TrID.wdx Plugin - Need Some Help

[koekje12]

Dear Forum,

Today I learned about the TrID file identifier software.
I added the .wdx plugin and tried to use it in Total Commander. I fail to find the right documentation to get further.

I would like to add missing file extensions to a large amount of files, the extensions vary.
Is it possible to define the file extensions with the plugin? Can I automate the naming of these extensions by combining the plugin with Total Commander?

I'm not sure where to get started, if one can help me by pointing a direction, I would deeply appreciate!

Kind regards.

[Gral]

If you already have the plugin installed:
- select files which you want to rename
- run "Multi-Rename Tool
- leave default [N] in "Rename mask: file name" field, in "Extension" field paste such a string

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[=trid_identifier.Match 0]

(You can choose this string via GUI under "Name" field only)

Note that some extensions may now contains "_" e.g. GZ_GZIP or Jpg_Jpeg. You need additional step to rid it out or set

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MrtReplacePluginChars=0

under [Configuration] section then you will we able to set additional search and rename with one step.
E.g.
Search for:
/*
Replace with:
<Clear>
as now you can get GZ/GZIP instead of GZ_GZIP

[koekje12]

Hello, thanks for the instructions!

The Multi-Rename Tool only outputs '.-' as extension. Could it be that the plugin is not working correctly?
I tried to install the newest trid.wdx that I could find, but that didn't seem to help.

Really appreciate your help, thanks :)

[Gral]

Did you copy TrID utility (trid.exe) and triddefs.trd file to plugin subfolder TrID, as it says readme?

[Fla$her]

2koekje12
To start, you can check the file using this online service.
Files trid.exe and triddefs.trd in \Plugins\wdx\TrID\trid\ need to be replaced.

2Gral
>> "as it says readme"
You're confusing TrID.wdx (5.5 Kb) with TrID_Identifier.wdx64 (589/822 Kb).

[koekje12]

Hello Fla$her and Gral,

The Readme.txt confused me a bit, yet both your answers helped me to figure it out.
Everything works now, I created the folder structure with the appropriate files.
You can find my FileTree below, in case one would face the same struggle someday :)!

Thank you for your help.

FileTree:

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+---/Plugins
    +---/wdx
        +---/TrID
            +---pluginst.inf
            +---TrID_Identifier.example.ini
            +---TrID_Identifier.wdx
            +---TrID_Identifier.wdx64
            + 
            +---/trid
                +---trid.exe
                +---triddefs.trd

Downloads:
trid.exe & triddefs.trc:
TrID_Identifier.wdx, .inf & .ini

[Dalai]

2koekje12
NB: The pluginst.inf is not needed, it can be deleted. It's only relevant for TC during plugin installation.