Batch Rename - Parent Folder as part of file name

[clarkedesign]

Hi,

Does anyone know a way that I can batch rename a whole heap of files I have in multiple folders.
I'd like to rename the individual files using the parent (containing) folder as part of the new file name.

so /parent-folder/015.jpg becomes /parent-folder/parent-folder-015.jpg

[highend]

Select the files to be renamed and execute this script...

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    setting "BackgroundFileOps", 0;
    $curBase = gettoken("<curpath>", -1, "\");
    foreach($file, "<get SelectedItemsPathNames |>") {
        $newName = $curBase . "-" . getpathcomponent($file, "file");
        renameitem($newName, $file, , "-01");
    }

[clarkedesign]

thanks for this - but cannot get it to work.

I select the files, then choose Scripting / Run Script...
Paste in the script, click OK

The files are not renamed - I get a popup on-screen showing the script, that's all

[highend]

I guess you didn't indent the lines that you've pasted. Each line (apart from the first) must be indented by at least one space or one tab.