Remove First 3 digits from the name

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Remove First 3 digits from the name Wed Nov 23, 2016 2:44 am • by Merryperson
Hi I am a newbie to Hazel and wish to do one thing via Hazel if it can be done.

I have a number of music files but each folder is prefixed by 001.002 etc so for example 001 Bon Jovi.
I wish to remove the 001 from the folder name so they can be stored in alphabetical order.
Is this possible?

Thanks :arrow:
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Re: Remove First 3 digits from the name Wed Nov 23, 2016 1:36 pm • by Mr_Noodle
Search the help for match patterns. Using those, you can match the first three digits and then capture the rest into a custom attribute which you can then use the rename the file.
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Re: Remove First 3 digits from the name Thu Nov 24, 2016 3:04 am • by Merryperson
Mr_Noodle wrote:Search the help for match patterns. Using those, you can match the first three digits and then capture the rest into a custom attribute which you can then use the rename the file.


Unfortunately I have searched the forum for match patterns which I am sure is easy to use when you know how but I have been unable to see how the match pattern concept works.
Can you point me in the right direction please
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Re: Remove First 3 digits from the name Thu Nov 24, 2016 10:10 am • by Merryperson
Having trawled previous posts the answer seems to be search HELP for Match patterns but which is the help,is it forum search or search for keywords as I am struggling to find the answer,
Sorry to be so thick
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Re: Remove First 3 digits from the name Fri Nov 25, 2016 12:33 pm • by Mr_Noodle
In Hazel, you can access the help via the Help menu or the ? buttons in the interface.
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Re: Remove First 3 digits from the name Fri Nov 25, 2016 1:30 pm • by Merryperson
Thanks I was looking for help in the forum
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