Switch Folder Value Names Using ReNamer

rickyricky · 2016-09-23 23:34

I am trying to sort and/or copy folders and filenames under Windows 10. I am using a third-party software called ReNamer, which allows me to rename the folder however I want. I have two folders, called [AnyName1] AnyName2 and [AnyName3] AnyName 4. Is there anyway I could sort them so that it is arranged like this [AnyName2] AnyName1 and AnyName4 [AnyName3].

I want to be able to switch any name with the brackets with the one without the brackets. In addition, I want to be able to transform them by removing the brackets as well as adding by between the two names. Such as this:

AnyName 4 by AnyName 3

So far, I cam up with this: Replace expression "\A[(.?)](.)\Z" with "$2 by $1" (skip extension)

But it only lets me switch out with if the folders are only letters, not any name/string of the file. I want to be able to switch the words around regardless on how long they are each.

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den4b · 2016-09-23 23:55

You could use the following rules:

1) Regular Expressions: Replace expression "\A\[(.*?)\](.*)\Z" with "$2 by $1" (skip extension)
2) Clean Up: Fix spaces (skip extension)

It will work like so:

[AnyName1] AnyName2	-> 	AnyName2 by AnyName1
[AnyName3] AnyName4	-> 	AnyName4 by AnyName3
[The] Knocks	-> 	Knocks by The

rickyricky · 2016-09-24 00:10

Thanks for the reply but it still doesn't do anything for me.

Doesn't Work

den4b · 2016-09-24 00:12

rickyricky wrote:

Thanks for the reply but it still doesn't do anything for me.

You need to remove the double quotes from the expression and replacement pattern.

rickyricky · 2016-09-24 00:29

Okay now it works thanks.

Now what if I wanted it like this [AnyName4] AnyName3?

And if I wanted to revert them back?

den4b · 2016-09-24 00:51

rickyricky wrote:

Now what if I wanted it like this [AnyName4] AnyName3?
And if I wanted to revert them back?

Change the replacement pattern to "[$2] $1".

rickyricky · 2016-09-24 00:55

Thank you.

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