Removing text from a folder or file name
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Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:07 pmby garry4
Apple photos export creates folder names like this:
Baltimore - Charles Village - Saint Paul St, April 25, 2018
I’ve figured out how to prefix the date in a more useable format:
2018-04-25 Baltimore - Charles Village - Saint Paul St, April 25, 2018
I can’t figure out how to trim the date off of the end. I tried to create a custom toke that captures text up to the first comma but no luck.
Re: Removing text from a folder or file name
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Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:16 pmby Mr_Noodle
Can you post the pattern you are using?
Re: Removing text from a folder or file name
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Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:13 amby Mr_Noodle
None of those links are working. Can you repost?
Re: Removing text from a folder or file name
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Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:37 amby garry4
Rule
https://image.ibb.co/mwWPVA/Screen-Shot-2018-11-10-at-10-31-00-AM.pngCreates a variable with the spelled out month day year.
https://image.ibb.co/kRRrAA/Screen-Shot-2018-11-10-at-10-32-37-AM.png Trying to create a variable that holds the name of the folder up to the point of the first comma , in the folder name.
https://image.ibb.co/eXGrAA/Screen-Shot-2018-11-10-at-10-33-37-AM.pngConvert the spelled out name variable to YYYY/MM/DD format. Place it in front of the variable of the folder name.
https://image.ibb.co/h0dSiV/Screen-Shot-2018-11-10-at-10-34-30-AM.png
Re: Removing text from a folder or file name
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Mon Nov 12, 2018 12:45 pmby Mr_Noodle
You don't want to grab the whole name, as that includes the date at the end. In the first pattern, instead of "...", create a custom attribute which matches "...". That way, it will contain everything up the the date, which you can then use in the Rename pattern.
