Steps, Start Batch and it process's step's with complete methods inside each step

Maybe this can be done now and I just don't know.

What i would like to see is
STEP # 1 w/methods for say folders

STEP # 2 w/methods for dealing with files

STEP # 3 for copy/move or both

so i added folders but i have to deal just with folders, then i have to load up these folders files so i can rename the files but would it not be better if i could do it all inside renamer by completing step 1 then step 2 then step 3 press start batch and 1 gets processed then 2 and the 3.

Reply to #1:
Hi,
Maybe I didn't understand your post, but I think renaming the folders before renaming the files is not a good idea, because the system can't retrieve the files if the respective folders are renamed. However, you can rename the files and then rename the folders by creating a batch file with the appropriate command line using ARen's command line tool. You can create a command line for each step, and then combine these command lines into a .bat file.

Reply to #2:

Hi guys,

Styb's right, of course, if you name folders first you create a space/time/efficiency/continuum dysfunction and risk destroying the known universe! :)

You can LOAD files and folders into the same ARen instance, but it really doesn't increase efficiency; if you are working on a small batch of files & folders it's fine, but you still have to execute the batches manually, one after another. I assume, HOBBS, you meant to be able to execute a batch on (we'll say) files, then folders, automagically with one batch start. I guess you'd have to have a toggle that tells ARen whether each method is to work on files or folders. Another way would be to create some sort of table, tree, or list that keeps track of changes to all folders and maybe files, and adjusts paths to the targets on an ad hoc basis.

Either way, it would be a lot of work for Kim to program, and it would introduce an additional layer of complexity that would slow down every action taken in ARen. Since I often work with thousands of folders and tens of thousands of files, that would drastically slow down a lot of what I do. I'm personally happy with the workflow as it stands, especially since as Styb said it's easy enough to set up Windows batches to do multiple renames from the same launch.

Just my €0.02... :)

Best,
DF

Reply to #2:

That;s a fine idea.
however why couldn't Aren do a refresh after step 1, and of course before step two.
just so you know i like renaming my files after the folder name that they are in.
so for me i name folders first then files

left side of aren could look like this

[step one]
methods
auto refresh
[step two]
methods
auto refresh, and so on, meaning you could add as many steps and methods but methods are limited to the step it is in, as far as the comment on programming am sure you are right, thanks for the replies and it is an awesome program and of course if it ain't broke than don't fix it.