Hi. I'm wanting to simulate dragging and dropping several files to the shortcut of a program. I've looked for a while and can't find an example button to do something that simple. Point me in the right direction? I want to "send" or "open" all selected files to a specific file renamer in the Pro…

Depends how the program works. Does it have a command line interface? You can call some context menus as well but using the command line is much easier, if it has one. (Does the renamer do something that can't be done in Opus's own renamer?)

The program is Better File Rename, which makes no mention of a command line interface that I can see on their website. If DOpus could add an incrementing sequence of numbers to the beginning of each selected filename, with appropriate padding, I'd gladly use that - but unless someone programmed the…

Or when you would like to create a button, try this code: @nodeselect @set Start={dlgstringS|Number the first selected file (use leading zeros to pad):|01} @set By={dlgstringS|Increment file numbers by:|1} Rename NUMBER="{$Start}" BY={$By} PATTERN="*" TO="[#]-*"

you know what? It's working! Thanks sir. Now I just wish I understood how.

hi everybody, my windows file renamer utility of choice (i've even donated for it :opussanta: ) is J.M. Falcao's flagship product the freeware "File Renamer" (what a generic name i know!), Rename.exe, 238KB: http://www.webxpace.com/software/freeware.shtml#FileRenamer . the little GUI-window suppor…

That's because it is a command-line. :slight_smile: Opus passes the names of the files to the other program via the command-line. Does the other program have a command-line mode that lets you pass it a list of files?

As far as i can see, JMFalcao's tool does have a command-line mode but we dont want that. the windows GUI is the powerful side of it. [quote]Accepts a command line with the format 'renamer.exe <path_to.files/oldname1> ' always as a pair of names 'old'--'new' , as many as you need, separated by…

Since it is possible to integrate JMFalcao's tool (in its Options/Settings) into the explorer shell (right-click context menu on mixed items), it should be possible to create a DO10-button for it. How do i do? [image]

You might be able to invoke its context menu via a button. Depends how its done. (You can definitely invoke it via right clicking the files.) Out of interest, what kind of thing do you want to do that Opus's own rename tool doesn't do? Or is it just what you're used to?

Sending Selected Files To A Specific Program

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Cris August 27, 2009, 9:35pm 4

Probably this is what you are looking for: [Multiple rename numbering)