Multi rename: add random numbers, how?

[giulia]

Hi

i would like to rename files using random numbers

for example rename many jpg files using jpg_xxxx.jpg where xxxx are 4 random number

can i do it?

thanks

[Bluestar]

Hi giulia,

Just press Ctrl + M and use the following mask for the Multi-Rename Tool:

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jpg_[=filesys.random nr]

You have to have the filesys plugin (by Christian Ghisler) installed: download.

(this way it generates random numbers up to five digits, maybe someone have an idea how to make it exactly four)

Regards,
Bluestar

[giulia]

Hi giulia,

Just press Ctrl + M and use the following mask for the Multi-Rename Tool:

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jpg_[=filesys.random nr]

You have to have the filesys plugin (by Christian Ghisler) installed: download.

(this way it generates random numbers up to five digits, maybe someone have an idea how to make it exactly four)

Regards,
Bluestar

hi thanks
to use jpg_[=filesys.random nr] shoulr i have the plugin installed?
thanks

[HolgerK]

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jpg_[=tc.Random number:1-4]

You don't need to download the filesys plugin, because random number is part of the internal tc-plugin since TC 7.51.

Regards
Holger

[Bluestar]

@HolgerK:

True point, however for me somehow it doesn't works using the Hungarian language file...

Edit: problem found, submitted to TC8.5 beta bug reports (English).

[giulia]

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jpg_[=tc.Random number:1-4]

You don't need to download the filesys plugin, because random number is part of the internal tc-plugin since TC 7.51.

Regards
Holger

if i got it total commander i use 8.01 (64) the last ?

total commaner 8.01 does have still a limit of randome number of 5 ,right?
thanks Holger

[giulia]

Hi giulia,

Just press Ctrl + M and use the following mask for the Multi-Rename Tool:

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jpg_[=filesys.random nr]

You have to have the filesys plugin (by Christian Ghisler) installed: download.

(this way it generates random numbers up to five digits, maybe someone have an idea how to make it exactly four)

Regards,
Bluestar

by the way the plugin it's beta!

[HolgerK]

if i got it total commander i use 8.01 (64) the last ?

It's part of every TC-Version since version 7.51.

total commaner 8.01 does have still a limit of randome number of 5 ,right?

Yes no change since

10.02.10 Added: Internal content plugin field "Random number", generating a pseudo-random number (not cryptographically strong) between 0 and 99999. Useful e.g. to sort music files by random numbers.

But you can get more digits by simply using 2 random numbers.
Up to ten digits:

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jpg_[=tc.Random number][=tc.Random number] 

Regards
Holger