature set! (Note to self--donate!)

One request. Whenever I click the start batch button, I get a confirmation dialog. That might be a useful safety feature for some, but for me it's just an irritating bump in my workflow. Maybe an option to disable it?

14/11-14 22:14

#1 : 15/11-14 20:44

Aticatac

Posts: 3

Hi,
I've been searching in the documentation and on the forum but have not been able to find the answer to my query (apologies if it has been answered and I'm being dense).

I'm looking to rename digital camera photos to a different folder including further sub-folders based on the img tag details using the command line tool.

e.g
c:\test\20141115_120059.jpg

to

c:\test2\2014\11\15\20141115_120059_phonemodel.jpg

I can see that it can be done with the main GUI tool, I can't work out how to achieve this with the command line version.

Hope somebody can help.

Thanks.

15/11-14 20:44

#1 : 21/11-14 09:27

Nikolas

Posts: 3

Hello me and my friends are very active in Promoting Music but there is a Problem..
The most Files are Tagged with small cases but if you play the Tunes with Dj Programms it is much easier if u have it all in the Music Files Tagged--UPPERCASE

The Filename I already made uppercase but I cant use it in Serato.. - Software

hope somebody can help.. I definitely think there can be a way because the tool is able to detect the Taggs I've already seen but I am new in this maybe u can help..

21/11-14 09:27

#1 : 23/11-14 20:15

Posts: 1

I'm new to AR and am running v3.64. Is there a way to display the current loaded Method Name on Main Screen?

23/11-14 20:15

#1 : 25/11-14 16:01

Inge v G

Posts: 2

Hello,

Is there a way to start the renumbering of files at 000 and not 001?
E.g. my files are now named M2-001, M2-002 etc. I would like to make them M2_000, M2_001.
Replacing the high score by a low score is no problem but I just can't figure out how to start with 000 after the under score.

Thanks in advance for a reply!

Kind regards,
Inge

25/11-14 16:01

#1 : 25/11-14 21:43

Khalid

Posts: 1

Hello,

I got this error in W8.1.

---------------------------
Advanced Renamer
---------------------------
Error
Could not open Advanced Renamer
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------

Can you please tell me how to fix it, or is it bug ?

Note:
Windows 8.1 64 bit
Advanced Renamer 3.64

Thanks.

25/11-14 21:43 - edited 25/11-14 21:45

#1 : 02/12-14 23:13

jon

Posts: 1

Hi sorry for my poor english.
And tanks a lot for help you will give.

the Add method works very well.!
But I would like to add a condition to the method.
For example.
Add (S01E) index:0 only if the file it in a folder named (Season 1)
Add (S02E) Index:0 only if files it in the folder named (season 2)

Is it possible tank you very mutch.
jon

02/12-14 23:13

#1 : 02/12-14 23:45

Tester123

Posts: 92

Just wanted to report a small typo in the filename
paternlist.dat

There are two instances: one in the Data directory and another in the Data-Default directory.

It should be patternlist.dat.

Great tool by the way!

02/12-14 23:45 - edited 03/12-14 13:25

#1 : 04/12-14 02:44

Yuriy_Bobyr

Posts: 1

How download files to the site?

04/12-14 02:44 - edited 04/12-14 02:45

#1 : 07/12-14 06:09

Kevin Heap

Posts: 1

I use the Advanced Renamer to rename files in student directories often containing many thousands of pictures and files. I have a small problem in that I like to have consecutive filenames in the form of numbers say, 1 - 2000. This becomes horribly taxing though because my renamer has started to include a mass of leading zeros in the new filenames. As you can appreciate having file 1.doc suddenly become file 00001.doc is a nuisance and is very space consuming.
Can anyone tell me how to get the program to stop inserting the leading zeros into the new filename ?

07/12-14 06:09

#1 : 14/12-14 14:57

Patricia Belo

Posts: 2

Hi
I am new with Advanced Renamer and would like know, how I can change the order for eBook files names.
My files look like:

A Beira do Apocalipse - Tim Lahaye
A balada de Adam Henry - Ian McEwan

I would like to change then to:

Tim Lahaye - A Beira do Apocalipse
Ian McEwan - A balada de Adam Henry

Can someone help me??
Regards

14/12-14 14:57

#1 : 15/12-14 20:25

Mario Alvarez

Posts: 29

Mr. Kim Jensen:

Finally, in version 3.65 you solved the problem with the context menu in Windows 8.1 64-bit. Now it works fine. Thank you very much! ARen, without doubts, is the best files and folders renaming utility out there. Plus two great values: it is freeware and portable.

With my deepest respect to your work.

Mario Alvarez

15/12-14 20:25

#1 : 15/12-14 20:25

Mario Alvarez

Posts: 29

15/12-14 20:25

#1 : 16/12-14 16:55

andree

Posts: 1

Hello,

I'm trying to rename file to get my TV shows/Movies in order.

Original:

Bones_-_s01e01_-_Pilot

Now:

Bones - S01e01 - Pilot

Want:

Bones - S01E01 - Pilot (Want to change the e(for the season) becomes E)

Thanks in advance

16/12-14 16:55

#1 : 17/12-14 10:35

Zack

Posts: 1

It is better if the ID3 can support AAC file. As apple products are popular, more people use iphone or ipod to listen to music, and itunes store support aac file, with .m4a ext. But AR don't support this format.

17/12-14 10:35

#1 : 22/12-14 16:34

Carl

Posts: 6

It would be good to have an easy way to set the time on selected files to correct time zone. Often I forget to change the timezone on my camera and end up with the times wrong. It would be good to just have a simple way to set the time zone to previous and current so that it could easily change all the times. You can now do it in your software, but it might be easier for people to have a simple timezone correction option.

Carl

22/12-14 16:34

#1 : 26/12-14 20:39

Alex

Posts: 1

I have jpg files name by date like this:

mmddyymmss.jpg or mmddyymmss-1.jpg or mmddyymmss-1a.jpg, etc

I am trying to set the date created, modified using the filename pattern:

<Month><Day><Year><Hour><Min>

When I add files to the batch, they do not give me any errors.

When I run the batch, the modified, created dates do not change. Even if I set to copy to a new folder, the dates do not change. All of these folders have full permissions set to everyone.

I was able to change dates on other jpgs, I am wondering if the date being in 2 characters is causing a problem? I even loaded all of the jpgs into photoshop and batch resaved them as new jpgs to make sure the files weren't corrupted somehow, but it didn't help.

26/12-14 20:39

#1 : 31/12-14 06:11

Ramesh

Posts: 1

I am trying to fetch Video Title name from it's properties as a File name. But it is throwing an error 102 which means
You have used one of these <>:"/\|* signs which are not supported in a filename. What is the alternative for this as my video title contains this special characters.

31/12-14 06:11

#1 : 02/01-15 12:35

Posts: 1

It would be great if you will add a new feature "Extract & Replace".
I have lots of file named abcd2x01.mov, wsswsda3x01.mov, ecc. where 2 is the episod and 01 the series
I would like a function that recognize 2x01 in the file name and automatically replace the file name with 02-01

Before: abcd2x01.mov
After: 02-01.mov

Thanks a lot

M.

02/01-15 12:35

#1 : 04/01-15 13:05

christian

Posts: 2

Sorry, I do not know, if I use all in the correct way,
but I am unable to rename files directly on my Synology 1513 NAS.

All the files can be renamed on my "local" system, but the net-attached storage, which I have direct access to from within the Win7 prof. Explorer CANNOT be renamed. from the beginning (when I choose a folder and a file inside this folder)
an Error is listed.
I choose the batch mode rename method with a new name only:

like this: Name-of-the-film_(US_Season-01)_<Inc Nr:01>

I have NO problems to rename the files inside folders "localy" but the files on my network are NOT renamed then.

Is this a "feature" insid advanced renamer or have I to change some registry entrys -- but where...?

Thankyou for any guidance...!

christian

04/01-15 13:05 - edited 04/01-15 15:21

#1 : 08/01-15 08:37

Brian Hart

Posts: 1

I figured out how to setup what I want this program to do so I just click start batch. I'd like to schedule this to run automatically and then move the certain file type to a specific folder on the network after completion. Can someone walk me through this? Thanks

08/01-15 08:37

#1 : 09/01-15 21:12

arc

Posts: 1

Hello Kim,

AR always uses intuitive filename sorting?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319827

But sometimes I want to disable this.
Will you consider adding a command to toggle it in the context menu of the list?

Thank you.

09/01-15 21:12

#1 : 10/01-15 22:40

Koos

Posts: 1

Is it possible to find with this program alle files with a lenght of 7 positions im a specified directory
p.e. 1234567.jpg

10/01-15 22:40

#1 : 14/01-15 13:59

Maria Aguirre

Posts: 1

I saved a lot of images that I haver named 1001, 1002 so on till 1500. I know which image corresponds with each step so I am using your Advanced Reamer to rename them.

I tried with the script method as each image corresponds to a different step. For instance image 1001 corresponds to data from Argentina, image 1001 correspond to data from Brazil.

I tried with this:
var val = (1001)
return item.newBasename + 'AR';
var val = (1002)
return item.newBasename + 'BR';

and it did not work.

14/01-15 13:59

#1 : 16/01-15 00:21

Will Radie

Posts: 2

I was recently using AdvancedRenamer 3.61 (or 3.60.. I forget which it was) and I ran into a small issue with the program seemingly having an issue with the Date Taken fields being read correctly (they were off by an hour). I noticed that my version of the program was not up to date, so I thought updating would solve my problem...

I updated to the current version (3.65), while at the same time, I also discovered that my original problem (the hour off thing) was due to my error and not the program. So I went ahead and tried to rename a patch of photos, only to discover that the Date Taken field was not being read by the program.

Everything was exactly as it was (to my eye anyway) from the 3.61 version (which was reading the Date Taken field correctly), only now AdvancedRenamer was not reading the Date Taken field. I double checked that the Date Taken field still contained the data and it did... AdvancedRenamer was just not seeing it somehow..

I have included a screenshot that displays a good example of what I am talking about... It shows the properties (with the Date Taken field clearly filled in) while also showing that AdvancedRenamer is not grabbing it.

Any help is appreciated.

Image Link (PhotoBucket):
http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/WillRa die/example_zps4ce11822.png

16/01-15 00:21 - edited 16/01-15 00:22

#1 : 17/01-15 20:34

Paul

Posts: 1

Hello,

I have recordings from my hd-receiver. Every recording has these files (for example):
"20140801 1200 - channel - program.eit"
"20140801 1200 - channel - program.ts"
"20140801 1200 - channel - program.ts.ap"
"20140801 1200 - channel - program.ts.cuts"
"20140801 1200 - channel - program.ts.meta"
"20140801 1200 - channel - program.ts.sc"

I want to rename all these easily with "Advanced Renamer" to
"Episode 20 - example title.eit"
"Episode 20 - example title.ts"
"Episode 20 - example title.ts.ap"
... and so on

and also keep all these double extensions (.ts.meta etc.).

Is it possible to do this with Advanced Renamer?

Thanks for your help!

EDIT:
One possible way is it to use <Substr:XX:3>, but it would be easier, if I could set to always keep ".ts" (if available) in the filename.

17/01-15 20:34 - edited 17/01-15 20:46

#1 : 20/01-15 04:01

nikolai

Posts: 1

Hi!

How can I randomize words order in a filename ?

Eg a-b-c-d-e-f-g.jpg to b-e-g-a-c-f-d.jpg

20/01-15 04:01

#1 : 22/01-15 08:45

Sebastian

Posts: 1

Hello!
I have a bunch of raw files and the same amount of RENAMED jpg files. Capture date is precisely the same. Now I want the raw files to get the name of the equivalent jpg.
Is that possible via scrpting?! If so, could you give me a hint please?

Thanks and all the best, Sebastian

22/01-15 08:45

#1 : 22/01-15 11:38

robin

Posts: 1

hello, i would like to know if it is possible to write a script that would rename files that do not start with a number

file 1.example
20150120 file 2.example

would result in

<year created><month created:00>< day created> file 1.example
20150120 file 2.example

the fact that the file that are already in YYYYMMDD format are not altered would make synchronisation better otherwise every time i run the software, the synchronization software considers that all the files have been altered.

thanks for the support, if we manage to get this sorted i will set the software in my server and make a donation.

robin

22/01-15 11:38

#1 : 24/01-15 23:04

Brian

Posts: 1

i get music files in sequential not nuymerical order and would like to remove the "file name" but not the song name here are a few examples

BHK050-07 - Miley Cyrus - Adore You
BHK050-08 - Ellie Goulding - Goodness Gracious
the above are in AN order according to the karaoke filing system all i want is the artist & the song title

CB5021 1-01 - (Gospel) Praise & Worship - Every Move I Make
CB90026-03 - Mcbride, Martina - Independence Day
CB90320-15 - Charley Pride - Just Between You And Me

i guess i need everything from the 2nd space in and before removed ??

24/01-15 23:04

#1 : 27/01-15 04:00

David

Posts: 64

I have been using AR for a while now and absolutely LOVE IT. It is so unbelievably superior to the the other renaming apps I've tried I can't believe it.

I am having a weird issue with it though and I can't figure out what is causing it. I have AR installed on my primary system and one of the very useful functions it does is when you use the contect menu item in explorer it loads the selected files into the open instance of AR. I just installed AR on my other system which is the same version of windows (7 Ultimate). When I select the "Add To Advanced Renamer" item in the context menu of explorer on this system though instead of loading the selected files into the open instance of AR it will instead start another instance of AR ignoring the already running instance.

The thing I don't understand is why this is happening on this new machine but not on my first machine. I installed the new version of AR v3.65 on the new machine but had v3.64 on my other machine so I thought maybe that was the difference but I uninstalled v3.65 and installed v3.64 and it's still doing the same thing.

Any suggestions?

thanks

27/01-15 04:00

#1 : 27/01-15 06:58

David

Posts: 64

I am trying to write a Replace Method which checks if the first character in the filename is a non-digit and if it is will add numbering to the start of the filename based on the number of files in the directory.

Thanks

27/01-15 06:58

#1 : 27/01-15 22:52

Jack Dresty

Posts: 1

Is there a way to take an action at the point of a case change?
e.g. If you have:
-BigDog
-SmallHorse
and want to change them to:
-Big Dog (or Dog-is-Big, etc)
-Small Horse
How do we ask A.R. to look for the case change? Either this is simple or impossible. Note in my example the case change is with NO space, but rather adjacent letters. - Thanks!

27/01-15 22:52

#1 : 28/01-15 13:46

Pieter

Posts: 3

I need help with the following problem

Before
123456-01-01.jpg
123456-01-02.jpg
123456-01-03.jpg
123456-01-04.jpg
123456-01-05.jpg
234567-02-01.jpg
234567-02-02.jpg
234567-02-03.jpg
123567-02-04.jpg
234567-02-05.jpg

after
123456-01-03.jpg
123456-01-01.jpg
123456-01-02.jpg
123456-01-04.jpg
123456-01-05.jpg
234567-02-03.jpg
234567-02-01.jpg
234567-02-02.jpg
123567-02-04.jpg
234567-02-05.jpg

The first 3 files of every sequence need to be changed, picture 1 need to become 3, 2 becomes 1 and 2 becomes 3, 4 and 5 don't need to be changed.

Can someone help me with this?

28/01-15 13:46

#1 : 29/01-15 04:04

Tony

Posts: 2

Hi i'm having trouble renamin files with <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal>

If i put <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> the date format becomes YYYY_MM_DD HH_MM_SS

How can i make it to YYYYMMDD?

I need to use exif data of date taken; the date of when the image/video was taken.

Using <ExifTool:FileCreateDate> uses a date years ahead of <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal>.

The only way i see around this is use <Img Year><Img Month><Img Day> but i'm not sure where it's pulling this data from (seems like file modified date). This then creates another problem where it works for images, but not for videos.

I simply just want <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> = YYYYMMDD

Ideas?

29/01-15 04:04

#1 : 29/01-15 06:16

David F.

Posts: 2

Can't figure out how to remove a space that is right before the extension. (i.e. "Video 1 .mkv" to "Video 1.mkv")

I know it could probably be done with a Javascript, but well, I don't know Javascript and couldn't figure out a way to do it with with the preset functions.

Is there a way that I'm just not seeing or would it only be possible with a javascript?

29/01-15 06:16

#1 : 02/02-15 11:38

Alex K.

Posts: 1

Is it possible to add the ability to save a list of test names (i.e. from the column "New Filename")? It would be useful to create a variety of reports and playlists.

02/02-15 11:38

#1 : 03/02-15 13:45

Dawn Rosy

Posts: 5

I got error in Win 8.1 x64, it show

"Exception EReadError in module ARen.exe at 00057F74. Error reading treeAddFolderTree.lndent: Access violation at address 00408B3B in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 00000008"

any idea for this problem?

thanks

03/02-15 13:45

#1 : 06/02-15 00:54

David Tiede

Posts: 4

Hello, I'm using the script method to rename movies:

n = item.exifToolValue('CreateDate');
return n;

If I use these script with more than five files I get these error message:
"Access violation at address 68A6F7B5 in module 'js32.dll'. Read of address 0411F03C."

I know I can do this also with the method "New Name" but I want to add something to the script.
Info: Version 3.64

06/02-15 00:54

#1 : 06/02-15 22:54

Jim Considine

Posts: 3

Hi,
I wanted to thank you for this program. I have about 25 years of history using computers and this is one of the most useful programs that I have ever come across.
I appreciate the amount of care you have taken to instruct us without a coding background in the many facets of Advanced Renamer.
Best wishes,
Jim Considine
Baltimore, MD, USA

06/02-15 22:54

#1 : 10/02-15 04:12

Chuck Alexander

Posts: 1

I have dvd's copied to my harddrive, example: d:\movie_name\video_ts\*.* .
I want to move the video files from the video_ts directory up to the movie_name directory. I would like to automate this procedure, in that I have hundreds of movies. The program description talks about work with folders, but I can't find much on this in the manual.
Thanks

10/02-15 04:12

#1 : 11/02-15 00:54

Max

Posts: 7

I need to change timestamp of a pdf file using CreateDate field in metadata.

Using add method > Timestamp, the program only allows to change time stamp from Created Date and time which is not the same as CreateDate field in metadata.

It doesn't seem like AdvancedRenamer can do this. The only way I was able to accomplish this was using Exiftool command line:

exiftool "-FileModifyDate<CreateDate" *.pdf

Any thoughts?

11/02-15 00:54

#1 : 11/02-15 14:11

Koray Ustuner

Posts: 1

Hi,
I'am Photographer and using latest version of Advanced Renamer (3.65). I use multiple cameras in event same time and easyly sort the JPEG files by date taken and rename them from order. However, when I shoot raw (Nikon D700 and D800 Camera NEF files) the software can not recognise when the photos taken. So could you please add to date taken support on NEF files?
If you want, you can get this sample Nikon D800 Raw file to see what the problem is:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26109102/_EM D7602.NEF
Thank you.

11/02-15 14:11

#1 : 11/02-15 14:16

Jorge Diaz

Posts: 3

Hello.

I found this tool surfing the web because i need to rename automatically, thousands of folders, one of the necessary settings for the new names include the size of folders, so that:
old name new name
FOLDER_NAME = FOLDER_NAME [500MB]

There is a configuration tag (<Filesize>) for file sizes in Kb, Mb, Gb and Pb, but I could not find anything that allows me to read the size of the folder, for example (<FolderSize>).

My questions then are:
1- Is there any way I can get the sizes of the folders?
2- Is there any way to add configuration tags by the user and then share with the community?

thanks for this amazing tool.

11/02-15 14:16

#1 : 12/02-15 02:11

Jack Roark

Posts: 1

I added lines to a .aren file that I saved from the gui, but when I try to load it, it doesn't load. I just get the "No methods in use. Click the Add button to add new methods."

existing, working file:
...
method0001=methodname:"replace"; active:"1"; replace:"v0"; replacewith:"a". . .
method0002=methodname:"replace"; active:"1"; replace:"v1"; replacewith:"b". . .
method0003=methodname:"replace"; active:"1"; replace:"v2"; replacewith:"c". . .
...

file with lines added (doesn't work):
...
method0001=methodname:"replace"; active:"1"; replace:"v0"; replacewith:"a". . .
method0002=methodname:"replace"; active:"1"; replace:"v1"; replacewith:"b". . .
method0003=methodname:"replace"; active:"1"; replace:"v2"; replacewith:"c". . .
method0003=methodname:"replace"; active:"1"; replace:"v3"; replacewith:"d". . .
method0003=methodname:"replace"; active:"1"; replace:"v4"; replacewith:"e" . . .
...

(I'm only showing the relevant parts of the file contents)

12/02-15 02:11 - edited 12/02-15 02:17

#1 : 14/02-15 09:41

Splitting

Posts: 3

Good morning, I searched in the forum but I found nothing about it...
What I have to do is to remove all the text before a number string and add a prefix to it... basically...

FROM
SOSUPREME-01178_NAVY_B.jpg

TO
SO01178 NAVY B.jpg

The word supreme change as the number of character before the digit.

Could you help me?
Thanks in advance.
Split!

14/02-15 09:41

#1 : 17/02-15 02:54

nico239

Posts: 1

I'm testing AdvancedRenamer (I work with Metamorphose)

my expectation with Advanced Renamer is

example

folder :
0380 ice
pics names inside «0380 ice» folder :

arsieti12
aiestcct

pics names inside «0380 ice» folder renamed
ice_001
ice_002... etc

folder
1240 ground
pics names inside «1240 ground» folder :

rapxgxsu
dpdagqge

pics names inside «1240 ground» folder renamed
ground_001
ground_002... etc

THEN

all pics (renamed) from each folder copied in a specific and unic folder called (for example) «ALL» and renamed
ice_001_togliatti_2015
ice_002_togliatti_2015.... etc
ground_001_togliatti_2015
ground_002_togliatti_2015.... etc

Do you think it is possible with AdvancedRenamer

17/02-15 02:54 - edited 17/02-15 03:05

#1 : 17/02-15 15:31

shehun

Posts: 1

Hi!

I just bought an Aspire E 14 with Windows 8.1 as the OS. The problem is that every time I press spacebar the context (right-click) menu shows up. Sure, it provides space but the context menu also comes up right after. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has this problem because I tried to seek help from other forums but found no answers.

I hope someone here can finally tell me what to do with it.

Thank you in advance.

17/02-15 15:31 - edited 17/02-15 15:34

#1 : 18/02-15 11:01

Posts: 2

Hi,
Thanks for this wonderful and feature rich software called Advanced Renamer.

I have 10 images with different 'Date Taken' dates. I used [ <Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day> - <Inc Nr:001> ] format to rename them.

This is what i get:
2013-07-06 - 001.jpg
2013-07-06 - 002.jpg
2013-07-06 - 003.jpg
2013-07-06 - 004.jpg
2013-07-06 - 005.jpg
2013-08-07 - 006.jpg
2013-08-07 - 007.jpg
2013-08-07 - 008.jpg
2013-08-07 - 009.jpg
2013-08-07 - 010.jpg

This is what i want:
2013-07-06 - 001.jpg
2013-07-06 - 002.jpg
2013-07-06 - 003.jpg
2013-07-06 - 004.jpg
2013-07-06 - 005.jpg
2013-08-07 - 001.jpg
2013-08-07 - 002.jpg
2013-08-07 - 003.jpg
2013-08-07 - 004.jpg
2013-08-07 - 005.jpg

How to get it?

Many thanks...

18/02-15 11:01

#1 : 20/02-15 05:56

bob loblaw

Posts: 2

I am trying to figure out a method of organizing my movie library with as little of my input as possible. I found this FileBot that renames movie files perfectly. Now I just need to find something to rename the folder.

Is there a way to rename a folder based on the file name? I have this File2Folder program that creates a new folder named the same as the file and moves the files into it, but my movie directories have pictures and subtitles and stuff that I need to remain in the same folder. BulkRenamer doesn't help.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

20/02-15 05:56

#1 : 21/02-15 10:01

David

Posts: 64

Can someone tell me where the undo information is kept I have been using AR for quite a while now and apparently AR retains this information indefinitely so it takes about a minute at this point for AR to load the undo list. I would like to be able to delete all the info I will never need from this file.

Thanks

Never mind I found it.

21/02-15 10:01 - edited 21/02-15 10:02

#1 : 21/02-15 22:48

chai

Posts: 1

Hi Guys -

I am trying to rename my file in the way below.

My current file name includes the name twice, so if the name is happy, my file name is happyhappy. Its for all files and I am finding it tough to get it to a single string.

here are the examples of file names i have

TelevisionTelevision
phonephone
remoteremote
laptoplaptop

I need a script to rename it as below -

Television
phone
remote
laptop

Please help!

Thank You,

Chai

21/02-15 22:48

#1 : 22/02-15 20:45

Katja

Posts: 1

Is it possible to get Advanced renaimer to get info from the file name or the meta data of the file?

I need to rename a lot of sound files which are named as the following examples.
0017.DSG_DECD_HMS_15_ 0_ 0__DMY_ 3_ 9_14
0019.DSG_DECD_HMS_16_ 0_ 0__DMY_ 3_ 9_14

I need them to be renamed to

20140309_150000
20140309_160000

I have tried the 3 standard option, but they do not connect to the correct name tags:
Date/Time Tags
Date/Time Modified Tags
Date /Time Created Tags

The sound files were recorded at sea and the data logger assigns the names for each file. When the logger is retrieved the files are converted (from DSG format to Wav) and the date/time modified is the date where the batch of files were converted.

For now I have been able to set up this script
<Year Modified>0903_150000
But I will have to change the time and the date manually for each file and knowing the power of Advanced renaimer, it feels like there is a better way.

I appreciate your help. Thank you.

22/02-15 20:45

#1 : 23/02-15 10:11

Splitting

Posts: 3

Good morning,
I'm trying to rename a lot of files... what I need to do is to delete all the things before and after a code number and add a prefix to it.
The strings are like this:

RIDE_MEN-01193_black_charcoal_A.jpg
or
SKATE-01171_lime_royal_blue_A.jpg

What I need instead is this:

SO01193
or
SO01171

The character before and after the code number as you see differ every time but the amount of digits that compose the code remain the same

How can I rename this kind of stuffs?
Waiting for your replay, regards,
SPLIT

23/02-15 10:11

#1 : 25/02-15 18:43

Steven

Posts: 1

I wanted to rename a bunch of files, and when I tried to add them I got a message

"795611793451231202618932" is not a valid integer value.

Indeed there's a file in the list with a filename "317059342_1be59d795611793451231202618932.jpg", which contains that "number". Apparently Advanced Renamer tries to convert any sequence of digits to a number, and this one is obviously too long. I'm not sure why it tries this, but I think it should ignore sequences which are too long to convert to a number.

25/02-15 18:43

#1 : 26/02-15 14:38

Mohamed

Posts: 1

Any idea how to limit the file name (including its folder path) to 256 char? I'm having problem syncing to my One Drive due to "file name is too long". The library I'm trying to sync has 100s of files/folders with many levels of sub-folders.

Any suggestions?

26/02-15 14:38

#1 : 27/02-15 02:13

David

Posts: 64

I want to be able to rename files differently depending on where they are in the list of files in the list
For example every 2nd file will have one thing added to it every 3rd file will have something different added every 4th file something else etc and on down the list.

Thanks

27/02-15 02:13 - edited 01/03-15 21:29

#1 : 01/03-15 22:40

Steve Bowen

Posts: 1

No longer needed, done via VB

Many thanks

01/03-15 22:40 - edited 02/03-15 12:50

#1 : 02/03-15 10:46

Jordan Jones

Posts: 2

I need to rename items on disc so that they look like this Photo-1, Photo-2, Photo-3 etc. etc.

Unfortunately Advanced Renamer puts two zeros automatically in front of the starting number so it would look like: Photo-001, Photo-002, etc. etc.

Any ideas?

Thank you in advance :)

02/03-15 10:46

#1 : 09/03-15 06:35

David

Posts: 64

I would like to be able to change the number of presets AR retains. I have found that I can add as many as I want in the settings.ini file and they will be available when I start AR but as soon as I load one of them and then close AR the next time it has the shortened list of 10 available unless I add them back into the ini file again. I tried to make the settings.ini file read only but AR didn't like that and wouldn't load anything from the settings.ini file at all. I guess it must write something to the file when AR opens as well as when it closes.

So my question is, is there a way I could have AR retain a longer list of presets so they would be available rather than having to always browse for additional presets.

Thanks This would be a fantastic modification I'm sure for many folks that use your terrific app.

09/03-15 06:35

#1 : 18/03-15 07:24

Me me me and me

Posts: 1

used to naming my Video file like this

[MyFanSubs] Some_Movie_Title [Video Height] [CRC32]
[MyFanSubs] Some_Movie_Title [720p] [325EB8EC]

but i can not find the CRC32 checksum, the other checksum will make the name too long

18/03-15 07:24

#1 : 18/03-15 16:12

john

Posts: 1

Thanks for this great app i use it for many tasks :)

My question is it possible to rename a folder bassed on a .jpg name inside folder

eg

folder named "11"
inside file called duke.jpg

after process folder is called "duke"

the folder can even be called "duke.jpg"

as i can then run a batch to remove the last 4 letters on the folder

hope this is poss if not do you know of a alternative app

many thanks john

18/03-15 16:12

#1 : 20/03-15 22:35

Roland Toth

Posts: 3

First of all thanks for Advanced Renamer, it is among the best of renamers (if not the best).

I haven't find info on using the last two characters of the current year: "15" as of "2015".

Is there any way to do it (apart from scripts)? If no, any chance of adding such a feature?
(perhaps a general solution would be the best, eg. extending the Substr method to accept built-in tags too).

20/03-15 22:35

#1 : 20/03-15 22:40

Roland Toth

Posts: 3

It would be great to be able to save the batch mode type with the preset. So if I load a preset, it would automatically set the "Copy" batch mode if it was saved that way.

I often forgot to change this manually, fortunately there's the undo feature :)

Edit:
Sorry, just found a similar topic. Please delete this, if possible.

20/03-15 22:40 - edited 20/03-15 22:43

#1 : 22/03-15 04:06

David

Posts: 64

I would like to be able to rename strings like this

Why The Knights Disappeared (2003).cbr.cbr
Official Index To Marvel Universe 011 (2009).cbz.cbz

To this

Why The Knights Disappeared (2003).cbr
Official Index To Marvel Universe 011 (2009).cbz

And I would like to be able to do it so the same replace method would look for both cbr and cbz files with the same poor naming

Thanks

22/03-15 04:06

#1 : 24/03-15 17:42

Chris

Posts: 1

I'm trying to rename several hundred thousand folders.

Just testing with one set I've already run into a problem.

The folder structure looks something like this.

00001 - {00002} - Job name
> 2015-03-24
>> 00001 - {00002} - work bin
>>> 01
>>> 02
>>> 03
>> 00001 - scene 1
>>> extras
>>> selected
>>>> review
>> 00001 - scene 2
>>> extras
>>> selected
>>>> review

In my initial rename attempt, folders that were not the bottom layer folder in their respective locations did not rename. I had been trying to:
replace " - " with "-"
strip out the curly brackets,
replace all spaces with _
change all letters to lower case.

In that order.

I restarted the program and ran the request again, and all files renamed except for the ones that had {}

I've tried several times to rename those 2 folders and I can't seem to touch them. It won't even work when I limit the rename action to just take one of the above mentioned actions.

once I load the paths into advanced renamer their locations become locked (advanced renamer reports an unknown error) and I am unable to change their names manually in windows explorer until I shut down the advanced renamer software. (the folder is open in another program)

How do I keep advanced renamer from caching into the folders I'm trying to rename?
(These files are located on an office San, not my local drives, I know that causes funny caching issues at times)

24/03-15 17:42 - edited 24/03-15 17:48

#1 : 25/03-15 17:25

Andre Cut

Posts: 2

Hi,
is it possible to break the incrementation?

So one method with <Inc Nr:1> from 1-12 and second method with <Inc Nr:1> from 13-100. Is this possible?

25/03-15 17:25

#1 : 26/03-15 01:46

Raymond

Posts: 3

Hi All,

This is my first posting, so please be kind:)

I have a situation where I need to replace the creator name initials contained in a bunch of file names with their corresponding full names. For instance:

SomeTextDoc1_pp.docx
SomeDoc2_ck.docx
SomeLongTextDoc3_bw.docx

change to:

SomeTextDoc1_peterparker.docx
SomeDoc2_clarkkent.docx
SomeLongTextDoc3_brucewayne.docx

You can assume that each initial is only paired with a single full name.

Do I need to write a script to do this? If so, how?

Thanks.

26/03-15 01:46

#1 : 28/03-15 00:35

David

Posts: 64

I was wondering if there is a maximum length for stings in the text to be replaced box.

I found one day that a replace method I had been using as a catch all for stings I wanted to remove from filenames I was renaming on a regular basis had grown to 10102 characters.

For some reason the text in the text box is now invisible. This wasn't the case for ANY of the other 339 methods in the batch so I know it had to do specifically with THAT string.

I tried deleting the contents of the box and replacing it.
I tried removing THAT instance of Replace method, saved without the contents of that box, restarted AR then re-added the contents to the box but the info was still invisible.
I then tried adding it back a bit at a time to see if it was a maximum characters limitation or something I had entered in the box that was making it behave this way. It turns out it was the number of characters because when I reached a certain point the info disappeared again.

I just did a test and it turns out the magic number of characters was 6296 and then the text in the box disappears.

This doesn't make any sense to me because I have been using this exact method for ages adding to it a bit at a time and it has never been invisible before. And there are 10102 characters in the box. But I just tried it on another machine and it did the same thing however this time it disappeared at 5442 characters. I may have combined the contents of 2 different catch all boxes the last time I used them I can't remember. But that may explain why It never happened before.

This has me thinking it's gotta be something else but for the life of me I can't figure out what. I know the app can't have different limitations since I am using the same OS on both machines ... wait I just noticed I'm using a different version of AR on the machines the more recent one 3.65 actually disappears with less characters than the older version.

So anyway I said all that so I could say this... Is there an actual limitation to the number of characters you can use in a replace method?

Thnx and cheers

28/03-15 00:35 - edited 28/03-15 11:41

#1 : 02/04-15 06:10

Kyle Michelsen

Posts: 1

Would it be possible to add "merge folders" as an option to the drop down menu to the name collision rule?
ie
Stephen King - Thinner (epub).folder
Thinner.epub

Stephen King - Thinner (mobi).folder
Thinner.mobi

Stephen King - Everything's Eventual.folder
Stephen King - Everything's Eventual.epub

remove pattern -*

Stephen King.folder
Thinner.epub
Thinner.mobi
Stephen King - Everything's Eventual.epub

I use file2folder and Advanced renamer to organize files, and another run through to remove the incrementing numbers Advanced renamer generates as its name collision rule.

Thanks,
Kyle

02/04-15 06:10

#1 : 02/04-15 09:20

cloz3

Posts: 1

Hello,

I have a batch of photos (~1700) i'd like to rename using:

<ExifTool:CreateDate>_<ExifTool:FileNumber>

If i add all photos at once, after the program parses them, but fails to preview the name. This is how it looks: http://tinyurl.com/k83nha5
After this, if i select any photo that failed and press the "ExifTool..." button, there is no data to show: http://tinyurl.com/m8cwxwc

If i start from scratch but add a smaller number of photos 20-30, it works, and renames them using the tag, no errors given...

Any ideea?

02/04-15 09:20

#1 : 03/04-15 21:44

Nick Bienvenu

Posts: 2

Pretty simple...i need to remove a pattern AND everything before it for a very large batch. The pattern is consistant but the characters before will vary.

03/04-15 21:44 - edited 03/04-15 22:13

#1 : 07/04-15 10:21

Alan

Posts: 1

Great program :)
I just wondered if the database that is queried for the GPS location tags has the option for more detail? I have seen other programs that have a "Place of Interest" tag option, such that popular tourist attractions can be named eg "it would return St Mark's Square,Venice,Italy" rather that just "Venice,Italy"
It would a great addition if it's possible?
Thanks
Alan

07/04-15 10:21

#1 : 10/04-15 18:27

Kirstie Lynch

Posts: 1

I need to figure out how to accomplish this typical sequence:

11000 - Sht 01- REC
11999 - Sht 02- REC
11998 - Sht 03- REC
11997 - Sht 04- REC
11996 - Sht 05- REC
11995 - Sht 06- REC

so basically I need the first 5-6 digits to be descending and then Sht <ascending> -REC

Or can i do it in two separate batches with the first one being the descending to get them in order and the keep the ORIGINAL NAMES and then adding the additional sequence the end?

would also like to know how to save this preset as i use it often.

Thank you!!!

10/04-15 18:27

#1 : 18/04-15 14:40

arwul

Posts: 94

How about 'randomizing filenames' ?

Setting: length of filename (with a maximum, say 20 characters)
allowing : A-Z a-z and digital
set extension

e.g.

vmy14nt0ugh6c4wotak7.tst
k6iji5mmqmki2chnq0lg.tst
kalyqtwrzws87b1re2er.tst
1av8uqdx9l5hshczxu0r.tst

etc.

=

18/04-15 14:40

#1 : 20/04-15 04:32

Tejinder

Posts: 1

can i make a list of all text strings and save them that i want to add to multiple file names and then process in batch mode all files and add text strings that i have saved applied one by one to all the file names. e.g.
textstring1
textstring2

filename1
filename2

to result in

filename1-textstring1
filename1-textstring2
filename2-textstring1
filename2-textstring2

20/04-15 04:32

#1 : 23/04-15 02:43

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

I have a list of methods that currently does the following rename sequential numbering process:

IMG_4207.jpg --> 20150420-CarRace-001.jpg
IMG_4208.mp4 --> 20150420-CarRace-002.mp4
IMG_4209.jpg --> 20150420-CarRace-003.jpg
IMG_4210.mov --> 20150420-CarRace-004.mov
IMG_4211.jpg --> 20150420-CarRace-005.jpg
IMG_4212.avi --> 20150420-CarRace-006.avi

However, for any video file extensions (.AVI, .MOV, .MP4),
I want to insert the letter "v" in front of the first occurrence of "-"

IMG_4207.jpg --> 20150420-CarRace-001.jpg
IMG_4208.mp4 --> 20150420v-CarRace-002.mp4
IMG_4209.jpg --> 20150420-CarRace-003.jpg
IMG_4210.mov --> 20150420v-CarRace-004.mov
IMG_4211.jpg --> 20150420-CarRace-005.jpg
IMG_4212.avi --> 20150420v-CarRace-006.avi

I know how to use the "Replace" method to replace the first "-" with "v-", but how can I only conditionally apply this method to files with one of several extensions?

Thanks,

Sailor Guy

23/04-15 02:43 - edited 23/04-15 02:44

#1 : 23/04-15 03:21

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

I have a list of photo files that I want to sequentially renumber.

IMG_4207.jpg --> CarRace-001.jpg
IMG_4208.jpg --> CarRace-002.jpg
IMG_4209A.jpg --> CarRace-003A.jpg
IMG_4210B.jpg --> CarRace-003B.jpg
IMG_4211.jpg --> CarRace-004.jpg
IMG_4212.jpg --> CarRace-005.jpg
IMG_4213A.jpg --> CarRace-006A.jpg
IMG_4214B.jpg --> CarRace-006B.jpg
IMG_4215.jpg --> CarRace-007.jpg
IMG_4216.jpg --> CarRace-008.jpg

The challenge is some photos are front and back images with a suffix of "A" (front) or "B" (back) and I want to rename them with the same sequence number plus the "A" or "B" suffix.

Is there a way to accomplish this with a version of the Add "-<Inc NrDir:001>" method or a script method?

Thanks,

Sailor Guy

23/04-15 03:21

#1 : 23/04-15 20:02

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

I submitted these enhancement requests back in Sept 2012...

I have well over a dozen different AREN method files and it would be great to know which one I have loaded.

When you load a saved method, it would be nice to display the name of the saved method in the title bar or the command toolbar.

For example:

Title bar: Advanced Renamer 3.65 (Method: MCD-File-Rename-Based-on-DirName.aren)

Command Toolbar: ... Undo Previous Batch / Start Batch (Method: MCD-File-Rename-Based-on-DirName.aren)

It would also be nice that when you click the "Save" button that it defaults to the loaded method name rather than displaying a list of all AREN files in the BatchMethods folder that I then have to manually pick. A couple times I accidentally picked the wrong AREN file and overwrote the wrong file.

Thanks for considering these 2 fairly simple but useful enhancements.

Regards,

Sailor Guy

23/04-15 20:02

#1 : 24/04-15 19:09

David

Posts: 64

I want to add the names from 2 different lists of files into a new filename for the files.
Is there a way to do this?

ie:
Examples from the first list
Batman v2 001 - Life Lines Part 1
Batman v2 002 - Life Lines Part 2

Examples from the second list
01 - Batman v2 001 (1993-08)
02 - Batman v2 002 (1993-09)

I want the result to end up being
01 - Batman v2 001 - Life Lines Part 1 (1993-08)
02 - Batman v2 002 - Life Lines Part 2 (1993-09)

So in other words I want to keep the filenames in the first list but capture the dates from the second list and combine them to rename all the files in the list.

thanks

24/04-15 19:09

#1 : 26/04-15 15:30

adam

Posts: 2

Hello
I beg for help...
I have got thousands of private pictures in folders which have name as date of taking.
For example 12-03-2014 ....
The thing is I'd like to change it to different format. I prefer 2014-03-12 . It would be indexed better that way...
Tried to use this fantastic program , however no success and I believe I need a scrip for it...
Could anyone help please ??? I even can't imagine to change it manually ... hundreds of folders from last 5 years....
please help ..
adams

26/04-15 15:30

#1 : 28/04-15 20:15

Mark

Posts: 1

Hello, great program works very well. I was curious if anyone know's what language the software is written in? I'm trying to learn desktop application programming.

28/04-15 20:15

#1 : 30/04-15 03:46

jademonkee

Posts: 2

Hello,
I have a very large music collection stored on my Windows PC that I am in the process of copying over (to later regularly sync) to a Mac formatted external hard drive over CIFS/Samba using ChronoSync.
Unfortunately, the sync app, ChronoSync, errors out when it hits certain special characters, so I'm looking for a method to replace those characters with Latin ones (that is, characters with no diacritical marks).
Now, I've modified the 'Weboptimized filenames' preset to do this HOWEVER, I can only add 2000 items to the batch at any one time.
This is a problem, as my 'Albums' directory contains about 38000 files, and the only sub folders I have that could be used to split the batches up are 'Artist' folders, of which there are around 1200 (directory format is ..\Albums\[ARTIST NAME]\[ALBUM NAME]\[SONGS]).
Is there a way to have it work on my entire music directory? That is, work in batches of 2000 files (if that's the limit), or to just systematically go through the whole folder? Or to even only add files/folders that contain these non-standard characters (there is likely less than 2000 of them)?
I'm happy to go to command line if there's a way to reference and use my modified 'Weboptimized filenames' preset.
Many thanks for your help.

30/04-15 03:46 - edited 30/04-15 05:52

#1 : 01/05-15 11:42

ramy

Posts: 6

I have several file names , I want to know how can I remove extension of this file name such as .jpg

Ex :

From :My name is ramy.jpg
You are smart and intelligent boy.jpg

To : My name is ramy
You are smart and intelligent boy

Any Help Please !!!!!!!!!!

01/05-15 11:42 - edited 01/05-15 12:25

#1 : 01/05-15 17:09

ramy

Posts: 6

Hi

How can I copy coulmn of new files renamed ( only ) and paste it in an excel file ?

I used save list but it take copy of the origanl file names and new file names together !!!

Any Help

01/05-15 17:09 - edited 02/05-15 05:58

#1 : 01/05-15 21:06

paul

Posts: 1

What i would like to do is some math in the process, i searched the forum, couldnt find anything.

Is there a way using tags to subtract dates or will i need to use a script?

Example

I can do the replace, change it to days or weeks or months, just wondering how i do the sums.

I would like to use replace rules to find Paul Diddly then replace it with Date taken minus My date of birth

So it would say Paul Diddly (25yrs) or Sarah Diddly (3mnths)

01/05-15 21:06

#1 : 03/05-15 01:42

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

I am writing some Javascript in a Script method for the first time. I have developed VB and PowerShell code before so I'm not a complete neophyte with writing code.

Is there a JS development / debugging environment where I can single-step through the script code, display item properties, trace execution, etc.?

Is there a way to call an AR method from inside a JS script?

Is there a forum or support location that has sample AR scripts to look at?

Thanks in advance,

Sailor Guy

03/05-15 01:42 - edited 03/05-15 01:48

#1 : 05/05-15 09:46

France

Posts: 2

Hi,
i would like to convert

01 - What He Gonna Say
in
01 - What he gonna say

isuppose i have to use " Set pattern to upper case" ? but how ?
I just want to have the first letter in upper case (always in the 6th position)

Thanks for your answers

05/05-15 09:46 - edited 05/05-15 09:47

#1 : 05/05-15 14:08

babak

Posts: 1

hi
i have lot of movie files (over 1000 mkv) and i want to put them in folder with the same name,but it's so hard to make new folder and rename each folder to movie files,is there a way to solve my problem such as i make new folder and this application help me to rename folders just like a movies name?
Sorry for my poor English
I hope you help me
thanks

05/05-15 14:08

#1 : 06/05-15 10:53

Hans

Posts: 1

Can I change a part of a name?
Every naam ending a.jpg to 1.jpg

example:
hans a.jpg to hans 1.jpg
john b.jpg to john 2.jpg

06/05-15 10:53

#1 : 08/05-15 19:02

Ralf Zrenner

Posts: 6

Hello,

could you please add (from the "Image" section of the windows explorer details window)
- the "bit resolution"
- the "horizontal resolution" and "vertical resolution"
- the "compression (level)"
(would be nice to use these information of scanned images/text in the renaming process)

I'm from Germany with a german widows so i don't know the exact naming of these properties,
but i hope it's somehow correct.

Greetings
Ralf

08/05-15 19:02

#1 : 09/05-15 17:48

Ralf Zrenner

Posts: 6

Hello,

here is my (shortened) list of files in a folder:

[PCh] PRIVATE -- Selling (eBay) - [WoF] Cabinet (Glass) -[Orginal]Picture_001 (3264x1840px, 24bit, 180dpi) [de] [2015-05-01].jpg
[PCh] PRIVATE -- Selling (eBay) - [WoF] Cabinet (Wood) -[Orginal]Picture_002 (3264x1840px, 24bit, 180dpi) [de] [2015-05-01].jpg
P1000817.jpg
P1000817_bem.jpg
P1000820.jpg

Now i select the folder in windows explorer, right click and select "Add to Advanced Renamer"

How can i now
- choose all files (in selected folder and subfolders) that don't have [PCh] in its names
- rename the remaining files so that
-- the "P1000###" files (### is number) are renamed like the [PCh] PRIVATE.... files and numbered consecutive behind "Picture_"
-- the "P1000###_bem" files get the same "Picture_" number behind "Picture_" as the same file without "_bem" but with an "m"
behind the (new) number

How it should look like after renaming:

[PCh] PRIVATE -- Selling (eBay) - [WoF] Cabinet (Glass) -[Orginal]Picture_001 (3264x1840px, 24bit, 180dpi) [de] [2015-05-01].jpg
[PCh] PRIVATE -- Selling (eBay) - [WoF] Cabinet (Wood) -[Orginal]Picture_002 (3264x1840px, 24bit, 180dpi) [de] [2015-05-01].jpg

P1000817.jpg => [PCh] PRIVATE -- Selling (eBay) - [WoF] Cabinet (Wood) -[Orginal]Picture_003 ...
P1000817_bem.jpg => [PCh] PRIVATE -- Selling (eBay) - [WoF] Cabinet (Wood) -[Orginal]Picture_004m ...
P1000820.jpg => [PCh] PRIVATE -- Selling (eBay) - [WoF] Cabinet (Wood) -[Orginal]Picture_004 ...

I know one can use "regex" but it's too complicated for normal users, so my suggestions is:

1) Add a wizzard for selecting files/folders in the following way:
====================================================
File / Folder Selection Wizard
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please select:

[+] ALL Files

[-] Files that [not] contain string(s)
Please enter string: _________ to contain [ ] or not contain [ ]
Search from Position: __ {First, Nr.} to Position: __ {Nr., Last}
Search the first ___ positions AND [ ] OR [ ] the last ___ poistions
[+] AND [+] OR
(... for adding more strings to search with AND/OR logic)

[+] AND [+] OR

[-] Files that contain number(s)
Please enter start number: ____ End number: ____ Step: ___
Number of Leading Zeros: __
Mixed Numbes (with/without leading zeros: [yes/no]
Use __ {1st, 2nd...Last) numbering in filename for search
[+] AND [+] OR
(... for adding more numbers to search with AND/OR logic)

[+] AND [+] OR

[-] with file extension that
contain [ ] or not contain [ ]
Please enter extension(s) {seperate by commas): ___________
[+] AND [+] OR
(... for adding more extensions to search with AND/OR logic)

[+] AND [+] OR
(... for adding more of the whole selections above - strings+numbers+ext.)
====================================================

So when right-clicking a folder and selecting "Add to Advanced Renamer"
the wizard should pop-up thus i am able to add all files that
- contain "[WoF]" at position 1 to 40 AND
- contain numbering from 1 to 180 in mixed mode (can contain leading numbers like "009") where the
second found numbering in filename should be used at search AND
- not contain "(2014" at the last 10 positions of the filename

OR

- contain "[PCh]" at first 5 positions AND
- not contain numbering 1 to 2 with 2 leading zeros AND
- not contain extension png, gif, bmp

Example filename list:
[PCh] PRIVATE -- Selling (eBay) - [WoF] Cabinet (Glass) -[Orginal]Picture_001 (3264x1840px, 24bit, 180dpi) [de] [2015-05-01].jpg
[PCh] PRIVATE -- Selling (eBay) - [WoF] Cabinet (Wood) -[Orginal]Picture_002 (3264x1840px, 24bit, 180dpi) [de] [2015-05-01].jpg
[PCh] PRIVATE -- Selling (eBay) - [WoF] Cabinet (Wood) -[Orginal]Picture_003 (3264x1840px, 24bit, 180dpi) [de] [2014-05-01].jpg
[PCh] PRIVATE -- Selling (eBay) - [WoF] Cabinet (Steel) -[Orginal]Picture_004 (3264x1840px, 24bit, 180dpi) [de] [2015-05-01].png
[PCh] PRIVATE -- Selling (eBay) - [WoF] Cabinet (Steel) -[Orginal]Picture_005 (3264x1840px, 24bit, 180dpi) [de] [2015-05-01].jpg

The first expression wouldn't find any matching filenames (because of "numbering...second found numbering" not from 1 to 180)

The second expression will find filename 3 and 5 from the above filename list
(all file contain [PCh], but filename 1 and 2 are sorted out because of "not contain numbering..." and filename 4 ist sorted out because
of "not contain 'png' in extension" )

2) It would be nice if you can add "Delete" to Advanced Renamer so one not only can rename, copy and move but also
delete files. In combination with my suggestion for the "File /Folder Selection Wizard" your program would also be an
excellent tool for file and folder handling.

Greetings from germany
Ralf

09/05-15 17:48

#1 : 14/05-15 09:30

Sam

Posts: 1

Hi,

if you have a series with several double episodes , how is it a not mess comes the naming.

lg Ronan

ps : sry use Google Translator

14/05-15 09:30

#1 : 15/05-15 20:56

Jose Guerrero

Posts: 3

Good day to whomever reads this. I have many MP3 files that have the artist name swapped with a comma seperating them I.E.

Beatles, The - Yellow Submarine
Aguilera, Christina - Moulin Rouge

Is there a method to swap just the Artist name to show

The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
Christina Aguilera - Moulin Rouge

and keep this for all my different MP3 files? Thank you in advance for your help.

15/05-15 20:56 - edited 15/05-15 20:58

#1 : 16/05-15 18:58

skyberrie

Posts: 1

I have dat files' names as follows:

Site_123.Data_YYYY_MM_DD_HHMM.dat

I would like to add 30 minutes on the timestamp of each file name.

So, I set the files applied to created date and time and added 30 minutes for Delta date and time. But the created dates do not change when I ran the batch.

May I know how should I get it work? Thanks!

16/05-15 18:58

#1 : 17/05-15 13:46

Ralf Zrenner

Posts: 6

Hello,

if i use

<Img Year>-<Img Month:00>-<Img Day>

in the "new name" method the wrong date is taken.

Example:

an jpg file with
creation date: 16. May 2015
changing date: 17. May 2015
last access date: 16. May 2015
AND (in the details tab of the files properties) at 'source/origin (?)'
(photo) record date: 15.05.2015

it would be expected that with <Img Year>-<Img Month:00>-<Img Day>
the date will be 2015-05-15 [record date] , BUT it is 2015-05-17 [changing date]

Sorry if the (date) notations are not exactly as in english systems because i only have
a german windows 7.

Greetings
Ralf

17/05-15 13:46

#1 : 17/05-15 14:05

Mister Dummy

Posts: 1

Hi,

First - great tool!

I think there is a bug (at least in the version I use - 3.59, german version):
- load a list of files
- mark some of them
- select "modified date & time" methode with a delta value of e.g. 1h
- select "start batch"

Then the change gets applied to ALL files in the list, not only the selected ones.

Hope that helps!

BR,
M.

17/05-15 14:05

#1 : 18/05-15 11:14

Joaquin Gargallo

Posts: 1

Hello

I need to deleted de last 8 digit of files named *DefinitivaXXXXXXXX.pdf

I don`t found the apropiate commads.

Any help, please?

18/05-15 11:14

#1 : 19/05-15 10:55

Lionel

Posts: 1

Please help me. I really need this!!
Text replace after, before and between the commas

AFTER the comma
When i replace Horse, i want to replace just the text after, before and between the commas
Filename: Dog, White Horse, Horse
New Filename: Dog, White Horse, New

BEFORE the comma
When i replace Apple, i want to replace just the text after, before and between the commas
Filename: Apple, Premium, Good Apple Tree
New Filename: New, Premium, Good Apple Tree

BETWEEN the commas
When i replace Succes, i want to replace just the text after, before and between the commas
Filename: Office Jobs, Succes, Succes Jobs
New Filename: Office Jobs, New, Succes Jobs

OTHER example
When i replace White Horse, i want to replace just the text after, before and between the commas
Filename: Beautiful White Horse, Animals, White Horse
New Filename: Beautiful White Horse, Animals, New

19/05-15 10:55

#1 : 19/05-15 11:18

Posts: 1

I have several JPG files renamed using the Date Taken tag.

<Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day>_<Img Hour>.<Img Min>.<Img Sec>.<Img Subsec>

But if I retry to rename them in AdvancedRenamer they don't have the DateTaken attribute anymore. Somehow it's lost, and only for some of them.

If I look in Windows, the Date Taken is there. Could you provide feedback how to solve?
http://s13.postimg.org/iv4tj78nb/Advanced_Renam er_Date_Taken_lost_1.png
http://s13.postimg.org/9yu1f9i13/Advanced_Renam er_Date_Taken_lost_2.png
http://s13.postimg.org/5s96zxifb/Advanced_Renam er_Date_Taken_lost_3.png

19/05-15 11:18 - edited 19/05-15 12:01

#1 : 20/05-15 23:56

Dimitri D

Posts: 1

I would like to rename images as follows:
IMG_101ïƒ¨2015-05-15_001
IMG_102ïƒ¨2015-05-15_002
IMG_103ïƒ¨2015-05-17_001
IMG_104ïƒ¨2015-05-18_001
IMG_105ïƒ¨2015-05-19_001
IMG_106ïƒ¨2015-05-19_002
IMG_107ïƒ¨2015-05-19_003
based on each image’s <Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day>

Apparently what I’m trying to do, is add an incremental number that restarts on each day. Even if a day has a single image, the name must have a number.
I understand that by setting the Naming Collision Rule I will get the incremental number in case of collision, but in that case the next date will not get any number.
Is there a way to do that?

Thanks in advance!!

20/05-15 23:56 - edited 20/05-15 23:59

#1 : 26/05-15 14:00

Davo

Posts: 2

Hi,

I would like to rename files like FileName.xyz to YYYYMMDDxxxxxxxxxxxxxHHMMSS.xyz or FileName_YYYYMMDDxxxxxxxxxxxxxHHMMSS.xyz where YYYYMMDD is the creation date and HHMMSS is the creation time.

Is this possible using the stock methods or do I need to write a script?

many thanks
Dave

26/05-15 14:00 - edited 26/05-15 14:01

#1 : 27/05-15 06:40

Sam M

Posts: 2

I'm renaming all our photos and videos to the date/time taken.

<date created> refers to the file, that has been moved around and recreated several times...so that's not accurate.

<date modified> is also messed up.

The video file details show an accurate "Media Created" date, but I don't see that as an option in AdvancedRenamer.

Is it possible to use the Media Created date?

27/05-15 06:40

#1 : 28/05-15 08:16

Aldebaraan

Posts: 1

I'm trying to rename some files to crc32 since MD5 is too long and ugly to look at. Basically the filename would be: Date modified year-month-day_hour-minute-second [CRC32]
e.g. 20150319_174233 [1B936F45]
Any way to do this? Using a script or something?

Also a way to rename the files to Unix time would be great too.

28/05-15 08:16 - edited 28/05-15 08:25

#1 : 28/05-15 19:10

Max

Posts: 7

I think I did this on my old computer, but after reinstalling everything lost the macro. How do you rename pdf using its metadata, please?

28/05-15 19:10

#1 : 28/05-15 23:18

Wayne

Posts: 1

How can I append 3 characters in front of file names? Cannot see how to do it.

ie. from test.txt to 12-test.txt

Thank you.

28/05-15 23:18

#1 : 29/05-15 05:59

Timothy Flanigan

Posts: 1

Thank you for Advanced Renamer. I have tried many file renaming utilities and yours is the best one I have ever come across! :)

29/05-15 05:59

#1 : 01/06-15 16:55

cristobalgva

Posts: 1

Hi,

I would like to rename folder name base on date of pictures / video coming from multiple sources and sometime downloaded multiple times :-( in one structure folder organized by day / month with GPS info if available.

I do not need to rename the files, but just the folders.

Actual structure:

2014
Sony Camera
DSC00001.JPG
DSC00002.JPG
…
DSC00500.JPG

Mobile phone A
IMG_20140417_114558.jpg
IMG_20140418_124558.jpg
…

Mobile phone B
CAM_140417_0945.jpg
CAM_140418_1040.jpg
….

GO PRO
DSC100418_1400.mpg

I would like to renamed to:
2014
20140417_ <GPS Country> <GPS City>
IMG_20140417_114558.jpg
CAM_140417_0945.jpg
DSC140417_1400.mpg

20140418_ <GPS Country> <GPS City>
IMG_20140418_124558.jpg
CAM_140418_1040.jpg
DSC100418_1400.mpg

I'm trying to use:

Mode Batch: Copy to Output Folder:
P:\2014\<Year Modified><Month Modified><Day Modified>_<GPS Country> <GPS City>

But it generating error for the files without GPS info, I would like to create the folder and move the files even if they don’t have GPS info.

I would like also to find a way to manage the collision name (I may have download several time the same picture from the cameras).

Is there a better way to use this software to order the files in a structured way and manage duplicate files ?

Thanks in advance for your help,
Cristobal

01/06-15 16:55

#1 : 03/06-15 02:33

John Fischer

Posts: 2

I have 450 jpg's from two different camera manufacturers that I was able to merge successfully in Windows 7 because the cameras were synchronized to the minute with the time date stamps. They are merged in the folder for making a slide show but when I burn the DVD they separate back into two separate files, my wife's pictures and mine throwing the whole show into two different shows chronologically, hers going from start of trip to finish and mine following doing the same thing. What method do I use to keep this merged photo file in order? Windows wants to separate the files every time.

03/06-15 02:33 - edited 03/06-15 02:36

#1 : 03/06-15 19:33

pepe

Posts: 1

i can´t run the program because when i try to strat it it dosen´t work nothing appears

Thanks for everithing

03/06-15 19:33

#1 : 06/06-15 22:39

Dalibor

Posts: 1

This is the message I receive when I try to start the program: "Exception EReadError in module ARen.exe at 00057F74. Error reading treeAddFolderTree.Indent: Access violation at address 00408B3B in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 00000023.".
Program worked perfectly till the other day. As far as I know I didn't uninstall anything. Please help me!

06/06-15 22:39

#1 : 09/06-15 05:58

David

Posts: 1

How do you add the parent folder name to the file names?

09/06-15 05:58

#1 : 09/06-15 20:28

Dan

Posts: 1

Hi, great software, can anyone help me?

I want to add "(Live)" to my live mp3 files that are live albums. (Or to put another way, I want to add the same word at the end of each file with a space.

For example:
Track 1 (Live)
Track excample (Live)
Track mrsmith123 (Live).

Many thanks, this will be useful for me when I see the same track when searching between studio and live versions.

Dan

09/06-15 20:28

#1 : 11/06-15 23:59

Ãngel

Posts: 1

Hi!
I have a bunch of songs like this:

SONG NAME: ROSES

ID3 ALBUM:
ROSES (FT. AEROSMITH) - ED SHEERAN: SINGLE

But I'd like to delete the (FT. AEROSMITH) part out of the album ID3 tag, and leave it just like:

ROSES - ED SHEERAN: SINGLE

How could I do this?
Please help me, I've tried and tried but I can't seem to get it right.

Thanks in Advance.

-Angel

11/06-15 23:59

#1 : 12/06-15 14:09

Gizzle

Posts: 2

Hi!
I have a list of strings and I want to add them at a specific place to the filenames.

For example I have:
The.Sopranos.S01E01.avi
The.Sopranos.S01E02.avi

And now I want to add the title of each episode to get:
The.Sopranos.Title1.S01E01.avi
The.Sopranos.Title2.S01E01.avi

How do i do this?
Thanks in advance

12/06-15 14:09

#1 : 13/06-15 20:12

ThePC01

Posts: 5

I have many folder as below

Year 01 (and 12 subfolder)
---- Month 01
---- Month 02
-----Month 03
----.....
-----Month 12

Year 02 (and 12 subfolder)
---- Month 01
---- Month 02
-----Month 03
----.....
-----Month 12

Year 03 (and 12 subfolder)
---- Month 01
---- Month 02
-----Month 03
----.....
-----Month 12

Year 04 (and 12 subfolder)
---- Month 01
---- Month 02
-----Month 03
----.....
-----Month 12

I want to rename all subfolder with number increase only (inother)
I add 48 folder (month) in one list folder

I want sort 48 folder with [path] (year 01 to 04) then sort [folder name].
First, I click sort folder name, List is:

Month 01
Monnt 01
Month 01
Month 01
Month 02
Month 02
Month 02
Month 02
...
...
Month 12
Month 12
Month 12
Month 12

Then, I click sort Path, I want list sort as parent folder, If 2 folder have same parent folder, they will keep old order (month 01 before Month 02). But I click sort Path, Folder sort with path, but the folder have same path will have random order.

Example

Month 04 (year 01)
Month 03 (year 01)
Month 01 (year 01)
Month 02 (year 01)

Month 02 (year 02)
Month 03 (year 02)
Month 04 (year 02)
Month 01 (year 02)

How I can sort with multi option (as sort in excel)

13/06-15 20:12

#1 : 14/06-15 21:13

zif

Posts: 1

Hi, first off thanks for a great app.

I don't even know if this is possible, but I'm working through thousands of music files (albums) and for most I need to change the format of the track number before the name.

e.g.

1.stevie wonder...
2.stevie wonder...
3.stevie wonder...

I'd like to remove everything before 'stevie' and replace it with incrementing numbers in this exact format:

01 - stevie wonder...
02 - stevie wonder...
03 - stevie wonder...

(i'm only concerned with the numbering before the file name). So, I'm looking to do the <2 digit number>, <space><dash><space><filename>

is this possible? thanks.

14/06-15 21:13

#1 : 16/06-15 09:28

Thomas

Posts: 3

I noticed large file formats freeze and sometime crash AdvancedRenamer when being selected 60MB .jp2 and 160MB .tif. this seems to be related to exif or other related data being loaded.

16/06-15 09:28

#1 : 16/06-15 22:17

Dallas Suttles

Posts: 2

Is there a way to create a log file showing what the file names were and what they were changed to? If not, please consider this a feature request. Also, if this isn't possible with AdvancedRenamer, does anyone know of file renaming software with this feature?

FYI, the Archivist community is recommending AdvanceRenamer to help process electronic records.

16/06-15 22:17

#1 : 17/06-15 10:09

Kalroz

Posts: 5

Hello. I have many files like this:

Garden. Rose garden012345.Flower garden34567.txt
Garden_Rose_garden01234_flower garden34567_net_original.txt

Please give me the suggestion of removing the last words and a number sequent. I want to rename the files like this:

Garden. Rose garden.txt
Garden_Rose_garden.txt

Thank you.

17/06-15 10:09

#1 : 17/06-15 19:49

Jim Considine

Posts: 3

Hi,
First, let me thank you for all the time that Advanced Renamer has saved me. Folks like me who are finicky (or obsessive) about adhering to a format style appreciate a helping hand that doesn't squawk about doing it the right way, once.

Just a brief note to the majority of normal folks who don't find it necessary to submit themselves to such torture. I am a byproduct of 1960's Roman Catholic parochial schooling reinforced by a father who was a career military officer had no concept of the term "wiggle" room. In addition my father and his parents were Jesuit educated, which did not bode well for the wigglers. Before that is it guaranteed they were towing the line all the way back in Cork.

Returning to my question, I follow the AP Style of formatting titles. The rules and specificities do not lend itself to a simple adaption for Advanced Renamers. However, I was wondering if it is possible to create a simple "cheater's" version of the AP Stylebook for Advanced Renamer. Here is what I am hoping to accomplish. Is it possible to get AR to capitalize all words ...

EXCEPT:

a, and, the (popular articles)
and, but, (popular conjunctions)
at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, to, up, with (popular prepositions, less than 5 letters)

I would be happy if you could show me how to create these exceptions when capitalizing the first letter of each word. It would be the responsibility of the user to apply the myriad of exceptions and adaptions.

In case anyone is interested, I will paste a one page cheat sheet for following the AP Stylebook of capitalization of song titles, movie titles, book titles, etc.

Thanks,
Jim Considine

================================================================

Capitalization Rules for Song Titles
Provided by Standard MIDI Files on the Net

1. The first and last words are always capitalized, and all except the words listed below are capitalized.

2. These are lower-case, unless they are the first word or last word.
• articles: a, an, the
• conjunctions: and, but, or, nor
• prepositions that are less than five letters long: at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, to, up, with
• as (only if it is followed by a noun)

3. Prepositions are sometimes capitalized.
• Prepositions are capitalized when they are the first or last word.
• Prepositions that are part of two-word "phrasal verbs" (Come On, Hold On, etc....) are capitalized.
• Prepositions that are over four letters long. (across, after, among, beyond, ...)

4. These short words are capitalized.
Some people occasionally forget to capitalize these.
• also, be, if, than, that, thus, when
• as (if it is followed by a verb)

These are some phrases in which the preposition needs to be capitalized.

Beat Up
Blow Out
Break Down
Break Into
Break Up
Bring Up
Call Off
Call On
Call Up
Carry On
Come Back
Come Down
Come On
Come Out
Come Over
Do Over
Fill In
Fill Out
Find Out
Get Along
Get Around
Get By
Get Over
Get Through
Get Up
Give Back
Give Up
Go Along
Go Away
Go On
Go Over
Hand In
Hang Up
Hold On
Keep On
Keep Up
Leave Out
Let Down
Look For
Look Into
Look Like
Look Out
Look Over
Look Up
Make Out
Make Up
Pack Up
Pass Out
Pick Out
Pick Up
Put Away
Put Off
Put On
Put Out
Put Up
Roll Over
Run Into
Run Out
Run Over
Show Up
Take After
Take Back
Take Off
Take On
Take Up
Talk Back
Talk Over
Throw Away
Try On
Turn Down
Turn In
Turn Off
Turn On
Use Up
Wait On

17/06-15 19:49

#1 : 19/06-15 03:19

Mike

Posts: 5

Hi everyone,

is there a posibillity to automatically add a blank or space in front of every capitalized letter??
e.g. "SpringBreakPartyFlyer" should end up looking like this "Spring Break Party Flyer".

Greatful for an answer..

Thanks

19/06-15 03:19

#1 : 22/06-15 00:25

Kalroz

Posts: 5

Hello Kim,

I would be very grateful if you help me to sort out my file library. I tried some patterns but all attempts ended in unsatisfactory results for me.

The examples of the files are:

01. Terry Pratchett Home of Discworld.ext
2. The Colour Of Magic: (Discworld) - Terry Pratchett .ext
03 - Terry Pratchett.The Discworld Series.ext

Or with the number sequention in the middle of the file name:

Terry Pratchett 1 Home of Discworld.ext
The Colour Of Magic: (Discworld) 2- Terry Pratchett .ext
Terry Pratchett - 3.The Discworld Series.ext

etc.

I want to get the same structure on all files. So that the file name ends with the number of the book.

Terry Pratchett - Home of Discworld. ISDN 01.ext
Pratchett - The Colour Of Magic: (Discworld).ISDN 02.ext
Pratchett - Home of Discworld. ISDN 03.ext

etc.

Thanks' in advance.

22/06-15 00:25 - edited 22/06-15 07:58

#1 : 24/06-15 06:16

Ittipan

Posts: 1

When need to renumber for example,
from 01.ext, 02.ext, 03.ext, ...
to 02.ext, 04.ext, 06.ext, ...
there will indeed cause a collision because there are already exists file names.

Would it be better to have an additional Name collision rule.
A rule to generate a temporary name (maybe appending a suffix string) while in process of renaming and then continue to apply the renumber when there is no collision anymore.
So the main purpose of renumber could be successful without the need to do more steps (like trim the appended string) by ourselves.

24/06-15 06:16

#1 : 25/06-15 07:01

Constantino Flouras

Posts: 1

Hello, I'm trying to sort my MP3 files such that they are organized in subfolders. I had a script that worked perfectly, but it happened to be cleared because of a system crash. I can no longer find a copy of this and the method that I remember no longer works.

This is the script I am using under the "New Name" box:
<ID3 Artist>\<ID3 Album>\<ID3 Track> - <ID3 Title>

The error that I get is that the new filename cannot have a /\ character in it, even though those characters should represent a new directory, not be part of the filename.

It also thinks the filename I want to set is "artist\album\number - songtitle", rather than just "number - songtitle".

How can I move these files into brand new subfolders?

Edit: I love how literally a minute later I figure out the solution: Change the Output Folder on the top bar to <ID3 Artist>\<ID3 Album>\, and set the New Name to <ID3 Track> - <ID3 Title>

25/06-15 07:01 - edited 25/06-15 07:03

#1 : 30/06-15 07:13

David Hassell

Posts: 7

I am finding Advanced Renamer of great assistance in modifying names of images for a large photo collection - thank you.

However, I am having trouble importing a list of files and folders in csv format.
I have used the csv file successfully for importing into Lightroom etc, but each option I try in Advanced Renamer produces "Cannot find source file" in the Status column. Any suggestions as to the issue?
Help please!

30/06-15 07:13

#1 : 02/07-15 00:40

Jose Guerrero

Posts: 3

Hello everyone. I want to remove a portion of a song-title that is a few characters deep. For example:

Little Shop Of Horrors Wvocal - Skid Row (Downtown)
Cline, Patsy Wvocal - I Love You So Much It Hurts

Change to:

Little Shop Of Horrors - Skid Row (Downtown)
Cline, Patsy - I Love You So Much It Hurts

Is this possible? If so, can you show me the light? Thank you in advance.

02/07-15 00:40

#1 : 02/07-15 02:33

Jade

Posts: 1

Hi!

I have a lot of files that I am renaming and putting into new folders.

Examples of file names:
Purdo, Beth_021578_215648_125423658_inpt
PARKER, MILLER M_092844_229084540_PA Form_Fax Back Missing ICD
RECON_PARKER, MILLER M_092844_clm #1508433006_ET notes
RX_PARKER, MILLER M_092844_227837782_PA Form no pa

I use the methods:
New case: Set lower case
New case: Set upper case first letter in every word

To get the file names to be in the format of the first file name

The current file path I am using is:
P:\Health Care Services Files\~~Working Files\Jade\HCS Member Files Dummy\<substr:1:_>_<substr:_:_>

This does great for the first two file names and puts them in:
P:\Health Care Services Files\~~Working Files\Jade\HCS Files Dummy\Purdo, Beth_021578
P:\Health Care Services Files\~~Working Files\Jade\HCS Files Dummy\PARKER, MILLER M_092844

However, the third and fourth file I would really like it to ignore the prefix of RECON_ or RX_ and just put it in the same folder as #2 (P:\Health Care Services Files\~~Working Files\Jade\HCS Files Dummy\PARKER, MILLER M_092844)

Is there a way to do this?

Also, right now if I want the folder to be made using the same case as the file like Purdo, Beth_021578, instead of all caps, I have to run the renaming first then move them seperately. Is there a way to get it to use the new file name instead so it can be done in one swoop?

02/07-15 02:33

#1 : 05/07-15 23:39

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

I have files named:

19970910-MCD_Spain_Study_Abroad-001.jpg
19970910-MCD_Spain_Study_Abroad-002.jpg
19970910-MCD_Spain_Study_Abroad-003.jpg
19970910-MCD_Spain_Study_Abroad-004.jpg
19971112-MCD_Spain_Study_Abroad-001.jpg
19971112-MCD_Spain_Study_Abroad-002.jpg

I want to write a regular expression that will remove all the text between and including the first "-" hypen and the last (second) hyphen...

These are the desired results:

19970910-001.jpg
19970910-002.jpg
19970910-003.jpg
19970910-004.jpg
19971112-001.jpg
19971112-002.jpg

I thought I could do something like "(-.*-)" but it doesn't work. The hyphens seem to be causing the problem.

Can someone help me fix my problem?

Thank you,

Sailor Guy

05/07-15 23:39 - edited 09/07-15 23:45

#1 : 07/07-15 10:53

Ralf Zrenner

Posts: 6

Hello,

how can i change a TV series name like

Unforgettable S02E01 15.04.10 20-15.mpg.HQ cut.avi

to the following

Unforgettable (S02-E01) [2015-04-10_20-15] [HQ_cut].avi

Can anyone please help me with that ??

07/07-15 10:53

#1 : 07/07-15 19:50

andre

Posts: 1

Hi,
I work in a scanning document company. We need something that can rename the files automaticaly. A lot of our files are books. The pages goes by as an example: page0001, page0001v, page0002, page0002v. Then, I need something that can get the pages that are ODD and rename as page0001,page0002, ...... And the pages that are EVEN, rename as page0001v,page0002v,......Or if I can select that files and then choose what I´m gonna do.

Thanks in advance.

Andre

07/07-15 19:50

#1 : 08/07-15 07:19

birdy

Posts: 2

i have like 500 folders that i want to batch rename each with with different names.
example:

New folder (1)
New folder (2)
New folder (3)

i want to rename the folders:

stone
water
paper

etc...

so basically i want to be able to copy and paste a large list of file names from a notepad document and apply them to each folder in a batch process.

I cant figure out how to do it or if its even possible...

Anyone know if i can do this?

08/07-15 07:19

#1 : 12/07-15 03:53

Jason

Posts: 3

Hi all

Just started using this great application but have run into intermittent issues when searching tvrage for episode information.

It returns this error : tvrage.com: read time out

This can happen when I search for a show or when I select a show and then want to go to the next step to select the seasons I want.

Any help or advice would be appreciated.

12/07-15 03:53

#1 : 13/07-15 06:00

usaqmuri-

Posts: 2

Hi

How can i remove the letters before the file extension?
note: if the file name contains only one word - leave as is, like this:

from:

rti.png

elma vt vti.png

1 plus ua1 ua.png

to:

rti.png

elma vt.png

1 plus ua1.png

Thanks in advance ;)

13/07-15 06:00

#1 : 14/07-15 20:22

Ben Tyler

Posts: 2

Hello,

The program is amazing, but I have at least 1000 picture files, I want it list as:

1
2
3
4

instead of

001
002
003
004

How can I do this ? Please guide me :D

14/07-15 20:22

#1 : 15/07-15 12:36

arwul

Posts: 94

As the title says...

Will Advanced Renamer be Windows 10 (32bit and x64) compatible?

Thanks

=

15/07-15 12:36

#1 : 18/07-15 17:25

David

Posts: 64

I was wondering if anyone out there could help me with a task that may take a script I'm not sure.

I want to rename a series of filenames that I use frequently that use non standard case.
I can't capitalize all the words and I can't lowercase or uppercase them either it is a matter of some lower and some upper in each case such as website names etc.

Currently I am accomplishing this by using 50 or more individual methods in a batch and it's even worse for some other tasks I use AR for.

I thought if there was a way I could define the unique filenames in a separate text file and call on the information in the file I could do it from a single method which would make things so much cleaner and once I learned to do this there are so many other instances where this would be extremely useful to me.

Also could you tell me if it is the case that you can use ONLY the script method by itself or can I use a script method as well as many other methods in the same batch for the same group of files at the same time.

I'm pretty sure the scripting help page (http://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/examp le_scripting) says you can only use a script by itself which would be very disappointing since I could always use 2 different batches if I have to do it in 2 steps anyway.

"Add the Script method to the method panel. Make sure this is the only method in the panel."
I think that's what this is saying.

Thanks so much for any help you could provide.
Cheers from Canada

18/07-15 17:25 - edited 18/07-15 17:32

#1 : 20/07-15 00:24

RoestVrijStaal

Posts: 1

Hi

Last days I crossed upon AdvancedRenamer and it got immediatelly a lot of love from me because of it's functionality to use metadata for file renaming.

However, I'm using it often for folders with a big amount of files (100+), which i open via Windows Explorer's context menu. "Auto Test" (which is always on when I start AdvancedRenamer) and the stay of the recent (often incorrect) renaming method quite a pain.

Could you please implement an option to turn off Auto Test and to start "Renaming method list" empty?

Best Regards,

RoestVrijStaal

20/07-15 00:24

#1 : 22/07-15 17:02

Neil

Posts: 1

I am trying to use AdvancedRenamer to create names from video files (in mkv containers) and it looks really promising.

But Exiftool within AdvancedRenamer is not seeing all the available tags - outside of your tool I can use the -a switch to see them all. Can your tool allow the -a switch? Can it handle having tags with duplicate names, eg.

Tag Name : DATE_BROADCASTED
Tag String : 2015-07-15 14:00:00
...
Tag Name : PART_NUMBER
Tag String : 7
...
Tag Name : SUMMARY
Tag String : The Apology Insufficiency: ....

thanks
Neil

22/07-15 17:02 - edited 22/07-15 17:03

#1 : 23/07-15 18:06

David

Posts: 64

I'm trying to Modify a digit surrounded by 2 letter characters or the reverse
For example m3n to men
H0mebuilding to Homebuilding
2O15 to 2015

So I want to be able to in the M3n instance
Find a digit character surrounded by 2 letter characters

Or the opposite, find a letter character surrounded by 2 digits

How do I do this

I know how to specify a number string (\d{4}) to specify a four digit number for example
And I'm sure there must be an equivalent expression to specify a text string but I can't figure out how to specify text.

Thanks.

23/07-15 18:06 - edited 24/07-15 02:51

#1 : 29/07-15 22:30

KEN

Posts: 1

How can I change my photo date format ......From 2015-07-01 to 2015-Jul-01?

29/07-15 22:30

#1 : 02/08-15 10:53

Richard Levett

Posts: 1

On application startup I get the following error

Exception reading EReadError in module ARen.exe at 00057F74
Error reading treeAddFolderTree.indent: Access violation at address
00408B3B in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 00000023.

uninstall and reinstall doesnt seem to fix it, can anyone help?

02/08-15 10:53

#1 : 07/08-15 18:07

Paul Heinrich

Posts: 1

I have a set of files with a fixed leading letter code (e.g "HICH") a number with 1 to 6 digits and then some trailing text. I'd like to pad out the number with leading zeros so that all numbers are six digits long.

For example HICH3451_a_h.jpg would become HICH003451_a_h.jpg and HICH1_D.jpg would become HICH000001_D.jpg

07/08-15 18:07

#1 : 14/08-15 18:53

Molly Oller

Posts: 1

When doing a batch rename can the incremental numbers start over with new each date?

Here is my script:

<Month Modified:0>.<Day Modified>.<Year Modified>.(<Inc Nr:1>)

My problem is this:
3.10.2015(075)
3.10.2015(076)
3.13.2015(077)

I want this:
3.10.2015(075)
3.10.2015(076)
3.13.2015(001)

Thanks in advance!

14/08-15 18:53

#1 : 23/08-15 11:44

ghogho

Posts: 1

Can you add <<special>> method in substitute
subcategory?

umlaut char's substitute method,

which substitute each language specific char from French, German, Italian, Brazil e.t.c.
for their close relative character in English?

this renaimed file names are later good for auto-creation bat's for playlists.
For example batch file on the path directory - mkpl.bat
with the code inside inside, -
ECHO OFF
DIR /ONG /B /W *.mts *.mov *.mp3 *.wav *.avi *.mpg *.mpeg *.mkv *.wmv *.mp4 *.flac *.ape *.tak *.m4a *.flv > _PList.m3u

If there is some char's other than in ordinary English in filenames these songs is not
later playable in MS player when the list is called from ms-explorer.

23/08-15 11:44

#1 : 25/08-15 17:49

Claudio Carrea

Posts: 1

Good morning,

I have a little problem that I can not solve.
I have many photos in raw format canon (cr2), geotagged through picasa or gps4campro.

I tried to use Advance renamer to enter the city in the name of the file (with the database online), but the fields <GPS lat> - <GPS lng> appear to be empty.
If I save the photos in jpg fields <GPS lat> - <GPS lng> have the correct values.
Is there a way to solve the problem by keeping the original format of the file?
Thank you

25/08-15 17:49

#1 : 31/08-15 15:01

Dilip Dabrai

Posts: 5

Hi,
I have quite a few file names which have info in brackets about it, sometimes there are more than on sets of these. I would like to be able to remove all the sets if possible please help.

eg

The Game Throw It Up (Feat Lil Jon) (Produced By Lil Jon) (Bonus Track) Djm.mp3
In this case I have 3 sets of brackets I would like to remove all the 3 sets with the text in them.

however in a folder I have files with
1 set
2 sets
3 sets
4 sets
all with text in them and the number of words in each set is variable none of them are same.

Please can someone help me
Thanks
Regards
Dilip

31/08-15 15:01

#1 : 02/09-15 17:09

Ralf Zrenner

Posts: 6

Hello,

there is a big problem when you read in a lot of files (100+) and use a renaming like

[PCh] PRIVAT -- Verkauf (eBay) - [PCh] <DirName:1> -[Orginal]Bild_<Inc NrDir:1> (<Img Width>x<Img Height>px, 24bit, <ExifTool:XResolution>dpi) [de] [<Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day>]

Even if i deactivate "Auto Test" and remove all marks from all files and then only mark the
first file in the list - by clicking on "Test Batch" Advanced Renamer tries to test ALL NAMES
(files) with the EXIFtool and not only the first (marked) one.
In my task manager i can see that "ARen.exe" opens at least 2 "ExifTool.exe" tasks again and
again. So i must kill Advanced Renamer in the task manager because the "Testing Names..."
would presumably last several hours when an <ExifTool> tag is used.

Please remove this bug.

Greetings from Germany

02/09-15 17:09

#1 : 05/09-15 17:16

Joseph Aronson

Posts: 1

I am a new user falling over myself with appreciation for this program, (and I gave some.)

I am trying to coordinate my music files in three separate drives and often I will be making name changes within subdirectories. For example, the playing file name may include the name of the piece which I use for the subdirectory containing the movement files.

If I loaded all the files I wanted to modify and they stayed put in the target box, all I would have to do is change the search and replace criterion. So I have to reload the directories over and over for the three drives.

I bet there already is the option to retain the target files, but I couldn't find it. If it isn't there, the option to leave them or remove them, I think, would work for everybody.

Anyhow, I am able to get done what I want to get done. I can't complain that the world isn't exactly the way I would like it to be, when it is without doubt, fine as it is!

Thank you!

05/09-15 17:16

#1 : 05/09-15 21:23

cybre

Posts: 1

Hello,

My file name are as follow

12-02-2013 12.48.24.m4v

With a space between the date and the hours/min/sec

I cannot find a way to make it work and I know it is because of the space in the filename...

Can anyone correct this to make it work ?

<Day>-<Month>-<Year> <Hour>.<Min>.<Sec>

thank you

05/09-15 21:23

#1 : 08/09-15 21:59

Kim Jensen

Administrator
Posts: 883

I have been a bit busy lately, and because of that, answering emails haven't been prioritized. If you have sent me an email or written a question here in the forum, don't worry, I will answer your message as soon as possible. If you haven't got an answer within the next 7 days, please write again. Sometimes emails gets lost in my mailbox.

08/09-15 21:59

#1 : 09/09-15 06:44

Candelario

Posts: 2

I have a bunch of files movies , starting with the name of movie , and then the star name but I need to change the order .. first the star name then the movie name and the scene

( the heaven is yours scene 01 - Lolita simony )
( the heaven is yours scene 02 - Patty Allot )
etc ...

I want to change to

( Lolita simony - the heaven is yours scene 01 )
( Patty Allot - the heaven is yours scene 02 )

Using the ( - ) like reference, because is the symbol that separated the one to the other !

Many thanks in advance

09/09-15 06:44 - edited 09/09-15 06:45

#1 : 11/09-15 00:40

Jerry

Posts: 6

According to this site there is a possibility that TVrage.com isn't coming back

http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/tvrage.com.html

11/09-15 00:40

#1 : 14/09-15 09:45

Posts: 2

Hi there

I have file names:

X1 Y1 IF1
X1 Y1 IF2
X2 Y1 IF1
X2 Y1 IF2
X3 Y1 IF1
X3 Y2 IF2
X1 Y2 IF1
X1 Y2 IF2
X2 Y2 IF1
X2 Y2 IF2
X3 Y2 IF1
X3 Y2 IF2

basically it is Xn Yn (n is the incremental number)

I want to rename it to:

X1 Y1 IF1 ---->1 IF1
X1 Y1 IF2 ----> 1 IF2
X2 Y1 IF1 ----> 2 IF1
X2 Y1 IF2 ----> 2 IF2
X3 Y1 IF1 ----->3 IF1
X3 Y2 IF2 ---->3 IF2
X1 Y2 IF1 ----->4 IF1
X1 Y2 IF2 ---->4 IF2
X2 Y2 IF1 ---->5 IF1
X2 Y2 IF2 ----> 5 IF2
X3 Y2 IF1 ----> 6 IF1
X3 Y2 IF2 -----> 6 IF2

Xn Yn IF1 ----> n IF1

basically replacing Xn Yn with n (n is the incremental number)

How can I do it with the software?

14/09-15 09:45 - edited 14/09-15 09:47

#1 : 15/09-15 07:28

Troy

Posts: 1

Is it possible to copy lets say 100 file names to 100 other files?

15/09-15 07:28

#1 : 15/09-15 18:44

Terry Stanley

Posts: 2

I have over 1 thousand files to rename. Every file is currently named a different, specific geo coordinate, in degrees, min, seconds latitude and longitude. I need each file to be renamed in geo decimal format (US ). I know how to convert the coordinates to decimal using a spread sheet, but do not know the secret to using AR to rename them. I do not even know if it is possible for AR to do this.

I have just discovered this wonderful file renaming program, and cannot tell you how much help it has been.

Anyone wishing to help can hit me [email protected].

15/09-15 18:44

#1 : 16/09-15 00:51

Ginger Anderson

Posts: 1

How do I remove choices from the presets drop down box?
I have a few I no longer use and for which the .aren files have been removed.

Thanks in advance for your help.

This is a totally awesome program! I share the page link with my clients who work with large numbers of files with the advice that they download, try it, then donate.

16/09-15 00:51

#1 : 18/09-15 02:40

Jerry

Posts: 6

Any idea when the next version of Advanced Renamer is going to be released with a working TV Series /Movie look up feature?

18/09-15 02:40

#1 : 20/09-15 13:33

gigi

Posts: 1

Is there a way to rename files with 2 numbers instead of just one? In a way that they increment automatically? I mean something like that:
- 001-002
- 003-004
- 005-006
- 007-008, etc...

thanks

20/09-15 13:33

#1 : 21/09-15 01:14

Ivan Jensen

Posts: 4

Hi,

I am living in the CET timezone, but recently I was in the BST time zone.
(CET is BST plus 1 hour, so if the time is 14:00 CET, it is 13:00 BST).

I took a lot of photos with my mobile (which automatically adjusted to BST) and even more photos with a normal camera (which I forgot to adjust to BST!).

Now I have a lot of photos, which I want to sort in the correct order.
In order to do that I am using AdvancedRenamer to include the date/time in the file name.
<Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day> <Img Hour>.<Img Min>.<Img Sec> (author-<rsubstr:1:4>) - Activity

BUT: Since I forgot to adjust the time on the camera, I would like to know, how to create a script that subtracts 1 hour from the date/time tag and uses that info in the new file name.

E.g. a photo taken at 14:00 (CET) should have a file name that reflects 13:00 (BST).
(It's not necessary that the script can handle that picures taken at 00:30 (CET) should have a file name of 23:30 and also a different date).

If possible it would also be great to be able to use an offset on the minutes and seconds, since it's often that two or more cameras taking pictures of the same thing are not fully syncronized (not just the time zone offset).

I sure hope someone has a great solution.

Best regards,
Ivan

21/09-15 01:14

#1 : 24/09-15 14:43

Terry Stanley

Posts: 2

I have over 1,000 files currently that contains, in the file name their geo location in DMS text. I need to convert the geo to decimal, and then replace the geo with the new decimal numbers. Is it possible to do this with advanced renamer" I know the formula for converting, but not the syntax or how to do it.

24/09-15 14:43

#1 : 01/10-15 02:12

Nadia

Posts: 3

I'm using the "File Line" tag and it's more or less working (the Error column says everything's OK once I have everything set up). BUT, whenever I start the batch I get Error 101 once it actually comes to trying to rename the file.

After some trial and error, I think I've figured out the problem but now I don't know how to fix it. Help.

Here's what I'm pretty sure the problem is:

My files are exported from another program and have tabs on the lines that I want to use in the file name.

When I use the <File Line:> tag on a line without tabs, it renames the file with no problems.

When I use the <File Line:> tag on a line with tabs, the "New Filename" column in the program shows it exactly how I want (no tabs) but then I get an error when I try to actually rename them.

I think the tabs are somehow still there when the program is putting together the new file name and it's erroring out because a tab is an invalid filename character.

Short of going through every single file and removing the tabs manually. Is there any way to remove the tabs from the new file name so that it will save? Like using "regular expressions" or something? I've tried a few things but nothing's worked so far.

Thanks!

01/10-15 02:12

#1 : 01/10-15 15:24

Nadav Bonder

Posts: 2

Hi
I have a question
Sometimes the filenames you get when you use the import option from tvrage have illegal characters like $ or # and such, and therefore the program would give me an error message.
once i see them on the list, is there a way to manually edit the filename?

thank you
Nadav

01/10-15 15:24

#1 : 03/10-15 00:51

Nadia

Posts: 3

I'm using <File Line> to rename a bunch of files but the lines that I want to use to name the files have angle brackets some of the time and of course that gives an error because it's invalid for a file name.

The problem is that I can't seem to escape them out. I've managed to remove any doubles using this (<.*>) with regular expressions and Remove Pattern (what's between the two in these cases is always noise, so I'm happy to delete the whole thing) but I haven't been able to get any variations on this expression working to delete angle brackets when they appear solo.

Example (new) file name:

"Change XY --> YZ.txt"

The only way I have found to get rid of the ">" is to replace everything between XY and YZ. Which means a new method for every instance where I have a stray angle bracket. It would be really nice to have one method that would get rid of them all within a file set.

Anybody know how to escape angle brackets?

03/10-15 00:51

#1 : 07/10-15 15:58

Bob

Posts: 1

I can set a file's timestamp, but, can I set a folder's timestamp? If so, can you please explain how?
Thanks.

07/10-15 15:58

#1 : 09/10-15 22:24

John Grantman

Posts: 6

I read the other posts regarding the GPS location lookup and I understand the concept of finding larger locations of 1000 people or more for smaller locations. But I am having the opposite issue.

I live in Chicago, Illinois (United States) which is the 3rd largest city in the country (population over 3,000,000). I have several pictures with GPS coordinates for Chicago locations. One example is "Wrigley Field" which is a professional baseball stadium in the middle of metropolitan Chicago. The GPS data is:

41 deg 56' 50.84" N, 87 deg 39' 20.82" W

Looking up the coordinates manually shows:

3700 W Waveland Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, USA
Latitude: 41.947456 | Longitude: -87.655783

That is the correct location. However, in AdvancedRenamer when the tag <GPS City> is used it returns:

"Lincolnwood, Illinois" which is a much smaller city (population 12,697) which is 8-9 miles away. I found similar inaccuracy for several European locations from a recent trip to following cities (Cork, Dublin, Prague, Athens, Rome, Geneva, Brussels, London, Bilbao, Amsterdam).

I took over 1000 pictures over a month across these cities and the values for <GPS City> and <GPS State> are different than Google, Apple iCloud or GeoSetter when the coordinates are used to find the location.

It appears the looked up location data is "close" but just several miles off. I don't know Europe nearly as well as the US where I consistently see the same inaccurate locations.

Is there anything I can do to adjust the lookup with an offset or something to make it more accurate? Can an alternate data source be used if the issue is the database used for the lookups?

Any help is appreciated.

Overall this is a WONDERFUL tool and the GPS issue is really the only issue I have found. The core functions are excellent.

Thank you for creating this tool.

09/10-15 22:24

#1 : 23/10-15 19:07

Phillip Struthers

Posts: 2

I want to be able to increment a prefix number to a set of files but not 1,2,3,4,5. I want to be able to say start at 50 and increment them by 10s or 50s or 99 etc. is this possible?

23/10-15 19:07

#1 : 28/10-15 09:51

arwul

Posts: 94

I would like to redate a number of files with an incremental date/time

e.g.
FROM:
Modified
21-04-2015 06:55:28
09-05-2015 17:53:58
26-01-2015 18:38:54
09-05-2015 17:47:56
06-06-2013 09:22:06
14-05-2015 09:07:40
09-05-2015 17:50:18
31-01-2012 13:01:40

TO
Modified
21-03-2005 08:24:41
21-03-2005 08:25:41
05-04-2005 08:26:41
05-04-2005 08:27:41
05-04-2005 08:28:41
05-04-2005 08:29:41
05-04-2005 08:30:41

where, in this case, the modified date remained unchanged, time sequence is set to increase by 1 minute.

Or leave the time unchanged and increase the day stamp by xx days (e.g. 1 day)

like:
Modified
28-10-2015 08:24:41
29-10-2015 08:24:41
30-10-2015 08:24:41
31-10-2015 08:24:41
01-11-2015 08:24:41
02-11-2015 08:24:41

Thanks
=
03-11-2015 08:24:41

28/10-15 09:51

#1 : 28/10-15 13:46

Gardezee

Posts: 1

Hi guys,

Very new to this but I am in a huge hurry so I didn't read all of the forums. (Apologies in advance)

So here's where I'm stuck.

My folder has 5 files with the folder name QWE.

Now I've created a rule to rename the files according to the directory name. So now all are named QWE.

Now I want to add letters to the 4 files so the names don't match.

i.e

QWE
QWEb
QWEc
WQEd
QWEe

Now whenever I try to Add <Inc Alpha:b) to the files, it starts with first file.

My question is... is there any way for the program to rename 4 files instead of 5?

Thanks in advance!

28/10-15 13:46

#1 : 28/10-15 18:24

Michael

Posts: 3

First of all, thank you for creating such a useful program, it has made some of my automation much simpler!

I am currently using advanced renamer in conjunction with my tv tuner on my pc, renaming shows for Plex Media Server once they are finished recording. My current setup utilizes AutoHotKey, which works wonderfully except for one part of the process, where I have had to code in mouse clicks to access the menu for importing tv show data. It would be extremely useful (and make my automation scripting more portable, I have had several friends ask for my scripts) if that menu could be accessed by a keyboard shortcut. Any chance of getting that in a (near) future update?

28/10-15 18:24

#1 : 28/10-15 19:48

Peter Blaise

Posts: 3

.
AdvancedRenamer.com v3.66 expression

[ (\d+) ] supposedly =

= find "parentheses" [ ( ) ] and

= "any number of digits in between" [ \d+ ] to remove ...

= remove parentheses and the number / digits contained within.

Nope, doesn't work.

My intention is to apply to an entire disk partition directory structure from root ...

... but I have to limit it to only a few directories at a time because Advanced Renamer only handles 20,000 files at a time -- it has it's limits.
__________

Using the ONE command above -- [ (\d+) ] -- all I can get it to do is remove the FIRST parentheses, not the number in between, not the second parentheses.

I tried two [ Remove Patterns ] to get rid of both parentheses -- that works.

The web For Advanced Renamer help says use [ \d+ ] to remove a sequence of digits -- there are anywhere from 1 to 6 digits -- nope, nothing happens when I put [ \d+ ] between parentheses to also be deleted.

Okay, if I ...

1 - load only files matching pattern [ *(*).* ], it misses some matching files - why?

2 - remove [ ( ]

3 - remove [ ) ]

4 - remove regular expression [ \d ]

... it wants to work,

.. but "Cannot make a visible window modal"

-- probably an ownership problem trying to fix a drive from another computer,

... so I run

[ icacls *.* /grant "local account":(f) /t /c /l /q ]

... from the root of the drive at the command prompt ...

... but I still get many files that won't submit themselves to automatic renaming, drat ...

... and Advanced Renamer as implemented in 1, 2, 3 above wants to remove numbers OUTSIDE the parentheses, like the ubiquitous "32" and "64" in so many files!

So I have to scroll up and down each loaded list from each directory pass to manually [ Spacebar ] to deselect files with numbers OUTSIDE the parentheses -- I'll fix them later by some other method IF someone responds to this post (I'd hate to do it manually!).

If I manually add [ Local Account ] as the security in EACH file, it SOMETIMES works to have Advanced Renamer remove the parentheses and numbers.

Sometimes fails.
__________

Don't ask how I've got 91,027 files renamed with MFT file number in parentheses at the end of the filename firstname, such as

[ explorer(2384).exe ]

How did this happen?

How to undo or reinstall W8.1?

Can anyone imagine a way to AUTOMATICALLY strip the parenthese and the contents of the parentheses off the end of 91,027 files WITHOUT stripping numbers OUTSIDE the parentheses?

Can't boot in any mode but command prompt.

Can't "repair" from HD -- fails, "OS not found" of course, all files have the wrong names!

BootRec.exe says "N0 Windows installations found" of course, all file shave the wrong names!

Can't "upgrade in place" from boot CD because it says "run only from WORKING Windows".

Can only backup, wipe, and reinstall, and hope we can find install CDs and serial numbers for serial numbered software.

HELP, please.

I'll return the favor, I promise!
.

28/10-15 19:48 - edited 28/10-15 20:16

#1 : 29/10-15 15:37

Jacob Hamacher

Posts: 1

Hi,

I really like this software!

Almost all my pictures are duplicates nowadays because of iPhones ability to save one picture with HDR and one without.

I would like the picture that was taken with HDR to have the string "HDR" in its filename. Is this possible?

/jacob

29/10-15 15:37

#1 : 03/11-15 23:26

Anto

Posts: 2

First of all thank you for the great tool! Specially the scripting feature. If I could suggest future functionalities to be implemented, CSV export from script and EXIF Metadata update would make it the one and only renaming tool.

I am writing because I am getting error message when I try to rename several files using a script. Access violation at address 5D88F7B5 in module 'js32.dll'. Read of address 0823F03C.

I am using latest version of the tool: Advanced Renamer 3.68 - 1. nov. 2015

I am geting this message in two different situations:
- When I try to rename more than 11 files at once. The list of files stays blank, and I receive the error message. I have tryed turning off Auto test and the script. I'm pretty sure the script is working correctly, because if I process 11 at a time it works fine.
- When I try to rename files in my NAS. Following instructions from a previous post, I mapped as a drive (z:) the (\\NAS\) direction, and still get the same issue.

Could you please help me with this issue or if there is any possible workaround.

Thank you,
BR

03/11-15 23:26

#1 : 06/11-15 12:23

MrHants

Posts: 18

Im trying to organise my collection of photos, and have been a bit hit a miss with success, down do unknown error code 101. I have however put this down to file permission/access lists due to the moving of files across various pc's and servers over the years, which has resulted in a rather messy and inconsistent permissions list.

Ive ensured I have taken ownership of the folder and all contents, for my user account, which also has full admin rights, yet Im still getting errors trying to rename some files...

Any idea what permissions/access lists should be in place to allow AR to complete its renaming tasks, as I am convinced this is the issue..

I had hoped that putting myself as the owner, with full rights would work..

06/11-15 12:23

#1 : 10/11-15 06:17

Dilip Dabrai

Posts: 5

Hiya,
Please can Anybody help I have quite many folders in which I have huge amount of files.
majority of them have a (2),(3),(4) etc etc besides them which means they are duplicates is there anyway in AdvancedRenamer that I can isolate just those files which the brackets in them and delete them. If there is then I will save days and days probably months of work.
Would somebody be kind enough to guide me on this.
Thanks and God Bless

10/11-15 06:17

#1 : 15/11-15 17:40

Kim Jensen

Administrator
Posts: 883

The use of ExifTool is mostly meant to be a solution for those special needs which are not met by the program by itself. The problem with this is hat I don't know if heavy users of Advanced Renamer ditch the native tags and only use ExifTool.
I would like to ask users who use ExifTool with Advanced Renamer: Which tags do you use most often? And are there any tags you would like better implemented in Advanced Renamer?

15/11-15 17:40

#1 : 20/11-15 06:12

Zeref

Posts: 3

can replace name with your app??
i mean i have a batch of files with different names..........but i want to take their name and paste it on another batch
can i do it with your app not 1 files at a time but all at the same time

20/11-15 06:12

#1 : 22/11-15 13:56

John

Posts: 4

Hello
I do everything like on this website http://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/regul ar_expresions
and the error pops up when I intercede \
http://oi65.tinypic.com/2wluhjc.jpg
What am I doing wrong?
With (\d+) too...

22/11-15 13:56 - edited 25/11-15 22:58

#1 : 30/11-15 10:49

Md. Ismail Hossain

Posts: 1

Suppose I have 5 files named (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) how i rename them to (fi, kx, mi, ly, me)
when i have to rename thous files everyday because their data is different. please help me

30/11-15 10:49 - edited 30/11-15 10:51

#1 : 03/12-15 15:46

Martin Madsen

Posts: 1

Hi there =) I have 20 files that I'd like to have the exact filename of 20 other files, (except for the file attrubute tag). Is this not possible using the program? I have looked at all the ways of renaming, but copying the file names from other files seems not to be possible, from what I can tell.

Kind regards, Martin

03/12-15 15:46 - edited 03/12-15 15:47

#1 : 03/12-15 22:19

Steve Babcock

Posts: 3

I have directory structure like this - all exactly the same :

TopFolder
SubFolder
Files

All the files are under Subfolder

I need to do the following :

1. Move all Files from SubFolder to TopFolder

2. Rename TopFolder to : "TopFolder - Subfolder"

3. delete SubFolder

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Steve

03/12-15 22:19

#1 : 06/12-15 13:03

AndrewB

Posts: 3

I know from previous postings on the forum, and the changelog for 3.68, that there are known issues with ExifTool integration, the following is offered as possible additional diagnostics:

I am attempting to rename using either: <ExifTool:SubSecDateTimeOriginal>, or <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal><ExifTool:SubSecTimeOriginal>
The test data set is 1065 files, from a Nikon DSLR, spread across 32 folders.

With version 3.66, operations on single folders appear to be OK, but when selecting a folder tree the proposed new name for all files is simply ".JPG", with no name part, and all flagged as being in error.

With version 3.68, operations on single folders are unpredictable. Sometimes it'll go OK, but at other times the same folder will exhibit off-by-one issues (where 0002.jpg is renamed based on the fields in 0001.jpg, etc), with the first and last files in that folder reporting naming conflicts even though the timestamps are known to be unique. Any attempt to operate on a folder tree results in a permanently "not responding" (I've waited up to half an hour before killing it).

These issues appear to be specific to ExifTool in that I have seen nothing similar when using the programs default tags.

Hopefully this will help you find the root cause.

06/12-15 13:03

#1 : 08/12-15 21:50

AndrewB

Posts: 3

Is there any way of performing substring operations on the tags returned by <ExifTool:VALUE>?

In particular I'd like to separate the date from the time in "DateTimeOriginal".

I am aware of "substr" as a means of accessing parts of existing filenames, after the fact, but I can't see any way of chopping up a tag BEFORE I use it.

I could insert the whole DateTimeOriginal, delete most of it, then insert the tag again, and delete another part of it..... but it would be much easier to chop it up beforehand.

Thanks in advance.

08/12-15 21:50

#1 : 09/12-15 08:26

wcw

Posts: 1

Have (mistakenly & stupidly) removed the suffix from many mp3s in a music folder. How do I specify files without suffixes in the files I wish to change box (or with a script) to rename them as mp3s. Thanks for help & useful comments (I already am aware I should have been more careful!).

09/12-15 08:26

#1 : 11/12-15 22:24

Jon

Posts: 12

This problem persisted while it was still TVRage, but it seems that when AR gets the information from the site, it doesn't capture the UTF-8 encoding properly. I don't run in to the issue often, but since I was trying to rename the Hannibal series, it messes up all the files when importing from TVMaze. An example would be Season 1, Episode 1, the name of the episode should be: "Apéritif", but when imported to AR it tries to rename the file to: "ApÃ©ritif".

I checked the TVMaze API to see if it was erroneous in the JSON, (I used the http://api.tvmaze.com/shows/194/episodes JSON as the test source for what I assume AR is pulling from) but the API returned it correctly encoded.

Am I doing something wrong within AR that would be causing this? Or is it inherently a bug within AR itself?

Also, thank you for an absolutely great program that I use often! I hate criticizing other programmers work, so I assume it's user error first. :)

11/12-15 22:24

#1 : 15/12-15 07:57

Ustas

Posts: 4

Hi, All.
Please help me make batch rename directories with format:

[label] artist name - album (year)

"album" also can have round brackets inside.

I need rename like this:

artist name - year - album [label]

BTW, inside folders I have an Ðudio mage with CUE files and pics.

I'm not programmer, I'm doctor :) Thank you.

