Concatenate folder and subfolder strings
Hi all,
I was curious if the following is possible in Advanced Renamer:
I have a list of root folders (eg. "000", "001", ...) that each contain individual subfolders (eg. "ABC", "DEF", ...). Can I rename the root folders so that they are appended with the subfolder names (eg. "000ABC", "001DEF", ...)?
Thanks,
Paul
I was curious if the following is possible in Advanced Renamer:
I have a list of root folders (eg. "000", "001", ...) that each contain individual subfolders (eg. "ABC", "DEF", ...). Can I rename the root folders so that they are appended with the subfolder names (eg. "000ABC", "001DEF", ...)?
Thanks,
Paul
Reply to #1:
Hi Paul,
That is one thing that I don't think Aren can do.
You'd best use one of: a PowerShell script, a bash script, or a Python program -- depending on what you are most comfortable with.
If you provide an exact before and after file trees as an example, I can help with a script.
Regards,
Randy
PS. Why would you wish to rename in such a manner?! ;)
Hi Paul,
That is one thing that I don't think Aren can do.
You'd best use one of: a PowerShell script, a bash script, or a Python program -- depending on what you are most comfortable with.
If you provide an exact before and after file trees as an example, I can help with a script.
Regards,
Randy
PS. Why would you wish to rename in such a manner?! ;)
Reply to #1:
You can't use a value from a subfolder name, only the opposite - a name from a parent folder.
It is kinda odd to rename in this way, but again, I can see why you might end up in a situation where you want this. I might add a tag to do this in an upcoming version.
You can't use a value from a subfolder name, only the opposite - a name from a parent folder.
It is kinda odd to rename in this way, but again, I can see why you might end up in a situation where you want this. I might add a tag to do this in an upcoming version.
Reply to #3:
Hi guys,
While you can't use a subfolder name that way, a temporary workaround can be to load the files in the target folders and use move or copy mode to move or copy them to a new folder made from the names of the two folders ( \c:\oldroot\<foldername:2><foldername:1>\). You still have to do some cleanup, dealing with the old folder structure, but it works well. Just a thought...
Best
DF
Hi guys,
While you can't use a subfolder name that way, a temporary workaround can be to load the files in the target folders and use move or copy mode to move or copy them to a new folder made from the names of the two folders ( \c:\oldroot\<foldername:2><foldername:1>\). You still have to do some cleanup, dealing with the old folder structure, but it works well. Just a thought...
Best
DF
Hi guys,
Thank you for your rapid responses! The idea to rename the subfolders/inserting the root folder strings (via <Dirname:1>) did indeed work; furthermore, I am so glad that Advanced Renamer allows to separately select root folders and subfolders. If I may suggest one more feature, it would be the possibility to specify the subfolder level(s) in the "Add folder" dialogue.
Best,
Paul
Thank you for your rapid responses! The idea to rename the subfolders/inserting the root folder strings (via <Dirname:1>) did indeed work; furthermore, I am so glad that Advanced Renamer allows to separately select root folders and subfolders. If I may suggest one more feature, it would be the possibility to specify the subfolder level(s) in the "Add folder" dialogue.
Best,
Paul