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I always hated going through renaming programs' gui to rename a file so I wrote this little script to just
drag n drop files and folders onto the script's location to rename them based on preset options
But anything worth doing is worth over-doing so I included a full, rich gui aswell
The result is a shameless rip-off of ant renamer
In fact I'm quite proud

Lightning Renamer by no1readsthese
Version 1.5

Features
- Options:
**Spacing
**Case Correction
**String Replacement
**Insert String
**Insert Counter
**Bracket Deletion
**Character Deletion
**Amber's Counter
**Rename From List
**Regular Expression
**Custom Rename
- Use Batches To Set Up Multiple Renaming Options
- Undo Button To Undo Stuff
- You Can Use The Command Line Or Drag `n Drop Files And Folders On To The Script File (Not Gui) To Rename Using The Default Batch Without Opening The GUI
To Fully Utilize Lightning Renamer, You Must Enable Drag N Drop To Scripts (Not Needed For Any Compiled Version)


Wish List
- MP3 Tag Info Option
- An Option To Apply The Changes To The Extention
- Optimize Algorithms For Speed
- Any Suggestions Are Appreciated

Change Log:
V1.0
- Inital Release
V1.1
- Multiple Batches
- Real Time Preview For Custom Option
- Changed Delete/DeleteAll To Clear/ClearAll (Thanks Keybored)
- Added "Clear Dead" Button
V1.2
- Added Amber's Counter
V1.3
- Files Renamed To An Existing File's Name Will Be Renamed With '_1' Or Something Similar At The End
- Real Time Preview For Regular Expression Option
- Added Rename From List Option
- Fixed Some Minor Bugs
V1.4
- Added Undo Button
- Fixed '0 Read As Blank' Bug (Thanks Razlin)
V1.5
- Fixed Renaming Conflict Bug (Thanks TBetti)

Screen Shots:







Download
Here is the source link
And a compiled link

Any Suggestions/Criticisms Are Appreciated

Yes, I read your post.

no1readsthese, I like this a lot! I think the code is well organized. 1600 lines seems like a lot, but really there's several hundred for the GUI.

One small thing is delete and delete all. I think clear and clear all may be more easily understood.

I will test this more and let you know if there are any bugs. I get the idea that there will be some useful code in there that I can learn from.

Thanks, Keybored

Thanks for your feedback
I'll change the button names in the next release

Screenshot?

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No problem!
Screenshots added

Updated!!

very good joob

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this is very nice
thanks

but can it compete whole apps written in C++? I mean, ofcourse it may have more features and be more flexible, but will it be as stable and as accurate, especialy with large number of files?

After using this script almost daily for most of my renaming needs, I feel like Lightning Renamer can compete with many of the renaming apps written in more powerful programing languages. As for the stability and accuracy, in my experience, Lightning Renamer has handled 40+ files (haven't tried renaming much larger than 40ish) promptly and with virtually no problems. But keep in mind, this script is along way from being perfect and was originally written not as an alternative but as a supplement to commercial renamers.

nice job

Great renamer,
Any chance of it being able to rename a single file automatically as its dropped in the window, then clearing that file in the list, and remembering the next value when renaming the next file placed in the window.
The reason i'm asking this is because i am trying to sort pictures in a certain order.
I need to place numbers in front of the file name.
To choose the pictures, i look at them in thumbnail view.
The problem when placing 100's of pictures that i select into the window for renaming is that i start to forget what i chose.
If it had an option to automatically rename the file
e.g."001 originalfilename" and automatically clear the renaming window i would then know which picture was already renamed when selecting a new picture to rename from the folder, as it would have a 3 digit number placed at the start.
At the moment if i try to do this individually the files are always renamed as 001, instead of going to the next value.

Is this possible?

Thanks
Amber

@Amber
I'll see what I can do

EDIT:
Updated With Amber's Counter

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Updated
v1.3
- Files Renamed To An Existing File's Name Will Be Renamed With '_1' Or Something Similar At The End
- Real Time Preview For Regular Expression Option
- Added Rename From List Option
- Fixed Some Minor Bugs