15/12-15 07:57 - edited 15/12-15 09:00

#1 : 28/12-15 09:17

Guido FOURNIL

Posts: 3

Hello,
The names of my files or my folders are in French. But sometimes it is necessary to remove the accented letters or quotes. How to do that?
(with Remove pattern method, I can remove this type of letter but not replace it by another a not accented letter: by example, replace é with e)
Regards,

28/12-15 09:17 - edited 28/12-15 09:37

#1 : 29/12-15 13:12

DIGICAL

Posts: 3

Hi Everyone,

Can anyone please tell me if it's possible to change multiple FOLDER names into upper case?

Many thanks.

29/12-15 13:12

#1 : 31/12-15 06:08

Leonard

Posts: 4

Hello,

I have a batch of files with the following naming convention: scf_E_03411_JE-
The numerical portion of each file name is different. I need to copy the numerical portion of the file name (03411 in the above example) to the end of the file name so the file name will be scf_E_03411_JE-03411. Any suggestions? Thanks.

31/12-15 06:08

#1 : 31/12-15 22:29

Joe Blow

Posts: 1

Could you please add an option to turn OFF the "Analying Files" feature? I often add a large number of media files, but NEVER use the renaming features that use any of the media's internal data, so this step really slows things a lot unnecessarily. It would be nice if that could be turned off for users who don't need this feature.

thanks
TRJB

31/12-15 22:29 - edited 31/12-15 22:30

#1 : 01/01-16 21:43

rob

Posts: 1

Hello

I have two sets of photos taken during the same day on holiday from two different cameras. I want to rename them all by date and time to put both sets together in the order they were taken. The problem is one camera's date was our by 1 hour. Is it possible to batch change the date modified tag to add 1 hour to each for this set ?

Thanks

01/01-16 21:43

#1 : 02/01-16 18:58

HackerJax

Posts: 1

Went to download the latest version this morning, but Microsoft Security Essentials quarantined it. The prior release scanned fine.

02/01-16 18:58

#1 : 08/01-16 20:59

Jens Solvang

Posts: 1

I have started to rename using AdvancedRenamer with succes using jpeg-files. Now I have come to my Panasonic-camera using RAW-format.
My camera shoots two picturs: jpg and Raw. I want to use the time stamps in the picture itself. Apparentlig it shows in Date Taken for jpg-files, but not for raw-files. Using Item information I can see the 3 time stamps. Date created, Date Modified and Date Accessed.
Copying <ExifTool:FileCreateDate> into New Name I can see this information, but I want to have the information into Date Taken or bette as a possibility in the Timestamp menu.
In the line: Image date and time.

Will this be possible?

Using this forum I have found out how to make same number for both types of files.

I am glad I met this program

Jens Solvang DK

08/01-16 20:59

#1 : 09/01-16 10:18

josh

Posts: 1

Hello,

I'm trying to run the following from a .bat file:

arenc -e Arencbyexif.aren -p "C:\Users\some dir"

Where the contents of Arencbyexif.aren are

[header]
type=preset
application=Advanced Renamer 3.70
application_version=3700100

[namecollision]
separator=_
pattern=
rule=append_number

[methods]
method0000=methodname:"newname"; active:"1"; mask:"<IMG Year>-<IMG Month>-<IMG Day>_<IMG Hour>-<IMG Min>-<IMG Sec>.<Ext>"; applyto:"name";

I get error, "The program can't start because js32.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." I'm running win 10 pro x64. Running as admin results in the same problem. I get similar behavior from command line with a basic arenc -h command, though running as admin gives no errors (and no results).

Any suggestions? I want to rename a large amount of pictures by exif date and then move them to YYYY/MM directories.

09/01-16 10:18

#1 : 11/01-16 16:30

Paul Harris

Posts: 2

Hi there

I just wondered someone could help me.

I use Advanced Renamer to remove certain images in a sequence. The images are all named as an 8 digit string, based on the time they were take, mmddhhmm (month month day day hour hour minute minute).

I use the program to identify and rename images based on the 5th and 6th digits (the hour).

So to remove images taken between 8am and 9am, the search string I use is ….08..

It works great, but I may need to delete images taken at 08, 09, 10 and 11 and I’m currently searching for and renaming each hour individually, which takes quite a lot of time.

Is there a way that I can search for the 5th and 6th digits using something like an OR function, eg something like ….(08 OR 09 OR 10 OR 11).. so it identifies and renames any images where the 5th and 6th digits are either 08, 09, 10 or 11 in one go?

Hope that makes sense and I hope someone can help.

Thanks

Paul

11/01-16 16:30

#1 : 16/01-16 21:24

Barry

Posts: 2

I have a situation where the file name contains duplicate word phrases. For example:

A Fox Jumps over the Road A Fox Jumps over the Road.mp3
The Black Cat The Black Cat.mp3

Is there any way to remove the duplicate words/phrases so I am left only with:

A Fox Jumps over the Road.mp3
The Black Cat.mp3

Appreciate any help.

16/01-16 21:24 - edited 16/01-16 21:25

#1 : 28/01-16 14:04

mohammad

Posts: 1

hi.
i have so many folders like: xxxxx (2014) - mm (2010) - nnnn (2000) - yyy (1998).
now i want to move that last 6 characters to beginning of folder name, but i dont know how.

28/01-16 14:04

#1 : 30/01-16 13:40

Name

Posts: 3

Let's imagine I have set of files named this way:
spring_002
spring_004
spring_007
summer_003
summer_005
summer_011
And I want to load them all at once to Advanced Renamer, then get them renumbered consequently in each subset:
spring_001
spring_002
spring_003
summer_001
summer_002
summer_003
I think currently this is not possible. Can there be implemented feature of renumbering allowing to restart renumbering from the beginning when changes some pattern, which is positioned relatively to number in filename?

30/01-16 13:40 - edited 30/01-16 13:45

#1 : 31/01-16 16:29

droiddk

Posts: 4

Hi

First: Thank you for a very nice program!

I use this command in the GUI: c:\test\<Year>\<Month>\<Day> for output folder.

Can I use this path when using the command-line? Have tried but it wont work.

I tried this command:
C:\renamer\arenc.exe -e C:\renamer\Rename.aren -t files -f c:\test\test.jpg -m move -d "c:\test2\<Year>\<Month>\<Day> "

Thanks in advance.

Regards

31/01-16 16:29 - edited 31/01-16 16:33

#1 : 02/02-16 08:37

Mariusz

Posts: 1

Hi!
I have a lot of images in folders. I wanted to change their names automatically using the program.
The method is to start numbering from (0) in every folder.
For example:
Folder name: AB-001
File names: AB-001(0), AB-001(1), AB-001(2), etc.

My script is:

for(var counter=0; counter<20; i++) { //there is always less than 20 pictures in folder
return item.newBasename + ' ' + '(' + val + ')';
};
newBasename.push(counter);

The problem is that it works constantly through all the files. It should stop in one file and start numbering in the other from the beggining. Using standard options in the program is incorrect because it adds zero (0) to the next file after 9th [<DirName:1>(<Inc NrDir:0>)] .
[AB-001(00), AB-001(01) etc.]

Do you know how to fix it?

02/02-16 08:37

#1 : 02/02-16 13:35

Tester123

Posts: 92

I'm just trying out the scripting method (particularly the app.prevItem object) using the following files:
Test1.txt
Test2.txt
Test3.txt

And using this script:

function(index, item) {
var currFile = item.name;
var prevFile = (index == 0) ? 'undefined' : app.prevItem.name;
return currFile + '_' + prevFile;
}

I was expecting to see this as the result:
Filename New-Filename
------------ -------------------
Test1.txt Test1_undefined.txt
Test2.txt Test2_Test1.txt
Test3.txt Test3_Test2.txt

But instead I see this:
Filename New-Filename
------------ -------------------
<Blank> <Blank>
Test2.txt Test2_.txt
Test3.txt Test3_Test2.txt

For some reason, the filename of the first file vanishes when the script is applied, which results in the 'New Filename' also being blanked out. Only the third file gives the correct result.

Is there an issue with the app.prevItem object, or am I doing something wrong?

Using v3.70 if that helps.

02/02-16 13:35 - edited 02/02-16 14:36

#1 : 02/02-16 16:29

Marcin

Posts: 3

Hello Everyone,

Just need some help on the following:

1) I cleaned and sorted all my pictures (over 20000 in some 100 folders) and renamed them under Windows (F2 function on selected files). After that I had files: photo (1).jpg, photo (2).jpg, etc. I could read them on PC (displayed in proper order) adn I could read them in "funny" order on my Samsung TV. Funny means following order: photo (1).jpg, photo (10).jpg, photo (11).jpg,....photo (19).jpg, photo (2).jpg. So the order was alphabetical: 10 is after 1, 2 is after 19 etc.
2) Then I used ADVANCED RENAMER, and again I renamed files receiving new numbering: photo001.jpg, photo 002.jpg etc. After renaming I could use and display files on PC BUT on Samsung TV file names were displayed with OLD names (eg. photo (1).jpg instead of photo001.jpg) and TV displayed message "file format not supported" with no image.

Any idea why using ADVANCED RENAMER caused such problems?

Regards,

Marcin

02/02-16 16:29 - edited 02/02-16 16:32

#1 : 04/02-16 06:59

Highlander

Posts: 2

Hi all.

Amazing utility and I wish I were clever enough to fully exploit all of its potential.

I have the following strings I wish to rename (there's over 4000, but they all follow a similar pattern):

ORIGINAL

10-Yard Fight World set 1 MAME Gameplay video Snapshot -Rom name 10yard-.mp4
88 Games MAME Gameplay video Snapshot -Rom name 88games-.mp4
1943 - The Battle of Midway US Rev MAME Gameplay video Snapshot -Rom name 1943u-.mp4

RENAMED

10yard.mp4
88games.mp4
1943u.mp4

So, ideally, I need to strip out all the text up to up to and including "Rom name", then remove the "-" leaving only the small filename and extension. I would think this is a replace method?

This is way beyond my knowledge of expressions. Can anyone help?

Thanks

04/02-16 06:59

#1 : 05/02-16 06:43

Jojo Estrella

Posts: 1

this is really a great program and have used it for quite a while... but lately, i've been getting this message that ARen stopped working and then this application error appears afterwards...

"Exception EReadError in module ARen.exe at 00057E30. Error reading treeAddFolderTree.Indent: Access violation at address 00408B3B in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address00000023.

I just downloaded the latest version today... both installer and portable... but still keeps getting the same message... I'm using Windows 8.1 Pro.

Hope you can help me... i really like using this renamer. Thanks and hope to hear from you.

05/02-16 06:43

#1 : 05/02-16 20:56

lechupe

Posts: 2

hi,

at first thanks for great soft.

file name pattern: <word1> <word2> <word3> (#12345) rrrr-mm-dd

I want to change the position of two last part to get : <word1>....<word3> rrrr-mm-rr (#12345)

tried the rename method with the
change:

(#\d+) (\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d)

for

\2 \1
but does not to work

can I have some suggestions please

05/02-16 20:56

#1 : 06/02-16 21:59

Milena

Posts: 2

Hi,

I am looking to an application to download photo from the iPhone and save it into a folder on the MAC.

The photo name should be year_month_day hour-day-seconds (of when the photo was shoot) & GPS Country ISO code and City

Any suggestion?

Thanks

06/02-16 21:59

#1 : 10/02-16 08:15

John Grantman

Posts: 6

I can no longer use AdvancedRenamer and I am unable to troubleshoot the issue. The program launches but any use of ExifTool causes an error dialog box with message Cannot open file "arenexiftoolout.tmp".

I have tried the following steps:

Reset permissions on %TMP% location where "arenexiftoolout.tmp" is supposed to be located
Change program to run as Administrator and tried compatability with Win8, Win7... etc.
Move Temp folder (reassign %TMP% to new location)
Uninstall/Reinstall
Delete all references to AdvancedRenamer and ExifTool and Uninstall/Reinstall
Uninstall - Upgrade/Reinstall Windows 10 then reinstall AdvancedRenamer

Nothing works. I am beginning to think a Windows update may have created this issue. Its the only thing consistent after all the uninstall reinstall.

AdvancedRenamer and ExifTool were working without issue for months until approximately 4 days ago. Since then I can not avoid the error message.

The exact error message is as follows:

Cannot open file "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\arenexiftoolout.tmp". The system cannot find the file specified.

C:\WINDOWS\TEMP is listed as TMP and TEMP in the environment variables within the Windows 10 installation.

Any help is appreciated.

John Grantman | [email protected]

10/02-16 08:15

#1 : 10/02-16 23:37

Bernie2504

Posts: 17

Hi,
Thx for this powerful tool - i like it, but ...
unfortunately, I have problems with the usage of regular expressions

my "problem":
i want to swap the last 2 words of filenames / folders with various length
e.g.:
hello my friend, how are you ! - Bugs Bunny.mpx
should be
hello my friend, how are you ! - Bunny Bugs.mpx
or
God does not play dice - 1926 Albert Einstein
should be
God does not play dice - 1926 Einstein Albert

what's the correct phrase
regards

10/02-16 23:37

#1 : 11/02-16 01:00

Kitty

Posts: 1

When I load many files at once, the filenames have multiple placeholders that based on the image will get changed to a more detailed description. However, when the files are added initially, the select box for all items is automatically checked. This forces me to manually go through and unselect all items one at a time before I can come back to the beginning and start selecting only those files that I want to change in the first pass, then select those I want to change to something different in the second pass, and so on , and so on.....

It would be really great if there was a "Clear All" that would deselect all items and a "Select All" button that allows us to select all items again. Or a default option that says "don't automatically select all items".

For Example:

- Loaded 150 image files with the pattern "Pack-004.Pic-001.1997.anytime.anywhere"
- 50 items take place during "Summer" (which is the 'anytime' replacement)
- 30 of those 50 take place in NewYork and 20 of those 50 take place in Colorado. (which are the 'anywhere' replacements)

I would like the ability to change the pattern content for "anytime" and "anywhere" on bunches of images without ever leaving the software.

Anyway ..... love this software....just thought I would throw this out there.

Thanks
Regards....Kitty

11/02-16 01:00

#1 : 13/02-16 22:27

M. Bush

Posts: 1

Hi!

I must humbly admit I'm quite confused by AdvancedRenamer and it's documentation. I had performed a google search for Windows tools/apps that would search a file system from a base path for all filenames that met a specified set of criteria, then automatically rename them. AdvancedRenamer was one of the hits from this search.

I read the documentation and tried a variety of possible file searches, but unless I'm mistaken (and I very certainly could be!), AdvancedRenamer doesn't actually search for filenames, but rather you must find them yourself one way or another and only then will AR do it's magic.

If I'm wrong about that (and I very much hope that I am), please correct me!

Thanks!

13/02-16 22:27

#1 : 15/02-16 13:52

Derreck Sunderland

Posts: 1

I need to rename all my images to the original name but with the extension (e.g. JPG, PNG) to lowercase (e.g. jpg, png). Any help or advise will be greatly appreciated.

15/02-16 13:52

#1 : 17/02-16 18:25

Christina

Posts: 1

How can I change the time I have in my file name to standard time. My new name rule is
<IMG Month>/<IMG Day>/<IMG Year> - <IMG Hour>.<IMG Min>-
and of course it shows as 02/17/2015 - 13.42
I am trying to figure out how to have it standard with AM & PM instead of military hour. Is this possible and if so how can I do this? Thanks in advance!

17/02-16 18:25

#1 : 18/02-16 10:40

arwul

Posts: 94

Filedates
Suggestion to add new options
a) randomize dates within a given period

b) update existing date-time sequentially
e.g.
add xx minutes to time (e.g. 5 minutes)
or
add x days to date

Examples
01-01-2016 08:00:00
01-01-2016 08:05:00
01-01-2016 08:10:00

or add 1 day:
01-01-2016 08:00:00
02-01-2016 08:00:00
02-01-2016 08:00:00

=

18/02-16 10:40

#1 : 19/02-16 09:52

Oliver

Posts: 4

Hi, maybe somebody can enlighten me, if I'm just a just a simple minded user who is not capable of operating this software, or if I'm a hero who discovered a major bug...

My expectation: If i import a CSV file with the old folder name in one column and a new folder name in the other, the Advanced Renamer should use this information to do the job. Further, if I have 1.500 folder and a CSV file with 500 Folder to rename, it should skip the 1.000 where no new folder name is provided by the CSV. Right?

If I try this, some folders are renamed, but the do not match with the CSV. AR renames them randomly and delivers a great mess. I can send screenshots, if you can tell me how to post them.

Unfortunately I have no clue about JavaScript and how to write a working script. But I try to express what I need and hope somebody can translate that in JS:

if (oldFolderName != null && csv_row_column1 != null) { newFolderName = csv_row_column2; }
else { newFolderName = oldFolderName; }
i++;

Thanks

Oliver

Reply

19/02-16 09:52

#1 : 20/02-16 03:59

Stark Line

Posts: 2

Hello, I'll skip the normal etiquette and get to my point...save for saying thanks for a great app!

I take lots of photos with various cameras. Mostly, my images are named with 4 digits proceeding DCIM, IMG, DSCN, etc.

When I divide the images into sets, it results in filenames that make little send to an end user or client. For instance, 2 sequential sets should each begin with 001.jpg, but my normal workflow results in sets that might begin with 0173 and 9623.

Typically, what I do is use AdvRenamer to subtract 172 and 9622, respectively. In this fashion, each set begins with 001, but also informs the client there are images removed in case they should desire them.

It's my understanding, after researching, that performing this function as a batch (Windows 7), is not possible, as the amount needed to subtract from the first filename (alphabetically) is variable. Currently, I think the only thing I could do is set up numerous AdvRenamer scripts and call each one individually from a batch. This just isn't practical.

It would be fantastic if the ability to perform this task (via a script -> batch) was present in AdvRenamer.

20/02-16 03:59

#1 : 20/02-16 13:21

Henri

Posts: 2

Hi @

im new to this program and want to do the following.....

1) old pattern aaaaa_ddmmyy_hhmm_bbbb.mp3
2) new pattern should be aaaaa_yymmdd_hhmm_bbbb.mp3

aaaa is of different length and always delmited by "_" as also the pattern to be changed.

dd is to be repalced by yy and yy by dd

How do i do this
Many thanks for any advise
Henri

20/02-16 13:21

#1 : 21/02-16 18:26

Seth Parker

Posts: 1

I have files that have names with characters first then a date and numbers after it.

xxxx1-201504050314
xxxx2-201504050704
xxxx3-201504050314
xxxx4-201504050704

As you can see the date is yyyymmdd and then 4 random numbers after that. Is there a way to remove the last 4 characters before the ext and if this creates a duplicate name then add something to increment it by a letter. Or am I going to have to manually do the increment my self then use Advanced renamer to remove the 4 characters before the extension?

21/02-16 18:26

#1 : 23/02-16 11:57

Andrei

Posts: 1

Hello,

There is any possibility to rename the images and add the dimensions in centimeters and not in pixels?

Thanks,
Andrei

23/02-16 11:57

#1 : 23/02-16 21:38

Posts: 1

Hi All,

Can you please check the below and if you have any idea to solve, please reply.

My files are named as follows:

2013.03.04 video1.avi
2014.11.03 video2.avi

I would like to change the created/modified date of the files by the scripting feature based on the date specified in the file name.

I can set a new date in 'item.newModifiedDate' but how can I apply the new date to the file?
What do I have to return at the end in the 'return' command?

Thanks,

23/02-16 21:38

#1 : 24/02-16 05:56

PutterPlace

Posts: 2

I know that using ID3 tags, using the Album Title and Artist is already a possibility. It would be great, though, if the Album Artist tag could be utilized. This comes in great handy when using the move batch method and placing the related files in their respective folders. Currently, it's a bit difficult when multiple artists are identified using the Artist tag, but there's only one main artist for the album itself.

For instance, when I need to organize albums into their own directories by using "<ID3 Artist> - <ID3 Album>", songs such as Starstrukk by 3Oh!3 ft. Katy Perry would be placed into a folder named "3OH!3 feat. Katy Perry - Want", while others without featured artists would be placed into a folder named "3OH!3 - Want". The latter is my desired result, and could be achieved using the Album Artist ID3 tag.

24/02-16 05:56

#1 : 24/02-16 20:17

charles hall

Posts: 2

I have a ton of photos from my phone I have reduced in size over the years. Is it possible to re-date the photos with the original DATA TAKEN data?

24/02-16 20:17

#1 : 24/02-16 20:45

Jayanto

Posts: 2

Hello,
I am batch exporting file names and I have no control over the output name of each file. I need to rename each file name to a specific Name. I have created a text or xls file that has the exported (original) file name in one column and the file name should be renamed to (new name) in another column.
Is there a way to use the text file to lookup the old name and rename it to the new name?

24/02-16 20:45

#1 : 27/02-16 09:29

George

Posts: 2

I don't know if it's possible but I can't find how to split names. I have abc156, abc182, abc199 and I want to separate it with " - " ex. abc-156, abc-182

27/02-16 09:29

#1 : 29/02-16 00:00

Tuxster

Posts: 3

This used to work in version 3.69 and now does not in 3.71:

I have my photos renamed as YYMMDD_HHMMSS and have the name collision rule set to "Append incrementing number" with a "_" separator, in case there are two photos with the same modified time stamp.

In the past, if it came to two same time stamps, it would name them as:

YYMMDD_HHMMSS_001
YYMMDD_HHMMSS_002

Now it gives a "Error 102 - Possibility of multiple files with the same file name" error and forces me to either stop the batch, or to skip renaming one of the two files.

Is this a bug?

29/02-16 00:00 - edited 29/02-16 00:05

#1 : 02/03-16 16:51

Ruxandra Ene

Posts: 1

Hello, I have read all the help but my level of understanding failed in finding a solution.
Here is what I need to do:
1. When renaming files, I add a whole directory to my list. From different folders this list contains docs, pdfs, spreadsheets and documents with a ~ sign in front (that can be either docs, pdfs or spreadsheets).
I need to add a filter to load only PDFs without tilde sign (and disregards the rest)
2. Once my list is cleaned up, I need to rename each file with the first 4 characters from the folder they belong.

PS: My directory would look like this:
LEVEL 1 - this is may main folder and I pick this when "Add / DIRECTORIES"
Main folder let's call it Europe
Europe has o one subfolder: Italy
In the subfolder Italy, I have two PDFs: Rome and Milan
I want Rome to be renamed Ital Rome and Ital Milan.
Then same for the rest....

I hope I am not too hilarious for this forum.

Thanks for your time

02/03-16 16:51

#1 : 06/03-16 04:38

Dan Rourk

Posts: 1

Today I suddenly couldn't get Advanced Renamer to open. I got the treeaddfoldertree error message others have reported. Looked at the Forum, found posts about win8.1 and AutoCad, but I'm running Win7 Home, no AutoCad products.

So a little background.
Yesterday I had a fit of neatness. I noticed in Downloads a directory I no longer use. It had in it an old txt file and a Desktop directory with nothing in it. I got rid of the whole thing.

Today the treeaddfoldertree problem started, but I didn't think of any connection to the deleted directory. The error message didn't reference anything that was in there, and as far as I know there's no magical connection between Downloads and Advanced Renamer.

Then this evening I started having problems with WinRar. It opened, but only after an error message saying it couldn't find the deleted Desktop directory.

So I went back and created an empty directory in Downloads with the same name as the one I deleted and then put in it an empty directory called Desktop. Wonder of wonders, WinRar now opens right up with no error and Advanced Renamer also works just fine.

So sounds like Advanced Renamer is looking for something that was deleted, but the error message isn't telling you what it is. Now all you have to do is remember all the files you've deleted since the last time you used Renamer. Good luck!

06/03-16 04:38

#1 : 06/03-16 13:24

John Stern

Posts: 2

Hello, i'm trying to rename files like this:

Original: 2015120304N.pdf

Renamed: Someword1 - 2015-12-03 - Someword2.pdf

I know how to add "Someword1 - " and " - Someword2", but i can't figure how to rename from "2015120304N" to "2015-12-03". Please note that i'm deleting the N letter and the last two digits, 04.

Thanks in advance!

06/03-16 13:24 - edited 06/03-16 13:28

#1 : 07/03-16 15:29

arwul

Posts: 94

Launch Advanced Renamer (using portable version)
Select [List]
Load the list (.txt file)

Advanced Renamer does not respond.

Tried this 3-4 times.

=
http://imageshack.com/a/img921/7185/9Kz0sw.png
http://imageshack.com/a/img924/3323/6VtDXO.png
http://imageshack.com/a/img924/3373/iMxZfw.png

07/03-16 15:29

#1 : 07/03-16 23:17

Juan

Posts: 2

I use TRIM command to remove unwanted spaces, dashes, and other unwanted characters from the beginning and end of the filename. What is the best way to remove extra spaces from the rest of the filename. Some of the filenames have 2, 3, 4, 5 spaces between words in the filename, I want to make all 1 space. EX ... This Is My File.mp4 change to This Is My File.mp4

Cheers

07/03-16 23:17

#1 : 08/03-16 22:37

Taylor

Posts: 2

I would like to remove the spaces from my file names.
Before:
Princeton Transcription, Inc.pdf

After:
PrincetonTranscription,Inc.pdf

08/03-16 22:37

#1 : 13/03-16 16:44

anonsubmitter

Posts: 2

Could you make Advanced Renamer compatible with FTP servers? That would be really helpful. Thanks!

13/03-16 16:44

#1 : 13/03-16 16:46

anonsubmitter

Posts: 2

Could you force HTTPS on advancedrenamer.com so that http://www.advancedrenamer.com/ is automatically redirected to https://advancedrenamer.com/?

13/03-16 16:46

#1 : 14/03-16 10:09

Warren Kruuse

Posts: 2

Hi all

Been pulling my hair out trying to perform the following function.
So we need to rename a large folder of images in the following pattern.

So we have a specific blue VW car as image 1, then the same car taken from various other angles totaling 6 individual images, so we're hoping to have the image names changed from DSC001, DSC002 etc changed to 1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 etc. Then when we have a different car, it will then become: 2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, etc...

Obviously the system can't detect the change in cars, but surely we can batch rename via ticked/selected files?

Many thanks

Warren

14/03-16 10:09

#1 : 16/03-16 21:36

Justin Blanchard

Posts: 1

I have over 6000 folders with numeric names that I would like to change the names on.

I have a list of the numeric folders and next to it the new desired name in a text file.

I would like to exchange the numeric folder name with the corresponding new name.

Catch one, some folders do not get new names, and will keep the numeric name they have
catch two, the text file is not in the same order as the folder .

so ... is there an if functionality built into AR?

if (folder name = folder name, if(isnull (new name), folder name,new name)

any ideas?

16/03-16 21:36

#1 : 18/03-16 20:05

Tony

Posts: 1

Hello -

After adding a directory of files and filtering by the file name (all the files i'm trying to rename have the same name but in different folders)
Now I want to further filter based on the directory name, so I select Unmark by pattern. I select the tag <DirName:1> I'm interested in the immediate directory containing the file, thus keeping the default index of 1, and then I add a filter i.e <DirName:1>*myfoldername*

This doesn't seem to work -- i've tried standard and regex and neither finds my folders that match
:-(

Could you take a look?

Thanks,

Tony

18/03-16 20:05

#1 : 19/03-16 04:37

Kyle

Posts: 4

While trying to rename folders I got the following error "Access violation at address 00408B3B in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 0000002A."

Originally I selected the rename folders tab, selected add folders and the add directory window popped up like it should.

I changed my mind and decided to select the folders from the folder panel instead. So, I clicked cancel, checked the folder panel option. Now the folder panel shows up but no folders are showing.

Now the add folders option gives me the error and in the folder panel when I click refresh I get that error.

I have 3.71 installed on a surface pro 4, running windows 10 1511.

I have uninstalled/reinstalled the program with the same problem showing up. Your program works on all of my other computers. I think this is the first time I have used the folder renamer on my surface pro, so it might be specific to that computer.

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks

19/03-16 04:37

#1 : 20/03-16 04:36

Alex

Posts: 1

Hello,
hopefully you can help me because I not able to do it yet. I would like to batch rename various folders from "FolderName" to "emaNredloF". Simply mirroring it.
How can I do this?

20/03-16 04:36 - edited 20/03-16 04:38

#1 : 20/03-16 21:54

modman

Posts: 1

Hello

It is possible to remove double words separated by space in file name?

How can i do it?

Example

From: Alfa 145 Alfa Romeo 145 1.3lts M.Marelli 6160029601.std

To: Alfa 145 Romeo 1.3lts M.Marelli 6160029601.std

Thanks

20/03-16 21:54

#1 : 22/03-16 04:16

Lee

Posts: 1

So I linked to my CSV file, then to my source folder containing the images/names I want to change the names of with the CSV, the window says cannot find source of all the images and thus it wouldn't import.

Basically, the program doesn't understand that people may not want to change the "extension" of the files, because my CSV only has the name listed, not including extension. So, couldn't import.

So, if you could fix this that would be great.

As a workaround I removed the extension so the program could change the name, it did finally.
However, when I went back to try and add the extension back to the images the program wouldn't put or have a proper option for the extension to be added to the end of the file. It would sort of do it, but "some" file names the extension would show in the middle of the name instead of at the end.

So, this also needs to be fixed. Thank you much.

Here are the necessary source files so you can duplicate the issues.
Contains the CSV that has the original file name in one column and the second column has the new file name I'm wanting to change the images to.
Also contains a folder of the images I'm wanting to change their names with the CSV.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8n9gsvH8PtrTWd ieHdhMjJGbU0/view?usp=sharing

22/03-16 04:16

#1 : 22/03-16 17:22

Matthew Surratt

Posts: 2

Hello,
Your help would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to take the last section of my filename after the last - be a fixed width filled with 0's.
example:
311-1-3.pdf
311-13-1.pdf
311-1-2.pdf
311-1-20.pdf
311-1-20A.pdf

to

311-1-003.pdf
311-13-001.pdf
311-1-002.pdf
311-1-020.pdf
311-1-020A.pdf (note: this file has an A on the end. some file end with A-Z. this does not need to be included in the fixed width.)

These are real estate map# and I am trying to automate linking these files to online data. I have 33000 instances of this I need corrected. :(

Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks

22/03-16 17:22

#1 : 23/03-16 13:36

Bryonie Hopper

Posts: 7

Hi there,

I'm new to the forum and have what might be a basic question...

I want to add incremental numbers to the end of a file name. Is there a way to make sure that the numbers are 3 digits - so 1 automatically becomes 001, 02 automatically becomes 002 etc?

I know how to do it manually (put an extra 1 or 2 zeros in when I need them) but it's a bit cumbersome.

Thanks

Bry

23/03-16 13:36

#1 : 24/03-16 13:09

Bernie2504

Posts: 17

Hi
i need help
how can i change the order of an author's name at the beginnig of a filename:
e.g.:
Joanne K. Rowling - Harry Potter - Complete - 2016
to:
Rowling, Joanne K. - Harry Potter - Complete - 2016

the word pattern method
<Word:1> <Word:2> <Word:3>
<Word:3>, <Word:1> <Word:2>
does not work

thx for a help
regards
Bernd

24/03-16 13:09

#1 : 25/03-16 02:29

B young

Posts: 4

I like Advanced Renamer so I like to start using it. Is there any way I can convert the profiles (method list) from Den4b renamer to advanced renamer? thanks

I have some list which has 250 rules so I don't want to recreate them again in AR.

thanks!

25/03-16 02:29

#1 : 25/03-16 02:37

B young

Posts: 4

I have files like

Maria Sullivan-Hello, Morning.mp3
Ted Young & Travis Tim-This is not right.mp3
Eldon John-Love.mp3
Amada Lee & John Copper-Brothers.mp3

....

In deb4d renamer, I can add folder name to them and find "&" and put to a special folder:
Maria Sullivan\Maria Sullivan-Hello, Morning.mp3
(chorus)\Ted Young & Travis Tim-This is not right.mp3
Eldon John\Eldon John-Love.mp3
(chorus)\Amada Lee & John Copper-Brothers.mp3

Is it possible to make this happens with Advanced Renamer?

25/03-16 02:37

#1 : 25/03-16 07:53

Sneer

Posts: 1

I started rename my albums according exif datetime. Importing first hundreds photos show correct new names. Starting the batch failed with error "duplicate names". It is not true. If I skip them and re-add them, the batch job can rename them. For some folders I have to start such batch more than 3 times.

25/03-16 07:53 - edited 25/03-16 07:55

#1 : 27/03-16 06:02

varshabi

Posts: 1

Hi.
Windows 10 have a built-in jalali (persian) calendar for viewing jalali date in file properties and other places.
How can we use that calendar for renaming files in this program?

27/03-16 06:02

#1 : 27/03-16 16:46

Bruno G.

Posts: 6

Hello,

Is there a way to deal with empty tag values? For example, I want to use the tag <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> to rename photos and movies in a folder, but the movies don't have this tag. So for those, I would like to use the file's date.

I would like to be able to say "Use this tag but if it's empty, use this other tag instead" for the "New Name" method.

By the way, Thanks for a great software ! :-)

27/03-16 16:46

#1 : 28/03-16 19:34

Murilo Rodrigues

Posts: 6

Hi

I Have the file "Papo De Anjo.txt" and I whant rename the first letters o each word by the botton regular expression...

In program, I typed the following, FIND: \bP(\w+) D(\w+) A(\w+)\b
REPLACE: p\1 d\2 a\3 ,but does not work, whats is wrong?

Tnx, Murilo

28/03-16 19:34 - edited 28/03-16 19:54

#1 : 29/03-16 08:57

peterj

Posts: 3

Hi, I've been using AdvancedRenamer for years and it's always had a problem on both Win7 and Win10: if you open the app, maximize the window size, close and reopen, it doesn't remember to maximize. It's the only Windows app I have that can't remember the last window size and position.

29/03-16 08:57

#1 : 29/03-16 11:42

Pierre M.

Posts: 1

Hi !

First, thanks a lot for this software. Helps me a lot, and I'm amazed everyday when I found out a new way to do things :)

I have 2 files related to each other.

A_A_A_02.0.pdf
CRS_of_A_A_A_01.0.pdf

I use the batch "move" method to move the files to a folder called "A_A_A_02.0".

I have to do it once for the A_A_A_02.0 file:
- C:\path\to\mynewfolder\<Name>

And then for the CRS file:
- C:\path\to\mynewfolder\<Substr:8:6>02.0

Is it possible to do maths in the Pattern field? Something like:

C:\path\to\mynewfolder\<Substr:8:6>+Replace character 15 by character 15 minus 1.

This way, I won't have to type the version of my file (02.0 in my example) in the pattern field every time to adapt my rule to every case.

I don't know if I'm really clear.

29/03-16 11:42

#1 : 30/03-16 02:47

Marisa

Posts: 2

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7ig0ULgZDvjV3U 3SGJxcUxoNmc/view?usp=sharing

Achievement not use any TAGS.

I can give an example with some TAGS.

I need to rename using the tags :

RED MATRIX
SPACE CONNECTION illuminant

Thank you

30/03-16 02:47

#1 : 30/03-16 23:17

Murilo Rodrigues

Posts: 6

Hi,

My messages, has been deleted?, disappeared...

Regards, Murilo

30/03-16 23:17 - edited 30/03-16 23:18

#1 : 31/03-16 18:07

LÃ©on

Posts: 3

The items in the add batch message are partly disapearing under the left down site of my screen i am using a 32"4k monitor.
There is no possibility to drag them up the screen.

31/03-16 18:07

#1 : 31/03-16 18:16

LÃ©on

Posts: 3

I have my pictures in several folder and want to rename them with numbers.

Like: <DirName:1> - <Inc Nr:001:1>.jpg

now when i select a folder it works ok

but when i select more the one folder this happens
in the first folder the files are numbers for example 01 to 10 that is ok but
in the second folder the files become 11 to like 25
in the third folder the files become 26 to..... and so on

How can i select multiple folders were the files in it, are renamed starting 01 over and over again?

31/03-16 18:16

#1 : 31/03-16 22:20

boris

Posts: 2

Hello, I am using the <ExifTool:MediaCreateDate> tag, but that tag is in UTC time-zone. How would I go about changing it back 5 hours. In other words, it should be UTC-5?

Also, is there a quick way to change the format of the ExifTool tags? Right now it puts an underscore between each attribute, such as May 15th, 2015 is 2015_05_15. I would like to delete underscores. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

-Boris

31/03-16 22:20

#1 : 31/03-16 22:31

bronson

Posts: 1

Hi

I have to manage several Mp4 files from 7 gopros (It's for creating 360 vr files)

First Step :
I copy each sd cards into folders named : Cam01, Cam02....Cam07

Second Step :
I use method for renaming files with date, hour, minute, second and folder name... like

2016-03-28_14-34-23_Cam04.mp4
2016-03-28_14-34-21_Cam06.mp4
2016-03-28_14-34-22_Cam01.mp4
2016-03-28_14-34-20_Cam07.mp4
....
2016-03-28_15-28-45_Cam01.mp4
2016-03-28_15-28-43_Cam04.mp4
2016-03-28_15-28-44_Cam02.mp4
2016-03-28_15-28-43_Cam03.mp4
....

Third step : (my expected goal with a script)
Looking in the index for files with time delay of +- 3 seconds and add Take##_ before..

Example:
Take01_2016-03-28_14-34-23_Cam04.mp4
Take01_2016-03-28_14-34-21_Cam06.mp4
Take01_2016-03-28_14-34-22_Cam01.mp4
Take01_2016-03-28_14-34-20_Cam07.mp4
....
Take02_2016-03-28_15-28-45_Cam01.mp4
Take02_2016-03-28_15-28-43_Cam04.mp4
Take02_2016-03-28_15-28-44_Cam02.mp4
Take02_2016-03-28_15-28-43_Cam03.mp4

Voilà..
I hope someone could help me...please :))
Thanx in advance..

31/03-16 22:31 - edited 31/03-16 22:47

#1 : 02/04-16 06:57

Guy

Posts: 2

As a new user of AdvancedRenamer, I might be just missing seeing it. But it should be obvious if it's there...

When loading a named batch method file, it would be nice if the name of that method was visible in the window associated with the method. For instance in the top bar currently showing "Renaming Method List".

I expect to find myself using quite a lot of different saved methods, and it would be nice to keep it clear which one was currently active.

02/04-16 06:57

#1 : 02/04-16 09:28

Marcus

Posts: 1

Hi,

is there a method to increment <Inc Nr:1> only the selected (checked) files in a list rather than all (even not selected files) ?

02/04-16 09:28

#1 : 03/04-16 00:30

droiddk

Posts: 4

Hello

Is it possible to add the date of yesterday to the file name? I kind of need this for a project :-)

(I'm using the command-line mode)

Kind Regards

03/04-16 00:30

#1 : 05/04-16 15:22

Richard Love

Posts: 1

I have a folder of file names that are begin with numbers 01-99. What is the best way to either remove those 2 characters or replace them with something else?

05/04-16 15:22

#1 : 05/04-16 15:25

Fatuous Jeffrey

Posts: 1

I don't see an option to change the font in the list and the default font is not monospaced. It's very common to use a monospace font when listing file names. It makes it easier to visually determine if naming conventions are being followed, and makes sorted list easier to read. Is there a way to change the font, or default to a monospace font?

05/04-16 15:25

#1 : 05/04-16 19:48

Anthony

Posts: 1

I have 6000 scanned family photos divided up in over 300 folders. I have named my folders using "year-month-day event name" ie "1982-01-01 New Years Day". I would like to use the folder name to update the actual date info. Using Timestamp I'm able to change date Created, Accessed, And Modified. but I can't change the actual Date taken which is what is shown in file details in explorer (windows). How can I modify Date taken in addition to the others that I have already been able to change?

(also, and this isnt as important - is there a way to also add a tag to every photo in the same process that says "scanned photo", this way I'll know which ones come from a hard copy vs digital camera)

Thank you

05/04-16 19:48

#1 : 08/04-16 17:53

Bernie2504

Posts: 17

Hi
i'm sarching for a solution of the following problem
i have many ebook-folders like this

Dahl, Julia - Rebekah Roberts 01 - Invisible City
Isaacson, Walter - Steve Jobs
Ling, Stir - The Fault In Our Stars - A Letter To Augustus Waters - The Parody
.... and so on
I want to delete the rest of the folder name after the first "-" (dash)
and the "-" itself
so the result should be

Dahl, Julia
Isaacson, Walter
Ling, Stir

i use the
replace mode
(.+) - (.+)
\1
with regular expressions: tick

but that doesn't work with folder names with more than one "-" in it !
could someone help
best regards
Bernd

08/04-16 17:53

#1 : 11/04-16 06:28

John Smith

Posts: 2

Hi, first of all, I really appreciator this program because I used it daily for my files and I thank you the creator.

I need help with and I don't know anything about JavaScript if it need to be involve

My file name: Song 1, Song 2 - A Singer, B Singer.mkv and some file some Song 1 - C Singer.mkv
What I would like to do is if there are files with a comma (,) before the dash (-), I would like to to add (LK). Example new name will be Song 1, Song 2 (LK) - A Singer, B Singer.mkv. I am working on couple hunderds files at a time

Old name: Song 1, Song 2 - A Singer, B Singer.mkv
New name: Song 1, Song 2 (LK) - A Singer, B Singer.mkv

Thanks for all your help.

11/04-16 06:28

#1 : 11/04-16 12:31

Bitte

Posts: 6

Is it possible to change name of folder this way:

I have 100 folders with different names.
I want to call them just by numbers - 1, 2, 3, 4 and so on

11/04-16 12:31 - edited 11/04-16 13:26

#1 : 11/04-16 13:55

Bernie2504

Posts: 17

Hi
i want to ask, whether there is a planning to add an setting option to disable the confirmation dialog? That would be very heplful in workflow.
Regards
Bernie2504

11/04-16 13:55

#1 : 11/04-16 23:40

ursus

Posts: 1

can somebody tell me where the save button (to export the method into an .aren file) has gone.

11/04-16 23:40

#1 : 15/04-16 00:27

Raskery

Posts: 8

Hi

I want to use the <ExifTool:FileTypeExtension> tag to rename any faulty extensions. I have created a replace method with <ext> to be replaced with <ExifTool:FileTypeExtension> applied to extension.

I tested with a smaller number of files and this method corrects erroneous extensions (2 corrections made, (jpg->gif and jpg->png). Then I added 2578 mostly (and probably) jpeg files to the rename files list and clicked on Test Batch. This never seems to return and I get a busy pointer on the Advanced Renamer gui.

I can see the temp file located in my temp directory (arenexiftool.tmp) with the list of files names (in 8.3 format) and some options to be passed to exiftool. I also see two exiftool processes in Process Hacker (a process monitoring tool). One is not using any processor and one is maxing out one of my processor cores. After some seconds the two processes die and two more exiftool processes start both pointing to arenexiftool.tmp. The file create date/time on arenexiftool.tmp also seems to increase which suggests that this file is also getting regenerated each time (failing and retrying?).

Actually many exiftool operations seem to get stuck with large numbers of files. I have successfully used it with around 600 file renames and failed with upwards of 1500 file renames.

I prefer ExifTool tags as I get more reliable exif info extraction than with the built in Image tags which seems to have problems with a small subset of files. Unfortunately I didn't look into this much after I found that ExifTool was producing better results so I don't have anything useful to report further.

Thanks for a very useful tool !

PS I have batch method saved which has a system for renaming picture files depending on what information is available. ExifTool as the main method with fall backs to other simpler methods depending on what information is available. If it is of interest I can share it.

15/04-16 00:27

#1 : 15/04-16 15:25

Raskery

Posts: 8

Hi

When renaming files using ExifTool:CreateDate (possibly other tags) same named files are listed under the error column with error "Possibility of multiple files with the same name".

However the name collision rule is also set up to append an incrementing number with a separator of _. The new file names in the new filename column are correctly set with _001 and _002 etc appended. However the first file name with the _001 appended has the "Possibility of multiple files with the same name" but the other (_002 _003 etc) file names are ok.

I haven't explained this very well. Sorry.

To duplicate this create a couple of copies of a jpeg file with exif data (at least CreateDate). Create a New Name Rule with <ExifTool:CreateDate>.<ext> as the new name and apply to name and extension. Set the name collision rule to append incrementing number. Add the duplicated jpg's to the List and the error should show up on the first file.

raskery

15/04-16 15:25

#1 : 15/04-16 16:55

Posts: 11

Hi at all.
I'm looking for a way to add [END] at the last file. For example with the renumber rule I will have:
File 1
file 2
....
file 34
After that, i want "file 34" to be renamed in "file 34 [END]".
Can someone help me? :(

15/04-16 16:55

#1 : 16/04-16 19:27

Bernie2504

Posts: 17

Hi at all
i want to remove a space at end of a filenames by regular expression:
e.g
original:
sinatra, frank - my way .mp3
corrected:
sinatra, frank - my way.mp3

i have tried with the Replace method :
text to be replaced: (.+)<space>
replace with: \1
reg.exp.: tic

this works fine, but i want to leave this method active for many different files
if i do so, this method removed the last space in filename if there is no space at end of the file:
e.g.
original : sinatra, frank - my way.mp3
corrected : sinatra, frank - myway.mp3
that wrong - so, if there is no blank at the end of the filename, the filename should be leaved as it is (untouched).
regards
Bernd

16/04-16 19:27

#1 : 17/04-16 18:26

Nico

Posts: 1

How can I rename mp3 files using Title information, that is in Details??

17/04-16 18:26

#1 : 22/04-16 01:20

Robert

Posts: 3

WORKS LIKE A CHARM FOR ME IN WINE UNDER PCLinuxOS-FullMonty release 2014.08

22/04-16 01:20

#1 : 22/04-16 14:44

Bitte

Posts: 6

I want my files this way 1, 2, 3 and so on.
I get 001, 002, 003 and so on.
How do i do to get rid of zero in the beginning

22/04-16 14:44

#1 : 22/04-16 15:11

Bitte

Posts: 6

When i upload files from a folder i get all in red - invalid files.
I have no idea why.

22/04-16 15:11

#1 : 24/04-16 16:03

Ben

Posts: 2

Hello, first of all thanks for creating this excellent tool, it is so useful and powerful I don't know what I would do without it!

I just got a new workstation (W7 65bit, Xeon E5-1650) and noticed with the new setup I am consistently getting the following error dialog when I try to add folders with more than about 400 files. Smaller folders are okay. It appears the issue is only affecting the actual display of the file grid, there is a white area now where the grid used to be and you can actually click around in the ara and see the item information changing.

---------------------------
Access violation at address 5053F7B5 in module 'js32.dll'. Read of address 03C8F03C.
---------------------------

Thanks in advance for you help resolving.

24/04-16 16:03

#1 : 25/04-16 19:19

Mayra Torres

Posts: 1

Hi!
I would like to know how many documents per day supports the application?
Thankyou!

25/04-16 19:19

#1 : 27/04-16 00:08

Jorge Ducharme

Posts: 9

I'm using advanced renamer on a fairly low resolution display. (remote desktop)
The issue is, for 90% of my renaming, i dont need or use EXIF info.

INFO BOX
I saw there was an option to toggle off the infobox in the program settings, but it does not expand the file list when I do that. It simply shows a blank space. I'd like the infobox behave more like the folder panel, and I could toggle it on and off, and have the filelist window resize accordingly.

RENAMING METHOD LIST
It would be great if we could have this as a panel as well. Or collapsible so we can easily toggle the display when needed.

This is my first post on the forum, so i'd like to add a thank you for making this utility. It's been really handy to use. I've tried a few other free ones out there, but this is the one i'm sticking with now.

Cheers,

Jd

27/04-16 00:08

#1 : 27/04-16 17:52

Peter Jensen

Posts: 1

it analyses files for a very long time.

if you continously press cancel ii shows the files anyway and you can change the files.

27/04-16 17:52

#1 : 30/04-16 19:01

Eric Esh

Posts: 1

I've inspected the use of the command-line automation tool, but don't see a way to implement repeatable folder renaming. The command like asks for a path for the folder that you will rename . . . but if you use a batch file or something to automate that, the folder name will change, and the system of automation you use will no longer be valid.

I would have to edit the system used to automate it each time I used this system, (since I randomize a UID into the file and foldernames,) which means that this wouldn't really be automation at all.

Am I missing something really obvious?

30/04-16 19:01

#1 : 01/05-16 12:43

Gav Boyd

Posts: 1

Hi,

I'm a newbie to this great file renaming program, but I need some help.

How do remove unwanted text from a file name so I'm only left with the title of the file, a space then the year in brackets followed by the file extension (eg .mp3)??

Ive tried following the examples on the forum, and am nearly there, but the text I want to have removed isn't always the same and can be random, so I'm wondering if there is a way I can remve that text whatever it is, and just be left with what I want.

Thanks

01/05-16 12:43 - edited 01/05-16 12:44

#1 : 02/05-16 11:35

samovalva

Posts: 1

Dear sir

Arabic names are corrupted and replaced with question marks when saving list to text file or csv

sample: Logo-?????????.png

02/05-16 11:35

#1 : 03/05-16 18:38

Gene Timofeev

Posts: 1

I downloaded this file renamer software which is great if i want to name all pics at once but for the CSV spreadsheet with image concatenate formula to import to my software and assign pics to appropriate item the pic names for each item would have to be grouped in alphabetic sequence and i am not seeing how to do this in your software. So let's say i have folder with 100 items with set number of 6 pics per item .. so lets say total of 600 images in folder...
example of what names I need are;

Item 1 : 37-1a,1b,1c,1d,1e,1f …
Item 2: 37-2a,2b,2c,2d,2e,2f ...
Item 3: 37-3a,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f ...
Item 4: 37-4a,4b,4c,4d,4e,4f ...
... though ...
Item 600: 37-600a,600b,600c,600d,600e,600f ...

The only way I see to rename in software is 1a,2b,3c,4d,5e,6h..and once alpha hits Z it gives me error. Iv been playing with your programs but don't see how to accomplish what I need. Unless I am not pushing the correct buttons?! I checked forums and don't see any help.

Basically i need to rename every 6 pics in a group with alpha suffix but do all 600 pics at same time. I am open to putting separators between letter and number or any suggestions you have that can accomplish similar task. The goal is for me to put these into a SV file and click import to software to have all pics load automatically and save me 40 min of manual loading labor.

Sincerely Thank you for your help!

03/05-16 18:38

#1 : 04/05-16 17:32

G Conlon

Posts: 1

Is it possible to rename multiple folder names?

I need to rename multiple image sequence folders.

Ideally I would like to set up a preset which would rename image sequence folders using the name of its directory folder.

Thanks

04/05-16 17:32

#1 : 05/05-16 03:46

david

Posts: 1

Hi,

I have 3600 songs in this format :

Folder : Bjork - Debut
with inside:
Bjork - Debut - 01 - Human Behaviour.wav
Bjork - Debut - 02 - Crying.wav
Bjork - Debut - 03 - Venus as a Boy.wav
.....

stored in a folder : Bjork - Debut

And I want change this to have new folder with artist name and sub filder with album name, with inside all the songs from this album in this form :

Folder : Bjork
Subfolder : Debut
with inside:
01 - Human Behaviour.wav
02 - Crying.wav
03 - Venus as a Boy.wav

is it possible ?

thanks for your help

05/05-16 03:46

#1 : 07/05-16 09:22

Nadav Bonder

Posts: 2

Hi there

I was wondering, could you add a select all/deselect all feature to the import screen? after you've selected the tv show - so you could choose all seasons and all episodes or deselect all episodes if you'd like only one or two?

2nd feature is to clear the naming preset list - i've created a preset and than moved the aren file to a different location and now i have a blank preset on the list.

thank you very much

Nadav Bonder
[email protected]

BTW you have a great software! thank you for creating it !!!!

07/05-16 09:22

#1 : 09/05-16 22:20

TimL

Posts: 2

I have a list of 100 text strings that I want to replace the postfix portion with the 1st letter of each word. For example: Peace - Jone Doe, War - Mike Makie, History - Nixon Vale Dot, Culture - Amit Patel Mint, War - Jone Doe, ...

The ending results should be Peace - JD, War - MM, History - NVD, Culture - APM, War - Jone Doe, .... respectively. Please note the 2nd part (name) is some time associated with different 1st string as well, like the name "Jone Doe" above.

Instead of creating 100 replacement cases individually, can it be a way that I can do it in one single replacement? If the list is too big, then it can be chopped down to smaller lists. Yet that is still much better than replacing 100 cases one at a time.

Thanks so much for your help.

V/r
Tim

09/05-16 22:20 - edited 09/05-16 22:36

#1 : 14/05-16 16:57

Mark

Posts: 1

Hi,
I would like to use AdvancedRenamer to modify my media library folder structure.
Let's say I want to add the year of a movie to the folder name, e.g.

Old folder name: Batman Begins
Desired new folder name: Batman Begins (2005)

Therefore I tried to write a script that uses the OMDB API. Here is my script
---------------------
var movie = item.name
// Make an AJAX call to the Open Movie Database, to grab this movie's details.
$.get("http://www.omdbapi.com/?t=' " + movie + " '&type=movie")
return item.newBasename + " (" + movie_data.Year + ")"
---------------------

However, the script doesn't work yet. First it says $ is not a valid command, and secondly I have not really an idea how to refer to the year-info of the request.
The OMDB returns the following object on the call:
{"Title":"Batman Begins","Year":"2005","Rated":"PG-13", ... ,"Response":"True"}

Can anyone help out? I know other programming languages but am not familiar with JS-syntax :P

EDIT:
I also tried adding a "library-loading" to the pre-batch script:

var jq = document.createElement('script');
jq.src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1 .4/jquery.min.js";
document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(jq);
jQuery.noConflict();

14/05-16 16:57 - edited 15/05-16 11:33

#1 : 14/05-16 18:14

Jannes hoekman

Posts: 4

I have files to rename with the extension tif and xml, but its important that the tif and xml have the same name
For example
0001.xml
0001.tif
0002.xml
0002.tif
...
0010.xml
0010.tif
ect.
When I say add the files and sort them on name then I see ooo1.tif and the xml-file that should be 0001.xml is called 0002.xml
When I sort on extension I see that the files are not in the right order

14/05-16 18:14

#1 : 15/05-16 22:22

GbMedusa

Posts: 5

I'm renaming a folder of images downloaded from a website. After importing I get a list like this:

01.jpg
02.jpg
.
.
.
09.jpg
10.jpg
10345_01.jpg
10345_02.jpg
11.jpg
12.jpg
.
.
.
index.jpg

I'm using the folder name to rename the images.

I have three "Replace" methods

1) for the 10345_0x files: <DirName:1> - 0x
2) for the index file: <DirName:1> - 03
3) and for the xx.jpg files: <DirName:1> - <Inc Nr:4:1>

I'm having trouble with the xx files. Although it doesn't rename the non-xx files, it still considers them in the numbering scheme. So the list becomes:

<Foldername> - 04.jpg << was 01/this is ok
<Foldername> - 05.jpg << was 02/this is ok
.
.
.
<Foldername> - 12.jpg << was 09/this is ok
<Foldername> - 13.jpg << was 10/this is ok
<Foldername> - 01.jpg << was 10345_01/this is ok
<Foldername> - 02.jpg << was 10345_02/this is ok
*not working*<Foldername> - 16.jpg << was 11/should be 14
*not working*<Foldername> - 17.jpg << was 12/should be 15
.
.
.
<Foldername> - 03.jpg << was index/this is ok

To get it to work, I have to manually move the non-xx files to the top of the list and change <DirName:1> - <Inc Nr:4:1> to <DirName:1> - <Inc Nr:1:1>.

Question: is it possible to either 1) ignore the non-xx files in the renumbering scheme or 2) designate certain files be moved to the top/bottom of the list automatically? This is the one thing stopping the program from being a two-click renaming solution for me.

I thought that scipting may be a solution (for any xx.jpg file, add 3 to the Filename and append the folder name to the beginning), but my Javascript is too weak to figure that one out yet.

Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Please keep up the excellent work with the program.

15/05-16 22:22 - edited 15/05-16 22:25

#1 : 17/05-16 05:28

Syed Kibria

Posts: 1

Can you please tell me how to rename a folder
i want to rename many folder at once with there contain file names ?

please please help ..

send me screen shot if posssible

17/05-16 05:28

#1 : 19/05-16 14:10

Rien

Posts: 6

In my data records now:
booktitle - fistname familyname

I want to have it as follows:
booktitle - familyname, firstname

Do you have the solution for this?

Thanks in advance

19/05-16 14:10

#1 : 20/05-16 18:12

Tim

Posts: 5

I have a renaming preset with about 50 Renaming Methods. I update those methods regularly, but it is getting increasingly difficult to find the exact Renaming Method in the list that I need to update.

It would be very helpful to be able to name each Renaming Method and have that name show in the roll-up header for each:

+Replace: Underscore with space
+Replace: Replace brackets with parens
+Replace: Last paren set
+Remove pattern: Costello
etc.

In addition to the check box and delete 'x' on the right side of the header you could add a little pencil icon to pop up the naming/renaming dialog.

Thanks!

20/05-16 18:12

#1 : 21/05-16 09:31

Samirah

Posts: 3

I've been trying to figure this out all day, and I hope that it's something simple.

I'm trying Mark file names if their name has a hyphen surrounded in spaces more than once.

For example:

File 1. Title - Author.ext
File 2. Title - Subtitle - Author.ext
File 3. Title - Subtitle - Subtitle - Author.ext
File 4. T-i-t-l-e - Author.ext

In the above examples, I'd want File 2 & 3 to be selected only.

I've tried all kinds of combos and just can't' seem to figure it out.

It does look like (\s-\s) identifies the sequence, but {2,} only seems to apply if the sequence occurs side by side: ( - - ), but NOT if there are words in between.

Is this action even attainable?

21/05-16 09:31 - edited 21/05-16 09:32

#1 : 05/06-16 01:12

Eileen Manning

Posts: 2

My laptop is dead. While I await a replacement, I am prepping to do a new install of all my software. I was wondering if the methods I previously set up on the old computer are saved in somewhere so I can pull them off the old hard drive.

I would hate to have to re-do all of them.

Thanks for any help

05/06-16 01:12

#1 : 06/06-16 00:21

Steven

Posts: 2

Hello,

I'm looking for assistance with accomplishing the following..

1) Rename all files within a folder to: YearMonthDayTime_Increment.*

and..

2) Move the files into folders named: Year\Month\Year_Month_Day

So I would wind up with files in folders that look like..

2016\05\2016_05_29\
20160529223016_0001.jpg
20160529223155_0002.jpg

Anyone already doing this?

Thanks

06/06-16 00:21

#1 : 06/06-16 16:57

Tom

Posts: 1

Hello -

I want to rename multiple images using the New Name method. There are four parts to each file name including:

Element #1: Series Number (stored in Excel sheet and the same for every image)
Element #2: ID Number (stored in Excel sheet and different for every image)
Element #3: Static text to read "PIC"
Element #4: Static text to read "1"

Here's the pattern I created in Advanced Renamer:

<ExifTool:Series><ExifTool:ID>_PIC_1

Here now is an example of how data is stored in the Excel sheet:

File Name Series ID
testA.jpg 234 98765
testB.jpg 234 5642
testC.jpg 234 33371

What I can't figure out is how to I link the first two data elements in the Excel file with the new image file names I want to create for TestA, B and C?

This is ultimately what I want:

TestA.jpg should be renamed as..... 234_98765_PIC_1.jpg
TestB.jpg should be renamed as..... 234_5642_PIC_1.jpg
TestC.jpg should be renamed as..... 234_33371_PIC_1.jpg

Thank you for any help.

06/06-16 16:57 - edited 06/06-16 17:23

#1 : 14/06-16 05:08

Anupam Kumar Yadav

Posts: 1

i just want to rename .jad files to .java files recursively in a folder..how can i do this with your software?i dont want to change the file names..please reply ASAP..

14/06-16 05:08

#1 : 14/06-16 17:49

Cassiano Zanon

Posts: 3

Hi!
At work i had to rename 650 files. Turns out i skipped one file in the middle. So i added it, but now i have to take the names from subsequent files to the one i added and move them all up 1 "slot".

Is there a way to do this? Just move the file names, so i dont have to rename every single one again?

I hope it didnt sound confusing.
Thanks guys!

14/06-16 17:49

#1 : 16/06-16 10:31

Michal

Posts: 1

Hello,
I'm trying to change file names with the import CSV method, and when I'm loading the file there is an error that says: "cannot find source file".
If I understood this right, I must use the import csv method because I don't have any logic in my original file names.
I've seen in the forum that someone already asked you about this problem but I didn't understand the solution.

I'm using windows 7 and the latest version of the AdvncesRenamer (downloaded it today- 16.6.16).

Here is an example of the file I was trying to import:

original file name;new file name
463;N4435G16
559;N4435S18
560;N4443S18
561;R1896MG
568;R2832MGmed
916;R7932MGsml

Thank you very much for your help, Michal

16/06-16 10:31

#1 : 20/06-16 00:46

Allen Lang

Posts: 2

Hi. I would like to rename all my photos so that the filename includes the full path of where the photos are on my computer hard drive. So for example, MSC1234.jpg would become C:\Photos\2015\John_Wedding\MSC1234.jpg. Is it possible to do this? I can see how one can include the directory name, but not the full path name.
This way, if I copy all my photos onto a USB flashstick on my digital photo frame, I'll be able to identify where the photo originated should I need to.

Thanks,
Allen

20/06-16 00:46

#1 : 23/06-16 16:05

Steve Babcock

Posts: 3

I have about 10,000 folders to rename

I have created a CSV with the old folder name and the new folder name (; delimited)
Importing a CSV seems to only apply to files and not folders

But, I'm not sure how to apply the CSV to the folders

Any help would be appreciated,

Steve

23/06-16 16:05

#1 : 24/06-16 00:02

Owen Duffy

Posts: 2

I am new to AdvancedRenamer... and implementing some renames that I have previously written in PERL.

So far, so good (great tool)... but for one.

I want to rename files, and the new name is to include a serial number tag as a component of the name, and that serial number shall be one higher than the highest value existing given the rest of the name, and of course serial zeo if none existing.

This would make the name unique, and serialise the names. If a file in the sequency was deleted, a rename of new files would not fill the gap, but use a serial one higher than the latest. (I realises that under that simple rule, if the last file serial was deleted, it would be reused.)

It would be nice to be able to specify the length of the serial tag, and to use leading zeros.

If the serial number overflows, it would cause a rename failure and the usual actions occur (fail or append).

So, a result of a set of files:

01/01/00 01:00 4,060,394 Q21-20160622-000.TXT
01/01/00 01:00 4,060,394 Q21-20160624-000.TXT
01/01/00 01:00 4,060,394 Q21-20160624-001.TXT

Can this be done simply with existing tags (ie without a complicated set of rename invocations)?

Owen

24/06-16 00:02

#1 : 24/06-16 05:02

Matthew Davis

Posts: 1

I think this can be done but I am a simple lawyer. Can anyone help?

Matt Davis, Seattle.

24/06-16 05:02

#1 : 24/06-16 08:41

Niaz

Posts: 1

As title says, I'm trying to use exif info available using the exiftool, to create custom patterns for renaming folders.

Essentially, I want to take a collection of files from a folder, and move them into folders named according to date (format: YYYY MM DD). The problem arises because the dates could be all different: date modified, date created, etc. I've found that the IMG tags (with Date digitized ticked in settings) work well for most images. However, images which don't have such an entry, and video files, run into problems. I've found that the Exif Tag "CreateDate" provides correct results for all my files (pictures, videos, etc), and would like to use that, but I have no way to edit the folder renaming pattern.

Output folder paths:

This works sometimes, but gives the desired format:
D:\Media\<Img Year>\<Img Year> <Img Month:00> <Img Day>

This always works, but has a terrible, fixed format:
D:\Media\<Year Modified>\<ExifTool:CreateDate>

So, how can I edit the <ExifTool:CreateDate> tag to yield a desired date pattern when moving/copying files to folders?

24/06-16 08:41

#1 : 25/06-16 08:50

John

Posts: 2

I am trying to find a solution in making a photo's Date Modified the exact date as Date Taken.

My iPhone Camera Roll doesn't recognize the photos Date Modified, so I am going to rename the photos using Date Taken.

Thanks.

EDIT: Specifically, I mean the EXIF file's Date Modified & Date Taken. I don't want to rename my files (IMG_0001.PNG for example).

25/06-16 08:50 - edited 25/06-16 08:54

#1 : 27/06-16 19:41

Jonny74

Posts: 1

I am new to this program.

I have a large number of files going back several years with the name format:

Category - Title - Author (mmddyyyy) - progress

I want to change the (mmddyyyy) to (yyyymmdd)

Some files have different date revisions and status, so there are a lot.

Can you suggest the best way to do this?

27/06-16 19:41

#1 : 03/07-16 05:22

peterj

Posts: 3

Hi, there's a bug in the pulldown list for selecting Presets.

Any Presets that have been deleted or removed since they were last used will remain in the list forever.

From UI perspective if user selects a Preset that no longer exists they should be prompted to find it on disk or delete it from the list.

The problem is exacerbated if a .aren preset is moved and then reopened from the new location since it will be listed twice - one entry that works and one that doesn't.

Please look at this as a feature request, or bug fix, thanks!

03/07-16 05:22 - edited 03/07-16 05:23

#1 : 03/07-16 17:18

kadir cetin

Posts: 1

Hello guys!

I got a little request or on how to do it..
I concurrently got a private track torrent website which i publish boxsets whit over 200files in one download.

The steps are easy to do but its take kinda long time to change the file names...

- http://prntscr.com/bo9goz

The name depends on the movie/serie ofcourse what i use its basicly not much so i've thinking about to search for a auto name changer to minimize to upload the file's for my site...

Kurtlar Vadisi BL01 WEBRÄ°p x264 AAC - HdT / This is the name i use often.

Kurtlar Vadisi = Serie/Movie name
BL01 = Episode 01
WEBRÄ°p = download source
x264 = video codec
AAC = audio codec
- HdT = our site tag

Can/does anyone know an method that is good to use ?

Thanks for helping me !
And sorry for my crap english.

03/07-16 17:18

#1 : 04/07-16 00:50

Gabarito

Posts: 4

I'm gladly surprised by finding out this excellent tool to rename file names!
Congrats for program staff. Great job.

It helped me to insert numbered sequence into a list of files.
I was learning to use Regular Expression to make this using other program, but AdvancedRename works like a charm. :D

Now, I found that you have a forum too!
Only good news!

So, I still have a task to do, and it's a repetitive and bored one.
Sometimes I need to change the time stamp of a file or a list of files to match the time stamp from other one. It's not a rename task, I know that, but pehaps you may suggest another tool to copy time stamp from one file to another. I also have a tool to change time stamp. But it would be great if I could COPY it from another file (Created, Modified and Accessed datas).

Any ideas?

04/07-16 00:50

#1 : 05/07-16 03:10

gouvrit

Posts: 1

Hi,
I am new to this program and it seems like an awsome program! thanks to the developpers!

I want to insert a hyphen inbetween mm and dd in:
yyyy-mmdd_01.jpg to yyyy-mm-dd_01.jpg

I tried some things I found in the forum:
$(\d{4})-(\d{2})(\d{2})$
I tried
201.-.... to 201.-..-..
(for 2016-0512_04) but I guess it doesn't work like that

I have tried several combinations, but it stops recognizing the syntax when I add a hyphen
How can I insert a hyphen?
What is the right syntax to take all 2016, 2015, 2014, .... if it is not "201." nor "201*" ?

-
Also, can I take the yyyy from the title and add as a tag? (I can just open another thread if it is one question per post)

thanks!!

05/07-16 03:10

#1 : 07/07-16 11:51

steven wells

Posts: 1

I have dozens of folders each containing multiple sub-folders and files. All folder and file names are in Chinese. I want to translate to English but the only way I can find so far is by individual character. This will take me days to do.

Is there a way to choose a main folder and simply say translate anything Chinese in here to English?

07/07-16 11:51 - edited 07/07-16 12:11

#1 : 07/07-16 11:59

Geiras

Posts: 5

Hey...

I've a bunch of files (~1280) that I need to rename to follow some guidelines...
The mentioned files have filenames like:

9-46-Q22-Europass-CV-ESP-20150723-John

and I need to rename it to something like this:

000046-CV_Apprenticeship_Programme

The only thing that I should keep from the original file is the first set of numbers after the first minus sign...
Currently I'm doing it by applying 4 or 5 rules but I'm sure there's an easier way... The problem with my rules are that I need to do the rename in a regular basis and there's a lot of variation in the original filename so I'm afraid that I apply the wrong rules and the files get wrongly renamed.

So, here's my rename process using theses two examples:

9-46-Q22-Europass-CV-ESP-20150723-John
25-633-Q22-CV-Europass+WJSA

1. Remove the characters at the beginning, before the first minus sign. The number of characters at the start of the filename vary.

9-46-Q22-Europass-CV-ESP-20150723-John > 46-Q22-Europass-CV-ESP-20150723-John
25-633-Q22-CV-Europass+WJSA > 633-Q22-CV-Europass+WJSA

2. Remove -Q22 which is present in all filenames
46-Q22-Europass-CV-ESP-20150723-John > 46-Europass-CV-ESP-20150723-John
633-Q22-CV-Europass+WJSA > 633-CV-Europass+WJSA

3. Remove everything after the first minus sign
46-Europass-CV-ESP-20150723-John > 46-
633-CV-Europass+WJSA > 633-

4. Add new filename
46- > 46-CV_Apprenticeship_Programme
633-> 633-CV_Apprenticeship_Programme

5.In order to make the files order correctly by filename I must guarantee that they all have the same amount of digits before the first minus sign. I add some zeros but the amount depends on how many digits already are in there. The goal is to have 6 digits before the minus sign. In the first example I added 4 zeros and in the second just 3.

46-CV_Apprenticeship_Programme > 000046-CV_Apprenticeship_Programme
633-CV_Apprenticeship_Programme > 000633-CV_Apprenticeship_Programme

---

I know I can to things this way but I was wondering if it can be done more easily and fail-proof. I tried with regular expression but I can't make it work... If anybody knows an easier one rule that renames the files it would be much appreciated...

Thanks in advance,
Geiras

07/07-16 11:59 - edited 07/07-16 12:00

#1 : 10/07-16 02:04

Sammy Guergachi

Posts: 1

I want to replace all spaces in file names with a dash. How would I do that?

Thanks!

10/07-16 02:04

#1 : 11/07-16 10:33

gahara31

Posts: 1

i have a lot of manga and most of them where named like this

[website.....]_title_1_bla_bla_bla.jpg
....
[website.....]_title_300_bla_bla_bla.jpg

but when i add them into the list it was sorted like this

[website.....]_title_100_bla_bla_bla.jpg
....
[website.....]_title_1_bla_bla_bla.jpg
[website.....]_title_200_bla_bla_bla.jpg
.....
[website.....]_title_2_bla_bla_bla.jpg
[website.....]_title_300_bla_bla_bla.jpg
.....
[website.....]_title_3_bla_bla_bla.jpg

it was chaos and i don't want to manually sort them in the list. i believe it is sorted numerically, is there a way to sort them alphabetically?

11/07-16 10:33

#1 : 12/07-16 01:54

Flemming Lundgreen-Jensen

Posts: 1

HI !
Since I am from Denmark, I apologize for my lack filled English, but still hope that I am able to explain what my problem is - with a "little help" from 'Google Translater'.
---------------------------------
Operating System = Windows 7
Internet Browser = IE 11
Advanced Renamer = Ver. 3.72
---------------------------------
I've been using 'Advanced Renamer' in many years when it really helped me light and elegant through many time-consuming tasks. Although I have a few times donated some small contribution, I feel anyway urge to say thanks for the help.

There are a few types of files, which I have never found out, how to change.
It is about 'Shortcuts'{*.lnk} and 'Internet Shortcuts'{*.url}
Apart from that extension default is hidden, I do not see much difference between these two types of files in relation to i.e. '*.jpg','*.txt','*.pdf', Etc, etc.

When I try to open a number of files of type '*.lnk', it seems as if the 'Advanced Renamerer' try to find the files, 'shortcut' whereas instead of the '*.lnk' file.

When I try to open files of type '*.url', there is absolutely nothing in the 'Advanced Renamer 'and I assume that it is because the program tries to open the 'web pages' instead of the '*.url' files.

When I have a lot of 'Internet Shortcuts', where I would like me to edit File names, it would be great if I had a workable solution to the problem.

Sincerely ...... Flemming

12/07-16 01:54

#1 : 15/07-16 16:31

Bruno Marchesi

Posts: 1

Hello,

Given these examples:

Company 1 - cycle 2005-2006 - resource allocation.doc
Research company - years 2005-2006 - priorities.doc
Maintenance schedules - company x paper 2008.doc

One first approach, desired output would be:

2005.Company 1 - cycle -2006 - resource allocation.doc
2005.Research company - years -2006 - priorities.doc
2008.Maintenance schedules - company x paper .doc

Other words, how could one extract a regex pattern, like (\d\d\d\d) and associate
it output (like \1) to the beginning of a filename?

Thanks in advance,
Bruno

15/07-16 16:31

#1 : 21/07-16 11:34

Bryonie Hopper

Posts: 7

Hi.

I added this replay to a previous topic last week, but there were no replies - it was an old topic (maybe no-one saw it) so I thought I'd better put it up as a separate topic....

Maybe I'm missing something, but I have 3.72/windows 10 and this issue appears to still be happening to me.

I have a bunch of photos to rename and when I add the Collision Rule (append incrementing number) it works - except that it doesn't put any of the original name in - it ONLY puts the appended incremental number.

2015_05_28_09-52-15-60_NIKON D3300

and then

___--_00__014

Any suggestions about what I may be doing wrong?

Thanks

Bryonie

21/07-16 11:34

#1 : 27/07-16 14:09

J. Surbuman

Posts: 1

Hey,

let me thank you for this excellent program first! :)

I regularly have to rename files listed in a text file (full paths). But loading the text file manually requires a few repetitive clicks everytime.
Is there a scriptable way to quickly load my list.txt into the main program (similar to the -i or -l parameter method in arenc.)?
Thank you for your time!

27/07-16 14:09

#1 : 28/07-16 12:40

FileMaster

Posts: 4

The dropdown can be quite confusing, because
- it shows presets that don't exist anymore (deleted or renamed)
- the positions keep shifting around. MostRecentlyUsed always on top, which makes sense, but also means you have to look out for favorite stuff at ever new positions.

My suggestion:
Turn the dropdown into a favorite list, to which the user can add the currently used preset, if he thinks he might need it again soon. No need to wait 10 sessions (mostly much longer) before a rarely used set finally drops out.

This list should sort A-Z, to allow user his personal naming scheme (_prefixes) to spot favorites faster - or rank them in order.

28/07-16 12:40 - edited 28/07-16 15:44

#1 : 31/07-16 03:03

Owen Duffy

Posts: 2

I wanted to edit an .aren file using sed as part of batch operation that effectively passes parameters into the .aren by stream editing it.

I found the .aren is saved by AR in DBCS, but it seems that if I convert it to UTF-8, AR happily opens it. My tests with sed editing the UTF-8 file to provide a modified .aren for a batch AR seems to work.

I hope it continues to work.

Owen

31/07-16 03:03

#1 : 02/08-16 20:46

Paul

Posts: 1

I want to rename the files inside of a folder with the same files names inside of another different folder.

Let's imagine I have a folder called c:\numbers that contains five files named:

1.jpg
2.jpg
3.jpg
4.jpg
5.jpg

And let's imagine I have another folder called c:\letters that contain five files named:

a.jpg
b.jpg
c.jpg
d.jpg
e.jpg

How can I rename 1.jpg, 2.jpg, 3.jpg, 4.jpg, 5.jpg inside c:\numbers to a new identical name a.jpg,
b.jpg, c.jpg, d.jpg, e.jpg?

This is just an easy example. File names I must mirror are random and can not be generated by AdvancedRenamer. I must "mirror-rename" the file names from different folders.

Thank you.

Paul

02/08-16 20:46 - edited 02/08-16 20:51

#1 : 02/08-16 22:12

Ira McCully

Posts: 2

I built a folder structure, copied in images with crappy names to the folders they belong in, then used advanced renamer to rename the images with folder name and increment number. Total success. Now I need to add a bunch more images with crappy names, but I don't want to rename them again AND I would like increment number to continue from the highest number. Collision rules don't seem to cover this very well. Help?

02/08-16 22:12

#1 : 02/08-16 23:14

Mike McKearnan

Posts: 1

How to keep first 6 characters - delete the rest

example:

Current:

AD1234test.jpg
AS4567stuff i do not want.jpg
BD7896 more stupid stuff.jpg

Results:

AD1234.jpg
AS4567.jpg
BD7896.jpg

02/08-16 23:14

#1 : 03/08-16 20:39

Bernie2504

Posts: 17

03/08-16 20:39

#1 : 05/08-16 11:10

Dylan

Posts: 1

Hi there,

Rather than renaming the file name I would like to use this tool to use the folder/filename/file type etc.. to automatically add tags to a file.

In Windows 7 the tags are considered meta data to help with the search.

Is this possible to do with this tool?

ATM I see only the ability to edit some attributes. Maybe with the script function it could be possible to edit the tags themselves?

Thanks

Dylan

05/08-16 11:10

#1 : 08/08-16 07:15

Nic Harding

Posts: 1

I use the following script when renaming my video files that come from my Galaxy S7. When they get copied from my phone all the file dates are set to the day when I copied them. Hope it helps someone!

// Extract the date and time info from the 'MediaCreateDate' tag
var mcdText = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:MediaCreateDate>');
var mcdYear = mcdText.substring(0, 4);
var mcdMonth = mcdText.substring(5, 7);
var mcdDay = mcdText.substring(8, 10);
var mcdHour = mcdText.substring(11, 13);
var mcdMinute = mcdText.substring(14, 16);
var mcdSecond = mcdText.substring(17, 19);

// http://www.w3schools.com/Js/js_date_formats.asp
// Format date string using the javascript date format (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS)
// The T in the date string, between the date and time, indicates UTC time.
var FormattedDate = mcdYear + "-" + mcdMonth + "-" + mcdDay + "T" + mcdHour + ":" + mcdMinute + ":" + mcdSecond;

// Create a date object based on 'FormattedDate'
var mcdDate = new Date(FormattedDate);

// Extract GMT hour and minutes from 'FileModifyDate'
var fmdText = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:FileModifyDate>');
var GMT = fmdText.split("+").pop(); // Grab data from after the + char.
var GMTsplit = GMT.split("_"); // Seperate the hour and minute parts
var GMThour = Number(GMTsplit[0]); // Number() removes leading 0
var GMTmin = Number(GMTsplit[1]); // Number() removes leading 0

// http://www.javascriptcookbook.com/article/Perfo rm-date-manipulations-based-on-adding-or -subtracting-time/
// Add/Subtract GMT time from the 'MediaCreateDate' time (which has no GMT data!)
// Only adding at the moment (For + time zones)
// Have to look at using getTimezoneOffset()
mcdDate.setHours(mcdDate.getHours() + GMThour); // Only adding at the moment
mcdDate.setMinutes(mcdDate.getMinutes() + GMTmin); // Only adding at the moment

// Forming the renamed filename adding leading '0's to month,day,hour,min,second.
var date = mcdDate.getFullYear()+' '+("0" + (mcdDate.getMonth() + 1)).slice(-2)+' '+mcdDate.getDate()
var time = ('0' + mcdDate.getHours()).slice(-2)+'-'+('0' + mcdDate.getMinutes()).slice(-2)+'-'+('0' + mcdDate.getSeconds()).slice(-2);
var filename = date+' '+time+' - video_name';

return filename;

08/08-16 07:15 - edited 08/08-16 07:25

#1 : 10/08-16 14:14

ozh

Posts: 1

Hi there

Latest version used (3.72) and this has always failed for me: right click on a directory, "Add to Advanced Renamed", on the popup select "Add the files in the folders" and check "Include subfolders", make sure the filename mask matches something : Advanced Renamer starts with an empty list.

Same result if I drag and drop a folder onto Advanced Renamer directly.

Hints ?

10/08-16 14:14

#1 : 10/08-16 22:57

Lori-Fay Street

Posts: 2

I have thousands of files to rename that are in this format: 00403_400050-002
I would like it to read like this: 400050_00403-002

So I want to swap PartA with PartB without moving PartC. PartB is always 6 digits, but Parts A and C vary in each file, so I cannot use the move method.
I thought I might be able to use the swap method, but I am not able to only swap two parts and leave the other alone.

Is there a way to make this happen in Advanced Renamer?

Thanks :)

10/08-16 22:57

#1 : 13/08-16 17:56

Heiko

Posts: 1

Hi there

Most probably scripting would help, but I haven't used it in this context. Anyone done someting like that?:

I have a number of subfolder
C:\abc\def1 (containing files xyz1.doc, xyz1.xls) [assuming no duplicate extensions]
C:\abc\def2 (containing files xyz2.doc, xyz2.xls)
...
I'd like to
a) rename all files in a subfolder with folder_name.ext, e.g.
xyz1.doc -> def1.doc
b) move the files from the sub folder into a specified folder, e.g. c:\hij\
c) do that for all sub folders, e.g. within c:\abc\

Any script that would work that way? Many thanks for your assistance!

13/08-16 17:56

#1 : 16/08-16 15:05

hendrik

Posts: 1

Hi,

I wanted to rename all my Nikon NEF files to start with the creation date. But once the image was modified, unfortunately none of the tags available use the "real" date the image was taken.

Found a solution, if someone else has the problem:
1.) Rename the images with the tag <ExifTool:CreateDate> in front of your file name
This gives you a filename including hour, min, and sec.
2.) To get rid of this, use a second method to delete 8 characters starting at the 12th character.

This creates a filename like: 2015_11_19 DSC1234.nef

16/08-16 15:05 - edited 16/08-16 15:34

#1 : 20/08-16 20:17

ahil_kanna

Posts: 1

HOW CAN I APPLY METHODS TO ID3 TITLES AND HOW CAN I RENAME TITLES USING FILE NAME.

20/08-16 20:17 - edited 20/08-16 20:18

#1 : 21/08-16 17:56

Lavocette

Posts: 1

Hello,
I would like to rename multiple files in the format
"<Img Year> _ <Month Img> <Img Day> _ <Inc NrDir: 1>"
but I would like the increment number begin at 001 for each date change. Is it possible ?

21/08-16 17:56

#1 : 22/08-16 03:25

Posts: 9

Love the new List Rename

But we need more granular control: i.e. Can you Add option to apply regex sarch and replace to individual items and not a global thing..

22/08-16 03:25

#1 : 22/08-16 08:00

Tyler

Posts: 2

Is it possible to create folders based on part of the names of files and then move the files to them?

I have a bunch of anime in a single folder and want to get them in separate folders.

basically they're named like this: (Series name, episode number, title)

example series1 01 episodetitlehere
example series1 02 episodetitlehere
example series1 03 episodetitlehere

i'd like to grab the series name and have the folder named after just that part then all the files with that name moved into it. So really just the text before the episode numbers.

22/08-16 08:00

#1 : 24/08-16 08:56

menace97

Posts: 9

Hi,

I was looking for some help to begin the daunting task of renaming all the files on my system that need a date in the filename. I have seen a few posts here about something similar, but nothing that really was quite what I was looking for.

To give you an example of what many of my filenames look like right now:

project abc - logo 13c 03-21-14 (mm-dd-yy)

I've come to realize over the years that I've been wanting to move to the ISO 8601 standard:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601

that makes a lot of sense for making things standardized and easy to read and find later. Now I'm not sure if I want to put the date as a prefix or a suffix to every filename; I can see how a date prefix would make it very easy to sort by name (if the date information ever gets lost), but it looks slightly annoying and would probably rather just keep it at the end (as a suffix).

So since all filenames are different, but in my case I have the date at the end in most cases, is there anyone who can recommend a combination of methods to convert what I have in the above example to?:

project abc - logo 13c 2014-03-21 (yyyy-mm-dd)

Unfortunately using <date created> or <date modified> doesn't seem to be an option as they are not correct.

Thanks for any assistance, as this has been stressing me out trying to get it right - I'm not very experienced with AdvancedRenamer!

Sincerely,

menace97

24/08-16 08:56

#1 : 29/08-16 11:29

Posts: 2

Example File Name List
001_file.exe
002_file.exe
003_file.exe

Method [Remove pattern]
OR
Method [Replace]

if I try to remove the very first one zero with this RegEx
^0 OR ^0{1,1}
The program will remove all zeros instead of just first one zero.
1_file.exe
2_file.exe
3_file.exe

if I try to remove the very first one digit with This RegEx
^\d OR ^\d{1,1}
The program will remove all digits instead of just one digit.
_file.exe
_file.exe
_file.exe

Please Exam!

29/08-16 11:29 - edited 29/08-16 20:42

#1 : 31/08-16 12:25

Nur

Posts: 1

Probably a simple and stupid question but I need a help on how to insert a space between words, example from

"7. TubbyFeralCat"

into

"7. Tubby Feral Cat".

I thinkI need to insert a space before a capital letter only if the previous letter is not a capital one, so that the first word is not affected, but after an hour I couldn't figured how to do it using the regular expression. I were only able to do basic operation such as adding or removing letters on fixed location. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

EDIT: Sorry someone just asked this before and their answer worked, my bad for not reading. Please delete this thread thanks.

Replace: ([^\s])([A-Z])
with: $1 $2
Tick: Case Sensitive and Use Regular Expression

31/08-16 12:25 - edited 31/08-16 12:30

#1 : 02/09-16 07:38

David

Posts: 64

I want to write a replace expression like this

(.*) (\d{2}) (.*)
\1 0\2 \3

Which turns a two digit number into a three digit number by adding a zero to issue numbering IF it is followed by
1. The end of the filename OR
2. A non numerical character including an opening bracket.

I'm really not sure how to use non numerical characters in my expressions although I'm getting pretty good at using expressions that use numbers. smile

I'm not sure when to use /w or /W or /D or what the difference is really.

Thanks to those who can help.

02/09-16 07:38

#1 : 04/09-16 13:37

Chris McLean

Posts: 4

My apologies - I have just found the answer to my question in another post in the forums

04/09-16 13:37 - edited 04/09-16 13:40

#1 : 08/09-16 12:09

Czecze Janos

Posts: 1

How can I keep my original m2ts file date (created or modified), when I rename it?

My jpg files keep original file date when I rename it, but if I rename my m2ts files, the file date modify to the actual date and time. I can't sort my files about file creation date :(

Do you have any solution?

Thanks!

TRider

08/09-16 12:09

#1 : 08/09-16 18:23

James Edmonds

Posts: 1

Hi,

I have a folder I need to upload to SharePoint, and as such, have to ensure characters that are unsupported by SharePoint are removed from all file and folder names.

When I add the folder to AdvancedRenamer, I select to add root folders and subfolders, which adds every single folder from the tree to the list. This is what I want, as I want it to go through all folders and check for invalid characters.

When I run with just the 1 method to start with, 204 out of my 1830 items failed with error 101 unknown error. I have seen a lot of people suggest it is either insufficient permissions (not the case here), or because a parent folder is being renamed before the sub folder.

A lot of my parent folders aren't actually being renamed, so I am confused as to why this is failing.
What is the correct way to add the entire folder tree and remove characters from any folder that has them?

Many thanks
Eds

08/09-16 18:23

#1 : 15/09-16 16:29

Skc

Posts: 1

Hi Kim, congratulations to this great tool you created! It is really a pretty perfect piece of software for many people.

I am currently struggeling to get a batch file working which should rename and move photos based on EXIF data. Renaming works fine but I want the photos to be moved in a new folder which name is also based on EXIF data.

-m move -d C:\AR-export-photo\<ExifTool:mytag>

Unfortunately the batch runs into an error here. Any advice for me?

Thanks in advance.

15/09-16 16:29

#1 : 15/09-16 22:30

Robert

Posts: 1

Hi Kim,

Thank you for a great software.

Figured out the problem.

Robert

15/09-16 22:30 - edited 16/09-16 18:47

#1 : 17/09-16 16:39

Alessandro

Posts: 1

Hello, I made a JS script for rename some pages inside a folder. The pages are in png or psd format. Here's the code:

function(index, item){
// settings
var getFromFolder = true;
var startName = '';
var endName = '';
var startNumber = 0;
var startDoublePageAnalisys = 1;
var digits = 2;

// operations
if (getFromFolder){
var path = item.path;
var regex = /\\([^\\]+)\\?$/;
var match = regex.exec(path);
var folder = match[1];
regex = /([^\[]+)([^\]]+\])/;
match = regex.exec(folder);
startName = match[1] + '_p';
endName = match[2];
}
if (index == 0){
window.index2 = startNumber;
}
var number = window.index2 + '';
while (number.length < digits){
number = '0' + number;
}
window.index2 ++;
var name = number;
if (index >= startDoublePageAnalisys &&
item.imgHeight < item.imgWidth){
number = window.index2 + '';
while (number.length < digits){
number = '0' + number;
}
name += '-' + number;
window.index2 ++;
}
return startName + name + endName;
}

It's applied only to the name. The folder is named every time properly, like "title[creator]" and I want to rename the files inside in title_p##[creator].png/psd in case of a single page, title_p##-##[creator].png/psd in case of a double page. My problem is located, after trying a lot, in the condition "if (index >= startDoublePageAnalisys && item.imgHeight < item.imgWidth)" with the psd files. Advanced Renamer doesn't tell me anything, it keeps OK on the error column and it doesn't change the name in new name column, but it seems that it can't read the height or the width of the file. The weird thing is that if I select all the files to rename one by one it displays the dimensions in the info. Anyone know how I can solve this? Or maybe if you know other methods that do that. Thank you.
(Sorry for any mistake of my english)

17/09-16 16:39 - edited 17/09-16 17:15

#1 : 20/09-16 12:25

Marco

Posts: 1

Hi
i have in c:\test several subfolder ( RED_2016; BLACK_2016; ETC ETC)

the subfolder contains jpeg file and docx file .

I can rename the subfolders files with the same name of the subfolder using advancedrenamer?

Example

FOLDER RED_2016

file RED_2016.JPEG
RED_2016_01.JPEG
RED_2016_02.JPEG
RED_2016.DOCX

--------------------------------------
FOLDER BLACK_2016

file BLACK_2016.JPEG
BLACK_2016_01.JPEG
BLACK_2016_02.JPEG
BLACK_2016.DOCX
thank you

20/09-16 12:25

#1 : 20/09-16 14:23

Pic Pic

Posts: 1

Hi forum,

I have images from two sources that have been taken at the same event. Now I want to rename them with consecutive numbers, according to date and time they have been taken. In the Windows file manager i can sort according to "date taken", in AR I find some "date of creation" which is the date I uploaded it from my phone to my computer, not the date "picture taken"?

How can I sort them so the renumbering will be according to "picture taken"?

Thanks
PicPic

20/09-16 14:23

#1 : 21/09-16 21:11

John

Posts: 4

My handicam transfers videos to external hard drives naming each .MTS with a sequential number.
From what I understand the actual date of the recording is contained in a .cpi file with the same name. Is there any way for AdvancedRenamer to access the actual recording date stored in the .CPI file?
Could AdvancedRenamer rename the .MTS file along with the .CPI file?

thanks

21/09-16 21:11

#1 : 22/09-16 00:27

David

Posts: 64

I have a photo collection I'm coverting. Making some larger and some smaller. The problem is the converted files all lose their creation dates and modified dates which is important information.

Since I still have the original files what I would like to do is something like what you can do with filenames and the List method. Copy the list of created dates and modified dates and then apply them to the list of new files.

Possible?

22/09-16 00:27 - edited 23/09-16 14:58

#1 : 22/09-16 05:19

Posts: 1

Hi!

I was trying to rename some files and came across a show that is incomplete in TVMaze. My question is, is there a way to gather the data from another source? Can I point it to a different site through an INI?

For clarity, this is an example:

60 minutes show only has 37 episodes on Season 48 in TVMaze
http://www.tvmaze.com/shows/4022/60-minutes/epi sodes#S48

It has 55 shows in the same season on TheTVDB:
http://thetvdb.com/?tab=season&seriesid=732 90&seasonid=627570&lid=7

The difference is fairly significant and the latter is more accurate.

Any help will be appreciated!

Thanks.

22/09-16 05:19

#1 : 23/09-16 15:52

David

Posts: 64

I want to do this without resorting to changing the list of filenames to all lowercase which messes with a bunch of intentionally ALL CAPPED acronyms.

For example I would want words like TPB, GN, HC, OGN, DC, OS, UK, USA, DCPAE, MacGuffins etc and many many more to not be effected by an "all lower case" method.

(I assume I could use a group to specify these words but I don't know how exactly to tell AR not to change "these" words with the "all lower case" new case method) but words not specified in the protected group could be "all lower cased" and then "Capitalized" using 2 new case methods.

23/09-16 15:52 - edited 23/09-16 15:55

#1 : 01/10-16 11:18

Jordan Jones

Posts: 2

I can't seem to figure out how to do this. Any ideas? Thanks!

01/10-16 11:18

#1 : 05/10-16 10:11

Mike

Posts: 5

Hello Everyone,

I need to change ID3 Tags of my MP3 Files
i.e. I have a Collection of Rock Sampler ... Rock Vol. 01, Rock Vol. 02, Rock Vol. 03 etc.
Now I just need to delete the "Vol." in echach Tag. Is that possible with AR or do I need to use
the ExifTool?

Thanks

05/10-16 10:11

#1 : 05/10-16 13:13

crissc

Posts: 1

Hi,

First of all many thanks to Kim for this so useful software.

I face a small issue when renaming folders. I went through the forum and found some threads about renaming folders and error code 101.
Nevertheless, I checked:
- antivirus => does not put AdvancedRenamer in quarantine or so
- the rights => running the tool with or without Administrator rights leads to the same situation
- the folders themselves which are close, not in use anywhere and from which no file is opened

First way:
I just noticed that the folders won't be renamed if I select the complete folder three from the folder panel and 'Add selected' to the list. The same error occurs even if each folder to be renamed is added as 'Rootfolder' (directly selected in the folder panel) and displayed in the list without its sub-folders.
Second way:
On the opposite, if I select the folders to be renamed from the Add button (above the list) and add them to the list, then the batch process works without any issue.

So, in my case, the problem seems really to be related to the way the folders are selected and added in the list, as it works the second way without any need to run AdvancedRenamer with administrator rights.

I hope this can help, and if you can find a way to fix this if it is an error, it is also nice.

Regards
- crissc -

05/10-16 13:13 - edited 07/12-16 12:38

#1 : 06/10-16 17:04

Guido FOURNIL

Posts: 3

Hello,
I want to rename multiple folders named like this: "100_0120"
with the date of creation like this: "20160706_1000_0120"
I don't find how to get the "create date", and how to do that with a script.
By advance, many thanks for helping.
best regards

06/10-16 17:04

#1 : 06/10-16 19:57

Vlad

Posts: 2

hi,
i'm getting error when running this code:

return item.newBasename.substring(0, 8)+(parseInt(item.newBasename.substring(11, 10))+3).toString();

does anyone have an idea why is returning error?

TYA

06/10-16 19:57

#1 : 07/10-16 06:43

Joe

Posts: 1

Is it possible to add folder /files without question do you want add files or folders?
To add folder in foldermode and files in filemode without confirming the dialog?
It's a little pain to do this with many folder every time.
Just an option like "Dont ask me again".

Thanks i like this program so much
Joe

07/10-16 06:43

#1 : 07/10-16 07:01

ricoh flex

Posts: 2

Currently this software has:

-New Case
• Set pattern to lower case
and
• Set pattern to upper case

I need something different.
• Set pattern to title case
(i.e. change to upper case only the first letter of the word, the rest of the letters in the word remains unchanged)

Then I can input <Word:2> as the pattern

This is required when I wish to batch rename a list of file names to capitalise only the first letter of the 2nd word in each file name.

e.g.
John adam tour on holiday last year
Colin powell speech to veterans
Henry jones visit to factory

will be changed to

John Adam tour on holiday last year
Colin Powell speech to veterans
Henry Jones visit to factory

Can you include that feature in the next version of Advanced Renamer.

07/10-16 07:01

#1 : 07/10-16 20:43

Ephraim Hirschfeld

Posts: 1

I want to have a custom file name format of "YYYY-MM-DD Day hhmmss" with the original DateTimeOriginal so I wrote the following script:

Pre batch script:
`
var orig,n,w = ["Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat"];
`
Script:
`
if (item.exifToolValue("DateTimeOriginal")){
orig = item.exifToolValue("DateTimeOriginal");
} else {
orig = item.exifToolValue("FileModifyDate")
//orig = item.exifToolValue("CreateDate")
}
var s = orig.split(/\D/);
var d = new Date(s[0],s[1]-1,s[2],s[3],s[4],s[5]);
n="";
n += s[0]+"-"+s[1]+"-"+s[2]+" ";
n += w[d.getDay()]+" "; //get weekday
n += s[3]+s[4]+s[5];
return n;
`
the problem is that it comes up the Error of "Access violation at address 5D88F7B5 in module 'js32.dll'"
or it says in the error section "invalid script line 0 _itemFunction is not defined"

sometimes it does work, but most of the time it doesn't, is something wrong with my script?
even if I try somthing siple like
`
return item.exifToolValue("FileType");
`
it still makes problems.

07/10-16 20:43 - edited 07/10-16 20:44

#1 : 09/10-16 04:29

menace97

Posts: 9

I was looking to find a way to rename some family genealogy files that use a 12-hour format instead of the much more logical 24-hour naming convention.

I noticed that after searching around, it looks like this might be difficult without knowledge of how to use javascript, is that right Kim?

I see you don't like 12-hour formats, and don't plan on implementing any such method in the near future?

See link for clarification:
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=1726

While I completely agree that 24-hour logically makes a lot more sense for sorting/archiving computer files which are named in a logical manner, unfortunately many parts of the world still use 12-hour format time - and follow through with this in their computing habits.

That was a while ago you made that statement Kim, and I was just curious if there is any change in your opinion if you might add that functionality later on, or even if you know of an easy way to get this to work with AdvancedRenamer?

e.g.
a file named:
lake 20-56-30.png

would like it to be renamed to:
lake 08-56-30 pm.png

There are about 500-600 files this family member wishes to rename, so I thought it might be worth a shot to ask this great community if there might be an easy way to do so for someone who doesn't know anything about Javascript. :)

Thanks!

09/10-16 04:29

#1 : 10/10-16 17:52

Alexandre L.

Posts: 1

Hi,

I'm using Advanced Renamer to rename my photos and videos, and with latest version when I add too many photos, it fails reading metadatas after like ~100 files, so new filename cannot be set.

Eg. : http://imgur.com/XbYO9Se

This happen with simple rename rule. But I had a similar problem using ExifToolValue on many items, when there are too many of them, I have a message in the error column about a temporary file.

Could you fix those 2 issues ? I know the first one is not present in 3.70, but I use the list replace feature you introduced. I don't know about se second one.

Also, I noticed some GPSAltitude with 0 value, and it seems there's no way to verify if it's a 0 value, or if it's undefined, like (typeof item.gpsAltitude == "undefined"), so I tried using ((item.exifToolValue("GPSAltitude")) ? ","+to_alt(item.exifToolValue("GPSAltitude")) : "") but I triggered the Exif bug I mentionned earlier :(.
Could you provide a way to check for altitude ? Or maybe I missed the way to check ?

And finally, I noticed there's at least 3 exif datetime you can pick in settings, so far I think it's :
taken : <ExifTool:ModifyDate>
digitized : <ExifTool:CreateDate>
original : <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal>
Am I right ? I couldn't find confirmation in the doc maybe you could add it ?

Is there a place to share some preset maybe ? This forum ?

Also, by curiosity, might this software go opensource ?

Anyway, thanks for this tool, very useful when you know how to use it :)
Alexandre

10/10-16 17:52

#1 : 10/10-16 19:27

motte

Posts: 3

Hi everyone :)
in absolutely new to this. I hope someone can help without being too bored by my question:

my docs (.pdf and .doc) files are named as follows:
01.02.2015_some text-some text.pdf or .doc

I'd like to put the year in front, the month on 2nd place and date last, followed by text, which should not change:
2015.02.01_some text-some text

10/10-16 19:27

#1 : 14/10-16 07:21

Andrey

Posts: 1

Hi, I was searching for a tool to batch rename files from cmd/bat files, and Advanced Renamer is almost perfect for that...
Just one problem - is it possible to completely automate renaming process and run it silently? No GUI popup , no confirmations, just process the batch with simple text report? I mean, process it in pure cmdline/console, without any graphic elements.
Right now, I use Ant Renamer, it does the work too but also pops up GUI window (it does automatically process the batch and then close, but it pops up over all other windows and is annoying me to no end)

14/10-16 07:21

#1 : 17/10-16 04:14

Stuart Studebaker

Posts: 2

Hi!

I'm a total n00b with this kind of stuff and not the most gifted at scripting. One would think after using computers since 1986, I'd be better at this sort of thing, but, no. I have an interesting problem, and DL'd Advanced Renamer to help, I hope. I have about 35,000 files that need renaming. It's a combo pile of docs, mostly epub, pdf. Right now, they look like this:
Type 1 - most common:

docName - John Doe.pdf

The other most common looks like this:

(fooText) docName - Jane Doe.epub

The char length of FooText varies from 8 to as many as 20 chars. It all needs to go away.

There are other files (mp3, flac, and a few mobi files) but I can do those by hand as needed - they are low priority, and there's only about 1000 of them. The other files (pdf and epub) are high priority. They need to look like this when done:

Doe, Jane - docName.epub

or

Doe, John - docName.pdf

I have no idea where to begin, Doing this by hand would take hundreds of hours - not an option.

My guess is that I should probably deal with the fooText crap first, but the Remove function goes by char count, not content. Anyway, once that is somehow resolved, then I suppose the names at the end need to be swapped, then cut and pasted at the front or simply swapped with the text in the fileName. I have zero idea how to accomplish that in this app.

I looked at the extended scripting features and they are rather opaque and I have no idea how to make them work.

I am hoping someone here can help.

kindness and best wishes to all.

17/10-16 04:14

#1 : 18/10-16 08:22

John Mackan

Posts: 1

Is there anyway I can tell the program to ignore the error "possibility of multiple files with the same name" as this error is the reason I want to rename all these files so I can put them all in one folder.

Edit: Nevermind! Am dumb.

18/10-16 08:22 - edited 19/10-16 00:31

#1 : 18/10-16 21:04

Patrice Sarrazin

Posts: 1

Hi all,

I am trying to use the batch mode to move files located in one folder to different folders. (e.i. 1.jpg in folder StudentA, 2.jpg in folder StudentB, etc). Is there a way to this by importing a list that will contains the filename and the specific directory where it should be moved ?

In other words, is there a way to specify the output folder for each files?

Thank you

18/10-16 21:04

#1 : 22/10-16 03:30

Theresa Altmeyer

Posts: 1

Hello, I am trying to figure out how to select all files with the same name (different extensions), so i can batch move them to an output folder I select. Is there a way to select files with exact same name? Sadly i just spent a couple hours doing this within the tool manually and it froze up on me when I was almost finished :( Appreciate any help. Thank You

22/10-16 03:30 - edited 22/10-16 07:35

#1 : 22/10-16 19:53

Jochen Damm

Posts: 1

Hello,
I like your software for several years now but I think something is missing.

You can use tags in lists and replace methods but not vice versa. I organise plenty of self recorded video materials and broadcasted series. The original names are not memorisable and don't follow any pattern (because of the wide range of resources used). Sometimes I had to rename files up to three thimes in a row to have equal naming schemata including titles. For example I renamed files with the same resource first so that they are equal enough to handle with list replace.

Hope for this: List with Number as reference like <List:1>, <List Word:3:7> for the third Word of the line in list 7, <List Substr:POS:COUNT:START:LIST#>, <Used Num:X:Y:POS:PADDING> taken from file name like the first number in name or from defined renumber method

Example List #1 (or New Name Method):
Series A - <Used Num:1:1:3:auto> - <List:3> - <List Word:4:2>
<List:2> - <Used Num:1:1:3:auto> - <List:3> - <List Word:4:2>, new

In addition I use some patterns in (List) Replace method all the time for returning tasks so I'd like to save and open them that I dont have them to type every time again.

I hope you understand that mess. This is far more advanced and I don't know if it might helpful to other people but in my opinion it is a must have feature. Thank you for all until now.

22/10-16 19:53 - edited 22/10-16 19:57

#1 : 25/10-16 22:03

er ge

Posts: 2

Some CDs are meant to be played in a certain order. However, often mp3 files are not numbered at all, their names do not have numbers as a prefix, respectively. In this case the tracks are not imported into AdvancedRenamer in the order the tracks would be listed on the sleeve of a CD, but alphabetically.

Especially in the case of a live CD that don't make a lot of sense -- try listening to a Doors Live CD with songs played in alphabetical order and you'll get my point.

Maybe there is an easy way to rename (=renumber) tracks in their correct order, yet I haven't been able to find it. Maybe there is an easy way to rename (=renumber) tracks in their correct order, yet I haven't been able to find it. Thus I'd appreciate any hints and ideas that would save me renaming plenty of songs "by hand" - many thanks in advance!

25/10-16 22:03 - edited 25/10-16 22:13

#1 : 26/10-16 11:51

JosÃ© J. Aguilar

Posts: 1

Hi all:

I'm testing this software to make a photo checklist and it's fantastic and very verstatil¡ Congratulations for your job.

I need rename my pictures to 1.1(001), 1.1(002), 1.2(001), ... but some pictures can repeat in several points of the checklist. IE: DSC0001.jpg can be renamed to 1.1 and later in 2.4

The problem I get is when I use New Name Mode with copy Mode, the original picture dissapear from the list. Is there anyway pictures doesn't dissapear from list after Execute?

Thanks in advance

26/10-16 11:51

#1 : 26/10-16 21:33

Craig

Posts: 1

Hi Id like to know if you can put genre on to AVI files as i cant find the option to do this. I use winamp to play the files but i have them broken in to specific folders and use the genre to identify the folder they are in.

Any one know how to do this?

Thanks

Craig

26/10-16 21:33

#1 : 28/10-16 15:17

Steven

Posts: 2

First: great program, which has already saved me countless hours of manual renaming. Thanks for that.

But I encounter an access violation exception whenever I want to select directories ("rename files" mode) or folders ("rename folders" mode). After acknowledging the error I get an empty dialog where it should show the directory tree.
A couple of time I got the tree alright, but after selecting a directory and clicking "OK" the dialog closed without adding anything.

I'm using AR 3.65

28/10-16 15:17

#1 : 29/10-16 21:12

Andrew Bird

Posts: 3

When using either Add >> Files or Add >> Directories, if the number of files added exceeds about 320 then the application freezes and has to be stopped and restarted. Exif.exe shows continuous activity in the Task Manager.

