Rename script

[gialandra]

Hi, I am a novice and I have a folder with 2000-2500 file and I want rename them with this method:

1. select only the files which name begin with the zero digit (01218.png,054889.png,06566.png and so on)
2. sort them by name
3. rename them with the zero digit as first character name and then a 4digits number sequence (00001.png, 000002.png and so on)

Then I have to make the same thing with file which name begin with the one digit and then with two digit

Is it possible?

[gialandra]

I'm serching for... probably is enough a RegExp rename using this: (.{1})(.+)(\..+) > $1$3 (keep first character) plus <#0000> (number sequence) but I can't find the right syntax to joint this espressions. Who can joint them?

[highend]

There is no count something up in a batch regex rename.

Something like this should work:

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    $files = listfolder(, , 1+4, <crlf>);
    $i = 0;
    while ($i < 10) {
        $selection = regexmatches($files, "^$i.*?(?=\r?\n|$)", <crlf>);
        if ($selection) {
            $j = 1;
            foreach($item, $selection, <crlf>, "e") {
                $number = format($j, "0000");
                renameitem($i . $number, $item, 1);
                $j++;
            }
        }
        $i++;
    }

[gialandra]

Wow, it work perfectly.

Is it possible add the launch of a batch file (C:\Users\MN\Downloads\4L\Elab\1Stitching.cmd) in your code?

Thank you for your help!

[highend]

Look at run or runret() in the script command section of the help file

[gialandra]

I found the run help and I add the line: run "C:\Users\MN\Downloads\4L\Elab\1Stitching.cmd"; to the end of your code but now seems that the engine script sees two script... but it is not so important, I can lauch manually

Thank you again!

[highend]

but now seems that the engine script sees two script...

And that looks like?

Sounds like a missing indentation for that new line...

[gialandra]

This is my proof (I'm not a programmer):

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    $files = listfolder(, , 1+4, <crlf>);
    $i = 0;
    while ($i < 10) {
        $selection = regexmatches($files, "^$i.*?(?=\r?\n|$)", <crlf>);
        if ($selection) {
            $j = 1;
            foreach($item, $selection, <crlf>, "e") {
                $number = format($j, "0000");
                renameitem($i . $number, $item, 1);
                $j++;
            }
        }
        $i++;
   }
run "C:\Users\MN\Downloads\4L\Elab\1Stitching.cmd";

[highend]

Last line in my last posting...

[gialandra]

You are right, indent was the problem. Now it works

Last thing: is it possible lock the script work to a fixed folder? I want to run the script from any folder and it should to work always on a fixed folder

[highend]

Look up the listfolder() command and its very first argument.

[gialandra]

From what I understand, but I'm walking in darkness, to reduce the work of the script to only one folder, I have tried to put the path of the folder in your code, but it does not work and i have not found other advice on how to put this path:

$files = listfolder(<C:\Users\5314410\Downloads\CANC\>,, 1+4, <crlf>);

[highend]

Just put it in single or double quotes.

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$files = listfolder("C:\Users\5314410\Downloads\CANC\",, 1+4, <crlf>);

[gialandra]

Thanks. Now the syntax is OK, but the result is not what I expect (look at the screenshot): if I launch the script from "C:\Users\MN\Downloads\2\" folder, it doesn't work on files in "C:\Users\MN\Downloads\1\" folder

[highend]

Yeah, you'd need to add the path for the renameitem() command as well. You should do it like this:

Add a line at the top:

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$folder = "C:\Users\MN\Downloads\1\";

Make sure the path ends with a backslash!

Change the $files line to this afterwards:

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$files = listfolder($folder, , 1+4, <crlf>);

Change the renamitem() line to this:

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renameitem($i . $number, $folder . $item, 1);