Total Commander

Skype produces snapshots like:

Video call snapshot 1.png
[...]
Video call snapshot 10.png
[...]
Video call snapshot 264.png

Problem here are the digits. Multi-Rename is helpful yet, but groups containing numbers with the same number of digits have to be handled separately, if I would like to get a contiguous array:

snapshot0001
snapshot0002
[...]
snapshot0264

Maybe some tricky regex can help, but there would be an easier solution if the Multi-Rename dialog could support another column. Now we have:

Old name | Ext | New name

With this a counter can be created, working brute force on any order of the old names possible in this column (natural or reverse).

With an additional column

Old name | Ext | Date/Time | New name

one could simply utilize the natural order (date/time) of the snapshot files, cutting the skype-created counter by using something like [N1-posBeforeOrdinal][C].png and overwrite the numbering with an own counter in a very simple way.

Could this be implemented?

Michael

You may simply sort files in TC panel before opening MRT, or just choose sort by date inside of MRT window. Then use name like snapshot[C:4] to get contiguous array as you wish.

onsager wrote:Now we have:

Old name | Ext | New name

Sounds strange because I have following columns in MRT window list:
Old Name | Ext. | New Name | Size | Date | Location

Sounds strange because I have following columns in MRT window list:
Old Name | Ext. | New Name | Size | Date | Location

Same here (was hidden all the time for more than 10 years, I didn't even suspect there are more columns).

So, forget about my my posting, anyone

Thank you,
Michael

Don't forget that you may use any advanced ordering in file panel using custom columns before opening MRT window.