Rename files with creation date

[chompy18]

Hi,

I have a folder of images, all with the pattern of 4 alphanumeric characters, followed by 4 digits and the extension, for example:
abcd0234.jpg

I tried to select all files in the folder and use batch rename (shift-f2) with the pattern:
<datec yyyy.mm.dd-hh:mm>_<#001>_* /i
to get, for the example above:
2012.12.14-14:23_001_abcd0234.jpg

First, it does not work. There are conflicts. Can't understand why, since I am using a sequencer <#001>...
Second, this assumes I first sorted the files based on creation date, otherwise the sequencer will be wrong.

So, I am looking for a script that does just that - sort all the files in the folder based on creation date, and then rename the files according to the pattern above.

Can anyone help me with the script? I'm clueless with the scripting language.

Regards,
Chompy18

[highend]

Code: Select all

sortby created, a; // Sort by "created", ascending
    sel f;
    rename b, '<datec yyyy.mm.dd-hh.mm>_<#001>_*', p;

Something like that?

Btw, you can't use hh:mm because ":" isn't allowed in filenames (windows).

[chompy18]

Code: Select all

sortby created, a; // Sort by "created", ascending
    sel f;
    rename b, '<datec yyyy.mm.dd-hh.mm>_<#001>_*', p;

Something like that?

Btw, you can't use hh:mm because ":" isn't allowed in filenames (windows).

Hey thanks highend!!!
That works perfectly!

BTW, you are right, ':' is not allowed, that is why the shift-f2 rename didn't work as well...

Thanks!

[largo]

This works well for files, but can this be updated to rename folders as well as files? Folders also have a created date, and I'd like to use the created date to stamp the folders in the current directory as well.

[highend]

Depends on how exactly the folders should be named. Short way:

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sortby created, a; // Sort by "created", ascending
    sel a;
    rename b, '<datec yyyy.mm.dd-hh.mm>_<#001>_*', p;

Long way (folders don't get an appended index):

Code: Select all

sortby created, a; // Sort by "created", ascending
    sel f;
    rename b, '<datec yyyy.mm.dd-hh.mm>_<#001>_*', p;
    sel i;
    rename b, '<datec yyyy.mm.dd-hh.mm>_*', p;

[largo]

Thanks for your help. I did notice one folder had something screwy with the creation date, and using yyyy.mm in the rename rule, it put in '1899' for the year in the preview. But when I checked for the folder after the rename it had disappeared. Chalk that one up to a bug I suppose.