Any plugin/addon that detects filenames with ascii 255?

[Olfert]

I work a lot with image files of people's portrait and I name these files with their name. At least here in Denmark we can have first names that is actually 2 names, like "anna sofia" or "ida maria". I often need to compare lists of filenames and more often than I like, I encounter situations, where I need to make sure I compare the "full" first name of files.

As often as I remember I put the ascii character 255 in between the names that I want to be considered as the "full" first name. But then on other occasions I need to list those names with that special character.

I know I could just use search for files with it but I would really like to have a user column displaying the files with special characters in the name, because I use that feature a lot for other informations on the files (like exit info).

So I wondered if anybody know of a plugin like that?

PS: I'm aware of the method of using color for filetypes (in this case filename patterns), but I don't want to have permanent visualization of those special filenames...

[nsp]

You can use PCREsearch 2.5 to search RegExp in filename. (you can use boolean field or use string with replacement to have a dedicated output)
You can also use WinScriptsAdv to create your own script.

--- Edited 2025-06-14
You can also use SplitNameByRegex 1.3.1, it split/search a pattern in filename and can replace found string... (similar to pcreSearch but dedicated to filename!)

[petermad]

2Olfert
You could try the filemask plugin: http://www.mgpsoft.net/Downloads/FileMask.zip

Used as a custom column is shows the number of files that match the mask - but unfortunately it does not show which file(s) it is - it shows the same number for all the files.


You could make a saved search for

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* *.*

Name the search for example: 255.

Then the command:

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cd >255

will show only the files with a 255 character in the name.
You can use cd >255 in for example a button

You can press Ctrl+F10 to show all files again - or use a button with the command: cm_srcallfiles