#1 : 02/12-17 00:38 Jared Miller
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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. |
#2 : 02/12-17 20:27 Stefan
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Reply to #1:
FROM: Hobbit, The - YadaYadaYada.etc Prince and the Pauper, The - blahblahblahotherstuff, morestuff.etc TO: The Hobbit - YadaYadaYada.etc The Prince and the Pauper - blahblahblahotherstuff, morestuff.etc USE: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/metho d_removepattern Remove: , The AND https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/metho d_add Add: The Index: 1 - - - OR https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/metho d_replace Replace: (.+), The (- .+) With: The \1\2 [x] Use regular expressions HTH? |
#3 : 11/12-17 19:56 Jared Miller
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Reply to #2:
Hey, the use of regular expressions did the trick. I had never used them, so I need to get familiar with the syntax, I suppose. Thanks a bunch for the help! |