Move text before symbol

[dighito]

Hi, i need little help


this s a list of file to rename, i must put artist before a title, Is there a solution? PLS!! help me!
Sorry for bad english

[Admin]

Please search the forum, there are plenty of examples of swapping text. There's even an example in the help file. You can easily do this using a Regular Expression.


Jim

[dighito]

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[dighito]

[GMA]

Hi, dighito:
The usual way to do what you need is using RegEx (1) as follows:

Match: (.*) - (.*)
Replace: \2 - \1

But in this case, the double extension (".cdg.bc!" and ".mp3.bc!") is a little tricky, because the first one is considered as part of the file name. So, one solution I can think of (IF YOU'RE SURE THAT EVERY FILE HAS A DOUBLE EXTENSION) is using the following RegEx:

Match: (.*) - (.*).(...)
Replace: \2 - \1.\3

I supose there's a more proper way that I'm missing, but I think this'll help dighito for the time being.
By the way, Jim: is there a way to "lock" a double extension so it'll be treated as a single extension? (as oposed to the first one being considered as part of the file name, thus getting modified/deleted/missplaced by some operations). Maybe adding such a feature? Something like "Lock multiple extensions" (Sub-option: last 2 dots/last 3 dots/etc.)
Of course, inactive by default; because, I know, sometimes files have several dots in their filenames which doesn't necessarily mean that they determine multiple extensions. Just an option for cases like the one in this topic, where there's a common "dot pattern" in all files.
Best regards,

Gabriel.

[Admin]

Thanks Gabriel. To solve the "double" problem, the easiest thing is to operate on the whole filename, e.g. tick the "ignore extension" boxes.


Jim