AHK batch rename files script Topic is solved

[rebsby]

Hello, thank you for taking the time to read my post.

I have a large list of .mp3 files, each one named differently. However, there is one character that shows up in every file.
What I would like to do is rename the file as to where any text before said character is removed, and the rest is kept as is.

Example:
Before: Artist - Title.mp3
After: Title.mp3

Would this be possible with AutoHotKey? If so, how would I go about achieving it?
Please note that I am not too experienced with AHK, and also slightly dumb.

[boiler]

Yes, this is straightforward using RegExReplace or InStr with SubStr.

It seems you’d want to also remove the space after that character as well. Trim can help with that if it doesn’t always have a following space (although the RegExReplace method can handle it directly).

[boiler]

You would also use Loop, Files and FileMove.

[swagfag]

just use Bulk Rename Utility instead

[mikeyww]

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dir = %A_ScriptDir%\t
Loop, Files, %dir%\*.mp3
 FileMove, %A_LoopFilePath%, % dir "\" Trim(SubStr(A_LoopFileName, Instr(A_LoopFileName, "-") + 1))
MsgBox, 64, Done, Done!

[rebsby]

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dir = %A_ScriptDir%\t
Loop, Files, %dir%\*.mp3
 FileMove, %A_LoopFilePath%, % dir "\" Trim(SubStr(A_LoopFileName, Instr(A_LoopFileName, "-") + 1))
MsgBox, 64, Done, Done!

Thank you for your reply!

This worked perfectly, although I had to remove the \t on the first line to get it to work, unsure why that is. Either way, your help is greatly appreciated!

[rebsby]

Yes, this is straightforward using RegExReplace or InStr with SubStr.

It seems you’d want to also remove the space after that character as well. Trim can help with that if it doesn’t always have a following space (although the RegExReplace method can handle it directly).

Thank you for your reply!

I have read through the wiki pages and I understand how I could've done this now. Your response was very useful, thank you!

[mikeyww]

You can use any directory of your choice! (Yeah, I just did what boiler said!)