Serialize insert at position 2 from the right

Stefan · 2010-11-20 16:33

I can understood if this suggestion is from minor interest,
and you didn't want to spend that time for that,
but i want to make it easier for time-to-time users.

Issue:
I have this: "Filename.ext"
I want to add an serialized number at the end and have that number in brackets: "Filename (001).ext"

I have to add this rules: (as newbie i can't do scripting)
1) Insert: Insert " (" as Suffix (skip extension)
2) Serialize: Serialize Incremental from 1 step 1 as suffix (before extension)
3) Insert: Insert ")" as Suffix (skip extension)

So i want to ask for an improvement of serialze rule, I imagine two possibilities:

Possibility A.)
Add an option to the serialze rule like:
(o) Surround numbers by [ () ]
So we could just do:
1) Serialize: Serialize Incremental from 1 step 1 as suffix (before extension), surround by "()"

Possibility B.)
Just allow negative value for the "Insert where > Position: [ -1]", same as for Incr. Step value,
so the number is inserted at the second right position.
So we could use:
1) Insert: Insert " ()" as Suffix (skip extension)
2) Serialize: Serialize Incremental from 1 step 1 at position -1 (before extension)

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Andrew · 2010-11-21 21:36

I like possibility B, because then we can specify any characters we want, and not necessarily only "()". With A if someone wanted to use "[]" instead, then that would need to be accommodated, and so on. But with B that's not an issue since the insertion is a separate step.

Stefan · 2010-11-22 12:48

Thanks.
I too think possibility B fits the best to ReNamer concept...
but possibility A was meant to implement an InputBox "(o) Surround numbers by [ ]" of course

While possibility B fits better to ReNamer, i think possibility A fits better to aid "once in a while" users.

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SafetyCar · 2010-11-22 14:15

Or just as in other places in renamer, the check box with "right-to-left" on the serialize?

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#1 2010-11-20 16:33

Serialize insert at position 2 from the right

#2 2010-11-21 21:36

Re: Serialize insert at position 2 from the right

#3 2010-11-22 12:48

Re: Serialize insert at position 2 from the right

#4 2010-11-22 14:15

Re: Serialize insert at position 2 from the right

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