Everything - Advanced Rename & File Names >255

[therube]

Everything - Advanced Rename (Shift+F2)
& file names, that after rename, would end up being > 255 characters (which is illegal)


if old format: filename -> new format: filename > 255
no way to effect rename on (any) file(s)
whether they be affected by > 255 or not

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abc255sfn
123255sfn
<...255.char filename...>
ghi255sfn
456
789255
2xyz

select all, Shift+F2
old format: 2
new format: xxx

result:

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The following filename is invalid or too long:

c:/123/<...255.char filename...>

Please choose a different filename.

(& no file names are renamed)


expected:

Skip/Skip All (affected) like some other existing dialogs have

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abcxxx55sfn
1xxx3255sfn
<...255.char filename...>
ghixxx55sfn
456
789xxx55
xxxxyz

On a single file Shift+F2, no big deal. You simply rename to fit, or you ESC to abort.

With multiple files, you simply cannot do (without first determining which file(s) are causing the fail.

[void]

Thank you for bringing this to my attention therube,

This name-length >255 check is done before anything is renamed.
If you hit Cancel, nothing is renamed.

The next alpha update will give you the option to Skip or Skip All.

[void]

Everything 1.5.0.1401a adds skip/skip-all options to the multi-file renamer when there is an invalid filename.