Topic: How to prevent duplicate file names (add serialize numbering unique)
Q:
After my renaming:
FROM:
BorHtml.vbs
HutHtml.vbs
NewHtml.vbs
OldHtml.vbs
TO:
Html.vbs
Html.vbs
Html.vbs
Html.vbs
by Expression %f(4)
how can I prevent duplicate file names?
A:
To prevent duplicate file names, you can add an counter,
and to insert that number before the extension,
use %b(4).%e instead of %f(4):
So
%b(4)_%n.%e
gives you:
Html_001.vbs
Html_002.vbs
Html_003.vbs
Html_004.vbs
EXPLANATION:
Your expression:
The whole file name: %f
Start at '4th' sign, dropping the first three: %f(4)
My expression:
The base file name: %b
Start at '4th' sign, dropping the first three: %b(4)
The selection number: %n
An dot and the origin ext: .%e
More:
%n : the selection number
%np : the selection number relative to the file path
%nc : the selection number relative to a name "collision" (same beginnings)
%ncs : same principle as "%nc" except that it is empty for
the first element of the "collision group" and prefixed by a "_" for the others.
%ncf : Same as "%nc" except that the path is not taken into
account. Only the file name parts are compared
%ncfs: Same as "%ncs" but on the file name parts
%ns : the number of selected files
Press the F1-key while you are in Siren to read more about.
Enjoy Siren, No installation needed, unzip and run. Siren stores it settings into an ini file.
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