Assuming the strangeness is reliable, this should solve the issue. put replacetext(b,"[^a-zA-Z]\.",".") into b
On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 1:25 AM, Mike Bonner <bonnm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can you do something like.. if char -6 of item 2 of tln is not a character > then put empty into char -6 of item 2 of tln? > Haven't tried it here. > > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 1:22 AM, stephen barncard < > stephenrevoluti...@barncard.com> wrote: > >> Good one Mike. Now I have to find out how to detect and filter the damn >> things. The list of songs on the right comes from some very old CD and DAT >> labeling stacks that were saved as RTF. >> >> What's happening is that I'm transferring all my DAT tapes to a hard drive >> archive, but all I get are files named marker 1.aiff, marker 2.aiff as the >> indexes turn the sections into files. I have corresponding labels with >> song >> listings that correspond to the indexes. This stack I'm creating now just >> matches those old lists with the sequential generic named files and >> renames >> them. >> >> On 11 December 2010 23:55, Mike Bonner <bonnm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Found it. In your data box, put your cursor between the . and the i in >> > delphi (track 12). Hit delete. Twice to get rid of the i then retype the >> i >> > and it'll work. Is this another example of a unicode problem or >> something >> > of that nature? All the files on the right (at the start) are this way, >> and >> > fixing them solves the issue. >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 11:42 PM, stephen barncard < >> > stephenrevoluti...@barncard.com> wrote: >> > >> > > So no one here has used *rename* lately? >> > > >> > > On 11 December 2010 16:03, stephen barncard < >> > > stephenrevoluti...@barncard.com >> > > > wrote: >> > > >> > > > Hi Gang. >> > > > >> > > > This one has me baffled. Head against desk for a while. >> > > > >> > > > please load my test stack with >> > > > >> > > > go stack URL " >> http://fulton.barncard.com/bugz/multilineRenameBug.rev"; >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > (It only creates suffixed files in a folder that you create or point >> to >> > > > after clicking a button.) >> > > > >> > > > I am renaming files like this in a script in a loop: >> > > > >> > > > Rename file "/Volumes/20101202 USB-320/test rename2/1 Audio >> Track.aiff" >> > > to >> > > > "/Volumes/20101202 USB-320/test rename2/1 Audio Track.aiff" >> > > > >> > > > results in files being renamed, but minus the dot suffix, like "01 >> > > > Aerogel" instead of the desired "01 Aerogel.aiff" >> > > > >> > > > 1. hasn't anyone noticed? >> > > > 2. Could it be related to that annoying message that comes up when >> > users >> > > > try to change suffixes ? >> > > > 3. Or is it an engine bug? >> > > > >> > > > Has anyone else experienced this? I'm about to make a bug report. >> THis >> > is >> > > > happening in 4.0 and 4.5.2. MacOSX 10.5.8 G5 Dual 2.5 ghz - not >> > tested >> > > on >> > > > other platforms. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > any comments or ideas welcomed.. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > - ! - >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Stephen Barncard >> > > > San Francisco Ca. USA >> > > > * * >> > > > >> > > > more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Stephen Barncard >> > > San Francisco Ca. USA >> > > >> > > more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > use-livecode mailing list >> > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> > > subscription preferences: >> > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > use-livecode mailing list >> > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> > subscription preferences: >> > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Stephen Barncard >> San Francisco Ca. USA >> >> more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
