Renaming / swap in file name.

[rsje97]

Hi TC-experts!

I have a bunch of files I need to rename. In the filename, I need to extract a specific string (5 numbers followed by xx) and put it into the beginning of the file, e.g.

(current name -> new name)

blablabla12345xxblablabla.jpg -> 12345xxblablablablablabla.jpg

bla98765xxblablabla.jpg -> 98765xxblablablabla.jpg

I guess this is a RegEx thing and I haven't been able to find the right way to do this. Can anyone help with the correct search/replace?

All the best,

Rasmus

[Stefan2]

FROM:
ABCDEF12345xxGHIJK.jpg
XYZ98765xxMNOPQ.jpg

TO:
12345xxABCDEFGHIJK.jpg
98765xxXYZMNOPQ.jpg


USE MRT:
Search: (.+)(\d{5}xx)(.+)
Replace: $2$1$3
[x]RegEx



 

[rsje97]

Fantastic - thanks Stefan2!

[Alonzo Mosley]

I'm trying something similar, trying to replicate/adapt/learn from this example... and failing!

I have folders that are named:
YYYY.MM.DD AM Week

(Where "AM Week" is standard text. Literally, two initials followed by " Week")

And I want to use MRT to name them
AM Week (YY-MM-DD)



And am finding it most vexing!

[petermad]

2Alonzo Mosley
You don't need regex for that. Just put:

Code: Select all

[A11-] ([A3-4]-[A6-7]-[A9-10])

in the "Rename mask: file name" field and clear the "Extension" field

I am using the last two digits from the YYYY part

[Alonzo Mosley]

[A11-] Takes everything from the 11th to the last position in the original and puts it first
[A3-4] Takes the third and fourth character from the original and puts it after the open paren
and so on.

Exactly.

Instead of [A11-] you could also use [A-7-] which takes the 7 last characters in the name.

I am using A instead of N (and E in the "Extension" field) because of the multiple periods in the name - otherwise TC treats .DD AM Week as the extension

[Alonzo Mosley]

OK. Here's the more important question:
How did you get YOUR reply to appear embedded in MINE???!?!??!?

Image: https://i.ibb.co/DfC2K3T/Screenshot-2024-07-09-102119.png

[petermad]

OK. Here's the more important question:
How did you get YOUR reply to appear embedded in MINE???!?!??!?

Image: https://i.ibb.co/DfC2K3T/Screenshot-2024-07-09-102119.png

Sorry - It's because I am a moderator - I accidentally had hit the Edit button instead of the Reply button.

[Alonzo Mosley]

Did. Not. Know. Mods. Could. Edit. Other's. Posts.