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Renumbering files

Posted: 2010-12-02 02:55:34
by LCL999
I have a number of files (Photos) in a folder which look like this:-

12345_075_Text description.jpg
12345_076_A different Text description.jpg
12345_077_An even longer bit of text description.jpg
12345_078_Some shorter.jpg
12345_079_All different.jpg
12345_080_Text description2.jpg
12345_081_Text description10.jpg
12345_082_Text description_b.jpg

I want to replace the sequential number field (075, 076 etc) with a different one going up in increments of 5 or 10. Say 100, 110, 120, 130 etc.

How do I do it?

Note that the leading character field (12345_) is always the same length, and usually identical characters. (It's a date field I put in myself)

thanks

LCL

Posted: 2010-12-02 15:37:47
by antp
You could achieve that, but not in one step :

- add a new enumeration in front of the name (using "enumeration" action)
- remove the old sequential number (using "delete characters", if they always are the same length)
- move the new enumeration (using "move string")

steps 2 & 3 can be combined in one step using "regular expressions" action, though.

Posted: 2010-12-03 01:03:49
by LCL999
Thanks

That worked well. Like a little tutorial.