Windows 10 (but it happened with Windows 7, too).

Otherwise, great program!

29/10-16 21:12 - edited 30/10-16 00:09

#1 : 30/10-16 11:11

Harrison

Posts: 1

How can I change a files Title attribute to filename with out extension.

Example:
filename: Jeepers Creepers.mp4
title: JEEPERS_CREEPERS

Ran Batch on filename field to change case. Now would like to run batch to change title to filename and exclude the extension.

You have <ExifTool:Title> but I don't know how to use and rename the Title field.

Can you add a method to do this ?

Thanks

30/10-16 11:11

#1 : 30/10-16 13:17

Andrew Bird

Posts: 3

Please could the Add >> Files dialogue be made to return to the path last used? In 3.73 it continually returns to a path I last accessed weeks or months ago, rather than the one I used 20 seconds ago!

Thanks.

30/10-16 13:17

#1 : 02/11-16 17:19

Tom Riddle

Posts: 1

...

02/11-16 17:19 - edited 26/01-17 07:45

#1 : 05/11-16 09:44

Bill

Posts: 1

I am trying to take my filename (jpg) and insert it into the Exif information.

Is that possible? I can't seem to do that?

My file name is like;

Dog1_Canada_img123_Ontario_fun.jpg

Thanks for the help!
Bill

05/11-16 09:44

#1 : 06/11-16 12:22

Pino

Posts: 1

Hi, Greetings to all forum members,

I created a batch method (that I named togli_avi.aren) to remove ".avi" from files
When I launch this command from prompt
arenc -e togli_avi.aren -t F:\Gloria\3\S3020123.avi.avs
I have this error: "Invalid item type: f:\gloria\3\s3020123.avi.avs"
Switch -t doesn't seem to work

06/11-16 12:22 - edited 06/11-16 12:33

#1 : 07/11-16 18:08

Nico Tanne

Posts: 2

Hello i need to rename my files with a height in cm.
but advanced renamer calculates with 72dpi
but with exiftool i can read the real dpi size but dont calculate to cm.
is there a way to set the dpi from exif tool and calculate the real size?

Thank you very much for Help!

07/11-16 18:08

#1 : 08/11-16 11:01

Phil

Posts: 1

Hi,

I have a couple of questions so here goes.

How do i set up renaming folders which in tern have folders in them as i get errors when just adding the folders. When it renames it does the first folder then moves all the other folders and contents and stops renaming.

Is it possible to rename files and folder inside .zip files.

Thank you

08/11-16 11:01

#1 : 24/11-16 08:56

Yu Jin

Posts: 1

Hi as stated in the image how do I remove the words after the pattern "the flash SXEXX"
what i want to remove is the description after "the flash SXEXX"

https://s13.postimg.org/cgu2j2cvb/Capture.png

24/11-16 08:56 - edited 24/11-16 08:57

#1 : 26/11-16 11:39

J.D.

Posts: 1

I recently upgraded to 3.73 from 3.72 and noticed AR can no longer see my mapped network locations (H, J, or T drives). I reinstalled 3.72 and they were instantly back. Is this a bug or am I missing any new steps?

Windows 10 x64
Synology NAS 4TB mapped as lettered drives

26/11-16 11:39

#1 : 26/11-16 14:12

Posts: 1

Hi, great program and I added numbers to filenames of hundreds of photos. I needed to do a system restore to get a windows update removed which removed also AdvancedRenamer, but this also removed all of the numbers off the files. I reverted back and everything came back, but I could really do with doing a system restore without losing all my numbering.
Any ideas?
Many thanks

26/11-16 14:12

#1 : 28/11-16 14:04

Adrian Cesena

Posts: 2

Hello everyone. I just need to replace a couple of hyphens when I get a file name using <ExifTool:FileModifyDate>.

In example today's date would be
2016-11-28 08-01-02-03

I want to get
2016-11-28 08h01m02s03ss

I am doing this to rename .cr2 files. I did not have any problems renaming jpegs.

Cheers,

Adrian

28/11-16 14:04

#1 : 30/11-16 18:54

Nikolas Douventzidis

Posts: 1

Hi all,

I'm new to the software but see a lot of potential for it to fill a major need in my company. I work for a company that does environmental restoration, which includes monitoring reports after a site is constructed. We have specific plots we go out to, and take photographs in each of the cardinal directions.

Where this software comes into play is I can use it to rename these images from a generic file name to name that represents where the photo was taken and in what direction. I was wondering if there is A) a tag that shows the bearing of the photo (in cardinal directions instead of the degree on a compass) and B) if it's possible to create my own GPS tag function where it can look up which monitoring plot the picture was taken at, rather than the nearest city.

Thanks in advance, let me know if you have any questions!

30/11-16 18:54

#1 : 03/12-16 14:10

Daniel

Posts: 3

Hi guys,
I have a bunch of these files and want to rename them like this:

the original file name: fb_2x3y4z.cfr
where x,y,z are characters that are either 'c', 'h' or 'd'.

if x=y and y=z then the new name will be: fb_mo_2x3y4z.cfr
if x=y and y<>z then the new name will be: fb_hi_2x3y4z.cfr
if x=z and x<>y then the new name will be: fb_md_2x3y4z.cfr
if x<>y and y=z then the new name will be: fb_lo_2x3y4z.cfr
if x<>y and y<>z then the new name will be: fb_rb_2x3y4z.cfr

Can you please help me?

03/12-16 14:10 - edited 03/12-16 14:18

#1 : 03/12-16 17:45

Aaron

Posts: 11

Hi,

Is there a variable which I can use to determine how many files are in the list ? Like the <Num Files> tag but for scripting ? (Using the index doesn't work in my case).

Also are there other ARen objects like item ?

03/12-16 17:45 - edited 03/12-16 17:46

#1 : 05/12-16 09:48

Doug

Posts: 2

I am recovering files off a dead hard drive and I need to rename my files with information located in the file "properties" data obtain by r-clicking each file.

Using this wonderful tool, however, I am only able to name the new files with the date/time the file was created/modified/accessed on the NEW hard drive, i.e. if you r-click the file > Properties > Details I am able to rename the files with the information at the bottom in the "File" subsection

But, what I need is to be able to rename the files with the information in the "Origin" subsection.

I.e. the created/modified/accessed information gives me a date of Dec 3, 2016 instead of March 24, 2016, which is the file's ORIGIN date.

Is there a way to rename the file using this information? Reading through the documentation, I don't see that this program is able to do that.

05/12-16 09:48

#1 : 06/12-16 07:44

arwul

Posts: 94

Hi there,

Is there a way (script maybe?) that randomizes the existing modified file dates and times?

zero padded

Day: from 01-28
Mth: 01-12
Year: 1920-2015

Time: 00:01:00 - 23:59:59

example:
fm: 06-12-2016 07:43:00
to: 13-07-1954 18:53:58

thanks!
=

06/12-16 07:44

#1 : 06/12-16 14:04

Peter

Posts: 3

I can't seem to see how I would rename to a set character LENGTH.
For EG
I have a set of filenames that come from a camera. Sometimes I don't alter or edit the prior stored ones (on HDD) before adding some new ones, and any of the same name get added _1, _2, _3 to the filename.

Then I want to rename them with my chosen characters and also a numeric order that is based on the Creation Date. So you select the Created Date column as the sorting method, and then use the Renumber Method.... BUT.... the new filenames still have the _2, _3, _4 etc.
My new name might be 8 characters, but will be renamed with any filename cases that had the _2,_3,_4 etc.
If I could use a "Length Method" I could set it to 8 characters and that would automatically trim the ends off any that are longer (those _2, _3, _4, etc).

In such a method you would also allow choosing the starting offset position, plus have a reverse start option. To allow grabbing the "8" characters from anywhere in a long filename if you needed that.

Other than this addition, is there any way to achieve this as of now anyway?

06/12-16 14:04

#1 : 08/12-16 00:45

Nico

Posts: 5

I need help from someone who is smarter than me.

This is how my formatting will be:
x.xx - <word(s)> - <word(s)>

filenames could be like this:
1.11 - Word - Uppercase
2.22 - Two Words - lowercase (info)
3.33 - To-Gether - lowercase

Taking this as reference -> "x.xx - yyy - zzz"
What I need is something that always sets the first letter from zzz uppercase.

Some further information:
- x.xx will always only contain numbers
- yyy can start with a number but it's rare and can contain one
- zzz will never start with a number but can contain one

I've tried it with regular expressions but I can't get it right.

08/12-16 00:45

#1 : 08/12-16 11:52

Ana Porto Lopez

Posts: 2

how can I fix the ID3 tracks?

08/12-16 11:52

#1 : 09/12-16 20:01

Mike Teegarden

Posts: 1

I'm new to this software and have a large cache of files that need to be renamed. Hoping this is the answer.

I want to go from this: x_cyy_CEC_2011_02 to this: c-yy ppx 2011_02

the first number in the file name is a page number and it changes for each file. Also, c12 is a variable so that part of the formula has to account for that.

Forgive me if I am asking too much of this forum. I'm not a coder.

Mike

09/12-16 20:01

#1 : 12/12-16 11:30

Hotelink

Posts: 1

Hi

While setting up MS OneDrive cloud service for the 1st time as part of my new MS- Office365 package, each time the file name contains %20 I get an error message and the synchronization stops and a message "sync problems" appears.

Please help me in setting the AdvanceRenamer to replace the %20 with space or any alphanumeric letter?

Thank you so much'

Arieh Lees
[email protected]

12/12-16 11:30

#1 : 12/12-16 22:02

Michael Karas

Posts: 1

Hi

I want to copy all pictures from different cameras (SD-Cards) always with this format
DSC_999999.suffix

999999 will be a number which always get incremented.

I can do this without a problem with DSC_<Incr Nr:023476> to start with.
So after copy 4 images the counter will be 023479.

But after every copy/rename I have to write down the last generate number and change at the next program-usage to the this number + 1. In the sample to 023480

So my question: is there already a possibility to remember this last incremented

thanks and regards Michael

12/12-16 22:02

#1 : 17/12-16 12:46

David

Posts: 2

Hello,
I need some help:
I want to renumber a series of images like this:
Image 1: 2412300000101
Image 2: 2412300000102
Image 3: 2412300000103
Image 4: 2412300000204
Image 5: 2412300000205
Image 6: 2412300000206
Image 7: 2412300000307
Image 8: 2412300000308
Image 9: 2412300000309
Image 10: 2412300000410

If anyone could help me, I've already been here and there's nothing I can do.

17/12-16 12:46

#1 : 18/12-16 15:38

Szymon

Posts: 2

Hello everyone! I want to copy bracket content from folder names into the beginning of the same folder names, but i don't know how can i do that.

For instance i have such folders:

name-name-(1001)-2010
name-name-(1002)-2010
name-name-(1003)-2010
name-name-(1004)-2010

What im trying to do is to copy those brackets into the beginning of folder names and then massively rename those folders, so they will look like this:

(1001) name-name-(1001)-2010
(1002) name-name-(1002)-2010
(1003) name-name-(1003)-2010
(1004) name-name-(1004)-2010

How can i do that? Is there any pattern that includes only what is inside brackets? Thanks in advance! :)

18/12-16 15:38

#1 : 21/12-16 00:32

Scott

Posts: 1

So I have filenames that are in epoch time like this: 1482272002750.mp4
I would like to be able to convert them to date/time in my current time zone (eastern) like this: 2016-12-20_17-13-22

I just learned of epoch time today, but I cannot seem to find where that would be in this program.

21/12-16 00:32

#1 : 22/12-16 11:29

Debottam Dattagupta

Posts: 2

Hello everyone,

Got to know about this little beautiful program today while searching the google. Just wondering if there is a way so that I can rename a file by it's parent folder name using AdvancedRenamer?

22/12-16 11:29

#1 : 23/12-16 02:04

PhilippK

Posts: 2

Hi,

I have photos from two different cameras. The time was set incorrectly on one of the cameras. I want to rename all files using <IMG YEAR><IMG MONTH><IMG DAY>_<IMG HOUR><IMG MIN><IMG SEC>, but for the photos from the camera with the wrong time I want to add XX minutes in the new file name. How do I do that?

Thanks

Philipp

23/12-16 02:04

#1 : 23/12-16 10:38

anand aggarwal

Posts: 1

hi i have images which comes under random names
we rename them like
742001241000
742001242000
742001243000
742001244000
and so on
not able to do this using advanced renamer..
can anyone help me in getting this done where i just put the first file number and have all rest numbers in place
pls help
thanks for the reply to all you would be helpful in advance..
apologies if i m asking a funny question :(

anand

23/12-16 10:38

#1 : 23/12-16 20:40

HB1039

Posts: 2

Hello,
My music collection uses a format in Windows filenames, that gives me easy use with several audio programs. I used other programs to create that format, but they don't work anymore in Windows 10.

The format is: Artist Name (YYYY-Album Name-Tracknumber) - Song title

I want to see: ARTIST NAME (YYYY-Album Name-Tracknumber) - Song title

I use a Dutch version of AdvancedRenamer, so I hope I translate the following in an understandable way.

Using the Replace Character function (lower left of the main screen) I managed to get the field "Text to be replaced" right: <Substr:1:(> and that removes the artist name in the New Filename column,
but can't find what to put in the "Replace by" field.
I simply want the selected text from <Substr:1:(> to appear in capitals. I have been searching for two days now.

Who can help me? Thanks!

23/12-16 20:40

#1 : 25/12-16 18:02

Still zero

Posts: 1

Hi Sir/Madam,

Could AdvancedRenamer free to use for business purpose or any commercial environment? Thanks.

Regards,
Kim

25/12-16 18:02

#1 : 28/12-16 03:33

Aaron

Posts: 11

I have several folders with files like 01.jpg 02.jpg 03.jpg etc ...

Sometimes, they're in reverse order (67.jpg should be 01.jpg, 66.jpg should be 02.jpg etc) so I wrote this script :

http://pastebin.com/BQuuEA7X

I couldn't find a way to change the filenames before inverting the numbers to avoid the duplicate filename errors, except slightly changing the extension (from jpg to jpeg) or by using the replace method together with the script.

Nonetheless, I was wondering if there was a more elegant way to achieve this with only a script and without modifying the extension ...

28/12-16 03:33 - edited 28/12-16 03:45

#1 : 01/01-17 04:28

Max

Posts: 7

Can AdvancedRenamer rename flac files using CUE sheet?

Example: I have a CUE sheet with correct titles of all song that are in FLAC format. The files are currently named unknown1.flac, unknown2.flac etc.

01/01-17 04:28

#1 : 01/01-17 06:03

linux guru

Posts: 1

It's such a great tool. I've been using it with wine on Linux. Did you ever think about creating this for Linux and open sourcing it. You'll get lot of help and contributions from open source community.

01/01-17 06:03 - edited 01/01-17 15:05

#1 : 04/01-17 16:07

ForjGuy

Posts: 3

Hello,

I'm using Advanced Renamer 3.71

I'm having a problem with the renaming using the list function.
I've been using this program for a while not but never noticed this problem.

Some of my files are being renamed incorrectly for some reason. I noticed that the original file name in the batch mode window is being pulled into the program in chronological order and I cant get this to stop as it makes it so that the new file name is not being named from the corresponding one on my list.

I have reordered the file name but this does not change the new file name as it will stay in the order from the list I imported. How come the original file name is not being matched with the list? How can I fix this as there is no sort of setting for this issue.

Thanks.

04/01-17 16:07

#1 : 06/01-17 18:20

Geoff Smith

Posts: 1

Just discovered you can have many presets saved and bulk process :) Super Good.

06/01-17 18:20 - edited 06/01-17 21:11

#1 : 09/01-17 02:37

Oliver Ramball

Posts: 1

How to add prefix before changing the entire filename?
For example, if the file name is coolart1.jpg, coolart2.jpg, coolart3.jpg
how do you add a prefix with number, e.g., 001-coolart1.jpg, 002-coolart2.jpg, 003-coolart3.jpg

Thanks.

Oliver

09/01-17 02:37

#1 : 11/01-17 03:37

hichemovic

Posts: 4

Hi all, hope you're doing great.

First of all, big thank's to the creator of this amazing and very useful software, much appreciated sir.

Secondly, is there any way to renumber specified values inside a .xml file?

for example, i have this .xml file wich is extracted from SUP file.

a SUP file is Blu-ray subtitles format stands for subtitle bitmap image, and it contains subtitle text graphics that are displayed during movie playback.

so when extracting the SUP file you'll get a folder contains PNG pictures and .txt file that has the timing for those PNG's.

screenshot of the xml file:

http://i.imgur.com/KiGVCMt.png

so the probleme here, is there any solotion or a script that can renumber the values that indicate png pictures inside the xml file?

for example, renumbering from:

<Graphic Width="660" Height="154" X="630" Y="911">0001.png</Graphic>

<Graphic Width="524" Height="155" X="698" Y="910">0002.png</Graphic>

<Graphic Width="543" Height="67" X="688" Y="998">0003.png</Graphic>

to new order:

<Graphic Width="660" Height="154" X="630" Y="911">0999.png</Graphic>

<Graphic Width="524" Height="155" X="698" Y="910">1000.png</Graphic>

<Graphic Width="543" Height="67" X="688" Y="998">1001.png</Graphic>

it uses the same idea from the softwar, selecting the number "position" to "the new number position".

- there's always four caces " xxxx.png ".

- "xxxx.png" always restricted by ><

Thank you in advance.

11/01-17 03:37 - edited 11/01-17 16:13

#1 : 12/01-17 11:51

huge

Posts: 1

Hi,

I use the <IncNr> method and a batch script.

I would like to keep the last value of <IncNr> created.

My batch script is in a scheduled task every hour.

And I don't want any hole in the numbering of my files.

it is possible ?

Thank you for your help.

MICHAEL

12/01-17 11:51

#1 : 12/01-17 16:45

Joe

Posts: 1

I'm trying to access pictures on my internal phone memory (Android), through the MTP or PTP protocol. the images display but when I try to select an image and add it to the list, I receive the error "image cannot be found".
do you have any way to allow images on an android device to be listed in the application?

12/01-17 16:45

#1 : 13/01-17 21:29

Robert Kelham

Posts: 1

For me this is a useful time saver and a means of keeping my files in order.
As you do not require any payment, I will donate and extra $30 to the next charity we donate to a cause.
Thanks
Rob

13/01-17 21:29

#1 : 13/01-17 22:35

Mark

Posts: 1

I have about 300 flac CD rips with no mu3 or cue files. My player is flaky with embedded cover art, it works great with a bmp file with the exact same title as the flac file (song). I have manually done this by cutting and pasting each flac song title to a bmp but it takes forever for multiple CD's
I envision a split window with say 15 flac files on one pane and 15 bmps of cover art on the other pane, hit a button and it copies all flac song titles to the bmps. (Split window is not necessary, just a visual aid to what I am trying to do.
Since the 15 bmps are the same other than title (copy1, copy2.....) they don't even need to be in order, neither do the flac songs, my player will play them in the right order.
I see many ways to modify file names but I need to copy the exact title of say 15 flac songs to 15 bmps. (actually I need to do this over and over as I have about 300 CD's on my harddrive)
In a nutshell I want to copy an even amount of flac files to an even amount of bmps with minimal effort.
Is there a way to do this somehow, I will gladly donate if this can be done in bulk.

Thanks experts for any help.

13/01-17 22:35

#1 : 14/01-17 14:12

Captain Britain

Posts: 2

I needed to sort about 10,000 product images with the folder name, a 4 digit number (incremented) and the original file name, was able to burn through the entire list in one go, without having to do each folder individually.

Thank you so much, saved me hundreds of hours of tedious work. You deserve a Nobel prize or something.

14/01-17 14:12

#1 : 14/01-17 20:27

Lee Jacks

Posts: 3

Change

Artist-Song
to
Artist - Song

Artist and Song has many variables

Thanks

14/01-17 20:27 - edited 14/01-17 20:41

#1 : 15/01-17 09:58

Outdoor Adventurer

Posts: 1

To the best of my knowledge this code
<IMG Year>-<IMG Month>-<IMG Day> (<Inc Nr:1>)
changes the file name to the image date, as well as incrementally number each image starting at 001.

I would like to change the image date and incrementally number each file on a given date but restart the numbering when the day changes. e.g.
2017-1-13 (01)
2017-1-13 (02)
2017-1-13 (03)
2017-1-14 (01)
2017-1-14 (02)
2017-1-15 (01)
2017-1-15 (02)
2017-1-15 (03)

Any helpful feedback would be appreciated.

15/01-17 09:58

#1 : 15/01-17 12:07

Alex Torex

Posts: 2

This is a basic thing I can't do. I could use drag & drop but is very unreliable since my wireless mouse can't hold the button down for long.

15/01-17 12:07

#1 : 15/01-17 12:10

Tester123

Posts: 92

When performing a search on a word (e.g. pattern) the forum brings back 3 pages of results. However, when you click on the hyperlink to get to page 2 or 3 (basically any page other than the first one), the search resets and it shows the results of all entries in the forum instead.

Just discovered a little workaround that works:
Your URL will look something like this:
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_show.php?f orum_cat_id=1&search=pattern

Just append this to the URL to go to whichever page you want. E.g. to get to page 2, add this:
&page=2

So the full URL would be this:
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_show.php?f orum_cat_id=1&search=pattern&pag e=2

Would be nice to fix the forum search feature though at some point.

15/01-17 12:10

#1 : 15/01-17 12:29

Tester123

Posts: 92

The forum search misses quite a few posts. For example, do a search for the word 'pastebin' and only 2 entries are returned, even though I'm sure I remember coming across many more in the past:

https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=3839
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=1858

The following post for example contains the word, but doesn't get shown:
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=3330

Is it because web links are not indexed, maybe?

15/01-17 12:29

#1 : 16/01-17 01:30

Christian

Posts: 1

What is the best way to remove accent from a file name ?

16/01-17 01:30

#1 : 17/01-17 19:37

Rollo

Posts: 2

Hi,

I want to make a regular expression like "If the exif <ExifTool:ShutterType> is Electronic, add ES to the filename".

I know it is possible via script, but I don't know how, and I suspect a simple regex can do the job.

Thanks by advance for any help.

17/01-17 19:37

#1 : 18/01-17 11:34

Nathan

Posts: 1

Not sure if this should have been 2 posts or 1.

1st FR: Auto clean of undo lists - sometimes if I forget to clean the undo lists, ARen takes quite a long time when I go into Undo Previous Batch because of this. Would it be possible to set an option to automatically remove undo lists older than a selectable amount of time?

2nd FR: The <word:x> function is great. How about a <letter:x> function?

18/01-17 11:34

#1 : 20/01-17 20:18

dupont

Posts: 2

Hello all !

Excuse my bad english for this post :)

I have many movies that i want to rename to have a filename like this :

Nameofthemovie (year of the movie).mkv

However most of my movies have names into brackets with year of the movie like this :

Name of the movie (Name of the movie, 2012).mkv

How could i rename the second file please ? I'm kind of a noob with this program..
I will appreciate some help :)

Thanks a lot !

20/01-17 20:18

#1 : 21/01-17 19:37

Neriton Djonne

Posts: 3

Hello!!!
THERE!!

First of all i'm a really big fan of Advanced Renamer.

But i was looking for a software or function to move files from a folder to another folder unsing a list of names.

Currunt i'm unsing this "run.bat"

cd G:\client
for /f "delims=" %%L in (G:\client.txt) do move "%%L" G:\Client

It's works verywell. But folders or files with special characters won't be move.

Like "é" "ç" "ã" "í" etc. "ação" for example. "joão" etc etc.

I was looking for a better script or even a funtion for that!!

I tried with adavance rename but i complete lost my self with so many function!!

21/01-17 19:37

#1 : 22/01-17 04:08

Richard Blackmoore

Posts: 1

I have created a web-page and I now wish to change the URL extension name from .jpg to .pdf. How do I go about this.
Example as follows:-
<A ref="pages/231 Poors Manual 1868 pg 222.jpg" target="_new"> etc.
<A ref="pages/232 Poors Manual 1868 pg 223.jpg" target="_new"> etc.
<A ref="pages/233 Poors Manual 1868 pg 224.jpg" target="_new"> etc.
<A ref="pages/234 Poors Manual 1868 pg 225.jpg" target="_new"> etc.
<A ref="pages/235 Poors Manual 1868 pg 226.jpg" target="_new"> etc.

With the above example, I have about 500 to change from jpg to read pdf. Can I do this in Advanced Renamer and if so how?

Many thanks in advance
Have a GREAT day

Richard

22/01-17 04:08

#1 : 23/01-17 03:16

CLIFF EATON

Posts: 2

I found this answer before but can't find it any longer. I have a file name: "Lance, Gill - Example of name". I want to switch the first two words and rename the file as: "Gill Lance - Example of name". I have many book titles with different authors that I want to change using this method. I remember the solution was based on something like "/2 /1" or something similar to that, but it's been so long since I researched this that I have forgotten what the correct solution is. Thanks for any help.
Cliff

23/01-17 03:16

#1 : 23/01-17 09:35

Emilio

Posts: 1

How one can change directory (map) names?

23/01-17 09:35

#1 : 23/01-17 21:37

David Putnam

Posts: 2

I want to search my entire C: drive for files with a "#" in it such as "filename#" and then do a mass replace so that the filename is changed to "filename_". I cannot figure how to have the program search the entire C drive for all files and show/"add" only those files that have a "#". Once I can do that, it /b easy to do a mass/batch replace of "#" with "_". Any help w/b appreciated.

23/01-17 21:37

#1 : 25/01-17 00:03

oni

Posts: 2

hello i want to ask is there a way to remove only the number in the first of file for example only
00120
00120 jack 6.rar

25/01-17 00:03

#1 : 25/01-17 01:04

Posts: 1

so I have a series of folders, lets say there's 500 of them. and one is named "pack_5_c99118" half of them identify the contents inside by a PNG banner, which is properly named. for this example "Dance Dance Revolution STRIKE (PS2) (Japan).png"

I would like to batch run to check if there is a PNG in the folder, (ignoring any images in the sub-folders) and rename the folder the name of the PNG if there is one, and rename it "Unknown #" with ascending numbers if there is not one.

does anyone know if this is something I could theoretically set up through AdvancedRenamer? and how to set it up to do so? I would greatly appreciate the help. going through 500 folders manually is my only other option. and while I could do it manually, I would much rather make use of this complex and (oh my god, thank you for this part) free program to do so.

edit: general spelling and grammar fixes.

25/01-17 01:04 - edited 25/01-17 01:11

#1 : 25/01-17 12:15

Charpentier

Posts: 3

Dear All,

from a huge list of pictures, I'd like to sort pics ending with 'e' (manually modified) and move them into a 'sink' folder and only move/rename all other pics.

Example:
123456.jpg -> move/rename
123456e.jpg -> sink

Could someone help me building the condition on the ending 'e' and then moving these files into a dedicated folder?

Thanks a lot in advance, Benoit.

25/01-17 12:15

#1 : 27/01-17 02:49

Brad

Posts: 1

Is there a way to inert a character string based on file or directory name character position, for example to change 20170126 to 2017-01-26

I don't know Java.

27/01-17 02:49

#1 : 27/01-17 12:12

fabio

Posts: 1

Is there a way to add all empty folders to the list without selecting them one at a time?

27/01-17 12:12

#1 : 29/01-17 21:31

Jay

Posts: 2

How can I move texts before pattern " - " to the end of the file NAME?

29/01-17 21:31

#1 : 30/01-17 12:35

Jay

Posts: 2

Hello,

I am trying to rename, say, all images contained in a folder, based on a docx contained in a different subfolder.
Is this something I can do with AdvancedRenamer?

Thank you.

30/01-17 12:35

#1 : 30/01-17 14:27

John Caldicott

Posts: 1

I have read through the guide but can't find how to do this, I have many files with no spaces between the words eg HowIsMySpelling, I just want to make sensible titles from them.

EDIT: Sorry someone just asked this before and their answer worked, not too sure how though. Please delete this thread thanks.

Replace: ([^\s])([A-Z])
with: $1 $2
Tick: Case Sensitive and Use Regular Expression

30/01-17 14:27 - edited 30/01-17 15:17

#1 : 30/01-17 15:15

Francesca

Posts: 1

I have this structure

Title/folder1/options/example1.html
Title/folder2/options/example2.html
Title/folder3/options/example3.html
............

I would like to see changed so

Title/L01/options/01.html
Title/L02/options/02.html
Title/L03/options/03.html
...........

How to do?

30/01-17 15:15

#1 : 31/01-17 04:58

Neville Palmer

Posts: 3

I would like to use the ExifTool field <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> to define my output folder paths. I would like the path to be in the following format:

C:\basedir\YYYY\YYYYMMDD\

By using the following pattern;
C:\basedir\<ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal>\
I am only able to acheive the following format;

C:\basedir\YYYY_MM_DD hh_mm_ss\

I want to be able to remove the time , underscores and space from this and add an additional subdirectory "YYYY" also.

As far as I have been able to determine, this is not possible. Please correct me if I am wrong.

With the standard dates I would be able to use <Year>, <Month>, <Day> fields but these are not available for the ExifTool date-time fields.

When using the ExifTool fields for renaming files I am able to work around this by adding the ExifTool field and then using a "replace" method with regular expressions to remove/extract the relevant string info. This method is not available when defining the output folder pattern.

I thought it might have been possible to prepend the subfolder paths to the beginning of the generated file name instead of defining it in the output folder but this gives the error that "\" is not supported in filenames. This might be a potential workaround if this could be allowed in future versions.

Another possibility might be to include a method list for generating the output folder in a similar way that the method list is used for renaming files.

Another option could be to provide for some form of "replace" rule when adding an ExifTool field.

Please let me know if I am off track and there is already and existing method for producing what I am trying to achieve.

Thanks

31/01-17 04:58

#1 : 02/02-17 01:42

Nathan Wilson

Posts: 1

I have 1000s of images that I need to rename by changing their names from the original to an already set 'new' name. I have a list with the old name and what it should be changed to. Is there a way to do the List Replace using a txt files or csv?

To complicate matters somewhat these images are sequenced sets with a base ID that needs to be changed but the sequence kept. i.e. 1234_1.jpg, 1234_2.jpg, 1234_3.jpg needs to be 8765_1.jpg, 8765_2.jpg, 8765_3.jpg - so need to change '1234' to '8765' across all the files and there are multiple similar sequences. I don't know beforehand how many of each sequence there are - there could be 1 or there could be 15 - The list I have has just the base sequence IDs.

02/02-17 01:42

#1 : 07/02-17 14:40

Jon

Posts: 2

Can some help please. I am renaming files to include a spaces at two different locations. This I have no problem with. But there are hundreds of files and some already have the spaces so I don't want extra space added to those file names. Is there a way to do this.

Thanks

07/02-17 14:40

#1 : 08/02-17 10:56

F. Hoffmann

Posts: 1

AR is really a nice program and works fine with a csv-file concerning "Rename Files".
But for me it will not work completely right with a csv-file concerning "Rename Folders", see also in this forum to a similar subject: "https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=3110" The reading of the csv works exactly with showing the Original filename, New filename and Status (OK) in the right order or sequence:

Original filename (foldername) New filename (foldername)
Dir a Dir a
Dir a/e Dir a/e
Dir a/f Dir a/f
Dir a/c Dir a/c
Dir a/d Dir a/d

After the import of the csv-file the order of the directory structure of the foldername is alphabetical, but the order of the new directory structure of the new foldername is unchanged.

Foldername New foldername
Dir a Dir a
Dir a/c Dir a/e
Dir a/d Dir a/f
Dir a/e Dir a/c
Dir a/f Dir a/d

Maybe i can change some parameters and it works, or is it perhaps a bug in version 3.73?
Thanks in advance for every hint or solution!

08/02-17 10:56 - edited 09/02-17 07:40

#1 : 08/02-17 21:09

Andy

Posts: 2

On my Wordpress blog if I mouse-hover over one of my images the filename pops up. I want some exif data to popup - ISO, shutterspeed, aperture and focal length. I would like to batch process images to move or copy this exif data from from its normal place to the filename field so that this pops up instead. Is this possible please?
Thanks
A

08/02-17 21:09

#1 : 09/02-17 14:06

Harry

Posts: 2

It should somehow be possible to use the text between two specified strings, eg. between certain HTML tags.

Best would be to be able to specify a starting and ending code, so that AdvancedRenamer will take the part between those two. Is or will this be possible?

09/02-17 14:06

#1 : 10/02-17 19:31

Lahey

Posts: 2

I'm sorry but this is probably an easy question but I can't figure it out. The list method is working great but I need to do a bit more with it than just replace the entire filenames. I tried playing around with the add method but it's not working out.

I have a folder with files like this:
001.jpg
002.jpg
003.jpg

I have a .txt list with filenames like this:
apple.jpg
banana.jpg
orange.jpg

I want this:
001_apple.jpg
002_banana.jpg
003_orange.jpg

So how?

10/02-17 19:31

#1 : 13/02-17 18:54

Starboy

Posts: 1

I'm not sure whether this can be automated easily, but I want to take a set of numbered JPGs and create a mirror copy of them in the same directory whose names reverse the sequence of the original files starting with their highest number.

Example:
Start with 10 files, img_001.jpg to img_010.jpg
Create 10 new files in the same directory named img_011.jpg to img_020.jpg, whose actual file contents are the reverse sequence of the original set.

If it makes it clearer, I want to create a single video from a mirrored sequence of images that appears to go through once in forward direction and then at the halfway point of the movie, reverses direction so that it ends up back at the first image. That way, when played in a video player on auto-repeat, the sequence appears to just flow smoothly in and out and back again in a perfect loop.

I can make it work through the interface but I don't know how to create a command line script that automates the determination of the file number at which to start the new set of files. I have to type the "new number" manually into my "renumber" rename batch. Is there a command line option to automatically determine the "new number" based on the last original file (plus 1)?

13/02-17 18:54

#1 : 14/02-17 02:40

Dax

Posts: 1

Hi
I have just starting using this great program and on my first effort I have a small problem.

I have a large number of files that are similarly named, eg

Broadwater [2014].mp4 and wanted to change them to 2014 - Broadwater.mp4

So I used the following methods to rename:
NEW NAME: 2014 - <Name>

REPLACE: Text to be replaced: [2014]
Replace with: (I left this blank as I didn't want anything to replace the date)

My issue is that now my file names are: 2014 - Broadwater .mp4
There is now a space after the name and before the extension.

Would someone mind explaining:
1: What I did wrong
2: How I can batch remove the space

Thanks in advance for any assistance

Cheers

Dax

14/02-17 02:40

#1 : 14/02-17 14:59

Kris

Posts: 6

I'm using the Import-->TV Show feature to rename TV shows. The rename pattern that I'm using is: <TVShow Title> - S<TVShow Season>E<TVShow EpisodeNumber> - <TVShow EpisodeTitle>

The problem is some of the episode names contain illegal characters - e.g. quotations (") and question mark (?). How do I handle these?

When I click "Start Batch" it pops up a dialog telling me that there are unsupported characters in the file name but the only options it provides is "Stop batch" and "Skip erroneous files". What I'd like is a method to remove the illegal characters.

Screenshot of illegal characters in interface:
https://snag.gy/SKb6cR.jpg

Screenshot of error when renaming:
https://snag.gy/MKgkxB.jpg

14/02-17 14:59

#1 : 15/02-17 10:27

Fig

Posts: 2

I want to rename and move a batch of files based on it's SHA-256 Checksum.
Renaming the files with <Sha256> works perfectly.

But I can't find a solution for moving the files.

I want to get a folder with 16 subfolders (0-F)
In every of that folder I want 16 Subfolders again.
Based on the first Characters of the name it Should be moved in the corresponding folder.

Here an example:

Checksum: f2c5f91398010daab4f304000d4577ff84159e69bd0dd91674727f9622efd0a7

MyFolder/f/2/f2c5f91398010daab4f304000d4577ff84159e69bd0dd91674727f9622efd0a7.jpg

Is there any sort of prefix I can add to <SHA256> to tell AR that I only need the 1st or 2nd... character of the filehash?

15/02-17 10:27

#1 : 16/02-17 01:31

Bruce

Posts: 1

Hi, How do I remove numbers within (12345), the numbers are not the same, but all are inside the ( ). They start from 1 and go to 143567. I want to remove everything including the space in from of the (12345)

16/02-17 01:31 - edited 16/02-17 01:32

#1 : 17/02-17 18:04

Chester

Posts: 11

Cordial saludo a todos,

Soy nuevo en el uso de este maravilloso programa, pero necesito nombrar una gran cantidad de archivos de la siguiente manera:

Hoja 100 Verso
Hoja 100 Anverso
Hoja 101 Verso
Hoja 101 Anverso
Hoja 103 Verso
Hoja 103 Anverso

Agradezco mucho su colaboración,

Un buen día.

17/02-17 18:04

#1 : 20/02-17 13:06

Paul Rowell

Posts: 3

Firstly - thank you for developing this tool it is very useful.

I have noticed a couple of typos in AdvancedRenamer:

Suffix is the correct spelling - there are several occurrences where it has been typed as surfix.

In the Undo screen the word Previous has been spelt as previus.

Is this feedback useful?

-Paul

20/02-17 13:06

#1 : 20/02-17 19:25

Rey Kenobi

Posts: 4

I have a need to batch rename hundreds of files in a specific format. I want to use Load List to load all the files in the program from a text file.

Is there a way to Export the new file names as a delimited (csv) file with original and new file names as the delimited values? Or even as a text file containing a list with the new files names?

I need to check whether the new files names are as I want them to be for all the files before I commit such a huge batch.

Thanks, and I hope I was clear enough.

20/02-17 19:25

#1 : 20/02-17 21:56

Daniel Silva

Posts: 1

Hello,

I need to replaces a list names like as:

Show name - 01X01
Show name - 01X02
Show name - 01X02

by this:

Show name - s01e01
Show name - s01e02
Show name - s01e02

How is the best mehod to do this?

Thanks

20/02-17 21:56

#1 : 20/02-17 22:17

Rey Kenobi

Posts: 4

I want to replace lowercase episode info with uppercase. Example: s01e01 to S01E01.

The rest of the filename is 'Set upper case first letter in every word'. I tried using reg ex in the replace method, that is, "s\d\de" to "S\d\dE", but I get an error in the new filename because the program actually tries to insert "\d\d" in the new filename instead of the digits '01' from the original filename. I suppose reg ex does not work for the 'to'-part. How do I proceed with this?

20/02-17 22:17

#1 : 21/02-17 20:17

Joe Pelish

Posts: 1

How do I get it to remove or replace the # symbol?

21/02-17 20:17

#1 : 24/02-17 07:25

arwul

Posts: 94

Suggestion to allow regex as a new pattern to change date time stamp.

Example:
Say I have files like:
File1 - 01-01-2013 31-12-2013.tst
File2 01012012 31122002.tst
File3-31122001.tst
File4 - 31-12-2000.tst
File5 31121999.tst

using a regular expression like:
(.+)([\s-]?)(\d{2})[\s-]?(\d{2})[\s-]?(\d{4})\.(\w{3,4})
matching the date before the extension would then update for example the modified date.

Am not aware of any file renames capable of doing this.

=

24/02-17 07:25

#1 : 25/02-17 08:20

jirapat

Posts: 1

Sir,

I would like to change folder name from

AAAAAA (2013)
A 2013
BBBBBBB (2016)
11C CCC 2014
23 44 5 2016

to

AAAAAA (2013)
A (2013)
BBBBBBB (2016)
11C CCC (2014)
23 44 5 (2016)

Could you please guide? Thank heaps!

25/02-17 08:20

#1 : 25/02-17 15:51

Alex

Posts: 1

Hello,
I have to replace an YYYY to 2015.
Using the method "replace" brings as the result in the new name: 273930.

The rest of the replaces works very fine.

Does anybody got an idea?

I work the the version 3.74 on WIN10, if this could be important.
Thanks a lot
best regards
Arekusan

25/02-17 15:51

#1 : 02/03-17 11:20

Gilbert

Posts: 1

Is it possible to have Advanced Renamer copy a file and at the same time name them as per a csv. So if there were 10 different lines on the csv - then Advanced Renamer would produce 10 copies of the file, each with a filename as per each line on the csv?

Thanks
Gilbert

02/03-17 11:20

#1 : 02/03-17 18:37

DEAN MERRILL

Posts: 2

Hi...wondering if there is a feature built in that will create random names and file dates. I have a large number of jpg files that I want display in a totally random order. Is this possible?

02/03-17 18:37

#1 : 05/03-17 12:20

mifrith

Posts: 1

There are files with the sequence 31,32,33 and 34, while increasing the number of renaming everything is in order, in the same folder contains files with the names of 35-36, 37-38, here they go astray sequence.
Tell me how to use the template for the correct sequence, that would be when you rename it turned out that the: 1,2,3,4,5-6,7-8.

05/03-17 12:20

#1 : 05/03-17 21:10

Giles Forrest

Posts: 2

Hi,

Is there any way on updating the timestamp based on the following pattern:

YYYY-MM-DD (HH.MM.SS).ext

I've tried using

<Year>-<Month>-<Day> (<Hour>.<Min>.<Sec>)
and
<Year>-<Month>-<Day>\s\S<Hour>\S<Min>\S<Sec>

But the parentheses seem to throw it out...

Thanks,

Giles

05/03-17 21:10

#1 : 06/03-17 06:51

Kietboi

Posts: 4

I have a ton of ebook files which names:
kênh-há»c-pháºt-tá».pdf

Change to this:
kenh-hoc-phat-tu.pdf

I want to using \W to \w except and "-"

How could I change this? Hope any one help me, many tks!

06/03-17 06:51

#1 : 06/03-17 16:32

Denis

Posts: 1

I use the import method in order to rename some files based on a csv list. In this list I have the file name and the new file name. I specify the folder with the files I need to rename. I see the list of my file name + the new file name + the path of the file (as needed). I start the batch and check my files but that's don't match with the list I had...

06/03-17 16:32

#1 : 18/11-20 02:40

Moe

Posts: 2

Hello community,
I have developed a script by inspiring on some others I found in the forum. You are good !!!
The script shifts by 1 minute each Created date and Modified date of files in a list :

Here the script :
*******************
var moddate = item.modifiedDate

var min = moddate.getMinutes();

moddate.setMinutes(min+i);
moddate.setSeconds(0);
item.newCreatedDate = moddate;
item.newModifiedDate = moddate;
i++
********************
There is a pre batch initilaizing i to 0.

Now, when I auto-test the script, I see the newModifiedDate and the newCreatedDate taking the new values.
But when I Start Batch, it runs something but the dates remains unchanged.
Do you have an idea why nothing changes ?
Thanks

18/11-20 02:40

#1 : 20/11-20 20:03

Matt Gorner

Posts: 6

Hi All

I wrote a script to take my photo / video backups from my iPhone and organise them into the following structure:

YEAR (Folder)
YEAR-MONTH-DAY-COUNTRY_STATE_CITY_UNIQUENUMBER (Filename)

It also checks for incorrect Epoch dates (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time) which I've had happen on some older iPhone backups.

The script will try and use the more reliable tags for the date first, in order:

<Img Year> = Date photo taken EXIF data

<ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> = Date photo taken EXIF data (HEIC photos)

<ExifTool:MediaCreateDate> = Date media was created EXIF data

<ExifTool:TrackCreateDate> = Date media was created EXIF data

<ExifTool:DateCreated> = Date file was created

<Year Created> = Date file was created

I've commented the code so you should be able to re-structure it to suit your own preferred folder and filename structure, hope that helps someone out there!

Cheers
Matt

P.S. Improvements to the script are welcome!

---------------------------------------------------

/*

Photo Organisation Script
v1.0
Matt Gorner
20 November 2020

Organises photos / videos into the following structure:

YEAR (Folder)
YEAR-MONTH-DAY-COUNTRY_STATE_CITY_UNIQUENUMBER (Filename)

When finding the correct date, we try these tags in order of preference (most to least reliable):

<Img Year> = Date photo taken EXIF data

<ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> = Date photo taken EXIF data (HEIC photos)

<ExifTool:MediaCreateDate> = Date media was created EXIF data

<ExifTool:TrackCreateDate> = Date media was created EXIF data

<ExifTool:DateCreated> = Date file was created

<Year Created> = Date file was created

*/

// Set unique numbering start value (1)
var numbering = app.parseTags('_<Inc Nr:1>');

// To build our final paths and filename
var folder;
var fileName;

// Start with the least preferred option as a fallback (as this can be wrong) but it's always available
var year = app.parseTags('<Year Created>');
var month = app.parseTags('<Month Created>');
var day = app.parseTags('<Day Created>');

// Try the Year Taken tag first
var imgYearTaken = app.parseTags('<Img Year>');

// Does it exist?
if( imgYearTaken )
{
// Yes, then the month and day must be there too
year = imgYearTaken;
month = app.parseTags('<Img Month:00>');
day = app.parseTags('<Img Day>');
}

// Sometimes the EXIF date can be wrong and shows the Epoch date (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time) - had this happen with bad iPhone backups
if( year == "1969" )
{

// Looks like a bad date, attempt to get the photo EXIF data 'DateTimeOriginal' (Needed for HEIC files)
var exifToolDateTimeOriginal = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal>');

if( exifToolDateTimeOriginal )
{
// We need to parse the ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal string to break out the year, month and day.

// ExifTool returns the following YYYY:MM:DD HH:MM:SS, once parsed by app.parseTags it becomes YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS
// We can use the string function .split to separate each entry into an array using the underscore as the delimiter

var DateTimeOriginalArray = exifToolDateTimeOriginal.split("_");

// Now we can grab all the parts we need (array indices start at 0)
year = DateTimeOriginalArray[0];
month = DateTimeOriginalArray[1];
day = DateTimeOriginalArray[2];
}

}

// The year is STILL bad, so let's keep trying other methods to find the correct date
if( year == "1969" )
{
// Try the media creation date
var exifToolMediaCreateDate = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:MediaCreateDate>');

if( exifToolMediaCreateDate )
{
// Parsing is the same as above
var MediaCreateDateArray = exifToolMediaCreateDate.split("_");

year = MediaCreateDateArray[0];
month = MediaCreateDateArray[1];
day = MediaCreateDateArray[2];
}
}

// STILL stuck in the past!
if( year == "1969" )
{
// Try track creation date
var exifToolTrackCreateDate = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:TrackCreateDate>');

if( exifToolTrackCreateDate )
{
var TrackCreateDateArray = exifToolTrackCreateDate.split("_");

year = TrackCreateDateArray[0];
month = TrackCreateDateArray[1];
day = TrackCreateDateArray[2];
}
}

// Nope, still wrong!
if( year == "1969" )
{
// Try profile creation date
var exifToolProfileDateTime = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:ProfileDateTime>');

if( exifToolProfileDateTime )
{
var ProfileDateTimeArray = exifToolProfileDateTime.split("_");

year = ProfileDateTimeArray[0];
month = ProfileDateTimeArray[1];
day = ProfileDateTimeArray[2];
}
}

// Last try using EXIFTool's date created before falling back to the Windows date created
if( year == "1969" )
{
// The only thing left to try is the date the file was created
var exifToolDateCreated = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:DateCreated>');

if( exifToolDateCreated )
{
// We need to parse the ExifTool:MediaCreateDate string to break out the year, month and day.
// ExifTool returns the following YYYY:MM:DD HH:MM:SS, once parsed by app.parseTags it becomes YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS
// We can use the string function .split to separate each entry into an array using the underscore as the delimiter
var DateCreatedArray = exifToolDateCreated.split("_");

// Now we can grab all the parts we need (array indices start at 0)
year = DateCreatedArray[0];
month = DateCreatedArray[1];
day = DateCreatedArray[2];
}
}

// Now we have our Year, Month and Day tags, let's append the GPS Data

// Does the file has GPS EXIF data?
if(item.gpsExists == true)
{
// Yes, so let's organise our files like so:
// Year (Folder)
// Year-Month-Day-State_City_Number

folder = year;
fileName = year + "-" + month + "-" + day + app.parseTags('-<GPS Country>_<GPS State>_<GPS City>') + numbering;

}else
{
// No GPS data, so let's organise our files like so:
// Year (Folder)
// Year-Month-Day_Number
folder = year;
fileName = year + "-" + month + "-" + day + numbering;
}

// When choosing an output folder in Advanced Renamer's GUI, it doesn't add a folder seperator on the end.
// If we were to just add our folder on the end of the output path, the files won't be placed into the correct folder

// So let's check the output path has a folder seperator on the end (/ or \) (user could have entered it manually)
// Get the last character of the item.newPath variable
var LastChar = item.newPath.substring(item.newPath.length - 1, item.newPath.length);

// Check for / or \
if(LastChar === "/" || LastChar === "\\")
{
// Yes, it did, so set our new item output path: OUTPUTPATH + FOLDER + \
item.newPath = item.newPath + folder + "\\";
}else
{
// No it didn't, so set our new item output path: OUTPUTPATH + \ + FOLDER + \
item.newPath = item.newPath + "\\" + folder + "\\";
}

// Pass back new filename
return fileName;

20/11-20 20:03

#1 : 21/11-20 14:53

Peter Gabriel

Posts: 2

It would be great to have video date and time available in the Timestamp method (to be easily applied to the created/modified timestamps).

Pete

21/11-20 14:53

#1 : 22/11-20 11:52

Armaan

Posts: 2

I am unable to move #\d+ (#1, #12 etc) to start of line.
What it means the move count lable, if I choose to be it in RegEx.?

Modern JavaScript Tutorial #3 - Control Flow ---> #3 Modern JavaScript Tutorial - Control Flow
PHP Tutorial #37 - Null Coalescing ---> #37 PHP Tutorial - Null Coalescing

22/11-20 11:52 - edited 22/11-20 15:08

#1 : 23/11-20 03:41

Brandon Clark

Posts: 5

I am organizing my studio's archives and am looking to rename 1000's of folders that all have the same formatting structure. I am mildly familiar with regular expressions but have been able to get this formatted in a better way after trying for hours on end. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Willing to clarify any aspect which may be tricky to understand. I will include the expression I've come up with after hours of trying below. Thank you!

----->this is the farthest I've gotten: (.*)_(\d\d)(\d\d)_(\d\d)_(\d\d)_([^\.]*)

-----------------
EXPLANATION
-----------------

RAW File Name:
SOURCE_(YEAR)-(TITLE)-(TITLE)-(SUBJECT/MODEL)-(BY)-(PHOTOGRAPHER NAME)_(SN)_(RES)

EXAMPLES:
GettyImages_2020-01-01_A-DAY-WITH-{MODELNAME1}-{MODELNAME2}-IN-THE-STUDIO-{MODELFIRSTNAME}-{MODELLASTNAME}-BY-{PHOTOGNAME1}-{PHOTOGNAME2}_51d25_high
GettyImages_2020-01-01_MODELNAME-1-{MODELNAME}-BY-{PHOTOGNAME}_51d25_high
GettyImages_2020-01-01_MODELNAME-2-{MODELNAME}-BY-{PHOTOGNAME}_51d25_high
APImages_2020-01-01_LOCATION-TEST-{MODELNAME}-BY-{PHOTOGNAME}_51d25_high
WireImage_2020-01-01_LOCATION-TEST-{MODEL1NAME}-{MODEL2NAME}-and{MODELNAME1}-BY-{PHOTOG1NAME}-{PHOTOG2NAME}_51d25_high

Everything between the date and serial number at the end will always be different from folder to folder.
The only constant is "-" used in place of spaces and "by". Sometimes the model goes by one name, as does the photographer. Sometimes there is no model name in the title. Sometimes there are two models. It is confusing, i know!

The format I'm trying to achieve is:

GettyImages - YEAR-MO-DAY - TITLE TITLE TITLE - MODEL NAME BY PHOTOG NAME
(the serial number and res can be removed)

So:
"GettyImages_2020-01-01_A-DAY-WITH-{MODELNAME1}-{MODELNAME2}-IN-THE-STUDIO-{MODELFIRSTNAME}-{MODELLASTNAME}-BY-{PHOTOGNAME1}-{PHOTOGNAME2}_51d25_high"
would become
"GettyImages- 2020-01-01 - A DAY WITH {MODELNAME1} {MODELNAME2} IN THE STUDIO - {MODELFIRSTNAME} {MODELLASTNAME} BY {PHOTOGNAME1} {PHOTOGNAME2}"

APImages_2020-01-01_LOCATION-TEST-{MODELNAME}-BY-{PHOTOGNAME}
would become
APImages - 2020-01-01 - LOCATION TEST - {MODELNAME} BY {PHOTOGNAME}

23/11-20 03:41

#1 : 23/11-20 07:33

Chad

Posts: 2

I am trying to rename family photos and all of the names are completely random. I managed to rename the dates in the file names so they follow the patterns: "(yyyy-mm-dd)_" and "(yyyy-mm)_" respectively. The date patterns are scattered in random positions in my filenames and I want to move them to the front of my filenames. I think I can define my date patterns as "(*)_" , but I'm not sure how to move it. Is this possible?

23/11-20 07:33

#1 : 23/11-20 10:25

Giovanni Bertozzi

Posts: 1

Hi, I'm in this situation: I have a number of PDF documents. Each of them contains a table and some text. In each document there is a box that contains a person's "name and surname". I would like to rename each file with the name and surname, taking them from the contents of the pdf. It can be done? Thanks for your help!

23/11-20 10:25

#1 : 24/11-20 12:11

Robert Nilsson

Posts: 2

This is the case.

In one folder I have a series of images in the sertain order. The A-folder.

In another folder I have the exact same number of images. The B-folder.

Now I want to rename all the images in the B-folder so they get the same names as in the A-folder based on the exact order they appear in the folders sorted by alphanumeric.

Example.

Folder A:
kt10101.jpg
kt10102.jpg
kt10103.jpg

Folder B:
british-heritage-001.jpg
british-heritage-002.jpg
british-heritage-003.jpg

Wanted outcome in folder B:
british-heritage-001.jpg > kt10101.jpg
british-heritage-002.jpg > kt10102.jpg
british-heritage-003.jpg > kt10103.jpg

Does that make sense?

24/11-20 12:11

#1 : 25/11-20 11:33

mike

Posts: 19

hi guys,

I have a bunch of files <name>__999.jpg , where 999 represents numbers from 001 to 999.
I want to select only first 50 files for renaming.

How can I select them using "add the files in the folder" and further "regular expression match" options?

What should be the syntax there?

TIA

25/11-20 11:33 - edited 25/11-20 11:34

#1 : 26/11-20 02:01

Martin Jung

Posts: 1

Hi, ive got a problem whitch the "New Case" Feature, because there is none option to solve my Problem.

For Example, I have 4 Files:

2020-10-01 AB & CD - Ef Gh.txt
2020-10-02 Ij Kl & Mn Op - Qr St Uv.txt
2020-10-03 Wx Yz & Ab Cd - Ef Gh Ij.txt
2020-10-04 KL MN, OP QR & ST UV - Wx Yz.txt

I simply want to have "Set Upper Case first letterin every word", but it does not work for example [1] and [4].

They are not renamed by the Tool - AB & CD gets not renamed to "Ab & Cd". It stays at complete Upper Case for the whole word.

26/11-20 02:01

#1 : 28/11-20 16:22

CosmoDoc

Posts: 2

I tried it in several ways, but cannot find a solution:

I am rearranging folder names of music albums

Possible structures:
Depeche Mode - The Singles 86-98 (1998)
Erasure - The Neon 2020 deluxe bonus tracks
Asssemblage 23 - Mourn 2020 Deluxe
etc.

All should be changend in

Artist ReleaseYear AlbumTitle Edition

Depeche Mode 1998 The Singles 86-98
Erasure 2020 The Neon del...
Assemblage 23 2020 Mourn Deluxe

I do not exacly know the position of the year, it is not erverytime the same.
Is there a solution?

Can someone describe it step by step maybe with screenshots of the dialog in the app?
THANX very much

28/11-20 16:22 - edited 28/11-20 16:24

#1 : 29/11-20 02:52

Bas

Posts: 2

Is there a way of having "AdvancedRenamer" start in a default directory when opened?

Regards
Bas

29/11-20 02:52

#1 : 29/11-20 22:12

Shan Jay

Posts: 8

I have a bunch of folders that contain files name like this (as an example);

this.is.a.long.file.name.docx
this.is.an.even.longer.file.name.docx
this.is.the.longest.file.name.ever.made.docx

So the length of each file name varies. What I would like to do is trim them down to a certain number of characters. Is it possible to rename them in the following way - even if they all have varying lengths?

th.is.a.lo.fi.na.docx
th.is.an.ev.lo.fi.na.docx
th.is.th.lo.fi.na.ev.ma.docx

I would like just 2 letters at the beginning of each word to remain and the rest removed.

29/11-20 22:12

#1 : 30/11-20 23:21

Terry Gee

Posts: 1

Would it be possible to add support for renaming .MTS video files, which are produced by Sony and other cameras, by date and time recorded? Mediainfo shows this information as 'recorded date'. Date created usually works, but is sometimes wrong if the file has been copied.
Thanks.

30/11-20 23:21 - edited 30/11-20 23:22

#1 : 01/12-20 13:10

Harry

Posts: 1

Hi!
I have some files like this

heyhey.s01e01.english.web.720p.mkv
heyhey.s01e02.english.web.1080i.mkv
heyhey.s01e03.english.web.720p.mkv

And want it to be like this
heyhey - S01 E01.mkv
heyhey - S01 E02.mkv
heyhey - S01 E03.mkv

So basiclly delete everything after the last episode number except the file extension.
How do i do that?
Tnx :)

01/12-20 13:10

#1 : 01/12-20 13:43

Saman Izadi

Posts: 3

Hi! I'm having a problem to swap 2 file names... not only a part.. like "1 - 2.mp3" to "2 - 1.mp3"
I want to swap 2 file name .. like "1.mp3" and "2.mp3" to "2.mp3 (But it has 1.mp3 files)" and "1.mp3 (With 1.mp3 files), I want to use this as a "File randomizer" as I use this app a lot... I'll be thankful if you help me
Thanks

01/12-20 13:43

#1 : 07/12-20 03:19

Sean Grogan

Posts: 2

A while back I wrote a 'feature request' to store output folders, but for whatever reason, the feature I want appears hidden by the by the output folder bar

Image : https://imgur.com/wjhORQS

it looks like there are two buttons obscured by the bar and the last one is the feature I wanted.

I am running version 3.87 and have a 1440p monitor (2560x1440)

07/12-20 03:19

#1 : 07/12-20 15:05

Posts: 2

Hi,
I have tried renaming a bunch of files in a folder. My files follow this pattern:

fileOne_1.jpg
fileOne_2.jpg
fileOne_3.jpg
fileTwo_1.jpg
fileTwo_2.jpg
fileTwo_3.jpg
etc.

I want to rename my files like this:

fileOne_1.jpg -> newNameOne_1.jpg
fileOne_2.jpg -> newNameOne_2.jpg
fileOne_3.jpg -> newNameOne_3.jpg
fileTwo_1.jpg -> newNameTwo_1.jpg
fileTwo_2.jpg -> newNameTwo_2.jpg
fileTwo_3.jpg -> newNameTwo_3.jpg

I have a list of the names, but replacing the values with CSV import didn't seem to work, so I read on the forum that I should use the List Replace function with a script (I have over 2000 files that needs replacing, so it would be too tedious to enter them one by one).

I'm not good with scripting, so I have not been able to figure it out to make a script that searches for value X in the old name and replaces it would value Y in the new name.

Can anyone help? :)

07/12-20 15:05

#1 : 08/12-20 12:54

mike

Posts: 19

Hi guys,

is there any relatively simple way to change a name of a folder in such a way that the new name contains the number of subfolders with specific name pattern?

Eg folder: <main_folder> contains 10 subfolders named <999px> and 15 subfolders named <999vx>, where 9 is a digit.

I want to rename <main_folder> into <main_folder 10px 15vx>

TIA

08/12-20 12:54

#1 : 10/12-20 12:29

Martin

Posts: 2

Hi,

i used AR now for some time and i am pretty excited. But now my skills aren´t good enough, so i thougt i try to ask here :)

I have tons of folders and every folder has tons of jpegs.
The folders Names are

A_1
A_2
A_3
etc.

Every folder has the same jpeg names in it. It´s
A0001.jpeg
A0002.jpeg
A0003.jpeg

I would like to rename the jpeg names in every folder so for the folder A_1 the
names shoud be
A_1_A0001.jpeg
A_1_A0002.jpeg
A_1_A0003.jpeg

and this logic should be going on for all folders.I know how to handle it within one folder, but it´s to much data so i can´t do it "folder by folder". Is there a possible script for that? Or another way?

EDIT: i know, that i can make it via Add: >DirName:1>_ and then i receive the result i like for one folder. Now i would like to pick more folders at once or automatically afterwards...

Thanks!

10/12-20 12:29 - edited 10/12-20 12:37

#1 : 11/12-20 12:25

Pepe Illo

Posts: 2

Hi,

I have my files like this: "1964 El último reloj - Edgar Allan Poe2

and I want to change by this "El último reloj - Edgar Allan Poe (1964)"

Any idea how can I do this?

11/12-20 12:25

#1 : 11/12-20 16:09

Asger H

Posts: 2

Hi

What a great tool!
I've managed to Do a few useful things on a batch of filenames, but I need a bit of input on how to define different parts of a filename.
I've tried to read through the forum, but find a matching case.

I have a list of items named like this:
KT13043_4007 TAG1 TAG2 mix_3-21_2.jpg
Needs to be:
KT13043_4007.jpg

KT13043_4007 TAG1 TAG2 mix_3-21_F.jpg
Needs to be:
KT13043_4007_F.jpg

KT will be present in every filename.
13043_4007 and TAG1 TAG2 mix_3-21_ will be changing for every two files.

So basically, on every second file, I want to tell "Advanced renamer" to delete everything after "numericvalue_numericvalue"

And on the other half of the files to tell "Advanced renamer" to delete everything between "numericvalue_numericvalue" and "_F"

And that goes way above my skills :-)

Please help

11/12-20 16:09 - edited 11/12-20 17:23

#1 : 17/12-20 18:25

Nico

Posts: 2

Hi folks,
i would like to batch rename all folders (adding 48k in their name) containing files with specific caracters (48k). Is that possible with advanced renamer ?

In the "Rename Files" tab, i found a way to filter files according to their name, but if i want to rename folders, i have to import them via the "Rename Folders" tab, right ? I didn't find any option there to filter the folder according to the name of the files in them.

Is there a way around it ?

Thanks

Nico

17/12-20 18:25

#1 : 17/12-20 19:40

Philipp Kirchenmayer

Posts: 1

Is there a way to have an incremental number increase per duplicate file, if there any, while just adding a fixed number to unique files?

Example:

AAA.jpg
BBB.jpg
CCC.jpg
CCC.jpg
CCC.jpg

Desired result:

AAA_1.jpg
BBB_1.jpg
CCC_1.jpg
CCC_2.jpg
CCC_3.jpg

I'm aware of the collusion setting, but it only applies the number for duplicate files.

17/12-20 19:40

#1 : 22/12-20 14:56

Phil

Posts: 4

No matter how often I check the box "Don't show this page again" on the "TV Show Import" Dialog box, it carries on showing it on subsequent imports for the same show or a new show

22/12-20 14:56

#1 : 22/12-20 20:35

Chris

Posts: 1

Firstly I really love this software and thank you so much for your hard work.

I noticed that 7-zip could give you a crc 32 or 64 checksum name of a file and I have been naming some of my files with that method due to the small character count, is there a way that this program can also implement that checksum?

22/12-20 20:35

#1 : 24/12-20 19:52

Terry

Posts: 1

So I seem to get the gist of how to rename the folders, but it would not use the CSV data, please correct me if I am wrong.

1) I load all the files I want to rename.
2) I then import CSV data, which has two columns (first one is old and second is the new name)
3) I then import the names but nothing changes.

I tried another method,

1) I try the files from CSV method, and I have the filename with the CSV
2) I choose the base folder containing images I want to rename.
3) Everything looks fine, everything is separated correctly, but the status says Cannot find source.

I am so close but for some reason it says Cannot find source. I am a bit of a newbie at this so please help, thanks.

The text box looks like this:
http://prntscr.com/w9byo8

24/12-20 19:52 - edited 24/12-20 19:56

#1 : 26/12-20 04:08

thiago

Posts: 2

Hi,

I'm trying to change dots to spaces, except for dates (10.10.10), so I was trying the following regex:

(\D.)\.(.\D) -> replace for -> \1 \2

I read that as:
Group1: any non-digit, followed by any char
. (the dot I want to remove
Group2: any char, followed by a non-digit

I know it might not be the best solution, but still, it doesn't seem to be working properly.

partial Filename: and.andi.part1.aaa.sd.mp4-aaa.mp4
result: and.andi part 1.aaa sd.mp4-aaa.mp4

I just cant understand why some of those dots are not being replaced. 'nd.an', ' 1.aa', 'sd.mp' should all match my regex.

I'm on windows 10 64 bit, AR 3.87

26/12-20 04:08

#1 : 29/12-20 13:26

Chris Schutz

Posts: 2

How can I replace the capitalized first character of multiple words into lowercase characters?

I have this:
Jim Reeves - Am I That Easy To Forget. and I want to change that into this:
Jim Reeves - Am I that easy to forget.

29/12-20 13:26 - edited 29/12-20 16:39

#1 : 06/01-21 06:56

Web Dove

Posts: 2

Hi,

I need to extract the Quicktime:CreateDate tag, but not the EXIF:CreateDate tag since only the quicktime one seems to be in UTC.

Is there a way to specify the tag group for exiftool when I use exiftoolvalue() in a script?

06/01-21 06:56

#1 : 11/01-21 18:47

Andy C.

Posts: 1

This one is tricky but repeatable.
Issue:
Information is cached in the software from a previous batch. If the "base folder for original files" remains unchanged from the previous batch, then data from that batch is used in the current batch regardless if the files and "Filename CSV" (file used to cross reference existing/new filenames).

Workflow and setup:
I plot a progress set of drawings to PDF every week, and then use AutoRenamer to rename. I have a directory setup specifically for this task. This is the directory used in Import>Files from CSV>Base folder... I created a new CSV to incorporate any new drawings/PDFs in the batch, keep in mind many of the files to be renamed were similar to the previous batch. After running this batch many files were mismatched and received the wrong (new) filename. It appears the names were matched with last weeks file list somehow - since quantities were different names didn't align with mystery 'cached' data.

The Fix:
The only thing that seemed to correct the issue was to change "Base folder..." file path. I tried a new CSV and couple other things.

11/01-21 18:47

#1 : 12/01-21 06:03

Huxler Bulrus

Posts: 4

Thanks for continuing to work on this tool. It mostly works pretty well, but one usability update would help a little bit, I think: Scroll wheel support (or scrolling in general)

For those who maybe have a long, complicated list of methods in the Rename Method section, it can be difficult to move through them using only the scroll bar. It would be super helpful if, when the mouse is over that section, the mouse scroll wheel could be used to flip through the items, and, if over an item with its own scroll bar, like list replace, that it scrolls through that as well.

Thank you for taking the time to consider this.

12/01-21 06:03

#1 : 13/01-21 00:42

Cameron

Posts: 2

Is there a way to replace a letter or symbol before a certain letter or symbol for example:

Replace all periods before v:

This.File.v1.2.3

to

This File v1.2.3

Sorry if this is a silly questions I couldn't find a answer online with a brief search.

13/01-21 00:42

#1 : 14/01-21 15:23

Adepe

Posts: 2

Maybe for some experts this is an easy task,
but somehow i was confused because i only used it for a few days
and i know nothing about scripts,

I'm having a problem to swap file names,
for example i want to change this name:

Metallica - 01 - Pre-Grammy rehearsal (Feat. Lady Gaga).mp3
Metallica - 02 - The Final Bell Tolls (Feat. Europe).mp3

to this name:

Metallica Feat. Lady Gaga - 01 - Pre-Grammy rehearsal.mp3
Metallica Feat. Europe - 02 - The Final Bell Tolls.mp3

Is there a way to make this happen in Advanced Renamer?
Help would be much appreciated.
Thanks :)

14/01-21 15:23

#1 : 17/01-21 11:41

Vjeetn

Posts: 8

I've been using AdvancedRenamer for a while now and while I think the UI could look more modern, the program itself is very nice.
I especially like the renaming option with TVMaze.

So I've now decided to purchase a license but now that I want to register it says "Communication error with the server".
What gives?! This is not cool...

I have emailed the admin. Hopefully I can get a response soon or I will see if I can open a dispute and get my money back.
Would be unfortunate if I have to go that far though.

17/01-21 11:41

#1 : 17/01-21 17:13

Audrey

Posts: 2

I use ARen a lot for my images, as a matter of fact it's how my images get sorted the way I like them. My only problem is when I get a bit lazy and drag a whole folder instead of just dragging the pics that I need renamed, it can get a bit slow because of all the images that are already renamed that get added to the list. I think it'd be nice to have a button in the List section, where you can remove errorneous items and such, that removes and files in the list that won't have their names changed by the current renaming method.

17/01-21 17:13

#1 : 20/01-21 15:42

Spo0cky

Posts: 1

Hello guys,

I would like to rename several files that are continuously inside the folder.

For example:

Bob Ross - A Cold Spring Day (Season 30 Episode 11) (480p_30fps_H264-128kbit_AAC)
Bob Ross - A Perfect Winter Day (Season 29 Episode 11) (480p_30fps_H264-128kbit_AAC)

in

Bob Ross S30E11 A Cold Spring Day (480p_30fps_H264-128kbit_AAC)
Bob Ross S29E11 A Perfect Winter Day (480p_30fps_H264-128kbit_AAC)

I don't quite get it yet.
Therefore I would be grateful for any help.

Spo0cky

20/01-21 15:42

#1 : 20/01-21 16:54

Damon

Posts: 1

Hi

My Windows 10 has just updated to Version 2004, Build 19041.746. Since this update, I can no longer launch Advanced Renamer.

When I try to launch it, the icon shows on the taskbar but no window appears. When I hover on the taskbar icon, it shows just a white window preview. It shows in Task Manager but is only using a very low amount of memory indicating it’s not running properly.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any tips how to get back up and running?

Thanks.

Edit:
Not sure what changed, but I’ve tried to open it again and it’s worked.

20/01-21 16:54 - edited 21/01-21 01:47

#1 : 20/01-21 20:07

SPN

Posts: 1

Filenames are such as:
20121222202334.MTS

My pattern for renaming timestamp:
<Year><Month><Day><Hour><Min><Sec>

Error check says OK, but I constantly get error (101) after pressing Start batch. What's the problem?

20/01-21 20:07

#1 : 21/01-21 20:12

Tommy

Posts: 2

Negative lookahead, Negative lookbehind, Are these regex functions supported?

21/01-21 20:12

#1 : 24/01-21 04:03

jchong

Posts: 7

I have some files in this format:

AAA BBB CCC LAST.txt

AAA BBB CCC DDD LAST.txt

AAA BBB CCC DDD EEE LAST.txt

They have different lengths but the common thing is I want to move LAST to the front:

AAA BBB CCC LAST.txt --> LAST AAA BBB CCC.txt

AAA BBB CCC DDD LAST.txt --> LAST AAA BBB CCC DDD.txt

AAA BBB CCC DDD EEE LAST.txt --> LAST AAA BBB CCC DDD EEE.txt

Appreciate your guidance how to do this. Thanks.

24/01-21 04:03

#1 : 24/01-21 14:23

Steve Bank

Posts: 1

I am trying to rename files of one type in a folder to match files of another file type. Example below:

Project 27-ep01 Pilot 1080p H265 AAC-Stereo.MP4
Project 27-ep01 TXT
Project 27-ep02 Name of episode two 1080p H265 AAC-Stereo.MP4
Project 27-ep02.TXT
Project 27-ep03 Name of episode three 1080p H265 AAC-Stereo.MP4
Project 27-ep03.TXT
Project 27-ep04 Name of episode four 1080p H265 AAC-Stereo.MP4
Project 27-ep04.TXT
etc.

I would think there is a way to do an 'If, Then' kind of routine, so that if the first X number of characters match (15 in this case) then the TXT files are renamed to match the MP4 files.

I just cannot figure out how to do it with this program.

Thanks in advance for any help!

24/01-21 14:23

#1 : 26/01-21 23:09

johnwayne

Posts: 4

without manual triage, parent folders get renamed prior to child folders, so child folders get orphaned (do not get edited) - because now that the parent folder is renamed, the child folder can no longer be found to be renamed. In a hierarchy multiple subfolders deep, this causes a great deal of frustration. can the software be patched to operate on deepest folders first, then working its way up to the root? or perhaps I missed a setting.

26/01-21 23:09

#1 : 26/01-21 23:28

johnwayne

Posts: 4

cannot sort by 'error' column in the 'rename files' preview panel. if such could be sorted by error, it would make manual unchecking of all error files much easier when there is an extensive list.

26/01-21 23:28

#1 : 26/01-21 23:53

johnwayne

Posts: 4

The column footer, Successful, is misspelled in English language

26/01-21 23:53

#1 : 28/01-21 14:37

Blas

Posts: 6

Good morning,

When I drag certain files in order to have them renamed I get an error saying "Invalid argument to date encode" and it never finishes analyzing them.

The strange thing is that I am not doing anything related to dates. I am just changing all names to low case.

I am using Advanced Renamer 3.87 on a 32-bit Windows 7. It works perfectly with the rest of files.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

28/01-21 14:37

#1 : 28/01-21 17:49

Joe

Posts: 1

Is there a way to rename a number of files with the same name by adding a number to the file name

28/01-21 17:49

#1 : 28/01-21 18:08

eros1ca

Posts: 2

When dragging and dropping a folder that contains images, videos and text files I want to create a mask that only imports images and videos so it can filter out the text files. I havn't been able to achieve this, does anyone know if it's possible? I've tried the following to no avail:

*.jpg*|*.mp4*
*.jpg*,*.mp4*

28/01-21 18:08

#1 : 30/01-21 23:53

Ricky Boston

Posts: 1

Hello, I'm new to this program.
I am searching for a program to move files from one folder to subfolders, but with a maximum amount of files per folder.

example:
I have a folder named "various". Inside this folder I have 788 files total.
I would like to batch move all the files inside the "various" folder into subfolders with a limit of 200 files per folder. The name of the subfolders must be automatically created in increments of the parent folder name "various" + 001, eg. various001, various002, etc.

The end result should look something like this:
Various/various001/{filename1}
Various/various001/{filename2}
...
Various/various001/{filename200}

Various/various002/{filename1}
Various/various002/{filename2}
...
Various/various002/{filename200}
etc.

If the folder name "various" can't be appended to the subfolders, I'm ok with only the numbering for the subfolders, e.g. 001, 002, 003, etc..

Is this possible with the Advanced Rename application? I tried the Move files batch mode, but could only get it to put all the files in it's own subfolder. Meaning, with 788 files, I also get 788 subfolders.

Thanks in advance for any help with this.

30/01-21 23:53

#1 : 01/02-21 21:56

Posts: 1

Hello,

Is there a Date taken tag we can use? Instead of Date created (because the latter sometimes changes due to copy/paste, but the former always stays the same).

Thanks!

01/02-21 21:56

#1 : 02/02-21 16:11

Alex

Posts: 1

Hi,

I have files like this:

1.jpg
1_1.jpg
1_2.jpg

2.jpg
2_1.jpg

It needs to be:
1_1.jpg
1_2.jpg
1_3.jpg

2_1.jpg
2_2.jpg

In other words the filename that has no underscore needs to have _1 added to it
Filenames with pre-existed underscores need to have number after underscore incremented by one

Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks!

02/02-21 16:11

#1 : 02/02-21 23:03

bisiklet

Posts: 1

Hello ,

How can write while script this (A) senerio?
A(
I have two folders names : new and old
-new- folder empty
-old- folder has 10 images files its names 30-31-32-33-34-35-36-37-38-39-40.

and i d like create -new- folder inside, ::
like this

-New-{
30(folder){
30 names images x3 copy and its name has been 1,2,3
}
31(folder){
31 names images x3 copy and its name has been 1,2,3
}
.....

}

)

Thankss :)

02/02-21 23:03

#1 : 03/02-21 12:16

Michele

Posts: 1

hello, I have a problem when I launch the script from windows server 2012, the script from cmd starts regularly and is fast, but when it finishes it waits 2 minutes before closing the cmd .... how can I solve?
script:
"C:\Programmi\Advanced Renamer\arenc.exe" -e "C:\Programmi\Advanced Renamer\BatchMethods\taglia.aren" -t files -p C:\root\appoggio -m rename

03/02-21 12:16

#1 : 04/02-21 10:21

Pi Vert

Posts: 2

Hi,

I want to be able to remove all characters in filenames betwwen brackets including the brackets

so HectorBerlioz (blah-blah)-01 becomes HectorBerlioz-01

I haven't been able to find how to achieve this and I have so many files with ''comments'' between brackets !

Any help form experts here ?

TIA to all !

04/02-21 10:21

#1 : 04/02-21 17:31

James

Posts: 2

Hi,

Is there a way with this that I can it to look a list of files and create a folder based on the first 7 characters and move the files into the folder automatically after renaming them?

Thanks

James

04/02-21 17:31 - edited 04/02-21 18:19

#1 : 05/02-21 01:51

Jim Witherspoon

Posts: 14

What does it indicate if the filenames in the file list turn orange or blue?

Orange, it seems, indicate that the file extension will be changed by application of the chosen methods. Do I have that right?

I can't figure out what the blue coloring means.

05/02-21 01:51

#1 : 09/02-21 11:35

Ralf Wiebe

Posts: 1

I am testing the software. Is it possible to search a directory out of a filename and if the directory does not exist to create a new directory and move the file or if it exists just move the file?
Thank you

09/02-21 11:35

#1 : 10/02-21 00:41

Mario

Posts: 1

I tried in a script the following functions to convert UTF8 names to base64 and viceversa, but it seems that `btoa` function is not recognized:

function utf8_to_b64( str ) {
return btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent( str )));
}

function b64_to_utf8( str ) {
return decodeURIComponent(escape(atob( str )));
}

Prepending `btoa` with `app.` or `window.` does not help either.

Thanks in advance for any help.

10/02-21 00:41 - edited 02/03-21 00:55

#1 : 10/02-21 18:36

Maximilian

Posts: 2

Hello

I have a lot of school videos in folders and they need to be renumberd with Zeros in front of them
What i figured out is how to make a 1. Start to an 01. Start

But my folder Structure looks like this:

1. Chapter 1
-1. Start.mp4
-2. chapter1Next.mp4
-15.chapter1Next.mp4
2. Chapter 1
-1. Start.mp4
-2. chapter2Next.mp4
-18.chapter2Next.mp4

-- If i renumber them the numbers those in chapter 2 are subsequent to chapter 1
(like 28.chapter2Next.mp4)

Right now i have to drag&drop every single folder and press "start batch"

Is there an easier way to do this?

Thanks

10/02-21 18:36 - edited 10/02-21 18:37

#1 : 14/02-21 11:32

Marco

Posts: 3

I often renumber huge batches of pictures (e.g. from my smartphone, the pictures of a whole year), until now with another batch renamer (but it has some issues so I'm looking for a new one, and advanced renamer looks promising).

I would like the numbering starting from zero for each day.
For the other renamer I wrote a script to do that (it is a little bit complicated).
Can advanced renamer do this by it's own or do i also need to write a script?

Here a example what I mean:
original name new name expected name creation date
20210105_145021.jpg DCIM 2021.01.05_0000.jpg DCIM 2021.01.05_0000.jpg 05.01.2021 14:50
20210106_131252.jpg DCIM 2021.01.06_0001.jpg DCIM 2021.01.06_0000.jpg 06.01.2021 13:12
20210106_131315.jpg DCIM 2021.01.06_0002.jpg DCIM 2021.01.06_0001.jpg 06.01.2021 13:13
20210106_161451.jpg DCIM 2021.01.06_0003.jpg DCIM 2021.01.06_0002.jpg 06.01.2021 16:14
20210107_111101.jpg DCIM 2021.01.07_0004.jpg DCIM 2021.01.07_0000.jpg 07.01.2021 11:11
20210107_112645.jpg DCIM 2021.01.07_0005.jpg DCIM 2021.01.07_0001.jpg 07.01.2021 11:26
20210107_112819.jpg DCIM 2021.01.07_0006.jpg DCIM 2021.01.07_0002.jpg 07.01.2021 11:28
20210109_204552.jpg DCIM 2021.01.09_0007.jpg DCIM 2021.01.09_0000.jpg 09.01.2021 20:45
20210111_165645.jpg DCIM 2021.01.11_0008.jpg DCIM 2021.01.11_0000.jpg 11.01.2021 16:56
20210117_190322.jpg DCIM 2021.01.17_0011.jpg DCIM 2021.01.17_0000.jpg 17.01.2021 19:03
20210117_190912.jpg DCIM 2021.01.17_0012.jpg DCIM 2021.01.17_0001.jpg 17.01.2021 19:09

Here my script from the other renamer (it's Pascal), can someone help to translate in Java?
var
counter:Integer;
FileDate: TDateTime;
countdate:String;

begin

FileDate := FileTimeModified(FilePath);

if countdate<>DateToStr(FileDate) then counter:=0;

if counter>=1000 then
FileName := 'MOV ' + FormatDateTime(' yyyy.mm.dd', FileDate) + '_' + '' + IntToStr(counter) + WideLowerCase(WideExtractFileExt(FileName));

if (counter<1000) AND (counter>=100) then
FileName := 'MOV ' + FormatDateTime(' yyyy.mm.dd', FileDate) + '_' + '0' + IntToStr(counter) + WideLowerCase(WideExtractFileExt(FileName));

if (counter<100) AND (counter>=10) then
FileName := 'MOV ' + FormatDateTime(' yyyy.mm.dd', FileDate) + '_' + '00' + IntToStr(counter) + WideLowerCase(WideExtractFileExt(FileName));

if counter<10 then
FileName := 'MOV ' + FormatDateTime(' yyyy.mm.dd', FileDate) + '_' + '000' + IntToStr(counter) + WideLowerCase(WideExtractFileExt(FileName));

countdate:=DateToStr(FileDate);
counter:= counter + 1;

end.

14/02-21 11:32

#1 : 15/02-21 22:02

Jamesson

Posts: 1

How can I set up a script so that if some specific characters in a filename, then I rename it to something else? And then hopefully have several such if statements.

15/02-21 22:02

#1 : 19/02-21 16:16

Vjeetn

Posts: 8

I'm trying to use TVMaze.com but get this error:

TVMaze.com: Error sending data: (12175).

It's some sort of security error message. How to fix?
Firewall rules allow AR to connect and TVMaze.com is up at the time of writing.

Edit: I can't check for new updates of AR either :/
I have disabled antvirus & firewall, same errors still...

19/02-21 16:16 - edited 19/02-21 16:19

#1 : 20/02-21 07:49

Wally

Posts: 2

Can't seem to figure out how to rename a time-string like 122347 to 12.23.47.
Suggestions are welcome ;)

20/02-21 07:49

#1 : 25/02-21 13:51

Kerem

Posts: 4

Hello,
When we use the code in the Advanced renamer application, when we switch to a different file name, it does not count the numbers from the beginning.

Thanks.

25/02-21 13:51

#1 : 01/03-21 21:27

Steve

Posts: 2

I apologize if this has been answered before

i have the following.

S01E01 - TVSHOW.mp4
S01E02 - TVSHOW.mp4
S01E03 - TVSHOW.mp4

however the files actually contain 2 episode each so i need to convert them to
S01E01-E02 - TVSHOW.mp4
S01E03-E04 - TVSHOW.mp4
S01E05-E06 - TVSHOW.mp4

any help on how to achieve that?

01/03-21 21:27

#1 : 05/03-21 17:10

Karolina Liszka

Posts: 2

Hi,

I have big package of pdf’s named as follows:

L00101-123095-98678f3e65916bb3246921aa3df2516c.pdf

Each has a unique chain but structure is the same (and number of digits the same as well). I would like to get rid of the first and last part of the name to have it in such a way:

Files should be like that

123095.pdf

Can you help?

05/03-21 17:10

#1 : 06/03-21 17:10

Nina

Posts: 1

Hi,

I would store and restore my 30 files and folders the modified time and created time. I would like to add it to the list, but I have not found any functions. How to do it in the GUI?

If it goes should also be supported nanoseconds, because NTFS store an accuracy of 100 nanoseconds, if not goes also no problem. The seconds are enough for me.

06/03-21 17:10

#1 : 07/03-21 08:51

Posts: 4

Hi, are there any plans on a dark theme for the program? Also would be perfect if it changed following the system's appearance.

07/03-21 08:51

#1 : 08/03-21 04:17

steve

Posts: 1

Hi, can anyone tell me why now I have installed on a fresh Win 10 installation any title with a accented or foreign character produces a diamond with a ? in it. This did not happen on my old Win 10 installation. I can copy and paste episode name from TVmaze and the characters copy fine, it is just changing them via Renamer.
Thanks In Advance.

08/03-21 04:17

#1 : 08/03-21 07:05

Posts: 4

Hi, I have these folders that I want to add the 'last modified' date to them. As using the Date/Time Modified Tags don't work on folders I tried the <UnixTimestamp Modified> tag and it does, conventing the string it generates shows the same date as in the folder properties! Now is there a way to convert this Unix "Epoch" TimeStamp to a normal date format like YYYYMMDD_HHMM?

Thanks.

08/03-21 07:05 - edited 08/03-21 07:07

#1 : 08/03-21 17:57

Pierre

Posts: 3

Hi,

I have been looking into the metadata possibilities with the ExifTool, however, I don't see how to change the metadata to copy the filename as the title of the file.

Has anyone tried to do this?

I am trying to do this to help PLEX when scanning files and looking up info on IMdB

Thank you

08/03-21 17:57

#1 : 08/03-21 18:57

Clayton

Posts: 1

Hello, I have the preset below saved and have created a batch file through the CLI configuration panel. How would I go about running that batch file on the folder full of files I have open in Explorer? The command created by the configuration panel is below as well?

"C:\Program Files\Advanced Renamer\arenc.exe" -e C:\Users\cgrove\advancedrenamerfiles\workpictures.aren -t files -m rename

<DirName:-5> <DirName:-6> #<DirName:1> <Inc NrDir:01>

08/03-21 18:57

#1 : 12/03-21 09:47

jerome

Posts: 3

hello
I'm very newbie at regex and I'm trying to replace "-" in filename by a " " but only if it is between letters and not if there's space or else
ex.
"Room-Camera-Screenshot - Daily.jpg"
to "Room Camera Screenshot - Daily.jpg"
seems search regex is "\w-\w" but not sure and can't find replace string

thank you for help

12/03-21 09:47

#1 : 15/03-21 14:15

ALev

Posts: 4

As I see, the program can change the attributes of files. The problem is that it does not add files with the Hidden and System attributes to the processing list.

15/03-21 14:15

#1 : 17/03-21 10:59

Olman Grand

Posts: 1

Please, recommend me a tasty dessert. I want to impress my friend who's a real sweet-tooth
Thanks!

17/03-21 10:59

#1 : 21/03-21 20:53

Michael Friedman

Posts: 2

Scan Snap

5000_001
5000_002
5000_003

Wanted numbering
5001
5002
5003

I am having trouble figuring out how to use this program. Can someone please give me the proper settings to accomplish this renumbering.
Thanks,
Mike

21/03-21 20:53 - edited 21/03-21 20:55

#1 : 23/03-21 00:57

Principal

Posts: 2

Hi, so in a google form people are sending to me images and the google drive platform rename the files automatically adding to the original filename the name of the google account and it add it with a dash " - " forward. So the name of the file become like this: "name_of_the_image - person_name.jpeg". I need to keep just the last part of the name and remove the rest so i need just the name of the person, but probleme is in the original names of images we have commonly dashes ( - ) too, so we have no the same number of dashes in all filenames and i need to keep just from the last dash to the final of filename (keeping too the extension).

example:
img - 20251215 - george bryan.jpeg (i want to keep just "george bryan.jpeg")
15615251fvrev - barack malick hosein.png (want to keep just "barack malick hosein.png")

Thanks a lot and scuse my english

23/03-21 00:57

#1 : 24/03-21 00:33

Axel

Posts: 6

Hi,
I habe some Batchmethods, one contains an Batch with 30 rules.

I want to add an precheck as first rule to check some conditions.

If all is ok, start the 30 rules.
If not, skip all rules.

Is it possible?

24/03-21 00:33

#1 : 24/03-21 16:57

å°é˜³å…‰

Posts: 2

I would like to know if it is possible to make a script that can put text, or symbol between say a unicode character such as chinese, japanese or korean characters and english text, and if anyone are able to do it

in other words "ï¼Œ " inserted between every spacing between chinese, japanese, korean script and english such as this:

æ€æ‰‹é¤åŽ… Diner
æ¦å£«é©¬æ‹‰æ¾ Samurai Marathon
ë©”ì†Œë“œ Method
ë§ˆë” Mother
ë…ì „ Believer
å°ã•ãªæ‹ã®ã†ãŸ Little Love Song

into:

æ€æ‰‹é¤åŽ…ï¼Œ Diner
æ¦å£«é©¬æ‹‰æ¾ï¼Œ Samurai Marathon
ë©”ì†Œë“œï¼Œ Method
ë§ˆë”ï¼Œ Mother
ë…ì „ï¼Œ Believer
å°ã•ãªæ‹ã®ã†ãŸï¼Œ Little Love Song

Thanks in advance

24/03-21 16:57

#1 : 27/03-21 20:07

David Delk

Posts: 1

I bought aa new PC and lost my License Key can you please resend it to me Please and Thank you

27/03-21 20:07

#1 : 28/03-21 19:06

Mohammad

Posts: 1

Hi guys!
I have a problem Im trying to rename a lot of files and trying to do something like this :
First file: Venice Beach Volleyball (Asia) (Ja) (Unl).png
New file name : Venice Beach Volleyball.png
I can do this by myself with $.*$ but the problem starts when there are 3 more files like First file i mentioned:
Venice Beach Volleyball (Asia) (Ja) (Unl).png
Venice Beach Volleyball (Asia) (Ja).png
Venice Beach Volleyball (USA).png
so when Im trying to rename it gaves same name error.but its not important for me to keep all 3 files i just want 1 new file which is like this: Venice Beach Volleyball.png and i dont have a problem if windows replaces the files with 1 file cuz they are all the same with different names.also i dont care if windows replace files with new names like:
Venice Beach Volleyball.png
Venice Beach Volleyball(1).png
Venice Beach Volleyball(2).png
cuz i only need file without () and the program refuses to rename files with same new name.
So is there any options to bypass Error(109) possibility of multiple files with the same name?and rename at any cost?

28/03-21 19:06

#1 : 28/03-21 20:15

Joey

Posts: 1

I have a collection of ~700 ebooks from one publisher.
All filenames follow a
<Category> - <Title> [<PublisherCode>].<Ext>
structure.
I have a CSV file with (among other data), the Publisher codes and matching ISBNs.
I want to replace the publisher codes in each file name with the ISBN.

Is this possible?
If so, can someone offer some guidance on what methods I should be using?

Edit:
The CSV does not match my collection 1:1.
The CSV has books I do not, and I have books not listed in the CSV.

28/03-21 20:15 - edited 28/03-21 20:18

#1 : 30/03-21 15:37

Andrei Dragomir

Posts: 1

Hello,

I have the following example:

Document_NAME_XXX_YYYYYYYY_DATE_uploaded_Andrei Florin.pdf

I want to replace ''NAME'' with ''_Andrei Florin''

I have hundreds of such documents... the name variates of course.

Please help me!
Thank you in advance!
Andrei

30/03-21 15:37

#1 : 31/03-21 12:16

Lafor

Posts: 1

Hello! I have a lot of files name like "FolderName_FileName". I want them to be in folder "FolderName" and files in that folder with "FileName". I have created folders "FolderName_FileName" with each file in it named exactly like folder. When I try to rename folder just to "FolderName" I get error 109 (Possibility of multiple files with same file name). Is there any way to rename multiple folders to same name, so if there is already folder with same name just to put file in already created folder?

31/03-21 12:16

#1 : 01/04-21 22:14

Reto Barbon

Posts: 2

I'm using AR for quite a while. Recently I had to renew my PC and re-installed v3.87. With the new machine I can not rename my HEIC files anymore with <Img Year><Img Month><Img Day>... It only works with jpg but no longer with the Heigh Efficiency Format. I prefer not to use <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal>. Reason being the diffrent and less flexible arrangement of the tags within the new name.

Anyone has a hint to solve this mystery? THANKS.

01/04-21 22:14

#1 : 02/04-21 02:29

Tim Harrod

Posts: 2

I'm trying to test the Import File from CSV functionality.
I can successfully load the csv and find the basefolder and all status is OK

BUT

There is no import button?
I don't have a license maybe that's the problem. I wanted to test this on a small image file set before buying.

Need help...

02/04-21 02:29

#1 : 02/04-21 14:02

Jens FridsÃ©n

Posts: 1

Hello
This is a great tool and I'm trying to use it to put the original dates created from the filename of movies I've recently converted. But I can not understand how to use the tags and how to ignore text in the file names.

I have read the manual several times and tested but do not succeed so please help me someone who can! This is the function I try to use https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/metho d_timestamp

The file names have the following patterns
DV001_20000413-000420.mp4
and I want to ignore the first part DV001_
take the second part 20000413 and identify as the date 2000-04-13
then I want to set the same time on all files to 12:00.
So for this specifik file the Date Created should be 2000-04-13 12:00

It would have been great if you could also save the original file name in one of the file's attributes such as comment or similar.

For example i have tryd this pattern <Substr:7:8> 12:00:00 but can not get a correct format.

Would be really very grateful if I get help with this !!

02/04-21 14:02 - edited 02/04-21 14:08

#1 : 03/04-21 20:36

Isaac Smeele

Posts: 1

Hi I use the unicode character êž‰ in my file names for time entries. When I add it to a renaming preset it works and renames the files with it but after closing and reopening the software the character becomes a ? and I am forced to retype it every time. :(

03/04-21 20:36

#1 : 04/04-21 06:21

Stacey D West

Posts: 1

How do I go about renaming files shot with QR code tagging? Specifically I want to rename files Lastname, Firstname. Is this possible? Thank you.

04/04-21 06:21

#1 : 04/04-21 10:12

jottka

Posts: 2

Hello, i like this Software very much, but now i ask for some help:

My Satellite-Receiver records TV-Broadcast in a Folder:
[Name_2021-04-01-1400]

The Files in this Folder are named only with Numbers:
0001
0002
...

Is it possible to give the Files the Name of their Folder by keeping the Number, or giving new Number?

(Sorry for my bad english)

Thank you,
jottka

04/04-21 10:12

#1 : 05/04-21 22:47

Gina Jet Ortiz

Posts: 1

I've gone thru the instructions 100 times. I know I'm doing everything right. It even says that the files were successful, but when I look in the orig folder, the files are still not renamed.

I'm trying to remove the numbers and characters from the prefix of my song titles. Are the modified files being sent to outer space after being renamed? Either that or this software simply does not work. Glad I didn't spend the $20 bucks.

05/04-21 22:47

#1 : 06/04-21 01:18

Kitty

Posts: 1

I'm having an odd problem with AR where I can't batch delete jobs more than a year old. When I click "undo previous batch" and select "delete previous jobs" it removes everything from the past year, but instead of deleting older jobs it just files them all under "December 1899" (although the dates of the jobs themselves are unchanged). Is there an alternate way of deleting old jobs? (Besides pruning them one by one - there are hundreds!)

06/04-21 01:18

#1 : 07/04-21 17:17

Alfred E. Neumann

Posts: 2

Hi all,
I have been reading a lot, but it just will not work.
I would like to change files like
Dan Brown - Diabolus.epub
to
Brown Dan - Diabolus.epub
which should, according to the help, not be difficult.
I used Replace with regular expression,
(<Word:1>) (<Word:2>) (<Word:3>)
\2 \1 \3
But I get the message , if I click on "replace by"
Error in regular expression at offset 2: reference to non-existing subpattern.
what am I doing wrong? what did I misunderstand?
Thanks!

07/04-21 17:17 - edited 07/04-21 17:42

#1 : 07/04-21 21:50

Axel

Posts: 6

I have a long list of methods.

These should only be processed if certain conditions are fulfilled.

Is this possible?

07/04-21 21:50

#1 : 07/04-21 22:30

Samantha

Posts: 3

Hi,
I would like to replace the name of all folders with the name of the nth file with extension 'xyz' within that folder. Is that possible already? If not, one could make a tag like <filename:n:xyz>.
Cheers,
sam

07/04-21 22:30

#1 : 08/04-21 10:13

pagman

Posts: 1

I have movie files all containing episode names like
Detective - ep61 - The Case.mkv
Detective - ep62 - The Nocturne.mkv

and subtitle files
61.srt
62.srt

How can I rename the subtitle files to match the movie files?
61.srt >> Detective - ep61 - The Case.srt
62.srt >> Detective - ep62 - The Nocturne.srt

I have 1000s of these and can't copy or type episode name 1 by 1.
Is it possible?

Edit:
*Solved with List Method*

08/04-21 10:13 - edited 09/04-21 18:08

#1 : 09/04-21 07:37

Alton Spencer

Posts: 6

Okay, I just took hours to figure out an simple swap issue so now I'm too pooped to figure out this one:

I want to TURN THIS example:

The Doors - The Soft Parade - SongfileNumber1234.mp3

INTO THIS:

Doors, The - Soft Parade, The - SongfileNumber1234.mp3

This will also apply to the other articles, "A" and "An" although much less urgently

And I'll be doing this, in stages obviously, for well over 200,000 files.

PLEASE, I'm not too sharp with this stuff and the forum articles are like reading a foreign language so explain it like I'm a 6 year old, lol.

Please help, Obi Wan! You're my only hope!

-ALS

09/04-21 07:37 - edited 09/04-21 07:40

#1 : 09/04-21 10:33

Suter

Posts: 3

Hello
I created a with a new rename-method that adds a prefix (according to the folder name) and a suffix (change date). Now I'd like to create a batch job that renames all my files (including all subfolders) according to my rename-method, but in this job all files that contain already the proper prefix an suffix should be exluded. Until now, everytime I start the job, the new prefix and suffix ist added one more time.
What would be the right command line to exclude these files?

09/04-21 10:33

#1 : 10/04-21 14:40

John Johnson

Posts: 8

I have a single photo directory with photos taken on different dates that extend over a number of months. I rename all the files in the directory with Year, Month, Day, Location where image was taken and a <Inc Nr>. What I would like to do is to restart the Nr when the date changes, resulting in files "grouped by" date, location and unique Nr for the particular date. Is this possible? or is there a different method to achieve this. Many thanks

10/04-21 14:40

#1 : 10/04-21 16:06

Peter Gabriel

Posts: 2

It would be great if the Timestamp method could modify the image date (date taken) in addition to the Created, Modified, and Accessed dates.

10/04-21 16:06

#1 : 10/04-21 23:23

Gedof

Posts: 1

I was trying to play around with the case of some file names and realized that the "Pattern" field in "New Case" seems to be case insensitive. This is a made up example of what I was trying to do:

"dreams of ashes - TO THE END"

[Set upper case first letter in every word]
"Dreams Of Ashes - TO THE END"

[Set pattern to lower case (RegEx): " [A-Z][a-z] "]
Expected: "Dreams of Ashes - TO THE END"
Result: "Dreams of Ashes - to THE END"

This is probably not the best way to solve this problem, but it should work for the names that I had.

After that, I tried other things with the pattern, even without RegEx, and it's still case insensitive (if I just put "a" or "A" it will match the same thing either way).

There should probably be an option for case sensitive like there is in "Replace". Luckily I don't have many cases where this would be a problem, I can just rename the few wrong ones manually.

10/04-21 23:23 - edited 10/04-21 23:24

#1 : 11/04-21 16:39

John Johnson

Posts: 8

When using the following tag with 10 images that incorporate "Created" metadata and the images taken over a several months, the result shows a single date created for all images.

<Year Created>_<Month Created>_<Day Created>_<Inc Nr:001>
Results in all files showing 2021_02_24

Actual Date Created in original files vary from 11/2/2020 to 1/26/2021.

Any help/explanation will be greatly appreciated.

11/04-21 16:39

#1 : 12/04-21 16:09

Jeffrey

Posts: 2

I open the app (Windows 10 Pro) and it appears in the Tray of apps, but no window ever opens. I had it installed in the past and working, but it no longer works.

I have also tried Running as Administrator, no luck.

Any help would be appreciated.

Jeff

12/04-21 16:09

#1 : 12/04-21 17:16

jorge

Posts: 1

I try to add a group of songs from 31077 and the result gives me a prefix 0 (031078). The command is <Inc Nr: 31078> Any suggestion? Thanks

12/04-21 17:16

#1 : 13/04-21 01:38

John Johnson

Posts: 8

I have photo shoots on different locations on different dates and would like to use an automated script to insert a location description based on the date of the image taken. The image files have been processed to reflect the date and uniquely indexed based on the date (see below) and I now want to run a script which will insert a given location name based on the specific date of the image. Example as follows:

Current processed file name:
2020_11_02 001.NEF
2020_11_02 002.NEF
2020_11_02 003.NEF
2020_11_06 001.NEF
2020_11_06 002.NEF
2020_11_06 003.NEF
2021_01_26 001.NEF
2021_01_26 002.NEF
2021_01_26 003.NEF
2021_01_26 004.NEF
2021_02_01 001.NEF
2021_02_01 002.NEF

Want to achieve this;
2020_11_02 Black Bear 001.NEF
2020_11_02 Black Bear 002.NEF
2020_11_02 Black Bear 003.NEF
2020_11_02 Black Bear 004.NEF
2020_11_06 Library Springs 001.NEF
2020_11_06 Library Springs 002.NEF
2020_11_06 Library Springs 003.NEF
2021_01_26 Rolling Meadows 001.NEF
2021_01_26 Rolling Meadows 002.NEF
2021_01_26 Rolling Meadows 003.NEF
2021_01_26 Morton Arboretum 005.NEF
2021_02_01 Morton Arboretum 001.NEF
2021_02_01 Morton Arboretum 002.NEF

Help is much appreciated

13/04-21 01:38

#1 : 15/04-21 15:30

John Johnson

Posts: 8

Hi David, I currently have to do a 2 time manual pass to rename my photo files using the methods/scripts and process outlined below. This works well, but I have to do 2 x stage manual process.
Is there a way to combine/structure these commands/scripts that would allow me to do a 1 time fully automated execution/pass?.
Note: The original file name dates and location are known in advance allowing me to construct my CSV file.

Original File Names (out of camera)
-8503919
-8503920
-8503921
-8503922
etc.

Execute the following:

Remove Count 8 Starting at 1
Add ExifTool:Createdate
Remove Count 8 Starting at 1
Add <Inc Nr:001:1>

Prebatch Script
lastDate = "";

Script
name = item.newBasename;
if ((date = name.slice(0,10
)) != lastDate) {
lastDate = date;
incNo = 0;
}
return name + " " + ("00" + ++incNo).slice(-3);

Remove Count 5 Starting at 5

Executing the above results in

2020_11_02_001.NEF
2020_11_02_002.NEF
2020_11_02_003.NEF
2020_11_02_.NEF
2020_11_06_.NEF
2020_11_06_002.NEF
2020_11_06_003.NEF
2021_01_26_001.NEF
2021_01_26_002.NEF
2021_01_26_003.NEF
2021_01_26_005.NEF
2021_02_01_001.NEF
2021_02_01_002.NEF

I then start the batch to update the names in the direcotry and then drag these new files for renaming into the app;

I then Execute the following Script

Pre Batch
replace = {};
csv = "C:\\Users\\John Johnson\\Desktop\\Script Test\\Date Location.csv";
csv = '::\"' +csv + '\"';
j=1;
while (line = app.parseTags('<File Line:' + j + csv + '>')) {
match = line.match(/(.*),(.*)/);
replace[match[1]] = match[2];
j++;
}

I Run the Script using the CSV File below

match = item.name.match(/([^ ]*)(.*)/);
place = replace[match[1]];
if (place) return match[1] + " " + place + match[2];

2020_11_02 Black Bear 001.NEF
2020_11_02 Black Bear 002.NEF
2020_11_02 Black Bear 003.NEF
2020_11_02 Black Bear 004.NEF
2020_11_06 Library Springs 001.NEF
2020_11_06 Library Springs 002.NEF
2020_11_06 Library Springs 003.NEF
2021_01_26 Rolling Meadows 001.NEF
2021_01_26 Rolling Meadows 002.NEF
2021_01_26 Rolling Meadows 003.NEF
2021_01_26 Morton Arboretum 005.NEF
2021_02_01 Morton Arboretum 001.NEF
2021_02_01 Morton Arboretum 002.NEF

CSV File
2020_11_02,Black Bear
2020_11_06,Library Springs
2021_01_26,Rolling Meadows
2021_02_01,Morton Arboretum

15/04-21 15:30

#1 : 17/04-21 02:35

The Jackal

Posts: 4

How to remove duplicate words in one file name??

Some times when I use multiple Methods; I end up with many duplicate words in one single file, for examples:
= File Name Name.txt
= File File Name.txt
= File Name File Name.txt

How Can I clean these duplicates and make the final result = File Name.txt

17/04-21 02:35

#1 : 17/04-21 11:34

JAVL

Posts: 2

Hi guys
Is it possible to do a batch change the ownership of files?

The idea is to replace the ownership of the files of user X by user Y.

17/04-21 11:34

#1 : 20/04-21 07:34

Nate

Posts: 2

I'm trying to mark only files with the word "imdb" in the file name. Once marked I'll use the replace method to change the file extention.

Using "mark by pattern" then choosing "use regular expressions", I'm trying different variants of
\w[imdb]
\w [imdb]
^\w [imdb]&

but just get errors "a regular expression specified in RegEx is required"

Thoughts?

20/04-21 07:34

#1 : 20/04-21 16:45

Jackie Sandberg

Posts: 3

I have a folder full of photos with ID numbers as names. I am trying to rename them using a csv that has each ID number in one column and the name that I want the matching photo named. So, say that I have an image named 301.jpg and I have a csv file with 301.jpg in column A and Jane Doe in Column B. Is there a way to match the numbers from the images to the numbers in column A on the csv file - so that each photo gets the right name that is associated to the person by ID number.

20/04-21 16:45

#1 : 24/04-21 21:41

Posts: 1

I had a long method list. Several were enabled. I wanted to disable all, so I clicked clear. That was the wrong thing to do. It cleared all the methods from the list. In hopes that it didn't write those setting yet, I killed the AREN process from the task manager. But when I reopened the program all methods were still gone. Is there any way to recover the list? Thanks.

