Subject: Re: [Name Mangler Talk] Rename files from Excel list?

From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 10:48:59 -0800

On Dec 4, 2019, at 8:58 AM, Gary Stock <[email-masked]> wrote:

> I know this post is old, but I cannot find that ref of Arbitrary Terms in the help doc.

For future reference: Open Name Mangler's help, click the "hamburger" menu icon at top right, then select Renaming Actions > Sequence. You can then press Cmd-F for Find, and enter "arbitrary terms" to find the section.  I've attached a screenshot showing this section of the help.

> I basically want to understand if I can import a list of names/words into NameMangler for the file names.

You can by clicking the file icon in the Arbitrary Terms sequence, and assuming the file is a CSV in the same order as you want the filenames applied.

regards;
-rob.

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From: Gary Stock <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 08:58:02 -0800 (PST)

I know this post is old, but I cannot find that ref of Arbitrary Terms in 
the help doc. I basically want to understand if I can import a list of 
names/words into NameMangler for the file names.

On Friday, 12 February 2016 14:08:02 UTC, Many Tricks wrote:
>
> On Feb 11, 2016, at 11:19 PM, Robin Westergren <[email-masked] 
> <javascript:>> wrote: 
>
> > I wonder if it is possible to change the filename from a list of names. 
> Excel list etc. 
> > Exampel: 
> > 
> > Old Name                 New name 
> > 74-7744-01.jpg   =>  71234567819.jpg 
> > 86-8444-01.jpg   =>  88345145679.jpg 
> > etc.. 
>
> Yes, it is - please see Name Mangler's help file in Renaming Actions > 
> Sequence: Arbitrary Terms. There's an ability to specify a text file to be 
> used as the source of the new filenames. 
>
> regards, 
> -rob.

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From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 06:07:58 -0800

On Feb 11, 2016, at 11:19 PM, Robin Westergren <[email-masked]> wrote:

> I wonder if it is possible to change the filename from a list of names. Excel list etc. 
> Exampel:
> 
> Old Name                 New name

Yes, it is - please see Name Mangler's help file in Renaming Actions > Sequence: Arbitrary Terms. There's an ability to specify a text file to be used as the source of the new filenames.

regards,
-rob.

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From: Robin Westergren <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:19:40 -0800 (PST)

Hi!

Old Name                 New name