filename as comment of the file (batch)

[mattwill]

Hello,
is it possible to save the filename in the comment(field).
Hello123.avi -> Then Comment: Hello123 or Hello123.avi

It could be a XYComment or a Windows Comment.

I have thousand of files, so a batch file would be great.

Thank you for your help.

Mattwill

[highend]

Takes all files from the current folder (non recursive)...

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// Take the base name of a file and put it in the comment field
    foreach($file, listfolder(, "*", 1, "|"), "|") { tag getpathcomponent($file, "base"), $file, 2; }

[mattwill]

Thank you for your help! It works! A beer is on your way

[highend]

Thank you for your help! It works! A beer is on your way

No problem and thanks!

[mattwill]

When i change the filename, the comment is gone!
But i would save the original filename as comment, so i could rename the files.

Is there any chance to do that.
Thank you for your help!

[highend]

I guess you could use a tag instead (sorry, I don't work neither with comments, nor with tags).

Tags will be overriden, be careful.

Change this part

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{ tag getpathcomponent($file, "base"), $file, 2; }

to

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{ tag getpathcomponent($file, "base"), $file, 1, 1; }

Menu - Tools - Configuration... - Startup & Exit - Save settings on exit should be checked (to save tags on exit)

[admin]

When i change the filename, the comment is gone!

This should not happen when you change it within XY. Do you?

[mattwill]

Thank you for your hint.
Renaming it in XY, the comment is kept.