--------------------------------------------------------- - baRenameX v0.90 - --------------------------------------------------------- - by: jinx_removing - --------------------------------------------------------- -NOTE You WILL need the .NET 1.1 framework to use this program, as it was developed in VisualBasic.NET Download here: http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en -special thanks Special thanks to AceHack for letting me rip off his codebase and feature set from his tool: prexboxcopytool.exe And to Zak, for being the test-bed for this thing. -disclaimer I'm not a programmer of any sorts, by any means. You're using this at your own risk. I will not be held accountable if this produces results less than desirable. If you find a bug or think of something that will make this application better, please PM me (jinx_removing) at forums.xbox-scene.com See below for known issues. Before doing anything you'll regret, backup whatever it is you'll be working on. -What is it? A file renaming utility to make files Xbox legal. It has a variety of options to provide flexibility when naming files. Also has a preview window so that you can preview what files will be named based on the various user defined settings. You can also forcefully rename any file by double clicking on it. baRenameX will also rename files back to their "Pre-Xbox" names if you choose to do so. It will also store a log in the event you want to name files back later. -What does it do? First it checks the selected folder to see if you have files in that particular folder that are not legal for the Xbox. Legality is deterimined by the length of the filename (< 42 char) and that the filename does not contain any illegal characters. There are four columns in the file list view: + [original filename]: file as it is currently found on the HDD. + [length]: number of characters of the [original filename]. + [xbox legal?]: if [length] > 42 characters or the [original filename] contains an illegal char, it will color this entire row red to signify to you that this file will need renaming before being ftp'ed to the Xbox. + [Rename To]: This is the target filename based on the various options you may have chosen from the list of options below. If the initially suggested truncated name is taken, it will append a ## to the end of the subsequent duplicate to avoid overwriting errors when saving (## being a two digit number, 00 for example.) [Rename To] inherits the filename extension from the [Original Filename] file. Whenever the "Rename!" button is clicked it renames [original filename] to [Rename To]. Filters: + All Files: this will apply the options to all the files in the preview window. + Illegal Files: This will only display files that have a filename length > 42 characters or the filename contains illegal characters. Options: + Trim from Left/Right: The value in this box will trim <X> number of characters from the left or right of the filename. + Repace XX with YY: Simple search and replace + Trim Illegal Chars. : This will remove all characters that the XBox doesn't like. Illegal Characters are: < > = ? : ; * + , / | + Convert Brackets to (): When clicked this option will parse all the suggested filenames and convert any [ ] or { } to ( or ). + Preserve Contents of (): This will try to preserve data contained within any bracket character (, [ or { when this is clicked. + Convert _ to " ": Will convert all underscores to spaces " ". + Remove Double Spaces: Will remove any instance of " " and replace it with " ". + Remove All Spaces: This will trim all of the " " out of a suggested filename in an effort to retain as many characters as possible. Capitalization: Init Letter: First letter of every word. All Caps: All uppercase All Lower: All lowercase !! Nothing is renamed UNTIL you press the Rename! button. -It's asking me if I want to name the files back?! This is useful if you want to store the files in their original name on your PC, but want to temporarily rename them to get them onto your Xbox. If you select YES it will rename your files back to what they were named before you pressed the Rename button. If you select NO, it will store a log called IllegalToLegal.brx in the directory where the files were renamed. You can restore from this log at a later date. --------------------------------------------------------- -known issues + there is some sorting issues with directories these shouldn't affect use of the program, but you might find directories starting with "_" at the bottom of the directory tree. + there is no support for removable drives IF those drives don't have media in them. All logical drives attached to your PC will be found, regardless of if they have media in them or not. + there are some *minor* problems with the "preserve brackets" checkbox where it will occasionally print an extra "(" or sometimes print duplicate () statements at the end of the file, particularily with filename lengths shorter than 42. --------------------------------------------------------- -wish list + ftp support for getting files to the xbox + zip files checkbox to individually zip files that are not currently .zip'ed. --------------------------------------------------------- -changelog 0.90 8/17/2003 -First public release