Sequencing Targets
What it does:
The FileMonkey sequencer renames file or folder names to match a sequential (numeric) pattern.
If you have 100 files, you can rename each file to match a sequence of numbers.
Here is an example using 5 file names. On the left is the original file name and on the right is the sequenced file name:
| Msgsocm.log | --> | 001.log |
| Msmqinst.log | --> | 002.log |
| Netfxocm.log | --> | 003.log |
| Notepad.exe | --> | 004.log |
| Ntdtcsetup.log | --> | 005.log |
You can also do this, preserving the original file extension. Here is the same example with file extensions preserved:
| Msgsocm.log | --> | 001.log |
| Msmqinst.log | --> | 002.log |
| Netfxocm.log | --> | 003.log |
| Notepad.exe | --> | 004.exe |
| Ntdtcsetup.log | --> | 005.log |
You can also do this adding fixed text to the start or the end of each file name. Here is the above example, using start text of "File " and end text of " EndFile":
| Msgsocm.log | --> | File 001 EndFile.log |
| Msmqinst.log | --> | File 002 EndFile.log |
| Netfxocm.log | --> | File 003 EndFile.log |
| Notepad.exe | --> | File 004 EndFile.exe |
| Ntdtcsetup.log | --> | File 005 EndFile.log |
You can also do this with a varying amount of trailing zero's. In the above example, there are 3 digits in each numeric sequence (001, 002 etc...). If I use an align value of 1, this will remove the leading 2 zeros:
| Msgsocm.log | --> | File 1 EndFile.log |
| Msmqinst.log | --> | File 2 EndFile.log |
| Netfxocm.log | --> | File 3 EndFile.log |
| Notepad.exe | --> | File 4 EndFile.exe |
| Ntdtcsetup.log | --> | File 5 EndFile.log |
You can also add a numeric sequence preserving the original file name.
For example:
| Msgsocm.log | --> | 001 Msgsocm.log |
| Msmqinst.log | --> | 002 Msmqinst.log |
| Netfxocm.log | --> | 003 Netfxocm.log |
| Notepad.exe | --> | 004 Notepad.exe |
| Ntdtcsetup.log | --> | 005 Ntdtcsetup.log |
You can use any of the above combinations to rename your files and adding a numeric sequence is optional.
The FileMonkey sequencer can also work on folder names.
Here is an example using 5 folder names. On the left is the original folder name and on the right is the sequenced folder name:
| C:\Windows\Resources | --> | C:\Windows\001 |
| C:\Windows\Security | --> | C:\Windows\002 |
| C:\Windows\ShellNew | --> | C:\Windows\003 |
| C:\Windows\Srchasst | --> | C:\Windows\004 |
| C:\Windows\System | --> | C:\Windows\005 |
Why would I want to do this:
To make file or folder names neat and tidy looking.
If you write scripts (In any language for example: php/html/perl etc) that rely on file or folder names that conform to a pattern then this feature may be useful.
Basic Tutorial
Here is a step by step tutorial that demonstrates a basic file name sequencing operation:
If you use the sequencer on files or folders that your system uses (for example: windows or system dll or exe files) then your operating system may not work properly. We recommend only using the sequencer on files that are not used by your operating system.
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| Target your files. Click HERE for a targeting tutorial.
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| Once you have targeted your files, select the "Quick-Find, Rename" menu item from the main window.
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| This will open the "Rename files or folders" window (Fig 1 below).
Fig 1
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| Set up this window as shown in Fig 1.
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| Click on the "Start" button to start the operation.
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| When the operation is complete, the results window will open. Once you have finished examining the results window, close it.
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| If you wish to undo the sequencing operation that you have just performed, click on the undo button and select "Undo Most Recent Rename" from the pop-up menu.
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