repeating the last action on selected files.

[admin]

Advantage of using Siren over XY:
you can chose to modify the file name itself or the base name only, and you get an preview before the actual renaming.

Hä? Are you joking? Both can be done in XY for many years.

[Stefan]

Advantage of using Siren over XY:
you can chose to modify the file name itself or the base name only, and you get an preview before the actual renaming.

Hä? Are you joking? Both can be done in XY for many years.

Please tell me how can i
* select several files
* export the name base only
* import and preview the selected files with the modified base names and with original extensions added

And please in simple steps for i am an average user.

[admin]

Advantage of using Siren over XY:
you can chose to modify the file name itself or the base name only, and you get an preview before the actual renaming.

Hä? Are you joking? Both can be done in XY for many years.

Please tell me how can i
* select several files
* export the name base only
* import and preview the selected files with the modified base names and with original extensions added

And please in simple steps for i am an average user.

Oh, I missed the export/import part.

[Stefan]

Never mind! It's not easy telling from one read post what's about in the whole thread.

The point was to export the base name only, modify it in an text editor due the feature
to make an rectangular selection, import those modified base names and add the original extension.
And that we an preview window. Sure, can be done by an script and using an ini as array, and...., but...

Till XYplorer become an more advanced renamer GUI i will recommend an extern dedicated renamer tool. Like here Siren renamer.
Free. Portable stand alone with ini. Small 400kb. Can be called from command line/XYlorer with all needed parameters.
Because why take the time and invent the wheel again if it can be that simple.

[kotlmg]

hello stefan, siren 2.01 renamer is perfectly working for me. instead of hippo edit, i am using msword for rectangular selection.
instead of typing the following line each time
::run"""C:\Siren_201\Siren.exe""<selitems>"

i want to use the script for above line. how i can do that? thanks in advance.

hey i found the solution. it is working for selected files.

OpenWith "C:\Siren_201\Siren.exe";
run winword;