multi-rename/copy problem with regular expression of *

[Dwarden]

in past it was possible to use rename / copy on multiple files
where the previous value of * was saved properly for the resulting name

let say for example you have directory with two files
001.jpg
002.jpg

select all files via *.*
choose copy or rename F5/F6 or SHIFT+F5 / SHIFT+F6
use as resulting name
1_*.1_*

this in past resulted into
1_001.1_jpg
1_002.1_jpg

but now the result is
1_1.1_g
1_2.1_g

seems like now the values are rewritten (similar to ? being used)
instead copied old * value as whole

is there way how get 'old' behaviour back ?
or what's the proper regular express argument to keep original value for the desired result?

i'm just confused because it was working in past and now isn't' ...

thanks for any help

[wanderer]

Behavior confirmed under XP SP3. Seems like a bug.

Although... TC 7.50a has the same behavior...

[MVV]

Oops O_o Windows command line processor also have this bug? I think such behaviour has place for many years and used everywhere. If you try to rename files using ren command line command, you'll get same result. So I don't think it is a bug - just specific behaviour (I agree that sometimes it is not so useful).

[ghisler(Author)]

This isn't a bug, TC just tries to behave like the Windows command line processor...

[MVV]

This isn't a bug, TC just tries to behave like the Windows command line processor...

If TC really had described above behaviour, maybe it may have some option to use its behaviour or CMD's one?

[Balderstrom]

Maybe it was back in 6.x? I seem to recall something like that, but checking in 7.03 has the same behaviour. And changing my cmd interpreter (cmd.exe) back to Win2K's didn't have any effect either.

[Dwarden]

then tell me how i done it these years ?

or i'm just crazy ....

[ghisler(Author)]

No, it has always worked this way in TC. Characters you type in the rename field replace the characters of the original name. The * character just pastes the remaining characters of the name/extension, depending on where it stands.

[StatusQuo]

2Dwarden

use as resulting name
1_*.1_*
[...]
or what's the proper regular express argument to keep original value for the desired result?

I use MRT for this (Ctrl+M):
Name: 1_[N]
Extension: 1_[E]

[MVV]

BTW command line processor and TC rename files using *~.* mask differently. CMD appends ~ to extension while TC lefts name unchanged. Is it intentional?

[ghisler(Author)]

Maybe the command line processor was changed since I implemented this? Older versions ignored characters after the * char. For the moment, I don't have plans to change this.