swapping of a "2 word folder-name"

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)

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Reply to #1:

That looks like a great syntax to use, but it doesn't works that way.



You can use this regex for two part names:

FROM:
Bob Marley
Bob Marley And The Wailers

TO:
Marley, Bob
Wailers, Bob Marley And The

USE Replace method and "Match everything till last space and then the rest":

Replace: (.+) (.+)
With: \2, \1
[X] RegEx



- - -

Me thinks

New Name: <Word:2> <Word:1>

should work too. But for me (3.56) this only works with files, not with folders.

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Reply to #1:
i have solved this problem with a rename-script. the advantage using a script instead of a regex-pattern: you can extend it with logic behaviour. so i have extended my script to
- no renaming, if the separation character (set to ",") is already in the dir-name
- renaming word word... lastWord to lastWord, words... (if you there is more than one surname
- inteligent renaming by two or more names concatened with &: sname1 fname1 & sname2 fname2 -> fname, sname1 & fname, sname2

installation: new method -> script : copy in the attached script code

mfg
NomenEtOmen


Attachment: the script:

/**
list of words: last word to front position, separated with a separation char (sSep)
word(s) word -> word, word(s)
**/
var oName = item.name ; //original name
var nName = "1" ; //new name
var last = "" ; //ast word
var aHelp ;
var sSep = "," ; //the separator after first word
var nChg = 0 ; //anything changed?



var bSeparatorDetection = 1; //contains ,
if (bSeparatorDetection && oName.indexOf(sSep)>=0){
return; //de-activate renaming for .
}

var bConnectorDetection = 1;
//contains no ' - '
if (bConnectorDetection && oName.indexOf(" - ")>=0){
return; //de-activate renaming for .
}
//contains no []
if (bConnectorDetection && oName.indexOf("[")>=0 && oName.indexOf("]")>=0){
return; //de-activate renaming for .
}



/* split-variante */
var comp = oName.split(" & ");
if (comp.length<1) {
//no spliting
comp.push(oName);
}

for (var i = 0; i < comp.length; i++) {
aHelp = comp.split(" ");
if (aHelp.length<=1) {
//no spliting
} else {
//it has splitted :-)
nChg = nChg + 1;
last = aHelp.pop() + sSep;
aHelp.unshift(last);
comp = aHelp.join(" ");
}
}

if (nChg<1) {
return;
} else {
//script-end: new name
nName = comp.join(" & ");
return nName;
}

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neo

Reply to #3:

Dear NomenEtOmen

Manny thanks for the script

i copy it and start it via "new method:script"

i have tested it, but i get an error message :

line 0: itemFunc is not defined

something what i have forgot to do ?

Best regards
Bernd

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Reply to #2:
Dear Stefan
manny thanks for the help

your tip works great

the "advanced renamer Syntax"
is not so familiar to me (sometimes)

best regards
Bernd

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