24/04-21 21:41

#1 : 26/04-21 12:19

mike

Posts: 19

Is it possible to rename zip file by adding the number of files it includes?

similar to <Num Files> ?

TIA

26/04-21 12:19

#1 : 26/04-21 23:29

Ted

Posts: 1

I am looking for a method for removing all characters before the first space (including the space. The space character will appear later in the file name so I can't just group it and the number of leading numbers and . characters can vary.

Example:
2.13.5 My Clean File Name.pdf

To:
My Clean File name

26/04-21 23:29

#1 : 26/04-21 23:55

Shaun

Posts: 7

eml.21.04.24.meeting.at.5pm

i have a pile of photos and docs with this format and i want to just remove the dates from the and leave just

eml.meeting.at.5pm

i think his is done with expressions, but im no programmer and very lost

any help would be great

Shaun

26/04-21 23:55

#1 : 27/04-21 10:13

arwul

Posts: 94

Quite a while ago there was a thread titled "Suggestion for Case Change function - Exception Lists".

Maybe I am overlooking it, vainly searched for it. Maybe it has indeed been implemented, I don't know.

If not, I would like to revive that thread and bring it up again.
Suggestion to add a few predefined lists (available on Internet) and a user defined list (.txt) that should reside in the Advanced Renamer folder.

Predefined, for example:
1. Computer (CD DVD MP3 MP4, etc..)
2. Countries (USA, UK, etc.)
3. User defined (Like: AD;DC;X1;A5;WD;WF, etc.), with or without leading and/or trailing underscore or hyphen, e.g. -AD- or _AD etc.

Keep up the good work!

=

27/04-21 10:13

#1 : 30/04-21 02:25

Christopher Brewster

Posts: 1

This program looks like just what I need, but I'm working on files in OneDrive. Like other cloud storage services, OneDrive makes a folder in File Explorer. But that folder isn't considered part of "this PC" so Renamer doesn't have it in the folder display. Is there a way to make Advanced Renamer access my OneDrive folder? Thanks --
Chris

30/04-21 02:25 - edited 30/04-21 03:00

#1 : 30/04-21 16:48

BLIER

Posts: 2

I try unsuccessfully to obtain the following operation

Original file name pattern : wwwwxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxYYYYYzzz
in which the number of characters xxxxxxx is undetermined.
The final file name should be : wwwwYYYYYxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzzz whatever the number of "x"
I tried the move method, check Backwards, Move from 4, Move count 5, then I would need to refer to the Destination as 5th character from beginning.

Is it possible without writing a script that I am not skilled enough to perform ?
Thanks for your help

30/04-21 16:48

#1 : 03/05-21 05:12

dingus

Posts: 4

i want to change this:

this 1.jpg
this 1.mp4
this 1.webm
that 1.jpg
that 1.mp4
that 1.webm

to this:

this 1.jpg
this 2.mp4
this 3.webm
that 1.jpg
that 2.mp4
that 3.webm

can someone please show me how to do this if it's possible? thank you

03/05-21 05:12 - edited 03/05-21 06:12

#1 : 04/05-21 12:40

Audrey

Posts: 2

Currently, the date modified or created will only show as for example, "January 9 12:01:06 AM" but I want it to also show the year, something like "January 9 2021 12:01:06 AM". Any way to do this?

04/05-21 12:40

#1 : 05/05-21 10:10

ToraRyu

Posts: 3

Hi!

I don't know if it's possible and how to do that...

If I have several files like :
video.mp4
video.jpg
video.srt
video2.mp4
video2.jpg
video2.srt
etc...

How can I rename all like that :
My video S01E01 video.mp4
My video S01E01 video.jpg
My video S01E01 video.srt
My video S01E02 video2.mp4
My video S01E02 video2.jpg
My video S01E02 video2.srt

And no like that :
My video S01E01 video.mp4
My video S01E02 video.jpg
My video S01E03 video.srt
My video S01E04 video2.mp4
My video S01E05 video2.jpg
My video S01E06 video2.srt

Thanks ^^

05/05-21 10:10

#1 : 06/05-21 01:14

Shaun

Posts: 7

i can't find the right search term so ill ask it here ....

i have some common works that come up in a filename, like AND, THE, OF .... etc
is there a way to either remove a word entirely or shorten in the way windows does like Progra~

thanks if you can explain how to do this like im 5

Shaun

06/05-21 01:14

#1 : 07/05-21 23:49

d00d

Posts: 3

I can not insert longer name files.
Is there any solution?

07/05-21 23:49

#1 : 08/05-21 21:05

Harold Darling

Posts: 1

Hello everyone, I need to add space or hypen in between to the incrementing number ? Any adivce?

08/05-21 21:05

#1 : 09/05-21 08:24

Hugh

Posts: 2

User Guide/General/Downloaded Files - Download Method Preset

"Forbidden - You don't have permission to access this resource.Server unable to read htaccess file, denying access to be safe"

Just reporting.

Regards
P

09/05-21 08:24

#1 : 10/05-21 07:18

Renato Di Pietro

Posts: 2

I need to rename some files incrementing the day on a date by one for each file.
For example I have following files:
01.jpg
02.jpg
03.jpg

and I need to have them as follows :

20210510,01.jpg
20210511,02.jpg
20210512,03.jpg

Other thing

I have a file like this :
Ladri di biciclette ,Vittorio ,De Sica ,1949,,.avi

And I need to have it renamed as follows :
1948,Ladri di bicilette ,Vittorio ,De Sica ,1948,,.avi

Please how can I rename them?

Thanks and bye till later,

Renato

10/05-21 07:18

#1 : 12/05-21 03:32

Juan Pablo

Posts: 2

I was not able to add to file name certain part from the folder name.
Ex.
Folder [2021-05-11] XXXXX
File XXXXX
I want only add [2021-05-11] from folder name.
Thxs.

12/05-21 03:32

#1 : 13/05-21 18:02

Bob

Posts: 4

I would like to do this conversion:

20200131 Wonder Hows The View.mp4 rename to Wonder Hows The View 20200131.mp4

Here is what I get
20200131 Wonder Hows The View.mp4 rename to Wonder Hows The 20200131View.mp4

Here is what I am trying. What am I missing?

(\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d) (.*)
\2 \1

13/05-21 18:02

#1 : 14/05-21 06:17

Wont Tell

Posts: 3

Title. I want to add a lot of files but it is not possible to do so.

Don't mind me, I already found the configuration.

14/05-21 06:17 - edited 14/05-21 06:20

#1 : 14/05-21 20:52

The Jackal

Posts: 4

let's say I have these files:
1- File name (720p).zip
2- File name (3000px2000).zip
3- File name [2 Vid] (5 Sets).zip
4- (Copy) File name [001].zip

How Can I remove any character or digit between brackets "() or []"?
Including the brackets.

So the final result be like = "File Name.zip" .

And it would be much appreciated if you could explain it in some details.

Thanks in advance.

14/05-21 20:52

#1 : 19/05-21 06:21

yuezhang

Posts: 4

I want to leave the last part like "word+000" combination, remove anything before:

Like:

“34_ert345wers000” would become "wers000"
"fdsf_grge000" would become "grge000"
"#^%^$%jnrjr000" would become "jnrjr000"

I tried replace method,
Text to be replaced: (.+)(\w*000)
Replace with: $2

But it didn't work properly, the regular expressions will always search from left to right, so it cannot decide (\w*000) first and then decide the left.

19/05-21 06:21

#1 : 19/05-21 06:52

dingus

Posts: 4

is there a way to stop the number from restarting for each file type? here's an example:

my files are currently like this:

example 1.jpg
example 1.mp4
example 1.webm
example 1.gif
example 2.jpg
example 2.mp4
example 2.webm
example 2.gif
example 3.jpg
example 3.mp4
example 3.webm
example 3.gif
and so on...

i would prefer it like this:

example 1.jpg
example 2.mp4
example 3.webm
example 4.gif
example 5.jpg
example 6.mp4
example 7.webm
example 8.gif
example 9.jpg
example 10.mp4
example 11.webm
example 12.gif

thank you for reading, i hope i explained properly

19/05-21 06:52

#1 : 19/05-21 13:06

Andy

Posts: 4

I´ve no idea how i can rename only directorys named with a single character like

"A" into "#A#" Directorys like "Adams" should be untouched.

Thanks for our Ideas

19/05-21 13:06

#1 : 20/05-21 23:22

Rick Mitchell

Posts: 3

In the "list replace" method, one can only add additional rules at the end of an existing rules list It would be helpful to have a way to insert blank lines in the middle of an existing list (or add some blanks at the top of an existing list of rules).

Additionally, the ability to adjust the order of rules in an existing list (move a rule up / down) as can be done with the main rules list, would make it faster and easier for users to get things properly placed to achieve the desired output.

Thanks as always.

RICK

20/05-21 23:22

#1 : 21/05-21 03:24

tgotr

Posts: 2

I have a ton of bin/cue file sets that are sitting in the root of a directory and I want each set to have their own directory within the root.

Easily accomplished with the batch move command and the name without extension tag

But each set has some extra files associated that throw it off a (Track 01) thing which results in each file getting a folder.

I can not rename the files to omit the track parts of the file name as that would break the cue file.

Is there a way the batch file mover can ignore specific phrases and numbering schemes?

21/05-21 03:24

#1 : 21/05-21 19:49

L B

Posts: 74

Windows 10 user.

I have a series of folders where I want to use the TimeStamp method to remove / zero-out only the time portion of the Date Created.

Example, if Date Created of a folder = 09-07-2021 13:25:09, then I want the new Date Created to be 09-07-2021 00:00:00

I have tried tinkering with Delta as well Absolute times of the Timestamp Method in ARen, but they do not let me zero out only the time portion of a date attribute.

Any help is greatly appreciated, including an external program (not ideal, but will do too).

21/05-21 19:49

#1 : 22/05-21 17:43

vincentjohnn.vg

Posts: 3

Hi ... I should delete all extensions ... I have been for more than two hours and still have not succeeded! These files have a double extension and each time the program always and only considers the first extension !!! It seems really ridiculous to me for such a simple thing!!!

22/05-21 17:43 - edited 22/05-21 18:10

#1 : 23/05-21 15:31

[email protected]

Posts: 1

I'm looking for a tool that could have the same editing abilities to text what AR had to filenames.

23/05-21 15:31

#1 : 23/05-21 17:35

rdstov

Posts: 2

I cannot seem to get the metadata to use any of the standard "Wildcard" info.
i.e. <Word 1> or <Exiftool:XXX> Can this ability to use tag info the same as the rest of the interface be added??

23/05-21 17:35

#1 : 24/05-21 16:08

Jan Spatschek

Posts: 1

Hello!

I have files that look like this:

2021_04_21_Word_Word_Word

I want to change them to look like this:

20210421 Word Word Word

How would I go about doing this?

Removing all underscores and replacing them with spaces results in YYYY MM DD Word Word Word.

After that, I can't figure out how to remove the spaces only between the YYYY MM DD.

Thanks in advance!

24/05-21 16:08 - edited 24/05-21 16:14

#1 : 25/05-21 07:53

Wont Tell

Posts: 3

It is possible to modify exiftool metadata with advanced renamer?

I'm trying to use the PDF embedded dates to replace the file timestamps but it is not working.

I'm using Replace action with:

Replace this: <ExifTool:FileCreateDate>

With this: <ExifTool:CreateDate>

If I open the exiftool I can see it can read the metadata dates for the PDF so there is not the problem. When I click on rename nothing happens.

25/05-21 07:53

#1 : 25/05-21 11:53

Constance Tong

Posts: 1

I just installed the software for the purpose of mass file rename. But did not register with a license key. Is it compulsory to have a license key for renaming mass files?

25/05-21 11:53

#1 : 25/05-21 15:35

Mario

Posts: 1

Hello!
Is it possible, to change the language of the tagged city and country?
I live in germany an want the german expressions...

For example:
Tagged Country: Switzerland

wanted expression:
Tagged Country: Schweiz

Thank you very much!

25/05-21 15:35

#1 : 26/05-21 05:42

Kyu Rhee

Posts: 2

XXXXXX &&&&&&&&&&&&&& ####Kbps.qvn

XXXXXX: Fixed length
&&&&: Variable length
####: Variable length

Would love to rename a few thousand files to:

&&&&&&&&&&&&&& XXXXXX ####Kbps.qvn

Any suggestions? Thanks.

26/05-21 05:42

#1 : 29/05-21 23:27

Jorge Eliecer

Posts: 1

I can't rename 2242 archives at time

29/05-21 23:27

#1 : 30/05-21 03:38

Cory Kent

Posts: 2

Hello everyone. I'm trying to perform a specific name change on some files, however I have a brain injury so my learning curve is very steep. I'm unable to determine from the various methods described in the user guide, nor can I find an answer for this in the forum, and this is why I'm posting a question.

I'd like to rename some files to numbers. This is easy enough, however I get errors and have problems when I end up with many files with the same number names. I'd like to set the program to change the files to say a bunch of 1s or 0s, randomly, but the methods I know to do that. Don't let me change files completely sometimes, if changing a given number or letter to a 1 or 0 means that the new file will be the same.

Is there a way to say, change all the number 2s to a random sequence of 1s or 0s, making sure that none end up the same, so they can all be accepted by the program? Does this make sense? Because of my brain problem I don't know how I sound or if I am explaining myself properly.

Just to be clear, let's say I have files such as this:

122345
122346
122347

I can change the sequence 12234 to any combination of 111000101010101 or whatever.

But then when I go to change 5 to some combination, say 101, I have do something else for the 6, and it has to be different. This is fine if you see 3 like that, but not if I have 15 different files with a 2 left at the end, 20 with a 3, 10 with a 4, and so on. Then I'd have to do each file one by one with that method, and in that case I may as well do them all individually in the first place.

Any help would be very appreciated. Thank you most kindly.

30/05-21 03:38 - edited 30/05-21 03:39

#1 : 01/06-21 10:40

Wont Tell

Posts: 3

How can I modify the collision configuration with command line? I don't see anything to do this, I want to number the collision instead of ignoring them and not do anything.

01/06-21 10:40

#1 : 03/06-21 08:04

Peter

Posts: 1

Is it possible to renumber each uniquely-named file starting at 1?

I used the renumber method as shown here: https://ibb.co/RvWK9Rq

"aris" starts at 1, I would like "ki" and "zu" to start at 1 as well, if possible.

03/06-21 08:04

#1 : 05/06-21 14:45

JOOYOUNG CHOI

Posts: 1

This is AWESOME! I am so happy you made this! Thank you for being so generous! I am just starting to use this, and it is incredibly helpful. :)

Have you considered adding a right click context menu option for windows? I know I would definitely use that if you added it.

Again, thanks so much!

05/06-21 14:45

#1 : 07/06-21 11:29

Sark

Posts: 8

Hi all.

When I open advanced Renamer it always opens in a small window. I have to click the maximize button twice for a full screen display.
Although showing in a full window when I close, it never saves this setting. All other custom settings are saved. Is this a Windows issues, (Win 7) or is there a setting or file I can change to save this admitably small irritation.

Mark

07/06-21 11:29

#1 : 09/06-21 05:49

Nina

Posts: 4

Hello,

I read David Lees reply to the post at https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=11037, and I've been trying for hours to adjust the syntax to my filename:

I would like to turn
PXL_20210605_105152883.dng
into
2021.06.05, 12.51.52,883.dng

The original script was:

match = item.name.match(/^(.*_)(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})_(\d{2})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})$/);
epoch = Date.parse(match[2] + 'T' + match[3] + ':' + match[4] + ':' + match[5]);
date = new Date(epoch + 7 * 3600000);
return match[1]
+ date.getFullYear()
+ "-" + ("0" + (date.getMonth() + 1)).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getDate()).slice(-2)
+ "_" + ("0" + date.getHours()).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getMinutes()).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getSeconds()).slice(-2);

I either get an error in the Error-Column, or an Error Window "Access violation at address 68C5F7B5 in module js32.dll."

Could anyone point me to a resource that teaches how to change the syntax. Thank you so much

Nina

09/06-21 05:49

#1 : 09/06-21 18:20

Shaun

Posts: 7

how would i go about removing a pattern that starts like this E01 or e1234 ?
the number vary in length ?

Shaun

09/06-21 18:20

#1 : 10/06-21 02:20

Duncan

Posts: 1

How do I go about removing the leading alpha chars up to the first numeric number in file names in a directory.
eg.
EdmondSimmons879.478.3456_W_5.5.pdf
EdmondSimmons879.478.3456_W_6.0.pdf
etc.

10/06-21 02:20

#1 : 10/06-21 08:28

Kalina

Posts: 2

How to convert only the first letter to uppercase after the first dash separator?
Example:
From: any text - any. any text - any text
any text - ANY. ANY Text - ANY TEXT
To: any text - Any. any text - any text

10/06-21 08:28 - edited 10/06-21 08:32

#1 : 10/06-21 21:12

David

Posts: 1

Hi

I am trying to rename my photos using New Name and <ExifTool:SubSecDateTimeOriginal>

This works with up to approx 450 files. With a larger number of files the preview shows "Invalid tag" in red for the first file and "Exif tool error" in orange for the remainder of the files.

Not done exact test on the number of files when it fails, but I have renamed 447 files OK but it fails on 1300 files. I have to select show files and do in small subsets of files.

Any suggestions please to get this to work on all the files?

10/06-21 21:12

#1 : 12/06-21 05:52

Larson Randle

Posts: 4

I have a bunch of files where the characters "GIO#" and "SZ#" are in the filenames. How can i grab these sections and add them to the end of the filename.

Example:
Test GIO234 hi.mp4 to Test hi GIO234.mp4
SZ123 test file.mp4 to test file SZ123.mp4

12/06-21 05:52

#1 : 13/06-21 00:05

Mike

Posts: 2

Since windows version 1607 you can have paths longer than 256 characters (MAX_PATH) by setting the registry key HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\LongPathsEnabled but programs must be able to handle such longer filenames.

If I try to move some files from a deep directory to another directory (that in the 256 limit) I _can_ add the files (despite them being in long paths) but when actually moving them I get the error `101: Unknown error: The system cannot find the path specified`.

It would be really useful if you program could support files > MAX_PATH. I'm often using Advanced Renamer to cleanup downloaded files and often they end up in a rather deep directory structure which I then have to manually shorten first.

Kind Regards
~ Mike

PS: I only tested it with the conditions described above (moving the files from long dir to valid dir), but it probably also happens in other cases (renaming, copying, moving into long dir, ...)

13/06-21 00:05

#1 : 13/06-21 11:43

Christopher McCorry

Posts: 2

Hi

Suggestion - Could cmdline output be disable when logging to a file.

Thank in Advance

Chris

13/06-21 11:43

#1 : 13/06-21 21:24

Elmer B. Fuddled

Posts: 3

After updating AR to the latest version (3.87), I am not able to register my license key. This is an old issue. I contacted you once before when the new version came out, but was never able to correct the situation. Am giving it another go.

When I try to register the key I get the message Error Communicating with Server." In addition, clicking the "Check for an Update" link results in the message "Could not check for updates." I have reinstalled the program and rebooted a few times and made sure the firewall was allowing access.

I tried to send this message along with my license key to the email "[email protected], but that bounced. I'm really hoping to get this resolved and have no clue how to proceed further.
Can you please help?

Thank you kindly,

Deck Bargy

13/06-21 21:24 - edited 13/06-21 21:28

#1 : 14/06-21 06:56

matias

Posts: 3

Hi! I'm super new to this app and regex in general, so I would appreciate some help, I have some thousands .pdf files in this format:

*some title*, *subtitle* - *author*, *author* (in case of 2 authors, they could be more)

I want to replace the second and all subsequent appearances of the comma with an &, leaving any commas before de "-" intact

Can it be done?

14/06-21 06:56

#1 : 17/06-21 20:39

Ryan W

Posts: 3

I have a bunch of photos that are named in the following way:
2021-06-1413_21_58.050377

Where the format is:
YYYY-mm-ddHH_MM_SS.SSSSSS

The issue I have is that the files have incorrectly been coded with the wrong time, and I need to reduce the hours (in 24hr format) by 5 hours. This would mean that the final file name should be:
2021-06-1408_21_58.050377

I found and adjusted some JavaScript that I think should work:
if (/^\d{4}-\d\d-\d{4}_\d\d_\d\d\.\d+/.test(name)) {
x = new Date(Date.parse(name.replace(/^(\d{4})-(\d\d)-(\d\d)(\d\d).*/, '$1,$2,$3,$4')));
function decrease() {x.setHours(x.getHours()-5); return x};
y = decrease(x);
month = ('0'+(y.getMonth()+1)).replace(/^0(\d\d)$/,'$1');
day = ('0'+(y.getDate())).replace(/^0(\d\d)$/,'$1');
hr = ('0'+(y.getHours())).replace(/^0(\d\d)$/,'$1');
newName = y.getFullYear()+'-'+month+'-'+day+hr+name.substr(12) }

However, it shows an error:
Invalid script: Invalid post script: uncaught: 'identifier \x27name\x27 undefined'

Please let me know how to resolve this error. Thanks!

17/06-21 20:39

#1 : 21/06-21 20:21

James Matthew

Posts: 3

Hello!

I found a bug when working with overly long paths and scripts or exiftool tags.

Since I have long path support enabled, which means I can create filenames and paths greater than the 260 character limit. ExifTool can't work with such paths and usually throws a missing file error (it doesn't support \\?\ either as far as I know).
However, if one such a file is in a filelist and a rename operation uses exiftool tags like <ExifTool:Title>, a critical bug occurs when renaming:
Instead of receiving an errorCode of 125 (found that by luck, an update to https://www.advancedrenamer.com/doc/errorcodes.p hp would be cool!), the rename operation seemingly succeeds but with empty Strings for all tags used.

Id est, if I use a rename like "<ExifTool:Artist> - <ExifTool:Title>" on the name, this results in " - .m4a" as new filename.
The critical bug is however, that such files sometimes confuse their name and the renaming of the following files:
Given the scheme above, the problematic file then assumes the tag data of the following file and every file after it as well.
riders on the storm.m4a -> "The Doors - Riders on the Storm.m4a"
Some really long title[...].m4a -> "twentyonepilots - Jumpsuit.m4a"
Jumpsuit.m4a -> "The Stranglers - Golden Brown.m4a"
Golden Brown.m4a -> " - .m4a"

I can reproduce the issue, but sometimes I just get unexpected behaviour. For example, I once had the problem mentioned above, but seemingly random after about three tag-shifted files it displayed ExifTool Error for the rest.
With more too-long files, the tags were shifted by the number of too-long files.

These files can't be added by dragging them onto the list, but dragging a folder containing them adds them.

I wrote a simple script to prevent the issue above where other files are dragged in and that the empty strign rename stays unnoticed:

Pre:

var atLeastOnePathTooLong = false;

function byteLength(str) {
var s = str.length;
for (var i=str.length-1; i>=0; i--) {
var code = str.charCodeAt(i);
if (code > 0x7f && code <= 0x7ff) s++;
else if (code > 0x7ff && code <= 0xffff) s+=2;
if (code >= 0xDC00 && code <= 0xDFFF) i--; //trail surrogate
}
return s;
}

Script:

if(atLeastOnePathTooLong){
item.errorCode = 125;
item.errorMessage = 'File may receive wrong Exiftool data because a previous file\'s path is too long.';
return;
}

var l = byteLength(item.filename)

if(l > 259){
item.errorCode = 125;
item.errorMessage = 'Path has byte length of ' + l + ', exiftool wont find file.';
atLeastOnePathTooLong = true;
return;
}

When writing the script I also found that the files were messing with the debugger. Any log()s in other scripts before the one I posted are not shown at all, and log()s in scripts afterwards seem to overwrite if I add a log on top of the script above.

I saw the other post about MAX_PATH and that a new version is coming out soon - maybe the bad renaming will already fixed by that!
I guess since exiftool doesn't seem to support long paths itself, the best that can be done is to warn if a file can't be processed by exiftool and that no other files with ok paths are affected. If there's a way to get it fully working with long paths that would of course be even better!

21/06-21 20:21 - edited 21/06-21 20:25

#1 : 22/06-21 09:15

Reza

Posts: 1

Hi
My name is Reza.
I’ve used your software for rename my files.
Today I face a problem to rename my files. I’ve tried lots of method, but it hasn’t worked.
Please help me to find the solution.
I have lots of file downloaded from youtube and all of them have special suffix at the end (some trivial code). I want to remove these trivial codes at the end of my files.
For example this file has this name:
God_Delusion_by_Richard_Dawkins_[C85pvi87WK8]_[tag18].mp4
And I want to remove this: _[C85pvi87WK8]_[tag18]
I know the pattern is: _[???????????]_[?????]
But I couldn’t find a correct method to remove this irritating suffix.
In addition you can see the screenshot of my files in attachment.
I need your help to solve my problem.
Thanks a lot.

22/06-21 09:15

#1 : 28/06-21 06:01

Jonathan Grant

Posts: 8

I am trying to change the creation date attribute on photos created by iphone based on the date and time in the filename. Dropbox changes the file created by date to the time of upload, which is really annoying.

I am struggling to come up with a pattern that works. Here is an example of a filename: "Photo Jun 26, 12 33 28 PM.heic"

I tried <Month:Xxx> <Day>, <hour> <min> <sec>
but that did not work. Tried it with normal <Month>, but that didn't work either. Am I missing something?

28/06-21 06:01

#1 : 28/06-21 18:57

Kris

Posts: 2

I have not been able to use this program for over a month. I open it, it shows up in my taskbar but there's no app window. I've tried running as admin, uninstalling and reinstalling, giving permissions through my firewall. How can I make this program work again?

28/06-21 18:57

#1 : 29/06-21 04:55

Steve Biswanger

Posts: 4

Hi! I.d like to remove all characters before the pattern of a space followed by 2 digits (0-9) followed by a space, a separator, & another space. I.e

"Patrick O'Hearn - 1989 - Eldorado - 01 - Amazon Waltz" would become
"01 - Amazon Waltz"

Can anyone help me with z script please?

29/06-21 04:55

#1 : 01/07-21 19:28

Enrique Romero

Posts: 3

When I run the folder rename, I get two folders. 1. The new folder with the new name, and 2. The old folder without any files in it.

How can I get the program to run without duplicating the original folder?

01/07-21 19:28

#1 : 02/07-21 13:57

alice nguyen

Posts: 1

Hello. I have many files like this:

fondant, jar, dessert, cubes, food.jpg
grapes, strawberries, fruits, water, food.jpg

How to randomly change the location of words that being separated by comma in the file name. I want to rename the files like this:

fondant, cubes, dessert, food, jar.jpg
strawberries, food, fruits, grapes, water.jpg

Thank you.

02/07-21 13:57

#1 : 09/07-21 12:05

Steve jones

Posts: 3

Need to know if I can rename files by date taken ?

Thanks

09/07-21 12:05

#1 : 09/07-21 16:16

Dave Franks

Posts: 5

I had a vacation where multiple cameras were used including pics and videos. The time was synced on all of the devices and having the files named in order helps for creating a video of the vacation. I want the files to retain their extension but be renamed based on the image/video creation <year><month><dayofmonth>_<hour><minute><second>.<ext>. I was previously using "Stamp 2.8" to do this. Ideally I would like to choose a directory to process and it would handle the multiple file types in one pass. Is this possible?

09/07-21 16:16

#1 : 12/07-21 20:12

Gecko

Posts: 2

every time I run a batch it creates new folders, which I then have to remove with Empty Folder Cleaner and then update, it is between 2-6 times in each folder tree that I have from A to Z below I have a sampling library with extremely many files that I am organizing before I run this through Sononym to further organize the files for the sampling library Kit for my eurorack. folders and files are completely disorganized and all files are named differently and all files are different lengths and all files are organized in completely different ways than I want it. what I want in files is the name of the folder tree as an abbreviation where only the first letter is included as a capital letter on each word.
how do i get this done smoothly?

12/07-21 20:12 - edited 13/08-21 14:57

#1 : 13/07-21 21:31

Erik Hustad

Posts: 3

I have a bunch of folders that are in all caps. Trying to adjust them so the first letter of each word is capitalized and the remaining letters in each word are lowercase.

Here are the steps I'm following:

1) Ensuring I'm on the "Rename Folders" tab in the right pane, not "Rename Files".
2) Drag and drop folders I want to change onto the right pane in the app.
3) Confirming I want to "Add the folders", with "add subfolders" and "add root folders" checked.
4) Clicking "Add Method", selecting "New Case", and then selecting "Set upper case first letter in every word".

The "New Foldername" column in the right pane, which shows the preview of the revised naming, continues to show the folder names in all caps.

Do I need to do something differently to adjust the folder names?

Thanks!

13/07-21 21:31

#1 : 16/07-21 10:30

Andy

Posts: 4

Hello everyone, my problem is, that I want to delete all characters from file names that are between §AB..§ in more than one place. But so far I get an error message when §xy§ exists multiple. Tried replace and list replace
Does anyone have an idea for a working expression script
example:
§I-J§_ batch_Mainstr§A§_Port§001§
after
_batch_Mainstr_Port thanks for Ideas

16/07-21 10:30

#1 : 18/07-21 22:08

Fabrizio Longobardi

Posts: 1

Dear All,
I have imported photos putting them into many subfolders named YYYYMMDD (of folders named YYYY).
Now I would like to rename the subfolders automatically into YYYY-MM-DD (letting the folder name by YYYY).
Please how can I do it?

Thanks you very much!
best Regards
fabrizio

18/07-21 22:08

#1 : 19/07-21 12:43

Eirik Karlsen

Posts: 2

Hi,
I've photographed a microfiche (one of 40 !). The microfiche contains 208 images arranged in
rows B -> N, and columns 1->16. Like this:
B1......B16
C1......C16
.
.
N1.....N16

They were also photographed in that order, and the camera contains 208 images named
img_1.....img_208

I need to rename those images to their row/column name... This means start at B01 (for img_1) and count to B16 (for img_16), then C01 (for img_17), and so on.

Is this possible in AR??

19/07-21 12:43 - edited 19/07-21 12:46

#1 : 19/07-21 16:05

eduardo ramos

Posts: 1

Buenos dias Comunidad,

Tengo la necesidad de poder renombrar mas de 2000 donde se tiene dos criterios uno para clientes y otro para empresa.

apartir de un archivo donde se almacena el numero y un campo de identificacion donde muestra cuendo son clientes y cuando son empresas que la compare con la carpeta y cuando coincida ambos criterios lo separe con un -

Ejemplo del archivo:

123857899 C 123-85-7899
857894564 B 85-7894564

Ejemplo carpetas renombradas:

cuando son clientes

Carpeta original: 123857899
Carpeta renombrada: 123-85-7899

cuando son empresas:

Carpeta original: 857894564
Carpeta renombrada: 85-7894564

les agredezo su ayuda si es posible hacerlo.

19/07-21 16:05

#1 : 22/07-21 00:41

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

I have a folder naming format of:

1.10.5 - Sieman SFPH10GB2MS03
9.7.3 - Another server
23.456.78 - Another computer

I would like to pad the 3-part number string with padded zeros:

01.010.05 - Sieman SFPH10GB2MS03 (leading zeros added)
09.007.03 - Another server (leading zeros added)
23.456.78 - Another computer (no changes)

So far I have:

Text to be replaced: (\d+).(\d+).(\d+) -(.*)
Replace with: $1.$2.$3 - $4
Occurrence: 1st
Use regular expressions - checked
Apply to: Name

But I don't know how to make the first token 2-digits, the second token 3-digits, and the third token 2-digits - all with leading zeros.

Can someone please help me over the finish line?

Thank you,

Sailor Guy

22/07-21 00:41 - edited 22/07-21 04:54

#1 : 22/07-21 14:24

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

I submitted these enhancement requests back in Sept 2012 and again in 2020...

I am submitting these enhancement requests once again hoping they reach Kim Jensen and/or the AREN development team...

I have well over two dozen different AREN method files and it would be great to know which one I have loaded.

When you load a saved method, it would be nice to display the name of the saved method in the title bar or the command toolbar.

For example:

Title bar: Advanced Renamer 3.87 (Method: MCD-File-Rename-Based-on-DirName.aren)

Command Toolbar: ... Undo Previous Batch / Start Batch (Method: MCD-File-Rename-Based-on-DirName.aren)

It would also be nice that when you click the "Save" button that it defaults to the loaded method name rather than displaying a list of all AREN files in the BatchMethods folder that I then have to manually pick. A couple times I accidentally picked the wrong AREN file and overwrote the wrong file.

Thanks for considering these 2 fairly simple but useful enhancements.

Sailor Guy

22/07-21 14:24 - edited 22/07-21 14:35

#1 : 22/07-21 14:26

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

Is there a way when checking and unchecking methods before starting the batch, to see the number of files/folders that would be changed by the method?

I know you can see the files "un-grey" in the "New Filename" column, but it would be really useful to see a counter that shows how many files are changed if the method is applied.

Thank you for considering this request.

Sailor Guy

22/07-21 14:26

#1 : 22/07-21 14:33

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

I have noticed that the last update to Advanced Renamer was version 3.87 which was released on Oct 13, 2020.

Is Kim Jensen (or someone) still actively developing AREN?

I am curious because I just submitted a few enhancement requests and I am wondering if AREN is a still a product with a future of new features and functionality.

Thank you,

Sailor Guy

22/07-21 14:33

#1 : 25/07-21 19:56

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

I have a several hundred folder/subfolder tree that I want to add the files to the list group. Among the thousands of files are file types (extensions) I don't want to include in the list.

I know I can uncheck/exclude files individually once they are in the list and I know I can specify a "valid extension list" in the Filename Mask (like *.jpg;*.log) to include specific file types. But what I would prefer to do is use the "Regular expression match" field and "Not Matching" option in the "Add Folder" dialog box to filter out files with one or more invalid extensions like ".script" ".cli" ".ti*" (etc.).

I know I can enter a single "\.script$" in the Regular expression match and check the "Not Matching" option to exclude a single extension. But how do I specify multiple extensions like \.script$ \.log$ \.txt$

Thank you for any help.

Sailor Guy

25/07-21 19:56

#1 : 26/07-21 19:05

Victor Peters

Posts: 1

I've recently been working on renaming all files in my mp3 collection.

I've found out that, despite having the application set to first look for ID3v2 and then to ID3v1, with files that only contain ID3v1 tags the application isn't able to find the ID3 tags.

To solve this, I use Winamp to copy the ID3v1 tag's to the ID3v2 tags.

After this, when I open the files again in the application, this time it's able to find the ID3 tags.

It seems to me that I've run into a small bug.

I like the program a lot. But having to resort to the workaround described above is a time consuming.

26/07-21 19:05

#1 : 27/07-21 16:53

Axel Mertes

Posts: 8

Hi Kim,

I am using Advanced Renamer 3.87, Windows 10 x64...

I am trying to sort the preview of output names by clicking on the tile field above them column, but it does not work.

However, the exact same works fine for the source names, ordering either upward or downwards.

It would be cool if we can click on any headline to sort it either up- or downwards for that column.

Thanks
Axel

27/07-21 16:53 - edited 27/07-21 21:23

#1 : 27/07-21 19:48

Axel Mertes

Posts: 8

Hi Kim, David,

I am using Advanced Renamer 3.87, Windows 10 x64...

I am trying to write a script to sort photos and videos to uniquie but standardized folders and names as follows:

YYYY // YYYY-MM-YY // YYYY-MM-DD hh-mm-ss Country State City CamerMake CameraModel MD5[...hash...].EXT

The idea is to clean up doublets this way. All works pretty fine, but some MOV files have problems creating a MD5, SHA1 or SHA256 hash checksum.

I do get a "Ungültiger tag" error, which translates to "invalid tag" error.

// Add MD5 hash code to fileName
if ( app.parseTags( '<MD5>' ) ) {
// if ( item.md5Exists == true ) {
fileName = fileName + " MD5[" + app.parseTags( '<MD5>' ) + "]";
}

Unfortunately the error handling does not work at this point and I really don't see ANY reason why a file should not have a hash checksum at all?

I also tried using item.md5 but it seems to end in an error too.

I also tried adding the MD5, SHA1 and SHA256 tags using the GUI only, but the result is identical.

Is that a bug?
Any idea how to work around this?

Cheers
Axel

27/07-21 19:48 - edited 27/07-21 21:20

#1 : 31/07-21 20:50

Txus

Posts: 1

En la interface de Advanced Renamer al presionar el boton plantillas que estan alofadas en :
C:\Users\<username> solo se muestran 20 plantillas .aren
quisiera saber si se podria hacer que se muestren mas numero de plantillas.
Mil gracias por adelantado

31/07-21 20:50

#1 : 04/08-21 06:25

Mark

Posts: 2

Hi I was wondering if there was a way to easily remove word/s between [ ] such as using regx or patterns?

For example I have a movie that when I first originally named it I had
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory [40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition] (1971)

Now when I include that movie in the list of other movies I just want that movie (and others like it) to be renamed like this
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory [] (1971)

04/08-21 06:25

#1 : 05/08-21 02:07

Ben

Posts: 1

Hi there! Saw this requested in an earlier (and now locked) post, but I don't see that this feature was ever added. It looks like the tool supports MD5, SHA1, and SHA256 renaming -- which is great -- but it would be awesome if we could also use the CRC32 naming convention as well. Makes for better viewing of long lists of files in the explorer window.

Love the app!
-RGamer-

05/08-21 02:07

#1 : 06/08-21 09:12

Nik Mgl

Posts: 2

Hello,

I have found couple of old posts and unfortunately with no solution. And I can't reply to those posts.

I have files with different file name lengths and extensions. I want to move those files by creating folders for each file with file name and extension.

Example:
File-1.jpg moved to folder File-1.jpg\File-1.jpg
File-2.pdf moved to folder File-2.pdf\File-2.pdf

I have tried <Substr:1:300> command but it creates a folder with a file name without the extension. Is there a way to include extension in the folder name?

06/08-21 09:12

#1 : 09/08-21 05:53

Terry

Posts: 2

Hello everyone, I'm about to despair ...

When importing videos from the GoPro, the creation date changes to the time of import.
That's why I start a batch as follows:
a) to read out the correct creation date
b) change the name to the creation date

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mRk9D-4swFLN2G7 laqgEFHgCzXop5SqH/view?usp=sharing

There are then always 2 hours more in the name than in the EXIF.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/116Tvh8qvS9hfrfb lNSwKo9YuCPEwD-v7/view?usp=sharing

How can I fix this?

Many thanks for your help.

Best regards
Terry

09/08-21 05:53

#1 : 14/08-21 05:03

Felix Hensler

Posts: 1

hallo, kann ich die schriftart ändern
danke

14/08-21 05:03

#1 : 19/08-21 15:19

Michael A Jones

Posts: 2

I need to remove a string of data from various ID3 tags, but I am having problems accomplishing this. Is there a method of doing this?

Thanks in advance for any help I can get.
Michael Jones

19/08-21 15:19

#1 : 24/08-21 16:47

Erick

Posts: 1

I have a computer with Windows 10 and two monitors. I configured the Windows taskbar to only display the windows open in that monitor. When the program is used in a computer with multiple monitors and these settings, the icon of the program will be shown only on the taskbar of the main monitor instead of the proper monitor. Maybe there is some missing configuration to comply with what Windows is expecting for this function to work properly.

24/08-21 16:47

#1 : 25/08-21 03:43

byzod

Posts: 3

Hi, kim, can you support rename in place? (maybe via buffer or something

For example, I have 3 files (1.txt/2.txt/3.txt), rename rules below return error

1.txt -> 2.txt // error file existed
2.txt -> 3.txt // error file existed
3.txt -> 4.txt // valid

However all rules are valid when renaming using Total Commander
It automatically solved said problem and returns 2.txt/3.txt/4.txt in one run

I don't know how it did it, maybe quietly move to a temp folder and move back or something

Can advanced renamer support this feature too please? It's very convenient for photos/documents handling

25/08-21 03:43

#1 : 25/08-21 04:31

byzod

Posts: 3

There's a "edit filename" mode in Total Commander, which is super convenient for quick editing of small amout of file names, similar to "List" method of advanced renamer

I'll show how it works in TC and AR first, then how I wish to improve it

File Edit of TC:
1. Select few files in TC then click "rename" button
2. Click "Edit Filename" button, a temporary text file that contains the filename list will be generated by TC and opened with text editor (it can be customized by user)
3. Now you can edit filename list directly with your trustful editor, save and close the temporary file when you're done
4. Click yes to load the change of filename list temporary file

File Edit (List method) of Advanced Renamer:
1. Select 1 file and right click it to open AR, then drag target files into it. Because AR doesn't support single instance and I don't have the permission to add context menu on company PC
2. Add batch method "List"
3. Click "populate list"
4. Click "Yes"
5. Copy all content in the text box and paste them to my trustful text editor
6. Edit filenames, then paste back when I'm done
7. Few more tedious actions like close my text editor, and click "no" when it ask me what to do when being closed with unsaved content

As I showed above, AR can "edit name" with combined actions, but kind of unclean and tedious
Kim, could you please tweak the "list" a little to support direct "edit name" mode?

For example
1. Add "edit name" button to "List" method, when user click it, generate temporary file of filename list and open it with editor (notepad.exe as default and can be changed in setting)
2. Add "load" button which is only enabled when said temporary file created. When user click it, fill text box with the temp file content
3. Remove unnecessary confirm dialog or make it optional in settings :)

25/08-21 04:31

#1 : 26/08-21 23:52

Bruce Wills

Posts: 1

Hello,
I'm trying to rename some of my soundtracks.
But I'm having these encoding issues with Japanese titles as seen in this image:
https://postimg.cc/1nJ2rQ6m

I saw on the internet that apparently ExifTool supports UTF-8.
I hope if that's not too much of a problem if you can fix this error in a later version of the program.

Also I'm using the latest version of the program. Thanks in advance.

26/08-21 23:52

#1 : 28/08-21 23:57

Vicki

Posts: 4

Hi Kim and congratulations for a great programme.

I am setting up my first preset which has several consecutive methods in it.
It would be very helpful for troubleshooting and adjusting presets to different source filenames, to see a summary of the action and position in the top bar of each method item when collapsed,, for example:

"+1: Timestamp Created,Modified; Filename pattern"
"+2: Add <ExifTool:MediaCreateDate>; 1"
"+3: Remove 2, -1" (for remove count 2, starting at 1 backwards)
"+4: Add "-"; 5"
"+5: Add "-"; 8"
"+6: Replace " ","_"; 1st"
"+10: Add " (<ExifTool:Duration>)"; -0" (for position 0, backwards)
"+11: Replace "_","h"; 2nd"

Even just a simplified version, showing just the first component, would save trawling through several to find what needs to be changed!

(I have supported a similar request for showing preset names at https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=11955)

Many thanks for your consideration of this. :)
version 3.88
Vicki

28/08-21 23:57 - edited 29/08-21 00:47

#1 : 29/08-21 00:28

Vicki

Posts: 4

I have added the exif tags "'<ExifTool:Title>'" and then "(<ExifTool:Duration>)" into filenames.

I want to change the duration format from "0_00_00" to "0h00m00". (Note: this same format could also be in the added Title!)

I tried using the replace box, but there are an unknown number of underscores in the imported Titles, so the position of the underscore cannot be set using the 1st/2nd box from the start.

It could be set from the end, if there was a backwards tick box?

Or is there another way to achieve this please?

Many thanks, Vicki (v3.88)

29/08-21 00:28 - edited 29/08-21 00:38

#1 : 04/09-21 00:13

Carl

Posts: 3

Hello,

Just for thought... say that I have 515 movie files all in one folder. Just 515 mkv, mp4, avi... files all jammed into one "E:/Movie" folder. But I need each of these files placed into separate folders of the same name. So "E:/Movies/Citizen Kane.avi" now moves into "E:/Movie/Citizen Kane/Citizen Kane.avi"

Is this possible with Advanced Renamer?

04/09-21 00:13

#1 : 09/09-21 18:11

Jim Witherspoon

Posts: 14

In the user guide explanation for the SUBSTR tag, I see this:

The parameters don't have to be numeric indexes, they can also be text strings to search for in the filename.
Example of use: <Substr:ki:an> will return "ng m" for "The walking man.txt".

Is there a way to get the Substr tag to extract a regular expression match in the filename?

I am figuring out how to do this using a Script but it would be nice to be able to extract a substring using regex and place it at a specific location using the Add method and the Substr tag.

09/09-21 18:11

#1 : 11/09-21 02:26

Singapore

Posts: 3

I have been tagging some files with F-Stop from android and it creates a XMP file as a side car to the original file.

Is it possible to rename the original image/movie file with the <ExifTool:Subject> from its side car (XMP)?

How do we go about doing that?

11/09-21 02:26

#1 : 13/09-21 22:43

Norton Bussin

Posts: 1

Is it possible to provide a new file name for images based on: 1) the date the image was taken and 2) numbering restarting with each date change and skipping at a predetermined interval?

Here's an example of the proposed renaming:

Current File Name Date Taken Proposed Name
Scan 81.jpeg 9/12/1930 8:15 AM 19300912 001.jpeg
Scan 58.jpeg 9/12/1930 1:31 PM 19300912 003.jpeg
Scan 60.jpeg 9/12/1930 1:31 PM 19300912 005.jpeg
Scan 5.jpeg 9/12/1933 7:02 AM 19330912 001.jpeg
Scan 4.jpeg 9/12/1933 7:03 AM 19330912 003.jpeg
Scan 6.jpeg 9/12/1933 7:03 AM 19330912 005.jpeg
20210910 Scan 3.jpeg 9/12/1936 7:05 AM 19360912 001.jpeg
20210910 Scan 32.jpeg 9/12/1936 7:09 AM 19360912 003.jpeg

13/09-21 22:43

#1 : 14/09-21 19:13

Cubilas

Posts: 1

Advanced Renamer will get stuck in an infinite error loop at the Start Renaming dialog if the drive has 0 bytes free.
All buttons will lead to an error dialog popup.
There is no way to exit the program at this point.

On another note - I absolutely love Advanced Renamer! It's worth every penny. Thank you for your hard work and constant updates!

14/09-21 19:13

#1 : 17/09-21 12:09

Maurice Hulsman

Posts: 1

Since scripting utilizes JavaScript (SpiderMonkey's implementation) I was half and half expecting prompt() or window.prompt() to work.

So the question is: is user input supported here and if so, how?

17/09-21 12:09

#1 : 18/09-21 06:46

David

Posts: 1

Hi there!

I have files named like this :

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.mp4
consectetur adipiscing elit.mp4
Nullam nunc libero.mp4
tristique rhoncus bibendum in.mp4
Sub 1.txt
Sub 2.txt
Sub 3.txt
Sub 4.txt

im looking for a way to replace txt file name with Video name.

I want the result is like this :

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.mp4
consectetur adipiscing elit.mp4
Nullam nunc libero.mp4
tristique rhoncus bibendum in.mp4
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.txt
consectetur adipiscing elit.txt
Nullam nunc libero.txt
tristique rhoncus bibendum in.txt

thanks

18/09-21 06:46

#1 : 19/09-21 22:56

jerry

Posts: 2

I want to rename a batch of files so that each file will assign the string in its ID3 Title field to its Filename field. Any suggestions?

19/09-21 22:56 - edited 19/09-21 22:57

#1 : 21/09-21 06:50

generic user

Posts: 1

21/09-21 06:50 - edited 18/01-22 00:55

#1 : 21/09-21 17:40

Jon

Posts: 2

I have a folder of images with names like the following...

red car - 123456.jpg
green truck 123456.jpg
blue boat-123456.jpg
yellow motorcycle -456789.png
black bicycle - 456789.png
white tricycle 456789.png

I first need to remove everything but 10 rightmost characters. Obviously this will fail because I would wind up with 3 images named 123456.jpg and 3 named 456789.jpg which is not allowed. To address this, I would like to add a caret "^" plus a sequence number to end up with the following...

123456^1.jpg
123456^2.jpg
123456^3.jpg
456789^1.jpg
456789^2.jpg
456789^3.jpg

I've not been able to determine how to use the Remove function to remove characters after the ten rightmost characters. I imagine that I need to use the Replace function as well but I suck at RegEx so I am humbly begging for assistance :) Any help is greatly appreciated!

21/09-21 17:40

#1 : 25/09-21 11:29

Soon

Posts: 2

hi all

I tried all the date fields that I found including the image tag date fields, but I could not find the one I really need. Ursprung (source?) Auhfnahmedatum (capture date?). see print screen?

https://imgshare.io/image/screenshot-2021-09-25- 112622.pomiO9

Is it possible with Advanced renamer, if so what variable would it be and if not, does anyone now how this would be possible with e.g. powershell?

many thanks.

chris

25/09-21 11:29

#1 : 27/09-21 23:25

jerry

Posts: 2

How do I rename the following:

CanonShot (2015_10_31 05_10_38 UTC) (2015_11_16 00_00_47 UTC).pdf

to:

CanonShot.pdf.

27/09-21 23:25

#1 : 28/09-21 15:23

Codrin

Posts: 1

Hello guys and thank you for such a great program. I`m using a synology nas with photos app that is managing the newer photos taken with phone using this format IMG_20210914_151014.jpg
With Advanced Renamer I managed to do this using IMG_<Year Modified><Month Modified><Day Modified>_<Hour Modified><Min Modified><Sec Modified> but is not the correct date like in exif creation date. If I`m using Creation is also incorrect.
How can I use exif info but to have the same output like above? Because using IMG_<ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> I`m not getting the desired name.
Second question is for format type. What should I use to have IMG_ for image types and MOV_ for movies (.mp4 .mov etc) ?

A little edit: after using “Date original” on program data and IMG_<Img Year><Img Month><Img Day>_<Img Hour><Img Min><Img Sec> is getting some correct results but on many images I don`t have any dates, and using exif tool for those images for example the FileModifyDate is 2016:12:26 13:45:01+02:00 and FileCreateDate is 2021:09:28 13:42:37+03:00. There is no original date or Taken date on them.
My third question is how can I use something like if Date original exists, use method if not use FileModifyDate ?

28/09-21 15:23 - edited 28/09-21 15:40

#1 : 02/10-21 03:22

Bu88leZ

Posts: 1

Hello,

I have a folder of files, some of the filenames contain a exclamation mark (!) which I want to remove, easy. However I want to do this from a batch file (also easy), but only want to process files containing an exclamation mark (!).

I have everything working except adding the "Item Mask". I have tried the -msk *!*.* in the batch file (and every combination I can think of), but I cant get AREN to select only files containing a !.

In a batch file (or cmd) "dir *!*.*" gives me the desired results.

Sample code:
"C:\Program Files\Advanced Renamer\arenc.exe" -e C:\RenRemoveExclamation.aren -t files -p "%~dp0" -msk *!*.* -o filename -m rename

Where am I going wrong? I'm sure it's something simple I'm missing.

Thanks.

BTW *!*.* works in the "Filename Mask" when adding to the app.

02/10-21 03:22 - edited 02/10-21 03:28

#1 : 04/10-21 03:28

Zdenek Drska

Posts: 2

Hi guys,
I am trying to sort out thousands of pictures om our taking on few different cameras and my phone. Traveling through Australia, you don't have constant coverage, so your phone changes it's location when on the signal, but that's usually nowhere at the real spot, with only one of my cameras having GPS chip.
So I started with one folder form 2009 and converted all the pictures in Advanced Renamer by the originally taken time from Exif, so my new file name is yyyy_MM_dd hh_mm_dd_ss_originalfilename_devicetaken and that's it to sort it all out.
But I have some movies MOV, which still have Exif, but in different form and the data of the original file are in three section there, so even if I knew that I can change them, will I have to change all of them? This old camera was badly set up and the pictures are 6:39:11 sec backwards. There is no way of changing this in the file name in this program or, actually anywhere else, if I am not mistaken, as a batch rename. And that's only beginning of my work.
So I believe, it could be easily done by the javascript, but instead learning the whole thing, could I found anyone to write me the script which we could also publish?
The original Exif of my video I can send later.

Thank you very much,
regards, Sidney

04/10-21 03:28

#1 : 11/10-21 04:30

Jose

Posts: 17

Hey Guys, I have been testing the Advanced Renamer for a few weeks. Everything was going well, but now the App tells me that the file name is to long and won't do any operations.

This is a false error, for I am testing a file name "TheTextFile.srt" and I have placed in multiple locations, including my desktop on Windows 10, and I still get the error. I purchased the license since I like the App and thinking this would resolve the problem, but no success for me.

I tried to email the developer, but the when I click the "email me" in the support section of this site, link, it tries to open MS outlook, which I do not have set up. I believe in any support site there should be a contact form, not a link where you have to have software like outlook set up.

Can anybody help me, please?

Thanks.

11/10-21 04:30

#1 : 11/10-21 17:12

Wolfgang Paeusch

Posts: 4

Hi,

aren is a great tool. But I have meanwhile a lot of methods and it would be helpful for me to add a comment, which helps me to remember the purpose of the method, e.g.

Method: [^\w0-9-_+!?,;#]
Comment: Helps to eliminate hebraic characters from filename

If it is already possible - thanks for a hint :-)
If not, I would like to put it as a suggestion on the wishlist ;-)

Regards,

Wolfgang

11/10-21 17:12

#1 : 14/10-21 06:47

naeem

Posts: 4

Hi

I created a list of all the different renaming methods that i use quite regularly. my issue is that i am now forced to change my PC.

How do I go about saving/exporting my list and have it on my new PC?

thanks
Naeem

14/10-21 06:47 - edited 14/10-21 07:43

#1 : 14/10-21 08:31

Romel

Posts: 4

At 2021-10-13, the Microsoft Windows Defender has raised a Threat detection:
Detected: Rogue:Win32/PrivacyCenter
Elements Affected: file:fullpathtoadvancedrenamerportable\arenc.exe

Would you mind check this detection?, I would like think this is just a false-positive....

Version detected as virus: 3.88.1
Architecture: X64
Hash (from RapidCRC Unicode)
CRC: A5E6A906
MD5: 46edc16dbb347e13509eae87e224541c
SHA1: 0aa779b12f5c98db211a005dfa5cdd9eff33f3c8

Checked at virustotal, with a no threat detection results; even the hashes reported by virustotal are the same obtained from RapidCRC Unicode.

14/10-21 08:31

#1 : 17/10-21 05:33

Anon

Posts: 3

Hello. I have a batch of files to rename. All of them are formatted like so;

[Abc] Name (Xyz) {Unwanted Text}

I'd like to rename them all, removing the part within {curly brackets}. Anyone know how I can go about this? Substring is close, but I need to end at the first instance of a Curly Bracket instead of just at a static end point.

17/10-21 05:33 - edited 17/10-21 05:35

#1 : 17/10-21 15:46

Niehusmann Emil

Posts: 1

Ich bekomme es einfach nicht hin.
Ich wollte eine Reihe Bilder umbenennen und zwar in der Art, daß ich einen Teil des Namens verschiene aber damit komme ich nicht zurecht.

Hier der Beispieldateiname und hier so soll es dann aussehen

IMG_20200120_131421.jpg 20200120_IMG_131421.jpg

habe schon lange versucht, komme aber nicht weiter damit.
Rein manuell kein Problem unter Umbenennen die ersten 4 Stellen ausschneiden und nach dem
2ten _ einfügen. Jedoch das 50 oder mehrere Male durchführten ist nicht so das Wahre

17/10-21 15:46

#1 : 17/10-21 23:02

Heinz Schwab

Posts: 1

I often rename many thousands of files in a batch and want to double-check if the maybe 20 filenames affected by a minor change will be rename correctly. But I need to scroll through the whole list of files to find the ones affected (listed in bold). If you could add a button to show only the items that will affected/changed it would be such a time saver.

Thanks!

17/10-21 23:02 - edited 18/10-21 11:04

#1 : 19/10-21 15:56

Louis Routhier

Posts: 3

Hi,
I want to randomly number a bunch of files. I have seen around many people mentioning the <rand:min:max> tag which works good in an interactive way but I would like to use it in a command line and since I have to manually modify the max to my items count each time, I was wondering if there is a way of doing something like this: <rand:1:<Num Items>>

(I have seen some posts mentioning pre-batch scripts but I would prefer to not go there)

Thanks :)

19/10-21 15:56

#1 : 19/10-21 22:07

Styb

Posts: 80

I updated my system to Windows 11, and I noticed an issue regarding the transparency of data entry fields in the rename methods. See the following pics:

https://i.postimg.cc/g2jSbXVY/Image-1.png
https://i.postimg.cc/Sxnrv04R/Image-2.png

I don't know if it's a problem of my system.

19/10-21 22:07 - edited 20/10-21 18:07

#1 : 20/10-21 00:01

Tho Con

Posts: 6

Hi,
Can someone please help me.
I want to move a group of files to a folder and keep same file name.
Basically use the name of file before "_ddmmyyyy" to create a folder for that file and move all same group file to that folder.

example:
file1_ddmmyyy xxxxxxxx.jpg (where is ddmmyyyy is random day, date, year)
file1_ddmmyyy xxxxxxxx.jpg (where is ddmmyyyy is random day, date, year)
file2_ddmmyyy xxxxxxxx.jpg (where is ddmmyyyy is random day, date, year)
file2_ddmmyyy xxxxxxxx.jpg (where is ddmmyyyy is random day, date, year)

move all files above to file1 and file2 folders.

Thank you

20/10-21 00:01

#1 : 20/10-21 13:09

Kai

Posts: 1

When my PC is in 4k (UHD 3840 × 2160) resolution and I try to add a new rule, the panel goes blank and no fields are visible.
Does anyone else have this problem or a resolution (pun intended)?
Cheers (Oct-2021)

20/10-21 13:09

#1 : 20/10-21 18:07

Dustin Short

Posts: 1

I ran into a problem when renaming large video files that used exiftool tags. Some of the tags wouldn't be read and when using the exiftool from within Advance Renamer I'd get the an error:

"End of processing at large atom (LargeFileSupport not enabled)"

You can enable large file support using exiftool normally, but there's no direct way within Advanced renamer to add arguments to the command or change settings. I did find a solution though.

You can use a normal Exif Tool Config file with advancedrenamer. All you have to do is add a ".ExifTool_config" to the program folder where ARen.exe is installed (usually C:\Program Files\Advanced Renamer\). The ExifTool website has more details on how to setup a config file and provides an example on their page. For my specific problem of large file support, all I had to do was create an empty config file and add the following lines:

%Image::ExifTool::UserDefined::Options = (
LargeFileSupport => 1,
);

If you use the example config from the ExifTool website, you can just add the above code to the end of the document or find the "%Image::ExifTool::UserDefined::Options" section and add "LargeFileSupport => 1," into the list of other configured options.

I hope this helps for anyone having large file problems.

20/10-21 18:07

#1 : 21/10-21 16:26

Alan Reed

Posts: 3

Simple question

With images and videos from the same camera:

Should <Video Date Hour> out of video produce the same result as <Img Hour> out of image file when both the video and image were captured at the same time?

Previously when the camera was not set DST, <Img Hour> was an hour behind the value of <Video
Date Hour> whether that was due to DST or not I don't know!

I have a very complex issue that's almost too complex to easily explain, but an answer to the above will aid me greatly.

Thanks

21/10-21 16:26 - edited 21/10-21 17:58

#1 : 22/10-21 06:27

Louis Routhier

Posts: 3

I build a routine to rename my pictures base on a <given name>-<date>-<RndNumberScript>.
Would it be possible to provide the renaming engine with <Given name> as a command line argument that I could then use in my renaming process? Maybe something along the lines of <CmdLineArg1> that I could use in NewName or other similar functions.

22/10-21 06:27

#1 : 22/10-21 12:28

Allen

Posts: 2

I am failing to understand what is likely a simple example, but could someone please provide an example or screenshot of the syntax to bulk, partially rename, a series of pdf documents:

from:

Jeans Musical News Newsletter-1983-06.pdf
Jeans Musical News Newsletter-1983-07.pdf

to:

Periodicals_Hobby_Jeans_1983-06.pdf
Periodicals_Hobby_Jeans_1983-07.pdf

Thanks for any guidance.

22/10-21 12:28

#1 : 23/10-21 23:14

Harald

Posts: 1

DXO Photolab creates a sidecar file with the original filename including extension, and then adds a 'dop' extension to that.
Example: original file: "image.jpg" sidecar file: "image.jpg.dop"

I would like to rename some of my image files, and the associated dop files as well, however the Pair Renaming option is not recognizing these as pairs.

The dop files need to have the same name as the image file, or Photolab will not associate them.

Any advice would be appreciated.

23/10-21 23:14

#1 : 25/10-21 15:51

Jason

Posts: 1

I have files of the following naming:

52_PA58
052_PA40
53_PA41
053_PA62

I want to achieve

PA58
PA40
PA41
PA62

I've experimented a lot with the remove and replace methods but I have no luck.

Any suggestions? Thank you.

25/10-21 15:51

#1 : 25/10-21 20:43

Jesus S. Mora

Posts: 2

I need remove the next pattern but I didn't find the correct way:
[* Mbps], [Whatever numer Mbps]

Old name:
El ultimo Barfighter [1080p] [AVC] [5.7 Mbps] [spa, eng]

New name (Delete [5.7 Mbps]):
El ultimo Barfighter [1080p] [AVC] [spa, eng]

Someone can help me?

25/10-21 20:43

#1 : 29/10-21 12:11

Joe Chung

Posts: 1

Dear technician, can ADVancedrenamer move multiple subfiles to their respective folders at once?

TXT 2.TXT is moved by advancedrenamer into folders 1 and 2?

29/10-21 12:11

#1 : 31/10-21 08:40

Posts: 1

trying to remove numbered pattern from files:

1) thru 100) at beginning of file name.

suggestions?

31/10-21 08:40

#1 : 31/10-21 19:06

Alan Reed

Posts: 3

Can I add a number to a tag value

As in "<Video Date Hour>+1" so I could adjust values of the tags when composing filename?

Thanks if you can answer this :)

31/10-21 19:06

#1 : 05/11-21 23:33

Jorn

Posts: 1

Hello,

What is the best way to swap like below example so the text within the square brackets and the square brackets change place

Old situation:
image - [name] - [San Fransisco].jpg
image - [name, name & name] - [San Fransisco].jpg
video - [name & name] - [San Fransisco].mp4
video - [name] - [Los Angeles].mp4

New situation
image - [San Fransisco] - [name].jpg
image - [San Fransisco] - [name, name & name].jpg
video - [San Fransisco] - [name & name].mp4
video - [Los Angeles] - [name].mp4

05/11-21 23:33

#1 : 11/11-21 13:35

Paca

Posts: 1

Hi everyone,

I have to rename about 1500 images as follows. All the images have their name separated by "-" and after the last "-" there is the word that I want.

For example:
aaaa-aaaaaaa-aa-aaa-xxxxx
(not including the "-" I want to remove everything except the "xxxxx")

How can I do it?
Thanks

11/11-21 13:35

#1 : 11/11-21 15:44

helloworld

Posts: 2

eg: ã€ŠTomcatã€‹8 ==> 8ã€ŠTomcatã€‹

11/11-21 15:44

#1 : 12/11-21 01:22

Francesco CICCONI

Posts: 2

rinominare più directories contemporaneamente
sto cercando di rinominare tutte le cartelle denominate
61 - integrazione
in
54 - integrazione
Ogni volta che provo a rinominarli, il programma viene fornito con un codice di errore
109
che dice che
"Possibilità di più file con lo stesso nome"

Non capisco cosa significa

12/11-21 01:22

#1 : 12/11-21 11:35

Î Î±Î½Î±Î³Î¹ÏŽÏ„Î·Ï‚ Î£Î¹ÏŽÎ¼Î¿Ï‚

Posts: 2

Hi!
I want to add increased number at the end of selected filenames
There is a way to ask for the starting number before batch execution?

12/11-21 11:35

#1 : 15/11-21 01:10

Eleven

Posts: 1

Hello! Is it possible to implement such an idea?

I have a folder that contains subfolders. Some of the subfolders contain duplicate files. I need to implement a search for duplicates in these subfolders and rename them using the pattern "_ <Subfolder name>". At the same time, the rest of the files in the subfolders should not be affected.

It was just as great if the program could create the same subfolders by name in a separate folder and move the renamed duplicates into them. I am dealing with 20,000+ photos.

An example of files without renaming:
===
Folder "Example"
-Subfolder "Example2"
- "file.jpg"
- "file2.jpg"

- Subfolder "Example3"
- "file.jpg"
- "file3.jpg"
===
Final:
-Subfolder "Example2"
- "file_Example2.jpg"
- "file2.jpg"

-Subfolder "Example3"
- "file_Example3.jpg"
- "file3.jpg"
===

Or, for the program to transfer the renamed duplicates to another folder, keeping their subfolders:

- Folder "Example4"
- Subfolder "Example2"
- "file_Example2.jpg"

- Subfolder "Example3"
- "file_Example3.jpg"

Thank you in advance for your feedback.

15/11-21 01:10

#1 : 18/11-21 00:13

Anna-Lena

Posts: 1

Hello, thanks for stopping by to read my questions. I have an ambitious/complex renaming project that I cannot figure out by myself, being new to regular expressions. Multiple operations need to be performed on a set of files.
First, I want to:

+++ Add a phrase to files with a specific filetype +++

I have a bunch of files with two different file extensions.
Files with filetypeB should always get or have a specific phrase at the beginning, filetypeA should not.

The names of the files are something like this:

food_ milk & éclairs 3.filetypeA

SpecificPHRASE_stringofwords[Hello] & über! V2.filetypeB

FiletypeB should start with a specific phrase (always the same one with lower and uppercase letters) followed by an underscore at the beginning, example:

SpecificPHRASE_

If a filetypeB file does not have the phrase, I want the renamer to add it. But if it is there, the addition should be skipped. It should never be applied to filetypeA files.

EDIT:
I have figured out a way to check if the phrase exists and to add it, also removing double entries such as SpecificPHRASE_SpecificPHRASE, and worked out that I can give the batch a filemask filter so only that filetype will be affected using the Replace Method with regular expressions.

Text to replace: (SpecificPHRASE_)*
Text to replace with: SpecificPHRASE_
Regular Expression option checked.

So I guess that part is solved, unless there is a better way to do this.

+++ Remove/convert special characters +++

The second thing I want to do is remove/convert special characters in all filenames.

The files may contain special characters such as @, ! &, ê, ä, ß, symbols, or letters from other alphabets such as Cyrillic.

1. Any Symbols like © or ♥ should be either removed entirely or converted to underscores.

2. I want the filenames to only consist of:

Letters (Aa-Zz),
numerals 0 to 9,
_ underscores and - dashes.

3. Any punctuation, brackets, and empty spaces should be converted to underscores, but existing dashes should remain untouched.

4. Special letters should be converted into plain letters, for example, é becomes e.

5. Characters like @ should become "At", & should become "And", ° should be "Degrees".

I already figured out how to solve the problem for 3 and 5. using the list replace method. This feature makes conversions of these characters into plain text very easy.

I also worked out a replacement containing [^\w\d_-] using regular expressions and it keeps only regular letters, numbers, _ and -, but also removes the special letters completely instead of replacing them with plain ones.

But if I go and put every special character and symbol into a list manually especially from other alphabets, it'll take forever. Is there a way to convert the special characters into a plain English alphabet? so, a Cyrillic Ð¤ would become f, an ê would become e, and so on.

Any help is very much appreciated. I plan on creating a batch file to automate this, so if this takes multiple steps/cannot be put into one single operation, that would be okay.

Edit2: (I am trying to work on/solve the issue as best as I can):

I found a javascript script that can normalize accent characters here:
https://ricardometring.com/javascript-replace-sp ecial-characters

but I have no idea how to add the code to work in advanced renamer (a simple copy/paste into the script method field did not work and I have no idea how to code in js). Maybe someone here knows how to get it to work?

18/11-21 00:13 - edited 18/11-21 17:47

#1 : 18/11-21 22:14

aris

Posts: 1

I everyone
I'mtrying to rename MP4 video files.
As soon as I try to add files to rename I have a crash.
If I change the MP4 extensions with *.VLC the renaming works properly...
Could you help me?

thanks
aris

18/11-21 22:14 - edited 18/11-21 22:15

#1 : 20/11-21 16:58

Cornelius Nyber

Posts: 2

Hi,

I want to rename in my folder the folling file pairs on my SOny cam:
[original]
C0001.MP4
C0001.MP4.modd
C0001.MP4.moff

[new]
20200415_120024.MP4
20200415_120024.MP4.modd
20200415_120024.MP4.moff

I found a method in the forum whiched showed how to replace the .MP4 name to get the file pairs identified. But somehow this is not working:

"You can achieve the desired result in two passes, without using a script.
Make sure that "Pair renaming" is enabled and load all your files into the list

First Pass:
Remove ".MP4" from the filenames using "Replace"...
Text to be replaced: ".MP4"
Replace with: blank
Apply to: "Name"
(The .MP4 EXTENSION will not be removed)

Run the batch and reload all the files back into the list by selecting Add files: "All items" in the "Progress" window.

Now ARen will recognize the .modd & .moff files as file pairs of the .mp4 files (since all three filenames are now identical) and so they will be renamed to match the corresponding .MP4 files.

Second Pass:
1) New Name method...
New Name: <Video Date Year><Video Date Month><Video Date Day>_<Video Date Hour><Video Date Min><Video Date Sec>.MP4
Apply to: Name
(This will leave the .MP4 filename containing a redundant ".MP4".

2) Replace method (in the same batch)...
Text to be replaced: "MP4"
replace with: blank
Apply to: "Extension"
(The .MP4 extension will be deleted whereupon the ".MP4" in the filename will become the new extension - the .modd & .moff files will remain unaffected).

Run the second batch and all done."

I struggle already on loading the files for a bunch of folders. If I use "add" per subfolder the .modd and .moff are added and with "Pair rename" AR identifies .moff as pair, but not.modd.

I I want to add all files by the directory structure with "pair rename" active only the .mp4 files are added but not the other files.

Can somebody help me how I can add all files incl the other extensions to run the mentioned script?

20/11-21 16:58

#1 : 20/11-21 17:55

Derek

Posts: 2

Advanced Renamer always opens to one folder, to import files, no matter how often I go to another one.
How do we get the program to open the last folder in which we looked? Or change the behaviour to open any other folder...?

20/11-21 17:55

#1 : 23/11-21 21:45

Scott

Posts: 2

I need to rename my files (bigbob#10.png) to be named as bigbob1of5#10.png, bigbob2of5#10.png (etc)

When i duplicate the file of BigBob#10.png (original file name) Windows names it as (bigbob#10 - copy.png) and (bigbob#10 - copy (2).png)

I have to have the #10 just before the png.

There are 5 images in the set, and mutiple sets of images in the folder. For example, the second set is: bigmama#10.png I need to do the same with these files. BigMama1of5#10.png

The naming will be 1of5, 2of5, (etc) for each set of 5 images.

Have hundreds to rename.

Ive tried for several hours the different renaming options, but i finally figured out that i need help. Thanks so kindly for directions or a script. Just starting to learn about scripts. Scott

23/11-21 21:45

#1 : 29/11-21 03:08

Susan

Posts: 6

I'm trying to do something in Advanced Renamer 3.88 very similar to what Joey was trying to do in https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=11652 , basically replacing one set of prefixes in file names with another.

When I tried the scripts listed by David Lee in his answer to Joey, I got this error message for every file:

Invalid script: Invalid script: uncaught: 'parse error (line 4)'

David's advice includes:

...and in the main script window:

match = item.name.match(/(.*\[)(.*)(\].*)/);
isbn = replace[match[2]];
if (isbn) return match[1] + isbn + match[3];

I noticed that the main script window puts
function (index, item) {
before any code pasted there, and puts
}
after. What else should I be doing to take this into account?

29/11-21 03:08

#1 : 30/11-21 10:53

persoc

Posts: 1

Bonjour, ce message est rédigé en français : j'espère que google traduira correctement ;-)

J'ai plusieurs séries de photos prises en timelapse pendant plus de 7 jours.
Les noms de fichier sont de type
20211011090043.jpg
20211011091044.jpg
20211011092044.jpg
....
(avec dans l'ordre l'année, le mois, le jour, l'heure, la minute, et les secondes.)
Je voudrais modifier uniquement les noms de fichier (et pas les dates de création!) en mesurant le temps qui s'est écoulé depuis la première photo sous le format jour/ heure/minute

Jour0-00h-00min.jpg
Jour0-00h-10min.jpg
Jour0-00h-20min.jpg
.....
Jour2-00h-00min.jpg

Je pense qu'il faut utiliser un script pour :
- récupérer le temps de la première photo
- récupérer le temps de la photo à renommer,
- Calculer la différence
- renommer la photo avec la différence entre le deux
Mais je ne maitrise pas l'utilisation du script ...
Merci de votre aide !

30/11-21 10:53

#1 : 02/12-21 19:21

Andre

Posts: 1

I would appreciate a feature to create names of my video files based on file size and preferably also on how long the file clip is (min.sec)
Since I have a lot of files that have very similar names (mov001..mov002 .. end so on :-()
I would be very happy if it were possible to add to each file the previously mentioned information automatically .
Is this someone who would be able to become possible?
Adding only creative dates is not enough for my needs.

02/12-21 19:21

#1 : 06/12-21 23:29

Posts: 1

Hello,

I'm sorry if I'm being completely stupid, but is there any way to add artist and album information to files?

I can add the columns for artist and albums, but can not seem to change the information: i.e. Select files and add artist or album info to many files. I can only change the file name.

06/12-21 23:29

#1 : 07/12-21 22:16

Alexandra Mariana Roman

Posts: 1

Hello!

We need Advance renamer to rename multiple files with full names and badges of employees from an Excel Spreadsheet (maybe using macros) . We need to correlate the file name with the correct badge no. of the employee like in the example.

EE_610200xx Last name, first name of employee_ Identity card, 2021

Can it be possible?

Thank you!

07/12-21 22:16

#1 : 10/12-21 22:42

4c3T

Posts: 3

Hi. I'm brand new to this program. It does look very advanced, and I've yet to find out what it can do.
I just realized that I don't have a first clue of what to do. I'm having a slight, to put it mildly, problem with ca. 800 folders that I don't wish to rename individually.
They're folders containing movies, and once upon a time I was stupid, and set up this movie folder format in Radarr. For some reason, at the time, I found movie.title(year) appealing, but some time later I thought it looked awful, so I changed it back. Problem then was that once they were imported Radarr handled them just fine, but not when importing. This wasn't always the case. For the most part it would find them and import them just fine.

Some time later, more than a year later, it's not that lenient anymore, or I just had some bad luck when importing them after I re-arranged my disks (Got DrivePool now) and did a huuuge import. It found pretty much all movies, as it would seem. But evidentially not. Now I'm stuck with a bunch of folders that aren't matched in the database.

Radarr imports by default at Movie.Title (year)
so I need to find all these and put that extra space character in them.
From what I've seen here in the forum, it boils down to some code which is inserted somewhere. I've got some exploration to do about that part.
I've seen people asking about expressions to use and some have replied with ditto.

This is probably what I'd need, so any help in the matter would be much appreciated. Thank you.

10/12-21 22:42

#1 : 12/12-21 00:57

Karel

Posts: 1

Hi,
I see ways to rename either files or folders; or to input files and then input folders and after that rename them all. But I am wondering if there is a way to simply rename all files and subfolders in one folder w/o the need to add files and folders separately. I would like to add them all in one go.
Can that be done, pls?
Many thanks in advance for any kind help!
Best,
:)
K

12/12-21 00:57

#1 : 13/12-21 20:38

John

Posts: 15

I am trying to copy an image library to a new location and cleanup some unneeded files.

Is it possible, within a script, to skip files based on certain criteria, ie certain files in the list would not be copied.

In my case I have a list which includes file pairs of JPG & RAW, where I only want to copy the RAW file, but other cases in the same selection list where I only have RAW files, and some that are only JPG. So I want to skip JPGs if there is also a RAW file, and copy the JPG if there is only a JPG.

I have created a Pre Batch Script that scans the list and creates a list of JPGs that should be ignored, now I need to work out how to handle that in the main Script method.

13/12-21 20:38

#1 : 15/12-21 21:46

Ervin

Posts: 17

Is there an easier way to swap a filename such as:

"Justin Bieber & Ariana Grande"
"Madonna & Britney Spears"

to

"Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber"
"Britney Spears & Madonna"

where it's sorted by each artist's name alphabetically.

I use swap, but then have to manually look at each filename to make sure it's sorted alphabetically by name 1 and name 2. Otherwise, it will swap filenames that are sorted correctly.

15/12-21 21:46 - edited 15/12-21 21:48

#1 : 18/12-21 15:37

Posts: 3

Hello All,

Wonder if someone can help me - I have tried to search through the forum, but can not find a
similar issue :-(!.

My problem is, have over a 1000 files - so doing it manually will be pain :-(.

So I have files with the following structures:

aaaaa - bbbbbbbbbb 01-01-21.txt
aaaaaaaaaa - bbbbbbbbb - ccccccc 01-01-21.txt
aaaaaaaa - bbbbb - cccc 01-01-21.txt
aa - bbbb 01-01-21.txt
aaaa - bbbbbb.txt

I want to be able to move the aaaaa's to before the date or if there is no date right
to end of the file. So they end up like this:

bbbbbbbbbb - aaaaa - 01-01-21.txt
bbbbbbbbb - ccccccc - aaaaaaaaaa - 01-01-21.txt
bbbbb - cccc - aaaaaaaa - 01-01-21.txt
bbbb - aa - 01-01-21.txt
bbbbbb - aaaa - .txt

I have tried many combinations of Move and Backwards but just can't get it to work.

I am probably doing something really stupid.

Thanks!

18/12-21 15:37

#1 : 23/12-21 05:47

Christopher

Posts: 2

I am looking for tips on how to optimize the performance so that the AdvRenamer doesn't go non-responding on me every time I try to point it to a directory of files. I noticed the maximum number of files by default is 25,000.. and the directory I am trying to point this to has less than that number as well. It always flies through 'adding files' but then consistently locks up about 1/3 of the progress bar for Analyzing files and using less than 1% of the cpu and less than 60mb of ram.

My system is new enough to run Windows 11 (though I am using Windows 10 fully patched) with a Gen 7 i7 and 16 gigs of ram. Yet it keeps locking up on not very large directories.

What can I do to optimize the performance so it can handle this as the number I am trying is relatively small 1023) and I really was hoping to be able to process really large size batches.

I tried shutting off auto-test to see if that made a difference ( it did not ) as well as not loading up the template before hand after cleanly starting the program. In smaller direcoties with no sub-folders i can get the file list to load (slowly) and then if I load up a template it then analyzes the files AGAIN but at least doesnt lock up so far,,

Any help / thoughts?

23/12-21 05:47 - edited 23/12-21 06:12

#1 : 23/12-21 06:35

Ervin

Posts: 17

After adding files, is there a way to view only the files that will have a "new filename"? Instead of scrolling through all files that are bolded and greyed out items?

Also, for duplicate filenames I set to "Name Collision Rule: Append Incrementing Number". Is there a way to start the numbering on the first file?

Example: If three filename are the same it appends as follows:

Filename
Filename 001
Filename 002

Instead, can it append to:

Filename 001
Filename 002
Filename 003

...

Also, when I have a duplicate folder name, can they merge into the same folder without appending in incrementing numbers?

23/12-21 06:35

#1 : 23/12-21 06:58

baboolec

Posts: 8

is there a chance to remove the last word?
example:
Lolita.LOLITA-01-ABOOK-Nabokov.Vladimir
>>
Lolita.LOLITA-01-ABOOK-Nabokov

23/12-21 06:58

#1 : 24/12-21 01:29

John Grant

Posts: 1

Hello!

I am having trouble using multiple script methods, or one script method + one non-script method.

When I have these methods:

+ 1 : Replace
+ 2 : Script

Where "+ 2 : Script":

function(index, item) {
name = item.newBasename;
// name.replace ... etc.
return name;

The effects of the "+ 1 : Replace" operation are lost. Only the "+ 2 : Script" operations persist.

The same thing happens these methods:

+ 1 : Script
+ 2 : Script

The effects of the "+ 1 : Script" operations are lost, and the "+ 2 : Script" operations persist.

Not surprising, maybe, given the attribute's moniker: "newBasename".

However, replacing "newBasename" with "newName" creates problems.

The "+ 2 : Script" operation now adds extra string bits to the filename.

Even if "+ 2 : Script" doesn't actually do anything:

function(index, item) {
name = item.newName;
return name;

Results:

Foldername: "_test. it's a date [one] mix"
New Foldername: "_test. it's a date [one] mix. it's a date [one] mix"

Questions:

Is it possible to use non-script + script methods?
Is it possible to use multiple script methods?
Should I be operating on the "newBasename" or "newName" attributes?

Thanks.

24/12-21 01:29 - edited 24/12-21 07:32

#1 : 25/12-21 04:17

MaxEnrik

Posts: 12

I want to add incremental numbers (001) to the end of the bunch files.

Currently I use:
return str + item.index;

I need to start from 1, but the .index is starting from 0:
0

25/12-21 04:17

#1 : 25/12-21 23:34

Edward Eade II

Posts: 6

I had to reimage my machine recently, I have backups from my old machine. I had many rename methods on my old setup and I'd like to restore them rather than try to remember them all. Is there a particular location on the drive they are stored that I could restore to get them back?

25/12-21 23:34

#1 : 27/12-21 03:15

MaxEnrik

Posts: 12

Hi!

Let's say the total number of items is 14.
How can I get the total number of items in the Script?

Thank you in advance.

27/12-21 03:15

#1 : 27/12-21 09:28

teter

Posts: 1

I have multiple folders. Need to numerate files in each folder, but starting in each folder with 1.

Ex:

folder 1
sadfsf num001
sdfsd num002
sdfds num003

folder 2
sdfsd num001
sdfst num002
sdfsd num003

When i try to add all folders, the numeration continues.. I don't like this

folder 1
asda num001
sdfsd num002

folder 2
sdfgd num003
sdfds num004

27/12-21 09:28

#1 : 27/12-21 22:06

Dennis

Posts: 1

Do you have instructions renaming Artist names, Title Song, Album and Track number using ID3 tags? Or, Metadata? My music files is a big mess and I would like to re-organize from list above.

Would greatly appreciate if someone can make video instructions for the public user.

Regards,
Den

27/12-21 22:06

#1 : 29/12-21 18:31

Franz-Georg Neurieser

Posts: 2

Hello out there,

I tried to rename files which look like

EJSA_631001_20.jpg - where position 8 to 9 holds the year and 10 to 11 the month
EJSA_670001_20.jpg

to

EJSA_631001-2010-01.jpg - adding year, '-' and month to the filename
EJSA_670001-2000-01.jpg

Therefore I tried using a script as follows:

function(index, item) {
var Year=<Substr:8:2>;
var Mon=<Substr:10:2>;
return item.newName + Year + '-' + Mon;
}

When trying to run the script I get the error message: Invalid script: uncauhgt: 'parse error line(1)'

In a second try I used the following script:
function(index.item) {
var oName = item.name;
var Year=oName.Substr(8,2);
var Mon=oName.Substr(10,2);
var nName = item.name + Year + '-' + Mon;
return nName;
}

Now I got the message: Invalid post script: uncauhgt: 'undefined not collable (property \x27Substr\x27 of \x27EJSA_631001_20\x27)'

Any suggestion how to resolve my problem would be great.

Thanks in advance
Franz-Georg

29/12-21 18:31 - edited 29/12-21 19:03

#1 : 30/12-21 18:38

Joop Hermsen

Posts: 2

Hi everyone,
I have the following problem; I own quite a lot of file names, but there is a difference that they are with last name first and also with first name first.
So now I want to move the part of the filename before the comma to the place for the separators. Here are 2 lines with the file name as it is and as I would like it to be, with a side note that the part before the comma varies greatly of course

Old: Baudewyns, Benny - Het madagascar debacle
New: Benny Baudewyns - Het madagascar debacle

Old: Bateman, Jackie - Dorst
New: Jackie Bateman - Dorst

There are 2 fixed places it should be based on;
A: everything before the comma is the last name
B: Before the separator ( - ) the last name must be placed back.
If no comma is present, the entire file name should remain.

Does anyone know what string I should use to get this done?

Thank you in advance.

30/12-21 18:38

#1 : 30/12-21 20:14

DarrenD108

Posts: 2

I have 3 phones/cameras that have different naming conventions that I would like to maintain.
I have recovered some deleted photos but the filenames are mangled so I want to put them back to the filenames that the phones/cameras would have given them.
One phone uses IMG_yyyymmdd_hhmmssSSS.jpg (SSS is subseconds)
Another phone uses yyyymmdd_hhmmss.jpg

If I load all .JPG files into AdvancedRenamer can I run a script that checks the EXIF model name and if model == "Phone1" then rename with "IMG_" + some EXIF variables and if model == "Phone2" then rename with some EXIF variables

I tried using the Script "apply to Name" with name collision rule "Fail" without any EXIF model checks (as a minimal test to rename files) but no matter what I put in the script "return XXXX;" it would not rename anything (the "New Filename" was in grey and always the same as "Filename").

I am clearly missing something, can someone help please?

I am using AdvancedRenamer 3.88 on Windows 10 x64

Thanks
Darren

30/12-21 20:14

#1 : 31/12-21 07:07

baboolec

Posts: 8

hi
is it possible to check spelling in folder names?

31/12-21 07:07

#1 : 31/12-21 21:10

Pep3 MÃ¡rquez

Posts: 1

Hello
I have read several forum posts but I don't think I can find the solution to my problem. I want the folder of a series to show in its name the number of chapters it has inside it, and the total weight. An example of an expected result would be: Blindspot - [Temp 5] [Cap-11] [3.43 GB].

Since I know some JS, I try to understand the syntax that the program processes, to be able to create a script, but I can't find a method to enter and read the contents of the folder, to create a counter from item.videoExists ... They are ideas, I would appreciate any help or suggestion

31/12-21 21:10

#1 : 01/01-22 00:27

Ervin

Posts: 17

This should be simple but, how do you swap just two words next to each other in a filename?

14 Feb 2021 - Valentine's Day

to

Feb 14 2021 - Valentine's Day
---------------------------------------------------
How you keep the first part of a filename that's separated by a hyphen "-" ?

Feb 14 2021 - Valentine's Day

to

Feb 14 2021

01/01-22 00:27

#1 : 03/01-22 13:39

ChrisL

Posts: 1

Hi,

I have many hundreds of WAV music files for which I need to update the Year, Intro Time and Extro Time metadata tags. The tag values are held in a spreadsheet.

Does Advanced Renamer allow me to do this
...manually, one by one?
...in bulk, using some sort of batch process?

Thanks for any advice.

Chris L

03/01-22 13:39

#1 : 03/01-22 20:43

James

Posts: 1

Hello,

I am not sure if it is possible to have a preview of the pictures. I am using the arrows to move pictures up and down to so that I can dynamically rename the picturea.

03/01-22 20:43

#1 : 04/01-22 11:15

Hani

Posts: 2

I have a problem hope you can help with it please.

Now I have a bunch of images (scanned Book) I need to rename its files so I can bind them in one PDF file with a specific sequence.
The problem is The Cover and the back cover are Fully Colored JPG file and the rest of the pages are in PNG file.
When I try to renumber he whole pages advanced renamer renumber each extension separately.
My book is 184 pages all are saved

images (1).jpg
images (2).png

I got

001.jpg (front Cover)
001.png
002.png
003.png
….
181.png
182.png
002. jpg (back cover)

What I need a sequence from 001 to 184 whatever the extension is.
Because each time I bind a book in Acrobat it combine same extensions in on sequence

Do please advice how to solve this problem?

04/01-22 11:15 - edited 04/01-22 11:20

#1 : 05/01-22 05:51

Marco

Posts: 1

Is there any plan to develop a dark mode for the interface?

Regards

05/01-22 05:51

#1 : 05/01-22 15:37

åˆ˜å‘

Posts: 3

Chinese number conversion to Arabic numerals, how can this function be realized, this function is not very easy to realize, who can tell me thank you.

05/01-22 15:37

#1 : 07/01-22 12:18

baboolec

Posts: 8

Hello. I would like to trim the file name leaving only the first 2 letters of each word. how to do it?

Fundacja 01 Preludium Fundacji
to
Fu 01 Pr Fu

07/01-22 12:18 - edited 07/01-22 12:21

#1 : 07/01-22 22:59

Karen Lawson

Posts: 3

Hi when i put my folders in to adjust them and remove the first number they are all in red as if i had duplicated them before which i haven't they are new folders that i wish to change and move them into a new folder so there isn't any duplication, this would normally happen if i had used the same folders before.

Can anyone help me please as to why this is doing this? I have uninstalled and re installed but i'm still having the same problem

any help would be greatly appreciated
Valder

07/01-22 22:59

#1 : 08/01-22 15:38

Russel

Posts: 1

Hi
I have several files where the song name is in the "Title" field while the song name is gibberish.
Can I use advanced renamer to automatically rename the songs to their "titles"?

08/01-22 15:38

#1 : 08/01-22 18:26

Alex

Posts: 1

Hello everyone,
I am quite new to Advanced Renamer and I tried to figure out myself how to rename titles of the following syntax:
Seehund, Puma & Co-_Piggelti_ Ahoi (152)-0823709871.mp4
Panda, Gorilla & Co-Panda Gorilla & Co - Kindersegen (6)-0617362046.mp4
Elefant, Tiger & Co-Abschied von Rhani_ (262)-2084236602.mp4

As you can see, the syntax is
"Series name" "-" "Episode name" "Episode number in brackets" "-xxxxxxxx"

I would like to
1. put a space before and after the hyphen between series name and episode title
2. move the episode number to the beginning of the name (with or without the brackets)
3. remove the trailing identification number after the bracket ("-xxxxx").

Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

Thank you
Alex

08/01-22 18:26

#1 : 09/01-22 15:40

Jonas

Posts: 2

Hi
In command line configuration I want to select all the files except ones that contain the string “processed”.
Eg:
My_File_Name.txt Selected
My_File_Name_processed.txt Not Selected

Guess I have to use the Regex item mask, but I have no idea what that Regex must look like.

If there is another (and, for Regex dummies, simpler) way to exclude files pls let me know.

09/01-22 15:40

#1 : 10/01-22 11:03

baboolec

Posts: 8

Hi. is it possible to add the file name to the name of the folder in which it is located?

10/01-22 11:03

#1 : 13/01-22 07:13

risodrep

Posts: 1

Advanced Renamer 3.88 (not registered)

Trying to import TV show --> get a message "TVMaze.com error sending data 12175. A security error occured".

13/01-22 07:13

#1 : 13/01-22 07:16

Jonas

Posts: 2

Hi

I have three folders, the second one is being synchronized from the first one.
I want to copy the files from the second one to the third one, given a new extension if it does not exist in the third folder - if it does exist, renaming and copying are dropped.

An example:
Before renaming and copying to the third folder.
Folder 1:
File1.txt
File2.txt.
File3.txt
File4.txt

Folder 2:
File1.txt
File2.txt.
File3.txt
File4.txt

Folder 3:
File1.txt
File2.txt.

After renaming and copying the content of folder 3 must be:

Folder 3:
File1.txt
File2.txt.
File3.new
File4.new

Any ideas?
/Jonas

13/01-22 07:16 - edited 13/01-22 07:17

#1 : 16/01-22 00:35

Marco

Posts: 3

If the scripting function is able to read exif values via exifTool, is it then also be possible to write the exif values via exifTool, like this:
item.exifToolValue("CreateDate")= '2022:01:01 12:00:00+02:00' (that is exactly the kind of string I can read from an image)

If not, is there a way I can put an exif write function in the scripting?
The new write metadata write function needs too much work done by hand.

16/01-22 00:35

#1 : 17/01-22 10:11

Zirrog

Posts: 4

Very good to everyone. I'm Zirrog, I'm new to this forum, but I hope I can help you. Although today I come for help.

Advanced Renamer has saved my life to sort tons of photos and videos. My choice of filenames for videos has been as follows: <Video Date Year>-<Video Date Month>-<Video Date Day> - <Video Date Hour>.<Video Date Min>.<Video Date Sec>.
This gives me, for example, the following filename (which allows me to sort all videos by filename):
2020-12-29 - 19.57.23

Without further ado, my problem is with the videos and live actions taken with an iPhone. Strangely the correct creation date appears only in Exiftool, in the "CreationDate" field.

This forces me to only be able to use the following advanced renaming command "<ExifTool:CreationDate>". This gives me a filename like the following:
2022_01_09 18_25_13+01_00

My intention is to be able to change that name and have it stay as I have all the others, that is, as follows:
2022-01-09 - 18.25.13

I have tried to solve it by myself and search for it in this forum, but it has been impossible for me, I hope you can help me because this is driving me crazy.

Thanks a lot!

17/01-22 10:11 - edited 17/01-22 17:30

#1 : 18/01-22 07:31

MaxEnrik

Posts: 12

name = 'AZ az 09!@#$%^&*()_+';
clean = /[^\pL\d]+/g;
result = name.replace(clean, '');
return result

Example:
'AZ az 09!@#$%^&*()_+'

Expect:
'AZ az 09'

But:
09

18/01-22 07:31

#1 : 19/01-22 07:32

MaxEnrik

Posts: 12

Script belongs to @davidlee.
Pre-batch Script:
var filesInFolder = {};

Main Script:
folder = app.parseTags("<DirName:1>");
if(num = filesInFolder[folder]) num++; else num = 1;
filesInFolder[folder] = num;
return item.name + " " + ("00" + num).slice(-3);

My examples:
Less than 9 files
Old_Filename_21589
...
Old_Filename_56387

Less than 99 files
Old_Filename_63215
...
Old_Filename_87145

Less than 999 files
Old_Filename_42589
...
Old_Filename_36999

Expect:
Less than 9 files
Filenames_1
...
Filenames_9

Less than 99 files
Filenames_01
...
Filenames_99

Less than 999 files
Filenames_001
...
Filenames_999

There are various numbers of files in folders.
In this case using 'return item.name + " " + ("00" + num).slice(-3);' for less than 9 files is not necessary.
Now I have to modify the line of code like this 'return item.name + " " + ("" + num).slice(-1);' for less than 9 files.
And for folders that have less than 99 files. Now I have to use the line of code like this 'return item.name + " " + ("0" + num).slice(-2);' and so on.

My question:
Is it possible to use this '( app.parseTags("<Inc Nr:1>") )' instead of '("00" + num).slice(-3)' in Main Script?

(Sorry about my poor English.)

19/01-22 07:32 - edited 19/01-22 07:34

#1 : 21/01-22 00:33

Shaun

Posts: 7

i have a list of entries that i want to remove from the filename and have been using the "remove pattern" function as of now with name1 \ name 2\ etc with the \ as the separator.
This list is getting very long now

so i was wondering if the import function would be something to use instead like a CSV database, so i could update that and Advance Renamer would take it from there ?

21/01-22 00:33

#1 : 23/01-22 22:39

Marco

Posts: 3

Hi,
I have two filters to change the timestamp of pictures, both in my list after another.

I have two pictures in my files list (and some others):
IMG-20190301-WA0002.jpg
threema-20210628-230543822.jpg

And my both timestamp rules are:

IMG-<Year><Month><Day>-WA

threema-<Year><Month><Day>-<Hour><Min><Sec>

Both rules alone work (I want to adjust the create time).
If I activate both, the filelist gets red, and nothing works.

23/01-22 22:39

#1 : 27/01-22 01:32

Jeff Schoonover

Posts: 3

I must be missing something. I've searched and all I've come up with is this - which doesn't work:
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=147

These are all files with the same name - intentionally - but that exist in different folders. I want to rename all of them to "folder.jpg." But I get this:
"Possibility of multiple files with the same name"
I don't understand why Advanced Renamer wants to mind my business and not do what I'd like, which is to rename the files?
Any help? Thanks!!

27/01-22 01:32

#1 : 02/02-22 09:01

T S

Posts: 3

I downloaded EXIF seperately and added tags, it doesn't appear included - but there is almost no information on the user guide about how to actually use it. Anyone help? thanks

02/02-22 09:01

#1 : 04/02-22 02:49

Scott

Posts: 2

I have 10,000 JSON files to which I need to add a line of code to it. Am I able to do with ADR?

The json file says:
"image": "ipfs://bafybeibdlplmscehh746iufxeao7b35bljdfu575cf4/9971.png"

I need to add:
"animation_url": ".../9971.mp4"

Can I do this with ADR?

BTW.. this program has given me years back to my life. I've bought two biz copies of it just to help support. Seriously, years back to me.

Scott

04/02-22 02:49

#1 : 05/02-22 21:48

Posts: 1

I have a huge list of files that are named as:

My file name #001 Some subject.mkv
My file name #002 A different title.mkv

And i'd like to insert a dash after the 3 digits, e.g.

My file name #001 - Some subject.mkv
My file name #002 - A different title.mkv

There's nothing similar that I can use for find/replace. What method could do this?

05/02-22 21:48

#1 : 06/02-22 23:29

david w brown

Posts: 1

receive message:

"error communicating with server"

when attempting to register a new copy of Renamer after boot drive fail.

06/02-22 23:29

#1 : 10/02-22 05:22

Larson Randle

Posts: 4

How do i grab just the 47ODHW4 in between the "-" and "_" below?

the-mind-reader-47ODHW4_1080_30.000fps_001.mp4

10/02-22 05:22

#1 : 14/02-22 07:45

Christina Young

Posts: 3

I have forgotten the syntax for finding and removing data delimited by an "_".

Example - Christina Young_Set_Taste of Summer - I need to strip everything up to and including the second underscore

I had a script and lost it and now just cannot remember how to do it. Maybe turning 73 changed my brain to mush.

Thanks in advance

Christina Young

14/02-22 07:45 - edited 14/02-22 07:46

#1 : 14/02-22 15:23

Mike

Posts: 3

Is it possible to use the renumber funktion to number files like 1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3 ?

So basicly use a skip of 1/4, if this makes sense.

If you have another idea how to do it, please let me know.

14/02-22 15:23

#1 : 17/02-22 17:14

Rory Dillon

Posts: 1

Hello,

I am using the replace rename feature but getting mixed results. I have a folder structure with four numeric digits in front of each folder description, and multiple sub-folders also in the same format.

I am trying to use the replace function to change this number in all folders and sub folders. There are two issues:

1. The application seems to change the root/higher level folders first and then cant find the lower level/sub folders (As the name has changed) . Is it possible for the software to always start with the lowest level subfolders and work upwards?

2. The application is duplicating folders with the new name, rather than just renaming the existing folders. All folders have write access.

Any help would be much appriciated.

Regards,

RD

17/02-22 17:14

#1 : 19/02-22 16:57

Joel de Bruijn

Posts: 27

I have a lot of files, without extensions.
They are all media files, mostly png, jpg, mp4, AAC.

I tested with DROID (From The National Archive) if these files can be identified based on file signature. But DROID has no renaming function, because its for analysing, but keeping the files themselves untouched.
When I add an extension, like a jpg, the files work as expected.

Can I use Advanced Renamer to batch add extensions based on filetype?

19/02-22 16:57

#1 : 22/02-22 14:22

Stavros

Posts: 3

Example: 3DPool_v1.2_0621
to become 3DPool

or Academy_v1.1
to become Academy

Is there a way to do it?

22/02-22 14:22

#1 : 25/02-22 06:35

Chris

Posts: 1

How do I Replace folder name from...?
"- x124 "
to
"(124x) "

NOTES:
The "- x124 " could be several characters from start of folder name and is not the same number. It could be "- x92 " or "- x326 " etc., but it normally always has a space after it.
So with the the Text to be replaced: field I can use...
"- x"
and
Replace with: field I use...
"("
Options Used: Occurrence=1st; Use regular expressions=Ticked; Apply to=Name
Ends up renaming that part to "(124 "

How do I also place an "x " after the "(124" in the folder name?
Does this make sense?

25/02-22 06:35 - edited 25/02-22 06:47

#1 : 25/02-22 18:05

Rita M

Posts: 1

Hello, is there anyway of replacing several file names with letters? I tried with the REPLACE feature but I want to add the whole list, not just 1.
For example:

File names:
1234
4455
2678
2568
1346

The names I want for each file:
Persona1
Persona2
Persona3
Persona4
Persona5

So when the program meets file 4455 replace the name with Persona2.

Thank you!

25/02-22 18:05

#1 : 25/02-22 22:57

Jose

Posts: 17

Hello everyone. I have the following issue for a while...

I have a batch of subtitles files that I need to translate all the time for my videos. UI generate these subtitles from this online translator: https://translate-subtitles.com/

It uses google translator to generate up to 109 subtitle languages currently supported by Google. So, that's what I do, I translate my videos to 109 languages via subs.

Most subtitles come with a two ISO language code. English, for instance is EN, and the generated subtitle files by the translator comes in the form of "NAME.en" OR "TheTextFile.en" as I named them. That is, the two language code at the end of the file name.

Some languages have a 3 LETTER code, and that's where my issue begins. In particular, I am having problem with the Hawaiian.haw language and the Hausa.ha language respectible. The renamer is mixing both files up. Here's what's happening:

First, I use two List Methods to rename desired file names, where I first change subtitle file called TheTextfile+extension and then I add a description to the file name (subs).

HAWAIIAN-->

Text to be replaced: TheTextFile.haw
Replace width: change_HAWAIIAN.haw

HAUSA-->
Text to be replaced: TheTextFile.ha
Replace width: change_HAUSA.ha

The desired names are: "subs_HAWWIIAN.haw" for Hawaii and subs_HAUSA.ha for Hausa

Yet, the raneme is naming both files as:

subs_HAUSA.ha for Hausa
subs_HAUSA.haw for Hawaii

The Renamer gave both files the name Hausa because both files starts with a .ha extension, although the one for Hawaii is is a three letter .haw, but it is till only reading .ha.

I played with the Renamer and nothing seems to fix it. I even checked the Case Sensitive Text box and changed the casing for the Hawaiian extension file name to .hAw and still didn't work.

I just need both files to be named approximately.

Thanks in advance for your help.

25/02-22 22:57 - edited 26/02-22 08:34

#1 : 26/02-22 13:47

Etheria

Posts: 2

Hello! I am trying to rename files from this format:
02-14-22_2-02-12 AM
02-14-22_2-02-15 AM

To this:
p1
p2

But if there are 10+ files, running the New Name method with p<Inc Nr:1> renames it to p01, p02, etc., and if there are 100 files, there are two extra zeroes (p001, p002, etc.).

Is there a way to make these files rename to p1, p2, etc. without running the renamer twice?

Thank you for any help!

26/02-22 13:47

#1 : 27/02-22 15:47

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Posts: 1

å›¾åƒæ ‡ç¾é‡Œæ˜¯å¦èƒ½æ·»åŠ æ–°çš„æ ‡ç¾<Img Width M> å’Œ <Img Height M>

27/02-22 15:47

#1 : 27/02-22 22:42

Alexander Kirchner

Posts: 2

I need to rename ~7k files to according to a new pattern
The old Pattern is: A String of Words vXX.extension, where A String of Words can be anything from 5 alphanumerical characters to 100 alphanumerical characters and vXX is, i.e., v01. There can be multiple files in a folder, but the vXX is not neccessarily increasing by +1, it can skip some numbers and continue at i.e., v01 -> v02 -> v05 …

The new pattern should be:
A String of Words vXX #XX, where vXX and #XX are the same

I have no Idea how I could do this, maybe with a regex, but I don't really know how to use them, so any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

27/02-22 22:42

#1 : 01/03-22 02:20

Andre Young

Posts: 1

Can I place in my renaming method list a way to batch move files in a folder up one folder. Ex. M:\Andre\Photo\Temp To M:\Andre\Photo. This would be the last method after the filenames have been changed. So far, I've only seen one way to move the files. After changing batch mode to Move, specific the exact location to move the files to, to any clicks need. Having a way to move up 1 folder automatically, no matter where the files are, would be great.

01/03-22 02:20

#1 : 02/03-22 11:39

Espen HaukÃ¥s

Posts: 1

Used Advanced Renamer with Windows 11 for a while, bit today it does not start

Has an active line underneath logo but to interface.
And from task manager I can choose maximize and then it shows a black screen with just the possibility to minimize or close program.

Anyone encountered this?

Uninstalled it and tried again, same result

02/03-22 11:39

#1 : 03/03-22 15:44

Thomas

Posts: 3

Hello world,

First of all i have to say that this is an amazing tool, thank you!

Second I am having a problem which i cannot figure out after a hours of searching and trying.. hope someone can help me out on this.

I am currently on parental leave and wanted to make a video of my firstborn's first 4 months while displaying her age in months & days (or weeks & days, whatever is easiest).
Luckily i found this tool which would save me quite some time! Unfortunately, the setup i am looking for is not in the presets. So i started to look around and see what other ways there were to work around this.

first the timestamp looked promising with the option for delta date and time, however i could not figure this out (tried to put in the DoB with a minus symbol, but it would give an error).
Secondly i tried messing around with 'New name' presets and tried to find a way to use the unixtimestamp and deduct the DoB's unix time stamp and convert it back to days.
This sounded doable in my mind until i started googling/searching for how to do this. I tried to comprehend this but i cannot figure javascript out so easily and make something out of it. After some more googling trying to modify a existing script i gave up because it was too much (my programming knowledge is from basic assignments at university (matlab & python).
Lastly i gave up and started looking on the forums if perhaps someone else had the same idea and there was a solution for this (should have been my first step, i know).

On the forums i came acros another user 'Zaibes' who posted his manual script to do exactly what i was looking for. I was very happy and quickly tried the script unfortunately without any results. The 'New Filename' column doesnt show any change and is greyed out. I thought this might be because of a small error in the script so i started to trace it and see if i can 'fix' this. Tried multiple (probably stupid) stuff, all without results.

So after half a day of trying to figure this out my last hope is the forums. Maybe someone can figure out how to achieve my goal? Maybe someone who is familiar with javascript can figure out why the script is not working for me? Thank you in advance!

