[itasha]

Is there any way to rename a lot of files in increasing numerical order on Windows XP? For example, let's say I have 13 files with a file name "[Nutbladder]_Arakawa_Under_the_Bridge_2_-_XX", "XX" being the episode number. What I normally have to do is type in "Arakawa Under the Bridge 2 - XX" for one and then copy and paste that for each file. So I get:
Arakawa Under the Bridge 2 - 01
Arakawa Under the Brdige 2 - 02
Arakawa Under the Brdige 2 - 03 etc,etc,etc.

So, is there any way to select all the files in a group and make them number themselves?

[Darkchao45]

Highlight all your files, right click then press "rename" and type in the name of the file. Everything should have the same name but with parenthesis and increasing numerical numbers. For example...

Something
Something (2)
Something (3)

There's prolly another more specific method but this is all I know =/

[ldb88]

If you feel like messing with a Python script, you can use this. I wrote it a while back to speed up renaming multiple anime videos. I use it on Linux and OS X, but if you have Python installed, it should work for Windows as well.

You can change some small bits at the bottom if you want to leave out the sub group or use spaces instead of underscores. It doesn't work every time, but it makes very good guesses, and it gives you the option to type the filename yourself if you don't like its guess.

#!/usr/bin/python

import sys, os, shutil, re

def padZeros(str, n):
  while len(str) < n:
    str = '0' + str
  return str

def identifySubGroup(name):
  begin = name.find('[')
  if begin < 0:
    return '' # none
  end = name.find(']', begin)
  if end < 0:
    return '' # odd filename
  return name[begin+1:end]

def lowerCaseParticles(name):
  particles = ['No', 'Wa', 'Ha']
  for p in particles:
    pattern1 = r' ' + p + ' '
    pattern2 = r' ' + p + '$'
    pattern = '(' + pattern1 + ')|(' + pattern2 + ')'
    rep = ' ' + p.lower() + ' '
    new_name = re.sub(pattern, rep, name)
    while name != new_name:
      name = new_name
      new_name = re.sub(pattern, rep, name)
  return name.strip()

def identifySeriesNumberMethod(name):
  matchObj = re.search(r'[\d]', name)
  if not matchObj:
    return name # assume whole name is the series name (movie, etc.)
  i = matchObj.start()
  return name[:i].strip()

def identifySeriesDashMethod(name):
  i = name.find(' - ')
  return name[:i].strip()

def identifySeries(name):
  ret = None
  if ' - ' in name:
    ret = identifySeriesDashMethod(name)
  else:
    ret = identifySeriesNumberMethod(name)
  pattern1 = r' [Ee][Pp] '
  pattern2 = r' [Ee][Pp]$'
  pattern = '(' + pattern1 + ')|(' + pattern2 + ')'
  ret = re.sub(pattern, '', ret)
  ret = lowerCaseParticles(ret)
  return ret

def identifyEpisodeNumberMethod(name):
  matchObj = re.search(r'[\d][\d]*', name)
  if not matchObj:
    return '' # assume movie, etc.
  i = matchObj.start()
  j = matchObj.end()
  return name[i:j].strip()

def identifyEpisodeDashMethod(name):
  i = name.find(' - ')
  j = len(name)
  return name[i+3:j].strip()

def stripParentheses(s):
  while '(' in s:
    i = s.find('(')
    j = s.find(')')
    s = s[:i] + s[j+1:]
  return s

def identifyEpisode(name):
  ret = None
  if ' - ' in name:
    ret = identifyEpisodeDashMethod(name)
  else:
    ret = identifyEpisodeNumberMethod(name)
  ret = stripParentheses(ret)
  ret = ret.replace('v2', '')
  if len(ret) > 0:
    ret = padZeros(ret, 2)
  ret = ret.strip()
  return ret

def stripTags(name): # must call AFTER identifySubGroup
  begin = name.find('[')
  while begin >= 0:
    end = name.find(']', begin)
    if end < 0:
      break # odd filename
    before = ''
    if begin != 0:
      before = name[:begin]
    after = name[end+1:]
    name = before + after
    name = name.strip()
    begin = name.find('[')
  return name

