I often have to copy a filename in one directory and use it to rename a file in another directory that has a different filename and extension. The source file is in one viewer pane and the destination file, that is the file to be renamed, is in the other viewer pane. Since Ctrl+Shift+N copies the fi…

Button 1: @nofilenamequoting Clipboard SET {file|noext} Set SOURCE=toggle Button 2: @nofilenamequoting Rename PATTERN * TO "{clip}{file|ext}" Actually, you can do the whole thing with just one button, and without trashing your clipboard in the process. Select the file whose name you want to use,…

Thank you very much for such a quick and totally excellent reply. Buying DOPUS is turning out to be one of the best software purchases that I've ever made! :slight_smile:

I would like to rename files from the source pane to the destination pane without copying the file extension, will this code allow me to copy multiple file names from source to destination? Will this code work if I want to add this to the context menu? How do you create a button? :thumbsup:

For those of you that would like this feature adding to your context menu (right-click in dopus), here is a step-by-step explanation. Go to Settings, and select File Types. Select 'All Files and folders', and then click Edit. Select the 'Context Menu' tab, and click 'New'. Label your new action,…

If you wanted, you could also add the "move" operation of step 8 to the button or context menu item as well. Then you wouldn't need to do anything after renaming the file.

Hey Leo, How can I have a similar function that works if both files are in the same folder? I tried the one you mentioned but it doesn't work. Thanks! Elad.

You could use the Inline Rename. You can copy the name from the previous file by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Up (or Ctrl+'), or from the next file by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Down (hold the Alt key down as well to also copy the extension). Continue to press the keys to move up/down the list of neighboring file…

Hey Thank you! but very often in my case the files are not below/on top of each other but totally out of order due to unrelated naming.

I usually just hit F2, Ctrl-C on one file, then F2, Ctrl-V on the other. Would automation help much here? Maybe if you're doing it to hundreds of files, but you'd still have to do something to one, then the other (to define which order it happens in), so I don't know that you can save much time vs …

[image] Leo: much here? Maybe if you're doing it to hundreds of files, but you'd Hey Leo It's true it doesn't save that much time, just 3 clicks (with a button) vs. click-F2-ctrl-c-click-f2-ctrl-v I just liked the idea of having a button for this (which with a shortcut would be even quicker…

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