Seeking Guidance on Template Loading and Renaming Functions
Hello everyone,
I hope you're doing well. I have two questions regarding the template loading and renaming features, and I would appreciate your guidance.
1.In the method loading list, is it possible to directly open an entire folder to display all the templates within it? This would make accessing multiple templates more efficient.
2.After importing a template, can the new name setting include a list-like replacement function instead of adding an additional replacement option separately? If this could be integrated into the new name setting, it would be much more convenient to use.
These are my questions. If anyone knows how to achieve these operations, please share your insights. Thank you in advance for your help!
I hope you're doing well. I have two questions regarding the template loading and renaming features, and I would appreciate your guidance.
1.In the method loading list, is it possible to directly open an entire folder to display all the templates within it? This would make accessing multiple templates more efficient.
2.After importing a template, can the new name setting include a list-like replacement function instead of adding an additional replacement option separately? If this could be integrated into the new name setting, it would be much more convenient to use.
These are my questions. If anyone knows how to achieve these operations, please share your insights. Thank you in advance for your help!
Reply to #1:
Hi Linden,
I'm not sure I understand your terminology, so if these answers have nothing to do with the questions just ignore them. :)
Q1: I think you are asking if it is possible to see the contents of all methods in the list at one time. If that's the question, the answer is no. I recommend you use the Item Description (right-click on the blue bar of an open method and choose "Change description") as a comment to tell you what each method does. This works well for me, and I'm sure you will find it an efficient way of working with multiple methods in a Method List.
Q2: Not sure exactly what you're asking here either, but there IS a "List Replace" method that you can use to enter multiple replacements in one method. Read about it here in the User Guide: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/v4/complete_guide #page_method_listreplace
If you have a list of words and replacements and can make it into a .csv (comma-separated values) file, that can also be used to make more complex changes using the List Method. Read about that here: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/v4/complete_guide #page_method_list
I hope that helps. If not, maybe you can use an alternate description and clarify your questions?
Best,
DF
Hi Linden,
I'm not sure I understand your terminology, so if these answers have nothing to do with the questions just ignore them. :)
Q1: I think you are asking if it is possible to see the contents of all methods in the list at one time. If that's the question, the answer is no. I recommend you use the Item Description (right-click on the blue bar of an open method and choose "Change description") as a comment to tell you what each method does. This works well for me, and I'm sure you will find it an efficient way of working with multiple methods in a Method List.
Q2: Not sure exactly what you're asking here either, but there IS a "List Replace" method that you can use to enter multiple replacements in one method. Read about it here in the User Guide: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/v4/complete_guide #page_method_listreplace
If you have a list of words and replacements and can make it into a .csv (comma-separated values) file, that can also be used to make more complex changes using the List Method. Read about that here: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/v4/complete_guide #page_method_list
I hope that helps. If not, maybe you can use an alternate description and clarify your questions?
Best,
DF
Reply to #2:
Hi DF,
Thanks so much for your help!
For the first question, that was exactly what I was asking about. I’m happy to say I’ve found a solution: by putting all my methods into one file, when I import it, it displays all the various methods I need.
As for the second question, what I’m trying to do is add new methods, but I wish the “List Replace” function could be set up together with the new method, rather than having to add the new method first and then separately add a List Replace step. It would be much better if they could be presented as a single integrated unit, instead of appearing as separate “+1, +2” entries. I hope that makes sense!
Either way, it’s not a big problem. I just want to learn more about how to use the tool effectively.
Thanks again for your assistance!
Hi DF,
Thanks so much for your help!
For the first question, that was exactly what I was asking about. I’m happy to say I’ve found a solution: by putting all my methods into one file, when I import it, it displays all the various methods I need.
As for the second question, what I’m trying to do is add new methods, but I wish the “List Replace” function could be set up together with the new method, rather than having to add the new method first and then separately add a List Replace step. It would be much better if they could be presented as a single integrated unit, instead of appearing as separate “+1, +2” entries. I hope that makes sense!
Either way, it’s not a big problem. I just want to learn more about how to use the tool effectively.
Thanks again for your assistance!
Reply to #3:
Linden,
Well, I'm glad to say I *did* understand... mostly.
As someone with 12+ years on ARen, plus years on another Regular Expression-based renamer before that, and with a lot of PowerGREP use as well, my best suggestion is to dive in to PCRE regex as hard and fast as possible. Some flavor of regex is the basis of most renaming tools, and almost any advanced text editor / text searcher / text manipulator of any kind.
And in your spare time there's javascript... :)
Good luck and best wishes,
DF
Linden,
Well, I'm glad to say I *did* understand... mostly.
As someone with 12+ years on ARen, plus years on another Regular Expression-based renamer before that, and with a lot of PowerGREP use as well, my best suggestion is to dive in to PCRE regex as hard and fast as possible. Some flavor of regex is the basis of most renaming tools, and almost any advanced text editor / text searcher / text manipulator of any kind.
And in your spare time there's javascript... :)
Good luck and best wishes,
DF