Below is the script i copy pasted from 'Zaibes' post (dating 2020):
----------
function ageDifference(dateString, datePicture) {

var dob = new Date(dateString)
var datePic = new Date(datePicture);

if(datePic < dob) {
var tmp = datePic
datePic = dob
dob = tmp
}
var datePicYear = datePic.getYear();
var datePicMonth = datePic.getMonth();
var datePicDay = datePic.getDate();
var yearDob = dob.getYear();
var monthDob = dob.getMonth();
var dateDob = dob.getDate();
var age = {};
var ageString = "";
var yearString = "";
var monthString = "";
var dayString = "";

yearAge = datePicYear - yearDob;

if (datePicMonth >= monthDob)
var monthAge = datePicMonth - monthDob;
else {
yearAge--;
var monthAge = 12 + datePicMonth -monthDob;
}

if (datePicDay >= dateDob)
var dateAge = datePicDay - dateDob;
else {
monthAge--;
var dateAge = 31 + datePicDay - dateDob;
if (monthAge < 0) {
monthAge = 11;
yearAge--;
}
}

age = { years: yearAge, months: monthAge, days: dateAge };

if ( age.years > 1 ) yearString = " years";
else yearString = " year";
if ( age.months> 1 ) monthString = " months";
else monthString = " month";
if ( age.days > 1 ) dayString = " days";
else dayString = " day";

return age.years + yearString + " - " + age.months + monthString + " - " + age.days + dayString;

}

function isValidDate(dateString) {
// First check for the pattern
if(!/^\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{4}$/.test(dateString))
return false;

// Parse the date parts to integers
var parts = dateString.split("/");
var day = parseInt(parts[1], 10);
var month = parseInt(parts[0], 10);
var year = parseInt(parts[2], 10);

// Check the ranges of month and year
if(year < 1000 || year > 3000 || month == 0 || month > 12)
return false;

var monthLength = [ 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31 ];

// Adjust for leap years
if(year % 400 == 0 || (year % 100 != 0 && year % 4 == 0))
monthLength[1] = 29;

// Check the range of the day
return day > 0 && day <= monthLength[month - 1];
}

var dateTimeOriginal = ( item.exifToolValue('DateTimeOriginal') == '' ) ? item.exifToolValue('ModifyDate') : item.exifToolValue('DateTimeOriginal')
var y_original = dateTimeOriginal.substring(0,4)
var m_original = dateTimeOriginal.substring(5,7)
var d_original = dateTimeOriginal.substring(8,10)
var datePicture = m_original + '/' + d_original + '/' + y_original

var firstName = 'Nena'
var birthDate = '11/21/2021'
var ageString = isValidDate(datePicture) ? ageDifference(birthDate, datePicture) : 'Unknown Age'

return firstName + ' - ' + ageString + ' - ' + item.newBasename;

03/03-22 15:44

#1 : 04/03-22 23:24

Ted Williams

Posts: 2

Hello. I have a method list with about 20 "Replace" methods in it. Does anyone know if there's a way to batch add the text in the "Text to be replaced:" box to the description of each method? I'm lazy and really don't want to rename them all separately. Thanks folks.

04/03-22 23:24

#1 : 05/03-22 14:38

Henry Cabrera

Posts: 9

Hi, how can I insert the first number found in the tittle?
Ex: "my new movie 2021"
I want renamer to recognize the first number and add it at the beginning.
I don't want "word: x" I need another one

05/03-22 14:38

#1 : 10/03-22 14:53

Rob van de St

Posts: 1

I want to replace blanc spaces with - or _ in a directory name.

This name Changed:

Natica eburnea Deshayes- 1838 = Naticarius orientalis -Gmelin- 1791

into

Natica-eburnea-Deshayes--1838-=-Naticarius-orientalis--Gmelin--1791

I found this Link:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20791264/how -to-replace-all-spaces-by-underscores-in -all-file-names-of-a-folder

With these 2 bat files, they seem to work.

forfiles /s /m *.* /C "cmd /e:on /v:on /c set \"Phile=@file\" & if @ISDIR==FALSE ren @file !Phile: =_!"
forfiles /s /C "cmd /e:on /v:on /c set \"Phile=@file\" & if @ISDIR==TRUE ren @file !Phile: =_!"

I would rather do it in your program...

10/03-22 14:53 - edited 10/03-22 16:16

#1 : 11/03-22 06:23

Joel de Bruijn

Posts: 27

I startled a little opening this forum today.

But then I found this one:
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=5328

ðŸ™ðŸ‘ Kim!

Don't know if your forum system has some low-level-authorisation for Spam modders, like "Delete messages from new accounts" or something, happy to help.

11/03-22 06:23 - edited 11/03-22 06:25

#1 : 12/03-22 08:34

angel anthony

Posts: 1

was curious for future releases could there be a watch folder feature . so if certain files go into a folder the advanced renamer program can run a preset or does this feature exist with the script feature . i havent played around with it but any info would be greatly appreciated !

12/03-22 08:34

#1 : 13/03-22 18:08

matthew ryan

Posts: 2

I'm trying to find a way to rename files by defining starting words so that anything after those words will fall under the new naming rule. For instance:

A5-05-05A - 5th Floor Enlarged Plans and Interior Elevations - CVIR
A5-02-04 - 2nd Floor Enlarged Plans and Interior Elevations - Main ED

I would like a rule that would make it so that everything starting with and after "Enlarged" will be able to be renamed to a set phrase. In this case I'd like it to read:

A50505A 5th FLR ENLG PLNS
A50204 2ND FLR ELNG PLNS

This is due to our jurisdiction having naming rules for files uploaded to their online permit system. Some of our sets are over 100 pages and a substantial portion fall under the A5 series. Just looking to find a way to spare our younger staff the "joy" of manually renaming everything! Thanks.

13/03-22 18:08

#1 : 14/03-22 18:50

MartinR

Posts: 2

Hello everyone. I need an extract of metadata added to the filename

Filename: IMG_20201010_0004.jpg
Metatags: lorem, Access_A, Access_B, Ipsum, Access_C
target filename: IMG_20201010_0004_[ABC].jpg

Adding tags to filename is already working with the add method "_[<ExifTool:LastKeywordXMP>]"
Now i am struggeling to remove all unnecessary tags "lorem, " & "Ipsum"
Is there a parsing of the taglist possible before adding to filename (regex or script)?
Unfortunatly i am not a programmer.

The purpose of this:
With help of tagging photos, i want specifiy which person can see the photo. (Person A, and/or B... C)
The photos will than be send/synced to the photo library of the person by filtering on filename.

please guide .. thanks ..

14/03-22 18:50 - edited 14/03-22 19:59

#1 : 16/03-22 15:50

Beque

Posts: 3

Hallo zusammen,

ich möchte paarweise neu nummerieren.
Position 5 weist z.T. Paare auf, die in Position 4 neu gezählt werden sollen.

alt 0662_0007_000084_000000_000003_000001 neu 0662_0007_000084_000001_000003_000001
alt 0662_0007_000084_000000_000003_000002 neu 0662_0007_000084_000001_000003_000002
alt 0662_0007_000084_000000_000004_000001 neu 0662_0007_000084_000002_000004_000001
alt 0662_0007_000084_000000_000005_000001 neu 0662_0007_000084_000003_000005_000001
alt 0662_0007_000084_000000_000006_000001 neu 0662_0007_000084_000004_000006_000001
alt 0662_0007_000084_000000_000006_000002 neu 0662_0007_000084_000004_000006_000002

Könnt ihr helfen?
Danke und VG

16/03-22 15:50

#1 : 17/03-22 01:43

Henry Cabrera

Posts: 9

When renaming several folders, some of them end up with the same name. AR let's me know and says it can't do it. Is there a way to force it? Maybe recognize the folders with the same name and merge them into one?
Ex: folder 1; folder 2;
Renaming into just"folder"

17/03-22 01:43

#1 : 17/03-22 01:43

Henry Cabrera

Posts: 9

17/03-22 01:43

#1 : 17/03-22 16:55

Picard

Posts: 3

Hallo,

beim umbenennen nutze ich sehr intensiv folgende Variable: <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal>

Jetzt gibt es immer wieder mal Dateien, die diesen TAG in der Datei nicht haben.

Kann ich bei meinen BatchJob eine Bedingung anlegen, wenn <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> nicht vorhanden ist dann nutzte Erstelldatum?

Das wäre super. Hat das schon jemand versucht? Eventuell mit Script?

Ich sitze gerade schon sehr lange und bekomme es nicht hin.

Vielen Dank.

VG

17/03-22 16:55

#1 : 18/03-22 19:35

Posts: 1

Great Program, Still Have not conqered all yet but what i have used is great and less time consuming
program well worth it. keep up the good work. Thanks

18/03-22 19:35 - edited 18/03-22 19:36

#1 : 19/03-22 23:26

Michael

Posts: 1

Hiya folks.

I am not sure if I am pushing Advanced Renamer too far, but I was wondering if there's an easy way to get the file names from a file with a script?

Let's say I have 8 files: 1.txt, 2.txt 3.txt 4.txt 5.txt 6.txt 7.txt 8.txt

And a flat file called datasets.txt with:

advanced
renamer
voyager
escalator
cheese
turnips
catapult
wumpus

Could I append those words from a flat file to the original filename to produce

1 - advanced.txt
2 - renamer.txt
3 - voyager.txt
4 - escalator.txt
5 - cheese.txt
6 - turnips.txt
7 - catapult.txt
8 - wumpus.txt

19/03-22 23:26

#1 : 20/03-22 00:48

LennY Schram

Posts: 1

Another Replace method with text and numbers:

Cause the original version posted, didn't somehow work out for me:

The explanation is simple and good, tho the "dot" (search for any character) not so for me.

my problem looked like this: ' blah blah blah 1234 blah.txt '

The solution I came up with after some tweaking:

Text to be replaced: (\w+) (\d+) (\w+) added an extra space on the end
Then replace with: \1 \3 \2 Also with an extra space added at the end

Mark the Use regular expression and apply to name.

\w used for the word(s)
\d used for the numbers

Somehow i needed the space (as for me this work now)

I would like to thank the original poster for the insight.

--------------
Original post
--------------

Text to be replaced: (.+) (.+) (.+)
Replace with: \1 \3 \2
Use regular expressions: Tick

Quick Summary:
Define three groups (that's what the bracket pairs are for).
Group 1: '(.+)' - the left group means look for any character (the dot), and repeat at least once (the '+' means one or more).
Group 2: '(.+)' - the middle group means the same thing.
Group 3: '(.+)' - the right group means the same thing again.

However, regex is greedy so Group 1 will continue to grab as much as it can stopping only when there is the absolute minimum left over to satisfy the remainder of '<space> + Group 2 + <space> + Group 3'.

This means that Group 1 will contain:
Example 1: 'hello my friend, how are you ! -'
Example 2: 'God does not play dice - 1926'

and leave Groups 2 and 3 respectively as:
Example 1: 'Bugs' and 'Bunny'
Example 2: 'Albert' and 'Einstein'

Then we take the first group and then swap the second and third groups with this:
'\1 \3 \2'

20/03-22 00:48

#1 : 30/03-22 14:23

Achilleas Brintizis

Posts: 3

Hi

I have some questions :

I have this file name '' 435_BA_182358_21032022_05_1324110.pdf '' and I want it to be renamed '' BA0000182358.pdf '' . the numbers after the letters are always 10. , so " _ " will have to be replaced with so many " 0 " that the numbers become 10.

and if there is a way to schedule an automatic. example every 5 minutes to run the program alone.

Thanks

30/03-22 14:23

#1 : 02/04-22 12:36

Steve A

Posts: 1

Hi... I'm an old computer fart, going back to TI99's, Comodores, RS80, IBM PC 8088's, etc... Did my share of Basic programming 20+ years ago... I cannot GET MY HEAD around REGULAR expressions... I'm used to IF A then X else Z... (That's a more REGULAR expression than the gobblygook they are callin' REGULAR!)

Okay, I have a couple swimming pools worth of digital images, scanned, cameras, phones, etc... the phones have the dates, and then I've added the dates to the from of some...

It's awesome to use this great software to add the date, camera model, and other exif info, by the batch! But, since, Like an idiot, I've gone thru different photos (randomly on a whim) and added dates (before finding AREN).... So,
I Simply want this: (THE FORMULA, script, Regex, or is there a section of the numerous settings I've overlooked for this?) I have the exif info, etc. just need the IF A then X else Y portion!

IF Filename DOESN'T CONTAIN DATE YET then A (which is typically date, camera model, plus info about the images that I manually add or pull from folders, etc)...
IF Filename contains DATE (Year is good nuff) and it'd be the first 4 chars, as in 2005, or 2013 then B, which would be do everything else I specified, EXCEPT THE DATE.

Oh Shucks, would it be too hard to add a separate formula for if there's also a CAMERA MODEL??? (If So, I'll work around that... the Date is the biggie)

Much Thanks in Advance, Renamers!

Stuck in KC

02/04-22 12:36

#1 : 03/04-22 02:49

Chris H

Posts: 3

I’m having a problem with the newer versions of Advanced Renamer.

I have a saved method to append the image timestamp (Date Taken) as a prefix to the filename. It worked fine for versions of Advanced Renamer up to 3.85 but versions 3.87 and 3.88.1 don’t seem to be able to see the image timestamp in the Exif data.

Adding the Date Taken column to the Filename pane shows only blanks. So that’s what gets appended to the file name.

My work around is to revert to version 3.85 but then it keeps offering updates which I know don’t work. Annoying.

The method is a simple one – and works fine on older versions:-

<Img Year:00><Img Month><Img Day>_<Img Hour><Img Min><Img Sec>_

at index position 0.

Has anyone else experienced this problem? And is there a solution?

03/04-22 02:49

#1 : 04/04-22 05:51

Hannah Mayers

Posts: 1

Sometimes there is two episodes in one file. Is there a way to rename a file with two episodes instead of one?

04/04-22 05:51

#1 : 07/04-22 00:40

Abdelrahman Adam

Posts: 1

Current name and date?

07/04-22 00:40

#1 : 10/04-22 13:30

Matthias

Posts: 1

Hello,

I have a script here that works without problems in plain JS (run and see console window in https://jsfiddle.net/q9f7m6yg/), but it does nothing in AFR. Since I cannot figure out what goes wrong, I thought I'd ask here. Basically, it replaces a timestamp 2022-03-22 with the year and the week number: 2022-12 (week 12 this year). I assume I made a trivial mistake…

Many thanks!

var dateStr = item.newName.substring(0, 11);
var year = dateStr.substring(0, 4);
var rest = item.newName.substring(11);
var tmpDate = new Date(dateStr);
var d = new Date(Date.UTC(tmpDate.getFullYear(), tmpDate.getMonth(), tmpDate.getDate()));
var dayNum = d.getUTCDay() || 7;
d.setUTCDate(d.getUTCDate() + 4 - dayNum);
var yearStart = new Date(Date.UTC(d.getUTCFullYear(), 0, 1));
var wNo = Math.ceil(((d - yearStart) / 86400000 + 1) / 7);
return year + '-' + (wNo < 10 ? '0' : '') + wNo + ' ' + rest;

10/04-22 13:30

#1 : 14/04-22 14:20

Kaan

Posts: 2

Hi everyone!

I have a lot of documents with a rising number in the name. Like:
axx_01_yyyy
bxx_02_yyyy
cxx_03_yyyy
dxx_04_yyyy
exx_05_yyyy

Unfortunately now I have to add new files in between the numerical oder. Has anyone an idea, how I can renumber all my files and skip specifc numbers? For example:
Skip number 3 and 5.
axx_01_yyyy
bxx_02_yyyy

cxx_04_yyyy

dxx_06_yyyy
exx_07_yyyy

Thanks!

14/04-22 14:20

#1 : 14/04-22 19:33

John

Posts: 1

Hello, I am trying to create several 3D step files from one 3D model file. The new files need to increment either up or down and will have numbers and letters in the file name.

Example: I have "5F4x0-xx0-USxx" as the main file and I need to create a new file and save it as "5F460-000-US0A" and another file as "5F460-001-US0A" and another file as "5F460-010-US0A" and another file as "5F460-011-US0A" and another file as "5F460-050-US0A" and so on. FYI these files will be different part numbers based on the main file.

My thought is to create a folder with all the assembly files using the Renamer and then use Inventor Task Manager to create all the step files automatically. I did figure out how to create the step files from the assembly using the Task Manager files but I need to figure out how to create several new assembly files and put them into a new folder using the Renamer. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.

14/04-22 19:33

#1 : 15/04-22 06:19

Halson William

Posts: 2

Hi guys, after searching in these forums and there were no related problems like mine, so i've decided to create a new post.

So i have 1 folder with various filename pattern like this :

01010-81280.xlsx
02782-10210-01_dlb.slsx
7861-93-1930-h01_s20_tmfr-p1.xlsx
mp561-61-83211-terrain.xlsx
d07088-014a7k28h02-terrain.xlsx
tp_01011-81420_d.xlsx

i need to clear (-) symbol only at the front with - symbol, so the filename after change will be like this:

0101081280.xlsx
0278210210-01_dlb.slsx
7861931930h01_s20_tmfr-p1.xlsx
mp5616183211-terrain.xlsx
d07088014a7k28h02-terrain.xlsx
tp_0101181420_d.xlsx

the - symbol at the end of filename cannot be deleted and stay as the original filename

i tried several ways with Replace method but all of - symbol got deleted

any suggestion will be much appreciated, thanks

15/04-22 06:19

#1 : 20/04-22 00:06

Edson Pinto da Silva

Posts: 1

I can't use the video tag to extract the start date and time information from the video with .mpg extension.
Is this a software limitation? I can use this function normally with .mp4 files

20/04-22 00:06

#1 : 21/04-22 12:27

Claudio

Posts: 6

Hello guys,

I'm having trouble finding the correct parameter for files below:

[SakuraCircle] Konbini Shoujo Z - 02 (DVD 720x480 h264 AAC) [C827BAB5].MKV
Need: Konbini Shoujo Z - 02.MKV

(SakuraCircle) Muttsuri Dosukebe Russia Gibo Shimai no Honshitsu Minuite Zanmai - 01 (DVD 720x480 h264 AAC) [E286056C].MKV
Need: Muttsuri Dosukebe Russia Gibo Shimai no Honshitsu Minuite Zanmai - 01.MKV

[Judas] Psycho-Pass - Movie 01 [BD 1080p][HEVC x265 10bit](Dual-Audio)[Eng-Subs].MKV
Need: Psycho-Pass - Movie 01.MKV

I want to leave only the name, remove the before and after. But there are videos that have [ ] or () before and after the name.

What would be the correct commands? I have about 500 videos this way and it will be a lot of work if you do it manually.

Thanks,

Claudio

21/04-22 12:27

#1 : 22/04-22 20:43

Manfred Lindert

Posts: 3

Hallo,

Ich habe folgendes Problem.
Meine Dateien die ich umbennen möchte haben folgende Syntax:

01 test_name_001_1999.jpg
02 test_name_002_1999.jpg
03 test_name_002_1999.jpg

usw.

Ich möchte die dreistellige Nummerierung 001, 002, 003 usw. heraus haben.
Nun habe ich in der Hilfe folgende Möglichkeit gefunden.
- Muster entfernen --> _(\d\d\d)
damit verschwindet die dreistellige Nummerierung, aber eben auch die ersten drei stellen des Jahres. Kann man den Ausdruck darauf beschränkten, das eben nur wirklich dreistellige Zahlen berücksichtigt werden ?

Danke für jede Antwort !

Viele Grüße

Manfred

--------------------------------

Hello,

I have the following problem:

My files that I want to rename have the following syntax:

01 test_name_001_1999.jpg
02 test_name_002_1999.jpg
03 test_name_002_1999.jpg

etc.

I want to figure out the three digit numbering 001, 002, 003 etc.
I found the following option in the help.
- remove pattern --> _(\d\d\d)
This means that the three-digit numbering disappears, as does the first three digits of the year. Is it possible to restrict the expression to the fact that only really three-digit numbers are taken into account?

Thanks for every answer!

Many greetings

Manfred

22/04-22 20:43 - edited 22/04-22 20:44

#1 : 23/04-22 14:48

sashmo

Posts: 2

Prior to posting my question, I have searched the documentation and forums but couldn't find an answer to my question about incrementing month names, i.e.

I would like to add an incrementing month at the end of the file name:

National.Geographic.2016.01.pdf
National.Geographic.2016.02.pdf
National.Geographic.2016.03.pdf

to

National.Geographic.2016.01.January.pdf
National.Geographic.2016.02.February.pdf
National.Geographic.2016.03.March.pdf

and so on... something like

National.Geographic.2016.<Inc Nr:1>
to
National.Geographic.2016.<Inc Nr:1>.<what do I insert here???>

Thank you for your help!

sm

23/04-22 14:48

#1 : 23/04-22 17:23

Doug Fullerton

Posts: 2

I have files named as such:

(OAT_MMDDYY_P01.pdf) format

OAT_042422_P01.pdf actual filename

how can i make it for

OAT_042322_P01.pdf

also so that the 1st of the month will then revert to the 30th or 31st?

thanks for any guidance on this!

23/04-22 17:23

#1 : 26/04-22 20:04

Niki

Posts: 2

Hello,

I have a seamingly simple requirement but can't solve it. Need help.
I need to add a simple number increment to multiple files (i.e. 001,002,003 etc)
but being able to tell the renamer which numbers should be skipped while incrementing.
So I might need following incrementing:
001, 002, 003, 005, 006, 007, 009

Here 004 and 008 are skiped.

Is this possible and how?

Any help is much appreciated!

26/04-22 20:04

#1 : 27/04-22 19:43

Nome

Posts: 3

I read the manual and the forums but still cannot figure. Basically I want Word tag that counts from backwards.

I want this:
Random file name.jpg.bc 2022-04-26 184124

to become this:
Random file name.jpg.bc 2022-04-26 184124.jpg

The length of name after "Random file name" remains same. I want the extension name in the mid of filename (.jpg in this case) to be also added at the end.

I could almost do it with Add method by adding at index 1 from backwards. But in the Add box, I was going to use Word tag but word tag does not count from backwards. Length of filename before .jpg varies but after .jpg remains constant (.bc yyyy-mm-dd hhmmss) so I can use this fact.

27/04-22 19:43 - edited 27/04-22 19:48

#1 : 29/04-22 07:39

Jason

Posts: 2

Hey there! This is my first time using Advanced Renamer. I just want to know how to replace a string
of text into: name 1, name 2, name 3, etc...

Ex.

3 different files with names:

blahblahblg
1245asdf..--=`
0po h124

into:

name 1
name 2
name 3

How do I go about doing this? Any help is appreciated!

29/04-22 07:39

#1 : 30/04-22 14:49

Paul Panther

Posts: 7

Hi,
I have many files, each with the same name extension. How can I now reverse the "Remove Pattern"?

MyNameIsA_12mm_Diffuse_1
MyNameIsB_12mm_Diffuse_2
MyNameIsC_12mm_Diffuse_3

With Remove Pattern
MyNameIsA_12mm_
MyNameIsB_12mm_
MyNameIsC_12mm_

Diffuse_1
Diffuse_2
Diffuse_3

How can I now reverse the "Remove Pattern"? Target Diffuse_1, Diffuse_2, Diffuse_1

30/04-22 14:49

#1 : 30/04-22 21:34

Hooni

Posts: 1

hello..

I have small problem to set date/time
I usually use file name as filen ame [22.05.01] 012039 => [year.month.day] hour min sec

I tried to use Timestamp pattern as [<Year>.<Month>.<Day>] <Hour><Min><Sec>
but Year form needs to be 2022.
so it doesn't work.
<Year:00> also doesn't work.

if I change file name as [2022.05.01] 012039, then it works.

how can I set date/time from [22.05.01] 012039 ??

please.. help me..
have a nice day.

30/04-22 21:34

#1 : 01/05-22 08:25

Christina Young

Posts: 3

Is there a way to set up a Startup Folder. I can't find this in the options.

Regards
Christina

01/05-22 08:25

#1 : 02/05-22 12:06

Oldmicho

Posts: 2

Hallo Gemeinde - habe hier etwas Schwierigkeiten, einige Strings in den Filenamen zu erssetzen. Hoffe, es kann mir jemand weiterhelfen. Habe hier viele Videofiles konvertiert mit Handbrake, das leider die Eigenschaft hat, immer die Nummerierung -1, -2 -3 usw. anzuhängen. Wenn nun der Filename bspl. "S05E01" hat sieht es hinterher so aus : S05e01-01, S05e02-02 usw.... - möchte das kelien e wieder durch das grosse ersetzen und die Nummerung -x entfernen. Da es auch mehrere Staffel sein können, kann es auch sein, dass bspl. S04xxxx oder S03xxxx im Spiel sind. Wie wäre da die Sequenz um generell alle S0xe mit S0xE zu ersetzen und auch mit der Nummerierung ? Muss ich was besonderes einstellen beim Renamer ?

Manche wenige Files haben auch noch nach der Endung
zusätzlichen Text > bspl. > S05e01.mkv Ich dreh noch durch (Titel)

Wie kann man den Text wegbekommen ?

Vielen lieben Dank an alle - hoffe, habe mich verständlich ausgedrückt, ansonsten sorry und übt ein wenig Nachsicht mit Anfänger.....

02/05-22 12:06

#1 : 02/05-22 12:55

saran

Posts: 1

for. example:

i have 3 folders with each containing..6,7,8 files in it.. with different pagenumbers

i want the file name to contain sequentially pagenumbers with one command

author of the book
author of the book1
author of the book 2_

I want to rename them has as follows

author of the book_pages_(1-25)
author of the book1_pages_(26-35)
author of the book 2_pages_(36-45)

1-25
26-35
36-45
are pagenumbers
how will u horizontally increment.

02/05-22 12:55

#1 : 04/05-22 16:39

Posts: 2

Hello,
I've been trying to import data from CSV file, I select the file, data are loaded but when I click import nothing happens. Can you tell me what am I doing wrong?

04/05-22 16:39

#1 : 05/05-22 20:38

Jochen Kreitz

Posts: 2

Moin allerseits, ich musste meinen Rechner neu einrichten. Jetzt funktioniert der Lizenzschlüssel nicht mehr. Mir wird immer mitgeteilt, das ein Verbindungsfehler zum Server besteht.

Gruß

Jochen

05/05-22 20:38

#1 : 06/05-22 15:14

Remco IJpelaar

Posts: 2

Hi all,

I'm trying to rename HEIC files using the the relative tag <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal>
But I want to file name to be presented as 2005-03-12 18.46 (46)
instead of 2005_03_12 18_46_56
Is there a sulution for this?

06/05-22 15:14

#1 : 10/08-19 09:30

Eric

Posts: 1

Hi,
I tried your software which seems very promising. However, though I could modify the file timestamp of JPG pictures to use the date taken from exif, it seems it doesn't work for CR2 files.
If I select a CR2 file and click exiftool, then I can view the datetakenoriginal date (which is correct). But then if I apply the Timestamp method, I can't find any option to use that exif field: even the option "image date and time" does not work on CR2, though it seems working on JPG.
And I couldn't find a way to instruct your software to use the tag from exiftool (if I understood properly documentation, I could use that exiftool tag in the Rename method, but not in the timestamps method.
(note: I'm not trying to modify the exiftool metadata, I only try to align the file timestamps on the exif metadat).

Am I misunderstanding how to use it or could it be an issue on the software ?

br,
Ricorico94

10/08-19 09:30

#1 : 10/08-19 16:39

Gauthier

Posts: 3

Hi,

Name collision rule with sub second is great, but I noticed that the 2nd file is not added sub second, only the first. Not a blocking issue, but that makes the 2nd image being listed as the 1st one. Is there a way to make the Name collision rule to also append sub second to the last file of the collision set?

e.g. with sub second:
- 1st file:  2019-08-10 16-10-05 => 2019-08-10 16-10-05.63
- 2nd file: 2019-08-10 16-10-05 => 2019-08-10 16-10-05      (no change)
                  but I would like to have: 2019-08-10 16-10-05.73 (to have them listed chronologically)

Regards,
Gauthier

10/08-19 16:39 - edited 10/08-19 16:44

#1 : 10/08-19 21:54

Paul Bye

Posts: 1

Hello
I am sorry 5 years back I spent 5 month in hospital, i suffered a Stroke. Things now look quite good.

I Advanced Renamer which looks quite good.

the.last.ship.hdtv s01e01-lol[ettv]

what do i do to the last ship s01e01 plus the remaining files

Paul

10/08-19 21:54

#1 : 13/08-19 17:47

HAI NGUYEN

Posts: 1

Hi everyone,
1. My problem is having many file with same name in copy method, and I want to sort by clicking Error Code or Error to select them for my action. But I cannot sort by Error code or Error.
I think this is bug because other sort button is working for me like as name, size...

2. Open Containing Folder function is working for me but no selection of the file when opening like other tools I used. If you can, I hope you to add the selected file to Open Containing Folder.

Thank you very much.

13/08-19 17:47

#1 : 18/08-19 03:35

Anthony Cass

Posts: 1

I have around 1000 photos that are missing the datail "Date Taken". What I want to do is,

For each file:
- Copy the "date Created" value
- Paste it into the "Date Taken" value

Any help here would be much appreciated!!

18/08-19 03:35

#1 : 18/08-19 16:20

Mario Alvarez

Posts: 29

I have this problem with ARen 3.85 Portable version:
In Settings, when I check Explorer Context Menu and Associate .aren files with Advanced Renamer, and then click OK, pop ups a confirm dialog box: “You have changed the settings folder. Do you want to copy your current settings to this folder? Note: Any existing files in the folder will be overwritten.” When I click Yes, appears an error dialog box: “Process does not have access to the file, because it is been used by other process”. Sorry for my poor English...

18/08-19 16:20

#1 : 18/08-19 21:19

Jorge

Posts: 1

I get this error when add every kind of files.

it's says that and when click 'ok' the next error message is "Invalid floating point operation"

Version 3.85, both portable and install version

18/08-19 21:19

#1 : 21/08-19 10:50

Tony Leps

Posts: 1

I made a little script that adds camera models based on a various EXIF info. Posting it here (as is) in case anyone is looking to do something similar.

This mainly covers Canon 5D2/3, Sony a7iii, iPhones, and Android (sorry, my android videos had no specific metadata to differentiate devices).

If your camera isn't listed, check the video EXIF info to see if there is a field unique to that device. Good luck!

*Disclaimer: There's probably a more elegant way to do this. Feel free to post suggestions if there's a better way!)

=====================================================================
// Add Camera Model Script

// a7III
var exifa7m3 = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:DeviceModelName>');
if (exifa7m3 == "ILCE-7M3") {
var camera = "a7iii";
}

//GH5
var exifGH5 = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:Model>');
if (exifGH5 == "DC-GH5") {
var camera = "GH5";
}

//Canon
var exif5DOld = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:CompressorVersion>');
var exif5D = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:Model>');
var exifPS = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:Software>');

if (exifPS == "CanonMVI01") {
var camera = "CPS1";
} else if (exifPS == "CanonMVI02") {
var camera = "CPS2";
}
if (exif5DOld == "CanonAVC0001") {
var camera = "5D2";
}
if (exif5D == "Canon EOS 5D Mark II") {
var camera = "5D2";
} else if (exif5D == "Canon EOS 5D Mark III") {
var camera = "5D3";
}

// iPhone
var exifFilmic = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:Software>');
var filmic = exifFilmic.indexOf('FiLMiC') !== -1
var exifiPhone = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:Model>');
var iPhone = exifiPhone.indexOf('iPhone') !== -1
var exifApple = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:HandlerVendorID>');

if (filmic == true) {
var camera = "FiLMiC";
} else if (iPhone == true) {
var camera = exifiPhone;
} else if (exifApple == "Apple") {
var camera = "iPhone";
}

// GoPro
var exifGoPro = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:CompressorName>');
var goPro = exifGoPro.indexOf('GoPro') !== -1

if (goPro == true) {
var camera = "GoPro";
}

// Android
var exifAndroid = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:HandlerDescription>');

if (exifAndroid == "SoundHandle") {
var camera = "Android";
} else if (exifAndroid == "VideoHandler") {
var camera = "Android";
}

// MiniDV
var exifMiniDV = app.parseTags('<ExifTool:VideoCodec>');
if (exifMiniDV == "dvsd") {
var camera = "MiniDV";
}

// Add camera model to end of new name.
return item.newBasename + '_' +camera;

21/08-19 10:50

#1 : 23/08-19 02:59

Nicholas

Posts: 1

thanks for a great piece of utility software

a suggestion

I have only just started using renamer but I know already that there is one small 24 file renaming job i will use it for every week, and another bigger batch probably several times a month.

having saved the method settings within renamer, it would be great if i could choose to have that operation available via the right click context menu. select those 24 files in windows explorer, right click and run the renaming batch without launching the renamer interface.

i know that the batch would not have the same protection as using renamer in terms of seeing conflicts and errors, but i am sure people like me will be happy to use a shortcut on a 'on your head be it' basis.

given that so many small utilities seem to add themselves to the right click contact menu (often annoyingly and inappropriately), i hope it might not be too great a technical challenge, so hope you think it a good idea.

i expect all those who use renamer to perform regular repeating tasks would find it useful.

thanks again

23/08-19 02:59

#1 : 23/08-19 20:23

Eng.DarkAlchemist

Posts: 10

I'm attempting to rename all my fonts type but Advanced Rename does not create a new name. ExifTool does not show any tag - as does not recognize any font tag.

<ExifTool:FontFamily>-<ExifTool:FontName> (for AFM font type).
LAstPiOne.AFM ==> -.AFM

It is the same as the other font type: OTF, TTF,...

Note: when I open the font in Windows it finds the name of font.

Does someone have any solution or tip?

23/08-19 20:23

#1 : 23/08-19 22:27

George Mercier

Posts: 1

Hello everyone I'm trying to figure how to replace a decimal in a folder name and it's giving me fits. Here are a couple of examples:

Current Folder or Sub-folder name: 1019-15.01
Target Folder or Sub-folder name: 1019-15_01

Current Folder or Sub-folder name: 1019-15.02 12x6 10x6
Target Folder or Sub-folder name: 1019-15_02 12x6 10x6

Seems simple enough, but I keep getting an ErrorCode 115 , Extension changed

My setup was to use Replace . With _
Apply to Name and extension

Thanks for any help,
George

23/08-19 22:27 - edited 23/08-19 22:38

#1 : 24/08-19 08:04

Tekuno paatii

Posts: 3

Hi. Sorry for my english.
I have many list of name in notepad, then, how to delete a files name with the source from notepad/csv ?
only know rename with Replace List method, are there have other methods ?
I want to delete some of name based in notepad/csv.
everything name written in notepad should be deleted.

list notepad :
andy
betha
chand
defoe
ethan

my file name :
Class A1 [michael andy roland ethan]
Class A2 [randy nina sean defoe]
Class A3 [chand alex maria betha]

24/08-19 08:04 - edited 24/08-19 10:24

#1 : 24/08-19 14:34

Maher ELTonsy

Posts: 1

Can I do searching into a long file list in the advanced Renamer?

24/08-19 14:34

#1 : 27/08-19 03:29

Greg Magarry

Posts: 1

Hi, Can you please explain the correct steps in Removing Erroneous Characters ( #, >, & etc.) from the new file name list, before renaming files.
The .CSV files that I am using to rename various .tif files have a lot of these characters in the new file names that I would like to use.

E.G.
File Name New File Name
"c:\tec1\gc-p-01-l.tif","Allcott R E # > & 131167"

Would like to remove # > & from the new filename, so when I run the Batch the new file name will be without these characters but will have a .tif extension.

Many thanks, Greg

27/08-19 03:29 - edited 27/08-19 08:22

#1 : 27/08-19 15:44

Kevin Earley

Posts: 1

Hi All

I am new to Advanced Renamer and I have a specific file re-naming task that I am hoping Advanced Renamer can carry out.

We work with various retail companies dealing with their rental properties for which we receive a large number of files named as an example:-

685 Inv D978161
A783 Inv 126/150200

A where the first three digits or four digits are a specific property reference number, unique to each client and the Inv following is the invoice number.

I would like to know whether Advanced Renamer would be able to examine files in a directory and from the first 3/4 digits be able to look at a CSV file and insert the store name in the filename:-

For example:-

Using the above original file 685 Inv D978161 and the following CSV file entries Advanced Renamer would re-name the file as 685 Didcot Inv D978161

685, Didcot
471, Gosport
589, Liverpool Speke

I hope I have explained that well enough.

Obviously I wouldn't expect Advanced Reatiler to know which CSV to use for which client, but the above scenario only applies to a small number of clients, but with a high volume of documents.

Many thanks for any assistance

Kevin aka Scribe

27/08-19 15:44

#1 : 28/08-19 01:25

Posts: 1

New to this forum; so please be gentle.

I did a search here for 'deleting duplicate files' and didn't find anything helpful. Probably a bad search argument on my part.

I have a large number of .mp3 files in a folder on a drive. I'd like to be able to find them based on filename, file size, and file type and delete one of them as a batch process. I'm so new to Advanced Renamer that I have no idea how to set up such a rule.

Can anyone point me to the wiki or thread that covers this?

TIA
rh

28/08-19 01:25

#1 : 28/08-19 19:55

mike

Posts: 19

hi there,

when adding folders for renaming , I can also add files included in these folders, based on some criteria.

Is there any way to add the first file from the folder only ? (files have different names patterns) )

28/08-19 19:55

#1 : 30/08-19 04:34

David

Posts: 64

Hi All,

The image preview below the file list is showing the image thumbnails weird.
I don't know how it should be set up properly in the AR settings it just worked out of the box in prior versions but now it doesn't

It's showing a preview but it's not sizing it appropriately for the size of the preview window. It just shows the top edge of the image. Sometimes you can't even tell what the image is from that. It could just be a background with NOTHING from the photo showing at all except a wall or a sky or something completely unidentifying.
I'm pretty sure the settings causing the problem are on the "Image Files" tab in Settings.

"Use EXIF information for image width and height"
"Don't analyze image metadata"
"Always use ExifTool for retrieving metadata."

Initially I had the second one checked because I was hoping my method batches would load faster if it wasn't analyzing image metadata. But all that did was make is so there was no image showing at all and batches still load abysmally slow. I finally figured out that would be a problem so now it's at least showing a sliver of the image. With the previous version the image could be seen in it's entirety. Just shrunk to the size of the preview window. Now it just shows the sliver.

I'm having the same issue with v3.84 & 3.85 under W10 Enterprise.

I tried changing
EXIF field for image date time operations:
I tried all the permutations but it didn't fix the issue.

Thanks so much for your help.
AR is an AMAZING application and I appreciate so much the effort you've put into it.

Sorry that's a lot of information.
Hopefully it clicks for you and you have an answer at the ready.
smile.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

30/08-19 04:34 - edited 07/09-19 01:20

#1 : 31/08-19 02:04

winterminute

Posts: 1

I hit this 3-5% of the folders when processing a large hierarchy of files. This happens both when running in interactive mode as well as via command line. A forum search indicates this is probably an issue with the EXIFTOOL integration but I don't see any solutions. Re-running will usually succeed, but not always. When processing 80,000 images this error starts to become a pain. Any ideas how to solve it?

31/08-19 02:04

#1 : 01/09-19 03:52

Zach

Posts: 1

Let us say I have a file called:

Movie_Name #2008 #horror #action #live #fantasy.mp4

I want to have the file be renamed where all the words next to the "#" are removed so I get this:

Movie_name.mp4

Is there a way to sort of like have a wildcard replacement rule? I understand I can just keep adding multiple replace using the "\" but other file names would have different words after the #.

Is there a 1 line command that I can use instead?

Thanks.

01/09-19 03:52

#1 : 01/09-19 11:20

L B

Posts: 74

I am using the following method to append image resolution to a bunch of folder names.

Text to be Replaced : (.*)

Replace With : \1 <Img Width>x<Img Height>px

Use Regular Expressions : Ticked

The way I understand it, the resolution is got from the first image file in the folder. What is happening is, when I cross-checked some of the renamed folders with the resolution of the first image of the folder, there is a weird issue that creeps up.

The later folders also have the same resolution as the initial folders post-renaming even tho they have a diff actual resolution. So this gets me thinking, is it getting its image-res info from somewhere I don't know about. Windows explorer and File Properties both show the correct res, but the res is shown differently in ARen.

I hope I explained the issue.

Edit: I loaded just a small batch of the later folders to see if performing the operation in small batches solves this, but even though the resolution of the first image file within the folder is 8000px, ARen still shows it as 8934px. which is weird. And this difference is consistent. All folders with 8000px images are renamed to 8934px. I don't know where it is getting its value from.

01/09-19 11:20 - edited 01/09-19 14:20

#1 : 02/09-19 17:52

J Cradduck

Posts: 1

If I want to swap 2 words in a long file name, how can I? As in swapping a last name and first name at the beginning of a file name but not disturbing the rest of the file name,

02/09-19 17:52

#1 : 04/09-19 08:10

Michael

Posts: 5

I have a situation where I occasionally receive MP3 files with foreign characters in the names of the files and even the folders. On my system these usually show as unprintable characters (that appear as spaces) but sometimes strange characters that are visible.
I would like to use Advanced Renamer to just remove these characters from all the folder/file names in an upper folder.
I think it would be any character that is NOT between x'20' and x'7E' (per an ASCII table I am referencing http://www.asciitable.com/ ).

Your thoughts?

04/09-19 08:10

#1 : 04/09-19 21:13

Eden Bensal

Posts: 1

im new to this software
i've a lot of videos file with srt subtitle for each video
i need that the video file name and the subtitle file will be the same
the file name of the video and subtitle file is almost the same but the subtitle file name is wite "en" in the end
how can i make a rule to remove the "en" letters from the file name?

04/09-19 21:13

#1 : 04/09-19 23:30

Shawn Meredyk

Posts: 1

Hi there,

I have several files that have date-time stamps in the filename, this was caused by Windows 10 Backup software.

Orig ex. dogFood.txt
Backup ex. dogFood (2019_01_01 23_23_23 UTC).txt

I'm looking for the best way to remove the date-time stamp and mark the multiples with a number.

dogFood.txt, dogFood1.txt, etc.

I've tried replace, but I'm not doing something correct.... any help is appreciated.

04/09-19 23:30

#1 : 05/09-19 10:37

Michael

Posts: 5

I've been looking but don't see a way to do this.
After execution of a batch, I would like to see how many items were actually changed.
All that is shown is the number of successful and number with errors.
For example, out of 500 items, I would like to know that only X were actually changed.
Is there a way to get this information after batch execution?
Thanks in advance!

05/09-19 10:37

#1 : 05/09-19 15:09

L B

Posts: 74

I have faced this issue for a while now, and recently a part of it was fixed in the recent update, so I am bringing up this topic again as a constructive feedback, and a sincere query.

System: Windows 10 1903 with latest updates, 8GB RAM, intel Core i5 8th Gen processor, 1TB HDD, running the latest version of ARen.

I face this issue where, if I try and change the Created Date attribute of a group of folders using the TimeStamp Method, it always fails with the error "(101) Undefined Error".

Image below illustrates the method I am using and the error I get when I run the batch.
https://imgur.com/puKgTVm

Recently, by chance, I discovered that if I cut-paste the folders into this particular subfolder, then the batch runs successfully. But otherwise, I always get this error. So currently, if I need to change Created Date attributes of folders I work with (which is often), I have to paste them into this particular subfolder and then run it, then paste them back into their original folder.

I wanna know why this is happening. Are there any conditions one needs to obey when changing the Created Date attributes of folders?

P.S.: The error that was fixed was the memory exception I was getting after the batch failed, and crashed the app. That doesn't happen in the latest ARen version anymore.

05/09-19 15:09 - edited 05/09-19 15:12

#1 : 05/09-19 16:22

L B

Posts: 74

Please check the following image:
https://imgur.com/LUMy3bP

The output I am expecting is : 5768000 , 5768001 , etc..

But instead, the result is as if the method is being applied twice.

If I use the two replace conditions in two separate Replace Methods, then it works as expected. (Or one New Name mehtod & one Replace method)

So this seems to be a bug with List Replace method. Please check.

05/09-19 16:22

#1 : 07/09-19 01:50

David

Posts: 64

I'm wanting the context menu item for Advanced Renamer in File Explorer under Windows 10 to load files into an already open instance of AR. What's happening right now is the selected files open in a NEW instance of AR instead of the already running copy of Advanced Renamer.

I was using the version of AR prior to v3.84 under Windows 7 and I have a 6 screen setup. I would often have multiple instances of AR running with different batches loaded. To get it to load to the right instance i could just make it the active window before I right clicked on the files I wanted to rename and hit the "A" hotkey to load the files into Advanced Renamer and it would load to the active instance of AR.
When I wanted to use a different set of methods I just made that instance of AR the current one by just clicking on it and then using the context menu item would load them to the specified instance of AR from the context menu from within File Manager.
NOW when I use the context menu item it opens a new instance of AR. WITH NO batches loaded even though I already have an instance of AR running. Or 3.

Do you know how I can get Windows or AR to load items loaded from the context menu in File Explorer to load into a ALREADY RUNNING copy of AR instead of starting a new instance?

Some additional information that might be useful in troubleshooting the issue:
I use an application called Beyond Compare that finds differences in files or directories.
The context menu on files within this application has it's own context menu items that are different from Windows File Explorer. However one of those items is an item called "Explorer" which allows you to access the context menu items from Windows File Explorer one of which is the "Add to Advanced Renamer" context item from File Explorer. When I click on that item, from within Beyond Compare it loads it into an already open AR instance. Which is exactly what I want Windows to do. The same way it used to in Windows 7. I don't know why it works from within Beyond compare but not within File Explorer directly.

Any ideas?

I also tried the context menu item for "Add to Advanced Renamer" from within xplorer2, an alternate File Manager for windows that I use for some things. Unfortunately it does the same as File Explorer not the same as Beyond Compare. Meaning it loads the files into a NEW instance of Advanced Renamer not into an already running one with an active batch of methods loaded.
It's weird and confusing.

Why is it working from within Beyond Compare?
It suggests that Beyond Compare is adding something to the command before it executes it.
Any idea what that would be?

It's so weird it works perfectly from within Beyond compare. I just make the instance of AR I want to be loaded with the files the active one and the files load into THAT INSTANCE. Windows and xplorer2 both ignore any active instances of AR and start a new one and load the selected files into the new instance.

The reason this even matters is because W10 is the worst windows ever and loading some of the batches I've created takes 10-15 minutes which is crazy but there's nothing to be done about it. so If I use the NEW INSTANCE windows opens context items in I have to load the batch I want to use and wait a crazy amount of time and what's even worse is if I'm actually renaming a bunch of groups of files or directories I have to wait the 10-15 EVERY TIME because each new group of files will load into a new instance of AR not the instance it's already opened.

I'm hoping this additional information might trigger one of the programmers out there to understand what's happening.

Thanks for any help anyone can provide and have a great day.

07/09-19 01:50 - edited 15/09-19 14:48

#1 : 07/09-19 05:05

David

Posts: 64

Hi All,

The image preview pane below the file list is only showing a small sliver of images.
I don't know what settings I should use to make it render properly. Can anyone provide any guidance in this regard. The previous version I was using before v3.84 worked perfectly out of the box.

It's showing a preview but it's not sizing it appropriately for the size of the preview window. It just shows the top edge of the image. Most of the time you can't even tell what the image is. It could just be a background with NOTHING from the photo showing at all except a wall or a sky or something completely unidentifying.
I'm pretty sure the settings causing the problem are on the "Image Files" tab in Settings.

"Use EXIF information for image width and height"
"Don't analyze image metadata"
"Always use ExifTool for retrieving metadata."

Initially I had the second one checked because I was hoping my method batches would load faster if it wasn't analyzing image metadata. But all that did was make is so there was no image showing at all. I changed that when no images were showing and now I've got the sliver. In the previous version the image could be seen in it's entirety. Just shrunk to the size of the preview window. Now it just shows the sliver.

I'm having the same issue with v3.84 & 3.85 under W10 Enterprise.

I tried changing
EXIF field for image date time operations:
I tried all the permutations but it didn't fix the issue.

Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

07/09-19 05:05

#1 : 08/09-19 15:32

Tim

Posts: 8

Download latest installer, installs fine and then go to run and get "Exception EAccess Violation in module ARen.exe at 0000B94F. Access violation at address 0040B94F in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 00000009"

Cant open it...any help? Saw another thread you mentioned running Autodesk or 3dmax? I run Autodesk applications...

Thanks in advance.

Tim

08/09-19 15:32

#1 : 10/09-19 20:33

Aubrey Thomas

Posts: 1

Hi, I have several 1000 photos taken on a holiday on 3 different cameras. All cameras had date and time synchronised. I have now sorted the photos I want to keep and put them into 1 folder. I would now like to import these photos in Advanced Renamer, sort them into Date Taken Order, then rename them sequentially by Date / Time order taken irrespective of which camera they were taken on.
Currently when I import the files into Advanced Renamer it lists all the photos taken on Camera 1 followed by all the photos taken on Camera 2, followed by all the photos taken on Camera 3. How can I rename just on Date/Time Taken irrespective of which camera was used?

10/09-19 20:33

#1 : 12/09-19 06:46

Michael

Posts: 5

Please consider enhancing AR to do the following:

1) In the statistics shown after a batch is executed, please add the number of items that were actually affected by the method(s) executed during the batch. All that is currently shown is total # items and # failed.

2) Allow AR to "see" hidden files. For example the "Thumbs.db" that Windows plants in directories. Even if Windows folder properties is set to "Show hidden files and folders" AR does not respect that global setting and show them. By being able to see them they can be then be handled by AR.

Thanks!

12/09-19 06:46

#1 : 12/09-19 12:39

Martin Wein

Posts: 1

Hello,

I can rename 954 random files in a folder using "Inc Nr:" starting at 001 up to 954.
Is it possible to dump more files in the same folder, and then rename them starting at 955?

Many thanks,
Martin

12/09-19 12:39

#1 : 13/09-19 10:13

proshot

Posts: 2

Hello
This is probably very basic, but i'm stuck... i need to rename multiple videos in a directory, but i need to filter out all files with .vob extension (they should keep original name). How shall i do it?

13/09-19 10:13

#1 : 13/09-19 10:43

Mario

Posts: 1

Hi, i've been searching but couldn't find any solution. So i have a filename called 20180610_105252.avi and need to replace to 10-06-2018_105252.avi. How can i do it?

Thanks in advanced

13/09-19 10:43

#1 : 13/09-19 14:40

Toby

Posts: 1

Hey there,
first of all, this program is one nifty great piece of software!

Here's what I'm trying to do:

we have 10 Folders that get daily new photos uploaded to. Once at night I want to rename the photos from:

Folder1\name.jpg

to Folder1\<img year>\name-<GPS City>.jpg

I created an .aren file that makes just that when I run it in AdvRenamer, but I can't get it to run with the commandline bat file.

Here's what I selected:

Item types: Files
File containing items.

This file (list.txt) looks like this:
x:\folder1\
x:\folder2\
...

I tried x:\folder1\*.* but it didn't help.

Batchmode: rename (as the move command is in the .aren file)

I don't really know what else to try.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Toby

13/09-19 14:40

#1 : 15/09-19 11:40

Michael

Posts: 5

The #Items in the bottom left of the status bar is not always reset.
If the "list" of files has been populated, the #Items is updated to reflect that change.
But if you choose "Clear List" from the "List" drop-down, #Items is not reset to zero - even though the list is empty.
I am using version 3.85.

15/09-19 11:40

#1 : 15/09-19 14:03

Krzysztof

Posts: 1

How to change the date format from 01.02.2011 to 2011.02.01
Can anyone help me.

15/09-19 14:03

#1 : 17/09-19 23:19

Vyki

Posts: 1

Hello!

How would I remove the symbol and all numbers after the symbol in a file name for a batch file rename?

For instance,

12456 $104,444.08

How would I remove the dollar sign and everything after it? The amounts vary.

17/09-19 23:19

#1 : 20/09-19 06:53

nath

Posts: 2

Hello.

I'm having some trouble renaming files within a large number of dirs.

<DirName:1>-<Inc NrDir:1>

... is doing what I need it to EXCEPT when the DirName is numbered.

For example, a directory called:

this-is-a-test-20

... renames files to :

this-is-a-test-20-01.jpg
this-is-a-test-20-02.jpg
this-is-a-test-20-03.jpg
etc

... where as what I want is:

this-is-a-test-01.jpg
this-is-a-test-02.jpg
this-is-a-test-03.jpg

Any ideas?

Thank you!

20/09-19 06:53

#1 : 21/09-19 19:18

JWvL

Posts: 2

Text: S(\d\d)E
Replace with: s\1e

doesn't change or replace case. I am using the regular expression and Case sensitive checked and unchecked.

TVShow (years) 1080p S01E01 EpisodeName
to
TVShow (years) 1080p s01e01 EpisodeName

Any ideas?

B.T.W. PLEX understands the lowercase now and I find it easier to read

FIXED -----My Error Copied \'s as /'s

21/09-19 19:18 - edited 21/09-19 20:09

#1 : 25/09-19 19:03

newoski

Posts: 4

Hi,

I have tons of folders named like:

FOO-FOO-123-456-789-01

The number of occurrences of FOO and 123-123 varies by folder, but the end is always the same with a -##

I'd like to remove the -## from all folders

Essentially removing the last - and everything after it.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

25/09-19 19:03

#1 : 26/09-19 18:43

Claude QUERO

Posts: 1

Bonjour,
j'aurai aimé pouvoir ne mettre que les deux dernier chiffre de l'année par exemple 19-09-26 et le nom
Es ce possible ?
merci pour la réponse
les réponses sont données par mail ?

26/09-19 18:43 - edited 26/09-19 18:46

#1 : 30/09-19 03:04

newoski

Posts: 4

Is there any way to allow Advanced Renamer to essentially use the same name for multiple folder renames and the simply merge all duplicate folders?

30/09-19 03:04

#1 : 01/10-19 01:17

Donato

Posts: 2

I would like to know if there is a way to rename files in dir using <DirName:1><Inc Nr:1>, But instead of add 001-001 (example) make it skip to next Avail number? I have a Dir with over 5000 files I delete duplicates at times and I don't want to rename those I keep. Thanks for any help.

01/10-19 01:17

#1 : 04/10-19 19:43

dudi

Posts: 1

I want to have picture profile in my filename, but when I place this tag "ComPanasonicSemi-ProMetadataXml" to my pattern, it shows all xml data shown below in filename. Is it possible to filter all values except this one : <CaptureGamma>CINELIKE_D</CaptureGamma>?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>.<ClipMain xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="urn:schemas-Professional-Plug-in:Semi-Pro:ClipMetadata:v1.0">. <ClipContent>. <GlobalClipID>060A2B340101010501010D2113000000DF4F0546506B7C3477701090B9520061</GlobalClipID>. <Duration>360</Duration>. <EditUnit>1/50</EditUnit>. <EssenceList>. <Video>. <Codec BitRate="150">H264_420_LongGOP</Codec>. <ActiveLine>2160</ActiveLine>. <ActivePixel>3840</ActivePixel>. <BitDepth>8</BitDepth>. <FrameRate>50p</FrameRate>. <TimecodeType>NonDrop</TimecodeType>. <StartTimecode>11:45:57:07</StartTimecode>. </Video>. <Audio>. <Channel>2</Channel>. <SamplingRate>48000</SamplingRate>. <BitsPerSample>16</BitsPerSample>. </Audio>. </EssenceList>. <ClipMetadata>. <Rating>0</Rating>. <Access>. <CreationDate>2019-09-28T11:26:54+02:00</CreationDate>. <LastUpdateDate>2019-09-28T11:26:54+02:00</LastUpdateDate>. </Access>. <Device>. <Manufacturer>Panasonic</Manufacturer>. <ModelName>DC-GH5</ModelName>. </Device>. <Shoot>. <StartDate>2019-09-28T11:26:54+02:00</StartDate>. </Shoot>. </ClipMetadata>. </ClipContent>. <UserArea>. <AcquisitionMetadata xmlns="urn:schemas-Professional-Plug-in:P2:CameraMetadata:v1.2">. <CameraUnitMetadata>. <Gamma>. <CaptureGamma>CINELIKE_D</CaptureGamma>. </Gamma>. <Gamut>. <CaptureGamut>BT.709</CaptureGamut>. </Gamut>. </CameraUnitMetadata>. </AcquisitionMetadata>. </UserArea>.</ClipMain>.

04/10-19 19:43

#1 : 06/10-19 17:40

Horshack

Posts: 2

Is there a way to specify custom command-line arguments passed to the exiftool invocation? For example I'd like to use the numeric tag value output rather than the printed formatted values (ie, the -n option).

Also, adding support for tag names with the '#' suffix would be nice as well. That allows specifying number output on a per-tag basis in exiftool. For example: <ExifTool:ShutterSpeed#> instead of <ExifTool:ShutterSpeed>.

06/10-19 17:40

#1 : 11/10-19 22:23

Bill VonStorch

Posts: 1

There seems to be some sort of limitation on the number of files that can be renamed using the EXIFTool. If load any more than 450-500 files I start getting errors like NewFileName = <exiftool:DateTimeOriginal>.CR2, error Invalid Tag. Subsequent to that I get no renamed files with an error or ExifTool error. This is a simple <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> NewName method. I am using the latest version of Advance Renamer 3.85 running Windows 10 with 32GB of memory. Has any else seen this behavior or is a limitation of the tool? Any suggestions?

Thanks Bill

11/10-19 22:23

#1 : 13/10-19 00:25

billy

Posts: 1

I know the developer isn't comfortable with this implementation but for me it would be a highly welcomed and needed feature. I've been wanting this to be a feature for years now and im not scared of of it because it is common practice for me to make backups of all my files before i mass rename them anyway which i imagine the majority of us do.

Currently, my issue is organizing my massive font collection; most of which i am discovering are the same exact font but named differently. I have been trying to use AR to rename the font by its given font name (via Exif Data) in mass, But since a vast majority of the fonts are repeats, I simply cannot rename them. I have to individually find the duplicates and delete them before progressing.

Also, I have a BACKUP of all these fonts. I know the developer doesn't want to implement something that "cannot be reverted" but the fact of the matter is that it can. A simple "hey backup your stuff" warning for the people that, for whatever reason, have not already made the precaution seems reasonable enough.

13/10-19 00:25

#1 : 14/10-19 07:55

Denver J Weigel

Posts: 1

I have the exact same problem as Tim, who has written a couple posts requesting help.
My message is nearly a duplcate of Tim's. Message box text is transcribed below:

"Application Error:
Exception EAccessViolation in module ARen.exe at 0000B94F.
Access violation at address 0040B94F in Module 'ARen.exe'.
Read of address 00000035."

A previous version (being used as free version) worked fine. Purchased new version for $20 and it won't work. Now I don't have a file renamer.

Please respond with a solution.

Denver

14/10-19 07:55

#1 : 14/10-19 19:17

Thane

Posts: 1

I'm trying to use the Import from TVMaze to rename a complete series of TV shows. I've looked at the user guide and as far as I can tell I have followed it's steps, but it's not renaming the shows.

I have all the files in the Advanced Renamer, I click "Import" and then "TV Show …". Do a search for the show, in this case 'Castle (2009)'. Select all seasons and episodes. It shows 173 selected and 173 files.

I click "OK" and … then … nothing. Nothing gets renamed.

What am I missing?

14/10-19 19:17

#1 : 15/10-19 14:36

David Cox

Posts: 1

Hi,

I'm new to Advanced Renamer and am struggling with how to rename my files.

I'm on Windows 10 and using AR 3.85.

I've imported my files into the left pane.

Then I import my CSV file into the second pane.

When the list appears, it is in a different order to both my file list and the original CSV file list.

This means that the file names do not correspond.

Am I doing something wrong? Is there some setting which changes the order?

I would offer a screenshot but can't see a way of adding one at the moment.

Hoping for advice.

Regards

Frostyboy

15/10-19 14:36

#1 : 16/10-19 21:19

Cory Funk

Posts: 7

Please add a way for the AR to detect what the file above it is being named (even in an override situation), so the next group of files can continue to be named accordingly.

e.g.
TV-Show S01E<Inc Nr:1:2>-E<Inc Nr:2:2> = TV-Show S01E01-E02
TV-Show S01E<Inc Nr:1:2>-E<Inc Nr:2:2> = TV-Show S01E03-E04
TV-Show S01E<Inc Nr:1:2>-E<Inc Nr:2:2> = TV-Show S01E05-E06
TV-Show S01E<Inc Nr:1:2>-E<Inc Nr:2:2> = TV-Show S01E07 ***Override***
TV-Show S01E<Inc Nr:1:2>-E<Inc Nr:2:2> = TV-Show S01E08-E09 ***Continue***

16/10-19 21:19

#1 : 17/10-19 12:01

Simon Dyer

Posts: 1

I created batches of image files and the numbers are not incrementing propoerly.
I want to renum,ber them all based on the date/time they were taken.
Is it possible with Advanced Renamer?

17/10-19 12:01

#1 : 18/10-19 15:43

Gitlecker

Posts: 1

Hi,

if i order by path the order of the files are wrong. You'll see at the screenshot i sent you per E-Mail.

18/10-19 15:43

#1 : 21/10-19 08:45

John

Posts: 1

how do i delete this ?

21/10-19 08:45 - edited 23/10-19 11:09

#1 : 29/10-19 16:50

Vlad

Posts: 1

I have multiple images shot from different angles in one folder. Each angle is exactly 24 frames so I would like the names to be FOLDERNAME-01-01 to FOLDERNAME-01-24. Then it would automatically go to FOLDERNAME-02-01 and all the way to FOLDERNAME-02-024 and so on. Is there any way of doing this without separating them into individual subfolders?

29/10-19 16:50

#1 : 29/10-19 20:08

Dok

Posts: 2

Hello.
I was wondering if I can rename my files from the format that, based on exif tool (create date info), Advanced Renamer rename them year.month.day - hour.minute.second (i.e. let say 2017.04.22 - 14.22.30) to hour.minute.second - year.month.day (14.22.30 - 22.04.2017). More like a west European format.
Thank you.

29/10-19 20:08 - edited 29/10-19 20:23

#1 : 30/10-19 09:59

Geert Vancompernolle

Posts: 1

Hi,

I have the following collection of files in a directory:

Amp (1 of 28).mp4
Amp (10 of 28).mp4
Amp (11 of 28).mp4
Amp (12 of 28).mp4
Amp (13 of 28).mp4
Amp (14 of 28).mp4
Amp (15 of 28).mp4
Amp (16 of 28).mp4
Amp (17 of 28).mp4
Amp (18 of 28).mp4
Amp (19 of 28).mp4
Amp (2 of 28).mp4
Amp (20 of 28).mp4
Amp (21 of 28).mp4
Amp (22 of 28).mp4
Amp (23 of 28).mp4
Amp (24 of 28).mp4
Amp (25 of 28).mp4
Amp (26 of 28).mp4
Amp (27 of 28).mp4
Amp (28 of 28).mp4
Amp (3 of 28).mp4
Amp (4 of 28).mp4
Amp (5 of 28).mp4
Amp (6 of 28).mp4
Amp (7 of 28).mp4
Amp (8 of 28).mp4
Amp (9 of 28).mp4

I want to add a "0" in front of the one digit numbers so that the files are nicely sorted according the numbers.
So, "(1" should become "(01", "(2" should become "(02" and so on without touching the other files that already contain 2 digits after the "(" character.

How to do this in Advanced Renamer?

30/10-19 09:59

#1 : 02/11-19 13:29

Ydna

Posts: 1

Hello,

I have a load of .m4a files that have the wrong date modified value.

The files have the date at the start of the file name in the format <Day>.<Month>.<Year> <Hour>;<Min> (then the file name).

E.g. "1.10.19 11;25 recording".

I was attempting to change the date modified using the "Filename pattern" option, following this guide: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/metho d_timestamp

I typed <Day>.<Month>.<Year> <Hour>;<Min> into the "Pattern:" box and pressed start batch. It completed with no errors. I went and checked the new date modified value and they have all been set to 1/1/1601 01:47:22. I can't get it to work properly. Am I missing something? I even did a test run on a .png and a .jpeg file with the same name structure and it did exactly the same thing.

Thanks

02/11-19 13:29

#1 : 03/11-19 16:45

Keith

Posts: 1

Can any one tell me if I can do Batch changes to file properties in Word. For example updating the Author or file tags.

Thanks.

BTW been using this app since win 95. commercial user all the way.

03/11-19 16:45

#1 : 04/11-19 03:25

fena

Posts: 4

In this example 13 Aug to Aug 13
02 May to May 02 etc

01-Mindbenders - Omaha (13 Aug 1968)
02-Mindbenders - All Night Worker (02 May 1966)
03-Mindbenders - Cool Jerk (19 Dec 1966)
04-Mindbenders - Rock Me Baby (21st Sep 1967)
05-Mindbenders - Ride Your Pony (22 Aug 1966)
06-Mindbenders - Can't With You Can't Without You (02 May 1966)
07-Mindbenders - Uncle Joe The Ice Cream Man (13 Aug 1968)
08-Mindbenders - Interview-Blessed Are The Lonely (23rd Feb 1968)
09-Mindbenders - The Way You Do The Things You Do (02 May 1966)
10-Mindbenders - We'll Talk About It Tomorrow (14 Mar 1967)

I did try but not sure how to work with word-numbers while inside brackets etc
thanks David

04/11-19 03:25

#1 : 10/11-19 17:40

kurt

Posts: 8

Dear all,

Could you please help me to solve the following problem:

Filename original --> Filename needed
xy E123 --> E123 - xy
abc E456 --> E456 - abc

it should work, regardless of the length of the filename.

Kind regards,

Kurt

10/11-19 17:40 - edited 10/11-19 17:43

#1 : 11/11-19 02:01

Mark Nosek

Posts: 1

I have hundreds of videos I want to convert to mp4 format. However, I can't lose their creation dates! I have been searching the internet for a way do this. It doesn't seem any video converter has this option inherent in the program. I saw some post that recommended Advanced Renamer to fix/preserve the creation date after/during conversion. But I can't figure out how. Anyone? Please.

11/11-19 02:01 - edited 11/11-19 02:02

#1 : 11/11-19 18:41

Bryan H

Posts: 1

Hi. I'm new to AR. I have several picture files that have the Date Taken field with wrong data. the Exif tag is <ExifTool:FileModifyDate>. It there a way to modify this field with AR?
Thanks in advance!

11/11-19 18:41

#1 : 13/11-19 18:53

Kiszely AndrÃ¡s

Posts: 3

Hi, i use the AR with satisfaction, but the last version may have a bug:

I use the command line version under win10, run more methods by batch file.
The problem: I rename a lot of files by this method:
[header]
type=preset
application=Advanced Renamer 3.84
application_version=3840000
batchmode=rename
pairrename=1

[namecollision]
separator=_
pattern=
rule=fail

[methods]
method0000=methodname:"newname"; methoddescription:"jpg_rename"; active:"1"; mask:"<ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal>_<Img CameraModel>_<Name>"; tagpage:"2"; applyto:"name";

The file has exif in datetimeoriginal: 2019:07:15 09:12:20, the result is: 2019_07_15 09_12_20_PENTAX K10D_IMGP0435.JPG

But i found this file on another drive and i would like to sync with my master drive, i run again the methods with AR 3.85.
I'm totally sure about the files, the input is the SAME file, but the output is this:
2019_07_15 09_06_04_PENTAX K10D_IMGP0435.JPG

the undolist is this:
[header]
datetime=2019. 11. 13. 17:08:36
Version=Advanced Renamer 3.85
ver=3850100
delimiter=|
undotype=0
batchmode=Rename

...
file000005=g:\117_0715pentax\IMGP0435.JPG|g:\117_0715pentax\2019_07_15 09_06_04_PENTAX K10D_IMGP0435.JPG
...

The run had 200 files, all got wrong name.
How is it possible?

13/11-19 18:53 - edited 13/11-19 20:33

#1 : 14/11-19 15:19

Tessier

Posts: 2

Hello,

I'v tried to rename music folders like
80's Love (DSF)
to
80's Love [DSF]

with

Find: $DSF$
Repl: [DSF]
Occ: 1st
[X]Case
[X] RegEx
Apply: Name

but on some folders there are errors 101 and a new folder is created with the newname and the old one is left empty ?

14/11-19 15:19

#1 : 14/11-19 20:14

Julian

Posts: 1

I would like to take my files from the following example..

11100-1_3 -> 11100-001_003
11100-9_21 -> 11100-009_021
11100-20_100 -> 11100-020_100

all the way up to 100. How can I accomplish this using this program?

[1-9] -> 2 zeros in front
[10-99] -> 1 zero in front
[100 +] -> no zeros in front

14/11-19 20:14 - edited 14/11-19 20:16

#1 : 15/11-19 19:04

Max

Posts: 1

Hello. I'm trying to combine multiple folders in different names to one folder. Is it something possible?

The folder names are like this:

Testing working
Testing working fine
Testing working somewhat fine

I'd like to combine these three folders to one folder by naming as "Testing" only. How can I do that?

I've about 7000 folders to do. That's why need help.

Thanks

15/11-19 19:04 - edited 15/11-19 19:05

#1 : 16/11-19 04:11

Peter

Posts: 1

I have file on directory, example:
-abc-2015-01-27.txt
-abb-2016-02-15.txt
...
i need to rename them by date
2015-01-27-abc.txt
2016-02-15-abb.txt
How can i do this whith Advanced Renamer?
Many thanks and regards!

16/11-19 04:11

#1 : 17/11-19 21:17

Kevin

Posts: 1

Hoping someone else can see why I'm getting two responses from the same "Replace Instructions". I'm attempting to replace folder contents using the name of the directory the files are in. All the contents have unique extensions.

My Instructions:
Text to Replace: <Name>
Replace With: <DirName>

Results:
Out of a test of 7 files, 4 are working and 3 are not.
- Can't figure out why some are not.

Ex Failure:
Filename: Bart (201906)
Directory: Bart (2019)
Result: Bart (201906)

I don't think the problem is with DirName. If I change the replacement text with something other than <Name>, I can get a change with the Resulting filename. The problem could be the handling of the parentheses in the original filename. It seems the files that do convert, don't have existing parentheses in the filename.

If there's some way I can upload a screenshot, I will. If there's any additional information needed, please let me know...

Thanks,
Kevin

17/11-19 21:17 - edited 17/11-19 21:27

#1 : 21/11-19 00:40

Ralph Korteling

Posts: 1

The renamer no longer loads a picture's Date Taken from an Nikon .NEF file but it does from a .jpg file - no <IMG Year> etc for NEF files. Is there a bug in the new 3.85 version? How do I get around this problem?

21/11-19 00:40 - edited 21/11-19 19:35

#1 : 22/11-19 16:09

Robert D Powell

Posts: 1

have been using Advanced Renamer for a while now. For the most part I'm happy with it. it does what i need it to. Just have on problem i run into more often than i would like. The program only pulls information from tvmaze.com. My media server and most other metadata scrapers pull information from thetvdb.com, which typically is always the official air date order which can be different from the way tvmaze.com orders their stuff at times. which means if the files of a tv series are named and ordered the way tvmaze has them, the scraped meta data for the server will be wrong. So basically i'm asking if it would be possible add support for thetvdb (as well imdb possibly) with a menu option to select which source to pull the data from.

22/11-19 16:09

#1 : 23/11-19 05:43

Leonard Merkel

Posts: 2

Hello,

I've just purchased and received a personal license key. However, whenever I try to apply it, I get an error dialog box with the message "Error communicating with server".

Any ideas?

23/11-19 05:43

#1 : 25/11-19 09:24

Chris Harvey

Posts: 1

Hi there,
I would like to request an action to allow the renaming video files, but also to export a excel sheet with the file names (new ones) with the thumbnails of the video. This would be a brillient extra add on for me if its possible.
Many thanks.
Chris

25/11-19 09:24

#1 : 25/11-19 13:44

Mike

Posts: 1

hi all

I am looking to rename audio files with a random number so when I use a thumb drive in may car the songs are not played in alphabetical order - any suggestions?

Cheers
Mike

25/11-19 13:44

#1 : 26/11-19 16:17

Diego

Posts: 1

Hi, I want to buy the comercial license, this license have an expiration?

26/11-19 16:17

#1 : 27/11-19 11:50

Abby

Posts: 3

This is my first time using advanced renamer so I need some help!!

My files (photos) are not fully sequential (taken from Excel workbooks where some pages had photos and some didn't.

Sheet1_Picture 1.JPEG
Sheet5_Picture 1.JPEG
Sheet5_Picture 2.JPEG
Sheet 6_Picture 1.JPEG

etc down to Sheet 93. Some sheets have up to 5 photos

I need them to be renamed as such: (Where Sheet 1 is 101815)

101815_1.JPEG
101819_1.JPEG
101819_2.JPEG
101820_1.JPEG

Is there a way of doing this please?

27/11-19 11:50

#1 : 01/12-19 12:04

Klaus Meinhard

Posts: 3

I want to rename a group of filenames as follows:

Number - Title with spaces - Author's name with spaces.ext ---> Number - Author's name with spaces - Title with spaces.ext

Using " - " as boundary marker, the Swap method doesn't work, because it swaps only 2 blocks.
Using RegEx is quite clumsy and time consuming to write.

I propose a tag <Block n>, where Block is delimited by a user defined divider.

So renaming the above example, using " - " as divider, would become

<Block 1> - <Block 3> - <Block 2>.ext

01/12-19 12:04

#1 : 03/12-19 10:08

Hans

Posts: 1

I selected a folder with 10.000 files and executed list replace method list.
In the result list files which do not change are greyed out and files will renamed show normal.
I would like to filter or sort the list on files what will be renamed to check.

Is there a way to do this?

03/12-19 10:08

#1 : 04/12-19 19:27

Lukas

Posts: 2

Hello. I've done a bit of digging and all I could find was a way to replace the contents of regular brackets using this expression: $.*$ . This does not however work with square brackets.

Is there a way to do it? If so please share. ^^

Thank you very much.

04/12-19 19:27

#1 : 05/12-19 07:14

Gerald Bader

Posts: 2

Hi!

I have many files names like:
2016-03,PTT-20160120-WA0001.opus.waptt
2016-04,PTT-20160121-WA0001.opus.waptt
2016-12,PTT-20160318-WA0001.opus.waptt
2016-20,PTT-20160512-WA0002.waptt.waptt
2016-22,PTT-20160531-WA0002.waptt.waptt
2015-44,PTT-20151102-WA0001.aac.waptt
2015-45,PTT-20151105-WA0001.aac.waptt

The folder/file structure I need is:
2016-03\PTT-20160120-WA0001.opus.waptt
2016-04\PTT-20160121-WA0001.opus.waptt
2016-12\PTT-20160318-WA0001.opus.waptt
2016-20\PTT-20160512-WA0002.waptt.waptt
2016-22\PTT-20160531-WA0002.waptt.waptt
2015-44\PTT-20151102-WA0001.aac.waptt
2015-45\PTT-20151105-WA0001.aac.waptt

How can I achieve that with Advanced Renamer?

05/12-19 07:14 - edited 05/12-19 10:05

#1 : 06/12-19 09:46

Hawden

Posts: 1

Hi,
I have a commercial licence and my Advanced Renamer has stopped working on my windows 10 system. whenever I try to open the application it looks like its open on the Tab but does not apear on my screen?
please can you help me with this.

06/12-19 09:46 - edited 06/12-19 09:55

#1 : 09/12-19 21:57

David

Posts: 1

Hola a todos,

Soy nuevo con este programa, y estoy intentando renombrar una serie de archivos, insertando un número aleatorio de (x) cifras (tanto como archivos existentes) al inicio del nombre del fichero, pero respetando el resto del nombre, y no consigo hacerlo, os pongo ejemplo:

NOMBRE ORIGINAL
Fichero 1.txt
Fichero 2.txt
Fichero 3.txt
Fichero 4.txt

NOMBRE FINAL TRAS ORDENAR FICHEROS
0001 - Fichero 2.txt
0002 - Fichero 4.txt
0003 - Fichero 1.txt
0004 - Fichero 3.txt

Como observáis, se han insertado caracteres numéricos, y necesito que se hagan con todos los ficheros de la misma carpeta, respetando esos criterios.

Si a alguien se le ocurre algo, por favor, que lo diga.

Muchas gracias

09/12-19 21:57

#1 : 10/12-19 03:50

Gene Millsaps

Posts: 2

Using replace method, AutoTest showed apparent success, as did the actual "Start batch" button, on a set of ~250 files.

Yet checking in the Windows 10 File Explorer shows that the files weren't renamed, even after I closed the Advanced Renamer (v 3.85).

Suggestions, fix?

<~20 minutes passed>

Perhaps some of the files were "Locked" by an active image processing application, since closed?
Closing that app, allowed success in new attempts with AdvRen.

Seems that my request for a fix is instead another product endorsement!

10/12-19 03:50 - edited 10/12-19 04:11

#1 : 14/12-19 13:56

william

Posts: 1

Hello everyone,
Is there a way to use Advanced Renamer to rename all my word file as the Title in inside each file ?
if there is a way i really need it urgently.
Thank you.

14/12-19 13:56

#1 : 15/12-19 06:44

Darren

Posts: 1

Hi, is there any quick way to mark all even or odd file lines without doing manually?
example: https://postimg.cc/GHtCxBD1

15/12-19 06:44

#1 : 16/12-19 17:41

Adam Oblivion

Posts: 1

Hello,

I was wondering if it's possible to configure a renaming method in Advanced Renamer so that all files in a folder are renamed to match the folder name. If anyone knows how to do this I would appreciate it. Thanks!

16/12-19 17:41

#1 : 16/12-19 19:39

Daniel

Posts: 2

Hi

I there a way to active a dark background? If not it would be great if the can be included in a future update.

16/12-19 19:39

#1 : 17/12-19 11:43

Tra My

Posts: 7

How To Add A Word To Random Position Between Words (Not Character) In FileName
Example: Add word "You" To Random FileName "Hello EveryBody.txt"
I wanted result as:
You Hello EveryBody.txt
Hello You EveryBody.txt
Hello EveryBody You.txt
I am newbie and don't know how to do this. Please help me?

17/12-19 11:43

#1 : 17/12-19 11:59

Jier

Posts: 2

I have this file

Singer1; Singer 2; Singer 3 - Song Title.mp3

I want it to display only Singer1, so it'll be

Singer1 - Song Title.mp3

but some have 2 singers, some 3, others have more.

so, how do I do this?

I've yet to find a similar problem in this forum.

thanks beforehand

17/12-19 11:59 - edited 17/12-19 12:00

#1 : 24/12-19 07:03

Sumit Simlai

Posts: 2

Hi

I purchased this software and find it extremely useful. But sometimes, like now, I get badly stuck, especially when I have a project to deliver.

I have a list of 500 files with names odd_page_001, odd_page_002, odd_page_003, odd_page_004 and so on, up to odd_page_500. I have another set of 500 files with names even_page_001, even_page_002, even_page_003, even_page_004 and so on, up to even_page_500.

I have to finally mix these pages so that when I create a pdf I get alternate odd-even-odd-even.... Hope you understand.

My problem now is, I need to rename or renumber the files such that the first lot, the odd lot appears as odd_page_001, odd_page_003, odd_page_005, odd_page_007 and so on, while those in the even lot appear as even_page_002, 004,.,..

I am unable so simply get what syntax to use for the renaming.

Any help would be fantastic.

24/12-19 07:03

#1 : 25/12-19 06:57

Kevin

Posts: 1

Hello! I just found this application and have been very impressed with its features thus far. However, I do have a rather complex naming that I'd like to do and don't know how to get started here.

I have a lot of files that follow this convention:

Name_RandomText_MMM_DD_YYYY.pdf

where MMM represents Jan/Feb/Mar/etc., DD represents the day number with 2 digits, and YYYY represents the year number with 4 digits. I'd like to convert the above files to the following:

NewText_YYYY.MM.DD_Name

where NewText is something I'd like to append to the file, YYYY represents the year number with 4 digits, MM represents the month number with 2 digits, and DD represents the day number with 2 digits.

Would love any insight on how to begin solving this!

25/12-19 06:57

#1 : 25/12-19 13:19

Michel

Posts: 1

Hi,

I think most people like the picture-name to start with when taken, right? YYYYMMDD-### (rest of filename)

So why is't there a standard BatchMethods that tries to find the oldest date in all dates that are provided?

It should first look if there is a Exif-DateTimeOriginal or -CreateDate is present, if not maybe the Exif-ModifyDate, if not some other date, including the one that is written in the filename, or finally the <Img Year/month/day> or <Year/month/day Modified>.

Even add a "! " at the front if there is something strange about the dates that conflict in a way that modified-date is older than taken-date.

I'm sure many of you already tried this. Please share, test and finally add it to the standard BatchMethods.

thank you

25/12-19 13:19

#1 : 28/12-19 22:11

Tim

Posts: 8

I have about 400 files that are all over the map with numbering, but all have a 3 digit prefix; i.e. 001 <file name> or 013 <file name> or 151 <file name>, etc..., I'd like to erase the prefix and renumber all of the files sequentially with a 3 digit number; 001, 002, 003, etc...

Any assistance would be appreciated.

28/12-19 22:11

#1 : 29/12-19 21:33

KARLO

Posts: 1

I want to rename many folders.

The new names shall have:
1) parts of the old name
2) runnig numbers
3) New names from a list, loaded into Advanced Renamer

Request 3) ist easy to manage for me. But I am not able to combine my 3 requests.

How can I combine my different requests?

29/12-19 21:33

#1 : 30/12-19 18:23

karl

Posts: 1

somehow managed to delete or change the display on a previous install. Re-installing the same version did not fix the issue. Downloaded a 'new' zip installation file, which has a slightly different interface and I now can see the files being changed, but there is no way to see what is in the batch queue and the "start batch" icon is not in the top, as indicated by the image on: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/

thanks

30/12-19 18:23

#1 : 31/12-19 16:41

David

Posts: 64

I'm wondering why AR is running at about 20% of my CPU cycles when it's doing nothing. It's the most demanding application on my system. It's listed as VERY HIGH power usage. Constantly.
And the AR window only has 14 methods in it. I have batches that are over 300 methods and I don't remember it ever showing a very high power trend. I only noticed it after I upgraded to v3.84.

31/12-19 16:41

#1 : 31/12-19 21:56

Alexandre Metz

Posts: 1

Hello,

I'm trying to shift the date/time of photos that were taken with a camera that didn't have the correct local time (which usually happens when I'm travelling and taking pictures on vacation in other time zones). More specifically, I would like to shift ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal by X hours. Is that possible? If so, how can I do it?

Thank you so much and happy new year!
Alex

31/12-19 21:56

#1 : 04/01-20 04:36

Cosmos

Posts: 1

My folder goes something like this: 1986 Firestone Guard

I want to rename the 5 character which is a space to space-space.

I am using the Renaming Method List.

I have tried everything that I could find on the forums but I can't seem to get it right.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

04/01-20 04:36 - edited 04/01-20 05:17

#1 : 04/01-20 18:43

Jacob

Posts: 1

Just use the portable version. Key works fine even with latest version 3.85.
To the developers: Great tool, never found a better one for this purpose. I enjoyed registering to support you guys.

04/01-20 18:43 - edited 04/01-20 18:44

#1 : 05/01-20 14:16

Andrew Kinsella

Posts: 3

Hi, I have around 900 video files to put into Plex media server. Currently they are all named (Year) Filename and I want to batch rename them to Filename (year). Thank you.

05/01-20 14:16

#1 : 06/01-20 12:52

unique

Posts: 2

Hey guys, i need help. You see the problem in subject thread.

I wanna watch the Samurai Jack for my improve to english skills. So sorry for my terrible english. But i can't watch with subtitle. The subtitles extension are *.srt . I want to same name as video except extension but i try too more and too many fail :/ Can anyone help me?

Cut a long story short. Here is the screenshot -> https://i.ibb.co/ZBF2WgV/rename.png
_______________________

Video names are continue this way:
S01E01 - I The Beginning.mkv
S01E02 - II The Samurai Called Jack.mkv
S01E03 - III The First Fight.mkv

Subtitles names are continue this way:
S01E01.srt
S01E02.srt
S01E03.srt

Thanks to friends who will help :)

06/01-20 12:52 - edited 06/01-20 15:42

#1 : 06/01-20 17:15

Mike Adams

Posts: 1

I have pictures that were taken from different cameras and I am trying to put pictures in order by date created, not by their original file name. Is there a way to rename all pictures as in 2018 in order (January to December)?

thanks

06/01-20 17:15

#1 : 10/01-20 21:52

Julian Kallidat

Posts: 1

Hello,
I have setup to move the Files to diffrent Folders ordered by date.
But AR seems to not recognize RAF Files as Image Files. At least the <IMG tags don't work...

Any suggestion?

Regards
Julian

10/01-20 21:52

#1 : 13/01-20 16:03

Joanne

Posts: 1

Hey guys,

Just wondering if it's possible to batch rename multiple files with individual file names? I have a spreadsheet of all the current file names and the corresponding new file names, so is there a way I can input this data into advanced renamer?

Thanks!

13/01-20 16:03

#1 : 15/01-20 11:45

Anthony McIntosh

Posts: 1

Hello

I want to automatically add an underscore and numeric sequence to the end of image filenames in a folder that I rename, e.g.
_001.jpg, _002.jpg, _003.jpg etc. Is this possible?

Thank you

15/01-20 11:45

#1 : 15/01-20 16:07

marc charton

Posts: 2

hi ! (sorry for the unclear title ^^)
ok so, i want to create a folder for a list of tracks an create the album folder.
The name of the folder is based on tracks names.
I use the batch mode "move".
Check the following example below ;)

I have :
"Darondo - Let My People Go - 01 Let My People Go.flac"
I want to move it to :
Darondo - Let My People Go/

1- I tried to create a folder based on the file's name but i can't find a way to do it with regex to get "Darondo" and "Let My People Go" or even just "Darondo - Let My People Go"

2- I tried to get it from the file tag but id3 are not found with flac files. :'(

Ideally, I would like to add the year of the album as a prefix.
EXAMPLE : Folder name = "2005 - Darondo - Let My People Go"

thank youu :) <3

15/01-20 16:07

#1 : 16/01-20 15:26

Martin

Posts: 1

Object.getOwnPropertyNames(item)
is not all that helpful.

16/01-20 15:26

#1 : 16/01-20 21:34

Tim Mullins

Posts: 1

After looking through the user manual and forum postings, I have not yet found a direct way to isolate files listed whose names do not change given my renaming rules.

- Sure, if I apply my naming rules, unchanged names will remain unchanged. But if I have 1000s of files and only a few whose names change. I'd like to isolate those few to preview proposed changes.

- Yes, unchanged names are grayed out. But again, I can't seem to sort on grayed vs ungrayed to isolate those names that do change.

So, I have a clunky rule script workaround. I'd welcome any suggestions as to a better way.

//----------------------------------------------------------
// This script must be the final rule in the renaming rules list
// It will throw an error for filenames that remain unchanged

if(item.name == item.newBasename){
item.errorCode = 101;
item.errorMessage = "NameUnchanged";
}
//----------------------------------------------------------

Now, when previewing the results of my renaming rules, unchanged files will be in red indicating an error. I can then use the "List" pulldown (located at the top of the listed files to the right of the green+) and select "Remove erroneous items". The only files that remain afterwards are those whose names change.

Oh, yes, I sometimes will toggle that workaround script to see if there are any real errors!

16/01-20 21:34

#1 : 20/01-20 12:01

John DeNigris

Posts: 1

This is the last time I try an app from set apps.. I swear- I was batch editing the date and timestamp- hit apply.. a window popped up and said something already has that date and time and asked if I wanted to continue..I thought "yea, I want them all the same.." instead it merged all of my files into one photo and the others are now gone and wont undo!? What happen to non-destructive and smart undo? Where is this back up your site mentions!? This just seriously screwed me. Why would you even have delete as a functionality in a RENAMER. Please advise.

20/01-20 12:01

#1 : 21/01-20 12:14

Pedro

Posts: 3

Hello all.
I have lots of files in different folders that I want to rename.

In each foulder the files are named like V000_I000;V000_001 till V000_I019.
So, I want to rename this files 20 by 20 to have something like:
the 1st 20 files from V000_I000 to V000_I019, 2nd 20 files from V001_I000 to V001_I019 next from V002_I000 to V002_I019 and so on.

Any idea how to do this?

21/01-20 12:14

#1 : 22/01-20 07:34

hdd113

Posts: 2

I have a bunch of zip files like this:
(username)-(uid)-(date)-(serial)-(suffix).ext
e.g. ensh102-2137895674828974-20191225_223055-img.zip

I want to sort them into
(username)/(username)-(uid)-(date)-(serial)-(suffix).ext

I am usually relying on Regex when using this software, and I wonder if there is a regex way to make this happen. This app is very powerful and I appreciate it, but I'm having a little bit of trouble figuring out the syntax and managing communication between the rules. Thanks

22/01-20 07:34 - edited 22/01-20 07:36

#1 : 23/01-20 11:47

stadt_singen

Posts: 1

Hello,

we purchased 5 licenses of Advanced Renamer for commercial use. When we try to activate an error is shown:

"error communicating with server"

We tried a connection with proxy bypass because no proxy can be configured in AR settings. Result is the same.

Regards

23/01-20 11:47

#1 : 23/01-20 13:28

Omer

Posts: 1

Hi, I love what this s/w does to filenames. I would like to know if the same can be done with file content, ie word doc. Something like replacing a word or phrase in a batch of files? Thanks

23/01-20 13:28

#1 : 24/01-20 03:03

Dennis

Posts: 1

I am looking to rename files using data of when the file was last accessed, not when it was created or modified.

I see options for adding:
Datetime created tags
Datetime modified tags

But no Datetime accessed tags.

Perhaps I am looking in the wrong area... thanks for any help!

24/01-20 03:03

#1 : 24/01-20 09:21

Michael

Posts: 2

Hi there,

I know Advanced Renamer can Edit the Meta Info of JPG images.
However I'd like to use the Meta info "Comment" as a variable to rename my files.

How can I achieve this?

Thanks
Mike

24/01-20 09:21

#1 : 24/01-20 20:55

Heber Ribeiro da Cruz

Posts: 3

Hi! I have reinstalled Windows on a new HDD and I am in the process of reinstalling programs. I have installed Advanced Renamer and it works, but not with ExifTool.

I have downloaded exiftool-11.84.zip, unzipped it, removed the (-k) from the name and moved it to C:\Windows. I have checked that this folder is on the system PATH. I can execute exiftool just by typing it on the command window in any folder, which attests that it is installed correctly. However, Advanced Renamer is unable to find it. When I click the ExifTool button it opens a window asking to install exiftool. When I type <ExifTool:Model> in the New Name window it produces the error Invalid tag on the first file and EixfToll error on the following.

I would appreciate if someone could help me.

24/01-20 20:55

#1 : 26/01-20 15:50

C.H. Breemer

Posts: 1

I had great hopes of Advanced Renamer but my first experience wasn't good. I selected all the files in my Pictures folder (3990 of them) and it starts analyzing files but at some 75% completed (according to the progress bar) the program stops responding and hangs forever. Using Microsoft Internals tools I saw that it's apparently done with all the files, no new file activity from that point, and it's just burning CPU cycles like crazy. Left it for two hours but nothing else happened. Is there a limit on the amount of files it can handle, or anything else I need to be aware of ? My version is 3.85, just downloaded from advancedrenamer.com. Using Windows 10, version 1803 (OS Build 17134.950). Any ideas ?
TIA,
Chris

26/01-20 15:50

#1 : 27/01-20 16:05

Billie Boyd

Posts: 1

Good Morning,
I have a banner across the top of AR that a new version is available. I click and it takes me to the site but no info on how to upgrade. Do I just download again?
Billie
DrB

27/01-20 16:05

#1 : 27/01-20 19:10

Mick Blackmore

Posts: 1

This folder "c:\Windows\System32\spool" does not show up in AR. subsequently also missing preceding sub folders from the missing dir. anyone know why and how to fix this?

27/01-20 19:10

#1 : 28/01-20 20:21

Martin

Posts: 1

Hi,

Is it possible to write EXIF-data "Date taken" from the filename?

I have a bunch of files named with their date-taken-data, but they don't have it inside. So my smartphone always has it in wrong oder, because it sorts from date taken.

Any chance to do it with this program?

28/01-20 20:21

#1 : 30/01-20 03:38

Robb

Posts: 1

I am trying to return certain letters to lowercase after using 'Title Caps'
i thought the easiest way would be to just use a list but i can't seem to create the right pattern, i've tried the following:

(And|Or|Of)
And|Or|Of
etc...

if i type one word on it's own (And) the method matches and returns 'A' to lowercase.

30/01-20 03:38

#1 : 30/01-20 15:23

Mario Alvarez

Posts: 29

Is it possible to rename a file with the name of other file in the same folder (they both have different extensions)?

Example:

I have 3 files in the same folder:

Name of the Movie (2009).mp4

Name of the Movie (2009)-spa.srt

English.srt

How can I rename the file "English.srt" to "Name of the Movie (2009)-eng.srt?

Note: the name of the folder is "Name of the Movie (2009_name of the director" and I don't want to change it.

Thank you very much.

30/01-20 15:23

#1 : 31/01-20 11:34

CelCh

Posts: 1

Hello,

I am trying to remove occurrences of "(1/6)" to "(6/6)" in filenames.
In Regex Tester, it works by using this pattern:

$[1-6]\/6$

But in Advanced Renamer I cannot find a way to match the forward slash.

https://regex101.com/r/sA7pZ0/112

Any help would be much appreciated, thank you!

31/01-20 11:34

#1 : 02/02-20 14:44

Styb

Posts: 80

I'm trying to rename multiple files by changing to lowercase from the n position to the end of file name.
Ex. n=9
from

AaBbCcDdEeFfGg.txt
AaBbCcDdEeFfGgMmNnRrSs.txt
AaBbCcDdEeFfGgMmNnRrSsTtZz.txt

to

AaBbCcDdeeffgg.txt
AaBbCcDdeeffggmmnnrrss.txt
AaBbCcDdeeffggmmnnrrssttzz.txt

How can I do it?

02/02-20 14:44 - edited 02/02-20 15:05

#1 : 02/02-20 19:32

Florisz

Posts: 2

According to the User Guide;
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/setti ngs_imagefiles
The default EXIF field is: Date Taken.
But in the latest version 3.85 , the default is changed to Date Digitized.

Just so you know

02/02-20 19:32

#1 : 02/02-20 19:38

Florisz

Posts: 2

I noticed from the home page of advancedrenamer.com the GPS Values button in the ribben with a red balloon, but in my version it is greyed out.
I search through the user guide and the forum, but don't see any earlier remarks/question about this.
I use the portable version(3.84 and 3.85)

Florisz

02/02-20 19:38

#1 : 02/02-20 21:02

Al Perkins

Posts: 3

Hello from a newbie using this awesome program.

I am trying to rename some 500+ files to some standard format for indexing/archiving.
The filename lengths vary around 60~65 chars. The name structure/punctuation also varies according to the person naming.
Example:"Al & Suz Joint open statement as of Jan 4, 2019.pdf"
The key is to have the filename start with an ISO style YYYY-MM-DD changed from Jan 4, 2019 & without the ext cannot get past this date challenge.

Therefore from the filename example above, the final required name pattern may be "2019-01-04 JOINT.pdf"
So using the List Replace method I can transform the months "Jan" to "-01" for all months. Same for the days "4" to "-04"
So from file name "Joint -01-04 2019" I need to get to the final name above.

So given the transform so far '-01-04 2019' how do I get the year to the front AND get the fully formed pattern to the front of the filename.

If someone would be so kind to point me in the correct direction I would appreciate the help.

Oh, I forgot to mention I don't speak REGEX.

Thank You
A

02/02-20 21:02 - edited 03/02-20 19:02

#1 : 03/02-20 10:26

Pierre Oberholzer

Posts: 1

I used to have the following naming convention for files: YYYYMMDD <file name>.
I would like to change it to YYYY-MM-DD <file name>.
Any suggestion on how to handle it?

03/02-20 10:26

#1 : 03/02-20 15:26

David Lee

Posts: 1125

I've just updated my PC from XP /ARen 3.84 to Win 10 / ARen 3.85

Now, if Advanced Renamer is already open, the Explorer Context Menu item "Add to Advanced Renamer" opens a new instance of Advanced Renamer instead of adding the selected files to an existing instance.

03/02-20 15:26

#1 : 03/02-20 21:23

Maxime Lainesse

Posts: 1

Hi, I have been using this program for my work for the last 2 years. It is an extremely great piece of software, since I have to often rename thousands of photo files at a time with very specific names. Thank you very much for it, I made the company I work for buy 4 licenses and will gladly buy more as needed.

I was wondering if there is any way I could interface with the software with Python? I know that you have Javascript coding inside the software but I wanted to incorporate it in some scripts I'm working on.

Thank you

03/02-20 21:23

#1 : 03/02-20 21:40

Debbie

Posts: 4

I have several large documents I need to unitize and rename with an assigned bates number that's located on the bottom right hand corner.

When I run the batch the documents are out of order which results in an incorrect bates number name -- the name I assigned doesn't match the number on the document.

03/02-20 21:40

#1 : 04/02-20 01:41

Keywal

Posts: 2

Hey guys,

I have a bunch of folders with varying character counts in the format of the following
MOVIENAME (YEAR) (FILES DETAILS)

Im trying to remove the file details from the name... So it would look like this

MOVIENAME (YEAR)

Problem im having is that the file details part is different sizes for each folder.
The movie name is also of differing sizes.
I've tried several suggestions here but cant seem to figure it out for this scenario.

Note: closest i got was using the remove pattern options and removing (*) but this took out (YEAR) and i cant figure out how to get it to take out the last group

Thanks in advance... Key.

04/02-20 01:41

#1 : 04/02-20 05:40

Simon

Posts: 2

Ok so i am a 3D artist and I have a folder whereby there are 3D models (lets say 10 of them) and there are 10 corresponding images that show a preview of these models. What I want to do is ensure the filenames of the images are exactly like the 3D models.
So for example - the 3D models name is PLANT-01 and the image preview of that is PLANT_01_preview - what i want to do is change the name of each image to match that of the 3D model name exactly - is this possible? In most cases there are matching letters in both 3D model filename and corresponding image - is this possible?

Thanks so much

04/02-20 05:40

#1 : 04/02-20 15:36

Larry

Posts: 3

I have thousands of scanned photos that are paired and sometimes tripled, not with the same file name and different extensions (like IMG_0123.jpg and IMG_0123.raw ) but, rather, with slightly different file names and the same extension to differentiate an "original" photo from one and sometimes two different color-corrected ones. Each file pair (or, sometimes, triple) is named using the following convention: (1) the original file is FF_#### [description].jpg (#### being a 4-digit number sequence), (2) FF_####a.jpg (same number sequence with suffix "a" to denote the first color corrected image file), and (3) FF_####b (same number sequence, but with "b" suffix to denote the second color-corrected image (if that exists). An actual example is: (1) FF_2059 [Marc 1971-10-02].jpg, (2) FF_2059a.jpg, and (if there is a third) (3) FF_2059b.jpg. There is always at least one "a" color-corrected file and sometimes, but not always a "b" file as well.

What I want to do is to rename the "a" and "b" files to have the same bracketed description as the original file, but keeping the "a" and "b" suffixes. I have many thousands of these pairs and triples in a folder, and have tried everything I can think of but cannot figure out a way to use the existing renaming methods to transfer the description of the base file name to the "a" and "b" files. I tried embedding the file name of the base file into the file's metadata (e.g., putting "FF_2059 [Marc 1971-10-02]" into the metadata title field), and then using the New Name method with <ExifTool:Title> as the new name and Pair Renaming. But that doesn't work because, apparently, <ExifTool:Title> looks for the title in the paired "a" file's metadata, finds nothing, so erases the name of the "a" file rather than take the name of the base file and use it for the paired "a" file name.

I have looked through the forum and, unless I missed it, do not see a solution to my problem. I sense that if what I want to do can be done by AR, it'll require a custom Script. But I don't program, so I'm stuck. Can you help? Thanks.

04/02-20 15:36

#1 : 06/02-20 16:14

New

Posts: 1

Hi,

thanks for the great program. I have a problem I hope you can help solving. I have a list in Excel of all the folders with their paths that need to be renamed, for example:

path | Name
path/2/42/3542/ New Name 1
path/1/81/5081/ New Name 2
...

Is there a way to use Advanced Renamer to rename all those folders? I suspect I have to use the script option, but I am not familiar with JavaScript. Any help with a script is greatly appreciated.

06/02-20 16:14

#1 : 07/02-20 03:23

f4wg

Posts: 1

For example I have these files.

Point 1:
C:\Users\Windows10\Desktop\videos
01video.mkv
02video.mkv
03video.mkv
04video.mkv
05video.mkv
06video.mkv

Point 2:
C:\Users\Windows10\Desktop\files

In another folder these files in different order (selected)
jmlmkjkhjk.mkv
sjsfjsj.mkv
sfjsfj.mp3
4535.avi
bd.mp4
gdgd.mp4

How can I just transfer only the file name from point 1 to point 2?

07/02-20 03:23

#1 : 08/02-20 20:23

Peter

Posts: 5

Hi,

I need a script that does the following:

Set the startnumber for files.
Rename items starting with the startnumber. ("Name"+(startnumber+index);)
If the file is ~2x the size of a regular image, then name it ("Name"+(startnumber+index)+"-"+(startnumber+(index+1));).

So for example:
Picture 1: 300 width
Picture 2: 600 width
Picture 3: 300 width

Startnumber = 5
=>
"Picture 5"
"Picture 6-7"
"Picture 8"

Idea:
Pre-batch: Iterate through all images in the list and get the item.imgWidth.

Pseudocode:

var minSize=9999;
while(index<totalItemsInList){

if( item.imgWidth < minSize ) {
minSize = item.imgWidth;
}

index++;
}

Main script:
function(index, item){
var val = index;
if (item.imgWidth > minSize*1.6){
return "Name "+index+"-"+(index+1);
} else {
return "Name "+index;
}

}

The problem is that "index" is the wrong variable in this case. It had to be a "startNumber" variable that I can set before I start the batch.

For example, I have pictures 1-10 in one folder and 11-20 in another. I'd want to apply the script to folder one with the startNumber=1 and then folder two with startNumber=2.

But I don't know how to do that. Any ideas?

08/02-20 20:23

#1 : 11/02-20 14:33

Damien Lee Benoit

Posts: 3

I have lots and LOTS of tv shows and all of them have a period between each word in the titles and also the subtitles (for late night episodes - the guest of the episode) and after that there is mostly Season # then episode # or it would be air date, mostly trying to figure out how to quickly get around the air date which is normally separated like 2020.02.11
Typical file structure:
Lights.Out.with.David.Spade.2020.02.06.mkv

I really would like that get them all to be

Lights Out With David Spade - 02-06.mkg

Is there a way to replace all periods until it finds a date area and then change peirod point to - or something else. not sure what id rather, i just want to get past the replace all periods to a space until it gets to the numbers part. Possible?

11/02-20 14:33

#1 : 11/02-20 22:00

DevXen

Posts: 4

Hello, I have files in a folder i need changed:
from 01 to 01-02

like so:

01 to 01-02
02 to 03-04
03 to 05-06
04 to 07-08
05 to 09-10
etc

i didn't see any preset that would do it. though i was able to change the single padded number to every other number. 01, 03, 05, 07, 09. then i was able to manually go in and add the rest. but i'm sure there is a better way to do it with Advanced Renamer.

I'm guessing in the script. but that seems just a bit too advanced for me.
have any suggestions?

Also the numbers are only part of the filenames. they generally have characters before and after the numbers.

thanks,
-Dev

11/02-20 22:00 - edited 11/02-20 22:46

#1 : 12/02-20 16:52

Shan

Posts: 2

All, I'm new to the software and in the initial stages of learning curve. I have bunch of images that I want to rename in following way -

Original name Updated name
<something_random>.jpg G1_001_front
<something_random>.jpg G1_001_back
<something_random>.jpg G1_002_front
<something_random>.jpg G1_002_back
<something_random>.jpg G1_003_front
<something_random>.jpg G1_003_back

In general naming pattern will be
G1_xxx_yy; where yy will have 2 values, "front" and "back" and xxx will start from 001 and end at 999. All images are already arranged in chronological order.

I'm not able to find a function that will allow me to do this. Any help is appreciated!

Thanks
Shan

12/02-20 16:52

#1 : 16/02-20 00:28

Robert

Posts: 1

Hello,

just want to express my gratitude for creating this, seeing also as it's free.

The software is incredible, there is literally every option available and saves the hassle of having to write "for" loops with variables in linux, or using the power shell (which doesn't work at all) to batch rename in windows.

Just one click and it does it all. Incredible time saver.

Thanks so much for this, you have a place in programming heaven

Robert

16/02-20 00:28

#1 : 17/02-20 20:25

Lecrudisparu

Posts: 1

Hello, I'm new to advanced renamer and like to know how can I retreive text from a PDF.
I test the advanced tag "file content" and gets a lot of graphical stuff, maybe i don't know to use it. I test the exiftool but only give the file tags not the actual text content.

Is there a way to do it using script? I don't know how to use it at all.

What i try to acheived is that I'd like to extract a name from a PDF file content in order to move the rename PDF to a new directory based on that name

Thank you

17/02-20 20:25

#1 : 18/02-20 18:14

John Drake

Posts: 1

i need my photos to be labeled with the "date taken" (when available).
is there a way to do that i'm not seeing?
can it be easily added?
thanks

18/02-20 18:14

#1 : 20/02-20 14:01

Diane Shek

Posts: 1

I cannot rename HEIC's file by its Year taken, Month taken and Day taken by selecting <Img Year><Img Month><Img Day>. The file name has become ".HEIC" instead of the desired name of "20191225.HEIC"

I cannot find ExifTool Tag. The version of Advanced Renamer I am using is 3.82.

20/02-20 14:01

#1 : 23/02-20 14:56

MAP

Posts: 1

Keep getting

an unhandled win32 exception occurred in ARRen.exe (15724) I am on windows 10 Enterprise.

Interestingly I even got similar message as soon as I went to www.advancedrenamer.com website (homepage) too.

Please help, have a licensed version but not able to run.

Interestingly I downloaded portable version of advanced_renamer_portable_3_84_1 and that is running. It is not just running the latest version (I tried both portable and installer version)

23/02-20 14:56 - edited 23/02-20 15:00

#1 : 23/02-20 21:40

pete

Posts: 1

So I have a bunch of folder named with random numbers.
Would it be possible to extract a name of a file in that folder and rename it after the filename?

23/02-20 21:40

#1 : 23/02-20 22:00

Peter

Posts: 5

Hi,
as mentioned in my other topic, when I add images to rename in AR 3.85, I get the error:

"Access violation at address 6328F7B5 in module 'js32.dll'. Read of address 02C2F77C."

when I add "too many" files. "Too many" may be more than 12 with some files, or just more than 4 with others.

When it throws this error, the file seem to be in the list, but they are "invisible".
I have a folder with 7 files in it. When I have AutoTest enabled and add more than 3 files at once, it throws the error.
When I have AutoTest disabled, it works fine. Even when I throw in all 7 files at once.
But when I try to TestBatch, it throws the same error, but the files don't disappear.

Is there a known cause and fix for this problem?

