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This shows you how often ReNamer was updated with us over the past few months. Whenever available, we also include additional information for each update (new features, changes etc.).

version 5.30 - posted on Jul 03, 2008

Added ability to save Filter Settings together with a Preset;
Added split panel in status bar to display current preset and modification sign;
Added dialog for creating links to all presets, with load and rename options;
Integrated dEXIF libraries to parse EXIF tags (works on problematic JPEG files);
All EXIF* tags should work on TIFF files too, alternatively to TIFF* tags;
Added 5 IPTC tags: ObjectName, Caption, Headline, Location, City;
Fixed problem with setting the files date on Windows 9x platforms (v5.10 bug);
Fixed access violation when importing file paths and new names (v5.xx bug);
Fixed bug which stopped the largest binary signature from being detected;
Updated binary signature detection to support Unicode filenames;
Added IntToHex, HexToInt and HexToIntDef functions to PascalScript;
Added Base64Encode and Base64Decode functions to PascalScript;
Added a script to encrypt filenames using XOR-BASE64 algorithm;
Option to highlight changed names is now case sensitive;
Added `fix conflicting new names` option to the Options menu;
Added shortcuts to buttons in PascalScript rule;
Added `none of the above` option to Case rule;
Fixed few spelling mistakes;

version 5.25 - posted on Apr 08, 2008

EXIF_Date tag will treat Exif.Image.DateTime field as an alternative;
Validation process will automatically scroll to show the first invalid item;
Masks field in the Filters is greyed out when it is empty, i.e. not used;
Fixed an issue with disabled context menu of the files table (rare case);
Added WideCharLower and WideCharUpper for easy WideChar case conversions;
Added SubMatchesRegEx function to get sub-expressions of the first match;
Added DialogYesNo and WideDialogYesNo confirmation dialogs;
Added option to filters: apply masks only to the file name;
Corrected tab order of the components in some of the rules;
Maximized window state is remembered properly;
Added Polish translit alphabet;

version 5.20 - posted on Jan 31, 2008

Added /list command line parameter to load list of files from text file;
Fixed accessibility problem when adding files while browsing modal forms;
`Import files` option handles Unicode and UTF8 content (with BOM);
Added `detect using binary signature` option to the Extension rule;
Added option to Export/Import list of new names to/from clipboard;
Export/Import functions have their own button and menu;
Added `clear renamed files on rename` option in the settings;
All HTML based help files are united into a single PDF;
Added new section in the help file which describes renaming rules;
PascalScript component has been updated to the latest v3.0.27.651;
Added drag and drop support for scripts in PascalScript code editor;
Added `go to` functionality for quick line jump in PascalScript;
Added `apply rules for each line` option to the Analyze dialog;
`Auto apply rules` action in Analyze dialog trigged on change of rules;
`Analyze name` option will work on all selected files, not just focused;
Added File_FileName, File_BaseName and File_Extension meta tags;
Folders in `Add Folders` dialog are explicitly sorted;
Option to resort files has become a long-term option;
Added choice of Replace or Insert for the UserInput rule;
Added InputBox and InputQuery functions to PascalScript;
Added WideGetEnvironmentVar function to PascalScript;
Added FileAppendContent function to PascalScript;
Analyze dialog will apply only marked rules;
Updated Russian translit alphabets;
Analyze dialog became non-modal;

version 5.10 - posted on Oct 12, 2007

Windows network files renaming support;
Added `new path` column to the files table;
Added `auto apply rules` option to Analyze dialog;
Added `right-to-left` option for position parameter in the Insert rule;
Added `leave delimiter` option for delimiter parameters in the Delete rule;
Selection is displayed for both In and Out text boxes in the Analyze dialog;
SetFileTimeModified and SetFileTimeCreated will also work for folders;
Fixed disappearing table menu after editing new name via `click through`;
Added two Russian translits, with alternative and extended Latin spellings;
Added `clear not changed` option to the files table;
Added `new project` menu item, with Ctrl+N shortcut;
Analyze dialog in now Unicode capable;
Some of the icons are updated;

version 5.05 - posted on Sep 18, 2007

Added `Exif Date` column to the files table;
Dialog for analyzing sample text is now resizable;
Added html-based `Quick Start` guide to the Help files;
Show `Quick Start` guide prompt on the first time run;
Added `Prepare for SharePoint` option to CleanUp rule;
Fixed potential incorrect date comparison for sorting procedure;
Fixed `Clear files table on rename` option, did not work properly in some cases;
Fixed rare false invalid by validation for Non-ASCII filenames (v5.00 bug);
Fixed hidden rules table when `Remember last position and size` used (v5.00 bug);

