multiple file names

[giovanigonzales]

Hello everybody,
I need a plugin or a way to solve my problem.
I have in a directory some movies:
- movie1 (2003).avi
- movie2 (2000).avi
- movie3 (2001).avi
Now, I would like to find a very easy way to switch to sorting them by the year:
- movie2 (2000).avi
- movie3 (2001).avi
- movie1 (2003).avi

My problem would be solvable if:
1. The files would have 2 names (second names can be stored in an XML). Second names would be:
- (2000) movie2.avi
- (2001) movie3.avi
- (2003) movie1.avi
and then I would need a plugin to sort files by the second name
2. Defining a column to swap the year with the name
In the "customs column view" I cant find an option to use any functions like substr(name,index("(",name),6)
where substr(string,index,count) would return the substring counting "count" characters starting from "index"
and index(susbstr,string) would return the index of "substr" into "string"

I think a plugin for this would be better than defining a new column - which I dont have much space for.
By the way, anyone knows if there are filesystems that suport multiple file names? (and I'm not talking about symbolic links) where the second, third, etc names would be stored into the file alocation table or into a XML, one XML for each folder
Or its just me a weirdo that I fantasize too much?

[tbeu]

Your second suggestion can be done with RegExp WDX and regular expression

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Find="(\w+)\s\((\d+)\)\.(\w+)"
Change="\($2\) $1\.$3"

tbeu

[RID500]

> - movie1 (2003).avi

User defined columns: (is this the right term? I have nothing found in the wiki.)

Create an user defined view with [=tc.Name:-5,]
This gives you an new sortable column with e.g. 2000), 2001), 2003),...
if the year is really always at the end of the file name.

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Found at:
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=65424#65424

Syntax:
From char 8 till the end:
[=tc.Name:8-]

From char 5 from the back till the end
[=tc.Name:-5,]

[tbeu]

2RID500
Sorting by substrings is not supported

[RID500]

I *think* they are sorted, but i am not looking correctly, sorry.
Thanks tbeu, now i understand.

[giovanigonzales]

thank you, the RegExp WDX works fine

I meant "custom column view" of course.

just in case anyone needs the same thing - I paste my final regexp.ini:
[Regexp]
Rule=Movies

[Movies]
Find="(.+) \((\d+)\)\.(\w+)"
Change="\($2\) $1\.$3"
Substitute=1

Maybe future versions of TC will enable sorting by substrings then the plugin wont even be necesary.

good day to you all