How change File Extension (from .zip to .cbz) in a script with "rename PATTERN"

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I have a script

@set zip_file={file|noext}.zip
@set cbz_file={file}
@output: {$zip_file}
@output: {$cbz_file}
Rename PATTERN "{$zip_file}" TO "{$cbz_file}" NOIGNOREEXT

when I run it I get this log

test - Copy.zip
test - Copy.cbz
Rename PATTERN "test - Copy.zip" TO "test - Copy.cbz" NOIGNOREEXT

but the file doesn't change
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But I don't see any error
Can someone help me to check what do I do wrong?

2

I do not have the same output as you do ... because it's not possible with your script !
My output :

test - Copy.zip
test - Copy.zip

You set zip_file to the name of the selected file, removing its extension and adding back ".zip"
You then set cbz_file to the name of the selected file ... which is the .zip !!!
After outputing the values, you rename the .zip to .zip ... nothing changes.

I suggest :

@set zip_file={file}
@set cbz_file={file|noext}.cbz
@output: {$zip_file}
@output: {$cbz_file}
Rename PATTERN "{$zip_file}" TO "{$cbz_file}" NOIGNOREEXT

EDIT : shorter version Rename PATTERN "{file}" TO "{file|noext}.cbz" NOIGNOREEXT

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Why not simply Rename PATTERN *.zip TO *.cbz ?

(Also, although you don't need it here, you can use {file|ext=cbz} to get the name with its extension changed. Slightly nicer than {file|noext}.cbz )

NOIGNOREXT isn't needed here, FWIW (although it's harmless to include it):

You only need to use this argument when opening the Rename dialog for interactive use.

4

Thanks @PassThePeas and @Leo interresting observations.

I can't use this because I want to apply to only the specified file.
Then I decide to use your next suggestion

rename PATTERN "{file|ext=zip}" TO "{file|ext=cbz}"

but the problem persist. No change in the name "test - Copy.zip"
the log show perfectly

Rename PATTERN "test - Copy.zip" TO "test - Copy.cbz"

but my lister continue to show no name change
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For testing I create a basic button with

@nofilenamequoting
@sync:
rename PATTERN "{file|ext=zip}" TO "{file|ext=cbz}"

This button works fine.
Then my issue has to be related with what happen in my other script. Then I will open a new entry with all the details to go more in depth.

5

Did you try it?

The command would only work on the selected file(s), which is the same thing your command using {file} is going to do.

If the two aren't equivalent, there may be a detail missing, like other things which are being done to the selected file(s) before the rename.

6

Correct Rename PATTERN *.zip TO *.cb. works only on selected file.
My error to assume, as there is a *, it will apply to all files as in MS/DOS for example.
But the error persist when integraded in my script.
This is why I open a post for looking at the complete script and find where something is affecting this rename PATTERN
I would close analisys here and would continue in

7

With the Rename command, that would happen with FROM *, which changes which files the command acts on (and also defines the "old name" pattern, if no other arguments override it).

But not PATTERN *, which just defines the "old name" pattern used to rename whichever files the command is acting on. Unless instructed otherwise, it'll work on the selected files.

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