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[JimH]

Haha!

[pilotsanon]

Would you mind pointing me in the direction of the renaming tools in MC27?  I think that is what i am looking for

[JimH]

Library Tools on our wiki.

[macdonjh]

Would you mind pointing me in the direction of the renaming tools in MC27?  I think that is what i am looking for

I think you may be looking for Tools -> Library Tools -> Rename, Move & Copy. 

As JimH suggests, the Wiki has instructions for using that function.  It's a big help keeping my media files named consistently and organized.

[pilotsanon]

I think the Rename, Move, Copy is what I am looking for.  I have been reading over the info in wiki but one thing I am not finding is how I can create a new preset.  I understand what presets do and using the codes given in wiki I think I can figure out how to do what I want.  I just dont know how to create a new preset so I can go to that one each time.

[pilotsanon]

This works for tracks starting with numbers followed by spaces, dots, dashes, or no separator at all.

Code: [Select]

=trim(regex([Name],/#^(\d+[.\s\-]*)?(.*)#/,2))
1 Hotel California
1. Hotel California
1 - Hotel California
1Hotel California

I have MC27, and this trick worked by pasting this code into Name field for tagging.  As an easier and faster method, do you know if I can make this action into a Preset in Rename, Move & Copy?  If so, how do I create a new Preset?

[terrym@tassie]

If so, how do I create a new Preset?

Wiki: https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Rename,_Move,_and_Copy_Files#Presets
Hint: Click the 'Preset' button, then Save, then enter a name for your preset.

[pilotsanon]

This is my attempt.  Nothing happened.  Can you see what I am doing wrong?  Do I need the directory even though I am doing a simple filename change or even rules?  Sorry I am still figuring out presets.

[zybex]

Your screenshot is barely readable, please don't resize it.

You're telling MC rename the file to [Name] (with an expression to cleanup the name). This means you need to already have a valid/good value in the Name field for that file... do you? What is the Name that MC shows for this file in the normal view?

You need to first fix the Name for all files you want, then you can use that Name to rename the actual filenames to the same [Name] value.

Regarding Presets, they're just a way of saving whatever settings you have on this dialog so that you can quickly reuse them later. Just enter the settings/expressions/checkboxes you need, then click Preset->Save and give it a name. Next time you want to use those same settings, your saved preset should be available on the "Preset..." button with whatever name you entered for it.