Ac Mass Renaming

Menu: File : Rename to : Ac Mass Rename

With this utility you can rename all selected files and folders. You can replace strings in files, add numbers, convert to lower/upper case. This tools works also with the FTP locations.

A preview shows you what the new names will be, so you can change your work before committing to renaming.

Tip: If files you want to rename are spread over several different folders, then you may want to create the ACL.

The following options are available:

Pattern (template)

The most important part of the tool. And most powerful. In Ac Mass Rename you will not find anything like "prefix" or "postfix", you will not find any strange options like "add something before/after/inside file name". You won't find it, because you can do all of it in one step - using a template.

On this template which new file names will be based. It usually consist of special "tokens", which will be replaced with specific values, and normal text which will not be replaced. Examples, assuming that original file name is "my document.txt" :

$T 2006.$E : will give "my document 2006.txt", because $T means "put file title here" and $E means "put file extension here". "2006" will be simply put in between (just where it is in the template).

$T.$E : default, no change will be made.

$T.cpp : will give "my document.cpp", because $T will be replaced with file title, and the rest will be simply added.

$T $#.$E : will give for example "my document [1].txt", because $# will be replaced with "counter".

$T ($m).$E : will give for example "my document (22-04-2006), because $m means "put file modification date here".

A complete list of available tokens is here: File templates : List of Tokens (just look at those tokens, you don't really have to read about creating scripts in ACB. Note that not all of tokens mentioned there are available in Ac Mass Rename tool).

Search and replace in file title.

Self explanatory, I hope. Just a few things to note:

Regular Expression is not supported right now.
By default extension of files will not be replaced in this step - unless you explicitly check an appropriate option.

Upper\lower case

Changes to upper\lower case.

aaa aaa.bbb changes all characters to lower case
Aaa aaa.bbb changes all characters to lower case, and first character to upper case
AAA AAA.BBB changes all characters to upper case