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Available in both Explore Views and in Virtual Folders  
Much More Than a Sequential Rename Routine
One filename or thousands
can be renamed with or without confimatons
Just one of many ways to rename files
Convert case, change extensions, add sequential numbers, insert text, convert spaces to other characters or remove completely, add file times, convert to true 8.3 DOS names and more.
Worry-free Confirmations
After you have told FileBoss how you want the files renamed you can approve (and change individually) each file or tell FileBoss at any time to rename all the remaining files automatically.
Complete logging of which files where renamed to what
The Summary and Details panes of the Results window will show you exactly what was renamed and to what.
How to display this Dialog
Select the files and folders you want to rename
Then:
Press Ctrl+R
or, Select Actions | Rename...' from the main menu
or, Click the Rename Selected Files button: 
Then:
Select the Sequential / Formatting Panel
Renaming File Sequentially
Adding Sequential numbers to filenames
How to Setup Sequential numbering
| 1. | Insert the \? meta flag in the New Name field where you want the sequential number to appear. Use the \? meta flag only once. |
| 2. | Set the number of digits you want displayed. E.g. setting it to 3 will insert 001, 002, 003, etc where the \? meta flag is. |
| 3. | Set the Start A: number. While this will normally be '1' you might want to set it to another number if some files have already been renamed with this routine. |
| 4. | Check the Sample at the bottom of the screen to see how the sequential numbers will fit into the name along with any other formats you have chosen. |
Num. of Digits
1 to 6, pads the number with leading zeros to get the desired number of digits. This is a good option so that the files will be sorted correctly when displayed in FileBoss Windows Explorer and various programs' File Open Dialogs.
Start At
1 on up to highest number allowed by the number of digits you have specified.
Increment By:
The amount each consequative number should be increase. For instance if the sequence starts at 1 and the increment is set to 5 the the numbers would be 1, 5, 10, ...
Examples:
Long Beach #\?.jpeg (Digits set to 3 and Start At set to 1)
Long Beach #001.jpeg, Long Beach #002.jpeg, Long Beach #003.jpeg
\? Long Beach.jpeg (Digits set to 2 and Start At set to 10)
10 Long Beach.jpeg, 11 Long Beach.jpeg, 12 Long Beach.jpeg
File times: Modified (\M), Accessed (\A) and Created (\C)
Inserts the file's respective date and/or time into the filename at the location of the meta-sequence. The times inserted are the file's own time, i.e. the date and times displayed by FileBoss or Windows Explorer for that file. The format of the date and time is controlled by the format selected in the drop down list. If you would like a different format click the 'More Formats' button to see a complete list for format elements that you can use.
How to Setup and Insert File times
| 1. | Insert the appropriate meta flag in the New Name field (\M, \A or \C) where you want the modified, accessed or created file time to appear (You can put more than one if you wish, but it would probably be confusing and create really long filenames.. |
| 2. | Select or type in the format in which you want the times to appear. The drop down list contains default formats and formats you have used previously. To create new formats click the 'More Formats' button for a complete list of formats available and how to create new ones.
(Note that when a new format is selected or as it is being typed in the sample filename a the bottom of the dialog will change to reflect the new format - a good way to check the format. But for this to work, one of the file time meta-sequences (\M, \A or \C) must be present in the New Name field.) |
Example:
Long Beach (\C) #\?.jpeg (Assuming the file was created on 2 July 2004 and the format is set to %d/%m/%y.)
Long Beach (2/7/04) #001.jpeg, Long Beach (2/7/04) #002.jpeg, Long Beach (2/7/04) #003.jpeg
Note that in the above example sequential numbering has also been added otherwise all files would be renamed to the same name which can't happen.
To add the last modified date to all selected entries use a format like: \N (\M).\E. This would simple insert the modified time - in parentheses - after the filename. This would change a filename like Long Beach Harbor.jpeg into Long Beach Harbor (2/7/04).jpeg.
Confirmation Dialog Format
Specifies the format for displaying the new filenames in the confirmation dialog.
Extension Display Option
When the 'With Name' option is selected the filename to be changed will be displayed in the following format:
New Filename with Extension
But when the 'Separately' option is chosen the name will be split into two parts: the name portion and the extension portion.
New Filename with Sperate Extension
Normally displaying the extension separate from the main name is the more convenient, especially if you will be manually altering the names. It allows to change the filename easily without accidentally changing the extension. (And extensions are critical for most Windows programs to recognize which files they can work with.
Ref: HIDD_REN_PAGE_SEQUENTIAL
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