Help with renaming {seqn} behavior

[reefer]

Hi,

I'm trying to setup a renaming string for images using this example IPS-Barcelona-2607{seqn} where {seqn} should give me a new file name each time eg... IPS-Barcelona-260701, IPS-Barcelona-260702 and so on.

What I'm actually getting is a hyphen inserted just prior to the filename extension in the rename string as shown here... IPS-Barcelona-260701-.jpg

How do I setup the rename string so I do not have the hyphen ? I need the sequence to run ... IPS-Barcelona-260701.jpg

Many thanks in advance.


Mac OS X 10.5.7
PM Version 4.5.4
New unibody Macbook Pro

[Kirk Baker]

I'm trying to setup a renaming string for images using this example IPS-Barcelona-2607{seqn} where {seqn} should give me a new file name each time eg... IPS-Barcelona-260701, IPS-Barcelona-260702 and so on.

What I'm actually getting is a hyphen inserted just prior to the filename extension in the rename string as shown here... IPS-Barcelona-260701-.jpg

How do I setup the rename string so I do not have the hyphen ? I need the sequence to run ... IPS-Barcelona-260701.jpg

Many thanks in advance.


Mac OS X 10.5.7
PM Version 4.5.4
New unibody Macbook Pro

It sounds like you have an illegal character (a character not allowed in a filename) in your renaming string.  Put your cursor in the text field and then type Command-A to select all of the text.  Type the backspace key to delete all of the text.  Enter your renaming string again.

It should work fine now.

-Kirk

[reefer]

All sorted now, I did try your suggestion before you posted a reply which initially didn't solve the problem. For some reason a couple of attempts later it did work.

Thanks for the prompt reply.