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258.Batch file rename -- How to batch remove/delete the 5,6,7 characters of many filenames?

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Description:
How to batch remove the 5,6,7 characters of many filenames?
Answer:
Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps.
1. open menu 'Tools->Batch Runner' 
2. click 'Pick files' select multiplue files 
3. sort these files by name or date or others, by clicking different column titles. 
4. change 'set output filename' entry from ${FILENAME} to: 
 and click 'Apply' at right. 
 
5. click 'Rename', finish. 
 
Note: ${FILENAME}{1,4} means 1 to 4 characters, ${FILENAME}{8,-1} means 8 to last characters of filename. 
 
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More examples: 
 
#.jpg --- 1.jpg, 2.jpg, ...  
##.jpg --- 01.jpg, 02.jpg, ...  
###.jpg --- 001.jpg, 002.jpg, ...  
@.jpg --- a.jpg, b.jpg, ...  
${BASE}###.jpg --- add 3 digit sequence number 
${BASE}{1,3}.jpg --- keep 1 to 3 chars of filename 
${BASE}{-3,-1}.jpg ---  keep last 3 chars of filename 
${BASE}{replace,'a','b'}.jpg --- replace a with b 
${BASE}{replace,'_',''}.jpg ---remove '_' 

Screenshot 1:  Batch_Runner_Window


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