Advance Rename Formula understanding

[sk2107]

Hi,

I am trying to stick the modified date to some files in order not to loose the date while moving files (some tools change file date).

So I Used Advance Rename to do that, but there one thing I did not understand, for example:

File name: car_particles.mov
when I put # before the date it gives a different name
%1.%2__#<formatfiletime:$date-modified:,"yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss">.%2
the new name will be: car_particles.mov__2023-03-24_07-31-13>.31ov

and when I put any letter after # it is OK
%1.%2__#_<formatfiletime:$date-modified:,"yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss">.%2
the new name will be: car_particles.mov__# 2023-03-24_07-31-13.mov

Sure there is a reason for that but I can't get it.

( I put the # in order to know that this file name was changed manually).

Thank you

[void]

# can be used with the Everything preprocessor syntax:
#<formatfiletime:...#>:

Use #num: to escape the hash symbol before the <function:...> syntax:
#num:<formatfiletime:$date-modified:,"yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss">.%2

[sk2107]

I will try that.

Thank you

[void]

Just making a note here, Everything 1.5.0.1341a will no longer support the #<func:param#>: syntax in the multi-file renamer as it's not necessary.

Please use the recommended syntax:
<function:...>

[sk2107]

Thank you for the notice.
One question, will this change the suggested solution for this post?


with best wishes
Regards

[void]

#num: is no longer replaced with #

Please use:

#<formatfiletime:$date-modified:,"yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss">.%2

[sk2107]

Understood .

thank you

[void]

Everything 1.5.0.1342a adds support for &character-entity-name:

For example:
&num: => #
&lt: => <
&gt: => >
&colon: => :