Peters Flexible RenAmiNg Kit (PFrank)

RickPhil · Joined: 23 Apr 2011 Posts: 7

I'd like to be able to delete everything before the first dash (-) in a file name, e.g. af_123 - Billy Joel - Piano Man would become Billy Joel - Piano Man.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

admin · Site Admin Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 448 Location: Canada

Insert the following into the custom renaming creator (do not copy the single quotes):

Row: 1
Search: '(?1)^.*?\-[ ]*(.*)'
Replace: '\1'

Then press scan.

It is the '(?1)' that limits the replacements to the first occurrence in the name.

Peter.

RickPhil · Joined: 23 Apr 2011 Posts: 7

Works just as I hoped, thanks.