23/02-20 22:00

#1 : 24/02-20 23:17

Tammie

Posts: 1

looking to replace "&" in files names with "and"
problem I have is
when I create the query there is over 65000 files, and it will not let me query the file names for replacement

any suggestions?

24/02-20 23:17

#1 : 25/02-20 22:26

fatjoez

Posts: 1

Hello. Love the app. Simple request.

"List Replace"
Please increase width of input text boxes.

REGEX is usually a long string in general and mine are the same.
The text boxes are very small and have to scroll left right for the search/replace always.

So it's hard to view the list & quickly find which regex want to change.

Could you please make the boxes wider or make them resizeable?

Or another way which also would be nice is to have the same layout as single replace
(search on top of replace box so both boxes are full width)

25/02-20 22:26

#1 : 26/02-20 15:27

Claudio

Posts: 2

Hello everyone from Italy,
I have a problem:
I recovered a files that I had lost.
The recovery program has inverted the space < > with <_> and <_> with < > on all names.
What I would like to do is:
File Name -> New Name
Sample 1_2.txt -> Sample_1 2.txt
Sa mple_9.txt -> Sa_mple 9.txt
How can I do?
Thanks everyone for the help.

26/02-20 15:27

#1 : 28/02-20 09:53

Chris McLean

Posts: 4

I have been a licensed user of Advanced Renamer since 2017. I have just done a clean install of Windows 10, having previously used Windows 7. When I re-install Advanced Renamer and enter my license key, I am told that it is an invalid key. What is going on? Surely I don't have to buy a new license in order to re-install? I have tried it with both the lastest version of Advanced Renamer and the old 2017 version which I saved when I first registered the software.

28/02-20 09:53

#1 : 28/02-20 19:51

TEW IT

Posts: 1

Hello, first thanks for making this, it's an invaluable tool. I just have a couple questions/issues about helping performance.

1. Would it be possible to have the software not calculate the changes to a method if the method is not checked as active? I often have very large data sets that I need to rename and the software hangs for every character that I type into the parameters for a method. It would be nice to uncheck the method, make the changes and then re-check it to let it crunch all the changes at once.

2. In the same vein as above, it would be nice to have an option to not analyze the files. This would be helpful for large data sets you want to do a basic rename for and not do anything that would require metadata that would be analyzed.

Thanks for your time!

28/02-20 19:51

#1 : 01/03-20 19:09

James

Posts: 2

Hello! I was trying to create a swapping method, but can't seem to get it right with/without regular expressions. I'd really appreciate anyone's help.
There's basically 3 parts in a filename, id - name room - specialty.

Example filenames:
8946 - Andy Room J, Jean Room F - Sociology Student - Marketing Student.txt
2547 - Carol-Kaye Room A - Art Student.txt
9639 - Jimmy Room B, Travis Room H, Alex Room G - Art Student - Sociology Student - Marketing Student.txt
7834 - Serena Room A - Art Student - Chemistry Student.txt

Result I seek:
Sociology Student - Marketing Student - Andy Room J, Jean Room F - 8946.txt
Art Student - Carol-Kaye Room A - 2547.txt
Art Student - Art Student - Art Student - Jimmy Room B, Travis Room H, Alex Room G - 9639.txt
Art Student - Chemistry Student - Serena Room A - 7834.txt

Thanks in advance!

01/03-20 19:09

#1 : 02/03-20 12:08

mike

Posts: 19

Hi all,

Would like to add a character to a folder name when there are empty sub-folders inside.
Is there somehow possible ?

TIA

02/03-20 12:08

#1 : 03/03-20 18:10

Chad Briggs

Posts: 3

Hi, when I try to drag files from a network drive, or drive network files from the folder pane in Advanced Renamer, they are not visible? Does it not support mapped network drives? They are visible in all my other windows apps. I'm using AdvRenamer 3.85 and Windows 10 v 1903 Build 18362.476.

Any ideas?
thanks!

03/03-20 18:10

#1 : 04/03-20 17:16

Garry

Posts: 2

Hi, I need to rename about 300 files from the example below and I'm struggling to get my head around it

From

ABC_DEF_1\23456789_2020_03_04

to

ABC_DEF_1\2345XXXX_2020_03_04

Each file has the constant ABC_DEF_1\2345NNNN_2020_03_04 but the NNNN part is different on all files, I just need to make the NNNN part in to XXXX

Many thanks

04/03-20 17:16

#1 : 05/03-20 04:05

hdd113

Posts: 2

Example) Suppose this files exist:
ParentFolder\(123456)FolderA\01.txt
ParentFolder\(123456)FolderA\02.txt
ParentFolder\(123456)FolderA\03.txt
ParentFolder\(587234)FolderB\01.txt
ParentFolder\(587234)FolderB\02.txt

I want these to be:
ParentFolder\(123456)FolderA_01.txt
ParentFolder\(123456)FolderA_02.txt
ParentFolder\(123456)FolderA_03.txt
ParentFolder\(587234)FolderB_01.txt
ParentFolder\(587234)FolderB_02.txt

Can you use AR to achieve this? What are the options?

05/03-20 04:05

#1 : 05/03-20 14:52

Blair

Posts: 1

I'm trying to change the accessed date value for a file to be the creation date of another file. I think this could be done with a script as well but I don't have the scripting knowledge to do that. I'm hoping that it can also be done with the CSV Data import function.

05/03-20 14:52

#1 : 05/03-20 20:12

Mir Ali

Posts: 2

Hello we are doing a project where we are replacing lead water services with copper for thousands of homes. The engineer is requiring that we name the files as following:

<house address>_<date picture taken>_<pre/during/post construction>_<feature name>

We upload pictures during preconstruction, construction and post construction for each house. So there will be three specific created dates for those groups of pictures.

I have various pictures in each folder for each house address

I figured out how to name the file using the directory name as such:

<DirName:1> <Year Created><Month Created><Day Created>...

Is there a method I can use where the program will take a look at the created dates and automatically name whatever is pre/during/post construction>?

Basically the earliest will be preconstruction, the latest will be post construction and everything in the middle will be construction.

05/03-20 20:12

#1 : 07/03-20 01:58

Debbie

Posts: 4

when I drop a group of pdf's into the app and ask it to rename them, it renames but when i look at the documents, they are not in the order I uploaded them in. They are resorted and renamed. How can I stop this.

07/03-20 01:58

#1 : 07/03-20 04:52

Geovic

Posts: 1

Hey! This may be a stupid question, but I'm trying to batch rename files based off of a CSV file that I made containing student ID's in column 1 and "lastname,firstname" in column 4. When I import the CSV file and run the tool, it renames the files in alphabetical order instead of reading the unique ID's and assigning the student names. Am I missing something here?

ex. State ID_ 1003615662.pdf gets renamed to the right style of "lastname,firstname.pdf" but to another student. Scrolling through the 1800 transcripts, its only assigning the names alphabetically instead of aligning with the State ID_ ######### in column 1.

By the way, the software is amazing and thank you so much for creating this tool!

07/03-20 04:52

#1 : 07/03-20 12:18

Laura

Posts: 1

I need to find in a ".zip" a file with specific name to rename it.
Could oneone help me with the javascrip to find this file in a .zip??

I am getting crazy......thanks a lot!!

07/03-20 12:18

#1 : 08/03-20 15:28

SRoy

Posts: 2

I have a few hundred episodes (300), now it gets all jumbled I put them, it's like 1 then 10 - 19, then 2 - 29, then 3 - 39, and so on. I could just make 99 different rename methods but that's too time-consuming. I am also not doing it separately because I have more than one series/seasons, so it adds up to huge manual labor.

So, is there a better way to just add 0 to 1 - 9 and 00 to 10 - 99? (without manually putting the first 99 first separately)

Thanks!

08/03-20 15:28

#1 : 09/03-20 11:33

jack nguyen

Posts: 2

Can you help me rename like this

1 -> ex1
2 ->ex1A
3 ->ex1B
4->ex1C
5->ex1D
6->ex2
7->ex2A
8->ex2B
9->ex2C
10->ex2D
11->ex3
....
....
....
15->ex4
16->ex4A
......
20->ex5
....

Thank you so much

09/03-20 11:33 - edited 09/03-20 11:49

#1 : 18/03-20 14:32

banderas

Posts: 2

Hi guys,

I need to rename about 300 files and i've a little problem with it

Every file name end with a version part f.e., ver1.0, ver0.1 etc.

In the middle part of the name there are extra "." character which i have to remove, but in the version part I have to keep them.

Example

from

xxxx-xxxx.x.x.x-xxxx_ver0.1

to

xxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxx_ver0.1

Many thanks

18/03-20 14:32

#1 : 19/03-20 07:28

Maxwell Wartoto

Posts: 1

I need help renaming a large amount of folders to their respective names of the files with an extension in those folders, any help?

19/03-20 07:28

#1 : 19/03-20 18:31

PhantomZard

Posts: 5

Can anybody tell me how to remove the ".mp4" extension out of a bunch of files.

Eg:

Before:-
abc.mp4
vds.mp4
dsd.mp4

After:-
abc
vds
dsd

19/03-20 18:31

#1 : 21/03-20 05:02

Yukiteru Amano

Posts: 1

How do I rename separate folders to different solid names by batch?
For exsample:

1 - D
2 - H
3 - R
4 - P
5 - E

These results has no rules or orders, but the results are solid, I only and always need to rename them as D,H,R,P, and E.
Any ideas of how should I do it?
Thanks in advance.

21/03-20 05:02 - edited 21/03-20 06:16

#1 : 21/03-20 20:18

David

Posts: 1

I want to remove all characters after the charater ")" and before the extension .mp3
How can i do that?

example:
(Original Mix)-Nbd.mp3
So i want to remove "-Nbd" = 4 characters

(Original Mix)15zcf8.mp3
So i want to remove "15zcf8" = 6 characters

I know that you can remove the characters by typing each characters apart in replace files, but i have to much files and to much different characters.

21/03-20 20:18 - edited 21/03-20 20:21

#1 : 24/03-20 15:07

Peter

Posts: 5

Hi,

while using the program I noticed that it doesn't work when you throw files with different endings together.

For example a folder with mixed .jpg and .png files. Does someone know what causes this limitation?

24/03-20 15:07

#1 : 25/03-20 13:37

Justin Davidson

Posts: 1

I have a group of files that comes in everyday in the following format:

CKRUMANA_20200324060714_email.csv

The middle changes each day by the date, so the file name changes each day. I am looking to rename these files and move them automatically if possible each day. The file rename would make the above become:

email.csv

Any help or guidance on this? I have it working in the program if I do it by hand but I would rather automate this.

25/03-20 13:37

#1 : 25/03-20 20:42

Baki UÄŸur

Posts: 10

EN: I want to convert all letters to uppercase until the first space section. Is there anyone who can help?

TR: Ä°lk boÅŸluk bölümüne kadar tüm harfleri büyük harfe dönüÅŸtürmek istiyorum. YardÄ±mcÄ± olabilecek birisi var mÄ±?

25/03-20 20:42

#1 : 25/03-20 20:51

Michel

Posts: 2

Hi, I need to rename

from
aaaaa_bbbb_ccccc_1581804175_dddd.mp4

to
bbbb_2020-01-15_17-02-55_dddd.mp4

to convert the epoch time I use this script
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=3822

but it only works if the epoch time is the name of the file: "1581804175.mp4"

I'm using replace to extract that segment and then apply the script

1. Replace (.*)_(.*)_(.*)_(.*)_(.*)
\4
2. Script

but I don't know how I can add the other segments.

Thanks

25/03-20 20:51

#1 : 26/03-20 21:59

Lee

Posts: 1

Hi,

I have a CSV file; I want the rename files and also change the created date which is also in the CSV.

Is this possible to do via bulk import CSV?

I am only able to change the filenames at present.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

26/03-20 21:59

#1 : 28/03-20 18:06

Giovanni Mattioli

Posts: 1

I want ot remove from actual filenames
(e.g. IMG-20181126-WA0074, IMG_20181120_102648, VID-20181124-WA0045)
the stringes IMG-, IMG_, VID-.
I tried as explained in the instructions using the "replace" method.
I inserted the command: "<IMG->\<IMG_>\<VID->" in the first line an nothing in the second line.
Unluckely the result was that the whole names get cancelled: the new names was just athree digit sequence (_001, _002, _003 ecc).
How can I save the rest of the file names just without the stringes as IMG- ecc
(e.g. 20181126-WA0074, 20181120_102648, 20181124-WA0045)?
Thanks for helping me.

28/03-20 18:06

#1 : 29/03-20 06:30

T.L.

Posts: 1

Is there a way to import FFprobe into a script under the Renaming methods list > Script part?

https://ffmpeg.org/ffprobe.html

I'm finding that the existing baked in tags aren't always reliable and thought it'd be useful if an external tool like ffprobe could be used to analyze and extract data such as video height, width, bitrate etc.

Right now, I'm getting things like value 0 when using item.videoWidth
Also, I found that at one point - item.videoWidth seemed to work but after playing with it for a while it seems like Advanced Renamer might have stripped the data out as I kept getting 0 in subsequent tests. I'm not sure I fully understand how this is working internally.

29/03-20 06:30

#1 : 30/03-20 22:59

Paul Apple

Posts: 7

Hi

I recently reinstalled Windows 10 and the Advanced Renamer app.

I copied and pasted all my saved presets to the below folder:

C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Roaming\Hulubulu\Advanced Renamer 3\Data

I restarted the app and the Presets dropdown is empty.

What else do I need to do to make all my presets appear in the Presets dropdown please without manually adding every one of the 20 I have created?

Thanks!

30/03-20 22:59 - edited 30/03-20 23:21

#1 : 01/04-20 01:13

Rick Spies

Posts: 4

I am trying to use the <Video Framerate> tag to append the framerate to the end of the filename of many MP4 files. This end of my list of tags in my "New Name" method looks like this:

blah-blah-blah_<Video FrameRate>fps

The current result is an error in AutoTest, "No video information found" for every file. The metadata is there -- I can use Properties->Details and see all the usual metadata, including frame rate.

As a test, I also tried using <Video Width>, <Video Height> <Video Duration> <Video Bitrate> and <Video Audio Bitrate>and all have the same issue.

Other non-video tags such as <Filesize Mb>and <Day Created> work fine.

I did see the disclaimer "Note, not all video types and codecs are supported." however, MP4 is hardly an obscure type.

Can someone try video tags with their own MP4 files as a check?

Thanks!

01/04-20 01:13 - edited 01/04-20 01:17

#1 : 02/04-20 14:19

Blabbo

Posts: 2

Hi,
It would be immensely useful to be able to see how the replace or add or remove etc. command is expressed in a command line command + regular expression.

I use advanced renamer for very simple tasks like inserting text at index 0 of a file name when I would rather to use the command line. But its an excessive level of googling to find out how, when advanced renamer could just tell me. Is there a way to show this?

Thanks,
Blabbo

02/04-20 14:19

#1 : 03/04-20 01:02

Karina M

Posts: 1

Hi,

I'm using this software and it is good, but have missed Batch mode from right side. How can I recover it. Here is print screen https://prnt.sc/rrwnxl

03/04-20 01:02

#1 : 04/04-20 19:34

Gilberto Guiza

Posts: 5

Hi there,

I don't know if title is clear...I don't think so! sorry!!

I have a problem and I don't know how to handle it ...
I have a folder with many subfolders. In each subfolder I have files that belong to 5 different groups. *The group id is in the namefile*

When I made the groups, I made a mistake naming the files. So aech file from...

Group 1 should be renamed group 4
Group 3 should be renamed group 1
Group 4 should rename as group 3

Is there a way to rename the mixed files ensuring that they are unique changes and that with new changing that don't erase the last renaming?

When I run replace for each case the changes are mixed !! : /

Thank you!!!

04/04-20 19:34 - edited 04/04-20 19:46

#1 : 05/04-20 21:21

Adri C-Fu

Posts: 3

Good day, here's my situation.

I have a bunch of files in pairs.

0bed59e3284bac2503b5fb7e82fe2f5c.binary
0bed59e3284bac2503b5fb7e82fe2f5c.json

the json has a one-line entry:
{"id":"0bed59e3284bac2503b5fb7e82fe2f5c","name":"IMG-20191229-WA0049.jpg","size":177956,"filesize":"173.79 kB","type":"image/jpeg","lastModifiedDate":"2019-12-31T02:37:41.306Z","link":"http://lovingtzerica.my.to:2912/download/0bed59 e3284bac2503b5fb7e82fe2f5c/","path":"/opt/youtransfer/uploads/0bed59e3284bac2503b5fb7e82fe2f5c.binary","jsonPath":"/opt/youtransfer/uploads/0bed59e3284bac2503b5fb7e82fe2f5c.json","uploaded":1577759861309,"expires":1609382261309,"bundle":"bf3cb27a-6a1d-4d61-867f-7333f5006570"}

and I have a few hundred pairs of this.

so I'm searching for a way to rename the files based on the "name" value in the respective json files. Can AR do it?

Cheers and thanks!

Not sure if Advanced Renamer can get the value from

05/04-20 21:21

#1 : 06/04-20 19:38

Nounours18200

Posts: 1

Hi,
I have a set of files looking like:

[Fixed nameA][Fix nameB][01].[variable caracters].extension of the file

I want to replace the caracter dot "." by something else, but without changing the "." that is just before the file extension.

The usual replace approach do not wotk because it would also change the file extension delimiter..

Do you know how to proceed ?

06/04-20 19:38

#1 : 09/04-20 11:13

kurt

Posts: 8

Hi to all!

First I wish you a nice Easter weekend.

Question:

How to change the following Filename
'BMW M4 Coupé vs. Ford Mustang Fastback - GRIP - Folge 319 - RTL 2' to
'GRIP - Folge 319 - BMW M4 Coupé vs. Ford Mustang Fastback - RTL2' (maybe using regex).

I tried it, but it didn't work.

Thanx in advance

Kurt

09/04-20 11:13

#1 : 10/04-20 13:40

Yannis Alatsatianos

Posts: 1

I have several photos with multiple filenames and I want to rename them by replacing the current names with the date each file was created. For instance a file named CAM00024 that was created 22-March-2013, to be renamed to 20130322 or 2013March22 or 2013-March-22.

10/04-20 13:40

#1 : 12/04-20 08:12

L B

Posts: 74

I have a bunch of methods I have saved in an .aren file that I use frequently together. Its a mixture of replaces, list replaces, renumbers, new cases, and a whole lot more, most with regex enabled.

While they work smoothly for the most part, sometimes when an exceptional case comes through, it becomes very difficult to find out what expression/condition in which method is responsible for it, especially if the issue lies in a ListReplace method.

For most other methods its a single expression, so its easy to enable/disable the method and see if its causing an issue. But ListReplace methods are all applied to the filename sequentially, and there is no way to enable/disable a singular expression within a ListReplace, so it becomes very tough to debug these.

Is there a way to get a kind of a debug report so I can better judge what expression in a ListReplace method is responsible for the issue?

12/04-20 08:12

#1 : 12/04-20 12:22

Posts: 1

How to:
- moving: different word between characters in any place of filename, to, the beginning without character:

Example:
L'école des grands maîtres, Op.119 (Barbot, Paul) 1.pdf
L'école des grands maîtres, Op.119 (Barbot, Paul) 2 1.pdf
L'école des grands maîtres, Op.119 (Barbot, Paul) 2 2 music.pdf
Réveil-matin, 2e. degré, Op.91 (Bach, J. S.).pdf
Réveil-matin, 3e. degré, Op.92 (Couperin, F.).pdf

To:
Barbot, Paul - L'école des grands maîtres, Op.119 1.pdf
Barbot, Paul - L'école des grands maîtres, Op.119 2 1.pdf
Barbot, Paul - L'école des grands maîtres, Op.119 2 2 music.pdf
Bach, J. S. - Réveil-matin, 2e. degré, Op.91.pdf
Couperin, F. - Réveil-matin, 3e. degré, Op.92.pdf

Thanks.

12/04-20 12:22

#1 : 12/04-20 17:17

PhantomZard

Posts: 5

Example

Apple 12345.mp4
Oranges 56789.mp4

Result Needed:(After removing last 5 chars, 6 including whitespace)

Apple.mp4
Oranges.mp4

12/04-20 17:17 - edited 12/04-20 17:18

#1 : 12/04-20 20:08

John

Posts: 2

Hello,

looking at the guide, i only find little information about accessible JavaScript objects (like "app") and the object's methods. Is there any complete reference?

Best
John

12/04-20 20:08

#1 : 13/04-20 15:20

Ceyhun

Posts: 5

Hello I'd like to change the file names to sort by date easily while keeping the text at the end as is.

Example:
April_9,_2020
March_8,_2017
January_7,_2018 - hello world how are you

To:
20.04.09
17.03.08
18.01.07 - hello world how are you

Currently, I use swap, list replace, renumber and remove but the "- hello world how are you" part is mixing up the whole thing. How can I keep anything that comes after the DD e.g "09,08,07" whether there is a space, "-" or anything to just stay the way it is so that when I give append to the title of my documents after the year YYYY say "2020abc" or "2020 abc" or "2020.abc" or "2020 - abc" etc... whatever I write after the year will remain the same.

Thank you

Thank you

13/04-20 15:20

#1 : 14/04-20 13:05

Elia QuirÃ³s Rosado

Posts: 1

Dear all,

How can I delete only the text characters and mantain the numerical characters?

Example:

15233 casas de don antonio 5566 estudio.pdf

Theoretical result:

152335566.pdf

Thanks

14/04-20 13:05

#1 : 15/04-20 02:22

Carlos

Posts: 4

Hello, i have several files that start like this

W23 RandomName1.txt
W66 RandomName2.txt
W34 RandomName3.txt
W67 RandomName4.txt

I want the first 4 (including space) characters gone, it will ALWAYS be 2 numbers from 0 to 9 and the letter will ALWAYS be "W", (note that Its not a given that it will have the pattern at all)

RandomName1.txt
RandomName2.txt
RandomName3.txt
RandomName4.txt

I figured how to do it in a primitive way (literally removing one by one), but i figured there should be a better way, when i tried to implement a wildcard by myself all it did was delete everything ahead.

Thanks

--edit, made it a little less messed up

15/04-20 02:22 - edited 15/04-20 03:24

#1 : 15/04-20 14:12

Jan Ciriack

Posts: 1

Is there a way to sort images manually and then have the tool to renumber accordingly? I tried using the thumbnail view but got name conflict errors which I could resolve by appendix, however, I would like to have a consistent naming in the end like <name>-<number>.jpg.

15/04-20 14:12

#1 : 15/04-20 15:20

Lit

Posts: 5

if(item.extension == '.MP4')
{
nName = app.parseTags('<Video Date Year><Video Date Month><Video Date Day>_<Video Date Hour><Video Date Min><Video Date Sec>(AX700)');
names[item.name + '.MP4'] = nName + '.MP4';
return nName;
}
else
{
return names[item.name];
}

I wrote a script above for rename my sony camcorder video files.

[original]
C0001.MP4
C0001.MP4.modd
C0001.MP4.moff

[new]
20200415_120024.MP4
20200415_120024.MP4.modd
20200415_120024.MP4.moff

It should work like this. But app.Parsetags function won't work well.

It cannot load the video date tags.

15/04-20 15:20

#1 : 17/04-20 15:12

Khushil Dep

Posts: 1

Hi All

Trying to think my way through this. I have many directories all with SXX where XX is an increment number. I want the episodes in those directories to be numbered incrementally ad with the XX part in the file name. Obvs I also need the increment to restart when directory is changed. Cant seem to think my way through this atm. Any ideas?

Currently I do three 'Replace'

Text to be replaced: ^\d.
Replace with:<DirName>__

Text to be replaced: ^\d\d.
Replace with:<DirName>__

Text to be replaced: (S\d\d*) (.*)__(.*)
Replace with:\1E<Inc Nr:1> \3

That still leaves me with the problem of resetting that inc nr when the directory changes...

17/04-20 15:12 - edited 17/04-20 15:18

#1 : 19/04-20 20:36

Rick Greenspan

Posts: 2

Hi,
I have a group of files labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc., which I would like to rename to be
EX 0001 NAME DATE. (EXHIBIT0001 RICKGREENSPAN 041920). The name and date will stay the same, but the file name will be picked up as part of the new name. Is there a way to do that with Advanced Renamer?
Thanks,
Rick Greenspan

19/04-20 20:36

#1 : 21/04-20 10:29

EricK

Posts: 1

Hi there.

I have files with names always with YEAR, MONTH, HOUR, MIN, SEC.
But for YEAR, it only has two digits, erros is shown when changing timestamp following such filename pattern.

Filename is "200420182442.mp4"
Actual date is 2020.04.20 18.24.42

Timestamp I used:
Pattern:
<Year><Month><Day><Hour><Min><Sec>
But system showed: Invalid timestamp: '2004/20/18 24:4:2.0'

How can I tell the system that the first two digits "20" represents "2020"?

Any suggestion, please?

Thank you and appreciated for your help.

Erick

21/04-20 10:29

#1 : 21/04-20 13:24

George Moraitis

Posts: 2

Hello, I rename the file to that of the modified date but I get this 2020_03_22 13_14_37+03_00.jpg.
What are the last characters after the time and can I get rid of them? I use the exiftool <ExifTool:FileModifyDate>
BR

21/04-20 13:24 - edited 21/04-20 13:28

#1 : 22/04-20 14:01

Matthew James

Posts: 2

I have a recurring situation where I need to rename the same image file with 20 different (but similar names). Is there a way to copy and rename the same file multiple times all at once?

example: the file is named 'xx-ae-9a'

I want to create 20 variations of this file replacing the 'xx' with different values (that correspond to milestone birthdays) so:

18-ae-9a
21-ae-9a
30-ae-9a
40-ae-9a
etc for 50, 60, 65, 70, 75 etc

So I guess I'm asking if there's a way to multiple the same file and output it with different names in one batch.

Thanks

Matt

22/04-20 14:01

#1 : 22/04-20 23:09

sugarJ

Posts: 3

hey there :)

so i have the following:

Smith vs. Smith (June 4, 2009).mp4

and I want it to read

AJPW - (06/04/2009) - Smith vs. Smith

How would I go about this? I tried some various things I've used before and played around with it but I've had zero luck.

Thanks in advance!!

22/04-20 23:09

#1 : 24/04-20 03:01

SAM

Posts: 9

I want to swap for eg: from A_B_C_D_E to C_A_B_D_E or A_B_D_C_E.
Please advice.
Thank you.

24/04-20 03:01

#1 : 26/04-20 04:20

SAM

Posts: 9

Can separate the below file name?

Eg: ILIKETOEAT Rename to I LIKE TO EAT

Thank you.

26/04-20 04:20

#1 : 26/04-20 18:04

Joe

Posts: 4

Hi , i saw a previoius form post on this, and wondered if it had been added as a feature - or if there is a workaround without using scripting? https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=3208

I want to use <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> to rename my files and then sort them into directories based on Yr/Mon, but a lot of my 20,000 images dont have this data populated. In this case my best alternative would be DateModified, but i dont know how to easily set this up?

Looked like Ken had the idea how to do this, but not yet implemented?

Thanks for any advice - J

26/04-20 18:04

#1 : 27/04-20 22:28

mud

Posts: 2

Hi all,
I've been trying to see if AREN can accomplish a task and I have hit a wall.

What I want to do is this:

original filename: filename (2011) (misc text).ext

to change to.....

renamed file: (2011) filename (misc text).ext

So, if it is possible, how do I move the date "(2011)" from the middle of the filename to the beginning? The list of files has a different/varying number of characters before or after the date, so I can't just use the move command, and many of the files have more than one set of text or numbers within parenthesis, so I can't just swap using a separator. If I replace a parenthesis with a different character, they all change and I am back where I started.

I am struggling with the use of metacharacters and I don't know what i need to type in the pattern field.

27/04-20 22:28 - edited 27/04-20 22:30

#1 : 27/04-20 23:08

dinesh

Posts: 4

File renaming with script method regex calculation within filename string

i m looking for guidance on problem renaming files

i have got hundreds of filenames look like

aa-95865-00-bb.ext
aa-45732-00-bb.ext
aa-85855-00-bb.ext
aa-75263-00-bb.ext
aa-35165-00-bb.ext

i want to rename by replacing "00" with sum of five digits starting at index 4

eg "00" in the first filename to be replaced by 9+5+8+6+5 = 33, to be renamed as, aa-95865-33-bb.ext
"00" in the second filename to be replaced by 4+5+7+3+2 = 21, to be renamed as, aa-45732-21-bb.ext
and so on ..

please guide .. thanks ..

27/04-20 23:08

#1 : 29/04-20 15:12

Peter Hitz

Posts: 1

I'd like to rename "Help" with "Beatles Help".

29/04-20 15:12

#1 : 30/04-20 17:14

Colin K

Posts: 5

feature request

EDIT - This is a duplicate post - (I thought it did not post), david answers same question here. I add a second question about Move without Rename.
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=10910

When CSV list is imported Col3 in the window is always the user preset Move To folder (same for all files in this CSV)

Could you add a third column in the CSV to allow user to specify the location of the new folder (per file)? ie after rename, move single file to folder specified in the CSV.

30/04-20 17:14 - edited 06/05-20 13:13

#1 : 01/05-20 11:49

Tyler S

Posts: 1

the functionality of the software has perfect for what I need, so THANK YOU for that.

first, how do you create a number list?
If I selected 10 files and file 1 has 01 added to the beginning and the tenth file as 10 added to the beginning.

I was wondering if there has been any consideration of changing the gui to a simplified/modern feel to it or if there is any consideration of porting it to a Linux/Debian OS.

Thanks

01/05-20 11:49 - edited 01/05-20 11:50

#1 : 01/05-20 23:09

Jeremy

Posts: 1

Hi

On the Rename files tab, when I press Add/folders I get an error message:
"Access violation at address 0040B94F in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 00000014.

Is there a solution to this?
I am running on Windows 10.

01/05-20 23:09

#1 : 04/05-20 01:11

Denise Evans

Posts: 1

in ascending order.

I love your program, should have known someone would come up with this great tool ;) I am trying it out and have files numbered 19 through 24 but will all sorts of junk I don't need in the name. I add the files, put in the name (but just the first which would be 19). After that I click on Add Method but I can't get the filename to be anything but 19 for all files. I just want them to be 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24.

Could someone show me how to do this? I found a couple of posts on renaming files, with perfect answers for the 2 people that knew/understood the code. So I need someone to put it in simpler terms for me til I get the hang of the program. Thanks in advance for anyone that might be able to help me.

04/05-20 01:11

#1 : 04/05-20 08:49

Manuel Roca-Vicent

Posts: 1

I want change from lower case to upper case, but only the three first letters. How can I do it?

04/05-20 08:49

#1 : 04/05-20 22:12

juan sarmiento

Posts: 2

Hello. I need the folders to be numbered following a hexagesimal order. Can it be done?

04/05-20 22:12

#1 : 05/05-20 06:29

Jhonny

Posts: 2

I'm trying to rename 61 mp3 files, the filenames have the id of a youtube video and I've got CSV with the format video id, video title, no headers.

https://pastebin.com/dTN3L7Vn <-- CSV file I'm loading from Import > Data from csv..
-columns separator is ,
-unchecked first line is header
-encoded as UTF-8

https://pastebin.com/i1g4Q7bq <-- file list I'm selecting from rename files > add

https://imgur.com/a/SdNxoW7 <-- the rules I'm using

You might guess I'm insane just by looking at the file list but I swear its for joke purposes,
I would love to pinpoint the issue here so any help is very much appreciated

05/05-20 06:29

#1 : 05/05-20 13:08

Colin K

Posts: 5

Hi

When using CSV import the path is determined for all files by the "Base folder for original files" box on the CSV Import window.

That same path is transferred to the Rename Files tab - for every fiile.

Would it be possible to allow users to add a thrird field in the CSV so they can specify a path to not only rename the files but copy or move them (after rename) to a differnet folder?

Thanks ColinK
PS Fairly sure I posted this a few days ago but my profile is showing no posts - maybe I did nto post correctly.

05/05-20 13:08

#1 : 05/05-20 13:11

Colin K

Posts: 5

If I try to open a CSV import file that is already open in Excel, I get a warning - that's fine. I do this often.

However when I close in Excel and re- select via the Import window the files do not populate in the window.

I need to close the app, re-open and select the file again

Thanks ColinK
Great App!

05/05-20 13:11

#1 : 05/05-20 19:11

Yamila

Posts: 2

Hello, I have several files with different length names, I need to delete the last word in everyone

original:
Friends - Geller Monica
Parks and Rec - Knope Leslie
Community - Perry Britta
(if it helps, it's always: 1, 2 or 3 words - 2 words)

renamed:
Friends - Geller
Parks and Rec - Knope
Community - Perry
(1, 2 or 3 words - 1 word)

is it possible?
I quite don't understand the user's guide because I'm not so good at English

05/05-20 19:11

#1 : 06/05-20 09:53

SAM

Posts: 9

CATALOGUE_TOYOTA FORKLIFT 8FG_G125-1
CATALOGUE_TOYOTA FORKLIFT 22-8FD_G125-11
CATALOGUE_TOYOTA FORKLIFT 32-8FG _G125-2

(1) How to delete the last section?
Result:
CATALOGUE_TOYOTA FORKLIFT 8FG
CATALOGUE_TOYOTA FORKLIFT 22-8FD
CATALOGUE_TOYOTA FORKLIFT 32-8FG

(2) How to delete the middle section?
CATALOGUE_G125-1
CATALOGUE_G125-11
CATALOGUE_G125-2

Please advise.

Thank you.

06/05-20 09:53

#1 : 07/05-20 14:29

Gene Vogt

Posts: 1

Need to bulk-add TITLE and SUBJECT to jpeg files (PROPERTIES-DETAILS). I see *some* of the DETAILS metadata listed (COPYRIGHT, etc.) but not those fields. Am I just missing it?

07/05-20 14:29

#1 : 08/05-20 07:51

Sabre Runner

Posts: 2

Is there any reference to the item object and what exactly every field means?
Are there any examples of script methods that work?

08/05-20 07:51

#1 : 09/05-20 13:28

sopo jarwo

Posts: 2

i have file list like this

190909 7014975_h0 23213 entire word.jpg
190909 702175_h0 652285 word need to delete.jpg
190909 702175_h1 652285 word need to delete.jpg
190909 7032325_h0 982124 random word.jpg

how to make new file name like this or maybe replace to new name after that

190909 7014975_h0 23213.jpg
190909 702175_h0 652285.jpg
190909 702175_h1 652285.jpg
190909 7032325_h0 982124.jpg

as you can see i need to replace word after 3 space repetition
can somebody help??

09/05-20 13:28

#1 : 09/05-20 22:23

Zaibes

Posts: 1

Hello,

I was looking to have the pictures of my baby along with their age in the filename. Some people on the forum was looking for this, but could not find any script here. I thought it could be useful for the community.
Just indicate the name of your kid along with his birth date at the bottom of the script and your good to go.

Example: https://ibb.co/rbWj1yj

Just copy paste the following snippet in the script method

function ageDifference(dateString, datePicture) {

var dob = new Date(dateString)
var datePic = new Date(datePicture);

if(datePic < dob) {
var tmp = datePic
datePic = dob
dob = tmp
}
var datePicYear = datePic.getYear();
var datePicMonth = datePic.getMonth();
var datePicDay = datePic.getDate();
var yearDob = dob.getYear();
var monthDob = dob.getMonth();
var dateDob = dob.getDate();
var age = {};
var ageString = "";
var yearString = "";
var monthString = "";
var dayString = "";

yearAge = datePicYear - yearDob;

if (datePicMonth >= monthDob)
var monthAge = datePicMonth - monthDob;
else {
yearAge--;
var monthAge = 12 + datePicMonth -monthDob;
}

if (datePicDay >= dateDob)
var dateAge = datePicDay - dateDob;
else {
monthAge--;
var dateAge = 31 + datePicDay - dateDob;
if (monthAge < 0) {
monthAge = 11;
yearAge--;
}
}

age = { years: yearAge, months: monthAge, days: dateAge };

if ( age.years > 1 ) yearString = " years";
else yearString = " year";
if ( age.months> 1 ) monthString = " months";
else monthString = " month";
if ( age.days > 1 ) dayString = " days";
else dayString = " day";

return age.years + yearString + " - " + age.months + monthString + " - " + age.days + dayString;

}

function isValidDate(dateString) {
// First check for the pattern
if(!/^\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{4}$/.test(dateString))
return false;

// Parse the date parts to integers
var parts = dateString.split("/");
var day = parseInt(parts[1], 10);
var month = parseInt(parts[0], 10);
var year = parseInt(parts[2], 10);

// Check the ranges of month and year
if(year < 1000 || year > 3000 || month == 0 || month > 12)
return false;

var monthLength = [ 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31 ];

// Adjust for leap years
if(year % 400 == 0 || (year % 100 != 0 && year % 4 == 0))
monthLength[1] = 29;

// Check the range of the day
return day > 0 && day <= monthLength[month - 1];
}

var dateTimeOriginal = ( item.exifToolValue('DateTimeOriginal') == '' ) ? item.exifToolValue('ModifyDate') : item.exifToolValue('DateTimeOriginal')
var y_original = dateTimeOriginal.substring(0,4)
var m_original = dateTimeOriginal.substring(5,7)
var d_original = dateTimeOriginal.substring(8,10)
var datePicture = m_original + '/' + d_original + '/' + y_original

var firstName = 'Oliver'
var birthDate = '10/21/2016'
var ageString = isValidDate(datePicture) ? ageDifference(birthDate, datePicture) : 'Unknown Age'

return firstName + ' - ' + ageString + ' - ' + item.newBasename;

09/05-20 22:23 - edited 09/05-20 22:24

#1 : 10/05-20 18:15

Posts: 2

I have files sorted in date modified format
I want to add numbers to each file acc. to date modified

example :-

10/05-20 18:15

#1 : 10/05-20 18:16

Posts: 2

I have files sorted in date modified format
I want to add numbers to each file acc. to date modified

example :-
"1 hello.js"
"2 day.js"

10/05-20 18:16

#1 : 11/05-20 01:44

Kalvin

Posts: 1

Hi, I have multiple photos with incorrect date time. But I have renamed the filename previously with format 170512-23134522.jpg.. which is (year month day - hour minute second millisecond. How to set it on advance renamer? Thanks

11/05-20 01:44

#1 : 12/05-20 18:44

mankie

Posts: 1

Hi,

I have thousands of files i need to replace and I'm having an issue where it's replacing things i don't want to replace.

Below is an examples.

example of file names;
5443-110-4533-1.png
5443-110-4533-12.png
5443-110-4533-123.png
5443-110-4533-1_c.png
5443-110-4533-2.png

I need help to replace the last number and dash "-1" with _black, but at the same time, it should not replace -12 with _black2.png or -123 with _black23.png, but should replace -1_c with _black_c.

Thank you

12/05-20 18:44

#1 : 12/05-20 23:22

Claudio

Posts: 1

Hello
I'm realy a newbie
I have files as these
2791193991AbcDfghLmklj
279119399122AbcDfghLmrts
How can I delete all the letter to obtain this?
2791193991
279119399122

Thanks

12/05-20 23:22

#1 : 14/05-20 01:27

User

Posts: 4

Hi ,

I have different image files currently in different folders that have the exact same name and extension but that actually different pictures.

My goal is to copy them to the output folder and add date tags to their names so they can become distinct files in the output folder.

I would like to be able do that without changing their names in the original folders.

To do that, I performed the following steps:
1-Searched these files across the original folders so I could see them in a single window
2-Dragged them to Advanced Renamer software
3-Configured the renaming method (add date tags), the batch mode (copy), and the output folder
4-Pressed 'start batch' button

Apparently it didn't work because it can't copy & rename files that had similar names to start with (error 109)...

Is there a way to accomplish what I'm trying to do?

Thanks !

14/05-20 01:27 - edited 14/05-20 01:57

#1 : 14/05-20 14:06

Talha YabanigÃ¼l

Posts: 2

Hi all,

I have a big problem with removing some digits at the end of file name. Here is some of my files:

Files with same name (Cozumu_1 , Cozumu_2 , Cozumu_3)
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_1 _2_720
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_1 _03_360
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_1_1080
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_2 _2_360
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_2 _3_720
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_2_1080
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_3 _3_540
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_3 _30_720
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_3 _003_1080

i try to rename above like this:
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_1_720
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_1_360
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_1_1080
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_2_360
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_2_720
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_2_1080
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_3_540
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_3_720
Biyoloji_1_Genel_Tekrar_Soru_Cozumu_3_1080

Files with not incresing digit at last
Kimya_1_Atom_ve_Periyodik_Sistem_Atom_Modelleri _2_360
Kimya_1_Atom_ve_Periyodik_Sistem_Atom_Modelleri _3_540
Kimya_1_Atom_ve_Periyodik_Sistem_Atom_Modelleri _4_720
Kimya_1_Atom_ve_Periyodik_Sistem_Atom_Modelleri_1080

i try to rename above like this:
Kimya_1_Atom_ve_Periyodik_Sistem_Atom_Modelleri_360
Kimya_1_Atom_ve_Periyodik_Sistem_Atom_Modelleri_540
Kimya_1_Atom_ve_Periyodik_Sistem_Atom_Modelleri_720
Kimya_1_Atom_ve_Periyodik_Sistem_Atom_Modelleri_1080

last parts are video heigt properties and this values must be on files. I can remove and add them later by <Video Height> tag. When i try to remove unnecessary digits, also the necessary ones removes. Ist it possible to make a rule for this.

Thanks and sorry for bad english.

14/05-20 14:06

#1 : 14/05-20 17:53

User

Posts: 4

Hi,

Suppose I want to back-up jpg files from different folders into a single output folder and rename them.

Suppose some of these files from the different folders are exactly the same (name, extension, content, etc.).

Is there a way to filter duplicate files from different folders out before copying and renaming them to the single output folder?

Thanks !

14/05-20 17:53

#1 : 15/05-20 04:28

Rich

Posts: 8

Is there anyway to have the program delete everything after the date?

Flirting With Forty 2008 DVDRip XviD-miguel ENG
Flying Monsters 2011 480p DiVERSiTY
Force 2011 DVDRip 720p x264 AAC-SiNiSTER

converted to

Flirting With Forty 2008
Flying Monsters 2011
Force 2011

15/05-20 04:28

#1 : 15/05-20 09:23

capoeira

Posts: 3

I have a filesystem with images, that after the renaming, end up like so:

cat.jpg
cat.jpg
dog.jpg
dog.jpg
dog with toy.jpg
dog with toy.jpg

I know name collision rules exist, but they would number ALL of the files with collision with a single numbering system. What I'm looking for is for the filesystem to number each "pattern" with it's own numbering, like so:

cat 1.jpg
cat 2.jpg
dog 1.jpg
dog 2.jpg
dog with toy 1.jpg
dog with toy 2.jpg

Is that possible?

15/05-20 09:23 - edited 15/05-20 19:33

#1 : 15/05-20 17:20

xander

Posts: 1

Hello,

I'm trying to find a way to rename the date format of my files as follows:

1) Original

[03 1, 1980]Filename1.txt
[12 17, 1990]Filename2.txt

2) Want to be renamed with the data format inside the square brackets changed to YYYYMMDD

[19800301]Filename1.txt
[19901217]Filename2.txt

Thanks,

15/05-20 17:20

#1 : 21/05-20 01:21

CLARENCE PETTIS

Posts: 2

Good day:

I am interested in this solution from the forum:
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=5990

I have some 30,000 files after a system data recover. There are many duplicate filenames across many folders.

I wish to rename the files by prefixing a unique ID 5 digit number to each; starting with 10000 so that all the numbers are the same length without leading zero.

I wish to separate the ID from the original filename with a single space.

Thanks in advance for your help.

21/05-20 01:21

#1 : 21/05-20 15:22

Abby

Posts: 3

I have imported a list of files as CSV file. I have the CSV Import window open and everything looks great.
However, when I Import to the rename window, some of the New Filenames change!? With some of them, the extension has changed, with some the entire name is different.
This is very frustrating as I have a list of 16,000 files that need renaming.

Please can someone help me ASAP as I'm on a tight deadline?

Thanks so much in advance.

21/05-20 15:22

#1 : 22/05-20 01:03

med

Posts: 1

How do I do replacement
This original
Z:\Ep01 [FHD].mp4
Z:\Ep02 [FHD].mp4
Z:\Ep03 [FHD].mp4
Z:\Ep04 [FHD].mp4
Z:\Ep05 [FHD].mp4
But I want to replace it (Without deleting crc unicode)
E:\Ep01 [FHD][18997B14].mp4
E:\Ep02 [FHD][2B2B1D99].mp4
E:\Ep03 [FHD][6FF24BF4].mp4
E:\Ep04 [FHD][1BD80664].mp4
E:\Ep05 [FHD][23FBDC6E].mp4

22/05-20 01:03

#1 : 22/05-20 14:06

Thomas Galloway

Posts: 2

I'm sorry if that title is confusing, i couldn't think of a better way to word it!

My situation is as follows...

I have about 900 folders of clients, all named with a similar naming convention "Smith J 123456" and "Billy N 987654"

Inside each folder is a list of 11 other folders

CarePlan
ContractLegal
Corresp
DP Provider
EdEmpTr
Finance
ManInfo
Psych
RefAss
RepRev
Therapy

And each document is named as such

20 05 22 DPEmail
19 04 21 DPAudit
etc...

I was wondering, when using the "Batch mode: Move" function to move, say, all DPEmail documents into the Corresp folder, within each client's folder?

Any help would be great! Thank you very much.

22/05-20 14:06

#1 : 22/05-20 17:35

Eduardo

Posts: 1

I have more than 4000 photos of plants to rename that are inside a folder according to the plant code, example: bp0600-0699 / bp0700-0799 and so on ... The mess was big ... so first I left the most standardized possible ... Now inside each folder I already have the plants separated by code, but the names are not yet well standardized, because a plant has up to 12 photos of them. For you to understand, inside the BP0600-699 folder I have the files with the names below, and there are still more than 700 images in the same name style.

bp602-Crown-Prince-01.jpg
bp602-Crown-Prince-02-XXX4.jpg
bp602-Crown-Prince-02.jpg
bp602-Crown-Prince-03-XXX4-XXX4.jpg
bp602-CROWN-PRINCE-03.jpg
bp602-CROWN-PRINCE-04-XXX2.jpeg
bp603-Citrine-01.jpg
bp603-Citrine-02-XXX4.jpg
bp603-Citrine-02.jpg
bp603-Citrine-03-XXX4.jpg
bp603-Citrine-03.jpg
bp603-Citrine-04.jpg
bp603-Citrine-05.jpg

And I would like to know if you have any way of organizing numerically, and organizing other things, put the first letter of each word in uppercase and the rest in minuscule, commanding the name, removing the XXX4 or XXX2 and creating a numeric string before the extension, without skipping numbers. Like the example below.

bp602-Crown-Prince.jpg
bp602-Crown-Prince-01.jpg
bp602-Crown-Prince-02.jpg
bp602-Crown-Prince-03.jpg
bp602-Crown-Prince-04.jpg
bp602-Crown-Prince-05.jpg
bp603-Citrine-01.jpg
bp603-Citrine-02.jpg
bp603-Citrine-03.jpg
bp603-Citrine-04.jpg
bp603-Citrine-06.jpg
bp603-Citrine-07.jpg
bp603-Citrine-08.jpg

I know there will be several stages, but whatever you can help me with, I will be forever grateful .

Thank you!

22/05-20 17:35

#1 : 22/05-20 20:06

Remon

Posts: 3

I would like to add the time from timestamp after every file:

example: myfilename_14-31

14=hours (24 hours)
31=minutes

Does anyone know how to do this?

22/05-20 20:06

#1 : 23/05-20 15:50

Tchook

Posts: 2

Hi
Thx for this app and thx for this forum
i got those 3 types of original file that could be like this
ex
-mypicture_normal.jpg
-my_picture_normal.jpg
-my_pic_ture_normal.jpg

and i got variations of those file
ex
-mypicture_color.jpg
-my_picture_color.jpg
-my_pi_cture_exposure.jpg
-my_picture_exposure.jpg
-mypicture_grading.jpg
etc

i would like to rename those file like this
ex
o_pic_mypicture_a_qqq_2ev_norm_a.jpg
o_pic_mypicture_a_qqq_2ev_expo_a.jpg
o_pic_mypicture_a_qqq_2ev_grade_a.jpg
or
o_pic_my_picture_a_qqq_2ev_norm_a.jpg

or
o_pic_my_pic_ture_a_qqq_2ev_norm_a.jpg

I succeed to add( o_pic_)at the begining and (_a_qqq_2ev_) with the new name command
I succed to rename normal to norm; exposure to expo and grading to grade with list replace command.

Which gave me something like that
ex
o_pic_mypicture_norm_a_qqq_2ev_a.jpg

but i m stuck to split the original name in order to put a part of the original name at the end.

If someone could help it would be very appreciate
Thx in advance
Have a nice We
Tchook

23/05-20 15:50

#1 : 26/05-20 17:37

Steve

Posts: 2

i think what i am trying to do is similar to
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=6776

but i still need help

i have files that end with
TV SHOW - ETCETC 2020_05_19_18_30_00.txt

i want to remove the date portion and just have
TV SHOW - ETCETC.txt

however the date is not always added to my files so i cannot simply use the remove function to remove the last 20 characters etc.

i need a way to say Remove if it has the Date/time info at the end. ignore if it does not.

any thoughts?

26/05-20 17:37

#1 : 27/05-20 23:22

Ben

Posts: 1

Hello. I regularly work with files whose names are in Korean. Is there any way to have Advanced Renamer replaced the file names with translations from https://papago.naver.com/ or Google Translate?

27/05-20 23:22

#1 : 28/05-20 21:24

Omar

Posts: 1

I have 4,000+ files with the following name pattern:

13182496371
13182510187
13182558569-001
13182558569-002
13182558569-003
13182558569-004
13182809809

I want add a 3-character random name and keep groups/sets:

AWD
FWG
GHF-001
GHF-002
GHF-003
GHF-004
HEJ

Any ideas? I know I have to use <Rand Str:3> but it does not keep groups. Thanks!

28/05-20 21:24

#1 : 02/06-20 20:01

Alessandro Manca

Posts: 2

Hi,
I create .aif musi files to play in my car music equipment, only that it requires .aiff!
May I rename files extensions from .aif to .aiff?

Is there any funcion in Advanced Renamer to do that?

Thank you

02/06-20 20:01

#1 : 03/06-20 17:18

Oks

Posts: 4

Hello,

I have a folder of files which need to be translated. All files share 4 words in their file name that should be translated from french to english. They also contain other words but they should be left alone. I use - as separator.

So, I have set a csv file with column 1 (english) and column 2 (french)

I have 4 lines in this csv file to translate the 4 words. English to french :

Word 1 -> Mot 1
Word 2 -> Mot 2
Word 3 -> Mot 3
Word 4 -> Mot 4

Total of files in my folder is 10. They all have the 4 words that need to be translated in their file names

When I use the replace method with <Csv:1> and <Csv:2>, this is what happens :

First file in the list has word 1 replaced to the french translation (Mot 1)
Second file in the list has word 2 replaced to the french translation (Mot 2)
Second file in the list has word 3 replaced to the french translation (Mot 3)
Second file in the list has word 4 replaced to the french translation (Mot 4)

BUT all the other words remain unchanged, they do not get replaced, also, after the 4th file, no other file gets replaced...

So for example, this results with this

Word1-Word2-Word3-Word4.jpg -> Mot1-Word2-Word3-Word4.jpg
Word1-Word2-Word3-Word4.jpg -> Word1-Mot2-Word3-Word4.jpg
Word1-Word2-Word3-Word4.jpg -> Word1-Word2-Mot3-Word4.jpg
Word1-Word2-Word3-Word4.jpg -> Word1-Word2-Word3-Mot4.jpg
From the 4th file, all other files remain unchanged... until the 10th file (total file in the folder)
Word1-Word2-Word3-Word4.jpg
Word1-Word2-Word3-Word4.jpg
Word1-Word2-Word3-Word4.jpg
Word1-Word2-Word3-Word4.jpg
Word1-Word2-Word3-Word4.jpg
Word1-Word2-Word3-Word4.jpg

How can I make Advanced Renamer replace all occurences ? It seems like it scans the csv line by line and do not process the whole list to replace everything at the same time!

Any advice or fix?

Note: I can't use pattern replace because words are actually shuffled randomly in file names and same behavior with "list replace" method

Thank you for reading me!

03/06-20 17:18 - edited 03/06-20 18:10

#1 : 04/06-20 17:50

Zapp

Posts: 2

Hi, I have to rename a lot of folders with 1 file inside them to the name of the file.

Example:

from this:

folder1/file01.txt
folder2/file02.txt
folder3/file03.txt

to:

file01/file01.txt
file02/file02.txt
file03/file03.txt

I hope this is enough information, I'm having a little bit of trouble putting it into words
Thanks

04/06-20 17:50

#1 : 05/06-20 09:21

Mohammad Ibrahim Shaikh

Posts: 3

Can I make name collision ignore the extensions? I will explain with simple example
What I am getting is

Apple_001.jpeg
Apple_002.jpeg
Apple_001.mp4
Apple_002.Mp4
Mango_001.jpeg
Mango_002.jpeg
Mango_001.mp4
Mango_002.Mp4

What I Want is

Apple_001.jpeg
Apple_002.jpeg
Apple_003.mp4
Apple_004.Mp4
Mango_001.jpeg
Mango_002.jpeg
Mango_003.mp4
Mango_004.Mp4

I cannot use <Inc> because I have different Prefixes

05/06-20 09:21

#1 : 05/06-20 17:09

Nigel

Posts: 8

All episode are written (Show name).SxxExx

I want to take everything before the .s and make a folder with the name of everything before the .s and store the file name unchanged in that folder

Example Billions.S05E03.720p.WEB.H264-OATH

to Billions\Billions.S05E03.720p.WEB.H264-OATH

05/06-20 17:09

#1 : 10/06-20 13:52

Joe

Posts: 4

i have selected All the list and marked all the list and then rightclick, sort by, column, New Filename - but it doesnt seem to sort? 15,000 items, limit set to 100,000 items. I think it sorts by other fields (eg date taken). Any suggestions please?

10/06-20 13:52

#1 : 11/06-20 09:06

agus

Posts: 2

Hello

I just used AdvancedRenamer and i need to rename hour format in the part of the filename from UTC to GMT+7

For example :
1. Audio_meeting(1)_92345136_837462537844_2020-03-19_03-15-55.wav become Audio_meeting(1)_92345136_837462537844_2020-03-19_10-15-55.wav
--> Changing hour from 03 (UTC format) to 10 (GMT+7 format)

2. Video_meeting(2)_92345188_837465457844_2020-03-19_04-15-55.wav become Video_meeting(2)_92345188_837465457844_2020-03-19_11-15-55.wav

--> Changing hour from 04 (UTC format) to 11 (GMT+7 format)

Thanks

11/06-20 09:06

#1 : 11/06-20 15:04

Blas

Posts: 6

Hello All,

I find myself changing files to lower case all the time, so I'd like to add a context menu option to do it automatically. To do that, I only need the right command-line command, but the information about using arenc.exe from command line is very scarce.

I found a couple examples where an .aren file is invoked, but I have no idea how to create that.

I tried the Command Line Configuration tool included in Advanced Renamer, but it has way too many options and I can't find anywhere how to change case.

Can you help? Thanks!

11/06-20 15:04

#1 : 14/06-20 02:44

Ronnie

Posts: 1

Literally the only internet I have is on my iPhone, so I get old hard drives people give me and I salvage the downloaded movies and/or TV shows if there are any. I have a Raspberry Pi with Kodi and LibreElec on it as my media centre.

I am trying to rename files according the the recommended convention so Kodi can read them. Some files are fine, but then, I'll find I am missing seasons or episodes and when I look into it, they are not named correctly.

So for example, the name would be series.name.s01.e01.mp4 I will rename 1 season at a time, so all I want is the episodes to be numbered 01, 02, 03 etc. however Advanced renamer is only adding (1), (2), (3) etc and not actually changing the rest of the filename.

Any help would be awesome! Thanks

14/06-20 02:44

#1 : 16/06-20 15:56

Daniel Gullo

Posts: 1

If you have any zero byte files in the group that you are trying to rename, Advanced Renamer will hang during the Analyzing Files phase. At that point, the only thing you can do is terminate the application.

If there are zero byte files, these should be skipped during the import process.

This was REALLY frustrating me up until I discovered what was causing the problem. Now, I manually check for any zero byte files before I try to add to AR.

16/06-20 15:56 - edited 16/06-20 15:57

#1 : 17/06-20 17:44

Mark Bellio

Posts: 2

I've been using Advanced Renamer for some time. Only recently has this become an issue, but I can't figure out the pattern of why.

Some folders I Highlight and click "Add Selected" have begun to do absolutely nothing. The "Add Folder" options box pops up, the radio button for "Add the files in the folders" is selected, I click "OK" and that's it, no response, no error....not sure what if anything has happened.

But this issue is inconsistent. Some folders add files and operate completely as expected.

Are there any bugs of others experiencing the same? Or any ideas why this could possibly be happening?

Thanks,
-Mark

17/06-20 17:44 - edited 10/07-20 19:06

#1 : 17/06-20 23:22

Richard Morris

Posts: 2

Good morning,

I am new to the forum and have "lurked" and searched for similar problems and solutions but to no avail. Could anyone help me with the scenario below?

I am trying to rename a file by searching for (variable) text within the filename, and moving that text to the end of the filename.

Original: @@Company Name and WDC some changing text@Lease@Correspondance@01011990@[email protected]

New:@@Company Name and WDC@Lease@Correspondance@01011990@16071990@04062020@ some changing text.pdf

I'm thinking a regex to select all text after "WDC" but before the next "@" symbol, which I want to move to the end of the filename.

I think I have the regex sorted:

(?<=WDC)(.*?)(?=@)

But I can't seem to get it to operate in ADREN - mostly because I don't know what I'm doing.

If anyone could offer some advice on this it would be very much appreciated.

Regards,

17/06-20 23:22

#1 : 18/06-20 19:36

Jeff Alford

Posts: 1

example: cleaning up a fileserver prior to a Dropbox migration

I understand how to cut the filenames down using this code:
To truncate a filename you can use the Remove method and configure it like this:
Remove count: 100000
Starting at: 75
Apply to: Name

How do I scan a folder and all subs and then cut the names down to say 200 character pathname?
In this scenario there are a bunch of nested folders to get to the 200 and not necessarily the filename at the end. Tough because sometimes the folder is descriptive for the file, but for the sake of this argument. I want to pull in all folders and subs and limit the nested folder limit to say 15 characters all along the path.

Cleaning the long filenames prior will get a lot under the 200 limit, but not all.
Appreciate any and all help. Want to test that this software will do what is needed and will then buy the proper license.

Thanks in advance!
Jeff

18/06-20 19:36

#1 : 19/06-20 02:47

Alex

Posts: 3

I have a folder full of files with code names like this:
PBPX-95506
PBPX-95507
PBPX-95508

I also have an excel sheet with the keys next to the names they are supposed to be. So column A is the codes names and column B has the correct names.

So it looks like:
Column A: Column B:
PBPX-95506 - ExampleName1
PBPX-95507 - ExampleName2
PBPX-95508 - ExampleName3

I want to convert files to the correct names from Column B.

19/06-20 02:47

#1 : 19/06-20 19:08

Alex

Posts: 3

Here is what my CSV looks like: https://gyazo.com/3af8193abb46434117535db4a130cd 6c

Here is what AdvancedRenamer shows on import: https://gyazo.com/73547a420c547ec7f02e14e4c38c4a 08

But when I hit import it renames the wrong files. https://gyazo.com/eb86a2a4ce22c8920d12d07420248a 82

It looks like it isn't actually matching file names based on Column A and B but just going down the list and renaming ones that don't match. There are several files that don't have any new name listed on the CSV, so instead of skipping them it renames them to the next available value in the csv.

I would like the option for the behavior to be actually matching names based on the .csv instead of renaming the wrong ones.

19/06-20 19:08

#1 : 22/06-20 05:26

arthurragged

Posts: 1

Hi, I love this software!

I have been using it to snuff out inconsistencies in my home video catalog about about 6,300 clips (I think I am compensating for having a grand total of 17 photos about seven minutes of video from when I was a kid).

I want to be able to update the created date to match the date and time the file was actually created, not when it was copied over to the disk, rename the file if necessary to match the creation date and time, and, as necessary, move the file to a new directory based on the new creation date.

When I try to use the move batch function, it uses the old creation date, so I have to handle the files in two passes.

Is there are way to accomplish all of this in one pass?

Thanks in advance!

22/06-20 05:26

#1 : 24/06-20 02:06

Posts: 2

Is there a way to insert spaces between each letter and number.

For example:

INTRODUCTION => I N T R O D U C T I O N

CHAPTER1 => C H A P T E R 1

24/06-20 02:06

#1 : 28/06-20 02:10

DrKenawy

Posts: 1

28/06-20 02:10 - edited 28/06-20 02:17

#1 : 30/06-20 00:18

Phil March

Posts: 1

Hi

I'm experimenting with using the tool to rename photos that have very varied filenames to commonise them and sort by date.

I've had to write a script to do this so that EXIF dates are used in the new filename where present, and file modified used otherwise.

I've got it working and run it successfully on folders with over 2000 images, but I was occasionally getting errors such as "Access violation at address 7A41F7B5 in module 'js32.dll', Read of address 08EDEEFFC". Sometimes, if I restarted the program and ran again, it worked. Sometimes, I had to ensure the script was disabled when adding the folder to the list then enable the script and it would work. However, I've now come across a folder that only contains 179 jpegs that the tool persistently fails with. I've tried updating Java but it hasn't helped.

The only thing that worked with this folder is to add files to the list in small batches of ~30 images, which is quite time consuming. Any idea what the cause is? This persistent problem is only with images from 2010 and before.

Is this a tool problem or something I've introduced with my script? The script won't be best coding practice, but is functional (see below).

I'd really like to make this work well and support the development so I can continue using this tool as the potential is great (it's so flexible).

Best regards
Phil

var origname = item.newBasename;
var crdate = item.exifToolValue('CreateDate'); // Extract EXIF date created (taken) if present
var moddate = item.modifiedDate; // Extract File modified date as backup if there is no EXIF date taken
//item.imgDate
//item.newModifiedDate
//item.videoExists
//item.videoDate

var lgth = moddate.length;
var datetime = "undefined ";
var datelabel = "undefined";
var yr = '2050';
var mth = '12';
var dy = '25';
var hr = '12';
var min = '00';
var sec = '00';
var date = '2050-12-25';
var time = '12h00m00';
var datetime = '2050-12-25 12h00m00 ';
var datepresent = 0;
var separatorpresent = 0;
var chartoremove = 0;

if (crdate.length === 0) // EXIF create date not present
{
datelabel = "mod date ";
yr = moddate.getFullYear();
mth = moddate.getMonth() + 1; // Add 1 as month format is 0-11 for Jan to Dec
if (mth<= 9){mth = "0" + mth;} // Convert month to 2 digit format
dy = moddate.getDate();
if (dy<=9){dy = "0" + dy;} // Convert date to 2 digit format
hr = moddate.getHours();
if (hr <=9){hr = "0" + hr;} // Convert hour to 2 digit format
min = moddate.getMinutes();
if (min <=9){min = "0" + min;} // Convert minutes to 2 digit format
sec = moddate.getSeconds();
if (sec <=9){sec = "0" + sec;} // Convert seconds to 2 digit format
date = yr + '-' + mth + '-' + dy;
time = hr + 'h' + min + 'm' + sec;
datetime = date + ' ' + time + ' ';
}
else if (moddate.length !=0) // File modified date is present
{
datelabel = "cre date "
yr = crdate.charAt(0) + crdate.charAt(1) + crdate.charAt(2) + crdate.charAt(3);
mth = crdate.charAt(5) + crdate.charAt(6);
dy = crdate.charAt(8) + crdate.charAt(9);
hr = crdate.charAt(11) + crdate.charAt(12);
min = crdate.charAt(14) + crdate.charAt(15);
sec = crdate.charAt(17) + crdate.charAt(18);
date = yr + '-' + mth + '-' + dy;
time = hr + 'h' + min + 'm' + sec;
datetime = date + ' ' + time + ' ';
}
else
{
datetime = '2050-12-25 12h00m00 ';
}

// Remove date pre-fix from original filename if present
if (origname.length >=3)
{
if ((origname.charAt(0) + origname.charAt(1) + origname.charAt(2) + origname.charAt(3)) === '2011')
{datepresent = 1;}
else if ((origname.charAt(0) + origname.charAt(1) + origname.charAt(2) + origname.charAt(3)) === '2012')
{datepresent = 1;}
else if ((origname.charAt(0) + origname.charAt(1) + origname.charAt(2) + origname.charAt(3)) === '2013')
{datepresent = 1;}
else if ((origname.charAt(0) + origname.charAt(1) + origname.charAt(2) + origname.charAt(3)) === '2014')
{datepresent = 1;}
else if ((origname.charAt(0) + origname.charAt(1) + origname.charAt(2) + origname.charAt(3)) === '2015')
{datepresent = 1;}
else if ((origname.charAt(0) + origname.charAt(1) + origname.charAt(2) + origname.charAt(3)) === '2016')
{datepresent = 1;}
else if ((origname.charAt(0) + origname.charAt(1) + origname.charAt(2) + origname.charAt(3)) === '2017')
{datepresent = 1;}
else if ((origname.charAt(0) + origname.charAt(1) + origname.charAt(2) + origname.charAt(3)) === '2018')
{datepresent = 1;}
else if ((origname.charAt(0) + origname.charAt(1) + origname.charAt(2) + origname.charAt(3)) === '2019')
{datepresent = 1;}
else if ((origname.charAt(0) + origname.charAt(1) + origname.charAt(2) + origname.charAt(3)) === '2020')
{datepresent = 1;}
else
{datepresent = 0;
}
}

// If a date is present, check if there are separators e.g. 2016-18-06
if (datepresent === 1)
{
if (origname.charAt(4) === '-')
{separatorpresent = 1;}
else if (origname.charAt(4) === '_')
{separatorpresent = 1;}
else if (origname.charAt(4) === ' ')
{separatorpresent = 1;}
else
{separatorpresent = 0;
}
}

//If a date is present with separators, remove 10 characters
if ((datepresent === 1) && separatorpresent === 1 && origname.length >= 11)
{chartoremove = 11;
origname = origname.slice(11);
}
// If a date is present without separators, remove 8 characters
if ((datepresent === 1) && separatorpresent === 0 && origname.length >= 9)
{chartoremove = 9;
origname = origname.slice(9);
}
return datetime + origname;

30/06-20 00:18

#1 : 01/07-20 13:57

Michael

Posts: 1

Is there a way to change from Nachname, Vorname - Artikel - Text.txt to Artikel - Text - Vorname Nachname.txt

From Nachnahme, Vorname - Artikel - Text.txt to Nachname, Vorname - Artikel - Text.txt to Artikel - Text - Nachname, Vorname

was working.

Thanks for help regards,

Michael

01/07-20 13:57

#1 : 01/07-20 21:21

Jesper Bing

Posts: 2

I'm trying to move images to subfolders based on their filename.
The images are currently stored in the folder "trips".

Example:

trip-to-malaga-2017-001
trip-to-malaga-2017-002
trip-to-malaga-2017-003

Must be moved to: trips/trip-to-malaga-2017

trip-to-italy-2017-001
trip-to-italy-2017-002
trip-to-italy-2017-003

Must be moved to: trips/trip-to-italy-2017

So, I must remove the last hyphen plus the digits from the filename, but how?

01/07-20 21:21

#1 : 02/07-20 11:08

Jason

Posts: 1

Am I missing where this option might exist? All my images are being renamed based on a 12-hour clock, but I would prefer to use what we call here in the states, "military time" which is the 24-hour clock. Is there a way to change the 12-hour default to be the 24-hour format? I feel this would my file names cleaner and easier to sort. Thanks.

02/07-20 11:08

#1 : 03/07-20 03:06

adelle haley

Posts: 2

cannot see the output section. I add my files then i cant see the files to work on them. The message i get shows the exact amount of files i put in but I am not seeing the files at all. the right of my screen just no longer shows me anything

03/07-20 03:06

#1 : 06/07-20 09:27

Emily Mayer

Posts: 2

Hi!
I need to rename a loooot of files.
I have a list in excel with the current file names and those I want to change them into in two separate columns. Is there any way I can use the list exchange function with the excel sheet? Or do I have to copy all the names separately?
Thanks a lot in advance!

06/07-20 09:27

#1 : 08/07-20 03:13

crocs

Posts: 1

I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to rename only files that have any combination of four numbers inside of a parentheses?

example:

filenameis2345.jpg ----- filenameis (2345).jpg
filename 1943.jpg ------ filename (1943).jpg
filename4614test.jpg ----- filename (4614) test.jpg

Thanks!

08/07-20 03:13

#1 : 08/07-20 15:10

kurt

Posts: 8

Dear all,

last year (in november) I asked for file renaming and got answers from 'David Lee'.

Now I lost all my *.aren-files and try to build them new.

The filename
'Emmy Werner & Daniel Wisser _ E411'
should turn to
'E411 - Emmy Werner & Daniel Wisser'.

As David stated I tried the following, but it doesn't work properly:

Use the Replace method...

Text to be replaced: (.*) (.*)$
Replace with: \2 - \1
Use regular expressions: √

What am I doing wrong?

Kind regards

Kurt

08/07-20 15:10

#1 : 08/07-20 21:45

Schowalter

Posts: 4

Hello,

I would like to rename a lot of video-clips (avi) using the origin recording date as filename.

The problem is, that the original recording date is not available in the meta-data of the avi-file, but there exists a second file to each avi-file that contains the recording date.

How can I rename all clips the the original recording date using the Advance Renamer-Tool?

Example:

I have the following files in one folder:

clip01.avi
clip01.avi.modd
clip02.avi
clip02.avi.modd
clip03.avi
clip03.avi.modd
...

The modd-files contain the recording date as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<plist version="1.0"><dict><key>MetaDataList</key><array><dict><key>DateTimeOriginal</key><real>41423,259016203701000</real></dict></array><key>XMLFileType</key><string>ModdXML</string></dict></plist>

The recording-timestamp in this file is:

41423,259016203701000

Which is the decimal value for

29.05.2013 06:12:59

Therefore I would like to rename the clip01.avi to
2013-05-29_06-12-59

...and all other clips to the according name....

Is this possible anyhow ?

Thank you very much for your help!

08/07-20 21:45

#1 : 09/07-20 07:20

Harold Helson

Posts: 2

Hi all,
I'm trying to insert the date picture taken in front of an .HEIC filename on Windows. I'm using:
ADD <Img Year>-<Img Month:00>-<Img Day> (at index 1)
But nothing is inserted. This script works for .jpg files.
Windows File Explorer shows a valid "date taken" in file <Properties+Details>.

Am I missing something, or is this feature not supported for .HEIC?

Thanks,
Harold of Boston

09/07-20 07:20

#1 : 14/07-20 12:22

James E. McBride

Posts: 13

I am trying to process a batch of filenames that are longer than the maximum path length allowed by Windows (256 chars, I think??) to shorten the length of the filename. Problem is, when I try to import them into ARen, they error out, presumably because of the path length.
Is there a change that can be made either in ARen or in Windows that could get around that problem?

Thanks for the help!
--Jim

14/07-20 12:22

#1 : 15/07-20 10:19

Ulrich Einweg

Posts: 2

Is it possible to sort my files to specific folders by renaming the file path?

eg if my file is named IMAGE_Model_color_view.png
sort it into IMAGE/Model/Color/IMAGE_Model_color_view.png

tyvm!
u

15/07-20 10:19

#1 : 16/07-20 12:43

Andrej

Posts: 2

Hi, please, I need to change the name of the files, based on the name of the folder in which they are located + numbering, but if the two files have the same name but a different extension, the program names them the same. I need the numbering to continue even if the extension is different.
I use the method New name: <DirName: 1>-<Inc NrDir: 01>
thank you

16/07-20 12:43

#1 : 18/07-20 14:02

Michael Toews

Posts: 3

In the past I always used image tags as follows:
<Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day>_<Img Hour><Img Min>

And this gave me file names like: 2020-06-24_1714.dng I would append the files with a number to prevent collisions.

Today I opened AR and this tag structure no longer works. I can't read anything from the image tags.

I don't think I changed anything as far as settings.

Any ideas?

18/07-20 14:02

#1 : 19/07-20 12:22

Ingo Fischer

Posts: 1

I want to move and rename my media from diffent cameras and camcorders

I created an *.AREN-file to rename my images.
is it possible to define an selected path where to include the images and movies.
If i doubleclick an aren-file the AdvancedRenamer opens and the renaming works fine.
But i must everytime manually add the my files from F:\DCIM\ or G:\DCIM

My dream ist that after doubleclicking i have following things done:
Added all Files of F:\DCIM\???Media.\ F:\DCIM\PANORAMA\PANO???.\ and G:\DCIM\ with have follwing extensions: *.CR2 *.NEF *.DNG *.MP4 *.JPG

My script checks the camera-Type with exif-tool and the extensions an creates the new path an the name of every image.

So my wife can plug in the sd-card or cf-card of her devices and all files are moved and renamed automatically to the right folder structure with the right name and extension.
And she must do nothing else than doubleclick the aren-file and press OK to start moving the images and movies to the holiday notebook and synchronising the files to my cloud.

19/07-20 12:22

#1 : 20/07-20 00:19

Ceyhun

Posts: 5

Hello,

I want to change filename to its timestamp but it doesnt change it. Why? How can I fix this? Attached is the picture.. Thank you...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/g4cgttkmsny09rc/advanc ed%20renamer%20timestamp.png?dl=0

20/07-20 00:19

#1 : 21/07-20 23:10

Sergio Ocampo

Posts: 4

Hello all! I have a huge list of photographs I need to rename, and I have found the following problem:

The original files are named like this:

name001.tif
name002.tif
name003.tif
name003_2.tif
name004.tif
...and so on.

the "_2" at the end of the "003" file, means that this photo is the back part of the original photo (003).
So, I need the app to repeat the previous filename only in the cases where a "_2" is present at the end of the name, and then continue with the natural order. Is this possible? I've been trying to do it all day with no results.

I hope this made sense!

Thanks in advance

21/07-20 23:10

#1 : 21/07-20 23:42

Posts: 1

Hello, I'm a beginner with the program, I've read that knowing regex can make the use of the program more powerful. However so far I got overwhelmed by all the info about regex and could not find any clue to perform my renaming, could you please give me a hand:

This is an example of the pattern of files I'm working with:
#{Tuesday} - 18.01.03 - morning ~36min57sec~.txt

This is what I want to do or rename in batch:
#{Tuesday} - [Morning] - 18.01.03~36min57sec~.txt

21/07-20 23:42

#1 : 23/07-20 22:52

Larry

Posts: 3

I have discovered a possible bug in Advanced Renamer involving long folder/file names.

If AR is being used to rename files that are many levels deep within a folder structure, Auto Test may show there will be no errors if the batch is run and so AR reports "OK" in the Error column. However, when the batch is actually run, it can happen that errors do occur for some files that AR "failed to find in the expected location." It seems this error occurs if the combined number of characters in the file name plus the file's parent folder names exceeds some limit (which may be 256 characters, but I haven't actually counted). To remedy the error, I have to undo the batch and then shorten the folder/file names for those files that could not be found.

AR's failure to find a file with too many characters in its folder/file name structure is probably due to a Windows limitation, and not a fault of AR itself. But it seems Auto Test not checking for this limitation, resulting in Auto Test reporting OK when, in fact, errors will occur. It would be very helpful, and a great time saver, if Auto Test was modified to detect and report the too many characters error so the problem can be corrected before the batch fails.

23/07-20 22:52

#1 : 25/07-20 23:28

Fernando Moura

Posts: 1

the ability to monitor a folder and execute a batch automatically would be amazing

25/07-20 23:28

#1 : 26/07-20 00:34

Gabriel

Posts: 1

Suddenly, I can't replace the accented letters anymore. I have already reinstalled the program, cleaned the registry, changed the language. Nothing worked.

Can someone help me?

Image: https://imgur.com/a/Fs2jh9W

26/07-20 00:34

#1 : 26/07-20 21:22

Matt Gorner

Posts: 6

Hi

I have tens of thousands of photos that I'm trying to organise and remove duplicates from.

The duplicates side I have covered (using Directory Opus) but I'm using Advanced Renamer for the renaming because I'm using the EXIF data for the file and folder construction.

Advanced Renamer has been awesome except for one issue - number of files.

Outside of the processing time (and not knowing if the program REALLY isn't responding anymore) the issue I have is with the name collision rule.

Originally I was using the increment number in a script, but because I'm now having to process in smaller batches due to the large number of files this isn't the best increment method as it has no idea about the previously named batches.

I thought the Name Collision Rule option would be the answer, but it also seems to only increment for files within the currently processed batch.

AR knows there is a file with the same name on disk, is there a way for the name collision rule to keep incrementing until it no longer collides with the file on disk?

Cheers
Matt

26/07-20 21:22

#1 : 30/07-20 04:08

Earl Kent

Posts: 3

I have several hundred movie files on a hard drive. I want to create a folder for each one of these movie files using the file name without the extension and then move each file into its own folder.
Any help would be extremely appreciated!

Thanks,
efk3

30/07-20 04:08

#1 : 31/07-20 10:05

mike

Posts: 19

Hi,

Small suggestion for improving this excellent software - adding a bottom line counter indicating the number of selected files/directories from the selection panel

thx

31/07-20 10:05

#1 : 06/08-20 18:33

Julia Willson

Posts: 2

Is this possible with the personal version?

I kind of remember seeing this on setup, but I selected the default location thinking I could change the location post-installation.

I don't see the option to change it in settings, so I was just wondering if there's a way to change this.

06/08-20 18:33 - edited 06/08-20 18:40

#1 : 06/08-20 18:44

Julia Willson

Posts: 2

It'd be nice if tooltips (throughout the app and settings) provided some inline indication of what certain things do so users don't have to constantly refer back to what things do.

At the very least (if possible) a link to the section in the user guide.

06/08-20 18:44

#1 : 07/08-20 14:39

Christopher Cameron

Posts: 1

Does anyone know how to create a lookup? I have a Excel sheet where column 1 has a file name and column 2 has what the updated file name needs to be changed to.
Alternatively, column 2 has the file name of column 1 plus additional file name. Meaning, a partial match on the beginning of the file name would also work.

07/08-20 14:39

#1 : 09/08-20 08:15

Richard Waters

Posts: 1

When renaming episodes, I have been finding more and more errors with the naming of episodes for TV shows. MazeTV seems to not be updated as often as other sites and I am finding some recent episodes of shows (if not mainstream) usually dont have an entry, or an incomplete entry, in the place.

TVDB is updated, they have recently (end of 2019) did a HUGE revamp of their website, made it more interactive and increased the number of shows in the database. When I have to rename shows manually because MazeYV has stuffed up I find the TVDB is spot on.

They also have an API that can be used too. - https://www.thetvdb.com/api-information

Just a suggestion.

Capt. Petabyte

09/08-20 08:15

#1 : 09/08-20 18:41

Lax

Posts: 6

I have been using this piece of software for years now. When it become available, I didn't hesitate to use the paid version.

However, during my use of it when it came to analyzing files it become slower. Maybe because file sizes grew as time passed or something else.

My problem is all my files are on NAS with gigabit connection. They are all zip files with no metadata.

If I add like thousand files to AR it takes forever to analyze these. Most of the times it becomes unresponsive and crash. What is the point of analyzing these I don't get though. They are all zip files. I looked for a way to disable analyzing but couldn't find a way.

If there is any solution, please help.

Please, put an option to disable analyzing all together or for some custom file types.

09/08-20 18:41 - edited 09/08-20 18:45

#1 : 11/08-20 21:20

Richard Ness

Posts: 3

What I'm doing seems pretty straightforward but I don't see an automated way to do it:
After downloading a few thousand images and videos from iCloud, I want to import them to my Win10 PC, but the PC uses the file attribute: Created Date -the date I downloaded them- instead of the EXIF info "<ExifTool:CreateDate>". So How do I change that? I found someone who used "<ExifTool:CreateDate>" to rename their file but I can't figure out how to modify that to change a file's Created Date. This was the post I found: {Sharing my video renaming script using the MediaCreateDate tag
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=3473}

11/08-20 21:20 - edited 12/08-20 14:50

#1 : 14/08-20 17:15

Tommy

Posts: 2

I have several method lists, some with over 40 steps. Editing these is a pain because i have to go through each step to find out what they do. It would be incredibly beneficial to be able to add a name to each step such as "Trim first 5 characters" etc.
Currently if I have 10 steps each called replace, I have to click on each one to find out what specifically it replaces.

I understand you want to keep the interface minimal, but this feature would have no impact on users who dont use this feature.

Thanks

14/08-20 17:15

#1 : 17/08-20 02:10

Alex

Posts: 3

I have a .csv file with a bunch of names (no file extension). I have a folder with a lot of files with the same names, but also other files without any names listed in the .csv

The goal is to only keep the matches and delete the rest (or at least put them in their own folder to delete myself). How would I do this in Advanced Renamer?

17/08-20 02:10 - edited 17/08-20 02:35

#1 : 18/08-20 23:00

Erk

Posts: 1

Hi

Here is a same question: https://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/forum/viewto pic.php?f=4&t=5065

The problem was solved but I wanted to share so maybe the developer of Advanced Renamer takes it into consideration. Advanced Renamer supports many tags. But is it able to sum them as numbers under the folders?

Thanks for support, best regards.

18/08-20 23:00

#1 : 19/08-20 19:46

Alex Thai

Posts: 1

In order to rename folders that are numerous, I imported the csv file. However, the program automatically added the "," after the original filname column and in front of the New filename column. For example:

original filname: 198990,
New filename: ,79098

Please instruct me how to remove that comma. Thank you.

19/08-20 19:46

#1 : 20/08-20 00:02

Prof Sigmund

Posts: 1

Hi,

I probably missed something. Okay. I have files with leading 3 digit numbers (001,002, ... 999).

I want to remove the leading numbers - tried some different replacement/remove combinations but nothing seems to work PROPERLY.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

20/08-20 00:02

#1 : 20/08-20 04:12

playstorm

Posts: 1

I have a lot of filename missing encoding

can I batch convert only filename to utf-8

Best Regards

20/08-20 04:12

#1 : 21/08-20 20:00

Alien

Posts: 1

Hello,

I am looking for a script that can randomize a string of words to add to the file name.
In a previous forum thread I found this script:

var colors = ["Red", "Green", "Blue", "Cyan", "Yellow", "Purple"];
return colors[Math.floor((Math.random() * colors.length))];

This works great, except it only outputs one of the colors.
This script can output the entire randomized string in a Javascript console, but I dont know how to adapt it to Advanced Renamer:

const shuffle = array => array.sort(() => Math.random() - 0.5).toString()
const colors = ["Red", "Green", "Blue", "Cyan", "Yellow", "Purple"];
console.log(shuffle( colors ))

How can the scripts be adapted to work?

21/08-20 20:00

#1 : 23/08-20 02:16

Bob

Posts: 1

There are not many tools that can read and write mkv video file properties, non with a GUI and batch capabilities. It would be nice if Advanced Renamer could call mkvpropedit much in the same way it does with ExifTool. Could this be done?

23/08-20 02:16

#1 : 24/08-20 16:50

DOMINIC LIM HANN SIANG

Posts: 2

hi, need some help to use the "mark" function to select from a bunch of file with some condition. following list is the list :

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vAz_Z5RAXwlE8f80 1FC1T8AybWfIyWsn&export=download

can only mark the highlighted filename and move it to other location. thanks

24/08-20 16:50

#1 : 27/08-20 12:58

D1sk

Posts: 2

Meta tags are not stored in Whatsapp images.
The images themselves are labeled with the time of recording.

In the form: IMG-20190808-WA0001

How can I extract the 20190808 with advance renamer and save it into the image as the date it was taken.

If the description would be IMG-2019-08-08-WA0001, Advance renamer would recognize it and write it into the date of capture using the timestamp method. But if the numbers are without hyphen, this is not possible.

I have about 10000 such images.

Does anyone have a wordaround for this?

thx

27/08-20 12:58

#1 : 28/08-20 04:37

Rich

Posts: 8

I have a large number of files that need a space added before the bracket, such as:
An Act of War(2015) changed to An Act of War (2015)

Can anyone help with the script?
Thanks
Rich

28/08-20 04:37

#1 : 30/08-20 06:51

Bruno G.

Posts: 6

I want to update the file's timestamp according to it's name, but some parts of the date might be missing so I can't use the Timestamp method.

Sample file names with expected timestamp:
FileWithNoDate.txt (Leave current date)
2019 YearOnly.txt (2019-12-31)
2019-03 YearAndMonth.txt (2019-03-31)
2019-03-26 FullDate.txt (2019-03-26)

So I made this script :
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
//Current date & time
var d = new Date();

//Extract date info from filename
var data = item.filename.match(/^(\d{4})?(?:-(\d{2}))?(?:-(\d{2}))?/);

//No year, leave file as is
if (data[1] === undefined) { return; }

//No month, we set timestamp to Dec 31st
if (data[2] === undefined) {
d.setFullYear(data[1], 11, 31);

//No day, we set it to the last day of the month
} else if (data[3] === undefined) {
//Month is zero-based, so for example, July is 6
//We set to day 0 of month, so it's day 0 of month 7 (that's day 0 of August, ie July 31st)
d.setFullYear(data[1], data[2], 0);

//Full date is present, we use that
} else {
// -1 because month is zero-based
d.setFullYear(data[1], data[2]-1, data[3]);
}

//We set all dates
item.newCreatedDate = d;
item.newModifiedDate = d;
item.newAccessedDate = d;
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

But the file's dates are not updated. What am I missing?

30/08-20 06:51

#1 : 31/08-20 16:10

nfastsagar

Posts: 4

i have file name like
560slv1-high_Lisa+Simpson+and+Oarack+Obama_-_into+the+white+house
566sld1_720_6500_Donald+Trump+and+Melania_-_into+the+white+house

i would like to get rid of everything before the first capital letter
like this
Lisa+Simpson+and+Oarack+Obama_-_into+the+white+house
Donald+Trump+and+Melania_-_into+the+white+house

does anyone know how to do it?
thanks

31/08-20 16:10

#1 : 02/09-20 11:45

Phil

Posts: 3

Hi all,

I recently created an export of my photos and videos from Google photos using Google Takeout. This gives you all your files plus corresponding JSON files that contain the metadata for each file (e.g MOV_1362.mp4 has MOV_1362.mp4.json)

I've managed to rename all of my photos fine using the "image taken date" for most of my images and exiftool for the rest where it couldn't find one.

However, most of the videos exported have incorrect dates for any date field in their metadata, but the correct date in the corresponding JSON file.

I'm trying to format using the "photoTakenTime>formatted" field in this JSON:

{
"title": "MOV_1362.mp4",
"description": "",
"imageViews": "0",
"creationTime": {
"timestamp": "1478218974",
"formatted": "4 Nov 2016, 00:22:54 UTC"
},
"modificationTime": {
"timestamp": "1587854541",
"formatted": "25 Apr 2020, 22:42:21 UTC"
},
"geoData": {
"latitude": ####,
"longitude": ####,
"altitude": 0.0,
"latitudeSpan": 0.0,
"longitudeSpan": 0.0
},
"geoDataExif": {
"latitude": ####,
"longitude": ####,
"altitude": 0.0,
"latitudeSpan": 0.0,
"longitudeSpan": 0.0
},
"photoTakenTime": {
"timestamp": "1478212929",
"formatted": "3 Nov 2016, 22:42:09 UTC"
}
}

I can only find one forum post about formatting from JSON here but struggled to make it work: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=10804

I've got two problems:

1. If I use some simple json, I can get an element fine, like this:

var obj = JSON.parse('{"first_name" : "Sammy", "last_name" : "Shark", "location" : "Ocean"}');
newName = obj.first_name
return newName;

That returns "Sammy" as the filename fine.

If I replace it with the full json from earlier, it doesn't seem to parse (line 0: Syntax error):

var obj = JSON.parse('{
"title": "MOV_1362.mp4",
"description": "",
"imageViews": "0",
"creationTime": {
"timestamp": "1478218974",
"formatted": "4 Nov 2016, 00:22:54 UTC"
},
"modificationTime": {
"timestamp": "1587854541",
"formatted": "25 Apr 2020, 22:42:21 UTC"
},
"geoData": {
"latitude": ####,
"longitude": ####,
"altitude": 0.0,
"latitudeSpan": 0.0,
"longitudeSpan": 0.0
},
"geoDataExif": {
"latitude": ####,
"longitude": ####,
"altitude": 0.0,
"latitudeSpan": 0.0,
"longitudeSpan": 0.0
},
"photoTakenTime": {
"timestamp": "1478212929",
"formatted": "3 Nov 2016, 22:42:09 UTC"
}
}');
newName = obj.title
return newName;

2. I'd need to read each json file rather than pasting it in. If I search online how to do this, I get all sorts of answers:

- "For security purposes, JavaScript is not able to read the local hard drive. You should only have a JSON delivered from a remote server"
- "Use node.js"
etc.

In summary, I imagine the script needs to do this:

- For each file
- Find the corresponding JSON file (filename+json)
- Take the photoTakenTime>formatted value

Any help is much appreciated and I'm sure it would help many other people too as this seems to be a fairly common workflow now that Google shut down their sync tool.

Thanks!

02/09-20 11:45

#1 : 04/09-20 16:04

Scott

Posts: 2

Hello,

I would like to change the "created" timestamp on a batch of video files (mp4).

I want to replace the "Created" date of ‎04 ‎September ‎2020, ‏‎12:16:53 (todays time and date)
with the date that is stored in the EXIF data <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal>

Is this possible?

Many thanks!

04/09-20 16:04

#1 : 04/09-20 19:37

Tobi

Posts: 8

Advanced Renamer 3.86.1 have some problem to use the "<Video Codec>" Tag in some Videos...

In Advanced Renamer 3.85 it works on same file.

comparison of output:

https://s12.directupload.net/images/200904/lhbpi 98a.png

04/09-20 19:37 - edited 04/09-20 19:38

#1 : 06/09-20 03:25

Citzn Fish

Posts: 1

I have been struggling with this for a while now.

Let's say I have a list of 200 files names that are correct. I also have a list of 700 files names that are incorrect.

I want to rename 200 of the 700 incorrect file names based on my correct list of 200 files.

These names are very similar but not identical.

From the good list here are four sample file names:
redwoods CA magenta (Calif) (USA)!.png
Canyons cali evening !border USA.png
marshes california morning USA (1 of 2).png
marshes california morning USA (2 of 2).png

In the list of 700 files there are partial matches that need to be renamed from the list above the files would be:
redwoods california magenta USA.png
Canyons california sunset USA.png
marshes california morning USA (image 1).png
marshes california morning USA (image 2).png

and need to be changed to:
redwoods CA magenta (Calif) (USA)!.png
Canyons cali evening !border USA.png
marshes california morning USA (1 of 2).png
marshes california morning USA (2 of 2).png

I tried doing some sort of Vlookup in google sheets to find partial matches so I could create a CSV to import in to AR. but couldn't get it to work, or get it to mark which ones matched.

It seems like this is something AR was designed to do...but for the life of me I cannot figure it out.

06/09-20 03:25 - edited 06/09-20 03:27

#1 : 06/09-20 09:18

mcard

Posts: 1

Hello everyone, I am from China.
I found a file encoding error when using ExifTool tag to rename, as shown in the picture.
https://i.ibb.co/5FzVtQ9/snipaste-20200906-15142 4.png

The version I use is 3.86.
What should I do to fix this problem.

06/09-20 09:18

#1 : 06/09-20 16:42

Jorge V Castellanos

Posts: 1

Hello Advanced Renamer community,

What would be the proper method to rename TV series from the typical "Season Episode" to "Season Episode Chapter Name"?
For that, I have a batch of Files starting with "Serie name SXXEXX.mkv" and I will have a txt o csv file with the chapter names formatted like "SXXEXX Chapter name".
The idea is to use the "SXXEXX" part of both the current filename and text strings to match and replace and add the belonging chapter name to each file.
By looking to all options I think that the scripted option is the best choice. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

jvcastel

06/09-20 16:42

#1 : 08/09-20 06:53

nfastsagar

Posts: 4

i have this file paturn
file.name.1080p.random-words.mp4
file.name.720p.random-words.mp4

1. i would like to remove everything after 1080p/720p. so the files should look like
file.name.1080p.mp4
file.name.720p.mp4

2 i also like to have the option to remove everything with 1080p/720p. so the files should look like
file.name.mp4
how can I do that

thanks

08/09-20 06:53

#1 : 09/09-20 21:12

Matt Baker

Posts: 3

I get Index out of bounds errors while removing items from the list: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ajr10IwsuvM9yQVVNojtw1KoTvMf

09/09-20 21:12

#1 : 13/09-20 12:31

ado netok

Posts: 2

Photos files name are generated by camera like
IMG-4001.JPG
IMG-4002.JPG
...
IMG-4099.JPG

How rename them to add today's date format yyyymmdd like below (Tomorow will add 20200914, so on)
20200913-4001.JPG
20200913-4002.JPG
...
20200913-4099.JPG

13/09-20 12:31

#1 : 14/09-20 17:32

Sean Atkinson

Posts: 1

Hello there. The pictures I want to rename have no exif, and useless Date Modified, Date Accessed and Date Taken columns. The "Date" column however looks like the accurate date they were taken. The question is: Can you please walk me through how to rename the files to their “Date” column, so that the format equals 2000-12-28-18h50m40 ?

14/09-20 17:32 - edited 14/09-20 17:35

#1 : 16/09-20 21:17

Benjamin Carter

Posts: 1

I saw another posting where someone said their start batch button was missing. In my case, the entire file view was missing: Filename, new filename, start button - all just gray.

I believe we can fix 99% of this type of behavior by:
1) Save your current methods using the floppy disk save button.

2) Delete the contents of this directory. You can probably keep the UndoLists folder, which contains your undos.
C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Hulubulu\Advanced Renamer 3\Data
Just in case you don't know how to get to your user directory, that's also: %appdata%\Hulubulu\Advanced Renamer 3\Data

16/09-20 21:17 - edited 16/09-20 21:18

#1 : 19/09-20 22:13

David Ippisch

Posts: 1

Hi,

First of all, your program has saved me hours and hours. I don't buy/donate often but I did yours. Thank you for creating it!

One snag I am in desperate need of help with. I have around 7000 photos/videos that I imported to my Windows 10 PC from my iphone. I am simply trying to change the file names to "YYYY MM-DD HH.MM.SS" Example

I have two challenges.
1) I can not get the date and time to be the ORIGIONAL photo/video date and time. Meaning the "oldest" date that is found in the metadata. Meaning the date the picture was truly originally taken. I have tried almost every date field, and even several of the EXIF date fields, and they either show differently in AR than they do in the Windows metadata, or only a handful of the files have the field so it does not work. I believe that the "Date Taken" field would work but on any photos that were copies, or screenshots, or edits, there is no "Date Taken" field. I tried other fields with similar issue. The closest I have found is the Exif "FileModifyDate". What I believe I really need is the "Origin Date Take" as primary but if it is missing then to use the "<ExifTool:FileModifyDate>". Some things the "Media Created Date" is accurate. It seems like I am missing something. There must be an easier way since this must be such a common issue. Any ideas or suggestions?

2) I can not figure out how to apple EST time zone. -4/-5 depending on if it is daylight savings time. Everything loads in UTC. When you view the EXIF it is correct, the issue is only when I try to apply the EXIF to the file names. Also, I would REALLY like AM/PM (dumb I know haha). Is there a way to do that?

Thanks so very much,

-David

19/09-20 22:13 - edited 19/09-20 22:34

#1 : 22/09-20 04:20

David Quintal

Posts: 1

All files have been numbered (ex. 001-999), prefixed names vary in length, names include spaces, dashes, hyphens, etc. (ex. Another-Western - John-Wayne-030.mkv, An-Old-Black-&-White - Tom-Selleck-002.avi). Desire to save file numbers (which are not complete numerical order [missing some numbers at this point]. In other software might look like "length(filename)-3".

22/09-20 04:20 - edited 22/09-20 04:24

#1 : 23/09-20 09:03

Dawn Rosy

Posts: 5

when I check to integrate ARen to windows explorer with ver. 3.86, both tried on Win10 and Win7, the menu is not shown at context menu.

anyone encounter same problem?

best regards

23/09-20 09:03

#1 : 23/09-20 18:05

SAM

Posts: 9

Hi.

File name:

INV_20200924_IVA01_$100_CUSTOMER Z
INV_20200924_IVA01_$100_CUSTOMER Z=IVB01
INV_20200924_IVA02_$102_CUSTOMER Y
INV_20200924_IVA02_$102_CUSTOMER Y=IVB02

How to rename as follow?

INV_20200924_IVA01_$100_CUSTOMER Z
INV_20200924_IVA01=IVB01_$100_CUSTOMER Z
INV_20200924_IVA02_$102_CUSTOMER Y
INV_20200924_IVA02=IVB02_$102_CUSTOMER Y

Thank you.

23/09-20 18:05

#1 : 23/09-20 21:30

Matt Gorner

Posts: 6

I have a script that checks for GPS EXIF data so that the location can be part of the filename.

On the latest photo import AR v3.85 finds the GPS info, whereas AR v3.86 always returns false using this check:

if(item.gpsExists == true)

Did something change with the new JavaScript engine?

Cheers
Matt

23/09-20 21:30

#1 : 24/09-20 00:13

SAM

Posts: 9

Hello.

File name:

INV_20200924_IVA01_$100.00_CUSTOMER Z
INV_20200924_IVA01=IVB01_$100.00_CUSTOMER Z
INV_20200925_IVA02_$102.00_CUSTOMER Y
INV_20200925_IVA02=IVB02_$102.00_CUSTOMER Y
NV_20200926_IVA02_$104.00_CUSTOMER X
INV_20200926_IVA02=IVB03_$104.00_CUSTOMER X
NV_20200927_IVA02_$106.00_CUSTOMER W
INV_20200927_IVA02=IVB04_$106.00_CUSTOMER W

How to rename as follow?

INV_20200924_01_IVA01_$100.00_CUSTOMER Z
INV_20200924_01_IVA01=IVB01_$100.00_CUSTOMER Z
INV_20200925_02_IVA02_$102.00_CUSTOMER Y
INV_20200925_02_IVA02=IVB02_$102.00_CUSTOMER Y
INV_20200926_03_IVA02_$104.00_CUSTOMER X
INV_20200926_03_IVA02=IVB03_$104.00_CUSTOMER X
NV_20200927_04_IVA02_$106.00_CUSTOMER W
INV_20200927_04_IVA02=IVB04_$106.00_CUSTOMER W

Thanks.

24/09-20 00:13

#1 : 25/09-20 16:08

Peter Boutte Jr

Posts: 2

Is there a way to make testing manual or disable automatic? When renaming a large batch it is a bit cumbersome having to wait when each method is applied.

25/09-20 16:08

#1 : 26/09-20 20:21

nelsonwcf

Posts: 1

Hi,

I'd like to load a list of all files in the same folder, and sort them, for example, by Date Taken. However, when I click on the Date Taken column name in the 'Rename Files' window, it change the order of the files, but don't really sort it. I noticed similar behavior with some other columns, like Error or Error Code. Even if I right click on a record and use Sort by, the effect is the same.

The goal here is to group all files that have the Date Taken in the top or the bottom of the list so I can mark exclude them.

Why the sort works for some columns but not for other?

Thank you,
nelsonwcf

26/09-20 20:21

#1 : 27/09-20 09:50

Michael Beckett

Posts: 1

i had to revert to previous version 3.85. from what i can figure out debugging, a script string variable just randomly lost its value. several lines later, the whole script stopped.. no error message at all... just quit. its not my script... on one line the value is there, the next line its not and there has been nothing to change its value in my script.

i've also had an issue where, for example, i have 3 files loaded and the script didn't work at all. i remove a file off the list and the script magically works on the other two. shouldn't each file on the list be independent of each other?

27/09-20 09:50

#1 : 27/09-20 23:10

Piet

Posts: 1

Dears,

I'd like to find an issue to rename all my JPG + MP4 files (from the same directory), but all at once (and not operate twice) + add the year at the end.
I'd like to sort by date, format the name & have this kind of results (while choosing all my files) :

Picture - 001 (2020)
Picture - 002 (2020)
(etc.)
Video - 001 (2020)
Video - 002 (2020)
(etc.)

Any idea? Script or ?
Thanks a lot, guys !!!

27/09-20 23:10

#1 : 28/09-20 13:28

John Johnson Murray

Posts: 2

Hello. I'm still a bit of a newbie when it comes to regex and AdvancedRenamer itself.
I'm trying to rename some files, for example [1964 Chad Valley Doctor Who Part 2-Oq-T2tyN-AI] and [Doctor Who - Zoe's Happiness-1taJtPsaUJc]. As you can see, after the title itself, there's a - and some jumbled characters, that range from letters (capital or lowercase), numbers and more -.
I'm trying to find a way to take those out and I can't seem to push my brain to reach a solution.

Any help appreciated,

John

28/09-20 13:28

#1 : 29/09-20 18:09

ballnchain

Posts: 4

1. Ticking the "Don't show this page again" checkbox rarely helps, or only temporarily helps. After a few use that window appears again, even during in the same session. This has been an issue for quite some time. Just now mentioning.

2. Please open the season window when double-clicking TV show Import search results. Presently you must select the desired search result and then select the next button.

Thank you.

29/09-20 18:09

#1 : 30/09-20 11:38

Michael

Posts: 1

I still have the same problem James E. McBride reported in his thread (can no longer reply to it):
(https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=5865)

After closing the method window, the list and the "add"-button disappear.
https://abload.de/img/bugvik4a.png
If I add more lines so the scrollbars appear it works.
https://abload.de/img/bug2sfk6j.png

Updating to 3.86 did not help either.

30/09-20 11:38

#1 : 03/10-20 07:09

Styb

Posts: 80

I have several hundred files as follow:

001.jpg 001x.jpg
002.jpg 002x.jpg
003.jpg 003x.jpg

etc. etc.

where x indicates a random capital or small letter.
I would like to rename 001.jpg to 001x.jpg and 001x.jpg to 001.jpg, etc. etc.
How can I set up Advanced Renamer to achieve this?

03/10-20 07:09

#1 : 04/10-20 17:13

Chris

Posts: 1

Hello. I have files named R-001, R-002, etc...

I would like to rename them R1, R2, R3....etc

Remove the dash and leading zero's but keep the "R"

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

04/10-20 17:13 - edited 04/10-20 17:15

#1 : 05/10-20 10:31

Luis

Posts: 1

Hi. I have 1400 folders. Each folder contains 4 files. The file is, for example, 19060503 but it should be 1906-05-03. I have been able to rename the folders, which had the same error. But I don't know how to tell the program to make this change in all the files in all the folders without having to do it one by one.
Any suggestion?
Thank you

05/10-20 10:31

#1 : 05/10-20 13:55

Sean Grogan

Posts: 2

I have a text document on my desktop that has all the destinations for my "Output folder: " destinations. it would be nice if there was something in software to store and handle it

05/10-20 13:55

#1 : 05/10-20 17:59

ebb

Posts: 1

I use several presets regularly. Is it possible to create a sub-menu under the 'Add to Advanced Renamer' selection in the context menu to store several presets so you are able to select the files you want to rename and from the context menu immediately batch rename the files with the preset and WITHOUT going through the start program, select preset, start batch routine over and over again. Thanks.

05/10-20 17:59

#1 : 07/10-20 09:49

Mohammad Taleb

Posts: 1

Advanced Renamer v3.86 (x64)
=======================

Settings >> Explorer Context Menu (checked)

Not Working, with Windows 10 version 1909 (OS Build 18363.1082) 64-bit

For your information, Advanced Renamer v3.85 (x86) "Settings >> Explorer Context Menu (checked)" work perfectly

Find a solution, please

Regards
M.Taleb
[email protected]

07/10-20 09:49

#1 : 07/10-20 16:00

Michael Albert

Posts: 2

Hi,

Thanks for Advanced Renamer! It's solved a problem that I've been looking for a solution to for a long time.

I'm now using it to set the timestamp for images that I shot on my Pixel phone that I retrieved via Google Takeout so they indicate the time the shot was taken. All the timestamps are now set to the time I ran Google Takeout and the name of each file indicates the date and time the image was shot. I have file names like IMG_20171225_143748.jpg, Screenshot_20171006-163548.png, and PANO_20170811_195749.jpg. The date is encoded in the first 8 digits and the time is encoded in the 6 digits following the final underscore or minus sign.

When I run Advanced Renamer and use the Timestamp method, check "Filename pattern", and specify the pattern "<Year><Month><Day>" the date portion of each timestamp is set correctly. However if I try to also set the time portion of each timestamp using the Pattern "<Year><Month><Day>_<Hour><Minute><Second>", "<Year><Month><Day>-<Hour><Minute><Second>", or "<Year><Month><Day><Hour><Minute><Second>" the pattern doesn't match. How can I get this to work so I can set the time as well as the date?

Thanks,
Mike

07/10-20 16:00

#1 : 10/10-20 20:34

Eric Dellon

Posts: 1

I was able to figure this out reading through some other items. Thanks!

10/10-20 20:34 - edited 10/10-20 20:45

#1 : 10/10-20 20:41

m goto

Posts: 1

Just wanted to let people know that even though other tools have capabilities to rename/renumber files, for anything beyond simple "sequential renumbering" or "masked renaming", Advance Renamer is the appropriate tool.

While I don't use it regularly, I use it often enough to warrant re-installing it on my new Desktop PC after building a new PC awhile ago.

Thanks goes to Kim Jensen.

10/10-20 20:41

#1 : 11/10-20 07:11

Jim

Posts: 1

Can import be used to "List Replace"

I would like to search for part of the file name and have it replaced,

I have all the partial names and replacements in a csv file

I see that I can manually add each individual file name and replacement,

but when I import, it wants the complete file name

11/10-20 07:11

#1 : 11/10-20 20:44

Linda K Hollman

Posts: 7

I tried uninstalling umpteen times, but since the upgrade, I can't get any folders to open to select files. I even tried installing the previous version after uninstalling.

Can anyone suggest a fix?

