File name from folder name

xaniamike · 2010-02-07 22:13

hallo!!!

I have my mp3 files in folders like

d:\MP3\Rock\ArtistName\AlbumName\01 - filename.mp3

and I want to rename them to

d:\MP3\Rock\ArtistName\AlbumName\ArtistName - 01 - filename.mp3

can you help me?

thank you...

Last edited by xaniamike (2010-02-08 14:37)

eR@SeR · 2010-02-08 03:14

hallo!

One of the solution would be:
1st cut/move your files to ArtistName folder and use this rule

1) Insert: Insert ":File_FolderName: - " as Prefix

using metatags...and then move back renamed files to AlbumName folder. HTH?

d:\MP3\Rock\ArtistName\AlbumName\ArtistName - 01 - file.mp3

I hope that you typed wrong underlined word; should be filename?

Cheers

xaniamike · 2010-02-08 13:07

thank you for your answer but it isnt easy for me to cut/move my files to ArtistName folder because I have to do it too many times.
So i was hoping for a pascal script or something that could do the renaming in all my files automatically...

ps. you are right for the file=filename

SafetyCar · 2010-02-08 14:29

I would do this:

Rule 1: PascalScript.
begin FileName:=FilePath; end.

Rule 2: RegEx.
Expression: ([^\\]+)(\\[^\\]+\\)([^\\]+)$
Replace: $1$2$1 - $3

eR@SeR · 2010-02-08 14:43

xaniamike wrote:

thank you for your answer but it isnt easy for me to cut/move my files to ArtistName folder because I have to do it too many times.

I would do it in that way, but in your case where you have a lot of folders/files, pascal script can do the job. I hope that SafetyCar's solution is right for you?

Stefan · 2010-02-08 17:22

Or an another approach.

For exactly such issues Denis has invented the new Rearrange Rule.
Read the wiki ==> http://www.den4b.com/wiki/ReNamer:Rules:Rearrange
But you need to download and use one of the latest betas
==> http://www.den4b.com/projects/ReNamer/ReNamerBeta.zip
Just unpack and use this one, or copy the ReNamer.exe into your ReNamer install folder.

xaniamike wrote:

I have my mp3 files in folders like
d:\MP3\Rock\ArtistName\AlbumName\01 - filename.mp3
and I want to rename them to
d:\MP3\Rock\ArtistName\AlbumName\ArtistName - 01 - filename.mp3

Please test this with some test files first.

Add the following 4 rules. (see wiki about rules http://www.den4b.com/wiki/ReNamer:Rules)

0)
Name: d:\MP3\Rock\ArtistName\AlbumName\01 - filename.mp3

1) Delete: Delete from Position 1 until the End (don't skip extension) (this deletes the old file name)
New Name:

2) Insert: Insert Metatag ":File_FilePath:" as Prefix
New Name: d:\MP3\Rock\ArtistName\AlbumName\01 - filename.mp3

3) Remove: Remove all "d:\" (skip extension)
New Name: MP3\Rock\ArtistName\AlbumName\01 - filename.mp3

4) Rearrange: Split by delimiters "\", New pattern "$3 - $5" (skip extension)
New Name: ArtistName - 01 - filename.mp3

Rearrange Explanation:

MP3\Rock\ArtistName\AlbumName\01 - filename.mp3
$1 \  $2 \    $3   \   $4    \      $5

Once you have added all 4 rules,
press on preview
and you should see

Name                 New Name
01 - filename.mp3    ArtistName - 01 - filename.mp3

If this all went fine, press on Rename.

Now test this with one folder of your real files, then with the rest.

HTH?

Last edited by Stefan (2010-02-08 17:29)

xaniamike · 2010-02-08 18:20

i tried SafetyCar's way and i had the result i was hoping for...

thank you SafetyCar ...

I will try Stefan's suggestion too, but I want to study it first..

many thanks to all of you..

Last edited by xaniamike (2010-02-09 13:21)

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