Rename Special - Rename from Clipboard ?

[VeeGee]

Good afternoon all,
Is there any way to rename selected files within a folder so it has the same name as the folder (and keep the existing extension) ? For my current project, this how I am currently doing it :
1. Browse into the folder / right-click on the folder (on the breadcrumb bar) and select Copy Name (to get the folder name on the clipboard)
2. Single-slow-click or F2 the file / right-click Paste / click off of the file
3. Repeat for any other file in the folder
When I'm done, the file(s) have the same name as the folder and the extension is left alone.

Checking if there is an option to either 1) rename the selected files based on the clipboard text (the folder name in this example) or 2) select any number of files / right-click / Rename Special and have something like "Rename to Match Folder".

EDIT: Looking at a script posted by highend, I am going to use this as a base and see if I can get it working ! This version moves selected files into folders matching their name. I should be able to figure this out now via scripting.

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    foreach($item, <get SelectedItemsPathNames |>) {
        $base   = gpc($item, "base");
        $ext    = gpc($item, "ext");
        $folder = $base;
        moveto "<curpath>\$folder", $item, , 2;
    }

[highend]

Or you do it in a faster way (no loop needed) e.g. via:

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rename "l", replace(regexreplace(<get SelectedItemsNames <crlf>>, "^(.*\.)", gpc(<curpath>, "component", -1) . "."), <crlf>, "|");

Another pro:
You can undo the renaming with one step from the action log if necessary

[VeeGee]

Dang, that is perfect ! Thanks.
I had come up with this, clunky but working - I'll stick to yours

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	foreach($item, <get SelectedItemsPathNames |>) {
		$folder = gpc("<curitem>", "parent", , 0);
		renameitem($folder, $item);
	}

Took a bit of back and forth from the manual to testing. Such a powerful piece of software.