File Renamer Version: 1.10.16

Date: January 15, 2004

Rename options:

File Renamer contains a number of options on how the filenames should be put together. This page contains a description of how the system works and which possibilities File Renamer contains.

General:

Changes in the filename do not change the file type, which will remain the same. The filetype name can be changed with the “Change File Extention” function.
When a file is renamed the options is activated in a certain order. You should be aware of this order when using more then one option at the same time. Being aware of the order will make it easier to get File Renamer to create correct filenames.

The order is:
1. Convert character to space characters
2. Remove characters from the back
3. Remove characters from the front
4. Replace text
5. Insert increasing number
6. Alter logic filename separation
7. Change file extensions

Remove characters from the front:

Removes a number of characters from the beginning of the filename.

Remove characters from the back:

Removes a number of characters from the ending of the filename.

Alter logic filename separation:

The function is based on that filenames often is build up elements separated by a specific character. A example of this could be "PublicWare - File Renamer - Version History". In File Renamer such a filename is call a logic filename. With the "Alter logic filename separation" function the filenames logic elements can be moved around. The name is changed by typing a text in the logic text field. The text can be anything but to put in elements from the old filename the text field a % character is used followed by a letter, which corresponds the number of a logic element. In the example the logic names that corresponds with the name would be "%a - %b - %c". If the text field was changed to "%b - %c" then resulting filename would be "File Renamer - Version History". The default separation character is a "-" character, but this can be changed in the "Separation character" field.

Convert character to space characters:

Convert character to space characters, makes it easy to replace a character that have been used as a space character, to be changed to a normal space character.
The function can convert three types of characters:

%20:
Files from the Internet can in some cases have had their names changed so that all the spaces have been replaced with "%20". "%20" replaces %20 back to spaces.

_:
Some files have had their names changed so that all the spaces have been replaced with the "_" character. "_" replaces the _ characters back to spaces.

.:
Some files have had their names changed so that all the spaces have been replaced with the "." character. "." replaces the . characters back to spaces.

Insert increasing number:

Makes it possible to insert a file number in the end of a filename. The number is automatically increased every time a file is renamed. The first file get the number selected by the user, and the next file will get the number plus one. The number is added to the ending of the filename.

With the option "Add separator in front of number" there is inserted a separation character in front of the number. The separation character if the same as the one chosen in the "Separation character" field. Using this option makes it possible to move the number to the front or anywhere else in the filename by using the "Alter logic filename separation" function.

Replace text:

This function finds all occurrences of a character or a word, and replaces them with another text. If the search text occur in the replace text, then the replace function is not used in the rename process.

Change file extensions:

This function changes the file extension. The extension is changes to the name written in the text box. The function do not changes the content of the file, which keeps it's format. An example of this is that, the function can not be used to change a WAV file to a Mp3 file. The file will still have the WAV format.

The other rename options have no effect on the file extension.