11/10-20 20:44

#1 : 12/10-20 00:20

Rich

Posts: 4

I have a spreadsheet where I am want to rename images the current csv is a following

The current image names are random, see rows might have 3 images and other might have 20
Header Item #, Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, Image 4
Row 1 123, sdf.jpg, oqwk.jpg, oisdfok.jpg, dka.jpg
Row 2 124, qwe.jpg, oqpq.jpg, iooq.jpg

I would like to rename the images to match the Item #, so for example

Header Item #, Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, Image 4
Row 1 123, 123-1.jpg, 123-2.jpg, 123-3.jpg, 123-4.jpg
Row 2 124, 124-1.jpg, 124-2.jpg, 124-3.jpg

Is it possible to have Advanced Renamer to handle this?

12/10-20 00:20

#1 : 14/10-20 19:34

Enterprsie

Posts: 2

How is it possible that it is not in Spanish?
As much as I have looked to put it in Spanish, it is not among the language options.

14/10-20 19:34

#1 : 14/10-20 21:44

David Hyde

Posts: 2

Hi,

I'm copying/renaming thousands of image files using a .csv import that I would like to file based on a given job name. Is it possible to dynamically create the output directory based on an attribute field in the .csv e.g <orig_name>,<new_name>, <job_name>

Thanks
David

14/10-20 21:44

#1 : 16/10-20 20:14

Uli Correia

Posts: 1

This attribute doesn't work anymore, does anybody know what replaced it?
<Video Audio Codec>

Using 3.86 or 3.87 and that tag does not seem to work anymore.
Thanks.

16/10-20 20:14 - edited 16/10-20 22:33

#1 : 17/10-20 07:41

Jeff Tank

Posts: 1

This program has saved me...probably days at this point. It made organizing my Plex server SO...MUCH...EASIER!
Thank you advanced renamer

17/10-20 07:41

#1 : 19/10-20 11:14

Teodora

Posts: 1

I would like to know how can rename a bunch of JPG files with adding a number 1,2,3etc. with underline before
756_1
756_2
756_3
756_4 etc.
But, the first one should stay so:
756
756_1
756_2
756_3
756_4 etc.
Please help :)

19/10-20 11:14

#1 : 20/10-20 23:12

Raphael

Posts: 3

Hi.

I downloaded and currently trying this program, I can already say that is excellent and a real time saver.

I've done some batch renaming of folders without any trouble, but now I can't figure out how to rename some folders like this:

Original name:
[ABC] - 1000 - yadda yadda yadda

Now, I want it to be renamed to:
[ABC 1000] yadda yadda yadda

Is it possible? How can I do it?

Thanks very much!

20/10-20 23:12

#1 : 22/10-20 03:41

Eric

Posts: 4

Hello!
I'm sorry, but I could not find a solution to my problem anywhere and I am at my wit's end...

I have a folder with a large amount of random image files. These files follow multiple naming schemes (some filenames are exactly 15 characters long, some 13, others are combination of words and numbers separated by underscores etc.). The list looks something like this:

1111111.jpg
2222222.png
33333333333.jpg
4444444.jpg.
abc_1234.jpg
55555555555.jpg

Since these files all need to be renamed differently, I want to mark groups of files in the file list according to their name patterns, like: "Mark all files with exactly 7 characters" or "Mark all files with three word characters followed by an underscore" etc.

I tried using the "Mark by pattern" option, but I cannot figure out how to use it properly. Either I get no result or the error message "A regular expression specified in RegEx is required".

Could someone please explain how to use that option or show me a guide or the like?

Thank you very much in advance!

E

22/10-20 03:41

#1 : 23/10-20 12:02

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

23/10-20 12:02 - edited 01/11-20 12:10

#1 : 23/10-20 12:42

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

I may have missed it, but there doesn't seem to be an easy way to determine what method list .aren file is currently loaded.

It would be great to display the name of the .aren file in the title bar.

Advanced Renamer 3.87 (My_Method_List_Name_v1.0.aren)

And ideally if you mouse over the filename in the title, display the full path to the .aren file like "c:\ArenMethods\My_Method_List_Name_v1.0.aren"

Is there a way to attach a PNG or PDF file to a forum post? I have an example to attach.

Thanks,

Sailor Guy

23/10-20 12:42 - edited 01/11-20 13:19

#1 : 23/10-20 12:47

Sailor Guy

Posts: 40

Is there a way to attach PNG or PDF files to a forum post?

I would like to attach screenshots to some of my posts in this forum.

Thanks,

Sailor Guy

23/10-20 12:47 - edited 01/11-20 12:13

#1 : 24/10-20 19:03

teukka

Posts: 1

FLAC music folder rename doesn't work if FLAC files has album art included in file. Is this fixable? so i wouldn't need to delete album art to rename folders.

24/10-20 19:03

#1 : 25/10-20 13:25

nfastsagar

Posts: 4

i have this file pattern

SimpleFileA Jun 19, 2020.mp4
SimpleFileS Jan 19, 2020.mp4

i would like to change month name to month number & rename them to this pattern

2020.06.19.SimpleFileA.mp4
2020.01.19.SimpleFileS.mp4

how can I do that?

25/10-20 13:25

#1 : 25/10-20 16:00

vletroye

Posts: 7

Hi,

I am using Advanced Renamer to rename my photos and videos based, respectively, on the following tags:
<Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day> <Img Hour>-<Img Min>-<Img Sec>
and
<Video Date Year>-<Video Date Month>-<Video Date Day> <Video Date Hour>-<Video Date Min>-<Video Date Sec>

As I am lazy, I use both methods in a single list and renamed files and video all togethers.
It works, but errors are always displayed for pictures (which don't have video information).

See https://i.imgur.com/neV9rkb.png

I am wondering if there is a "clean" way to achieve this (in one single list) ?
E.g.: apply methods only of files of a certain type/with a certain extension

Here are the details of my List:

[methods]
method0000=methodname:"newcase"; active:"1"; casetype:"lowercase"; applyto:"extension"; regularexpressions:"0";
method0001=methodname:"newname"; active:"1"; mask:"<Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day> <Img Hour>-<Img Min>-<Img Sec> - # - <IncNr:1>"; tagpage:"5"; applyto:"name";
method0002=methodname:"replace"; active:"1"; replace:"-- --"; replacewith:"<Video Date Year>-<Video Date Month>-<Video Date Day> <Video Date Hour>-<Video Date Min>-<Video Date Sec> - # - <IncNr:1>.<ext>"; casesensitive:"0"; regularexpressions:"1"; applyto:"name"; occurrence:"0";
method0003=methodname:"replace"; active:"1"; replace:"#"; replacewith:""; casesensitive:"0"; regularexpressions:"0"; applyto:"name"; occurrence:"0";

25/10-20 16:00

#1 : 28/10-20 23:41

David

Posts: 2

I am trying to address an issue with filenames....

Avatar (2015) Audio 5 1 as example

if I set 5 1 to remove it also removes 15 from 2015...

What thing simple am I missing to allow removal of 5 1 and not remove 15 or any matching number in file name.....

Any help is very much appreciated !

Newb to this and love love love the tool...it has made my life so much easier and productive....

OldandCrusty1

28/10-20 23:41

#1 : 29/10-20 19:08

NEO

Posts: 1

How to set schedule tasks to autorun every day to rename files?

29/10-20 19:08

#1 : 01/11-20 05:30

wang chao

Posts: 1

win7 x64ç³»ç»Ÿ

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Translation:
win7 x64 system

Whether the installed version or the portable version, after entering the serial number and clicking on the apply, it is displayed that it cannot communicate with the server. After Logging in to the forum, it shows that the serial number has been associated with the email. So, I guess it may be a problem with the activation server.

01/11-20 05:30

#1 : 01/11-20 19:37

norman Watson

Posts: 1

Just updated program and paid the @20 to support. I have used this program for many years , it's one of the most useful tools that I use. The features are slick and it's easy to use. I mainly use for 8,000 + photo files that I have. Great, Great program !!

01/11-20 19:37

#1 : 02/11-20 11:45

Shan Jay

Posts: 8

I have a folder full of jpg files. About 200. Of these, at least 80 have the .jpg.!temp extension while the other 120 files have .jpg. How can I rename the 80 files from .jpg.!temp to .jpg without affecting the other 120 files which are normal?

02/11-20 11:45

#1 : 03/11-20 19:29

Mihai

Posts: 2

Hello,

I am struggling with a simple task I think, I searched all internet did not find any way to do it.
I have some kind of playout list that loads some media from a folder.
The problem is when I have non-English char it refuses to load.
So I need to make a BAT with "Advanced renamer". (nice feature by the way)

what it mean none English characters,
anything except this:
{[A-Z],[a-z],"-","_","+"," ","!","?",",",";")}

so I need to remain only English alphabet and some basic punctuation marks

So I need to delete all char except the array mentioned.

If it cant not do this is really not that advance.

Thanks.

03/11-20 19:29

#1 : 06/11-20 12:26

Roberto

Posts: 1

Hello
I've a list of about 38000 file .tif (scans of pictures) which are named in the following way:

Example, Directory nr. 126

126-0001.tif (the front of the picture)
126-0001a.tif (the rear of the same picture)

126-0002.tif
126-0002a.tif

126-0003.tif (no rear for this picture)

126-0004.tif

126-0005.tif
126-0005a.tif

126-0006.tif
126-0006a.tif
126-0006b.tif (more than a scan of the same picture)

I have to change the name of all these files starting from a new number (for example 35001) and I've to do this operation for each directory, starting from a new number.
The result of the example should be the following:

126-0001.tif 35001a.tif
126-0001a.tif 35001b.tif
126-0002.tif 35002a.tif
126-0002a.tif 35002b.tif
126-0003.tif 35003a.tif
126-0004.tif 35004a.tif
126-0005.tif 35005a.tif
126-0005a.tif 35005b.tif
126-0006.tif 35006a.tif
126-0006a.tif 35006b.tif
126-0006b.tif 35006c.tif

How can I do this operation? I've tried in different ways but with no success
Thank for your help
Roberto

06/11-20 12:26

#1 : 11/11-20 19:28

Ken Horner

Posts: 1

When I download albums, a folder is created using the album name and the tracks are put inside that folder.
I have figured out how to rename the files and the folder, but I am having to do it in 2 operations.

I have created 7 methods. the first 5 do the file re-naming and replacing unwanted characters of the files inside the folder.

<ID3 Artist> - <DirName:1> - <Name>
set upper case first letter
replace "_" with a space
renumber
replace "." with "-"

the last 2 methods rename the folder
<ID3 Artist> - <album>
replace "_" with a space

So I add the files with the add button under the rename files tab, then add the folders with the add folders under the rename folders tab.

In the method pane I check the five methods and uncheck the 6, and 7 methods then click the start batch button.

Then uncheck the first five methods and check the 6 and 7 click the rename folders tab and click start batch.

Question is can I do this in just one operation and if so how?

Thanks Ken
P.S. This is My first day using AR, so far I love it.

11/11-20 19:28 - edited 11/11-20 22:39

#1 : 11/11-20 20:10

basel

Posts: 1

Salam,

Saving file list to text or csv with Arabic names will cause tons of ??????.

Please help

I saw that someone have had this before (post 3317), but to no result at the end, and i could not reply to that post too.

11/11-20 20:10

#1 : 16/11-20 03:10

Adam

Posts: 3

I am wanting to use the "<UnixTimestamp Created>" however I believe that this default is in seconds. Is there a way to make this into milliseconds?

16/11-20 03:10 - edited 16/11-20 03:26

#1 : 16/11-20 13:41

Steve

Posts: 1

Hi,

I am trying to rename my whole library of photos using EXIF data. Specifically I'm trying to use Image year, month, day, hour, minute, second, sub-second, camera make, camera model as the file name.
However, one of the cameras used is a Samsung and the model is WB250F/WB251F/WB252F in the EXIF data. This throws up the illegal filename character error (102).
Is there any way I can pull in the camera model data but limit it to the first 6 characters so it doesnt try to write the illegal character ?

TIA

Steve

16/11-20 13:41

#1 : 06/05-22 20:43

Ryan W

Posts: 3

I posted a question previously but was unable to find it via search. I have filenames with the following format:

YYYY-MM-DD_hh-mm-ss.######.jpg

I am attempting to subtract 5 hours from the time. I made notes and have the two followings scipts written down, but neither is working anymore. I get the error "Invalid Script: Invalid post script: uncaught: 'cannot read property 0 of null'

Script 1 from notes:

match = item.name.match(/^(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})_(\d{2})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})(\.\d+)$/);
if (match[0]) {
epoch = Date.parse(match[1] + 'T' + match[2]+ ':' + match[3] + ':' + match[4]);
date = new Date(epoch - 5 * 3600000);
return date.getUTCFullYear()
+ "-" + ("0" + (date.getUTCMonth() + 1)).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getUTCDate()).slice(-2)
+ "_" + ("0" + date.getUTCHours()).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getUTCMinutes()).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getUTCSeconds()).slice(-2)
+ match[5];
}

Script 2 from notes:

match = item.name.match(/^(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})_(\d{2})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})$/);
if (match[0]) {
epoch = Date.parse(match[1] + 'T' + match[2]+ ':' + match[3] + ':' + match[4]);
date = new Date(epoch - 5 * 3600000);
return date.getUTCFullYear()
+ "-" + ("0" + (date.getUTCMonth() + 1)).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getUTCDate()).slice(-2)
+ "_" + ("0" + date.getUTCHours()).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getUTCMinutes()).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getUTCSeconds()).slice(-2);
}

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

06/05-22 20:43

#1 : 06/05-22 21:00

DG Bear

Posts: 3

Add Descriptive Name to Rename Method List entries

Add Custom / Description field to Rename Method list
Currently when you have 2 or more "rename methods" in the list its not so easy to tell which one does what.

I would be very useful for the user to the name each entry and have the descriptive name show in the active/non active "list bar/title"

See example image at: https://imgur.com/a/9Qjl7MQ

A new field "description=" could be added to the .aren file (i.e. after the "batchmode=" field).

06/05-22 21:00

#1 : 07/05-22 19:19

Leo Ooms

Posts: 3

There is an issue with the interface moving GUI items out of view when the translated texts are longer than the original English ones.
It might be a good idea to either place these items in a panel that becomes scrollable or to change the window height according to the GUI items in the window.
I'm talking about the buttons in the left lower corner of the window.
A bunch of them disappear behind the bottom of the window in the Dutch translation.
I'm sure other languages have the same problem.
Example of the problem: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ox9ogdhk4yhthts/AR-int erface.jpg?dl=0

07/05-22 19:19 - edited 10/05-22 17:27

#1 : 07/05-22 23:52

Mikael

Posts: 1

I know it has been asked before and I know there are architectural challenges, but it would be really, really useful. I am frequently dealing with over 100,000 files and scrolling through the filename list to catch those not greyed out in order to preview the change is both tiresome and prone to error.

07/05-22 23:52 - edited 07/05-22 23:53

#1 : 08/05-22 10:17

firemouz

Posts: 3

Hello,

i want to rename tons of files in different folders at once.
The filenames are often the same "01", "02", "043", "044" and so on.
But i also have files with "good" names "holiday-2021-05-27".

Now i want to rename all files which have only 3 letters with "<DirName:1>-<Name>-" (=Foldername - filename)

But all files which are longer than 3 letters i do NOT want to rename. Only the short filenames with max. 3 letters.

(How) can i do this with advance renamer?

08/05-22 10:17

#1 : 09/05-22 18:39

Pedro Xavier

Posts: 2

Hi,

How could I add a list of numbers to existing file names? I'm labeling files with information from a spreadsheet list, and the list function works right for when I want to completely replace the names of the files. But how can I use it to add instead of replace?

Example:
file_035_a
file_035_b
file_899_a
file_788_b

List:
1
1
4
5

Desired output:
file_035_a_1
file_035_b_1
file_899_a_4
file_788_b_5

I've tried using tags but that would still require me to add <name> to the beggining of each row, which would then not work with the "copy and paste" from my spreadsheet list.

Thank you.

09/05-22 18:39

#1 : 09/05-22 20:21

Bill

Posts: 1

I realize this might be a multi-step process.

When syncing pictures from various devices some do or don't have EXIF data in them. I've noticed some from Android phones are created with a FILENAME based on the START time of a recording. Which conflicts if they're mixed in with anything that did transfers based on the EXIF recording timestamp inside the file.

I'm thinking it's going to be less trouble to handle the image and video files separately.

Is there an example on how I might best approach this?

I'm thinking:
find mpg or jpg files that contain EXIF timestamps
mangle that timestamp to see if the filename already matches
(doing math to calculate back to the start time seems like it'd be problematic)
if the filename does not match the timestamp then rename it accordingly

Am I on the right track here?

Is it possible to use AR to 'correct' the filesystem timestamps on files? As in, moving/copying has somehow changed the timestamps from their original and I'd like to 'set them back'.

09/05-22 20:21

#1 : 11/05-22 15:51

Herb

Posts: 1

Hi. I have reviewed several threads on this help forum and one of them comes close. I modified it and it got me the format I wanted but the dates were totally not correct as doublechecked by pasting the file name into (https://www.epochconverter.com/) Another solution thread threw access violation errors. I know a few programming languages and database languages but not javascript but I was able to figure out how to make a mod to the one that was pretty close (as mentioned above) but I'm still stuck. Would someone be able to help? here's a small sample of what I have....

1651876519999.mp4
GMT: Friday, May 6, 2022 10:35:19.999 PM
Your time zone: Friday, May 6, 2022 5:35:19.999 PM GMT-05:00 DST
Relative: 5 days ago

1651967063944.mp4
GMT: Saturday, May 7, 2022 11:44:23.944 PM
Your time zone: Saturday, May 7, 2022 6:44:23.944 PM GMT-05:00 DST
Relative: 4 days ago

1652057273497.mp4
GMT: Monday, May 9, 2022 12:47:53.497 AM
Your time zone: Sunday, May 8, 2022 7:47:53.497 PM GMT-05:00 DST
Relative: 3 days ago

1652145227476.mp4
GMT: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 1:13:47.476 AM
Your time zone: Monday, May 9, 2022 8:13:47.476 PM GMT-05:00 DST
Relative: 2 days ago

1652231545048.mp4
GMT: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 1:12:25.048 AM
Your time zone: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 8:12:25.048 PM GMT-05:00 DST
Relative: 13 hours ago

1652275905467.mp4
GMT: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 1:31:45.467 PM
Your time zone: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 8:31:45.467 AM GMT-05:00 DST
Relative: 19 minutes ago

11/05-22 15:51 - edited 11/05-22 15:53

#1 : 12/05-22 08:42

Mukesh Kapoor

Posts: 1

I want to rename my video files with sorting according to date and time. I am unable to do this. Please guide.

Mukesh Kapoor

12/05-22 08:42

#1 : 13/05-22 16:08

User 0657

Posts: 2

Hi everyone,

I could not find anything in the forum to help me.

What I have:
[PublisherXYZ (Author)], Title

What I would want:
Author, Title

So basically a remove pattern for everything before "(". Removing the other brackets is something even I can do ^^.

Thanks in advance!

13/05-22 16:08

#1 : 13/05-22 16:16

Emily

Posts: 8

Hi, sorry that I don't know regular expressions, but I am looking to move files into one exisiting folder if they contain a certain text string and to another existing folder if they contain a different text string. Is this possible please? I have read the manual but I don't know how to do it without script.

E.g.
If file name contains 'firstfolder' move to Folder 1
If file name contains 'secondfolder' move to Folder 2

Thus
AB123_firstfolder.jpg to Folder 1
CD123_secondfolder.jpg to Folder 2
CD123_firstfolder.jpg to Folder 1

Folder 1 and Folder 2 are Subfolders of the base folder.

Thanks

13/05-22 16:16 - edited 13/05-22 16:26

#1 : 15/05-22 17:30

russa

Posts: 2

I have finally tried the script-method for renaming and it is a very powerful tool indeed :-)

However, I think, I encountered a BUG in the script-method for the item.filesInDir field:

when there are files from multiple directories in the rename-list, the value for item.filesInDir only seems to be set for the first directory, and for the other directories item.filesInDir has a value of 0 (zero)

(I did not check items.dirsInDir, but it may have a similar problem)

And as a suggestion for the docs:
it took me a while to discover that all fields of the item-object can be viewed with the autocomplete feature of the editor.
I think it would be good to mention in the user guide that there is an autocomplete feature for the script-editor -- and maybe even illustrate it in the example screenshot.

15/05-22 17:30

#1 : 15/05-22 18:41

Pheggas

Posts: 1

Hello. Some time ago, i downloaded Advanced Renamer as i wanted to set timestamp of image based on it's date in filename. That was pretty easy altho i had some issues.

Now i have over 250 recordings from school in format <YYYY>-<MM>-<DD> <HH>-<mm>-<ss>. From this format i want to determinate which day in week it was (Monday through friday) and based on combination of time and day in week i want to set name in format of <Subject name> <type: lecture or exercise> <Date>, so i can then easily determinate what exactly i want to play / watch.

I'm pretty sure it is possible with Advanced Renamer but my skill is on freezing point so i would appreciate some help. I didn't find any template to determine day of week based on date yet.

Anyone help?

15/05-22 18:41

#1 : 15/05-22 20:34

Posts: 1

Hi All,
I am trying to have my pictures renamed using the ExifTool tag "DateTimeOriginal" which comes up in the form of "AAAA_MM_DD HH_MM_SS".

What I would like to do is simply to remove the underscore "_" character so the new name becomes "AAAAMMDD HHMMSS".

I thank you in advance if anyone has a clue how to do this!
Cheers

15/05-22 20:34

#1 : 17/05-22 18:43

Marcel

Posts: 2

Hi all,

I want to set the rename file pairs option to "off", but this option is not shown in my version 3.88 on Windows 10 (as described in user guide).

Is there a possibility to show this option in settings dialog?

As a workaround in a batch method I can set pairrename with an editor from
pairrename=1 to
pairrename=0

That works fine for me :-)

17/05-22 18:43

#1 : 19/05-22 02:22

Kalenn Amand

Posts: 1

Hi

Is it possible to reverse the number order in a list of existing numbered files while renaming?

eg file 01, through file 10 ...once reordered, file10 becomes file 01, file09 becomes file02 etc>

Also, for adding separate lists, can we start the renumber at a chosen number?

many thanks.

brand new user

19/05-22 02:22

#1 : 24/05-22 10:42

Arjan

Posts: 1

Hi,

I would like to rename all the files starting with a space into files starting with an underscore (leaving all other spaces).
For example:
" 1test file.txt" >> "_1test file.txt"

Is this possible?

Thanks in advance!

24/05-22 10:42

#1 : 25/05-22 17:36

david mcgowan

Posts: 3

I have a load of files named

Firstname Secondname_001
Firstname Secondname_002

and i want them to be

Firstname S_001

how can i specify to remove everything either 2 characters after the space or from the second character of word 2

25/05-22 17:36

#1 : 26/05-22 19:41

Ken Kelleher Kelleher

Posts: 1

How do I rename a set of files sequentially with a starting number? Like starting at 15?

26/05-22 19:41

#1 : 27/05-22 05:15

Mountainman

Posts: 1

This is a fantastic renaming utility program. I thought I was going to have to spend time coding a program but found this and saved a bunch of my time. You can rename files any way you want. If you want to do something special you can use script to perform a special function, but the functions available should take care of any task if you know how to use them. I am renaming 10's of thousands of pictures and without a utility like this it would be daunting task. The online instructions are great. It took little time to figure out how to pull dates for picture, truncate the date format, and add some text to the pictures.

27/05-22 05:15

#1 : 30/05-22 01:11

Bill Richards

Posts: 1

Hello!
For a folder of image tiles with a col#_row#.jpg naming scheme, how could a pre Batch script process thru the items and get the max row# and col# to set as variables to be used in the main script?
Thanks in advance

EDIT:
Found example what I needed in another forum post. Feel free to offer improvements, though!
For the preBatch script:

var numCols = 1;
var numRows = 1;
for (j = 0; j < app.itemCount; j++) {
item = app.getItem(j);
tmpitem= item.name;
n = tmpitem.indexOf("_");
column = tmpitem.substr(0,n);
row = tmpitem.substr(n+1);
c = parseInt(column);
if (c > numCols) numCols = c+1;
r = parseInt(row);
if (r > numRows) numRows = r+1;
}
console.log(numCols);

For the Main Script (converts col_row scheme to sequential number from upper right of matrix):

tmpitem= item.name;
n = tmpitem.indexOf("_");
column = tmpitem.substr(0,n);
row = tmpitem.substr(n+1);
c = parseInt(column);
r = parseInt(row);
num = (r*numCols)+ c;
// numCols is the number of columns, set during PreBatch
item.newName = num.toString();

return item.newName

30/05-22 01:11 - edited 30/05-22 03:44

#1 : 30/05-22 09:51

Wally

Posts: 2

Hi,

I have used regular expressions in a far far past but can't seem to work out my issue by myself.
In the process of renaming all my phto and videoclip filenames I want them to have the following format:

20140704_16.25.58.mp4

while they presently are like
20140704 162558.mp4

It must be very simply but to this moment my results are poor.

any help is highly appreciated

30/05-22 09:51

#1 : 31/05-22 15:00

Casey Locke

Posts: 1

Hi all. In the User manual, it appears a few options for "Name Collision Rule" are undocumented. Can someone please explain to me the difference between the options "Fail" and "Ignore"? Thank you! -CL

31/05-22 15:00

#1 : 31/05-22 16:14

Robert Blake Kessler

Posts: 1

I really like the potential of Advanced Renamer -- great work.

However, I spend a lot of time checking and unchecking check boxes because there is no "select all" or "select none" option that I can find.

Also, the program does not display compressed TIF files. Since compressed black-and-white TIF images are most of my work and I have to select them in real-time to adjust the new name, I'm still having to use other programs most of the time.

I hope to purchase a paid license for this program. With a few improvements, the price is reasonable.

31/05-22 16:14

#1 : 01/06-22 04:48

T1M3L3SS

Posts: 1

Alright, so i have exactly 73 folders with random names, some with a "metadata.xml" file, that inside contains the name i want to put in the base folder

Example:
mods\842051906\metadata.xml

Inside the file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<metadata>
<name>[Name I Want]</name>
[the rest]

How can i change the big-number folder's name to the mod name in the file inside it?

01/06-22 04:48

#1 : 02/06-22 20:35

Red

Posts: 1

So I have the entire season of a particular TV show. In order for my media player to pick up the correct external subtitle files, they have to have the same name as the video.

So s01e01.mkv needs a file named s01e01.srt.

The problem is, all of my SRT files have the wrong name. What method do I use to get all the srt files to have the same name as the existing mkv files?

02/06-22 20:35

#1 : 02/06-22 22:02

Spiros

Posts: 5

Hi, i would to automatically move some folders to different paths based on their names.

Lets say that i have a folder named "Temp 0206", what script should i use if i want to keep the folder name intact and move it to "X:\something\somethingelse\TEMP"

The final path should be "X:\something\somethingelse\TEMP\Temp 0206"

Thank you!

02/06-22 22:02

#1 : 04/06-22 08:02

Golden Elixir

Posts: 2

Hello, I have several hundred folders with separate files inside them, and I would like to rename all of the files with the same batch method (<Inc Nr:1>).

I have tried doing this manually, selecting the files in each folder and renaming them, but it seems a bit too tedious and would require hours to do.

I was wondering if there is a script to do the same.

For clarity, I would like the name of the files within each folder to be renamed, but would like the folder names to be untouched.

I would like files of each folder to be renamed separately, since adding directories while renaming files renames all of them together, as in it renames them leading from 1-10000 whereas I want the names to be named separately for each folder, as would happen if I were to rename files in each folder manually.

04/06-22 08:02 - edited 04/06-22 08:10

#1 : 05/06-22 07:45

Marius Marinache

Posts: 2

Hi,
I found this great tool, Advanced Renamer, and i have an issue. Probably because i don't know how to use it:
- The GPS Locations, like City, Country etc. doesn't function. I understood that these are are taken from a GeoNames database http://www.geonames.org/, based on the info that is found in the video file. When i'm checking other GPS info, like GPS Lat, GPS Lng or the GPS Values button, doesn't show anything.
The videos are taken with an iPhone 6s with iOS 15.5. On the phone i can see where the video was taken.
I'm using the following string to rename the file: "<Video Date Year><Video Date Month><Video Date Day>-<Video Date Hour><Video Date Min><Video Date Sec> - <GPS Country>-<GPS State>-<GPS City>"
I had read the Forum posts from 2015 but i didn't find how to fix it.
What i'm doing wrong?

For pictures, everything seems ok.

ps. the recommendation made by Alan, to include the place of interest, is quite nice from my point of view. This is the post: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=2164

Thank you,
Marius

05/06-22 07:45

#1 : 10/06-22 12:27

david mcgowan

Posts: 3

windows explorer puts backtick ` first, whereas Aren puts it last.

just an observation

also, watch out for Aren truncating filenames and then sorting the filename by the truncated number not the whole filename.

10/06-22 12:27 - edited 10/06-22 12:28

#1 : 20/06-22 11:13

Ishan Gupta

Posts: 4

I have a huge collection of anime images that I am tagging in a heirarchical manner.
Eg: type: xx, series: xx, character: xx, artist: xx

I want to change the filenames based on these tags that i have defined.
How do I go about doing this?

20/06-22 11:13

#1 : 20/06-22 12:59

Ishan Gupta

Posts: 4

I have a folder that has following type of filenames

Waifu-Character_Megumin-Copyrights_Konosuba-Author_Mossi
Waifu-Author_Sciamano240-Character_TifaLockhart-Copyrights_FinalFantasy

I want all my filenames to be like this.

Waifu-Konosuba-Megumin-Mossi
Waifu-FinalFantasy-TifaLockhart-Sciamano

Ive been trying to use some sort of regex for a long time but couldnt figure out what to do. Any help will be very appreciated.

20/06-22 12:59

#1 : 21/06-22 18:01

Stephan

Posts: 3

Hello,

I just can't figure out how to solve the following problem with AR on my own:

For example, I have the following filenames:

Xfcc_ddfff_ddffff_00100330_jknbh_klknd_00998
Drdd_zhgg_efertg_009883_asddff
Hhzfff_nnnn_008787_khhbed_klh_0099_jjjh_llkjj

Now I want to delete everything after the third underscore. However, the file names are of different lengths, i.e. the search criterion is always the third underscore from the front/left (depending on how you count it).

How can I solve this without having to do a lot of programming?

Kind Regards
Steve

21/06-22 18:01

#1 : 21/06-22 20:22

Wolfgang Paeusch

Posts: 4

Hi,

I use Advanced Renamer portable version. Every time I start AR I am asked for my license key which I then enter and everthing works fine. I would like to store my license key where AR is able to find it and start it as a registered version.

Any hints where to store it?

Thanks and regards,

Wolfgang

21/06-22 20:22

#1 : 22/06-22 01:54

Edward Archer

Posts: 2

I'm sure there's some way to do this but I just cant figure it out.

I'm trying to organise my ebook collection and currently have them sorted in Directories by Author Name

Eg

J.K. Rowling
Daniel Schinhofen
J. R. R. Tolkien

I'd like to rename them

Rowling, J.K.
Schinhofen, Daniel
Tolkien, J. R. R.

Any help would be really appreciated

22/06-22 01:54

#1 : 23/06-22 16:00

AdNvko

Posts: 1

Hi there. Advanced Renamer is really a great job. But I've noticed that there were few apps that using unix time instead of regular date in filename. So would you mind to add unix time support in time stamp function? Thanks a lot.

23/06-22 16:00

#1 : 30/06-22 05:28

Dwight Shubert

Posts: 2

When I use the "Set upper case first letter of every word" it displays correctly. But when I "click" start batch, any changes are not saved. I am using windows 10.
Thanks Dwight

30/06-22 05:28

#1 : 30/06-22 06:45

Posts: 1

You'll have to excuse me for asking such a simple question, but I've been trying to substitute the '/' character in the name of a file series for a long time and I can't.

Surely it is the simplest with the potential of this tool.

I've read the entire manual and I can't find a way.

Thank you

30/06-22 06:45

#1 : 03/07-22 19:15

Uhuru N'Uru

Posts: 2

Usually I'm renaming sequential files, where the Incremental Number option fits the job.
Not this one

1559 Books released, Publisher code = R### suffix p for Print , and e for eBook

899 PDFs, all individually named, according to my own system.

Standardised Story Naming
R####e – <Title> by <Author(s)>
or if needed
R####e – <Title> + <(Un)Titled 2nd Story> by <Author(s)>

Standardised Story Series Naming
R####e – <Series Name> – Series – Story <Number> = <Title> by <Author(s)>
Where
R####e = Official Publisher ID Code
<Any Text> = <> and content replaced with eBooks specific details, using “Proper Case” Format.
“Proper Case” Format = Lower Case With Capitalised First Letter Of Every Word (Notepad++ “Convert Case To …” Option).
<Series Name> = Usually taken from the first Story.
Series = Standard series indicator.
Story <Number> = Written Number designating series order of the Story.
= is used to more clearly divide My Series naming conventions from <Title>
<Title> = Official eBook Name as displayed on the cover.
+ is used to clearly indicate divide between <Title> and <(Un)Titled 2nd Story>.
<(Un)Titled 2nd Story> = Official 2nd Story Name, even if not displayed on the cover.
by = Only word starting with a small case, always precedes author(s)’s name(s).
<Author(s)> = Author(s) name(s) as displayed on cover.

The covers available online are tiny 190×340 Pixels, and are stored online By publisher ID code.
There are a few print only no longer sold gaps, in the eBook lists, but the codes were standardised via renaming, but just codes, it was enough.

"Calibre", a free eBook Management program, when configured correctly, will create cover.jpg files from the PDFs, 899 of them.
Using two other Free Tools "FreeCommander XE" file manager, and "LSE (Link Shell Extension)", a HardLink/SymLink/Junction creator.

So a Flat view of the files within Calibre's author Folder, gives me the 899 Cover.jpg files, but Explorer Copy/Move will only replace them, leaving one file.
LSE Hardlinks, as well as saving space, auto adds " - Hardlink" to first file conflict.

Subsequent file conflicts use " - Hardlink (#)" where # = # + 1 for each duplicate, as the first duplicate raised #=1, so first number seen is 2

Cover - Hardlink (2).jpg
…
Cover - Hardlink (898).jpg
Cover.jpg This was manually renamed to Cover - Hardlink (0).jpg
Cover - Hardlink.jpg This was manually renamed to Cover - Hardlink (1).jpg

Resulting in
Cover - Hardlink (0).jpg
…
Cover - Hardlink (898).jpg

So now I had my files sequentially in the right order, ready for renaming, but there's only 899, of a possible 1159 numbers, so lots of gaps spread throughout the sequence, and my previous techniques won't work, so what will.

Advanced Renamer Docs research to the rescue
A CSV file list, apparently, and as I read the docs, I realise, I can name match to the PDFs, and use my full names FTW.

A quick Copy of Filenames, using yet another useful free tool, "Lammer Context Menu", and one that even has some limited renaming ability, but I use for it's file path copying, something Explorer has lacked since forever, though W11 v21H2 added a very limited "Only in speech Marks" method recently.

Paste the names into my last must have free tool, Notepad++
You might get the idea I like that price tag, and I do, but in each case it's best tool for the job is also free.
Use the Search, and Replace function to rename ".PDF" to ";"
New Case All Caps (Extension) Selected
New Name <CSV:1> (Name) Selected, and go.

Time taken, with research =1 hour
Time taken, without needing research = 5 minutes
Time estimated to do all that manually minimum = 1 week.

I came here, to instantly buy a Personal License, after doing that, then wrote this.
I can live with the Nag screen, being on a very low income (UK Benefits), but this tool is worth every penny of the £20 price tag.

03/07-22 19:15 - edited 03/07-22 19:28

#1 : 04/07-22 19:01

L B

Posts: 74

I have a collection of 100 folders, where the name I want for the folder is the same as the name of the first file of the folder. I tried the <Name> tag, but it does nothing for the folder.

Is there a way to achieve what I need? Please

04/07-22 19:01 - edited 04/07-22 19:02

#1 : 04/07-22 23:38

Flying Penguin

Posts: 2

So I have one folder with a bunch of files grouped into categories and numbered, like this:

Alpha 01
Alpha 02
Alpha 03
Bravo 01
Bravo 02
Bravo 03
Charlie 01
Charlie 02
Charlie 03

Except that over time I may add or remove files, so they're no longer numbered in sequence, like this:

Alpha 01
Alpha 07
Alpha 08
Bravo 03
Bravo 04
Bravo 06
Charlie 01
Charlie 11
Charlie 74

I'd like to be able to batch rename them to reset all the numbers within each list, while keeping all the files in the same folder. But with the standard New Name or Renumber methods, I don't see any way to reset the count. It'll just number everything in the folder from 1 - 12.

Is there a way to do this?

04/07-22 23:38

#1 : 06/07-22 18:02

Derek

Posts: 2

Hello

I am missing some small thing, but when I put a new method, being New Name, I expect what I include in the new name bar to replace, NOT add to whatever is the file name already there. Is this some simple thing I am not doing?

tHANKS

d.

06/07-22 18:02

#1 : 12/07-22 10:06

xu mickey

Posts: 2

How to delete from"-"to end

12/07-22 10:06

#1 : 12/07-22 11:15

xu mickey

Posts: 2

for example 1apple ->151apple 2apple ->152apple

12/07-22 11:15

#1 : 13/07-22 16:13

Matan

Posts: 7

in hebrew i've tried to add a move method that would take the last character of the name if it's a digit and move it to the beginning of the line using regular expressions.
but it doesn't do that, infact it does it to the character before the last character of the name, thinking it's the last one.
so this is a bug.
the method is:
from: \d
count: 1
to: ^

13/07-22 16:13

#1 : 14/07-22 06:22

Matan

Posts: 7

Saying I've got "\1", how can i get the first letter or second letter of it?
or characters from the second letter to its length.

14/07-22 06:22

#1 : 14/07-22 10:15

Posts: 1

not sure i can solve my problem using arenamer.
Anyone can confirm ?
I have lots of files that i wish to put automatically in folders having the same name as the first part of the file.
i.e. i have pictures called Bob jones.jpg or laura schmutz.jpg, i want they respectivally go in folder
"bob" and "laura".
This i guess is fairly easy even under DOS.
but a secondary issue is that some files with same name may already be present in the folder. So when deplaced maybe renaming is necessary. Something that seems impossible with DOS commands.
Would Arenamer allows that, i guess under command line ? what language is used their ?

14/07-22 10:15

#1 : 14/07-22 23:12

Hallmat

Posts: 2

I’m pretty sure that the solution exists somewhere in the forum or in the user guide but I’ve looked and I just can’t find it.

I have a lot of photographs that I once named:
Image1_date_Place_people in the picture.jpg
Image2_date_Place_peaople in the picture.jpg

etc. etc.

Now I want to combine photographs from other folders so that, for example, photographs from folder 2 starts with 32 but keep everything else in the filename intact. Like:
Image32_date_Place_people in the picture.jpg
Image33_date_Place_peaople in the picture.jpg

etc. etc.

It seems pretty simple using the “New name” method. With “Image<Inc No:32>” I can easily change the number. But I can’t figure out the rest. Tag <name> only results in Image32_Image_1_Place_people in the picture.jpg etc.

How do I change the filename?

14/07-22 23:12

#1 : 16/07-22 01:55

Ross Linfoot

Posts: 2

I am renaming the files using exif tool as the search - on some files the tag does not exist , so the rename is using a blank string and then appending a numeric value to make unique. How do I say use the TAG string if it exists else use the original name if the TAG is empty/missing.
example :
<ID3 Artist> - <ID3 Title>.<Ext>
filename originally is:
_Lake Of Fire.mp3

new filename would be :
Nirvana - Lake Of Fire.mp3

but if the <ID3 Title> is missing then it becomes :
001.mp3

I am looking to say if the tag <ID3 Title> is missing from the file , then keep the original name:
_Lake Of Fire.mp3

same with using exif - <ExifTool:Title>

Thanks for any help , or pointers to scrippting which may help

16/07-22 01:55

#1 : 17/07-22 12:44

Nick Redman

Posts: 3

Hi all,

Been using AR for years - absolutely love it. Have an issue recently where it's awful slow analysing a folder I've dragged in. After an event with 1500-2000 photos, it can take a 15-20 mins.

Don't think it's the app tbh - probably windows related, or an update or something. Wondering if anyone had this before and has some pointers.

17/07-22 12:44 - edited 17/07-22 13:03

#1 : 20/07-22 12:19

Alessandro

Posts: 1

Hello,

I have a folder with a lot of files. Mainly they are something like that:

XX_11_123_123456_STR.txt
and
22_456_123456_STR.txt

How can I rename files without initial XX_ with YY_ ? Basically
22_456_123456_STR.txt should become YY_22_456_123456_STR.txt and the other files remain the same.

Thanks!
Alex

20/07-22 12:19

#1 : 21/07-22 09:10

Nikolai

Posts: 1

Acquired a license for commercial use. I got it a long time ago and I can't find any data anymore. The mail hasn't changed. How can I restore the license when reinstalling the program and can it be done?

21/07-22 09:10

#1 : 22/07-22 15:44

Sergey Vary

Posts: 1

Hi, thanks for amazing program!
Could you add setting for changing and applying our own hotkeys?
For example often using buttons: move up, move down, move to top, move to bottom; mark options

22/07-22 15:44 - edited 26/09-22 15:12

#1 : 24/07-22 17:08

Mark

Posts: 3

Hello guys,

I have files with version in final of the names, ex:

- animation-education-app-4.3.5.zip
- magazine-blog-software-1.2.3.zip

I need to modify all initial text in a List Replace using wildcard (*) and keeping version unchanged.

Ex (animation*...*-4.3.5.zip / magazine-*...*-1.2.3.zip ):

- animation-school-education-appuniversity-4.3.5.zip
- magazine-newspaper-blog-news-software-1.2.3.zip

Thank you!

24/07-22 17:08 - edited 24/07-22 17:13

#1 : 27/07-22 13:53

Jan

Posts: 2

I want to rename my photos according to the following scheme and I have a question if it is possible to change the date formatting of the <ExifTool:CreateDate> as I find "2018_03_28 17_03_02.dng" a bit confusing and prefer "YYYYMMDD-DDMMSS" instead. Or do I have to use <Year Modified:0000> or <Year Created:0000> values for that? With both, I sometimes get wrong date values. That's why i want to use <ExifTool:CreateDate>, since this is really the correct time of when the photo was taken.

27/07-22 13:53

#1 : 29/07-22 20:25

Caleb Fox

Posts: 1

Hello everyone,

I'm a new user for advanced renamer, and I was trying to use the Mark By Pattern feature to mark all the files of a particular file extension. I browsed through older forum posts and it seems as if this feature was broken for a while, but was supposed to be fixed in 3.88. Did it ever get fixed?

If this did get fixed, how would I go about doing this? I have tried using the "<Ext>" tag and adding the file extension I want, but I just couldn't it to work. A few things I tried were: "<Ext>[txt]"
"<Ext>txt" and "<Ext> == txt"

Thanks in advanced,

-Caleb

29/07-22 20:25

#1 : 31/07-22 11:46

Jeroen

Posts: 1

I've created a small batch-file to rename files in the same directory.
Only, the .bat itself gets renamed too.

I tried
-r /^(?!.*bat).*/
but that expression isn't valid.

What expression can be used to excluded .bat ?

31/07-22 11:46

#1 : 03/08-22 00:13

Baso

Posts: 4

Hi, I have a lot of files like this;

Vialidad_Nacional_1.jpg
Vialidad_Nacional_2.jpg
Vialidad_Nacional_3.jpg
England_20_Pound Sterling note 1999_1.jpg
England_20_Pound Sterling note 1999_2.jpg

And this is what I'm trying to do:

Vialidad Nacional_1.jpg
Vialidad Nacional_2.jpg
Vialidad Nacional_3.jpg
England 20_Pound Sterling note 1999_1.jpg
England 20_Pound Sterling note 1999_2.jpg

The idea is to replace all underscores with spaces except the last one. I'm dealing with RegEx but I cannot find the way.
I'll appreciate any help.
Thanks.

03/08-22 00:13 - edited 03/08-22 17:53

#1 : 07/08-22 14:32

Dennis Hewitt

Posts: 1

07/08-22 14:32 - edited 07/08-22 14:51

#1 : 08/08-22 11:35

Ben

Posts: 2

I have looked in the forums but still unsure,

I would like to rename files\Folders
They look like: A.movie.that.i.once.knew.1995 family something something

Would like it to look like:

A Movie That I Once Knew (1995)

I have worked out how to remove the full stops and add spaces, but cant add brackets around the date or delete everything after the date.

Thankyou

08/08-22 11:35

#1 : 08/08-22 13:58

JiMu

Posts: 2

Rename the folder,
The folder contains 72 images and 5 videos,
I want the folder name to be 72+5.

08/08-22 13:58

#1 : 09/08-22 11:08

Martin

Posts: 1

Some times I'm working with a large number of files, and I want to make sure they all conform to some pattern. Say I have 10k files loaded, and 5 of them needs to change, but I don't know which ones beforehand.

It would be very helpful to be able to quickly see all (un)affected items.

The most natural ways I can think of to achieve this is to be able to bring them to the top of the list, which could be done by adding a column with a true/false which we could use for sorting.

Or to add another function under the "List" button; "Remove unaffected items" which would leave only the 5 items in question.

Is this something that you would consider to add?

Thanks for a great product!

09/08-22 11:08

#1 : 09/08-22 11:43

Gonzalo

Posts: 2

Hello, I want to rename .heic photos by:
<Img Year> <Img Month> <Img Day> <Img Hour> <Img Min> <Img Sec> <Img Subsec>
I have always done it on jpeg photos without any problem but it doesn't work on heic files.
Is there any way to fix it?

Sorry, I have seen it has been already answered. I cannot delete the message.

09/08-22 11:43 - edited 09/08-22 11:57

#1 : 09/08-22 15:44

Baso

Posts: 4

Hi, I'm trying to replace spaces with dots within the parentheses in a large list of files.

Files:
image - (2021 09 27) T132752.287.png
Microsoft Minesweeper 03 05 (2020 04 16) 10 p. m.jpg
unnamed - (2022 04 10) T004157.232.jpg
etc...

Goal:
image - (2021.09.27) T132752.287.png
Microsoft Minesweeper 03 05 (2020.04.16) 10 p. m.jpg
unnamed - (2022.04.10) T004157.232.jpg

I was trying Lookahead (regex):
Search: \ (=?(\(\d{4}))
Replace: . <= dot

I also tried to create groups with the spaces but it didn't work either:
Search: \d{4}(\ )\d{2}(\ )\d{2}
Replace: \.\.

I'll apreciate any help.
Thanks.

09/08-22 15:44

#1 : 10/08-22 12:01

Brian Thomas

Posts: 1

Hi all I'm a newb to this excellent program so be gentle :)
I have been playing with the scripts function and wondered if it's possible to add a finished script to the "Add Batch Method" list at the bottom of the screen.
I know I can save it as a preset but was just wondering if adding to the list was possible?

10/08-22 12:01

#1 : 11/08-22 19:30

Morgan Wable

Posts: 2

I need a one-step solution to rename a bunch of files based on a date in the original filenames. Unfortunately, the format the date is in includes three-letter months (Jan, Dec, etc.).

How do I get Advanced Renamer to set the date based on the current renamed file - after replacing the month with a numeric month - and NOT the original/current file name?

11/08-22 19:30

#1 : 11/08-22 22:58

John

Posts: 2

The thing is like this: We have duplicated folders because work, and someone had to change the filenames of all files in the main folder to add several diferent things, AND NOW my task is to rename all folders files with these changes...

I have the file size to arrange them in the same order as the main folder but I don't know how to copy/paste the list of filenames to the other folder. Help!

ex:

FOLDER A:
file 1 names
file 2 surnames
file 3 clients

FOLDER B:
File (1) Namess
file two surn
File3 CLIENTS

Need them to have the same names.

11/08-22 22:58

#1 : 14/08-22 22:04

Juan Jesus FELIPE GONZALEZ

Posts: 2

Hello everyone.
I have multiple folders containing images. The name of all of them is the UPC code (13 characters).
I show you an example:
=========================
C:\IMAGES_MSA\3560070\
=========================
3560070045488.jpg
3560070045518.jpg
3560070046058.jpg
3560070052745.jpg
3560070052752.jpg
3560070113804.jpg

As you can see the name of the folder matches the first seven numbers of the name of the images.

I would like to be able to remove the first seven numbers of each file, so that they look like this:
=========================
C:\IMAGES_MSA\3560070\
=========================
045488.jpg
045518.jpg
046058.jpg
052745.jpg
052752.jpg
113804.jpg

Can this be done with Advanced Renamer? or do I have to use programming?
I have to rename more than 6000 images.

Thank you very much.

14/08-22 22:04

#1 : 15/08-22 16:30

Srinivasa Mannava

Posts: 1

Hi, I have list of filenames with a separator '_' in the filename , I would like to replace the file name with the value between the 1st separator and 2nd separator.

Example:
File Name : XYZD1_newfilename_njAHDKH_TEST234.pdf should be replaced as newfilename.pdf

Is it possible with Advanced Renamer. If yes, How to do this or which method to be used.

Best Regards,
Srini

15/08-22 16:30

#1 : 16/08-22 03:50

NezCroc

Posts: 2

Hello, I've used AdvRen in the past, but lost the tool. I juste re-descovered it.
I used it, as a test, on files with the same length to remove part of the file's name.
Ex.:
[ShowName].[S01E01].[encoder].[Encoding].[Sound].[...].mkv to [ShowName].[S01E01].mkv
using the method "Remove"
While it's great with files the same length, but, which method should I use if file looks like :
[ShowName].[S01E01].[EpisodeName].[Encoder].[EncodingFormat].[...].mkv
Ex :
Transformers - S01E01 - More than Meets the Eyes (part 1) - NezCroEncoding - 1080p - SuperSound - ....mkv
Transfermers - S154E12 - Jumping Gears - NezCroEncoding - 1080p - SuperSound - ....mkv

16/08-22 03:50

#1 : 18/08-22 19:16

Caravan Smith

Posts: 3

Hi

How to delete all after [ character?
Example:

Toto 87 ds [AI-Upscale_2.81x_PROB-3].mp4
sun56 [AI-Upscale_1.50x_AHQ-11].mp4
want:

Toto 87 ds.mp4
sun56 .mp4

18/08-22 19:16

#1 : 21/08-22 15:32

FranÃ§ois

Posts: 1

Hi,

I'd like to be able to flag any files that contain unwanted charactersà
(This would require the creation of an exhaustive list of desired characters by me).

For example, in my case, I only use lowercase and uppercase Latin letters without diacritics (a-z, A-Z), numerals (0-9), hyphen (-) and underscore ( _ ).

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks !

21/08-22 15:32

#1 : 23/08-22 21:44

Mythic

Posts: 2

Hi all
I'm struggling with finding a script that would accomplish this miracle :
I have a bunch of PDF files that content some informations, and I would love a method to set the name of those files with one line inside it.
By example : file name = 01005741.pdf
In that file there is the line : Product : 7.92505
The final step will be the name = 7.92505_Kosher.pdf

The "_Kosher" part will be the same for all files.

Thank you in advance. Greetings !

23/08-22 21:44

#1 : 27/08-22 09:00

JiMu

Posts: 2

I have a subfolder in my folder, and I want to count the number of files in the subfolder
thanks

27/08-22 09:00

#1 : 06/09-22 21:14

Sabre Runner

Posts: 2

Windows displays the resolution for me but AR can't read it.

06/09-22 21:14

#1 : 11/09-22 14:15

Kresten Hartvig Klit

Posts: 1

When I use Advanced Renamer (my version is 3.88) the text on the interface is very small.
How can I increase the text size?

11/09-22 14:15 - edited 11/09-22 14:16

#1 : 13/09-22 05:29

jon

Posts: 5

A one blade knife is a simple tool (or one that can be used simply) that is easy to come up to speed on. One picks it up and cuts.

I need to rename folders, hundreds of them all in a particular root directory that never changes path. Never rename any content of the folders, no recursion, never touch a file.

The renaming task is to test each folder name for the presence of a 3 letter word at the beginning of the folder name and if it is found delete it leaving no leading spaces behind. The remainder of the folder name must be untouched. If the 3 letter word is not found the folder name is untouched and the program moves on to the next folder.

New folders will be added to the root directory over time and the program run over the whole thing again to test and modify the new additions as needed.

manually adding that many folders to anything is cumbersome. This recommends a command line tool (if only I knew how to write one). So haveing the path to the root directory saved and working with that is desirable.

My question is: is this an appropriate tool?

Apprciate any advice.

jon

13/09-22 05:29

#1 : 13/09-22 10:25

Walther Lipphardt

Posts: 1

Hallo, kann mir jemand helfen:
Ich versuchte verzweifelt die Dateinamen (Bilder) als neuen Namen mit Aufnahmedatum "jahr monat tag name" zu ändern.
Ich kann aber nur Erstelldatum aus wählen, das von Aufnahmedatum abweicht.
Weiß jemand wie das geht?

Ohne diese Funktion "Aufnahmedatum" wäre für mich das Programm nicht hilfreich. Dann wäre für mich IrfanView zum Umbenennen sicherer, aber umständlicher.

Ich sage schon mal danke
Gruß
Walther

13/09-22 10:25

#1 : 13/09-22 18:17

Cory Funk

Posts: 7

When adding a new lost replace option ]it adds a lot of extra space at the bottom so you have to scroll a lot before getting to where you added the new group. Also after adding a new group you can't scroll clear back to the top unless you save and re-add the preset.

13/09-22 18:17

#1 : 15/09-22 16:41

EAN GLOBAL

Posts: 1

Ao utilizar a opção lista, as imagens não estão sendo alterada, conforme a lista, como resolver isso, pois cada imagem é um nome diferente, e é preciso fazer em massa.

15/09-22 16:41

#1 : 16/09-22 06:32

Edward Eade II

Posts: 6

Replace Method
Text to be replaced: S(\d)(\d)E(\d)(\d)
Replace with: - s\1\2e\3\4 -

Source file = Text here s01e01 more text here.ext
Output file = Text here - s01e01 - more text here.ext

Source file = Text here s01e01 .ext
Output file = Text here - s01e01 -.ext

Note the trailing space disappeared in the second example, any way to fix this?

16/09-22 06:32

#1 : 16/09-22 06:34

Edward Eade II

Posts: 6

Windows 11, the latest version of renamer, Renamer does not show up in the Alt-Tab menu, can't Alt-Tab to it. Shows up in Win-Tab ok.

16/09-22 06:34

#1 : 19/09-22 03:12

L B

Posts: 74

I need to rename some folders (100+) with info contained in the filenames within that folder.

Each folder is a project folder that has the "project name" , but all the files within the respective folders have the corresponding "project id".

I want to update the folder name with the project id contained in the filenames.

How do I achieve this with ARen?

19/09-22 03:12

#1 : 20/09-22 05:15

Ethan Joe

Posts: 1

Who can tell me how to remove the zero in front of the number in the filename with advancedrenamer? For example, 0001.tif => 1.tif, 0010.tif =>10.tif.

Thank you so much.

20/09-22 05:15

#1 : 21/09-22 17:40

Peter Bengelmann

Posts: 1

Hello, I have now this wonderfull Software. I will/must rename all my Karaoke Songs (about 10 000 Songs). The name perhaps are 901214 - Elvis Presley - One Night (Number - Interpret - Title)
I will rename it to One Night - Elvis Presley - 901214 (Title - Interpret - Number)
An so all my Karaoke Songs
Thanks and musician greatings tu you all from Peter Bengelmann, Germany

21/09-22 17:40

#1 : 23/09-22 15:13

Scholz

Posts: 2

HI, greetings from germany - bavaria !!
I love the AR !!

I want to read the DIRs from my Dreambox or/and my NAS (OMV), but they doesn't appeared in AR.
FILES of my Dreambox/OMV does appeared in AR.
When I tried to have the AR read the FILES, the AR crashed.
..
The "FritzBox Media Server" appeares in AR..

-

Ich möchte gerne die ORDNER meiner Dreambox und/oder meines NAS (OMV) lesen können, aber sie erscheinen nicht im AR.
DATEIEN meiner Dreambox/OMV erscheinen im AR.
Als ich die DATEIEN vom AR lesen lassen wollte, crashte der AR.
..
Der "FritzBox Media Server" erscheint im AR..

23/09-22 15:13 - edited 23/09-22 15:31

#1 : 24/09-22 00:17

Lily S

Posts: 1

Hello,

I'm trying to use the advanced renamer to change the name of a several image and video files to the date (year, month, date, hour, minute, second) that the pic/video was taken. I'd also like to add 6 hours to the time as I was abroad so the timestamp is 6 hours off.

I have uploaded the images and videos to Renamer but when I try to use the timestamp tool I'm getting an "invalid timestamp" error message. Through digging in the forums I found another method "New Name Method" where I could do this <Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day> <Img Hour>-<Img Min>-<Img Sec> and that actually worked but only for the pictures and for the videos it says "Multiple timestamps" or something like that. Also - I'm not able to add the 6 hours using that method.

Can anyone tell me what's going on as in the EXIF data it appears that the timestamp is there and valid? Not sure why the error.

Thank you so much!!

24/09-22 00:17 - edited 24/09-22 00:18

#1 : 25/09-22 15:28

trainenthusiast

Posts: 3

Example file names

Jan 6 2020 - something - somethingelse.mp4
Apr 1X 2021 - something - somethingelse.mp4

I want to convert this to the following filenames respectively

2020-01-06 - something - somethingelse.mp4 (note the added 0 to the 6th of the month)
2021-04-1X - something - somethingelse.mp4 (note the X placeholder)

I thought the script method would be best applicable here. I have never used Javascript before so it's not good by any means. I first used another program and the following code to get the job done. Unfortunately I found out that that program requires a license to use Javascript renaming, hence why I use this program now.

----
function(index, item) {
function getMonthFromString(mon){
return new Date(Date.parse(mon +" 1, 2012")).getMonth()+1
}

function dateToYMD(date) {
var fullstring = date.split(' ');
var y = fullstring[2],
mfull = fullstring[0],
d = parseInt(fullstring[1]);
var m = getMonthFromString(mfull)
return '' + y + '-' + (m<=9 ? '0' + m : m) + '-' + (d <= 9 ? '0' + d : d);
}

function getThirdPart(str) {
return str.split('-')[2];
}

function getSecondPart(str) {
return str.split('-')[1];
}

function getFirstPart(str) {
return str.split('-')[0];
}

newdate = dateToYMD(getFirstPart(item.name));

newName = newdate + ' -' + getSecondPart(item.name) + '-' + getThirdPart(item.name);
return newName;
}
----
and hit Apply script. Unfortunately, the Filename and New Filename in the Rename Files window is the same., with Error saying "OK".

At first I thought this may be due to you having to return the full filename including extension, so I added + '.mp4', but still the same.

Then I thought it may be due to me using functions inside the function(index, item), so I tried the following

----
function(index, item) {
var firstPart = item.name.split('-')[0];
var secondPart = item.name.split('-')[1];
var thirdPart = item.name.split('-')[2];
var fullstring = firstPart.split(' ');
var y = fullstring[2],
mfull = fullstring[0],
d = parseInt(fullstring[1]);
var m = new Date(Date.parse(mfull +" 1, 2012")).getMonth()+1;
var test = '' + y + '-' + (m<=9 ? '0' + m : m) + '-' + (d <= 9 ? '0' + d : d);
var newName = test + ' -' + secondPart + '-' + thirdPart;
return newName;
}
----
which also didn't work (Filename and New Filename are the same), and I tried with + '.mp4', which also did not work.

What am I doing wrong?

25/09-22 15:28 - edited 26/09-22 14:17

#1 : 26/09-22 09:52

Dave

Posts: 1

I have files currently named 0001, 0001_b, 0002, 0002_b, 0003, 0003_b

I need to be able to rename for example to

0031, 0031_b, 0032, 0032_b, 0033, 0033_b

I assume i will need a script, as New Name will just change to 0001, 0002_b, .. etc

I dont mind doing two passes to solve this, as in using a skip for all file names that have a _b in it, and then opposite to that in teh 2nd pass

Can anyone help with a script or idea for this

thanks so much

26/09-22 09:52

#1 : 27/09-22 23:11

Gerald C Peters

Posts: 1

Hi,

I would like to rename/renumber files like this:

1A
1B
1C
1D
2A
2B
2C
2D
3A
3B
etc.

Any suggestions? Thank you!

27/09-22 23:11

#1 : 28/09-22 10:01

Ralf Saak

Posts: 1

Hello,
I'm looking for a way to change the names of interprets.

First name / last name separated by a comma.
example :
Cocker, Joe
change to
Joe Cocker

In Excel I've built a formel. It works.

I would like to change my directory names.
Perhaps someone has done it.....

Greetings, Ralf.

28/09-22 10:01

#1 : 29/09-22 10:14

Francisco Javier Sanchez

Posts: 1

I was working normally with AR and the drag and drop feature was working fine, I updated windows 11 to the 22h2 update and when I continue working with Advance Renamer again I notice that the Drag and Drop feature is now not working correctly, some times skips files, If I drag 10 files to the app only 6 or 7 appear on the list, is anyone having the same issue.

29/09-22 10:14

#1 : 03/10-22 03:05

John

Posts: 1

Is there anyway to add numbers to any of the time/date stamp variables?

My gopro date was wrong and all the files are off by the same amount. and I want to rename the files properly (not edit the metadata).

year modified shows 2016, but obviously it is 2022. When I use the tag <year modified> I want to add 6 to the 2016 to get me to 2022.

03/10-22 03:05

#1 : 06/10-22 02:33

Charles

Posts: 1

I have about 2000 files with the filenames being multiple words mashed together with no spaces. Each word is capitalized.

Can this software notice the capital letters and separate them with a space?

06/10-22 02:33

#1 : 06/10-22 11:57

Mario

Posts: 1

Hi,
the GPS tags usually works fine, but for _some_ pictures (taken with the same phone) ARen does not seem to be able to read the EXIF data that are indeed contained in the file (as shown below).
Is there any way I can have ARen work for these files?

Example:

ARen
-----------------------------------
IMG_6381.HEIC => <GPS Lat>-<GPS Lng> => 0.0000-0.0000 (blue-colored line)

EXIF data from Irfanview
-----------------------------------
Filename - IMG_6381.HEIC
Make - Apple
Model - iPhone 8
...
GPS information: -
GPSLatitudeRef - N
GPSLatitude - 45 59 57.619999 (45.999339)
GPSLongitudeRef - E
GPSLongitude - 8 56 54.52 (8.948478)
GPSAltitudeRef - Above Sea Level
GPSAltitude - 280.10 m
GPSImgDirectionRef - True direction
GPSImgDirection - 97.412262
GPSDateStamp - 2022:01:26

06/10-22 11:57

#1 : 09/10-22 11:18

Posts: 1

Hi,

I need to change a lot of existing filenames to filenames like this: articlenumber_1, articlenumber_2 etc.
The articles are now displayed like this:

serie1
104.98458-bumble-jt66-red_li-w_t1
104.98458-bumble-jt66-red_li-w_t2
104.98458-bumble-jt66-red_li-w_t3
104.98458-bumble-jt66-red_li-w_t4
104.98458-bumble-jt66-red_li-w_t5
104.98458-bumble-jt66-red_li-w_t6
104.98458-bumble-jt66-red_li-w_t7
104.98458-bumble-jt66-red_li-w_t8
serie 2
53.98809-bin_fuse-wb77-round_zi-m-t1
53.98809-bin_fuse-wb77-round_zi-m-t2
53.98809-bin_fuse-wb77-round_zi-m-t3
53.98809-bin_fuse-wb77-round_zi-m-t4
53.98809-bin_fuse-wb77-round_zi-m-t5
53.98809-bin_fuse-wb77-round_zi-m-t6
53.98809-bin_fuse-wb77-round_zi-m-t7
53.98809-bin_fuse-wb77-round_zi-m-t8
53.98809-bin_fuse-wb77-round_zi-m-t9

Needs to be:
first serie must be 12345_1 12345_2 12345_3 etc.
second serie must be 23456_1 23456_2 23456_3 etc.

how do i fix that? I've put all the files in 1 directory

09/10-22 11:18 - edited 09/10-22 11:30

#1 : 12/10-22 13:54

Javier

Posts: 2

Hi guys...

Pretty new to this amazing and powerful program...

I need to move part of the name of a file from the beginning to the end, such as:

Ace of Base - The Sign.mp3

into

The Sign - Ace of Base.mp3

Nothing that I tried worked :-(

Thanks in advance for your help!

:-)

12/10-22 13:54

#1 : 17/10-22 08:26

Conan

Posts: 3

There are the following file names in table 1, i want to get the name in table 2, but i won't write this to run the scriptã€‚
table 1:
werwe_ehgswer_gdg_dfwef.dwg
jl452lk3j4_dfjlksanlwekt5_lafkjwoefng.dwg
awek_dkjflawe_fwe3r2o3nfan_dfklwesdefawebh.dwg
table 2:
werwe_ehgswerf.dwg
jl452lk3j4_dfjlksanlwekt5.dwg
awek_dkjflawe.dwg

17/10-22 08:26 - edited 19/10-22 08:19

#1 : 17/10-22 20:42

HOBBS

Posts: 6

I am using this method <DirName:1> 00<Inc NrDir:1> two zero in front give me folder name three spaces then 00001 one hundred files first folder. the problem is that the second folder goes as follows folder name three spaces then 0001 and every folder after that does 0001
first folder 00001 to 00100
second folder 0001 to 0100
and repeats second folder

ok so after playing around i found out that if any folder has 100 or more files it goes as follows 00001 to 00100 but all folders that have less then 100 files it goes 0001 to 0100,

well someone should fix this, YES I KNOW ABOUT USING RENUMBER BUT THE POINT IS
that NrDir1 should not be limited to how many files are in the folder

sure sure I could be wrong just last week i was wrong 99 times out of 21

17/10-22 20:42 - edited 17/10-22 21:28

#1 : 19/10-22 07:11

Buck Skin

Posts: 4

Thank you for such a wonderful handy program !

19/10-22 07:11 - edited 04/11-22 05:33

#1 : 20/10-22 14:10

Annamaria Cerutti

Posts: 1

Non sono riuscita a rinominare ed a copiare le cartelle in una posizione definita. E' possibile per i file, ma per le cartelle?
In realtà dovrei rinominare e copiare la cartella radice senza le sottocartelle.E' possibile?
Grazie
Annamaria

20/10-22 14:10

#1 : 20/10-22 22:35

Joao Guilherme

Posts: 1

Hello everybody,

I would like some help to create a regular expression that could rename more than 2000 files I have.
I tried to find it on the forum but I couldn't find an expression that worked.

So I have files with the following structures:

Fornecedor - 2013-03-28 - Chaveiro Chavassi - NF 341.pdf
Fornecedor - 2020-09-12 - Assessoria VOIP - NF 1444 Reparo Cameras.pdf
Fornecedor - 2020-10-15 - AG Brasil - NF 10869.pdf
Fornecedor - 2014-07-17 - Rio Branco PapeÌis - NF 256195 - Entrega.pdf
Fornecedor - 2014-05-21 - Rio Branco PapeÌis - NF 249638 - Faturamento.pdf
Fornecedor - 2014-02-13 - Chaveiro Avulso - NF 357.pdf
Fornecedor - 2014-07-17 - Passalaqua PapeÌis - NF 256195 - Entrega.pdf
Fornecedor - 2014-07-17 - Guajajaras - NF 256195.pdf

I want to be able to move the date to before the text " - NF".
So they end up like this:

Fornecedor - Chaveiro Chavassi - 2013-03-28 - NF 341.pdf
Fornecedor - Assessoria VOIP - 2020-09-12 - NF 1444 Reparo Cameras.pdf
Fornecedor - AG Brasil - 2020-10-15 - NF 10869.pdf
Fornecedor - Rio Branco PapeÌis - 2014-07-17 - NF 256195 - Entrega.pdf
Fornecedor - Rio Branco PapeÌis - 2014-05-21 - NF 249638 - Faturamento.pdf
Fornecedor - Chaveiro Avulso - 2014-02-13 - NF 357.pdf
Fornecedor - Passalaqua PapeÌis - 2014-07-17 - NF 256195 - Entrega.pdf
Fornecedor - Guajajaras - 2014-07-17 - NF 256195.pdf

I've several options but I have no luck.

Any suggestions, Can anyone help me with this difficulty?
Thanks in advance!

20/10-22 22:35

#1 : 20/10-22 22:48

Sergio Gomez

Posts: 1

I have 7K files that I have to rename, I have variations of titles, for Example (55160009 x olachea FiliPS 1) & (55160009 x olachea FiliPS 2)
Rename to 55160009 OLACHEA FILIPS 1 & 55160009 OLACHEA FILIPS 2

could be renamed by means of the first code to the list I have in CVS ? that includes the firt code and Name

20/10-22 22:48

#1 : 21/10-22 00:58

DG Bear

Posts: 3

Is there a way to subtract an offset to the video tag information?

I want to change the file name using the video tags but sometimes the hour is incorrect.

For some reason I thought I could use:

<Video Date Year><Video Date Month><Video Date Day>_<Video Date Hour -5><Video Date Min><Video Date Sec>

but <Video Date Hour -5> does not work.

Thanks in advance

21/10-22 00:58

#1 : 21/10-22 15:57

Daniel Gruner

Posts: 5

Hi, I hope the following helps. :)

The script takes the "CreateDate" from exif, looks up a give time offset and normalize it to UTC+0. I recognized that .mov from a Google Photos export was UTC+0 and .heic was UTC+2. This offset made my renaming obsolete. Thats why I developed this script to normalize the dates.

var fileName = item.name;
var createDate = item.exifToolValue("CreateDate");
var offsetTime = item.exifToolValue("OffsetTime");
// var fileName = "IMG_0362.HEIC";
// var createDate = "2022:05:20 17:39:09";
// var offsetTime = "+02:00"

// ISO date: 2009-06-30T18:30:00+02:00

if(!createDate){
return fileName
}

var createDateDate = createDate.split(' ')[0].replace(/:/gm, '-');
var createDateTime = createDate.split(' ')[1];

if(!offsetTime){
offsetTime = "+00:00"
}

// returns 2022-05-22T17:39:09+02:00
var myNewDateString = createDateDate + "T" + createDateTime + offsetTime;

// returns 2022-05-22T15:39:09.000Z (normalized to UTC+0)
var myNormalizedDate = new Date(myNewDateString).toISOString();

// returns 2022-05-22T15:39:09
var finalDateString = myNormalizedDate.split('.')[0].replace(/:/gm, '-')

return finalDateString + ".0Z_" + fileName

21/10-22 15:57 - edited 21/10-22 16:00

#1 : 21/10-22 16:00

Daniel Gruner

Posts: 5

Hallo, ich hoffe, das Folgende hilft. :)

Das Skript nimmt das "CreateDate" aus den Exif-Daten, sucht eine Zeitverschiebung (Time Offset) und normalisiert das Offset auf UTC+0. Ich habe erkannt, dass .mov aus einem Google Fotos-Export UTC+0 war und .heic UTC+2 war. Dieses Offset machte meine Umbenennung unbrauchbar. Deshalb habe ich dieses Skript entwickelt, um die Datums zu normalisieren.

var fileName = item.name;
var createDate = item.exifToolValue("CreateDate");
var offsetTime = item.exifToolValue("OffsetTime");
// var fileName = "IMG_0362.HEIC";
// var createDate = "2022:05:20 17:39:09";
// var offsetTime = "+02:00"

// ISO date: 2009-06-30T18:30:00+02:00

if(!createDate){
return fileName
}

var createDateDate = createDate.split(' ')[0].replace(/:/gm, '-');
var createDateTime = createDate.split(' ')[1];

if(!offsetTime){
offsetTime = "+00:00"
}

// returns 2022-05-22T17:39:09+02:00
var myNewDateString = createDateDate + "T" + createDateTime + offsetTime;

// returns 2022-05-22T15:39:09.000Z (normalized to UTC+0)
var myNormalizedDate = new Date(myNewDateString).toISOString();

// returns 2022-05-22T15:39:09
var finalDateString = myNormalizedDate.split('.')[0].replace(/:/gm, '-')

return finalDateString + ".0Z_" + fileName

21/10-22 16:00

#1 : 21/10-22 16:08

Daniel Gruner

Posts: 5

Hi! I noticed during a Google Photos export that images that were originally .HEIC and then converted to .JPG are still referred to as .HEIC by Google. The same is true for videos (.MP4 files with the filename .MOV). Maybe this has advantages for the Google Photos sync mechanism, but for my backups I want to use the real extensions.

That's why I wrote the following script that looks for the correct extension in the Exif files and renames the files accordingly.

if(!item.exifToolValue("FileTypeExtension")){
return item.ext;
}
if(item.ext.toLowerCase() !== item.exifToolValue("FileTypeExtension").toLowerCase()){
return item.exifToolValue("FileTypeExtension")
}

21/10-22 16:08

#1 : 21/10-22 16:09

Daniel Gruner

Posts: 5

Hallo! Ich habe bei einem Google Fotos-Export festgestellt, dass Bilder, die ursprünglich .HEIC waren und dann in .JPG umgewandelt wurden, von Google immer noch als .HEIC bezeichnet werden. Dasselbe gilt für Videos (.MP4-Dateien mit dem Dateinamen .MOV). Vielleicht hat dies Vorteile für den Synchronisierungsmechanismus von Google Fotos, aber für meine Sicherungskopien möchte ich die echten Erweiterungen verwenden.

Deshalb habe ich das folgende Skript geschrieben, das die richtige Erweiterung in den Exif-Dateien sucht und die Dateien entsprechend umbenennt.

if(!item.exifToolValue("FileTypeExtension")){
return item.ext;
}
if(item.ext.toLowerCase() !== item.exifToolValue("FileTypeExtension").toLowerCase()){
return item.exifToolValue("FileTypeExtension")
}

21/10-22 16:09

#1 : 23/10-22 20:43

Nils

Posts: 3

In the past a named my files YearMonthDay e.g. 20221022_my house dog.
Now I would like to change the format how the date is written into 2022-10-22_my house dog.
With which method can I automatically change the file name?
And how can I do it, when I have the date at the end of the file name: My house dog_20221022?

23/10-22 20:43

#1 : 25/10-22 15:23

Kath

Posts: 10

Hi,
I would like to be able to apply 1 of 2 different AREN templates, based upon whether the filename contains the word " .and. " or " and ".

Filename examples car.and.bike01.jpg, car.and.bike02.jpg, tent.and.bike07.jpg, tent04.jpg

The last example would be for the second AREN template.

I had hoped to use the scripting method, and an If Else statement, but whilst i know a little C++, i am not familiar with JS.

For instance, how to parse filename string and identify "and" ?

So
If (filename contains "and")
{
Apply AREN template 01
}
Else
{
Apply AREN template 02
}

Any help appreciated.

Thanks!

25/10-22 15:23

#1 : 27/10-22 00:16

Mike Lee

Posts: 2

"The Country, City, and State tags use the GPS coordinates to lookup a textual representation of where the picture was taken in an online database containing more than 100,000 cities."

So is Advanced Renamer accessing this database directly from GeoNames, or is the advancedrenamer.com server hosting this database? I only ask for security reasons.

Thank you.

27/10-22 00:16 - edited 27/10-22 00:18

#1 : 29/10-22 16:36

Stefan

Posts: 1

We take photos of eyeglass repairs.

These photos are located in large folders (up to 10000 pictures) sorted by date.

The first photo is the order number for that repair. It is a picture of a black background with numbers. Then follow 10-25 pictures of that repair.
Then comes the next photo of the next order number, etc...

What would be the best quickest way - method - workflow to organize / rename these photos by order number?

At this point the photos are only named by the camera ( IMG_xxx.jpg)

Any help on this is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Stefan

29/10-22 16:36

#1 : 29/10-22 23:54

Michael A Jones

Posts: 2

I need to remove non alpha letters and non numerical numbers.
For example,
I need to change this "Anthony A PU HWOF ♥ βâ™‚i-Gary"
to this
Anthony A PU HWOF Gary
I have searched the forum, but can not find anything suitable.
Thanks for any help you can give.

29/10-22 23:54

#1 : 30/10-22 16:25

Drazen

Posts: 1

I would like to know if there's a way to make application font bigger. It's a bit hard for me to read anything while working in the application in 1920x1080 resolution. Any help would be much appreciated.

30/10-22 16:25

#1 : 30/10-22 22:03

zerowing688

Posts: 1

Using the latest version, in the Rename Folders mode for any folder only the Created Date is displayed and usable. Modified and Access dates are always blank and so unusable.
This happens in Windows10 even when running Advanced Renamer with Administrator privileges.
Double Commander just for example can see and change all folders timestamp attributes not just the Created date.
Can this be fixed ?
Thanks

30/10-22 22:03 - edited 30/10-22 22:06

#1 : 02/11-22 00:38

Crg

Posts: 1

When sorting image files by the "Date Taken" value in the main dashboard, the system is improperly using the "Date Modified" although the original "Date Taken" value exists and can be viewed by reviewing the file properties window in Explorer. And, it is inconsistent, as other files with a new "Date Modified" value are displaying the correct "Date Taken" value. My workaround has been to retain the original name as the order, then hard-code the date in the new name.
(from version 3.85)

02/11-22 00:38

#1 : 02/11-22 23:46

Shaun

Posts: 7

filename (2021_11_15_23_18_18 UTC)
sorry if this was answered before, i no google well

02/11-22 23:46 - edited 02/11-22 23:49

#1 : 05/11-22 08:19

Stephan

Posts: 2

I hope you can help me. I am looking for a way to remove different sequences of digits with 7 digits each from files. The digits to be removed are always completely different and each have an always identical character before (-) and after ( _), so for example like this:

-1234567 _
-2345678 _
-3456789 _
-1538264 _

I want to remove these parts of the file names completely. Can someone please tell me how to do this? Unfortunately I have no idea about Reg Expressions :-(

Thanks!

05/11-22 08:19

#1 : 06/11-22 11:29

Leon

Posts: 2

Hi. New user here. I'm interested in renaming all of my many digital image files.

I've played around with Renamer and I can see how to rename individual folders and how to rename files in individual folders - one folder at a time.

However, is it possible to rename files in lots of folders at the same time, rather than selecting just files in an individual folder, renaming them, then going to the next folder, selecting it's files, renaming them etc.

I hope I've explained that well enough. Thanks.

06/11-22 11:29

#1 : 07/11-22 20:21

Lilla

Posts: 1

I have a series of images of a creek that need to be numbered incrementally. The example below shows what I would like as a result. _001, _002 etc. is added to the end of the file name. (extension is ignored).

Bear creek_001.jpg
Bear creek_002.jpg
Bear creek_003.jpg
Bear creek_004.jpg

Can anyone help me?

07/11-22 20:21

#1 : 08/11-22 09:52

Barry Caldwell

Posts: 1

Hi,

I'm trying to work out how to add an xml key value from the contents of the file to the file itself.
The file has variable length contents so I can't use a predictable start position or length.

How can I read the contents of the file into a string so I can use regular repressions with a capture group to extract the value I'm looking for?
Is the JS implementation in AdvancedRenamer capable of this?

Many thanks, Barry.

08/11-22 09:52

#1 : 08/11-22 15:02

Ryan McGinty

Posts: 4

Does anyone else think it would be nice to be able to right-click on the file list and copy the files into the clipboard? This would make a list of ONLY the source filename, and only the filename itself (not the path):

File1.txt
File2.txt
File3.txt

The primary reason I would like this is because I am constantly saving the list out to a file, then bringing it into my regex tool so I can test regex on the entire list to see what works as expected and what doesn't. While saving the list to a file works, it currently includes the path which I have to manually remove to get the desired outcome. I understand the path needs to be on the saved file list because that is used to load a file list, thus you need a complete path, but my use case needs only the filename and extension.

Anyone else thing this would be useful - or does anyone know of a way to do this using the latest version? I couldn't find a way to do it...

Thanks in advance!

Ryan

08/11-22 15:02

#1 : 10/11-22 20:45

Tucoco

Posts: 7

I have found out in thousands of files i had from downloads from like 1-2 years ago something. The app i used in the past no longer works and now im using other but it download it with a 3 hour difference compared to my old database.

What i need is a way to batch change the hour difference in filenames and in some cases even the day of all my old database.

For example i need to change from this 2021-02-11 11.24.09 -> 2021-02-11 14.24.09
In cases it changes day it need to take that in account automatically:
2020-05-09 21.45.21 -> 2020-05-10 00.45.21

What kind of commands need to add the ARen?

10/11-22 20:45

#1 : 11/11-22 23:11

mrr2ro

Posts: 1

I have many WhatsApp pictures where the creation date is embedded in the filename but NOT in the Exiif Taken / created / digitized date fields, exif information is empty.

Sample Name of Files:
IMG-20191014-WA0005.jpg
IMG-20191014-WA0006.jpg
IMG-20191014-WA0007.jpg
IMG-20191014-WA0008.jpg

I would like to extract / copy the date Year 2019 Month 10 Day 14 and insert / paste it in the Ex-if
as Taken Original data field.

2019:10:14

As you can see the time code is lost as well, but it could just be a sequential number within the same taken date or extracted from the file name from the "WA000*" Pattern or just left blank.

I have tried Exif tool and now advanced rename, but no luck so far.

11/11-22 23:11

#1 : 13/11-22 15:13

gregfwewef

Posts: 2

I have files like this:

File01
File02
File03
File04
File05
File06

I need rename it to this:

File01_Page1
File01_Page2
File02_Page1
File02_Page2
File03_Page1
File03_Page2

How can i do this?

I Use this script

odd = !odd;
var str = odd ? 'Page2' : 'Page1';
var n = 1
return item.newBasename + '_' + str;

to get

File01_Page1
File02_Page2
File03_Page1
File04_Page2
File05_Page1
File06_Page2

But how i can get?

File01_Page1
File01_Page2
File02_Page1
File02_Page2
File03_Page1
File03_Page2

13/11-22 15:13

#1 : 15/11-22 01:16

Thumper Strauss

Posts: 1

I have hundreds of files that were name in this format:

Meeting Minutes (December 14, 2020).pdf
Meeting Minutes (August 24, 2020).pdf
Meeting Minutes (November 9, 2020).pdf

I would like to rename them:

Meeting Minutes 2020-12-14.pdf
Meeting Minutes 2020-08-24.pdf
Meeting Minutes 2020-11-09.pdf

I can figure out how to replace "December" with "12" and so on. And then use the move characters around so that it appears in YYYY-MM-DD format. But there must be a clever way to do that with a script. Is there a way?

15/11-22 01:16

#1 : 20/11-22 06:50

Khang

Posts: 1

I have a folder A that has 10 files, and folder B has 10 files. How can I rename all files in folder A (destination) to be the same as 10 files in folder B (source)?

E.g. folder A has 10 subtitle files (.srt)
01.srt
02.srt
03.srt
...
And folder B has 10 video files (.mp4)
hercules.s01e01.the.wrong.path.ntsc.dvd.dd5.1.x264hi10-lightspeed.mp4
hercules.s01e02.eye.of.the.beholder.ntsc.dvd.dd5.1.x264hi10-lightspeed.mp4
hercules.s01e03.the.road.to.calydon.ntsc.dvd.dd5.1.x264hi10-lightspeed.mp4
...

I need to rename all those subtitle files to match the video file name so the media player can play it automatically, but to do it manually by pressing F2, Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V is quite painful.

20/11-22 06:50 - edited 20/11-22 06:52

#1 : 22/11-22 12:12

mike

Posts: 19

hi,

1/ there was a trick of how to count files packed in the .zip file, but can't find this thread.
Maybe someone can help.

2/ i have the 2 file's name types:

a) <date> px<num>
b) <date>

i want to add px<num> sequence after <date> only when there is no such sequence already, so only in files of type b)

can it be done with one sequence - was trying to play with lookahead bo no success :(
(some explanation would be very welcome) :-)

tia
mike

22/11-22 12:12

#1 : 27/11-22 21:54

Baki UÄŸur

Posts: 10

I have a filegroup of random files. I want to add a word from the end of the line of all files to a certain section, which is the 4th line from the end. However, I was never able to do it. Is there anyone who can help?

Sample;

Xxxx xxx xxxxx 1.0 to Xxxx xxx xxxxx v1.0

27/11-22 21:54

#1 : 28/11-22 22:26

Alex

Posts: 2

Hi,

I'm renaming some JPGs in an effort to eventually sort out duplicates, so I'm thinking to rename the files based on the model of the camera used in the EXIF data and then ad some random numbers to avoid duplicate names.

Some JPGs don't have EXIF data, so if there's not EXIF data then there can be no model, so if there's no model I'd like to add text like "No EXIF data".

So two example JPGs would like this:

Nikon D100 56213211.jpg
No EXIF data 2325254.jpg

Thanks for any help.

The significance of using EXIF data is that I will eventually sort the JPGs into folders based on date taken.

28/11-22 22:26

#1 : 04/12-22 19:45

Alton Spencer

Posts: 6

I've gotten the answer to this before but evidently didn't save the information

I'm looking to change something like:
The Stiff Little Fingers - At The Edge - PMK KARAOKE

to:
Stiff Little Fingers, The - At The Edge - PMK KARAOKE

But it keeps coming out:
Stiff Little Fingers, The - At Edge, The - PMK KARAOKE

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Into the Great Wide Open

Keeps coming out
Tom Petty and Heartbreakers, The - Into Great Wide Open, The

Or, with adjustments, some other incorrect outcome.

Text to be replaced: (The |An |A )(.*?) -
Replace with: \2, \1
Occurrence: 1st (or 'all' but I've tried other options)
Case Sensitive: yes (but I've tried other options)
Use regular expressions: yes (but I've tried other options)

Apply to: Name

Please help me, I'm not too bright. (I'm gonna copy & save this info in case I must reinstall again)
And THANK YOU ahead of time.

04/12-22 19:45

#1 : 05/12-22 02:57

HOBBS

Posts: 6

I help support the program, and asked a question on the forum, and have since been deleted
Why ?

05/12-22 02:57

#1 : 05/12-22 14:25

Jerry Malinar

Posts: 2

Hi !

I use rename method to change standard photo file name (i.e. DJI_0001.jpg) into meaningful and sortable file name (i.e. 2022.12.05_14.21.00.jpg).

<IMG Year>.<IMG Month>.<IMG Day>_<IMG Hour>.<IMG Min>.<IMG Sec>

Unfortunately, the camera didn't jump from summer to winter time, so I have to correct it:
<IMG Year>.<IMG Month>.<IMG Day>_(<IMG Hour>-1).<IMG Min>.<IMG Sec>

Please, help me with syntax (brackets etc.).

Thank You, Jerry

05/12-22 14:25

#1 : 06/12-22 01:02

Bran

Posts: 1

I have done a fair bit of lurking here over the years to figure out questions like this and picked up a bit of regex along the way but this time I need to ask for help.

I'm taking over managment of the family media archive from my late father and I want to change the organization system a bit for the sake of my brain but I'm not sure how to do what I'm trying to this time.

I have a bunch of home movies that follow the following naming scheme: occasion.##.##.##.[FamilyMemberFirstName].[FamilyMemberLastName].(a bunch of other words I'd like to remove with periods between them such as the model of camera the video was taken in that my father used to sort his archive).[360p or 480p or 720p or 1080p or 2160p].mp4

For example one file is named: Christmas.19.12.25.Bill.Jones.PanSonic.Lumix.DMC.G-85.10.2160p.mp4

I'd like to remove the chacacters between Jones. and .2160p.mp4 but the names vary in length and final chacacter so the only way I can think to do it would be to remove all characters between the 6th period (which always coinsides with the end of the last name) and the resolution number.

I am happy to do multiple passes to cover each resolution [for example only removing the characters between the 6th period and 1080p.mp4 and then repeating the process for the other resolution numbers] but I don't know to target that character set.

Does anyone have a suggestion that might help me out? I know this is a super strange & specific request but I'm at a loss on how to implement it myself.

06/12-22 01:02

#1 : 06/12-22 05:36

kar

Posts: 2

can we add the actions has a script file

06/12-22 05:36

#1 : 06/12-22 14:07

Vipps75

Posts: 7

Hi, first question here on forum, I'm the rookie on this...

I have uploaded a lot of media files from my iPhone to my cloud storage, and then tried to rename them with this:
"<Year Created>-<Month Created>-<Day Created> <Hour Created>.<Min Created>.<Sec Created> (<Inc Nr:1>)"

BUT I only get today's info on all files and not the actual creation information that I can find in ex: MediaInfo and check "com.apple.quicktime.creationdate" and that's where the real creation information is stored.

HOW do I write to rename all files to its Original creation date and time?

Please guide me step by step.

THX in advance for an answer.

06/12-22 14:07

#1 : 07/12-22 14:38

John

Posts: 15

Is there any possibility of using an sqlite3 DB from an Advanced Renamer Javascript scipt?

07/12-22 14:38

#1 : 07/12-22 16:33

Paul Panther

Posts: 7

Hi. Any news to this?
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=5376

I have a ton of folders, which all of them contain a subfolder called previews. Or is there a different way to filter the folder "previews" in the add folders method? Filtering by file extensions or name is not possible here.

Folder1
- sub1
- previews

Folder2
- sub xyz
- previews

07/12-22 16:33

#1 : 08/12-22 12:18

Flip Aus

Posts: 3

Hi Folks,

I have some photos to rename and the meta datas hours are wrong by one hour. I am working with Substrings since the date of modifiying is not the right one.

On Example:
PXL_20221002_120005341.jpg

Formula:
<Substr:5:4>-<Substr:9:2>-<Substr:11:2> <Substr:14:2>.<Substr:16:2>.<Substr:18:2>

New Name:
2022-10-02 12.00.53

But the right time in this case would be 13.00.53 (equals 1pm)

Can I add a +1 tp the Substring <Substr:14:2>?

Thanks ahead.

Flip

08/12-22 12:18

#1 : 09/12-22 05:58

jck

Posts: 2

Hello, I use AR v3.88 and I would like to disable the video analysis when importing .mp4 files,

So I checked in the preferences 'Don't analyse video metadata':
https://i.vgy.me/L5TXAu.png

But then after import, it start to analyse the files :
https://i.vgy.me/vpA214.png

And in my case it makes the program stuck for a very long time.
So it seems this feature is broken. Anyone also reported this?

09/12-22 05:58 - edited 09/12-22 06:10

#1 : 09/12-22 16:30

PatchesRips

Posts: 1

I think AR is great and recently I've been using it to rename photos using their geotag information. In fact, it's why I licensed my copy. But I've noticed the method seems to fail for what appears to be older photos, even though they have geotag information embedded in them. I have a rule that renames photos like this:

<GPS City> <GPS Lat> <GPS Lng> <Img Year><Img Month><Img Day>_<Img Hour><Img Min><Img Sec>

This works for most, but not all, JPGs. A typical result will be:

Oakville 43.4595 -79.7848 20200916_154645.jpg

The filename keeps its date and time information, and prefixes the geographic and lat-long information. But it doesn't always seem to work. Some older photos (this one from 2009) end up named things like:

0.0000 0.0000 20090418_121744 0401.jpg

This is in spite of the photo having the following in EXIF:

GPS
Altitude Ref Sea Level
Altitude 170.0000
Longitude Ref West
Longitude 79° 47' 14.20"
Latitude Ref North
Latitude 43° 27' 25.40"

However, newer photos that successfully get renamed (like the one mentioned in the first instance) have something like the following EXIF:

GPS
Latitude Ref North
Latitude 43° 27' 34.14"
Longitude Ref West
Longitude 79° 47' 5.10"
Altitude Ref Sea Level
Altitude 128.1000
TimeStamp 19 46 45
Processing Method ASCII
Date Stamp 2020:09:16

I don't understand why AR is picking up info from what appears to be exactly the same tags in the latter instance, but not the former. Is there anything that can be done to rectify this?

09/12-22 16:30

#1 : 10/12-22 16:07

Richard Schneider

Posts: 2

Hey,
I have a folder of pictures with pictures (name is irrelevant), which I want to name as following:
S1_L1
S2_L1
S3_L1
S1_L2
S2_L2
S3_L2
S1_L3
...

I tried to script it like this:

var object_id;
var layer_number;
var i;

if ((index - 1) % 3 = 0) {
object_id = '1';
i = index + 2
} else {
if ((index - 2) % 3 = 0) {
object_id = '2';
i = index + 1
} else {
object_id = '3';
i = index
}
layer_number = Integer.toString(i);

return 'S' + object_id + '_L' + layer_number;
}

If include the last } i get the error 'invalid lvalue' if I exclude it, I get a parse-error. Where is my mistake?
Many thanks in advance!
Kindly,
Richard

10/12-22 16:07

#1 : 11/12-22 03:14

Singapore

Posts: 3

Is it possible to rename the img file using metadata from the associated xmp file?

For instant, my subject tag is saved within the xmp file.

Image 1.jpg
Image 1.xmp (metadata of Monkey is inside here)

I want to rename Image 1 to Monkey.

Is this possible?

11/12-22 03:14

#1 : 14/12-22 07:56

hardy

Posts: 3

Hi,

I need to add the video creation time to the file name, but the time obtained through mediainfo is 8 hours different from my time zone.

file name: VID_20210130_112311.mp4
media creat time: 2021_01_30 03_23_29

I want to convert the time to this format: 2021-1-30&11-23-29

I found a script here, but there is an error on line 4.
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=11037
~ Invalid input pre script: uncaught: 'invalid return(line 4)' ~

I modified the script appropriately to match the format of mediaiinfo.

//
match = item.name.match(/^(.*)(\d{4}_\d{2}_\d{2}) (\d{2})_(\d{2})_(\d{2})$/);
epoch = Date.parse(match[2] + 'T' + match[3] + ':' + match[4] + ':' + match[5]);
date = new Date(epoch + 8 * 3600000);
return match[1]
+ date.getFullYear()
+ "-" + ("0" + (date.getMonth() + 1)).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getDate()).slice(-2)
+ "&" + ("0" + date.getHours()).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getMinutes()).slice(-2)
+ "-" + ("0" + date.getSeconds()).slice(-2);
//

Thanks.

I uploaded the script screenshot:
https://i.ibb.co/FDVj1T1/20221214193412.jpg

14/12-22 07:56 - edited 14/12-22 12:53

#1 : 18/12-22 17:38

Mr Guy

Posts: 1

I searched and saw someone else had question. However the response wasn't helpful at all.

I hate traversing a tree to find a folder to add items to work on especially when it's got a huge amount of folders and the application hangs for several seconds why it populates the tree... then you have to scroll down to find your folder somewhere in the branches... oh and good luck if you accidently hit the arrow key to close the top folder... now you get to start all over again!

It's the most tedious, frustrating thing about adding files to work on especially when it would be instantaneous if you could just paste the path that you are working on!

I have supported the dev by purchasing a license and think this application is very helpful for renumbering/renaming folders and files but for the love of all that is holy would you please add an option to past the working directory path for directories!!!

searched post:
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=3958

18/12-22 17:38

#1 : 19/12-22 23:59

Jim

Posts: 2

Not sure if this software is even still under development or if the forums are monitored anymore, but I have a request for a modification of this setting.

The main reason I've switched to AR is for the TV renaming feature, since it's so much easier having it look up names from the online database. The main problem I have with this, though, is that show names often have unsupported characters in them, hence the need for the "Replace unsupported with" option. Unfortunately, only allowing one blanket replacement character for all unsupported characters is far from ideal, because then all of them become that one character and it can't be distinguished what it's supposed to be.

I use various characters in filenames to represent unsupported ones: ? -> _, * -> +, " -> '', etc. The only way I've been able to sort of use the correct characters is to make regex rules, some that are a bit complicated, to take a best guess at what the original character was based on the context. While I've managed to have it use the correct character most of the time, there will always be situations that it's wrong, and also just having to make so many extra, complex rules is a pain. It would be much easier and more accurate if the program allowed me to specify which characters to use to replace which unsupported ones, so when it's pulling the names from the database, it would for example automatically replaces a ? with a _ and an * with a +.

19/12-22 23:59

#1 : 20/12-22 19:36

Chris L

Posts: 1

It seems like this should be a really easy function to do, however I cannot figure out how to accomplish this.

I have a top level directory with many sub directories. There are probably hundreds of nested folders going down 3,4,5 levels deep.

I have my method added, and the directory ... but it appears the application does not automatically traverse all the directories down to each lowest path.

Anyone know how to accomplish this?

20/12-22 19:36

#1 : 20/12-22 19:48

Jackie Sandberg

Posts: 3

I am trying to rename a photo using a .csv file to replace the names on the photos. I want to know if there is a way to load a list of photos by their names, ex: 123.jpg, 345.jpg, 456.jpg and so on. Then create a csv file that has that number associated with a person's name. I think I can do this but the photos have to be in the exact order as their associated number on the csv file. I want to know if Advanced Renamer can "match" the numbers and then replace the name with the name that I have assigned to the associated number. I hope that makes sense.

20/12-22 19:48

#1 : 22/12-22 11:07

JaqoBravo

Posts: 5

Hello,
I been using advanced renamer for some years now and I like to ask if the following naming is possible

1- how to rename new files with numbering sequence after existing sequence?
example:
in a folder called "D:\project1\" I have the following files already:
project1-art1.jpg
project1-art2.jpg
project1-art3.jpg

then in the subfolder called "D:\project1\newart" I have the following files already:
sagasgsdhsdfgk.jpg
werhfncbvdhjgdf.jpg
sdfbcncbmvncmc.jpg

I want to rename those unamed files with the same as the ones above and move them from "D:\project1\newart" to the parent directory "D:\project1\"

so it would be
project1-art4.jpg
project1-art5.jpg
project1-art6.jpg

I have this scenario for thousands of folders (project1, project2, etc.) and their "art" subfolders so I want Advanced Renamer to detect if there is already files in the parent directory and detect the last number in the file name, rename the files in the subfolder with the same sequence and move them to the parent directory

I know that I can use something like <DirName:1><Inc NrDir:x> where I need to change x based on how many art I already have, but that would be a lot of manual change work to achieve this for this huge number of folders.

2- how to add folders with specific name?

so in this case I have another huge collection of folders and subfolders with different names. I only want to add the subfolders with the name "newcollection" to Advanced Renamer so I can rename them something else.

I know I can use Windows Explorer to search for them, but due to huge amount of folders, it takes a lot of time and I am afraid of errors due to manual search and select of folders

I hope these issues are understandable and can be solved

thanks in advance

22/12-22 11:07 - edited 22/12-22 11:10

#1 : 22/12-22 21:24

Juan

Posts: 1

Hello, this is my first post.

I am a relatively new user of Advanced Renamer. I last used it when Google Photos took over my phone Gallery and deleted a bunch of pics from the device. I had to restore, and I lost all file date info - but I was able to restore the file dates from EXIF data. Genial!

My suggestion is about the folder selector that appears when I add a directory to the current batch by Add -> Directories. I think it would be good to have a text field where we could write the directory path. Pasting a copied path in that field would save a good bit of tree expansion and mouse clicking to get to deeply nested folders.

Thanks for reading!

22/12-22 21:24

#1 : 24/12-22 11:08

JaqoBravo

Posts: 5

Hi,

I discovered strange behavior when renaming files with sequence numbers per folder

I have files in directories like so

TV_Show
TV_Show_S01
Part 1.txt
Part 2.txt
Part 3.txt
Part 4.txt
TV_Show_S02
Part 5.txt
Part 6.txt
Part 7.txt
Part 8.txt

what I wanted to do is using this formula
<DirName:1>E<Inc NrDir:1>_Part<Inc NrDir:1>

so that the files will be renamed like
TV_Show
TV_Show_S01
TV_Show_S01E01_Part01
TV_Show_S01E02_Part02
TV_Show_S01E03_Part03
TV_Show_S01E04_Part04
TV_Show_S02
TV_Show_S02E01_Part01
TV_Show_S02E02_Part02
TV_Show_S02E03_Part03
TV_Show_S02E04_Part04

but what happened is that Advanced Renamer is renaming them with even and odd Inc for some reason so they appear like this

TV_Show
TV_Show_S01
TV_Show_S01E01_Part02
TV_Show_S01E03_Part04
TV_Show_S01E05_Part06
TV_Show_S01E07_Part08
TV_Show_S02
TV_Show_S02E01_Part02
TV_Show_S02E03_Part04
TV_Show_S02E05_Part06
TV_Show_S02E07_Part08

I cannot see anything in my formula that leads to this behavior so I made it on two steps to make it work one step did this formula
<DirName:1>E<Inc NrDir:1>_Part

then closed the software opened again and add the files then used this formula
<Name><Inc NrDir:1>

it worked but I do not think this should be a two times work

regards

24/12-22 11:08

#1 : 24/12-22 12:17

Jim

Posts: 1

Hi

I'm a new user of advanced renamer and wonder if it could solve this issue.

I have a bunch of mp3 files that have no ID3 tags.

However they are named in the following pattern:

track. artist - title
eg 01. The Beatles - Two Of Us

I was wondering if the filename parts could be copied into the the appropriate metadata fields.

This is the opposite of file renaming but I'm hoping it can be done.

TIA

24/12-22 12:17

#1 : 25/12-22 20:26

peshawa

Posts: 2

i want to import files with paths inside the csv file

how should i write the paths to the files !
i used this method ... > column 1 (orginal file name) - column 2 (new name) - column 3 (paths)

but it didn't work !! ðŸ˜¥

its amazing app but i don't know how to use this feautres

thanks for your help

25/12-22 20:26

#1 : 25/12-22 20:30

peshawa

Posts: 2

how to write path of the file inside a csv file ?

25/12-22 20:30

#1 : 27/12-22 03:56

JonSmith

Posts: 2

I have folders
Folder A, Folder B, Folder C

Each file contains the same files
File1, File2, File3

I would like a folder count, appended to the filename. If it is the first folder, append 1. If it is the second folder. Append 2. Or a serialize function where it only increases count, on folder change.

New files would be
01 File1, 01 File2, 01 File3
02 File1, 02 File2, 02 File3
03 File1, 03 File2, 03 File3

You guys seem VERY responsive in your support. So. Might as well ask

27/12-22 03:56

#1 : 27/12-22 17:00

Mike Adler

Posts: 1

I cannot seem to get the <Video Codec> tag work on H264 and H265 files. Has anyone gotten this to work? Using ver 3.88. Really hate to use another re-namer just for video files.

27/12-22 17:00

#1 : 29/12-22 20:38

Jogen

Posts: 2

Have hundreds of folders with files in them.

D:\Documents\Project001\FolderA
FileA.txt
FileB.txt
FileC.txt
D:\Documents\Project001\FolderB
FileA.txt
FileB.txt
FileC.txt

....

Would like to have all files inside each folder to "start" with the filder name:

D:\Documents\Project001\FolderA
FodlerA-FileA.txt
FodlerA-FileB.txt
FodlerA-FileC.txt
D:\Documents\Project001\FodlerB-
FodlerB-FileA.txt
FodlerB-FileB.txt
FodlerB-FileC.txt

Any ideas? Many thanks!

29/12-22 20:38

#1 : 31/12-22 04:04

Kevin Ludwig

Posts: 2

When I use Advance Renamer 3.88, it is removing the Exif information from the Date Taken Field, GPS Location, GPS Accuracy and probably others..

It is completely blanking it out.

Is there a way to preserve this information so it doesn't remove it upon renaming?

31/12-22 04:04 - edited 31/12-22 04:11

#1 : 31/12-22 09:49

Gayatri

Posts: 1

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31/12-22 09:49

#1 : 31/12-22 11:39

Patrick

Posts: 1

When you load the files from a USB connection, its showing the path as C:\program files\AdvancedRanamer\ although the files are in the USB location phone location?

When you try to rename, it shows error than files not found on c:\program files\AdvancedRenamer

How can you get around this without having to copy everything to the local machine again?

31/12-22 11:39

#1 : 31/12-22 13:20

Jim Broderick

Posts: 1

Is there some way to remove the hyphen from a group of file names?
The hyphen is not in the same spot for each file.
The hyphen is in a random spot in each file.

31/12-22 13:20

#1 : 31/12-22 15:30

Posts: 1

Hi there,

I've got some files I want to rename. They all contain 1 date, one or a few words, a counter, the old filename, an underscore, date, counter, time. See three examples below.

April 29 apple 01 blablabla bla blabla_220429_0020_1532u
May 04 carrot 03 random old filename_220504_0013_1215u
June 07 apple pie 03 old filename to remove_220607_0001_1317u

The length of the old filename can be anything, the same goes for the text between the date and the counter in the beginning. The last part, from the first underscore till the final 'u' always has the same length.

I want to remove the old filename and the underscore. New filenames should look like:
April 29 apple 01 220429_0020_1532u
May 04 carrot is stupid 03 220504_0013_1215u
June 07 apple pie 03 220607_0001_1317u

Can anyone of you help?
Thanks a lot.

Jeroen

31/12-22 15:30 - edited 31/12-22 16:03

#1 : 03/01-23 16:40

L B

Posts: 74

I want to replace the date created of TV shows I have downloaded with the date the episode was aired. I have no idea how to go about it.

There is TV episode tags available for year, month, and day of TV shows, but I have no idea how to incorporate them in the TimeStamp method.

The only way out it seems is to first add the info to the filename, and then change the created date using that pattern. But I do not want to mess with the filenames, making this a 3 step process :
1. Add the Date to filename
2. Apply the date to Created Date using TimeStamp method
3. Remove the Date from filename

I am hoping someone more experienced than me is able to give a more elegant solution.

03/01-23 16:40

#1 : 05/01-23 12:00

Theo

Posts: 1

I have a lot of files. Example:

Test01
Test02
Test03
Preview01
Preview02
Preview03
Done01
Done02
Done03

I need to split this files into folders creating and separating by first part of the name. Like this:

Test
| - Test01
| - Test02
| - Test03
Preview
| - Preview01
| - Preview02
| - Preview03
Done
| - Done01
| - Done02
| - Done03

Always the first X chars are common that I want to move into a folder. Like an example:
MAP23-01XXXXXX.PNG
MAP23-01XXX.PNG
MAP25-02XXXXXXXX.PNG
MAP25-02XXX.PNG

All I need is to group this files into folders, removing useless variables to crate a folder and insert files correspondent in this folder, like:
MAP23-01
MAP25-02

I already try: Used a script to create and move each file in a folder that has the same name, and than rename a folder to merge, like this:
MAP23-01XXXXXX
- MAP23-01XXXXXX.PNG
MAP23-01XXX
- MAP23-01XXX.PNG
MAP25-02XXXXXXXX
- MAP25-02XXXXXXXX.PNG
MAP25-02XXX
- MAP25-02XXX.PNG

Than, my idea was to rename this folders, leaving inicial X chars and merge then. But... All rename softwares that I tried, dont merge the folder, append a number or gave an error, leaving like this:
MAP23-01
- MAP23-01XXXXXX.PNG
MAP23-01(1)
- MAP23-01XXX.PNG
MAP25-02
- MAP25-02XXXXXXXX.PNG
MAP25-02(1)
- MAP25-02XXX.PNG

The problem is that I have so many files to organize into folders. And I need to organize manually.... I tested move batch mode from advanced renamer, but I fail it.

