File List 1.2 review
DownloadFile List is a batch file renamer, and a playlist generator for Mac OS X.
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File List is a batch file renamer, and a playlist generator for Mac OS X.
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Renaming
File List currently supports the following basic renaming routines: Find and replace (including support for regular expressions); Number sequentially; Change case; Set extension; Add prefix/suffix; Remove/insert characters.
Moreover, File List's "Rename: Advanced" feature comes with its own name conversion description language (NCDL). Using NCDL, you can combine all of the abovementioned name conversions, plus a number of extra features — such as conditional statements, (seemingly) nested counters, and more.
Generating Playlists
File List is capable of creating ASX/WAX/WVX, M3U, RAM, and SMIL (Audio/Video) playlists. You can also choose to package your media files along with a playlist in a so-called "playtainer".
One application -> Many utilities
File Lists's "droplets" are proxy applications that store a given configuration. They make it ridiculously easy to use File List repeatedly for different, alternating purposes. And they even support drag & drop!
Here are some key features of "File List":
Renaming
File List currently supports the following basic renaming routines: Find and replace (including support for regular expressions); Number sequentially; Change case; Set extension; Add prefix/suffix; Remove/insert characters. Moreover, File List's "Rename: Advanced" feature comes with its own name conversion description language (NCDL). Using NCDL, you can combine all of the abovementioned name conversions, plus a number of extra features — such as conditional statements, (seemingly) nested counters, and more.
Generating Playlists
File List is capable of creating ASX/WAX/WVX, M3U, RAM, and SMIL (Audio/Video) playlists. You can also choose to package your media files along with a playlist in a so-called "playtainer".
One application ? Many utilities
File Lists's "droplets" are proxy applications that store a given configuration. They make it ridiculously easy to use File List repeatedly for different, alternating purposes. And they even ssupport drag & drop!
What's New:
You can now have the list of files update instead of being cleared after processing files. (Uncheck the "Clear list after processing files" checkbox in File List's "Processing" preferences.)
You can now configure File List to quit after processing files successfully. (Check the corresponding checkbox in File List's "Processing" preferences.)
New function for File List's Advanced Renaming: [truncate] returns a constant with (source expression) truncated to (maximum length) characters if (source expression) is longer than (maximum length). Returns the orginal (source expression) otherwise.
New function for File List's Advanced Renaming: [pad] returns a constant formed from (source expression) by either removing characters from the end, or by appending as many occurrences of (padding expression) as necessary.
File List no longer allows making files invisible by specifying a name that starts with a "." character. (Please contact me if you absolutely need this "feature".)
Reworded some preferences for better understanding.
Updated File List's documentation with a short paragraph on using back references in regular expressions.
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