Inverting Filter mask

Gerhard87 · 2015-05-03 15:45

Hello,
I want to automatize some renaming tasks.
So I want to use the command line options.

I already built a preset renaming the files.

Folder example:

092358.jpg
beta%20295723.jpg
test_083372.jpg
test_722462.jpg
alpha%20764245.jpg

Renaming shall work like this:
remove %20
remove beta
remove alpha
add in front of the filename test_

result (not sorted):
test_092358.jpg
test_295723.jpg
test_083372.jpg
test_722462.jpg
test_764245.jpg

this works so far if I manually insert the files.

The problem is selecting the right files when using the command line with only the folder.

I can use a filter to select all test_* but I can't filter inverse.
I just want to process all files not beginning with test_
Same with thumbs.db (workaround is making it hidden)

So I'm looking for a filter option to not select files by mask.

Thank you - great software by the way.

den4b · 2015-05-06 13:50

That's a good suggestion, thanks.

It's now on the list for future implementation.

den4b · 2015-05-09 21:49

Exclusion filter masks have been added in ReNamer 6.2.0.1 Beta.

Gerhard87 · 2015-05-09 21:59

den4b wrote:

Exclusion filter masks have been added in ReNamer 6.2.0.1 Beta.

This was really fast!
And it works

Thank you very much, I'll definitely renew my license when it expires.

P.S.: I thoutght future implementation means weeks to months... I was wrong

den4b · 2015-05-09 22:23

Gerhard87 wrote:

I thought future implementation means weeks to months... I was wrong

For some ideas it could even take years. Complexity, implementation time, usefulness, etc - they all affect the priority of new features.

In this case the odds worked in your favor!

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#1 2015-05-03 15:45

Inverting Filter mask

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#3 2015-05-09 21:49

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#4 2015-05-09 21:59

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