05/01-23 12:00

#1 : 06/01-23 09:46

Jan

Posts: 3

Hello,

I'm trying to set up a renaming script, unfortunately without sucess.

Problem:
I have about 3500 files, named from 0.png to 3499.png. I would like to rename them so that the last 210 pngs (3389 to 3499) are called now 0.png to 210.png and the rest is starting at 211 up to 3499 again.

So:
0 --> 211
1 --> 212
...
3389 --> 0
3390 -->1
...
3498 -->209
3499 --> 210

It should be easily be done with an if condition.

if x < 3500 - 210 then rename to 0, 1, 2
if x >= 3500 - 210 then 211, 212 etc

Unfortunately, I dont get the synthax wiht JavaScript to work. Can you help me?

Thank you very much!
BR Jan

06/01-23 09:46

#1 : 08/01-23 02:36

L B

Posts: 74

I am comfortable enough with RegEx, at least in the scope of using them within ARen.

But either ARen does not support it, or I have no idea how to incorporate applying a method to all files that DO NOT match a pattern.

For example, I have a lot of files that match the pattern (\w+-\d{4}) and a few that do not and I want to add an underscore at the start of the files that do not match the pattern.

I tried [^(\w+-\d{4})] but ARen gives an "Invalid Reg Ex" error.

Now, I know I can filter out the files matching the pattern while loading files into ARen by entering the pattern at the Add Folder Dialogue Box and ticking 'Not Matching', but then I would have to enter this pattern every time I need to do this, and day after day, it gets really old.

If there is a way to save it as a method, then it makes things easier. I know I am being a little lazy, but I am also being practical, I believe.

Anyway, any help in entering NOT RegEx expressions in a method would be greatly appreciated.

08/01-23 02:36

#1 : 09/01-23 10:29

K. Massler

Posts: 1

Hi,
I have problems using a csv file to rename my files when there are files with same filenames but different extensions.
e.g. this correct csv-file:

Old filename;New filename
123456.edrw;NEW_123456.edrw
123456.SLDDRW;NEW_123456.SLDDRW
390041.edrw;NEW_390041.edrw
390041.eprt;NEW_390041.eprt
390041.TIF;NEW_390041.TIF

leads to this incorrect result:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kgonvyQNJleuo5j SHhYoA43ZZ-uzQidp/view?usp=sharing

I have no Idea what to do!

09/01-23 10:29

#1 : 10/01-23 19:53

Steve Schneider

Posts: 1

I'm organizing a photo library (about 45,000 images) my first pass at renaming gave good results with <Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day>-<RSubstr:1:8>, but there were more files that had been renamed manually or resized so rather than getting something like 2022-01-30-IMG_5678.jpg, I get ----abcdefgh.jpg. All these files appear to have last modified dates so I would like to have a script that uses the modified date if the create date does not exist. It would be really cool if the script could also modify the tag so the <Img Year>-<Img Month>-<Img Day> are reset to the modified date values.

10/01-23 19:53

#1 : 13/01-23 12:12

Emily

Posts: 8

Hi,

I'm sorry that I don't know regular expressions but we have hundreds of files all named in a similar way to the following. 'code' 'space' 'hypen' 'space' 'description of product'.jpg

e.g:
12345ABC - Large Red Shirt.jpg

I need them all to just be 'code'.jpg
e.g.
12345ABC.jpg

How to I remove everything between (and including) the first space to the end of the product description please?

Many thanks in advance.

13/01-23 12:12

#1 : 14/01-23 16:35

Mr Jay-Asher Francis Morgan

Posts: 1

Hi.

Sorry, pretty new at this.

I have renamed about 50000 images into format "yyyymmdd_hhmmss", but have come to realise that one camera that was used had the incorrect date and time set. I need to add 347 days and 12 hours onto each picture. I'm not to interested in changing the EXIF data, just the file name.

EG. 20150129_023400.jpg should be 20160111_143400.jpg

Can any one point me in the right direction?

Thank you

14/01-23 16:35

#1 : 14/01-23 18:04

Jacob

Posts: 1

Maybe a button that just saves the method list as a new file as [year-month-date-hour-minute-sec].aren in the documents folder or something.
Only reason I ask is because sometimes explorer gets funky when it's been open awhile with a lot of folders too. I assume it's explorer since the current save method list opens file explorer to save .aren files.

Backstory: This doesn't happen all the time but it's happened twice where I've made a lot of changes and go to save the method list as an .aren file but when I double click my existing .aren file that stores all my current methods, It pops the dialog up "DEFAULTMETHODS.aren already exists. Do you want to replace it?" without the [Yes][No] buttons at the bottom, I tried spam clicking where they would be, I tried enter/space to press yes or no, I tried tab to select yes or no before entering, I tried alt + y and alt + n to select it, I tried ctrl + w, alt+f4, esc and other stuff to try to close the dialog box but nothing happens, I tried spamming the keyboard but nothing helps it either and it just locks the explorer window and advancedrenamer window so the only thing I can do is kill it in task manager.

(Also incredible program)

14/01-23 18:04

#1 : 16/01-23 09:41

John

Posts: 1

Are there any plans to add a 'Date aquired' option. This is an attribute available in Windows explorer and useful for sorting movies (with random names) in the order taken. It would be very useful to replace the randome names with the date aquired. Thanks for a great app.

16/01-23 09:41

#1 : 16/01-23 16:53

Max

Posts: 4

My problem is the following: I want to move text parts, with "swap" I can't get it done.
Source: Series Name 01 - Author Name - Title Name
Result: Series Name 01 - Title Name - Author Name
The number of words between the separators " - " is different

16/01-23 16:53 - edited 16/01-23 17:35

#1 : 20/01-23 20:53

Dennis L.

Posts: 1

Hello!
i got 2 diffrent questions
1. I want to change a random specified word with my current first word (for example:"eat" "drink" "sleep") thats my randomlist

for example current filename - "play is my life.png"
now i want a random name for this

3 options are possible
(possible after filenames):

"eat is my life.png"
"drink is my life.png"
"sleep is my life.png"

2. I want to remove every words thats dont begin with the second word with a "#"

for example: current name :
"Video #eat #sleep #train #learn #play #TELEVISION 8 ï½œ watch #concentrate #watch #drive.mp4"

and i want: "Video #eat #sleep #train #learn #play #concentrate #watch #drive.mp4"

20/01-23 20:53 - edited 20/01-23 21:04

#1 : 28/01-23 15:29

Max

Posts: 4

With
Replace: \d
with: <Inc Nr:01>
I do not get the desired result, I want to put the zero before different digits:
File 3
File 5
File 6
File 9
The result should look like this:
File 03
File 05
File 06
File 09
"File" is a text of different length

28/01-23 15:29

#1 : 29/01-23 00:36

Gustavo Rezende

Posts: 1

Hello,

I really like the software. It's full of options!
But I was trying to sort the video files by length to rename them from the shortest to the longest, in that order, adding numbers to the filenames (001, 002, 003...) and I didn't find the option in the columns section.

Is there an alternative way to do it?

Thank you!

29/01-23 00:36 - edited 29/01-23 00:45

#1 : 30/01-23 00:35

Gernot

Posts: 2

Hi all,

I've just tried AR to solve a specific problem.

The task:
I have years of photos saved with the date somewhere in the middle of the file name, e.g. ...[20150129]...JPG . To match my current naming convention I want to move this part to the front.

The problem:
I'd thought the move method would get me there, but not as I expected.
I defined the starting point with \s(?=[^\[\s]*\[) (white space before the [ ) -> works.
Target is ^ -> works.
What doesn't work is a regular expression as pattern length. I tried \[.+\] which should do the trick, but no dice, no reaction at all. It does work with numbers, though, which solves my problem. But why is AR ignoring my regex there?

30/01-23 00:35

#1 : 31/01-23 13:14

ThanosAtha

Posts: 1

F9 hotkey does not work if the program isn't active window, so it's a little difficult to work... It would be easier for the hotkeys to work above every active window!

31/01-23 13:14

#1 : 01/02-23 17:22

Mocha

Posts: 2

Hi, guys and gals. Need some help here, thanks for reading and assists.

I try to rename a bunch of files, with some emojis on the filename.

Example: 1234 ðŸ˜‹♥ •ä¸€äºŒä¸‰å›› 1
to
Result: 1234 ä¸€äºŒä¸‰å›› 1

I try some method I found on forum.
Remove pattern: [^ a-z0-9]
Use regular expressions

But it will remove the Chinese/ Japanese words too. (Became 1234 1)

How to just remove emojis ONLY, instead of remove emojis and Chinese/ Japanese words?

I need some method for just remove EMOJIS.

Can somebody help?

01/02-23 17:22 - edited 01/02-23 17:23

#1 : 02/02-23 17:02

Sorin

Posts: 1

I have these names:

2022-06-2022.jpg
2022-06-2022.mp4
2022-06-2022.mp4
2022-06-2022.mp4

if I press add number on collision I get:

2022-06-2022.jpg
2022-06-2022_001.mp4
2022-06-2022_002.mp4
2022-06-2022_003.mp4

but I want:

2022-06-2022_01.jpg
2022-06-2022_02.mp4
2022-06-2022_03.mp4
2022-06-2022_04.mp4

Is it possibile?

02/02-23 17:02

#1 : 02/02-23 17:24

Joy

Posts: 6

I want to batch rename folders to a single folder.

Example.

FOLDER_NAME_A rename to FOLDER_NAME
FOLDER_NAME_B rename to FOLDER_NAME
FOLDER_NAME_C rename to FOLDER_NAME

I tried to use RENAME with <Subst:1:11>

BUT I CAME UP WITH RED ALERTS (Possibility of Multiple Files with the same name)
so I turned on file collision rule and append number but the result is this:

FOLDER_NAME_A rename to FOLDER_NAME_001
FOLDER_NAME_B rename to FOLDER_NAME_002
FOLDER_NAME_C rename to FOLDER_NAME_003

Please help. Thanks.

02/02-23 17:24

#1 : 02/02-23 17:38

Marco

Posts: 2

Hello guys,

I need your help with renaming my folder names.....

Source: 2020 DTM 8 BMW ORLEN Team ART

Should be: DTM 2020 8 BMW ORLEN Team ART

But the "DTM" could also have 3 to 10 characters

I am really clueless at the moment.

Thank you!!!

02/02-23 17:38

#1 : 03/02-23 17:07

Todd S

Posts: 1

Hi guys,

I'm stumped on this basic renumbering situation. I'm trying to add a numbered item into a list of files with existing numbers and I keep getting the "Possibility of multiple files with same name" error, even though the New Filename column shows the correct numbering I want. The new file I want to insert as -06 is currently labelled as -00.

https://imgur.com/a/KqLLSTT

What am I doing wrong?

03/02-23 17:07

#1 : 04/02-23 06:41

Rikard Ã–sterman

Posts: 1

I've just stumbled upon this great program, but I just don't understand all these regular expressions and stuff. I've been looking at the forum but still don't understand how to solve my problem.

Is there a way to NOT change, or to protect the last part of a filename, when using the "New Name" feature ?

Example: "Light_IC1848_300.0s_Bin1_20230202-220946_-19.9C_0001.fit"

I want to change the first part, but the "-19.9C_0001.fit" should always stay the same as the original.
The total length of the filename is not always the same.

"I_want_to_change_this_part_but_not_the_last_part-19.9C_0001.fit"

04/02-23 06:41 - edited 04/02-23 07:09

#1 : 05/02-23 05:17

astrolove815

Posts: 1

Hello.
No matter how much I search, it doesn't come out, so I'm writing it down.

File name only contains numeric characters. I'm going to add a number here.

Example)
1999.jpg -> 2999.jpg

I've tried everything in the script, but I haven't been able to get the results I want.
I beg you very much.

05/02-23 05:17

#1 : 06/02-23 12:28

Paolo Mattera

Posts: 1

Greetings,
I would need to automatically rename in a series of subfolders in which there are images and each folder should start from number 1. How can I speed up the time using a command line execution?

HI
P.M.

06/02-23 12:28

#1 : 06/02-23 20:30

Ervin

Posts: 17

How to I delete/remove everything left of a character filename? such as a hyphen with multiple hyphens on the filename?

06/02-23 20:30

#1 : 06/02-23 20:42

Ervin

Posts: 17

Is there a way to move files into the same folder when a word matches in its filename?

06/02-23 20:42

#1 : 06/02-23 22:49

Dave Franks

Posts: 5

I have a directory with pics and videos. I would like the output filename and path to reflect the date/time they were taken (not creation date of the file).

If I have IMG_1234.JPG and MVI_5678.MP4 I would like them copied/renamed to:

z:\Pictures\YYYY\MM\DD\YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_IMG_1234.JPG
z:\Pictures\YYYY\MM\DD\YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_MRI_5678.MP4

I got the name to change with:
NEW NAME <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> <name>.<Ext>
REMOVE PATTERN _
REPLACE space with _

I have not figured out how to change the output folder using DateTimeOrig. I can only change it to the file date which is not what I need. I can put <ExifTool:DateTimeOriginal> in the output path but the format is "YYYY_MM_DD HH_MM_SS". How do I get the path to be z:\Pictures\YYYY\MM\DD? I really want to be able to edit the path similar to the way I edit the name.

06/02-23 22:49

#1 : 09/02-23 16:01

Roger Bridgman

Posts: 1

When running the following command, I get the following errors:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Advanced Renamer\arenc.exe" -e "\CSIeSafeDFX\1 Move Previous Day Files to Archive with New Name.aren" -t files -i \CSIeSafeDFX\nCino_Filelist.txt -m move -d \CSIeSafeDFX\archive

Items: 8 files
Methods: 2 - list, rename
Batch Mode: Move

Result: Unknown Error: Access is denied, "e:\csidataextracts\ncino_extract_loans_open-closed.csv" -> "e:\csiesafedfx\archive\ncino_extract_loans_open-closed.01-06-2023.csv"

Any ideas why I would be getting access is denied?

09/02-23 16:01 - edited 09/02-23 17:26

#1 : 10/02-23 13:24

Hunny Oylia

Posts: 2

Hello,
I try to add color codes to lots of files following this:

ORIGINAL FILE NAMES:
123-222330-blue-34.jpg
123-222335-blue-34.jpg
123-222334-night-blue-34.jpg
123-222333-night-blue-34.jpg
123-222335-blue-denim-34.jpg
123-222336-blue-denim-34.jpg

CHANGE INTO:
123-222330-117-blue-34.jpg
123-222335-117-blue-34.jpg
123-222334-226-night-blue-34.jpg
123-222333-226-night-blue-34.jpg
123-222335-331-blue-denim-34.jpg
123-222336-331-blue-denim-34.jpg

When I use replace list, I get files like "123-222334-night-117-blue-34.jpg", I didn't find the right method yet. I hope somebody can help me!

10/02-23 13:24

#1 : 17/02-23 10:32

Daniel Santos

Posts: 1

Hello,

We are trying to open our firewall to allow the registration of our commercial license.

We get an "Error communicating with the server" when we try to register the license.

We want to know what is the FQDN of the remote server ARen.exe communicates with to register the license. Then we can create a firewall rule to allow our hosts to communicate with your server.

Thanks in advance,

Daniel

17/02-23 10:32

#1 : 17/02-23 20:45

Felipe

Posts: 1

I have to rename a lot of archives with the same beginning but diferent name.
Example

001 - 5678.jpg
001Kidplaying.rar
002 - 7890.jpg
002Girlplaying.rar

And the result I want to get is:

001 - 5678.jpg
001 - 5678.rar
002 - 7890.jpg
001 - 5678.rar

Somebody could help me to get there?

17/02-23 20:45

#1 : 19/02-23 11:25

Beth

Posts: 2

Hi

I have a use-case where several thousand files would be renamed using random selection from a pre-prepared word list using between 2-4 words per file name. The need is to create names that are unique and memorable rather than just a string of random alpha numeric characters. Is this possible in Advanced Renamer?

Many thanks
B

19/02-23 11:25

#1 : 22/02-23 16:20

Emily

Posts: 8

Hi, I have the following script which is working well, but what I would love to do is to move files in the Large Images directory if their filename includes either A1 or B2 or C3. Any advice please?

if (item.name.includes("A1")) item.newPath = item.path + "Large Images";

-

Do I just need to list everyone separately (there are quite a few)?

if (item.name.includes("A1")) item.newPath = item.path + "Large Images";
if (item.name.includes("B2")) item.newPath = item.path + "Large Images";
if (item.name.includes("C3")) item.newPath = item.path + "Large Images";

Also is there a way to move files into a Subdirectory of Large Images at all please?

Apologies that I don't know more about this.

Many thanks,

Emily

22/02-23 16:20 - edited 22/02-23 17:33

#1 : 24/02-23 11:42

Petrariu Andrei

Posts: 1

Hello :)

So if anyone can help me with this problem . I have like 2000 jpg that contains like 20-30 keyword . I want to rename evry jpg that i got with 2 random keyword ( tag) they got.

Exemple :

INPUT:

Name : abc123123
Tags: Sunny,Picture,Modern,Art,Back,Golden,Samurai,Oil,Pain,,Samurai,

OUTPUT:

Name : Golden Sunny

Please if anyone have an ideea or a script that i can use i will be gratefull :)

24/02-23 11:42

#1 : 24/02-23 12:19

Gary Player

Posts: 1

If this excellent tool is still being worked on then I'd like to request the following feature to be considered for inclusion in a future release.

When working on a large number of files the only way to find which files will be renamed and which ones won't is to scroll up and down the list and look for the non-grey 'New Filename' entries.

It would be extremely helpful if the files that do not need renaming could be hidden from view. It would also be useful if they could be unmarked so no redundant rename is attempted.

I searched the forum and a couple of other threads requesting a similar feature so it appears it would be a useful addition. Unfortunately in both cases there was no response from the developer as to whether this will or won't be implemented, which is why I'm adding my own request.

The previous threads are:
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=13110
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=12806

Thanks!

24/02-23 12:19

#1 : 27/02-23 13:51

jon

Posts: 2

I want my shows to be renamed a certain way. Default would be below and i'd like it to rename this way

TV.Show.Episode.Name.Year.Month.Date.mp4

TV Show - Episode Name Year.Month.Date.mp4

Date example would be 23.02.27

27/02-23 13:51

#1 : 04/03-23 02:54

Mick Burke

Posts: 1

I downloaded the subtitles for a TV show, and want to remove part of the designation on the files.
The files are named:

TVShowE0XS0XTitle.of.the.episode.DVDRip.720p.byzoomie.srt

Where S0X= the season number and e0x = the episode number (and of course the title of the episode).

I want to select all the files and then remove the .DVDRip.720p.byzommie from all of the files.

So far I've only used the app to rename image files, and add the date and time to them (which was really easy to do) so I have not the first clue how to accomplish this, or even where in the app I would do it. I saw some other questions that sounded similar and had answers, but I don't know the app well enough to translate them into what to actually do and where.

Any suggestions are much appreciated!

04/03-23 02:54

#1 : 06/03-23 04:50

Thomas Chaudoir

Posts: 1

Show as an icon / short-cut sits on bottom as running but does not open on screen.
Running WIN 11.
It work with older ver.
Any suggestions? thanks

06/03-23 04:50

#1 : 08/03-23 22:59

richard

Posts: 1

Hello ,

the files i§d like to rename should take the name of the respective directories;
unfortunately (or luckily), those directories all carry the ending
.eyetv

now i have the rule

(replace)

<Name>

(replace with)

<DirName:X>

but would like that file gets the name of the directory, but the file extension truncated.

should be possible.
(without batch renaming the directories first, since the .eyetv ending of the directories is useful for other programs)

08/03-23 22:59 - edited 08/03-23 23:00

#1 : 09/03-23 02:54

Tony

Posts: 1

Hi all,
I am hoping someone here can kindly help .. I wish to rename a sequence of files (5000 approx.) Where I first replace some of the pattern text then ( this is the difficult bit i don't know how ) remove all the numbers or remove them in another pattern batch, and enumerate them again sorting in the same order by date and time ... i think i will need the whole JavaScript course ))) if i had the time))))

Free Live music with Allie Jams - spotify and 11 more pages - Chaos - Microsoftâ€‹ Edge
Free Live music with Allie Jams - spotify and 13 more pages - Chaos - Microsoftâ€‹ Edge 1
Free Live music with Allie Jams - spotify and 13 more pages - Chaos - Microsoftâ€‹ Edge 2
Free Live music with Allie Jams - spotify and 15 more pages - Chaos - Microsoftâ€‹ Edge 3
Free Live music with Allie Jams - spotify and 17 more pages - Chaos - Microsoftâ€‹ Edge ...

also how do I make the pattern ignore the page numbers part? and then

RENAMED TO :

Free Live music with Allie Jams - Chaos
Free Live music with Allie Jams - Chaos 1
Free Live music with Allie Jams - Chaos 2
Free Live music with Allie Jams - Chaos 3
Free Live music with Allie Jams - Chaos 4
back in the same order they were originally by date and time again? can any one help ... thanks for reading)

09/03-23 02:54 - edited 09/03-23 03:00

#1 : 09/03-23 03:57

Tim

Posts: 2

I have thousands of files that fall in one of the formats below & I need to get them uniform

6_10_20
6_16_20 TUE
06_18_20
06_20_20 TUE
FRI 5_6_22
MON 10_5_20 ðŸ˜¸
SAT 10_10_20ðŸ¦„
SUN 10_4_20â˜€ï¸_
THURS 07_07_22
7_28_20 TUES
8_5_23 WED

I need them to end up something like "(Week of the year}_08_22_23 MON.xlsx" My first thought was to remove all letter characters but don't know how to focus on removing all the letters except for just using remove and then typing in each day of the week.

Then Removing the emojis that appear in some of the names.

Adding the week of the year to the front.

Then finding a way to add the days of the week back to all of them.

I have browsed the forum and have found some solutions that come close to each step but they refer to javascript and need a slight modification to work for what I need and I'm not familiar with js to make the change needed.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thank you

09/03-23 03:57 - edited 09/03-23 14:17

#1 : 10/03-23 20:41

Baki UÄŸur

Posts: 10

Hi everyone.

I have hundreds of files named in a certain pattern. The general structure goes like this (Xxx - @ Xxx). I want all letters to be uppercase up to the first ( -) dash. How do I do this?

10/03-23 20:41

#1 : 11/03-23 10:39

matt

Posts: 1

I was renaming files in a folder, and it showed success, but it actually deleted everything in the folder. I attempted the undo previous batch and got the error code 101. I don't know how to add a screenshot to this forum, but i took one anyway. Is there any way to retrieve my now missing files?

11/03-23 10:39

#1 : 12/03-23 12:32

Babu Rao Raparla

Posts: 1

i have to files, let us assume that first file is named 331 and second file is named 332.

But the 331 file should be named 332 and 332 file should be named 331. And it should be done in the same folder

like that, there are multiple files to be swaped. Any possible way to do it??

12/03-23 12:32

#1 : 12/03-23 14:26

Dave Barclay

Posts: 1

I'm trying to use Advanced Renamer to change the file extension jfif to jpg. Both are jpeg extensions but one is recognised by my pic software and the other isn't.

12/03-23 14:26

#1 : 14/03-23 01:58

Matt

Posts: 2

Hi. When I Add 3000-4000 files (all images), the Analyzing Files dialog comes up and can take many hours before it finishes. Sometimes I can cancel, but most of the time canceling does nothing, it just keeps going. Is this normal? Am I missing something? I'm not sure what it is analyzing, but my renaming needs are pretty simple. I don't mind the actual renaming time, this is about just loading the files into the system so that I can rename them.
Thanks,
Matt

14/03-23 01:58

#1 : 18/03-23 00:03

Baki UÄŸur

Posts: 10

I wrote about a similar problem last week. User #David Lee was helpful and problem solved.

To put it in its simplest form, I need to capitalize the words after the @ sign - up to the "hyphen" sign. Or after the word that comes after the @ sign - if there is no "hyphen" I need to make them all BIG.

You can read the following to tell you more.

My previous problem was converting text like ( Xxx - Xxx - Xxx ) in parentheses to this ( XXX - Xxx - Xxx ) in parentheses. I made it thanks to #David Lee. #David Lee gave me the codes (^[^-]*-) and \U1 for this issue and it was resolved.

What I want to do now is have "@" marked places in filenames. All my content has similar loop. For example, the code above did the following: Filename changed from this ( XXX - Xxx Xxx @ Xxx ) to this ( XXX @ Xxx - Xxx @ Xxx ) in parentheses.

It should look like the following. This " : " sign is used for toggling. !

XXX @ Xxx - Xxx : XXX @ XXX - Xxx
XXX - Xxx @ Xxx : XXX - Xxx @ XXX

Filenames can be very long or short, but the structure is similar in all of them.

Let me summarize briefly for you to understand in more detail. The first sentence is a NAME, and the next - the message from that person after "dash". Another NAME comes after the "@" sign. I'm trying to capitalize all the nouns in the sentence. There is an "@" sign before all nouns except at the beginning of sentences. So after this sign it should be capitalized until a "hyphen" and/or sentence end.

Thanks in advance to everyone who reads and helps.

18/03-23 00:03

#1 : 19/03-23 23:01

SunMan

Posts: 3

What a wonderful software! Thanks I appreciate it to the fullest.

I spent too long for an answer for this possibly simple problem, but can't find an answer.

I would like to append the folder name as prefix while keeping part of the file name, if its possible.

For example:-

From folder
Movie name (2015) [Br.Hd2.H10b.Ec8.C.S-SunMan]

Files
Movie name 1 (2015) [Br.Hd2.Hevc.Ec3.8ch-SunMan].mkv
Movie name 1 (2015) [Br.Hd2.Hevc.Ec3.8ch-SunMan].nfo
Movie name 1 (2015) [Br.Hd2.Hevc.Ec3.8ch-SunMan]-fanart.jpg
Movie name 1 (2015) [Br.Hd2.Hevc.Ec3.8ch-SunMan]-poster.jpg

I'd like to rename the files as follows, which is really the folder name plus the -fanart or the -poster in the end.
Movie name (2015) [Br.Hd2.H10b.Ec8.C.S-SunMan].mkv
Movie name (2015) [Br.Hd2.H10b.Ec8.C.S-SunMan].nfo
Movie name (2015) [Br.Hd2.H10b.Ec8.C.S-SunMan]-fanart.jpg
Movie name (2015) [Br.Hd2.H10b.Ec8.C.S-SunMan]-poster.jpg

I have hundreds of these, if not thousands. Would be too difficult to do manually.

If, and when you get a chance, please instruct in detail.

Thanks in advance.

19/03-23 23:01 - edited 19/03-23 23:47

#1 : 24/03-23 15:49

Chad

Posts: 1

If, like me, you rename a lot of of files frequently, the Undo Previous Batch window gets so full it leaves the program unresponsive for a long while, almost like it's about to crash. If we could remove batch history older than x days, that would be a really nice feature, I think. Thanks for the great program, by the way!

24/03-23 15:49 - edited 24/03-23 15:52

#1 : 25/03-23 16:05

Cem

Posts: 3

Hallo alle zusammen,
ich möchte viele viele Bilder und Videos umbennen.
Das habe ich vor 2018 meist mit PictInfExtractor gut hinbekommen.
jetzt will ich die Bilder der letzten 4-5 jahren Jahren nach GPS daten LAND, STADT in ORDNERN sortieren. PictInfExtractor ist leider nicht in der Lage.

Bei Bildern will ich
1. nach GPS Land und Stadt ORDNEN, Sortieren UND umbennen falls es vorhanden ist wenn es doch nicht vorhanden ist
2. nach Bild-Ersellungsdatum, falls es vorhanden ist wenn es doch nicht vorhanden ist, ersatzweise nach Änderungsdatum usw.

Ich bedanke mich vor ab und hoffe auf Hilfe. DANKE

25/03-23 16:05

#1 : 26/03-23 19:40

Peter

Posts: 1

Hi,

The tool looks good, but i have an issue. My file naming convention is YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_CCCC and the extension. CCCC is a incrementing numbering after sorting based on the capture time. My files are JPG and NEF (Nikon's raw format).

To create my desired file name I have to use the tool twice. First, I rename the file to include the original date and time in the filename to be able to sort for the numbering. This step would be skipped if the tool could display the NEF's capture time in the Date Taken column. Even if I set what Exif field to be used in the settings.

Is there any way to show the NEF's capture date in the Date Taken column?

Thanks,
Peter

26/03-23 19:40

#1 : 28/03-23 03:23

Tom Gehring

Posts: 1

I'm in the process of working with a massive archive of images (over 120,000 in this subset alone) and trying to add only files that have a filename with the following format: 1234-5678.jpg. The files have several different image format extensions, not just .jpg. There are some .webp and .tiff files in there, so I can't assume the extension is only 3 characters.

I've tried several different PCRE expressions in the regular expression match box and can't get any to work. Does anyone have any suggestions?

28/03-23 03:23

#1 : 28/03-23 21:24

Cem

Posts: 3

Hello everyone,
I want to rename many many pictures and videos.
Before 2018 I was mostly able to do that with PictInfExtractor.
Now I want to sort the pictures from the last 4-5 years by GPS data COUNTRY, CITY in FOLDERS. Unfortunately, PictInfExtractor is not able to.

For pictures I will
1. ORDER, sort AND rename by GPS country and city if it exists if it doesn't exist
2. According to the image creation date, if it is available if it is not available, alternatively according to the modification date, etc.

Thank you in advance and I hope you can help. THANKS

28/03-23 21:24

#1 : 29/03-23 03:56

Henry

Posts: 4

Hi,

One of the steps when adding or removing certain parts of a filename is the counting of the position where it starts and ends.

So, is there a way within the program to position our cursor, highlight the parts that needs to be replaced. And the program would mark the position and fill in the count.

Right now, I have to copy the file name, paste it into Notepad++ just to get those 2 values. Or am I doing it wrongly?

Henry

29/03-23 03:56

#1 : 30/03-23 18:30

Ricky M Farid

Posts: 1

Hello, I’ve been using Advanced Renamer for about 1 month and I really love that the program helped me a lot and saved me a great of time. I use the program to rename multiple files (videos) in a multiple folder. The question is, is there any option or script that allow me to rename multiple files in a multiple folder and separate the Incrementing Number to number 0001 at the same time?

https://ibb.co/DfHJSG1

The “pikjulseo” end at the 00039 and continue to 00040 “pikjuls”. Is there any option or script to make “pikjuls” started from 0001 again?

Thanks

30/03-23 18:30

#1 : 31/03-23 07:04

Damien

Posts: 2

Would very much appreciate a dark mode. Find it difficult to use this software as it strains my eyes.

I no this has been asked before but could not reply to existing posts for some reason. And only purchased this software recently.

Thanks.

31/03-23 07:04

#1 : 01/04-23 20:08

Adam

Posts: 3

I currently have files with the filenames such as: "June 1, 2020", "December 10, 2010" etc.

I want to rename it to: "2020-06-01", "2010-12-10"

is there any way to do this? I can't see a way in the software when I'm trying.

I cannot base it on creation date, modified date etc, it must be based on the existing file name

01/04-23 20:08 - edited 01/04-23 20:09

#1 : 03/04-23 12:54

Andy Gilbert

Posts: 3

I have a csv file containing the image name in one column, e.g. “12345” which matches the SKU.
I also have another column containing the product tile e.g. “My Fantastic Widget”.
The images could be in different formats e.g. “12345.jpg” or “12345.png”.
I need to rename the file “12345-my-fantastic-widget.jpg” or “12345-my-fantastic-widget.png” keeping the original extension.
How do I do this?

03/04-23 12:54

#1 : 06/04-23 18:09

Phil

Posts: 1

I would like to remove unnecessary information after a key delimiter.
For this example, it would be "-".

Samples:
6 Brainy Habits of the Wisest People - The Healthy - Unknown.docx
7 Traits That Separate a Wise Person from a Smart Person - Learning Mind - learning mind
what does wisdom look like – a faithful sower

Ideally, the syntax to remove the space before "-" and then all characters after "_". But, of course, leaving the Ext. text.

Thanks,
Phil

06/04-23 18:09

#1 : 08/04-23 01:12

hb guser

Posts: 1

ive searched for this and found https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=2634

still cant find the option for crc

08/04-23 01:12

#1 : 08/04-23 11:49

David Tiede

Posts: 4

Hey,
it's a repost, because I can't reply to the old post: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=4444

I want to do the following:
As a name collision rule, I want to append an incrementing number.

Example:
Foo.txt
Foo.txt
Bar.txt
Bar.txt
Bar.txt

The resulting names should be:
Foo.txt
Foo_1.txt
Bar.txt
Bar_1.txt
Bar_2.txt

With “Append incrementing number” I'm getting:
Foo.txt
Foo_001.txt
Bar.txt
Bar_001.txt
Bar_002.txt

How can I achieve that, without running Advanced Renamer a second time to remove the “00”?

08/04-23 11:49

#1 : 14/04-23 04:13

Ricardo Silva

Posts: 1

I am about to buy the license of this tool. My question is: Can I reuse the license if one day I need to format my PC?

14/04-23 04:13

#1 : 17/04-23 17:38

Philo

Posts: 1

That's all I can say about it.
I wouldn't be aware that I had changed anything. But I can no longer drag files into the window.

What could it be?

Thanks

17/04-23 17:38

#1 : 17/04-23 19:52

Andrew Rensim

Posts: 2

I'm trying to import the show file names. I have done this in the past so I don't understand why it's not working now. I keep getting a timeout message from tvmaze.com anybody else having the same problem?

17/04-23 19:52

#1 : 19/04-23 09:32

Styb

Posts: 80

Windows 11: any news about the modern context menu?

19/04-23 09:32

#1 : 21/04-23 17:38

Cainan

Posts: 2

Hi, I have this pattern: date_username_code_sequence and want the username to come first.

Examples:
2023-04-21_User01_1226392686502063109_0.jpg would be User01_2023-04-21_1226392686502063109_0.jpg
2021-10-11_Username_here_1226392686502026109_0.jpg would be Username_here_2021-10-11_1226392686502026109_0.jpg

where _ is used as separator, date, code and sequence always have the same length, but the username can change length and even include a _ on it.

Can someone help me? Thanks.

21/04-23 17:38

#1 : 25/04-23 01:26

Antonio M. Yoshimaru

Posts: 2

Hello!

I've always used Advanced Ranamer for bulk file renaming. I was even able to use Regular Expression. But I am not able to rename folders.

When I select Remove patterns and Rename Folders, and then Add, the listview only lists one folder, it doesn't list the folders to rename.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks!

25/04-23 01:26 - edited 25/04-23 01:27

#1 : 25/04-23 09:56

gr2y

Posts: 2

Hi,
I would like to write the following script:
if
<ExifTool:Make> = "Canon" or "Apple"
rename image to
<ExifTool:CreateDate>

I'm trying the following, but there is an error (undefined not callable array..):
const arr = ["Canon", "Apple"];
const exifMake = item.exifToolValue("Make");
if (arr.includes(exifMake)) {
return item.newName = item.exifToolValue("CreateDate")
}

Could you please advise how to do it in a right way.

Also, as far as I understand from user_guide it is not possible to mix script and regular rules. In case I need any further filename modification I have to continue doing it in script OR I can add just another rule?

25/04-23 09:56 - edited 25/04-23 10:07

#1 : 26/04-23 08:23

Cetra

Posts: 1

For example. If I have 100 folders that look something like this:

Hello - Welcome -[T3RD001]-HI
Hello - UnWelcome -[T3RD002]-HA
Hello - WelcomeAgain -[T3RD003]-HO

Each one has [T3RD] Followed by 3 or 4 numbers inside the brackets next to it, I want to take all 100 of those folders and move the text [T3RD001] to the beginning of each folder in a rename.

Example:

[T3RD001] - Hello - Welcome
[T3RD002] - Hello - UnWelcome
[T3RD003] - Hello - WelcomeAgain
[T3RD004] - Hello - UnWelcomeOnceMore

How can I tell the App to take all the highlighted folders and move [T3RD001] etc from the middle of the file name to the start? I'm trying to put them all in order based on that [T3RD####] string of text.

Wracking my brain trying to figure this out, thanks.

26/04-23 08:23

#1 : 27/04-23 00:33

Ryan McGinty

Posts: 4

If there was an announcement somewhere explaining this, then my apologies for asking, but why can't replies be made on some posts? I was trying to reply on something only a few months old and it won't let me. At first I thought maybe it was just my account or something, but then I noticed a few other people saying the same thing.

I just wanted to ask in case the powers that be behind the site didn't know it was happening.

27/04-23 00:33

#1 : 28/04-23 10:43

Chris

Posts: 2

Just started using AR.

Main thing I am after is adding the location of the photo in the file name. Using the location tag gives me the city but not the point of interest or a more specific location.

A forum search showed that this addition was requested before so I am wondering whether is possible or will not be available.

Many Thanks

28/04-23 10:43

#1 : 29/04-23 18:43

Ron

Posts: 1

When using the <Img Subject> tag in a rename method, it did not render the information in the metadata in the new name. Substituting the <ExifTool:XPSubject> corrected the situation and the file was renamed as expected. I will note that the metadata was visible in 3 separate appliciations including the Windows Explorer Properties window. I hope this helps.

29/04-23 18:43

#1 : 01/05-23 07:25

readmit

Posts: 2

I need some way to remove everything after the first dash in the name. I have several files and I just want to remove everything that comes after -

01/05-23 07:25

#1 : 01/05-23 08:33

Jason Ro

Posts: 1

Hi -

Am just trying to bulk locate and rename via truncation long file names on my Windows machine so I can adhere to the 256 character limit;

I don't need complex renaming, just basically locate the long files and then chop off, say 50 characters at the end of the long ones.

Is there a preset for this ? I've looked on Youtube thinking this would be a very common need for basic users, but can't find anything about this

Thanks

Jason

01/05-23 08:33

#1 : 02/05-23 15:32

Ivan Å mejkal

Posts: 1

Hello, maybe a very stupid question. In the original folder, I find the edited files after the "Run batch" action. Is it possible to change this folder?
Thank you for your reply, Ivan Smejkal

02/05-23 15:32 - edited 02/05-23 15:43

#1 : 05/05-23 21:59

John Michel

Posts: 3

Hello !

I would to rename : "a.random.show.s01e01.1080p.web.h264-gropuname"
to : "A Random Show S01E01 [1080p-WEB-DL-GROUPNAME]"

Thanks.

05/05-23 21:59

#1 : 06/05-23 20:25

Peter Rehor

Posts: 1

Hello,short question:

- many files in 1 folder, filenames have different length
- all files have filetype 'jpg'

- Action: insert date (manual input) before the ending '.jpg'

Can this be done?

Thanks.
-----------------------------------------
Solved: I found the 'Apply to name and extension' button, plus 'Add' at position n / Backwarts.
Used for adding own creation date for groups of pictures without chaning the first part of the filename.

Thanks.

06/05-23 20:25 - edited 07/05-23 15:19

#1 : 09/05-23 21:17

Leandro

Posts: 2

Hey guys, i'm having a hard time with regular expressions, I didnt had to use them before and now my new system create files with diffrent names like this:

3_042023_DISTRIBUIDORA_Espelho e resumo da folha
5_042023_COISA DIFERENTE LTDA_Espelho e resumo da folha
10_042023_ALGUMA COISA LTDA_Espelho e resumo da folha
12_042023_ALEMAO CONGELADOS LTDA_Espelho e resumo da folha

I need to turn them into this:

0003 - RESUMO - 2023 04 - 00
0005 - RESUMO - 2023 04 - 00
0010 - RESUMO - 2023 04 - 00
0012 - RESUMO - 2023 04 - 00

Can anyone help?
Thanks!

09/05-23 21:17

#1 : 15/05-23 13:11

Paddy

Posts: 1

This is almost certainly way out of the scope of the program, but I thought I'd ask anyway!

Would it be at all feasible to have functionality added to the program that would take a downloaded TV show file, check the show & episode name against an online database (such as TheTVDB), and rename the files accordingly?

I currently use TV Renamer to do this, but having the functionality built into Advanced Renamer would be great:

https://github.com/tvrenamer

Thanks for reading.

EDIT: I'm an idiot, the program already has this functionality ðŸ¤¦‍ It seems a lot less convenient to use than TV Renamer, though.

15/05-23 13:11 - edited 15/05-23 13:22

#1 : 15/05-23 21:19

Scott

Posts: 1

I want to add parentheses to years. Is this possible? They are not all in the same place in the names.

15/05-23 21:19

#1 : 17/05-23 09:25

naeem

Posts: 4

Hi

I have created about 700 unique patterns in which to rename files... there probably is an easier way to do it, but i found that to be the easiest for me.....

the issue i am now faced with is that one of those patterns is not operating correctly.....

Is there a way of finding out which pattern is being used to rename a particular file?

I drag the file into the rename file area, can i check here to see which pattern is being used somehow?

I have got the following columns listed - Filename and New Filename. default set minus the error and path columns

Thanks

17/05-23 09:25

#1 : 17/05-23 19:34

Pablo Stephens

Posts: 1

No puerdo exportar los archivos renombrados. Ni siquiera puedo mopverlos ocn el aplicativo. Que se hace?

17/05-23 19:34

#1 : 18/05-23 03:51

Matthew Nelson

Posts: 2

Hi,

First, sorry for my lack of knowlege here, the syntax to make this work is a little above my pay grade! I looked at the help and through the forum to try and find a solution, but had no luck.

I have a large music collection and have a specific naming format for the mix part of the filename.
The 'Mix' name should be in lower case, not affecting the case of the rest of the file. The mix name is always in-between two brackets, BUT there may be other brackets in the filename (such as part of the title) that I don't want affected. Here's an example of what I'm trying to do:

Original -
Lee Davey-Brown - Ah Yeah (Louis Lennon Remix) {2022}.wav
Kohmi - Systems (Extended Mix) {2022}.wav
Karl Seery - Move Your Feet (Rocking By Myself) (Original Mix) {2021}.wav

Desired Result:
Lee Davey-Brown - Ah Yeah (louis lennon remix) {2022}.wav
Kohmi - Systems (extended mix) {2022}.wav
Karl Seery - Move Your Feet (Rocking By Myself) (original mix) {2021}.wav

I tried a few basic regular expressions, and had limited luck (for example .+\( seemed to be giving me the exact OPPOSITE result I needed!) and also tried using the $ expression, but can't figure out how to get it to read backwards. I also tried some exressions to search for items between brackets, but again, was unable to target the LAST bracket set in the name.

Any help or a nudge in the right direction would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

18/05-23 03:51

#1 : 20/05-23 05:51

Josh Falco

Posts: 1

Years ago, I saved many images named in this method:
mm-dd-yy
09-21-12.jpg

I have no exif data to work with and am simply wanting to rename hundreds of images based on their existing file name, so that they are consistent with the other thousands named as
yyyy-mm-dd
2012-09-22

Renaming:

FROM > TO
mm-dd-yy > yyyy-mm-dd
09-21-12. > 2012-09-22

Thanks for any and all help with this.
Josh

20/05-23 05:51

#1 : 23/05-23 06:54

Greg Larson

Posts: 1

A while back I downloaded Advanced Renamer and I really like using it because it works great and easy to use! I was so impressed I purchased a license key for personal use and entered into the dialog box and clicked on Apply I got a message "error communicating with the server".

So I checked out the program and the web address in the program does not match the current Advanced Renamer website, The address in the program starts with "www.http://" so the program
will not link up with your now secured server.

In the meantime I've been closing out the registration dialog box to use the program.

It would be nice to use Advanced Renamer without having to continually close out the registration dialog box.

My question is how can I register my license?

Advanced Renamer - Personal License Order #45140690

Thanks in advance,

greg888

23/05-23 06:54

#1 : 26/05-23 20:31

Richard Obay

Posts: 2

Hello.
How I write a script in such a situation.

I have a folder with files named as: PAGE_ with a growing number 01, 02, 03... .

But some files are duplicates named as: PAGE_ 02 (2).

I would like Advanced Renamer to take all these duplicates and move them to an example folder: C: \Lab.

This folder will be deleted later.

Advenced Renamer - This application has great potential, but unfortunately, I have a lot of difficulties writing the scripts despite the indications on your WEB.

kind regards

26/05-23 20:31

#1 : 26/05-23 21:14

spunki

Posts: 1

Hello All! I have a folder with many files in it of different type. I want to rename all the files, keeping their original names, but a sequence number must be added in front of each file. After the sequence number there should be a delimiter, for example a period or an underscore or just a dash to separate the sequence number from the file name and after it begin the original file name.

How do I do this?

Thanks!

26/05-23 21:14

#1 : 26/05-23 21:38

Grim

Posts: 3

Preface: Yes, I used the search feature. I'm just as surprised as you are, but I couldn't find a single thread asking how to remove "The " from the very beginning of file names, contextually.

Situation: I have ~350 MP3 files. Some of them have "The " at the very beginning of the artist name, like "The Rembrandts", and I'm trying to get Advanced Renamer to test the first four characters and remove "The " if it exists.

These files are mixed in with hundreds of others that do not begin with "The ", and I want Advanced Renamer to leave those files alone.

26/05-23 21:38

#1 : 31/05-23 04:46

Robert Morgan

Posts: 1

Hi I am new user using the free version of advance renamer.

Everything seems fine it's fairly straightforward I'm trying to name my pictures from my phone after I have copied them to my computer.

Everything seems to go fine but when I use the GPS example from the help I copy and paste it into the text box and then when I hit start it renames it by date and time as expected but no GPS information shows ie: City state etc.

But when I go into the properties from advanced renamer and click on the GPS coordinates it takes me perfectly to a Google map that is exactly where I was standing when I took the picture so I know the coordinates are working from the file

I know advanced renamer can see them but it's not getting translated and being used as part of the file name.

So then I wind up with a file named with the correct date and time but no location info.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Robert

31/05-23 04:46

#1 : 31/05-23 14:51

Abstract Designs

Posts: 1

Please guide me how to batch rename folders through a JavaScript according to my following requirement:

1. The folders to be renamed using the full first and last name initial separated by a comma.

2. Every folder name must be in small letters

For Example:

Lets suppose the folder's actual name is John Doe / John Steven Doe and etc. So I want the folders to be renamed as john.d / john.d

31/05-23 14:51 - edited 31/05-23 14:53

#1 : 01/06-23 13:22

Ambie

Posts: 1

Okay so I currently have about 11,000 images all patterned up. There are 1100 folders roughly, and in each of those folders are 5 images, each following a pattern.

So each folder has 4 images with the words "avatar" along with a direction (like ne for northeast for instance to create "avatarne"). Then the 5th image has the word that I want the other 4 images to have at the start with proper casing, these are pictures of animals so in one case it'll be "deer" or "eagle" or something else, but I want that string as a pattern in the front of the other 4 images. So an end desired result would be "deeravatarne" without quotes.

Is there a way for me to stitch the string that I want from this singular image onto the other 4 while doing this in batch since there are a million folders all following this select pattern? Or is that too complicated for this program?

01/06-23 13:22

#1 : 08/06-23 19:57

Mario Alvarez

Posts: 29

I have 2 method lists that I want to merge into one or copy some methods from one list to another. Is it possible to do this? How?

Thank you very much for your attention.

08/06-23 19:57

#1 : 09/06-23 16:48

Ernst Belling

Posts: 1

Moin,

ich möchte im Dateinamen das Feld "lok" löschen und das Datumfeld im amerikanischen Format
umsetzen.
Beispiel vor Umsetzung -> ejz-lok-17_05_2023 nach Umsetzung -> ejz_2023-05-17

Vielen Dank vorab.

Beispiele:
vor Umsetzung
ejz-lok-17_05_2023
ejz-lok-18_05_2023
ejz-lok-19_05_2023
...
nach Umsetzung
ejz_2023-05-17
ejz_2023-05-18
ejz_2023-05-19
...

09/06-23 16:48

#1 : 10/06-23 18:44

Mario Alvarez

Posts: 29

I downloaded and tested version 3.89. I really liked most of the improvements, but I won't be using it because the TV show import, which I use frequently, has been removed. I wonder why it was removed if it worked very well and is very useful. Will it be possible to restore it in a future version of the program? Thank you for your attention.

10/06-23 18:44

#1 : 11/06-23 13:34

Klass

Posts: 1

Exif does not support EML files and I have 1000s of them that need naming.
The subject of each email is located in plain text within the content with the tag "Subject: "

So far I have <file Line:20>.<Inc Nr:1>.<ext> bundled with Remove count 9 starting at 1 which works on some of them, but only a small percentage.
(inc Nr is included incase two emails share the same subject).

But the Subject tag isn't always on line 20.

Is there a way i can extract "Subject: " from the content and us that to rename the file with?

Thank you :)

11/06-23 13:34

#1 : 13/06-23 22:16

kristin daily

Posts: 2

I'm unable to do these two things in the same batch.

13/06-23 22:16

#1 : 13/06-23 23:24

Mario Alvarez

Posts: 29

I would like to know if it is possible to add to the name of a folder the total size of the files it contains, regardless of their extension.

For example, I have a folder X with 3 files, the first is 1.5 GB, the second is 3.2 GB, and the third is 0.5 GB, and I would like to rename the folder to X 5.2 GB, which is the sum of the size of the 3 files it contains.

Thank you very much for your attention and I apologize for my bad English.

13/06-23 23:24

#1 : 14/06-23 08:02

Ervin

Posts: 17

When I [Start Batch] the files reload for renaming, instead of clearing. Sometimes I like this and sometimes I don't, but I'm not sure how I set that as a default.

14/06-23 08:02

#1 : 14/06-23 09:47

GSComputer

Posts: 8

Iodays date is 14.june 2023

I want to rename a filke:
example.pdf
in
example 14.06.2023.pdf
I use <day>,<month>.<year>
and get

example 13.06.2023.pdf

Inoticed that after update 3.88 to 3.89
I
Do I something wrong or is this a bug??

14/06-23 09:47

#1 : 14/06-23 09:48

GSComputer

Posts: 8

Iodays date is 14.june 2023

I want to rename a file:
example.pdf
in
example 14.06.2023.pdf
I use <day>,<month>.<year>
and get

example 13.06.2023.pdf

I noticed that after update 3.88 to 3.89

Do I something wrong or is this a bug??

14/06-23 09:48

#1 : 14/06-23 14:23

Flip Aus

Posts: 3

Hi everyone,

I have a file with this pattern: PXL_20230305_155417718

I want to have it in this pattern: 2023-03-05 15.54.17

So i used this method: <Substr:5:4>-<Substr:9:2>-<Substr:11:2> <Substr:14:2>.<Substr:16:2>.<Substr:18:2>

So far not a problem. My problem is: that the timecode is one hour behind the actual time. So I would need to add a+1 to <Substr:14:2>.
I want it to look like that: 2023-03-05 16.54.17

Is there any solution?

Thanks in advance!
Philipp

14/06-23 14:23

#1 : 18/06-23 01:46

Steve Biswanger

Posts: 4

i think the add method should have an occurrence choice box 1st, all, etc like other methods have. Why not?

18/06-23 01:46

#1 : 19/06-23 01:08

Peggy Lankford

Posts: 2

I just created a Method for my project. How do I save it as a Preset?

19/06-23 01:08

#1 : 19/06-23 19:03

Bernard THILL

Posts: 1

Hello,

The shooting date of a photo can be encoded in several exif tags : DateTimeOriginal, DateTimeDigitized and DateTime.

My smartphone (and probably others) only uses the DateTimeOriginal tag. The date of my smartphone photos appears in the photo properties with Windows Explorer but not in the "Date taken" column of Advanced Renamer because it uses the DateTime tag. So I can't sort the photos by the shooting date.

Would it be possible to change the tag used for the "Date taken" column or add a second column with the "DateTimeOriginal" tag ?

Bernard

19/06-23 19:03

#1 : 20/06-23 05:42

Steve Biswanger

Posts: 4

With a dark screen setup in windows, the message box background is too bright being white. Also when the choice box pops up to choose folders or files, the tiny circle targets are way to small to make a rapid choice, while their's plenty of space to make them much bigger.

20/06-23 05:42

#1 : 22/06-23 08:21

Mateusz

Posts: 1

Hi

I use the software to rename graphic files for mods to games.

f.ex. unit have 8 direction and have name like

Swordsman101 .... to... Swordsman112
Swordsman201 .... to... Swordsman212
Swordsman301 .... to... Swordsman312
...
Swordsman801 .... to... Swordsman812

i need to for each unit upload separate batch 8 times for each direction,
Swordsman1<Inc Nr:0> ... and keep changin this one number 1, ,2 ,3 ,...8.

because i cannot make function like:
Swordsman<Inc Nr:0, <Inc Nr: StartRange:1,EndRange12> >

.. or i can & im just oblivious how to do it??

...
its a bit annoying, because each time i need to f.ex. shift all frames 2x pixel higher after testing in game, i need to repeat whole renaming procedure again.

thanx for help

22/06-23 08:21

#1 : 24/06-23 08:40

kar

Posts: 2

Need to rename file name of a "zip or rar" file name to a "doc or docx" file name is this possible.

24/06-23 08:40

#1 : 24/06-23 16:01

Alec

Posts: 2

I have a bunch of music files that I'd like to rearrange the names of.
Currently they are ARTIST(.)FILENUMBER( )FILENAME.mp3
I'd like them to be FILENUMBER(.)ARTIST(.)FILENAME.mp3
eg
Deigen.20 Cosmic Upside Down.mp3
should be
20.Deigen.Cosmic Upside Down.mp3
and
KAWAGUCHI MASAMI NEW ROCK SYNDICATE.09 DAN DAN.mp3
should be
09.KAWAGUCHI MASAMI NEW ROCK SYNDICATE.DAN DAN.mp3

The first dot separates the ARTIST and FILENUMBER and the third character after that is the start of the FILENAME.

I don't know much about regex

TIA

24/06-23 16:01

#1 : 25/06-23 18:25

Caravan Smith

Posts: 3

Hi
I want this rename:

Example:
[abc1 - dsdsd] ABC - ABC.mp3
[ABC_ABC] ABC-ABC.mp4

TO:
ABC - ABC.mp3
ABC-ABC.mp4
..
And more...

Possible? THANKS

25/06-23 18:25

#1 : 26/06-23 11:24

Jaye

Posts: 1

C:\Temp contains a.txt, b.txt, xyzzy.txt.

Want to rename to:

C:\Temp\A\A.txt
C:\Temp\B\B.txt
C:\Temp\XYZZY\XYZZY.txt

(case doesn't matter, don't know why I typed it that way.)

Doesn't seem to be a create-dir option, and any name with a \ gets flagged.

Any tips appreciated.

26/06-23 11:24

#1 : 27/06-23 03:13

PeterLuo

Posts: 1

It is strongly recommended to use equal-width fonts for display in the file list (preview window)

27/06-23 03:13

#1 : 05/07-23 17:30

Giang

Posts: 2

Hi admin.
After 1 time trying different renaming software, I found Advanced Renamer very convenient and helped me a lot. But the disadvantage is that for those who are not good at English, it will be a bit difficult to use the software.
So I have translated 1 language version into Vietnamese so that Vietnamese people in my country can also use the software more easily.
Thanks for creating this amazing software.

05/07-23 17:30

#1 : 05/07-23 17:32

Giang

Posts: 2

05/07-23 17:32

#1 : 07/07-23 14:36

Andrew Rensim

Posts: 2

When I try to import the names using the import/tvshow and I get this error.

TVMaze.com; Error sending data (12002) The operation timed out

Is it something I'm doing?

Thanks

07/07-23 14:36

#1 : 07/07-23 16:55

Mark

Posts: 3

Hello,

I have a lot of lists and rename methods, but it gets confusing once the list starts to grow. Sometime I need to delete an older rule and its very hard to find it.

There is any way to search and find inside the program?

If is not possible yet, I let here my sugestion to add this feature in future updates. It would be very usefull!

Thanks

07/07-23 16:55

#1 : 08/07-23 13:34

fjinnw

Posts: 2

Cannot saved Explorer Context Menu

08/07-23 13:34

#1 : 08/07-23 13:39

fjinnw

Posts: 2

Cannot saved Explorer Context Menu

08/07-23 13:39

#1 : 09/07-23 12:51

Dixie

Posts: 2

I have several video files named like

Cancun trip - hotel, markets #fun.mp4
Beach day - sun, beach, out.mp4
.... and so on.

I would like to remove all words after "-" so its like

Cancun trip.mp4
Beach day.mp4

How do I go about doing this? Help appreciated.

09/07-23 12:51

#1 : 14/07-23 14:53

Maurizio

Posts: 1

Come rimuovere numero progressivo dei files

14/07-23 14:53

#1 : 20/07-23 06:00

Chomp

Posts: 1

Used the app on and off for year, now I noticed they had a new version so I figured I would jump on and try it. Using the new version, the 64 bit one, I tried to use the add folders option and Tried to load a media directory with 1300 folders in it (mapped drive from my NAS, works fine in everything else). This took a while and eventually it came up with files and folders, like 3800 total. Everything had the folder icon but it was showing all the movies and subtitle files as well. I tried to clear the list and start over because none of the buttons worked and then it hard crashed. Now every time I try to run Aren it throws an error saying "Argument out of Range". If I click OK it launches Aren but nothing works, I can click buttons but every time I tried to add anything from anywhere it just stays blank and doesn't work. Every time I close the program I get another Error "Access violation at address 0000000000F49B44 in module ;Aren.exe'. Read of Address 0000000000000000" Yes, I counted lol.

The screwy part is, even after a reboot, a reinstall, and a reboot and a reinstall, no matter what I always get the starting and ending error and nothing in Aren works. I'm assuming there's something in the registry but man did I break this thing lol. Anyone have any ideas for how to remove and fix and try again with smaller folder chunks?

20/07-23 06:00

#1 : 23/07-23 01:39

pson

Posts: 2

Hi!

I got a bunch of video files I would like to rename.

location1_1564934192_4653268742467874325.mp4

The first part is a name that changes and then between the _ the unix time stamp and the last part is a hash I think.

I would like to rename them to YYMMDD??.mp4 where ?? is 01 andthen 02 and so on if there are more than one with the same date.

I guess this can be done with a script?
And that's out of my domains, I'm glad I've managed to figure out some basic regex ;)

Anyone able to help?

23/07-23 01:39

#1 : 28/07-23 06:31

Richard Merchant

Posts: 4

I've a number of files with relatively complex (well, not really) names with embedded dates with the wrong timestamp: I'm trying to change the timestamp using the flename pattern system.

The files have this pattern: "NS701_001-15-33-008_(00812)_2023-01-13-09-53-06.edf"

The filename pattern I've put into the option box of the 2:Timestamp dialogue, with 'Filename Pattern" checked, is this: "NS701_001-15-33-008_(00006)_<Year>-<Month>-<Day>-<Hour>-<Min>-<Sec>.edf" I have set no optional parameters as it seems to me the format of the filename is adequate. I did try a second setting without the .edf extension.

However all I get is a 'Pattern not found' error.

If I can fix that my next challenge will be that the 20 characters after the NS701_ and the <year> vary between files so I need to use a wildcard for those characters but I don't see how to do that... However first things first.

I appreciate the advice.

28/07-23 06:31

#1 : 29/07-23 17:52

Chad Briggs

Posts: 3

Hi all! I have an image sequence that goes as follows:
seq_shot010.0000.exr
seq_shot010.0001.exr
seq_shot010.0002.exr
etc, etc.

I would like to shift this sequence to start on frame 7 instead of frame 0. I can do that with the "renumber" method, but i get a warning on most of the files saying that there could be multiple files with the same name. I get that from a logic standpoint (if frame 0 is being renamed to frame 7 and it already exists, etc), but is there a way to tell the app to start at the end of the naming process, so if the final frame is frame 100, rename that to 107 and then work backwards through the list to avoid collisions?

I've hacked my way around it be inserting a new character into the filename, and then running a sep renaming script to remove that character, but that seems clunky.

29/07-23 17:52

#1 : 29/07-23 19:27

Shan Jay

Posts: 8

I'm trying to change some folder names, how can I achieve this? Thanks! Please note that the job position after the name can vary. Sometimes with many words so it should ignore anything after the "-username".

FROM: IBM 2022-05-09-Julie Accounting
TO: IBM - Julie - 2022-05-09 - Accounting

FROM: IBM 2023-02-22-Michael Security
TO: IBM - Michael - 2023-02-22 - Security

FROM: Microsoft 2014-08-19-Vanessa Human Resources
TO: Microsoft - Vanessa - 2014-08-19 - Human Resources

FROM: CISCO 2022-05-07-Daniel Lead Developer
TO: CISCO - Daniel - 2022-05-07 - Lead Developer

29/07-23 19:27

#1 : 29/07-23 21:07

Giorgios

Posts: 6

Hi !

Exemple: A file called Bleach - S17E14.mp4 with a resolution of 1080p.
I want to rename it to Bleach - S17E14-1080.mp4

It's possible ? Because all my medias are in 1080p but another in 480p (old animes like One Piece)...
It's for Plex Media Server, I guess it's better to specify the resolution even if it's not a requirement...

Thank you !

29/07-23 21:07

#1 : 29/07-23 21:07

Giorgios

Posts: 6

Hi !

Exemple: A file called:
"Bleach - S17E14.mp4":
- Resolution: 1080p

I want to rename it to:
"Bleach - S17E14-1080.mp4"

It's possible ?
Because all my medias are in 1080p but another in 480p (old animes like One Piece)...
It's for Plex Media Server, I guess it's better to specify the resolution even if it's not a requirement...

Thank you !

29/07-23 21:07

#1 : 31/07-23 18:37

Todd

Posts: 1

I have folders of pics that I want to:
create folders/subfolders of yyyy/mmmm if they don't already exists
rename pics yyyymmdd_increment.jpg and move into correct folder/subfolder

the renaming rules are easy. i can't figure out how to create the folder structure and move the files there.

any thoughts?

31/07-23 18:37

#1 : 04/08-23 11:00

feadraug

Posts: 2

Guys, pls, help.
Who can provide a code to use to change a file extension from A to B if there is a text "CCC" in a filename, else skip?
Regards

04/08-23 11:00

#1 : 05/08-23 04:34

Ruud

Posts: 1

Hi,

Fairly new user here. Been playing with Advanced Renamer for a few days now. And I find myself wanting a tag that doesn't seem to exist.

I am a comic collector, and I try to keep a consistent naming pattern for the image files for each comic, where each chapter is stored in its own subfolder below a parent folder (comic title). It consists of an alphanumeric abbreviation for the comic's name, followed by a number indicating the chapter, followed by a number sequence for the individual files.

I normally do this using the following pattern: ABBR##-<Inc Nr:0001> where '##' indicates chapter number.

Currently I find myself having to do this on a folder-by-folder basis, manually editing the '##' bit. But what I would like is to just drop all chapter folders onto the program and do all chapters in one go.

So what I am looking for /wanting, is an option something like <Inc DirNr:01> but which works the opposite of <Inc NrDir:01>. i.e. where <Inc NrDir> resets to the starting number when the folder changes, I am looking for/wanting something that only increments to the next seq.nr when the folder changes.

Now, it could be this is already possible, but that I just don't have discovered yet howto.
If so, please educate me.

05/08-23 04:34

#1 : 09/08-23 16:22

Fernando

Posts: 1

Hi!

I really need help with this one, I have a lot of files named por example:
ABC-0000
DFG-000
QWE-000
RTY-000
so I need to put a especific number dependending on the letter on every filename for example I have these filenames : ABC-1111,DFG-1111,QWE-1111,ABC-2222 DFG-2222, QWE-2222 so on, so on.

and I neeed that all the "ABC" files have a "1." on the file name, all the "DFG" have a "2. "

Anybody have an idea?

09/08-23 16:22

#1 : 11/08-23 19:08

Caravan Smith

Posts: 3

Hi

Can Change last word to first ? Need example?

Thanks

11/08-23 19:08

#1 : 14/08-23 16:42

bitonto

Posts: 3

Is it possible to hide all the files that doesnt get changed indisde the list by showing only those that will get changed?

14/08-23 16:42

#1 : 14/08-23 16:44

bitonto

Posts: 3

Is it possible to sort files by their extension inside the software, without taking into account that they may come from different folders?

14/08-23 16:44

#1 : 14/08-23 16:47

bitonto

Posts: 3

Is it possible to sort those file that are gonna be changed and a second sort just belove them of those files that doesnt get changwed?

14/08-23 16:47

#1 : 18/08-23 15:59

Adam

Posts: 1

I'm looking to use a text list to move or copy files from one path to many based on information in a CSV. The <csv> tag and the import list/data functions all seem to get me almost there, but cannot seem to get the destination path to stick.

For example, I'd like to move/copy the files from column 1 to the locations in column 2, appending a suffix or otherwise adjusting the name during the process.

Column 1
Y:\Complete\A-Document.pdf
Y:\Complete\B-Document.pdf
Y:\Complete\C-Document.pdf
Y:\Complete\D-Document.pdf
Y:\Complete\E-Document.pdf
Y:\Complete\F-Document.pdf
Y:\Complete\G-Document.pdf
Y:\Complete\H-Document.pdf
Y:\Complete\I-Document.pdf
Y:\Complete\J-Document.pdf

Column 2
X:\Directory1\Directory2\Products\Product A\Document\Output\A-Document_20230731.pdf
X:\Directory1\Directory2\Products\Product B\Document\Output\B-Document_20230731.pdf
X:\Directory1\Directory2\Products\Product C\Document\Output\C-Document_20230731.pdf
X:\Directory1\Directory2\Products\Product D\Document\Output\D-Document_20230731.pdf
X:\Directory1\Directory2\Products\Product E\Document\Output\E-Document_20230731.pdf
X:\Directory1\Directory2\Products\Product F\Document\Output\F-Document_20230731.pdf
X:\Directory1\Directory2\Products\Product G\Document\Output\G-Document_20230731.pdf
X:\Directory1\Directory2\Products\Product H\Document\Output\H-Document_20230731.pdf
X:\Directory1\Directory2\Products\Product I\Document\Output\I-Document_20230731.pdf
X:\Directory1\Directory2\Products\Product J\Document\Output\J-Document_20230731.pdf

18/08-23 15:59

#1 : 19/08-23 16:51

futile

Posts: 1

The naming convention I use for my photo gallery is:

[<keyword>].<tags>

I have multiple files that have the same keyword as well as tags and I'd like to number those in order too keep them unique so I'd like to automate that to look like:

[<keyword>]-<incr#>.<tags>

The problem I've run into is that I cant seem to find a way to to get the incrementing number tag to reset with new kewords. I'm sure there's a way to maybe script this, but I'm not the most savvy in that regard. Any insight would be appreciated.

If all else fails I could just assign a random number identifier. but I'd like to avoid that if possible.

19/08-23 16:51

#1 : 20/08-23 09:29

GSComputer

Posts: 8

There is a little bug in the new version

<Day> is date from yesterday -->> <date:dd> gives the right date (today

I reported it already in the beta version. I know this is a minor problem. :-)

20/08-23 09:29

#1 : 21/08-23 18:02

Andy Gilbert

Posts: 3

When doing a CSV import is there a way to export as txt/CSV just the ones labelled "Cannot find source file". Alternatively do a full export of the list so it can be filtered in a spreadsheet?

I can do a screendump but that gives me a 70-page PDF to trawl through. I've tried to OCR that to get the data but that doesn't work well enough for me to work with it.

21/08-23 18:02

#1 : 23/08-23 23:33

alidinouri

Posts: 1

Hello everyone,

I hope you're all doing well. I have a question regarding batch renaming using Advanced Renamer, and I was hoping someone here could provide some guidance.

Here's what I'm trying to achieve:

I have a folder with a variable number of files. Let's call the total number of files "n." I want to rename these files in a decreasing sequence, starting from "n," and decrementing by 2 for each subsequent file until reaching 2. For example, if there are 200 files, I want them to be renamed as follows: 200, 198, 196, ..., 4, 2.

I've been trying to figure out how to set this up in Advanced Renamer, but I'm having some trouble with the pattern syntax. I'm aware that the software provides the <Inc Nr> tag, but I'm unsure how to automatically calculate the total number of files and use it in the pattern.

Could anyone kindly guide me on how to set up this renaming sequence using Advanced Renamer? Specifically, how can I create a pattern that starts from the total number of files and decrements by 2 for each file until reaching 2?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your assistance!

Best regards,
ALi

23/08-23 23:33

#1 : 24/08-23 07:07

Posts: 5

Hello,

I just installed Advancer Renamer and used it fine to rename a bunch of files, but when I went to rename the folders it deleted every single file leaving only empty folders behind. I renamed the folders by clicking over to "Rename Folders", manually dragged the main folder into the program, and then selected subfolders as well. I then hit rename to Incrementing Numbers.

A series of errors came up when I did that and when I then opened the folder again every file was gone, leaving ONLY the folders behind (with name unchanged). I tried to hit "Undo Last Batch" and it only gives me errors now, saying the files it deleted can't be found.

Is there any possible way to restore my deleted files? Please let me know they are absolutely crucial files and I don't have backups!!

24/08-23 07:07

#1 : 25/08-23 02:29

dan

Posts: 1

how can i rename files in increments of 2 so for example

file 1
file 3
file 5

instead of
file 1
file 2
file 3

25/08-23 02:29

#1 : 25/08-23 08:26

Phil Indie

Posts: 3

Hi
With the last version, when i choose "rename folders", it is the files in the folder that are renamed....

25/08-23 08:26

#1 : 26/08-23 03:00

Posts: 1

I need to rename folders that have a repeating pattern but removal of that pattern would show up as errors because of exisitng folders with the name of the changed folders to which I just need them to merge with existing folders of the same name.

Any idea on how to do that?

26/08-23 03:00

#1 : 27/08-23 01:37

Ken

Posts: 1

I need to move the last 7 characters in 7,000 folders to a new position, that being 11 characters from the start of the filename. Examples:

From: gd89-04-15 The Mecca aud holtz-jaz 102457

To: gd89-04-15 102457 The Mecca aud holtz-jaz

Thanks for any help!

PROBLEM SOLVED! I was able to do a two-step Replace and Move to solve the problem.

Thanks for this great software. Any way to edit/delete posts without creating a new one?

27/08-23 01:37

#1 : 29/08-23 20:14

HOBBS

Posts: 6

I have many files with long names, and somewhere in the file is a proper name, Jane,or Tiffany.
ex; IMAGES OF MOON TAKEN BY JANE OVER CITY SKY.
LAST DAY OF SPRING, JENNIFER COLD OUTSIDE
OCTOBER 2020 WENDY ALL DAY SHOOTING.

What i want is file names like JANE, JENNIFER, AND WENDY, AND EVERYTHING ELSE GONE.
There are more than 5000 files with over 1500 different proper names.
Can this be done?

29/08-23 20:14

#1 : 30/08-23 18:01

Richard Merchant

Posts: 4

I've been modifying some file names using the date / time stamp feature.

An odd result followed this "add" command: <Year Modified><Month Modified><Day Modified>_<Hour Modified><Min Modified>

The Hour is off by one hour from the file's time stamp... I guess this is a Windows issue, something about how it uses 'universal time' and daylight savings times issues... It's weird, it's potentially a problem but I guess it is something that should be noted...

I saw this problem also just looking at the file using the 'properties' tag: the file in Explorer shows, for example, a time of 1:16:44 PM but in the 'properties' box the Created: tag is 12:16:44 PM. Anyone dependent on searching by file time could be stymied!

30/08-23 18:01

#1 : 31/08-23 00:07

Keith Jones

Posts: 2

Hi,

I thought I'd mention the above as it's been mentioned a few times over the years and seems to be happening in the last two versions still.

If you have a list replacement set up, it only shows the list elements the first time you expand/create it. Subsequent expansions are always missing the list elements themselves. Reloading the methods from a file or re-opening the software gets them back but only until you expand them a second time.

I suspect the sub-controls are just being disposed of a little too heavily when the main control is un-expanded.

Anyway, it's been lovely using the software so far! So much so that I actually got off my butt and paid for it :-)

Regards,
Keith

31/08-23 00:07

#1 : 31/08-23 00:25

Keith Jones

Posts: 2

Hi,

...and a quick question (which may have been asked already oops!) :-)

Which regex variant does Advanced Renamer use? I've noticed that most of the MSDN documented stuff (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/az24scf c%28v=vs.110%29.aspx) works so there's a lot of power available that isn't directly documented. It would be cool to know where to look for a full list. There's some pretty cool hidden features like; word boundaries, punctuation and unicode support, that are making my regex expressions much more useful. :-)

Regards,
Keith

PPS: Some documentation on the Javascript api would be cool to have too. Somedays, regex just ain't enough :-)

31/08-23 00:25

#1 : 03/09-23 16:21

Grim

Posts: 3

So, I've got a bunch of files I've been having to manually look up the release year for. I've been going in on each file name and adding the year in brackets at the end of the file name, like this:

Artist - Song Title (1967).ext

What I want to do is create a filter that will read the year from within the file name and save it to the Year and Date tag - without having to edit each file's tags individually.

I'm aware Picard is a thing, but these tracks are files that did not produce results in Picard.

Can anybody help me with this?

03/09-23 16:21

#1 : 05/09-23 20:43

Bitzie

Posts: 2

Hi,

I have a ton of files that I need to reorder the names of as well as adding a leading zero if it's not there and converting all spaces to underscores. Unfortunately, the filenames are not consistent as far as the number of characters per "section." For example, three files look like this:

1. Ballet Rehearsal-Edgar Degas.tif
5. Two Sisters - On the Terrace-Renoir Pierre-August.tif
33. Shot Marilyns-Andy Warhol.tif

What I would need them to be out put as is:

01_Degas_Edgar-Ballet_Rehearsal.tif
05_Renoir_Pierre-August-Two Sisters_On_the_Terrace.tif
33_Warhol_Andy-Shot_Marilyns.tif

Thanks!

05/09-23 20:43

#1 : 06/09-23 16:15

ugo

Posts: 1

Buongiorno.
Avrei bisogno di capire come sostituire parte del nome di più cartelle contemporaneamente, scrivo sotto un esempio:
5555 Antonio.
5555 Giorgio.
5555 Michele.
ecc...

Devo sostituire tutti i caratteri 5555 con 7777
mi potete aiutare?

Grazie.

06/09-23 16:15

#1 : 07/09-23 00:52

Bitzie

Posts: 2

I have been needing to rename a ton of files, which I have been able to figure out how, but I did need to use Bulk Rename Utility first, then convert the rest with Advanced Renamer. I would love to do it all in Advanced Renamer in the future if possible.

The step I need help with is adding a leading zero to the filename if there isn't one present. For example:

1. Ballet Rehearsal-Edgar Degas.tif

would become:

01. Ballet Rehearsal-Edgar Degas.tif

but

33. Shot Marilyns-Andy Warhol.tif

should stay as:

33. Shot Marilyns-Andy Warhol.tif

In Bulk Rename Utility I was able to do this with the RegEx (1) option using v2:

Match: ^(\d)\. (?X)^(\d\d)\.\x20
Replace: 0$1_(?X)$1_

Is this possible to accomplish within Advanced Renamer?

Thanks!

07/09-23 00:52

#1 : 07/09-23 23:24

Addicts

Posts: 1

I have a serious love hate with this program.... Love that it does everything I need it.. and more... but seriously hate this blinding white background and minimize the program asap once completing a task................ Is there any plans yet to add a Dark Mode? I'd gladly REG for twenty...

07/09-23 23:24

#1 : 08/09-23 05:32

Ervin

Posts: 17

When I rename a folder with the same name I append it. e.g. folder 001, folder 002, folder 003...
However, is there a way the folders, and it's contents, can just merge, into just one folder?

08/09-23 05:32

#1 : 09/09-23 17:11

Phil Indie

Posts: 3

Hi

in the new version the preview has been lost. it's a shame ...

09/09-23 17:11

#1 : 09/09-23 17:21

Phil Indie

Posts: 3

Hi

in the new version the preview for folders has been lost. it's a shame ...

09/09-23 17:21

#1 : 10/09-23 10:06

SewerLuk

Posts: 1

Hi Kim,

Few days ago I sent you latest Polish translation, did you receive it? When you will be able to include it in installation pack?

BR
Lukasz

10/09-23 10:06

#1 : 11/09-23 06:57

Kath

Posts: 10

11/09-23 06:57

#1 : 11/09-23 18:06

Linda K Hollman

Posts: 7

I now get an error when I open Advanced Renamer. But it goes ahead and goes in, but there are no methods. Where did they go? It was working before this. An update glitch?

11/09-23 18:06

#1 : 12/09-23 18:38

Oliver Petry

Posts: 5

how i can switch terms similar "(august)(2012)" -> "2012.08"
or words "one two three"...
this are simple cases. multiple replace only works if count of charactr is known..
it need a methods can tract terms with unknown amount of characters.
like use of seperatorlist to cut a string in terms..
maybe its useful to think about a system use of variables for a micro-code

12/09-23 18:38

#1 : 14/09-23 04:00

Erik

Posts: 2

Hello, Kim. Thanks for the wonderful program.

I have noticed on several occasions that the method from "New Case" entitled "Set uppercase first letter in every word" never works on any folder or file that I apply it to.

I just thought that you should know. It could be very useful otherwise.

14/09-23 04:00

#1 : 14/09-23 15:07

Kath

Posts: 10

Hello again!

Would it be possible to add the currently selected preset title in the drop-down bar?

I ask as i have now constructed several presets, and am sometimes unsure which one is acting upon the currently loaded fileset.

TIA.

14/09-23 15:07

#1 : 16/09-23 04:54

Henry

Posts: 4

Hi,

I have list of files ScanImage041 till ScanImage999
I would like to rename them as Book 001-015, Book 016-030

How can I do that?

Thank you
Henry

16/09-23 04:54

#1 : 16/09-23 08:47

Eckeo EE

Posts: 1

Please help...
Struggle to get a replace configured with some use of wildcard but need to pass the text to be replaced in the replace with field.

Example below

RAMM111 (Where 111 will be changeable but will remain a 3-digit numbers)

I'm trying to get it to look like,

(RAMM111) so in brackets.

Any ideas?

16/09-23 08:47

#1 : 17/09-23 03:03

Rickey Carter

Posts: 1

Have Windows 11 64bit. Haven't used Advanced Renamer for a while and saw an upgrade to 3.91 available so I did an uninstall of whatever version I had (didn't check first) and after the install I get the Application Error, Exception EAccessViolation in module ARen.exe at 000000000001243F. .....Read of Address 00000000000000008.

I've successfully used V3.88 (32 and 64 bit) but all higher versions give me the error.

I saw some much older postings that this error has occurred but don't see any solutions.

17/09-23 03:03

#1 : 17/09-23 14:18

Kath

Posts: 10

If I try to use positive lookahead to search for '&', it doesn't seem to work.
(?=&)

Yet, If i use 'and', it works fine.
(?=and)

I am trying to match either '&' OR 'and' in a string.

'&' Does not appear to be a control character, so i'm mystified.

(this was using https://regex101.com/ and set to PCRE)

Does anyone know why this happens?

17/09-23 14:18

#1 : 19/09-23 17:19

lyndon

Posts: 1

when importing long lists using the import from CSV feature when get a "Analyzing file" pop up after setting up the import that will takes minutes to load sometimes and can be canceled without having any effect but this window also often freezes the program when it pops up, is there a way to have the program skip the "Analyzing file" step when importing a list?
Are there any tips you can share to make it less likely to freeze when this pops ups? thank you foir your help.

19/09-23 17:19

#1 : 24/09-23 20:01

Marc

Posts: 1

As far as I can tell, there's no way to simply paste a directory path when adding files using the directory mode. You have to go dig for the folder every time. Which gets old fast when most of your folders of interest are 10+ levels deep.

If would be nice if we could set the directory path directly just like you can when using the add files window.

24/09-23 20:01

#1 : 26/09-23 16:25

Alex Marino

Posts: 1

Is there a way to set the user interface to what it was before the most recent version?
I prefer the menu bar above "Renaming method list" like it used to be.

thanks,
Alex

26/09-23 16:25

#1 : 05/10-23 12:41

Nikolay Rogalev

Posts: 1

Tell me please

05/10-23 12:41

#1 : 08/10-23 12:09

Axel

Posts: 6

Is there an option to activate the name collision rule at the command line?

08/10-23 12:09

#1 : 14/10-23 00:05

Jay

Posts: 1

Hello there, I am looking for a regex that can check the content of a filename and remove any duplicates found starting and ending in brackets. For example, FILENAME (SAME) (SAME) (SAME) or FILENAME (SAME) (SAME) should finish as FILENAME (SAME) removing all additional duplicate words in brackets.

14/10-23 00:05

#1 : 16/10-23 22:36

Kath

Posts: 10

Hi, I would like to ask that more hotkeys be added, as fiddling with mouse to select multiple files can be frustrating!

For example, a hotkey(s) for 'Mark Selected/Unselected'. Perhaps Plus and Minus on keypad?

Or better still, user selected!

TIA

EDIT: Ok, so I found that I can move up/down the list with the up/down arrow keys (doh!), and SPACE selects/deselects the file. My Bad!

16/10-23 22:36

#1 : 18/10-23 23:45

Udo Behm

Posts: 1

Good day,

I’m trying to select the last word of a file and move it to the beginning of a file with the help of the move method.

When inserting <Word:1> into move count, checking backwards and make the move to counter as high as possible, nothing happens.

How can I make Advanced Renamer determine the last word and make it moving it to the front of the file name?

Thanks for your help!
Udo

18/10-23 23:45

#1 : 23/10-23 14:50

Jon Hocking

Posts: 1

Have looked for guidance in the documentation, and can't see it...

Would like to have a pattern on the collision rule "New Name" option so end result is

~~<title> <incrementing number>

TILDE TILDE title SPACE 001

so for example, two copies of "FreeMovie" will show as
~~Free Movie 001 and
~~Free Movie 002

so that, all potential duplicates will appear at the start of a filename sorted explorer window, for manual weeding (and yes, manual subsequent rename)

Any guidance happily accepted

23/10-23 14:50

#1 : 24/10-23 08:35

Niximus

Posts: 1

Hi

I have this situation:
-----------------------
001-namefilefirst-namefilefirst-001 [TEXT].ext
002-namefilesecond-namefilesecond-002 [TEXT].ext
...
and so on with hundred of files
-----------------------

I have to rename like this:
-----------------------
001-namefilefirst-namefilefirst-[othertext].ext
002-namefilesecond-namefilesecond-[othertext].ext
...
-----------------------

So I tried to replace: "-001 [TEXT]" with "-[othertext]"

using replace rule like this:

Replace: -*[TEXT]
With: -[othertext]

And the trouble is that it selects text from the 1st "-" so it becames:

001-[othertext]
002-[othertext]

and so on...

I read the help and tried to figure out how to do it but I didn't find anything.

Someone have any suggest?

Thanks a lot,

Nik

24/10-23 08:35

#1 : 24/10-23 22:50

Eduardo

Posts: 1

Buenas tardes.

Quisiera ayuda para saber cómo puedo añadir un 0 (cero) al inicio de un número, pero solo si el texto original tiene x número de caracteres. Esto es usual para número de identificación.

Ejemplo:
Añadir 0 al inicio si el número tiene menos de 10 caracteres.
Original: 123456789
Reemplazo: 0123456789

Original: 12345
Reemplazo 0000012345

Original: 1234567890 --> En este caso, no hace ninguna acción adicional porque el texto ya tiene 10 caracteres.

Muchas gracias por la ayuda.

24/10-23 22:50

#1 : 24/10-23 23:58

Nick

Posts: 3

Hi
Can you add Tag <encoded date> in MXF files please?
Tag <Video Date Year:x> takes data from field <Recorded date>

But there isn't field <Recorded date> in MXF and MP4 files

Thanks a lot for your Job

24/10-23 23:58

#1 : 29/10-23 22:36

Arno

Posts: 1

When adding several folders (<10), I always get an Exif Tool error. If I stick to the 10 folders or add the files (photo files) via Add Files, it works. But if I add a whole year 2023 with about 98 subfolders, I always get an Exif tool error and the renaming 'new name' does not work. Version 3.91...
Thx Arno

29/10-23 22:36

#1 : 31/10-23 11:23

mr.suction

Posts: 1

We need the ability to batch translate a bunch of files, also the ability to keep the original name, like origname/translated.

31/10-23 11:23

#1 : 01/11-23 01:41

ming

Posts: 1

I've read the user guide which said ARen uses PCRE regex
PCRE regex requires /u suffix to match unicodes, but the "/...../u" pattern is not working on the renamer GUI

need help

Edit: nevermind. "[^\x{0000}-\x{FFFF}]" works

01/11-23 01:41

#1 : 02/11-23 11:47

Kath

Posts: 10

02/11-23 11:47

#1 : 02/11-23 14:38

Paul Messerschmidt

Posts: 2

Hello,

I´m searching desperatly for a script, to add an individual name ahead of the filename, if this filename begins with a certain number, f.e.

0000-this-is-my-file.pdf >> Peter_0000-this-is-my-file.pdf
1111-just-another.pdf >> Michael_1111-just-another.pdf

Each 4-letter-number should be defined to a certain name.

Is this possible in Advanced Renamer?
I couldn`t find a hint in the forum posts.

Thanks in advance!
Best regards

02/11-23 14:38

#1 : 05/11-23 10:07

Kath

Posts: 10

Hi again,

I'm trying to match date string. I use https://regex101.com/ with 'Flavor' set to 'PCRE' to test.
I've used Negative lookbehind to NOT match anything containing numbers prior to date.

Pattern: .*(?<![0-9])\K(\d{2,2}).(\d{2,2}).(\d{2,2})

Test string: Series61.03.04.21.Anything.at.all

This works perfectly in regex101, but matches nothing at all in Advanced Renamer.

Does anyone have any ideas?

TIA

Update, I solved my own problem by altering the first part of the string. Instead of negative lookahead (which I clearly do not yet understand).

([a-zA-Z0-9-_]+).

This captured the required input.

I'm still learning :

05/11-23 10:07

#1 : 06/11-23 15:44

farhan

Posts: 1

hi
i select multiple folders and rename files with folder wise like.
folder1 = abc.png, dsd.png, image.png.
folder2 = xyz.png, lsd.png, vid.png.

to

folder1 = image1.png , image2.png , image3.png
folder2 = image1.png , image2.png , image3.png
folder3 = image1.png , image2.png , image3.png

just like that kindly tell me how can i do

06/11-23 15:44

#1 : 09/11-23 19:45

Miguel

Posts: 59

Hi all
I have noticed that all the small button hints do not work in 3.90 version. Some times is dificult to know what they do.

Is this a bug or this have been deactivated.

Thank you.

09/11-23 19:45

#1 : 10/11-23 02:53

Roberto Teixeira

Posts: 4

Need to rename many instagram pics. they're saved with a prename sometimes, i.e:

"giselesuperacao.mae_39_.jpg" → "insta - tiago camilo jiu (tagged @giselesuperacao.mae).jpg"

To add "insta", "face", "twitter" at the begining, I've made a pattern list in "New Name" Method, where you can click the "..." button and the Pattern Dialog will appear, but that blocks me from
picking parts of the original name, by using <Word:1> (indexed word of the filename),
in "Add" method.

Is there a way to create this pattern list in "Add" method? this method would work for my entire list of students, in the case of renaming all of their homework, tests ect, by adding their names ...

Thanks in advance.

10/11-23 02:53

#1 : 11/11-23 00:13

Jim

Posts: 1

Please, can we get a dark mode? My eyes would love you. I see this has been requested for years. As far back as 2019, it said it was coming. Very much appreciated.

11/11-23 00:13

#1 : 12/11-23 15:05

Tucoco

Posts: 7

Hi, im back from thread called "help about changing day and hour of thousand of files" https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=13251
I post here because i cant reply anymore on that old thread.

That is the original script you posted:

deltaHour = 3;
match = item.name.match(/^(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2}) (\d{2})\.(\d{2})\.(\d{2})(.*)/);
if (match) {
Y = 1*match[1];
M = 1*match[2] - 1;
D = 1*match[3];
h = 1*match[4];
m = 1*match[5];
s = 1*match[6];
h += deltaHour;
date = new Date(Y, M, D, h, m, s);
Y = date.getFullYear();
M = date.getMonth() + 1;
D = date.getDate();
h = date.getHours();
m = date.getMinutes();
s = date.getSeconds();
return Y + "-" + ("0" + M).slice(-2)+ "-" + ("0" + D).slice(-2)
+ " " + ("0" + h).slice(-2) + "." + ("0" + m).slice(-2) + "." + ("0" + s).slice(-2)
+ match[7];
}

I need the script changed to affect the filename in a specific way now, instead of adding 3 hours i need it to substract a second.

2023-01-01 00.00.00 xxxxxxxxxxxxx.jpg -> 2022-12-31 23.59.59 xxxxxxxxxxxxx.jpg

12/11-23 15:05

#1 : 13/11-23 21:01

pipja

Posts: 2

Hi guys, I have a script below that I think should work, but I'm getting uncaught post script errors 'unterminated character class' and I don't know what's wrong.
Here's the script:

function (index, item) {
var regex = new RegExp("^.*\\([^\\]+)\\[^\\]+$", "gi");
var matches = regex.match(item.path);
return matches[1]+ '_' + item.filename;
}

basically the script tries to grab the parent folder name of the file and prefix the filename.

Help is very much appreciated, thank you :).

13/11-23 21:01

#1 : 15/11-23 17:21

sugarJ

Posts: 3

Hi there, I have file names like this:

AJPW - 12-02-1977 - Giant Baba-Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Abdullah The Butcher-The Sheik (RWTL).mp4

This part of the filename will always be consistent:

AJPW - 12-02-1977 - (including the space after the last -)

I would like to replace any - character the occurs after the 4th instance of it with an " & " character.

I.E. anything after "1977 - Giant" I want to replace any instances that occur of the - character with " & ".

Any regex or anything else that can accomplish this? Thanks in advance!

15/11-23 17:21

#1 : 19/11-23 02:11

Roberto Teixeira

Posts: 4

How do I do that (even in regex)? I´ve been hours trying to find out...

thanks in advance

19/11-23 02:11 - edited 19/11-23 02:21

#1 : 19/11-23 10:24

Narayan

Posts: 3

I have file names that end with the following pattern:
<string1> - <string2> - <string3> press

I wanted to remove the " - <string3> press" part at the end.

I tried to use the "Remove Pattern" rule, and specified the following string:
- *press

In normal mode, the file names are not affected at all.
In RegEx mode, AR ends up removing " - <string2> - <string3> press" because of greedy matching.

How do I force the RegEx engine to match in lazy mode?
I tried adding a ? to force lazy mode, like this:
- *?press

But it did not change the result.

Please help!

19/11-23 10:24

#1 : 19/11-23 16:52

Simón Antonio José Morillo Bermúdez

Posts: 1

Hello, there is a feature that I would like this great program to have and it is to apply in: ID3
currently there are only 3 options.

I would like to be able to also edit the metadata of the music which I understand uses ID3.

19/11-23 16:52

#1 : 20/11-23 08:04

Cem

Posts: 3

ich besitze kein Programierkentnisse
ich besitze kein Programmierkenntnisse.
ich will bei der Benneung von Ordnern oder Dateien, etwas ersetzen bzw nicht darstellen wenn es nicht vorhanden ist.
Beispiel 1: Wenn "Stadt" laut GPS Angaben nicht zu entnehmen ist leer lassen bzw ignorieren.
Beispiel 2: Wenn Original Erstelleungsdatum nicht da ist, nehme datei-Datum oder Änderungsdatum...
UND!!!
Beispiel 3: "Wenn" in neuer Name die Alte, ursprungliche Name vorhanden ist, ignoriere es! (Damit kein unendlich langen Namen entstehen!
Besten Dank im vorraus
**************************
Google Übersetzung:
I don't have any programming knowledge.
When naming folders or files, I want to replace something or not display it if it doesn't exist.
Example 1: If “City” cannot be found according to the GPS information, leave it blank or ignore it.
Example 2: If original creation date is not there, use file date or modification date...
AND!!!
Example 3: "If" the old, original name is present in the new name, ignore it! (So that there are no infinitely long names!

Best thanks in advance

20/11-23 08:04

#1 : 23/11-23 12:51

Narayan

Posts: 3

My file names have this format:

<Title> - <subtitle>

Where both <title> and <subtitle> have multiple words, and there may be hyphens in them.

The separator between the title and subtitle is a hyphen with spaces on both sides. But all other hyphens will not have spaces on both sides. (These are regular English words or expressions, such as "non-stop", "step-by-step", etc.)

I want to first force lowercase for the entire name, and then make upper case for the first letters of the Title and Subtitle.

All the hyphens that do not have spaces on each side should be ignored.

How do I achieve this?

23/11-23 12:51 - edited 23/11-23 12:52

#1 : 25/11-23 10:48

Kath

Posts: 10

Hello again,

I am finding this program very useful. Thankyou!

Just a comment to say that I think the toolbar section above the file layout is too big, it takes up too much space, space I could be using to see more files. I preferred the layout in 3.85.

I don't know if personal customization is possible, but I would personally prefer more space available to fit a larger number of files into the file window.

Also, is it possible, in the 'PRESETS' window, to always make the presets 'list' in the same way, IE alphabetically, or in some other pre-determined order, as every time I want to select a new PRESET, the list appears to be 'jumbled up', and I have to hunt though the nummerous ones I have cobbled together :)

Also, regarding the PRESET drop-down, would it be possible to, whilst hovering mouse over that area, automatically scroll though the different presets, applying them to the file list in real time (perhaps using scroll wheel of mouse?). Alternatively bind to a key(s) ?

And finally, regarding payment, do you accept Amazon vouchers? As I would like to contribute the equivalent payment, but am not comfortable with the listed payment provider.

Thankyou for reading.

25/11-23 10:48

#1 : 28/11-23 18:16

Eng.DarkAlchemist

Posts: 10

I team,
I'm trying to rename files using a numbering gotten from file name.
i.e. my files are: SPPayslip 1_2021_Run1; SPPayslip 1_2021_Run2; ... SPPayslip 10_2021_Run1; SPPayslip 10_2021_Run2;...

I want to rename using: "Personal" <word:3><word:2> <word:4> - but since <Word:2> is a month number, I want to change it to "01", "02"... "10"... (like in the tag <Inc Nr:x:y>). Is there any way to change the word to number so to force a certain number of zeros?
The end names should be: Personal 202101 Run1; Personal 202101 Run2;...

Second. Is there "if" in order to replace: if "Run1" to "15"; if "Run2" to "30" (in the word:4) - in a unique step instead use 2 additional methods?
i.e. if <word:4>="Run1" change to "15" \ if <word:4>="Run2" change to "30" - in replace method.

Note: could provide also a script?

28/11-23 18:16 - edited 28/11-23 18:17

#1 : 28/11-23 18:27

Eng.DarkAlchemist

Posts: 10

Hi team,

I have some PDF files that has different information in the exact position inside of the document. Each file has a different information. Is it possibly get this information automatically and put in the file name?

Thank you.

28/11-23 18:27

#1 : 28/11-23 18:42

Eng.DarkAlchemist

Posts: 10

Hi team,
My files have the following format in the name: DMMYYYY (D - day, M - month, Y - year). i.e: 13022023. I must change to the format YYYYMMDD. Is there any way to solve this?
Is it possible to convert <word:1> to <Time:yyyymmdd>? If so, how?
Or how can I use regular expression?

28/11-23 18:42

#1 : 28/11-23 18:52

Eng.DarkAlchemist

Posts: 10

Hi team,
I will create a complete manual with examples. I will organize by method (in the first instance). I will get all questions in this forum (I will put it as reference in the manual).
If you have any suggestions, please, let me know. If is there anyone that can collaborate in this project, let me know too.

Note: I will put a link here to you.

28/11-23 18:52

#1 : 02/12-23 02:01

Tamara

Posts: 1

Hi! is there a way I can access the metadata of a file to add part of the information as a pattern in the file name? I'm thinking of songs that have metadata with album, artist and song number that i would like to add to the file name.
Thanks!

02/12-23 02:01

#1 : 03/12-23 15:10

Tabasco01

Posts: 1

Advanced Renamer 3.91
With "New Name" "Date Modified" <Video Date Hour> differentiates 1 hour from the attribute value "Date Modified". Adjustments to the Windows system time do nothing. Data source MOV file from iPhone. Tabasco01

03/12-23 15:10

#1 : 04/12-23 21:49

Jan

Posts: 2

I want to remove an email address in parentheses at the end of file names, but I can't get it to work.

This is my starting point (examples):
2023-11-01 (ABC-943064) Kontrolle - Blaurot GmbH ([email protected]).eml
2023-11-29 Re (ABC-943064) Kontrolle - Fritz Zuloff ([email protected]).eml
2023-11-30 Re [ABC-943064] Kontrolle - Blaurot GmbH ([email protected]).eml

This is what I want:
2023-11-01 (ABC-943064) Kontrolle - Blaurot GmbH.eml
2023-11-29 Re (ABC-943064) Kontrolle - Fritz Zuloff.eml
2023-11-30 Re [ABC-943064] Kontrolle - Blaurot GmbH.eml

I tried 'Replace' with regular expression, but I can't get the right expression.
Can anyone help with a regular expression? I need to find this pattern:
"space|opening parenthesis|any characters|@|any characters|dot|any characters|closing parenthesis"
at the end of the line (name only)

Thanks!

04/12-23 21:49

#1 : 08/12-23 17:17

Alex Dominguez

Posts: 2

Before the latest update you chose to add content and it would give you the option on that window to choose if you were adding files or folders.
Now it still gives you that option but it does not work that well. I will choose to add files go through choosing the files hit accept and the list will not propagate. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't, end up spending 10 minutes doing something that before took just a couple of minutes to do.
I'm all up for updates but when an update just makes the user work more for the same thing that took less work then it's just a burden.

08/12-23 17:17

#1 : 08/12-23 17:23

Alex Dominguez

Posts: 2

The trim option is giving me problems, I will load files and before the trim feature would work automatically, now I have to delete the trim option and add it again to fix the name of the folder and get rid of the gaps in the name and such.

08/12-23 17:23

#1 : 10/12-23 17:14

ssohn

Posts: 1

I want to use "New Name" batch method to rename my video files in accordance with video date and time tag. But when I do that, new filenames are set to change in GMT time, not local time.

For example, let's say I have a video file called "1.mp4", that is recorded at 11:00:00 AM (GMT+9) on September 1st , 2023
I want to rename this "1.mp4" file using following video tags: VID_<Video Date Year><Video Date Month><Video Date Day>_<Video Date Hour><Video Date Min><Video Date Sec>.

"1.mp4" file should be named as "VID_20230901_110000.mp4" (GMT+9, my local time).
However, the new filename I actually get is "VID_20230901_020000.mp4" (GMT).

I am currently using the latest version of the Adanced Renamer, v3.92 on Windows 10 (22H2). And I am not sure, but I remember that the same error IS NOT occurring on Windows 11 (22H2). So this may be an isolated issue on Windows 10.

Can anyone confirm if this is an isolated case that just happens to me? Or is it actually a bug?

Oh. BTW, the image tags are working perfectly fine tho.

10/12-23 17:14 - edited 11/12-23 03:55

#1 : 11/12-23 13:42

Daniel

Posts: 1

Hi!

I have a folder with image files named with the supplier's part numbers, which I want to rename to my own part numbers. I was recommended this software and heard that one can use Excel/CSV for renaming. I have tried to find suitable guides and posts here in the forum but can't find the ones relevant for me. Can someone help me please?

Thank you very much in advance!

//Daniel

11/12-23 13:42

#1 : 11/12-23 16:01

Uwe

Posts: 3

I get a lot of errors using 3.92

1. Starting AR:
The specified file was not found
[C:\Users\X\Downloads\advanced_renamer_portable_3_92\Data-Default\paternlist.dat].

Access violation at address 0000000000BA6A80 in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 0000000000000008.

Access violation at address 0000000000C74778 in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 0000000000000098.

2. Load a Preset:
Access violation at address 00000000004D1B28 in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 0000000000000008.

3. Closing AR:
Access violation at address 0000000000C7EEC4 in module 'ARen.exe'. Read of address 0000000000000000.

4. Can't add renaming methods

5. Is it possible to add folders for renaming methods? I have 65 renaming methods and I need to add 50 of them in one folder to de/activate them very fast without clicking on each one.

11/12-23 16:01

#1 : 12/12-23 08:47

Florian

Posts: 1

Hello,

I just gave this tool a try and am impressed by it´s functionality and easy handling!

The most of the job is already done, but now I need to merge the name of the image together with article number - like this request https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?for um_id=13535

So far so good, but it seems, that the app.parseTags command doesn´t like large CSV files. My file has two columns and around 170000 lines (5,5 MB). When I only use 500 entries it works. When I take the full file it just does nothing. Is there any limit I can adjust?

As a Workaround: Can I connect to a SQL table connected by ODBC?

Thanks,
Florian

12/12-23 08:47

#1 : 14/12-23 21:13

Billy

Posts: 1

Hello, new to the forum and after having looked at all the posts that seemed to speak to my need, I either 1) am too stupid to understand what I have read or 2) it relates to RegEx and i am trying to use the present methods and so the responses don't apply.

I am trying to remove the first portion of a bunch of file names from

example input:
Time Odessey 2 Sunstorm, A - Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter

output:
Sunstorm, A - Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter

Maybe going a step further I would actually like to remove the comma and put the "A" back in front of Sunstorm for

A Sunstorm - Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter

I simply want to erase any thing after the last number in the file name plus the additional space that comes after it. Sometimes the number is multiple digits like 09 or 29.

I know it's probably simple but would love to know how to do this. Also if there is a single repository somewhere on the site that has all the expressions that I can use with examples, that would be helpful for me to figure this out in the future myself.

I would surmise that some people are going to say "open your eyes...it's right there" But i have been looking for the answers for 2 hours now with no luck.

Thanks everyone!

14/12-23 21:13

#1 : 15/12-23 13:31

raf

Posts: 7

is there a way to add preset for a dropdown menu style chooser?

Say, if i want the name of the file to be either closeup, midshot or fullshot, to have the options toggle down?

What would be the closest thing to this?

15/12-23 13:31

#1 : 15/12-23 19:25

Mr.Helpless

Posts: 1

I have many Files like this:

hello.23.12.13.my.name.is.helpless
hello.23.12.14.my.name.is.helpless
hey.23.11.25.my.name.is.helpless

I Want a Java Script that can help, make me all files like this:

hello.my.name.is.helpless.(13.12.2023)

Bring the Date "23.12.23" from the middle to the end in this kind "(13.12.2023)"

Or even better and my final wish would be, that every different file can look like this after rename process:

Hello - My Name Is Helpless (13.12.2023)
Hello - My Name Is Helpless (14.12.2023)
Hey - My Name Is Helpless (25.11.2023)

_______________________________________________________________________
I try all Rules and Functions from Renamer and end up like this already:

Hello - (13.12.2023) My Name Is Helpless
How can i bring the Date to the end like this: Hello - My Name Is Helpless (13.12.2023)

I hope someone smart can help me :-)

15/12-23 19:25

#1 : 16/12-23 12:08

Kai

Posts: 1

Hi, not all my photos have Date Taken but most do. I checked the exif data and confirm these photos don't have Date Taken. That means under Date Taken column, there will be blank cells where there is no data.
I tried to sort the Date Taken column by clicking the header as well as using right click>Sort by>Column>Date Taken. Unfortunately while these methods do sort to some extent but not all. I also tried to mark the check boxes as well but same result. The reason I wanted to sort is so that I can uncheck the tick box so these files will not be renamed.
I have tried to manually locate and uncheck these photos but I have thousands of photos to rename.
Would appreciate if someone could point out what I did wrong.
Thanks

16/12-23 12:08

#1 : 21/12-23 17:32

John333

Posts: 1

Hello,

I am new to Advanced Renamer and hoping the experts here can help.

I have a bunch of folders in the following format:
Actor1,Actor2,Actor3 Movie Title

Where Actor is the first and last name.

The number of letters for the actors names can vary of course as can the number of actors (but usually only 2 or 3 actors). The result I am looking for would be a folder name with just the movie title alone.

There is no comma between the last actor and the movie title. No spaces between commas either.

An example would be a folder named: Bruce Willis,Alan Rickman,Bonnie Bedelia Die Hard
Result I am looking for is a folder simply named Die Hard

I've actually managed to create 2 replace rules with a remove rule that seem to work, but I am sure it can be done more elegantly.

Any help would be appreciated!

21/12-23 17:32 - edited 21/12-23 23:29

#1 : 27/12-23 20:01

Chris

Posts: 1

Can someone provide a model of the available properties on the item parameter that gets passed into the script. I know I can type 'item.' and get a list of the properties, but I was wondering if this is documented anywhere since I don't see it in the UserGuide.

I'm also wondering what JS engine is being used to run the scripts and what version of JS is supported, I noticed some things I have tried in the past didn't work. Unfortunately it has been a while so I can't remember specifics on what didn't work.

Is there something I can do in the script to get the NewFileName column to be blank for files that don't meet certain criteria without an error, so I can easily see the files that will/won't get changed? I have tried just 'return;', 'return null;', and not returning anything.

27/12-23 20:01

#1 : 30/12-23 00:29

Lat

Posts: 1

Hello,
I'm trying to add the filename as the Description/caption in the metadata. Any ideas on how to do this? This would be for wordpress images so that the caption will show up.

30/12-23 00:29 - edited 30/12-23 00:34

#1 : 30/12-23 09:30

Juarez

Posts: 2

i want replace last "-" for space
filename examples

2023-12-30 Alpin-Sts-0025

2023-12-30 Alpin-Sts-Bhs-0025

2023-12-30 Alpin-0025

2023-12-30 Alpin-Sts-Bhs-XS-0025 Nation

i want all then be like

2023-12-30 Alpin-Sts 0025

2023-12-30 Alpin-Sts-Bhs 0025

2023-12-30 Alpin 0025

2023-12-30 Alpin-Sts-Bhs-XS 0025 Nation

30/12-23 09:30

#1 : 31/12-23 00:27

Julia

Posts: 1

Hi - I am hoping someone can help me to change the date format when using <ExifTool:CreateDate> for my movie files.

<ExifTool:CreateDate> gives the following date format: yyyy_mm_dd hh_mm_ss (e.g., 2023_09_21 17_06_53).

I instead want the date to have the format: mmm dd yyyy (e.g., Sep 21 2023) with no timestamp.

Is there a way to do this?

Thank you all so much for your help!

31/12-23 00:27