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265.Batch file rename -- How to batch remove/delete the last 6 characters of many filenames?

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Description:
How to batch remove the last 6 characters of many filenames?
Input Sample:
file_a(1998).dat 
file_b(2001).dat 
file_c(2002).dat 
Output Sample:
file_a.dat 
file_b.dat 
file_c.dat 
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: ${BASE}{1,-7} means keep characters from 1st to bottom 7, in other word, remove the last 6 characters. 
${EXT} means extension. 
 
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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