Rename to a name including the folder

[Oversemper]

It is a shame for me to ask, as a person with PPH coding background, but one hour of researching Scripting Commands Reference did not allow me to get how to change my script:

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::rename "b", "EN"

which renames a file into EN.$current_extension, so it would rename a file into EN ($currentfoler).$current_extension.
So it have to be something like that:

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::rename "b", "EN ("$currentfoler")"

Please, help, I've read help for rename, renameitem commands a few time but there is no a single example which would somehow point out to how to include the current folder name.

[highend]

You mean this?

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::rename "b", "EN (" . gpc(<curpath>, "base") . ")";

[Oversemper]

You mean this?

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::rename "b", "EN (" . gpc(<curpath>, "base") . ")";

That was quick. Thank you very much! This example must be included into the help file for the rename command.

[highend]

No, it shouldn't. Why? E.g., don't use this method in a branch view with subfolders^^

[Oversemper]

Well. I think it should, and if it is necessary one can put * and write "don't use this method in a branch view with subfolders".

I just think that it is a basic thing for a renaming command (of a file explorer program) to use some part of the directory for renaming a file.

I attached screenshot how I use it, I select file and press button above "Ru" or "En" and file turns into RU ($current_Folder). Thanks to your script! But I would not figure it out how to code it, because the coding language for xyplorer is somewhat unintuitive and the help file lacks real-life examples. Really, one would think that there should be just a $current_folder variable, coz every file is inside some folder, and stuff like gpc(<curpath>, "base") is unintuitive. At least it is possible to add a remark in the rename command description, that gpc can be used for renaming... that would point me out to a right direction, but there is no any clue in the current help file.

I mean, I always read help files for figuring out the right coding, but this one was just absolutely unhelpful for me. And I coded a lot with Fortran and PPH, so I'm not a complete moron in coding (at least I think I'm not). Just look at the examples under the rename description in the help file:

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Examples
rename b, '*-<datem yyyymmdd>', p;
Appends the modified date to each of the selected items. With preview.
Note the single quotes around the date variable: This ensures that it is only resolved inside the rename procedure on a per-file basis. If it were double-quoted then all selected files would be appended the modified date of the currently focused item.
rename b, '*-<datem yyyymmdd>';
Appends the modified date to each of the selected items. Without preview.
rename , '*-<datem yyyymmdd>';
Same as above since the first parameter defaults to "b".
rename , '<dateexif yyyymmdd.hhnnss>-*', p;
Prepends the EXIF date to each of the selected items.
rename r, "\.html$ > .htm", p;
RegExp Rename replacing html extensions by htm.
rename s, "ü/ue";
Search & Replace Rename replacing all "ü" by "ue".
rename k, "0123456789", p;
Keep Particular Characters Rename, keeping only the numbers present in a filename.
rename e, "htm";
Change any current extension to "htm".
rename , "africa.png /e", p, "E:\TestFiles\asia.jpg";
Rename a specific file (here: E:\TestFiles\asia.jpg) to a hardcoded new name (africa.png), using itemlist and the /e switch (for renaming the extension as well).
rename b, <clipboard>, p, , 4;  //drop illegal characters
rename b, <clipboard>, p, , 4, "_"; //replace them with _
rename b, <clipboard>, p, , 12, "_"; //same as before with increment
Rename by list:
rename "l";                                 //dialog is pre-filled with current item names
rename "l", "Don2017.jpg|Don2018.jpg";      //dialog is skipped; no preview
rename "l", "Don2017.jpg|Don2018.jpg", "p"; //dialog is skipped; preview

And which example should allow me to figure out how to include folder name into the renaming?

[highend]

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::rename "b", "EN (<curfolder>)";

You could use this as well. It would only require to read the chapter about variables
But again, this is not applicable for every scenario...

[Oversemper]

This one is much more subtle)) Thank you!