REQUEST: Add (user input) to the beginning of file name

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You could use this script posted by JohnZeman and modified by Kundal.

I personally use Kundal's three-way button. Left-button to start inserting from left. Right-button to start inserting from right.

Once you have that script/button, all you would need to do is select the files you want to add text, click the button, and type in:

1,author name -

This would insert the "author name - " (the text you typed in) at the beginning of the file names.

If you always want to insert at the beginning of a file name, you could also just use:

Rename PATTERN "*" TO "{dlgstring|Author Name?}*" @nodeselect
If you always want the " - " to be inserted so you don't have to type it, you could use:

Rename PATTERN "*" TO "{dlgstring|Author Name?} - *" @nodeselect

Hope this helps.