def addSubbers(name, subbers):
  if len(subbers) > 0:
    name += ' [' + subbers + ']'
  return name

def addEpisode(name, episode):
  if len(episode) > 0:
    name += ' - ' + episode
  return name

if len(sys.argv) < 2 or sys.argv[1] == '-h' or sys.argv[1] == '--help':
  print "usage: smart_rename FILE [FILE...]"
  sys.exit(1)

for file in sys.argv[1:]:

  old_file = file

  (name, ext) = os.path.splitext(file)
  ext = ext.lower()

  name = name.replace('_', ' ') # spaces are easier to work with strip(), etc.
  subbers = identifySubGroup(name)
  name = stripTags(name)
  series = identifySeries(name)
  episode = identifyEpisode(name)

  name = series
  name = addEpisode(name, episode)
  name = addSubbers(name, subbers)
  name = name.replace(' ', '_') # we want '_' in the end

  final_name = name + ext

  if old_file == final_name:
    continue

  print "moving " + old_file + " to " + final_name
  ans = raw_input('Continue? (Y/n) ')
  if ans.strip().lower() in ['y', 'yes'] or not ans.strip():
    pass
  else:
    ans = raw_input('Enter new name or blank to skip: ')
    if not ans.strip():
      print "skipping " + old_file
      continue
    final_name = ans.strip()
  shutil.move(old_file, final_name)

[UnknownFact2]

^that is win ldb88.

[ldb88]

Thanks

[leo_ck]

Originally Posted by itasha

Is there any way to rename a lot of files in increasing numerical order on Windows XP? For example, let's say I have 13 files with a file name "[Nutbladder]_Arakawa_Under_the_Bridge_2_-_XX", "XX" being the episode number. What I normally have to do is type in "Arakawa Under the Bridge 2 - XX" for one and then copy and paste that for each file. So I get:
Arakawa Under the Bridge 2 - 01
Arakawa Under the Brdige 2 - 02
Arakawa Under the Brdige 2 - 03 etc,etc,etc.

So, is there any way to select all the files in a group and make them number themselves?

Oh.. that's a good ques... I got a good solution for u.... You can either follow their advices and use the Python, Command Prompt or the traditional Windows Explorer way (But this will form "Arakawa Under the Bridge 2 - 0(1)" instead of what you actually want)

To do what you actually want it's better to get an external program.
It's called Renamer.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

It's a small, simple and fast program to use.
It gives you the option to Insert, Delete, Remove, Replace, Rearrange, Extension, Strip, Case, Serialize (Means numbering themselves), Cleanup (removes _ %20 . - + etc) and more.

If you don't know how to use it then you can ask me

[duh]

Edit: leo_ck beat me to it. Oh well.

Try using something like [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

Add a CleanUp rule and tick the boxes for (...), [...] and _, so it looks like this:

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Go to Settings > All Settings (F8) and tick Save rules configuration on exit, load on startup:

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

The main window will look like this:

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Either drag a load of files into the bottom section or click the Add Files/Folders button, hit Preview, have a look through the New Name column and make sure everything looks OK and then just click Rename.

The good thing with this method is that it works with pretty much any anime file, as the majority of groups use [] or () brackets.

[itasha]

Thanks everyone, hopefully I can save some time in the future. It's not so bad with 12-13 episode seasons, but with something like FMA or Kiba, assistance is required.

[Darkchao45]

Wow my method looks like crap compared to the methods other people posted T_T

But this is good cause I now know new methods too :3

[chomio]

Originally Posted by Darkchao45

Highlight all your files, right click then press "rename" and type in the name of the file. Everything should have the same name but with parenthesis and increasing numerical numbers. For example...

Something
Something (2)
Something (3)

There's prolly another more specific method but this is all I know =/

Yeah, it would be handy, if the files aren't switched.