Topic: I want to sort by the fifth letter of the name
Q: I want to sort by the fifth letter of the name.
asd-Anton.txt
asd-Tom.txt
asd-Victor.txt
asd-Wayne.txt
hif-Anton.txt
hif-Tom.txt
hif-Victor.txt
wrt-Anton.txt
wrt-Tom.txt
wrt-Tom second.txt
wrt-Victor.txt
I want to sort by the given name like Anton, Tom or Victor.
A: That's looking difficult but can be done easy with Siren
Use Ctr+B to choose your directory. Single click on it and choose OK
You can use the filter combo box to see only files you want to. (like here *.txt)
Psst, now we do an insider trick.
Step 1.)
Use as
EXPRESSION: %b(5)
but don't rename it now!
As "Future name" you will see now:
Anton.txt
Tom.txt
Victor.txt
Wayne.txt
Anton.txt
Tom.txt
Victor.txt
Anton.txt
Tom.txt
Tom second.txt
Victor.txt
Step 2.)
Now click on the header of the "Future Name"-Column. Now the files are sorted by the names in the Future Name-Column.
Anton.txt
Anton.txt
Anton.txt
Tom.txt
Tom.txt
Tom.txt
Tom second.txt
Victor.txt
Victor.txt
Victor.txt
Wayne.txt
The "Current Name"-Column is sorted this way too
asd-Anton.txt
hif-Anton.txt
wrt-Anton.txt
asd-Tom.txt
hif-Tom.txt
wrt-Tom.txt
wrt-Tom second.txt
asd-Victor.txt
hif-Victor.txt
wrt-Victor.txt
asd-Wayne.txt
Step 3.)
Clear the EXPRESSION field %b(5) ..... and continue your renaming task that you want to do before we have done the sorting.
Read this thread for more information about sorting: http://scarabee.software.free.fr/forum/ … php?id=136
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, not in the Registry.
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