3 Correct answers
If you are referring to the “code” that is typed in once the “use regular expression” checkbox has been ticked:
Regular expression - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also known as GREP or RegEx for short.
As long as the pattern of your existing filenames is consistent, these should work.
To remove the last _ and the characters after it
To change _+ to -
Click the Preview button to confirm everything is correct, including the file extention, before you run it. Also, select the "Preserve current filename in XMP" option so you can revert back in case there is a problem.
@yuri5 – I like the answer from @gregreser – however, here is another equivalent method for the regular expression find and replace using capture groups:
Find:
(^.+?\+)(.+)(-)(.+)(_\+)(.{2})(.+)(\.[^\.]+$)
Or perhaps "better", Find:
(^.+?\+)(.+)(-)(.+)(_\+)(.+)(_.+)(\.[^\.]+$)
Replace with:
$2_$4-$6$8
27
Replies
AdChoices