Feature request: Batch process to replace predefined strings with other strings in filenames

[Raindrops]

Typically, research papers tend to have a very long verbose title, which is difficult to read.

So I have developed a list of shorthand names.

Here are a few shorthand I use:

• Constructed wetlands -> CW
• Sewage Treatment Plant -> STP
• Horizontal subsurface filter -> HSSF
• Wastewater -> WW
• groundwater -> GW

But I have to do this manually for every file I download.
This is tedious.

Can Everything automate this conversion?

I should be able to define a "longhand -> shorthand" look-up table, as a one-time activity.

After that, I should be able to use a batch process command to find all longhand terms in the filenames, and replace them with their corresponding shorthand versions.

[void]

How to replace parts of search string automatically before launching the search?

A Synonyms list is on my TODO list.

Thank you for the suggestion.

[Raindrops]

oops- I mean renaming of the files in batch-processing, not using the shorthands while searching.

This request is the inverse of that other thread.
Here, I want to rename the downloaded files using my shorthand definitions.

Since I keep downloading new files, all such files need to be renamed using the same set of shorthands.
That's why I need a batch-processing command.

[void]

One word at a time:

• Search for one of the words to replace, for example:
  Constructed wetlands
• Select the files you wish to batch process.
• Press Shift + F2.
• This will show the Advanced Rename.
• Check Regular Expressions.
• Change the Old format to: \bConstructed wetlands\b
• Change the New format to: CW
• Double check the generated new filenames.
• Click OK.

Multiple word replacements at the same time:

• For for your files, for example:
  <Constructed wetlands> | <Sewage Treatment Plant> | <Horizontal subsurface filter> | <Wastewater> | <groundwater>
• Select the files you wish to batch process.
• Press Shift + F2.
• This will show the Advanced Rename.
• Uncheck Regular Expressions.
• Change the Old format to: %1
• Change the New format to:

  Code: Select all

  <regexreplace:<regexreplace:<regexreplace:<regexreplace:<regexreplace:%1,(?i)\bConstructed wetlands\b,CW>,(?i)\bSewage Treatment Plant\b,STP>,(?i)\bHorizontal subsurface filter\b,HSSF>,(?i)\bWastewater\b,WW>,(?i)\bgroundwater\b,GW>
  

• Double check the generated new filenames.
• Click OK.