restart numbering IF
#1 : 01/08-19 02:06 kwapster
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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 |
#2 : 01/08-19 10:25 David Lee
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You will get part way there if you use the New name method - rename to <Substr:1:6> and set the collision rule to "Append number" with separator = "-".
However appended numbers will be padded to 3 digits and only applied where there is a collision. You can get around this using two passes... 1) New name method -> <Substr:1:6>-01 with collision rule as above. Run the batch, reloading all files - then: 2) Replace method, using Regular expressions... Replace: 01-0(\d\d)$ With: \1 |
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#3 : 01/08-19 17:05 David Lee
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Reply to #2:
... or you could use a "lookahead" in step 2 and use the Remove method with Regular expression Pattern = 01-0(?=\d\d$) |