Auto Date Prefix not work as expected

[AndrewRH]

Hi,

I selected the "Remove (5)", "Add (7)" and "Auto Date (8)" features.

I wanted to prefix a file with "ARH" and have that followed by the date the photo was taken, and keep the photo number applied by the camera. For example, "ARH20080525-1262.JPG".

Since the "Add" was applied before the "Auto Date" I expected this to work...but it didn't. I got "20080525-ARH1262.JPG" instead.

The "Auto Date" prefix always came before the "Add" prefix. I even tried adjusting the "at pos" setting of the "Add" feature but that didn't sort it either.



~Andrew~
The Reeves-Hall Family

[GMA]

I couldn't find a way to do it all in one step, but you can do it in two. I'm sure you already figured that out, but I'll mention how anyway:

Step 1: Set fields "Remove (5)" and "Auto Date (8)" exactly as shown in your picture, and press "Rename".
Step 2: Uncheck fields 5 and 8 and set field "Add (7)" also as shown in your picture. Press "Rename".

The only difference between doing one or two steps is three more seconds, so, I supose it's not really a problem having to use this method. Well, I hope that was of any help.
BTW, IrfanView and Bulk Rename Utility... nice (I happen to be the author of the spanish translation of IrfanView for some years now).
Best regards,

Gabriel.
Mar del Plata - Argentina

[AndrewRH]

Just found a way! I set the "Auto Date (8)" to:

• Mode = Prefix
• Type = Taken (Original)
• Fmt = Custom
• Custom = ARH%Y%m%d-

(I also set the "Remove (5)" to delete the first few characters of the file, usually the "DSCN" that my camera puts there).

Thus, I can rename my photos from "DSC00238.JPG" to "ARH20081220-00238.JPG" in just one step!

~Andrew~