Rename File(s)
Invoking The Rename Function
A file must be selected (highlighted) in the active file window.
Pushing
the Name button in the Data Panel, selecting Rename from
the
Files menu or pushing the key combination Alt+N will present a
long
file name entry field in the Data Panel with the cursored file name
ready
for editing.
File
Rename Entry Field and Pushbutton
If changes are made to the file name, the pushbutton legend will
change
to Rename and the color changes to bright green. Keyboard Enter
or
mouse click the button to rename the file.
If no changes are made to the file name, pushing the Name
pushbutton
cancels the operation. If the file name has been edited and the user
desires
to abort, pressing keyboard Esc or mouse clicking elsewhere in FS/2
cancels
the operation.
Note: It is not possible to insert a line feed or carriage
return
with this function. In this case, the WPS style name edit must be used.
Renaming Multiple Files
If the file Rename function is invoked with multiple
files
selected, the Name pushbutton will be titled Rename Files
versus
Name for a single file. The multiple files rename function has
six
distinct rename capabilities:
- Wildcard
-
Uses the meta characters ? and * to preserve characters in the file
name
or extension. The Wildcard function works best when renaming files
where
the file name length is the same for all selected files, such as
digital
camera photo files. Prepending a string of characters to a file name is
not possible but characters may be appended to each file name.
- Serialize
- Appends a serialized number to a user defined name segment of a
filename.
Variable file name lengths are not a factor when using the Serialize
function as the files are converted to a constant length file
name which
end with a serial number. The starting number and length of the number
can
be set by the user.
- Insert/Trim
-
Uses the { } characters to define an insert or trim operation of the
name
segment. The Insert/Trim functions also work best when renaming files
where
the file name length is the same for all selected files, such as
digital
camera photo files. However, with these function it is generaly
possible
to rename files with variable length files. Multiple rename passes
through
the selected list may be necessary to achieve the desired result.
- Include/Exclude
- Uses the [ ] or ] [ characters to define include or
exclude operations
of the name segment. The Include/Exclude functions work much like the
Wildcard
method except it has the capability to prepend and/or append characters
to the existing name. Multiple rename passes through the selected list
may
be necessary to achieve the desired result.
- Remove
String
- The Remove String function simply removes one or more
characters
from the name segment regardless of the position or instances in the
name.
- Replace
Character - The Replace Character function is used to replace
one
character with another, such as converting spaces to underscores. There
is no limit on the characters used, other than they must be legal file
name
characters, so be careful with this function.
See Renaming Multiple
Files for
additional help.
Changing the Case of File Names
The case of all selected files may be changed in one operation by
the following
actions: