Make spaces hypens when renaming

[davidgordon]

I need to rename some files from "ABC12345.JPG" to "Descriptive-Word-ABC12345.JPG". The descriptive words are variable so I want to use the IPTC Headline to create the new file name using a batch rename. Easy enough.

However, I don't want spaces in the file name. How can I rename files and change any spaces in the Headline to became dashes or hyphens ("-") in the file name?

Using PM 4.5.4 on a Mac.

Thanks

DG

[davidgordon]

I can do this in Lightroom with the preferences set to make spaces in the file name into hyphens. I'd still rather work in PM for this though...

[Kirk Baker]

David,

I need to rename some files from "ABC12345.JPG" to "Descriptive-Word-ABC12345.JPG". The descriptive words are variable so I want to use the IPTC Headline to create the new file name using a batch rename. Easy enough.

However, I don't want spaces in the file name. How can I rename files and change any spaces in the Headline to became dashes or hyphens ("-") in the file name?

Using PM 4.5.4 on a Mac.

There is currently no way to do this in Photo Mechanic.

-Kirk

[vAfotoriporter]

This could be a handy addition to PM since it is rarely supported to have commas or spaces in filenames, but using variables in filenames (and in pahts as well) is one of the strengths of PM we love it for.