XnView Software

autorename option if 2 files have the same name after a copy/move file operation

e.g. the oldfilename will be renamed to

oldfilename_01
oldfilename_02
.....

otherwise I have to do this all manual

I agree, also in "Batch rename".

I suggest dialog box with 3 buttons: [Cancel], [Rename] and [Overwrite].

Maybe also: [x] Do not show this dialog next time.

klumy wrote:autorename option if 2 files have the same name after a copy/move file operation

e.g. the oldfilename will be renamed to

oldfilename_01
oldfilename_02
.....

otherwise I have to do this all manual

Ok

thanks

What about this?

Dreamer wrote:I agree, also in "Batch rename".

I suggest dialog box with 3 buttons: [Cancel], [Rename] and [Overwrite].

Maybe also: [x] Do not show this dialog next time.

Dreamer wrote:What about this?

Dreamer wrote:I agree, also in "Batch rename".

I suggest dialog box with 3 buttons: [Cancel], [Rename] and [Overwrite].

Maybe also: [x] Do not show this dialog next time.

Why, you can't have overwrite in batch rename??

xnview wrote:

Dreamer wrote:What about this?

Dreamer wrote:I agree, also in "Batch rename".

I suggest dialog box with 3 buttons: [Cancel], [Rename] and [Overwrite].

Maybe also: [x] Do not show this dialog next time.

Why, you can't have overwrite in batch rename??

Right, currently batch renaming can only be performed if all new filenames are unique, XnView checks for that which is good and must remain (during a Batch operation one should not be forced to manually confirm dialogs).

But if the user wants to use date only and there are name clashes, it would be good if there was an optional enumerator which is applied whenever there is such a name clash. This way, one could rename files from

abc.jpg -> letters-2005-09-27a.jpg
def.jpg -> letters-2005-09-27b.jpg
ghi.jpg -> letters-2005-09-28.jpg

Please note the "a" and "b" in the above new file names, but no "c" in the last filename.

I'm not quite clear how this should work in details, e.g. some people want a numeric enumerator, some a alphanumeric, and some might want not just several characters (e.g. "-a" instead of just "a").

xnview wrote:

Dreamer wrote:What about this?

Dreamer wrote:I agree, also in "Batch rename".

I suggest dialog box with 3 buttons: [Cancel], [Rename] and [Overwrite].

Maybe also: [x] Do not show this dialog next time.

Why, you can't have overwrite in batch rename??

Sometimes I need to overwrite few files (duplicates), it's easier than find and delete those files first (e.g. 1000 files in dir.). There is also new option "Replace/With" in BR, so it can be used for several purposes...

Maybe there should be same option as in Batch Convert > Overwrite...

abc.jpg -> letters-2005-09-27a.jpg
def.jpg -> letters-2005-09-27b.jpg
ghi.jpg -> letters-2005-09-28.jpg...

I don't like "name123b" / "name123_b" / "name123_2", so I think there should be an option...

helmut wrote:But if the user wants to use date only and there are name clashes, it would be good if there was an optional enumerator which is applied whenever there is such a name clash. This way, one could rename files from:
abc.jpg -> letters-2005-09-27a.jpg
def.jpg -> letters-2005-09-27b.jpg
ghi.jpg -> letters-2005-09-28.jpg
Please note the "a" and "b" in the above new file names, but no "c" in the last filename.

I'm not quite clear how this should work in details, e.g. some people want a numeric enumerator, some a alphanumeric, and some might want not just several characters (e.g. "-a" instead of just "a").

Please have a look at this suggestion (and support it if you agree with the idea).

Olivier