batch renaming using arbitrary sections of the original name

[gendem]

Lets say I have a bunch of files named like this:

aaa-bbbb-ccc.jpg

I would like to do a batch rename such that the original bbbb-ccc part is retained, and a sequence number replaces the aaa part.

In BreezeBrowser, this would be

%n-%[5-12]

In PM it would start out as

{seqn}

but then I get stuck.  Is there an equivalent in PhotoMechanic?

...Mike

[Kirk Baker]

Mike,

Lets say I have a bunch of files named like this:

aaa-bbbb-ccc.jpg

I would like to do a batch rename such that the original bbbb-ccc part is retained, and a sequence number replaces the aaa part.

In BreezeBrowser, this would be

%n-%[5-12]

In PM it would start out as

{seqn}

but then I get stuck.  Is there an equivalent in PhotoMechanic?

Sure.  It would be:

{seqn}{filenamebase:4}

You'll need a recent version of Photo Mechanic in order to do the sub-string extraction (the feature came out in the 4.5.x version.)

-Kirk