Deleting or replacing with nothing the last 8 digits

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#1 : 18/05-15 11:14
Joaquin Gargallo
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
#2 : 18/05-15 15:26
Tester123
Tester123
Posts: 92
Reply to #1:

You can use this regular expression method:

Text to be replaced: (.+)(.{8})
Replace with: \1
Case sensitive: Untick
Use regular expressions: Tick
Apply to: Name

To summarise:
Define two groups in the search (Text to be replaced) string:
1) at least one of any character (.+)
2) followed by any 8 characters (.{8})

Replace with the first group only.


18/05-15 15:26 - edited 18/05-15 15:27
#3 : 18/05-15 16:47
Tester123
Tester123
Posts: 92
Reply to #2:

It just occurred to me that there is actually a built-in method to remove the last x characters:

Remove Method:
----------------------
Remove count: 8
Starting at: 1
Backwards: Tick
Apply to: Name

As is often the case, there's more than one way to skin a cat.


18/05-15 16:47 - edited 18/05-15 16:48