version 5.00 - posted on Aug 21, 2007

Added `Masks` option to the Filter Settings;
Updated VirtualTreeview and TntUnicodeControls components;
Added Command Line Renaming parameter, to rename without user interaction;
Added Mark and Unmark All options to context menu of the rules table;
Installer updated: default scripts, translits and help files will always be overwritten;
Height of the rules table is remembered for `remember last position and size` option;
Fixed problem when `Filter Settings` dialog opened within `Add Folders` dialog;
Added experimental option `use natural order sorting algorithm` (2-3 times slower);
Fixed problem with usage of `:` and `` symbols in some of the rules;
TIFF tags are no longer represented by EXIF tags, as it may be misleading;
More meta tags will now work with Unicode filenames and contents;
Last used folder in the `Add Folders` dialog is remembered;
Added WideCaseCapitalize() and WideCaseInvert() to PascalScript;
The checked state of the rules is saved in the presets;
Fixed problem with relative paths passed via the command line;
Added WMA and FLAC artist/title/album/year/genre/track meta tags;
Audio_Duration* tags work for FLAC files;
Improved new filepath validation;

version 4.65 - posted on May 19, 2007

Added `Pad numeric sequences` preloaded script;
Added WideStripExtension() function to PascalScript;
Reserved filename characters can be used within date/time format;
Fixed cut off problem with long texts for big blue labels;
Added notes on backreferences in regular expressions help file;
Corrected offensive/ambiguous terms for translit alphabets.
Added donation link to the help menu;

version 4.60 - posted on Mar 12, 2007

Dramatically speeded up process of auto-sizing file table columns;
Added options for showing hidden and system folders in `Add Folders` dialog;
Generalized filter settings aka `default behavior for adding folders`;
Added option to include system files, in filter settings;
Added new WideScanDirForFolders() function to PascalScript;
ExecConsoleApp() function will convert OEM output to ANSI;
Function WideScanDir() has been changed to WideScanDirForFiles();
Substitution of wildcard matches in Replace rule using $1, $2, $3, etc;
Fixed a small problem when matching entire filename with * wildcard;
Removed already needless WideGetChar function from PascalScript;
Support for masked paths in the command line, e.g.: `C: emp*.jpg`;
Added option to mark only changed files (in terms of new names);
Option which adds program to files context menu has been removed;
Added option which adds program to `Send To` context menu;
Fixed the rest of incompatibilities with the XP manifest;
Added Serbian and Serbo-Croatian translit alphabets;
Improved command line parameters handling;
Collection of help documents was expanded;

version 4.50 - posted on Feb 01, 2007

Added meta tags to retrieve duration of Audio files: MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV!
Updated PascalScript source to the latest January SVN release, which has finally addressed previously reported by me issues, now: 1) SetLength() and Length() functions work for both WideStrings and Arrays; 2) Widestring indexed character access is working, i.e. WideString[1]; Note: WideArrayLength() and WideArraySetLength() functions are removed!
Added 8 new functions to PascalScript rule: SetFileTimeCreated, SetFileTimeModified, SetClipboardText, GetClipboardText, ReplaceRegEx, MatchesRegEx, CalculateMetaTag, FileReadFragment;
Wildcards can now be used within Remove and Replace rules!
Files selection mask is remembered for the entire session;
JPE file extension is treated as JPEG format, for meta tags;
Help files will now be opened with the default web browser;
Added Help item, which will encapsulate all related help documents;
Added new `Move filename portion` script for PascalScript rule;
Capture run-time exceptions when executing PascalScript rule;
Fixed problem with extension in `Serialize duplicates` script;
Fixed few typos within function reference in PascalScript help file;
Tabulation and selection helpers for script editor in PascalScript rule;
Added Hours Span script, which adds/subtracts hours from dates in filenames;
Count of selected and marked files will now be displayed in the status bar;
Fixed tool bars in the main window and in the presets manager to support manifest;
Fixed ignoring of the option `Auto preview on change of rules configuration` when states of the checkboxes of the rules are changed;
Last used values for dialogs `Mark by mask`, `Select by filename length`, `Select by extension` and `Select by mask` - will now be remembered;
Multiple masks/extensions can be defined in dialogs `Mark by mask`, `Select by extension` and `Select by mask`.
Added `Apply rules to the clipboard` option;
Added Turkish translit alphabet;

