problems by handling the descript.ion file during single or batch rename of picture files

[OTRAG]

Hi XnView Team,

Unfortunaly there are further problems by handling the descript.ion file during single rename or batch rename of picture files.
Due to the complexity, I describe the errors by screenshots. I hope this will be helpy.

Starting point for both scenarios:

1-Starting point.png

Error by single renme action:

2-rename dialog.png

3-result single rename.png

Result: Both files are renamed according the file list settings, but error in the descript.ion file


Error by batch rename action:

4-batch rename.png

5-result batch rename.png

Result:Both files are renamed according the file list settings, but error in the descript.ion file, here with a temporary entry

Here my file list settings:

6-fle list settings.png

My SW Setup: Win 11 22H2 / XnView MP 1.5.4


I hope I have described the error well enough

[xnview]

Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.

[xnview]

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.6.0. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

[OTRAG]

Hi Pierre,
I just installed version 1.6.1 of XnView MP and tested the bug fix. Here is the result:

Single Rename action: Same misbehavior as before.

Batch Rename action: Now shows the same error pattern as Single Rename

Changes to my system in the meantime:
Ongoing Win 11 updates.
Cleaning out my Companion File List (see attachment)

[xnview]

i 'm not able to reproduce. What do you have in Settings>Metadata>Sidecar?

[OTRAG]

Screenshot 2023-10-19 164942.png

[xnview]

Screenshot 2023-10-19 164942.png

Do you have always problem if you change to 'NO' for jpeg?

[OTRAG]

yes, the error remains for both scenarios

[xnview]

yes, the error remains for both scenarios

please send me your xnview.ini?

[OTRAG]

attached my ini file

xnview.ini.zip

[xnview]

i can only reproduce if .JPG is used in descript.ion and not .jpg. But why do you have .JPG?

[OTRAG]

Hi Pierre,

the .ARW and .JPG files come directly from my Sony A6600.
Normally I rename the raw files via batch rename immediately after import (as well as the .JPG as companian file).

Example:
DSC01312.RAW as well as DSC01312.JPG rename to 2023-10-22_144020.RAW as well as 2023-10-22_144020.jpg
The case of the file extensions is the result of the renaming.

But I often get error messages from Batch Rename (see also my sparate, still open error message), so I rename manually. Here .JPG remains as result and is consequently taken over later into the Descipt.ion file.

I have tested renaming .jpg and .JPG files. The error in the Descript.ion file occurs only with .JPG files.

So far so good. But why is there a differentiation between jpg and JPG in Xnview MP?

[xnview]

See issue for current status and some details.

[xnview]

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.6.2. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

[OTRAG]

Hi Pierre,

I have just installed and tested version 1.6.2.
The error I reported has been fixed.
Thank you very much for this great program and your great support