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[Razlin]

I love it. I use AF5 rename your files (free utility)
But I love this cuz its ahk. so Ill give it a try next time as I do tons and tons of batch and automation in my work.

anyhow.
Found a little Bug which can be easily fixed.

On the string replacement window
if I want to replace all 0 with 1 or what ever it fails.

If !SearchField is If 0 which is False
So instead I search for the lenght of the field to make sure its not 0
anyhow.. you coded 2k+ lines you know what I mean.

[no1readsthese]

@Razlin
Thanks for the fix. It never crossed my mind that someone would search for 0. I'll post an update tomorrow since I'm too tired right now. Please continue to submit any bugs you might find

EDIT:
Quick Update
V1.4
- Added Undo Button
- Fixed '0 Read As Blank' Bug (Thanks Razlin)

[TBetti]

I tried out your script, and it's incredibly promising. What really does it for me is the PCRE Regex support - something that many renamers lack.

That being said, I have one bug to report, and a couple of suggestions on what - in my opinion - would improve this script.


The bug is that when using the Case Correction (I've only tried the Capitalize Every Word option so far), it adds a "_1" to the end of every file name.


As for the suggestions, here's what I've got:


1. The biggest thing I wish this script would do is an enhancement to the UI - in particular, I would like the ability to maximize the window, and I would like to have a twin set of panes that stay visible regardless of which tab you're on that show the list of files to be renamed, and a live preview of what they will renamed to given the currently set options. Everything else below are minor suggestions - this one is the big one.

2. When using RegEx rename, allow it so that hitting the Enter key will trigger the rename.

3. Since this script already creates and uses an INI file, it might as well store the last directory used so that you don't have to renavigate every single time.

4. A seperate Complete Undo button, which would undo all changes made that session and restore the files to their original names when you first loaded them into Lightning Renamer.


That's what I'd offer as suggestions to improve the script, but like I said above, it's that first one that I really want the most. Nevertheless, great job!!!

[no1readsthese]

Thanks TBetti for your suggestions and bug. The bug will be fixed right away along with suggestions 2-4. Your first suggestion is, as you pointed out, the biggest and although, I like the idea of a dual paned interface, it will take some time to complete. Please look forward to it in a future release

[Joe Kurtz]

I haven't tried this script, but a feature I've been trying to find in a renamer forever is the ability to take a string of x characters starting from the beginning or end of the filename, and move it to the end or beginning of the filename, respectively. I'd also like a way to search for wildcard expressions but that's probably too much to ask for.

Check out File Renamer Deluxe for other ideas, it's my favorite renamer.

[kardus]

Very nice script, thanks!

[JonathanJ]

There's something I can't figure out. I want to create a batch that runs several RegEx renames, but I can't find any way to do it. There's nothing on the Batch Rename tab I can find that lets me create a new batch, or to add any steps to the default batch.

What am I missing?

[n-l-i-d]

Nice!

There is the excellent Rename Master by JoeJoe (freeware), which I use. You could take a look at it for ideas.

HTH
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