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Regular expressions in file finder
Posted: 25 Nov 2009 09:09
by pjdevries
I'm new to XYplorer, so maybe I missed something, but from what I can see, it's not possible to use regular expressions in the File Finder. Renaming files does support regular expressions though, so I wonder if it's possible to make it so for the File Finder as well.
Oops! I just notice the "Mode" option in the File Finder. Regular expressions are supported after all.

Re: Regular expressions in file finder
Posted: 25 Nov 2009 13:58
by admin
pjdevries wrote:I'm new to XYplorer, so maybe I missed something, but from what I can see, it's not possible to use regular expressions in the File Finder. Renaming files does support regular expressions though, so I wonder if it's possible to make it so for the File Finder as well.
Oops! I just notice the "Mode" option in the File Finder. Regular expressions are supported after all.

You can also use the ">" prefix to mark an expression as Regular expression. That way you don't need the "Mode" option, AND -- more important-- the mode is stored right with the expression and easily recoverable from the MRU dropdown.
Re: Regular expressions in file finder
Posted: 25 Nov 2009 14:14
by pjdevries
Very nifty. Thanx for the tip.
Re: Regular expressions in file finder
Posted: 25 Nov 2009 14:37
by admin
pjdevries wrote:Very nifty. Thanx for the tip.
Even more nifty: you can
click the label "Mode" to cycle the prefixes.

Re: Regular expressions in file finder
Posted: 25 Nov 2009 14:51
by pjdevries
Even more nifty indeed! I guess it's about time I read the documentation from cover to cover
