[Solved] Rename all files in a folder

[IanN1990]

Hey,

I have a big folder for tri-screen wallpers but its has sooo many pictures and over time i deleted alot. Which has lead to bad numbering. Ie 300, 311, 312, 313 etc.

I wanted to use autoit to rename it all for me but i seam to hit a problem when it does the numbering like 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 2, 21, etc

How can i fix this ?

$search = FileFindFirstFile("*.jpg*")
local $i = 0
local $file

If $search = -1 Then
MsgBox(0, "Error", "No files/directories matched the search pattern")
Exit
EndIf

While 1
$file = FileFindNextFile($search)
If @error Then ExitLoop
FileMove($file, $i & ".jpg")
$i = $i + 1
WEnd

FileClose($search)

Edited September 8, 2012 by IanN1990

[jdelaney]

from what i'm reading, it apperas that FileFindFirstFile, and nextfile, sort by alpha, not integer...so if you get the file list, and sort it as an integer, then loop through that, to rename the files, you should be fine...let me know if that's not the case...here is how to sort by integer:

#include <Array.au3>
#include <File.au3>
$array = _FileListToArray ( "path", "*.jpg", 1 ) ; use this to populate the array
dim $array[5]=[0,"1.jpg", "5.jpg", "3.jpg","8.jpg"] ; this is just for debugging
For $i = 1 to UBound ( $array ) - 1
$array[$i] = Int($array[$i])
Next
_ArraySort($array)
_ArrayDisplay($array)

; Then loop through the above array, and append a .jpg to the end, to find the file and rename it.

edit: simplified to only use Int...no need to remove .jpg

Edited August 7, 2012 by jdelaney

[IanN1990]

Works a treat thanks

Ur code might also be able to help me fix a problem in my context menu as well, kinda funny how one soluation could fix another.

Edited August 7, 2012 by IanN1990

[AZJIO]

$test= _
'1' & @CRLF & _
'11' & @CRLF & _
'111' & @CRLF & _
'12' & @CRLF & _
'2' & @CRLF & _
'21' & @CRLF & _
'22' & @CRLF & _
'3'
MsgBox(0, "-", $test)

$test=StringRegExpReplace($test, '(d+)', '0000000000001')
$test=StringRegExpReplace($test, '.*(d{4})', '00001')
MsgBox(0, "Yes", $test)

On the "RegEx" tab to execute replacement

1. '(d+)' -> '0000000000001'

2. '.*(d{4})' -> '00001'

On the "Generation" tab to create new numbers.