MRT: Renaming start of files - changing numbering

[bogordo]

Hi,

I'm trying the rename tool but don't get how i can rename changing only the start part "XX - ", thus, moving from here:
16 - Crear bloques
17 - Modos de edición
18 - Crear muros

to here:
1.1 - Crear bloques
1.2 - Modos de edición
1.3 - Crear muros

This is, changing the starting part and adding an incremental number and subnamber...

[Stefan2]

Have a backup!


1)
Add a '1.' plus [C] numbering 1, 2, 3,... plus a marker like # to get the numbers to remove
1.[C]#[N]

1.1#16 - Crear bloques
1.2#17 - Modos de edición
1.3#18 - Crear muros

Rename

2)
Reload
RegEx Search for '#\d+ -' and Replace with ' -'

1.1 - Crear bloques
1.2 - Modos de edición
1.3 - Crear muros



Me think you can both steps in one go,... try it and take look at the preview.



 

[Dalai]

Rename mask:

Code: Select all

1.[C][N4-]

2Stefan2
Why use RegEx for this simple thing? OK, could be useful (or even necessary) when the number in the existing file names have different lengths, i.e. are lower than 10 and/or higher than 99.

Regards
Dalai

[bogordo]

Thank you very much, both ways working just fine, Stefan2's way in one step too

Best regards,

[Stefan2]

2bogordo, glad you found your solution.

2Stefan2
Why use RegEx for this simple thing? OK, could be useful ...

Maybe I am always one step ahead , and (as you mentioned) RegEx even works on file names like

6 - Crear bloques
17 - Modos de edición
918 - Crear muros

       or it's just I like regex much (or i am just not thinking about the [N4-]-solution )