version 4.21 - posted on Nov 15, 2006

Added EXIF_Description meta tag, which represents image description field;
Added WideReplaceStr, WideReplaceText and WideTrim functions to PascalScript;
Added VersionInfo_* series of meta tags to retrieve Version Information fields;
Changed component for reading Document meta tags to TSMSummaryInformation;
FileSig_* meta tags were renamed to more appropriate BinarySign_* format;
Added a Ctrl+L shortcut for Select by Filename Length functionality, and from now it will select files that are more than N characters, but not equal to N;

version 4.20 - posted on Nov 09, 2006

Added `Add to ReNamer` option for files, yet it is not recommended to be used;
Added `Auto preview when new files are added` option to the settings;
Added `Close program after successful rename` option to the settings;
Auto preview options now turned on by default, for new installations;
Fixed process of pasting text from clipboard into the new name editor;
Removed warning when auto-sizing columns with more than 15 000 files;
Removed confirmation message when pasting files into ReNamer;
Changed options that configure default behavior for adding folders;
Pressing the return key within a spin number editor in rules will submit the form;
`First letter capital` option will capitalize the first letter, not the first character;
Date and Time meta tags have been united, for performance reasons;
Added procedure Sleep(Milliseconds: Cardinal) for PascalScript;
Added Date_Now meta tag, which represents current date;
Added Name Length and New Name Length columns to the files table;

version 4.17 - posted on Oct 03, 2006

New Names from User Input functionality has become a dynamic rule;
Added option to Insert text after or before every occurrence of a text fragment;
Added option to count marked and selected files (Alt+I);
Analyze Text dialog is able to parse multi-line texts;
Corrected several typos in the rules descriptions;
Small cosmetic changes to the Add/Edit Rule form;

version 4.15 - posted on Sep 11, 2006

Added new PascalScript function WideFileSize to retrieve a size of a file;
Help window is no longer modal (doesn t block other windows when opened);
Skip extension made optional for the CleanUp rule, instead of default;
Invalid meta tags or text with escape symbols will not be stripped out;
Added new option to the Settings: Real-time update of the preview;
Added new PascalScript functions ExecuteProgram and ExecConsoleApp which let user run an external program or a console mode application providing captured output and exit code;

version 4.12 - posted on Aug 11, 2006

Fixed a very nasty Access Violation problem, caused by Always On Top option;
Included recently added options to the statements of Replace and Remove rules;
Skip extension option made optional for the Translit rule, instead of default;
Load from User Input dialog supports Unicode text, and UTF-8 encoded files;
Fixed previously broken functionality to Delete Files to Recycle Bin;
Workaround for a Windows error message Please Insert a Disk which was given on initialization of the Browse dialog for every empty drive;
Step for Incremental Serialization can be negative, for backwards counting;
Last used folder for Add Files dialog is remembered, was recently broken;

version 4.10 - posted on Jul 22, 2006

Added checkboxes for rules, to enable/disable rules without deleting them;
Files that are not marked will not be validated, previewed or renamed;
Fixed not synchronized states for files table and files objects on rename;
Fixed incorrect validation when absolute paths are used in new names;
Fixed incorrect capitalization of letters infront apostrophe in the words;
Fixed waiting cursor and memory leak on exception in the preview process;
Added skip extension and case sensitive options to Replace and Remove rules;
Added mark by mask option to the context menu of the files table;
Added WideGetChar function, workaround for a bug in the PascalScript which doesn t let access characters of a WideString by their index, e.g. WideString[I];
Added WideLength, WideSetLength, WideCopy, WideDelete, WideInsert, WidePos and WidePosEx functions to correctly treat WideStrings;
Added WideSplitString function to split string into an array of strings;
Added WideScanDir function to scan directory for files
Updated many other PascalScript Unicode functions;
Updated help file for the Regular Expressions rule;

version 4.00 Final - posted on Jul 02, 2006

* Added ability to sort files by State column, comparing state indexes; * Added options to control the default behavior of adding folders; Added ability to sort files by State column, comparing state indexes;
Added options to control the default behavior of adding folders;
Reorganized Settings window, some options moved, few tabs renamed;
Fixed not working selection by extension (4.00 related bug);
Fixed a problem with WideUpperCase and WideLowerCase not functioning correctly on Windows 9x platforms, due to issues in Delphi system units, which broke all case-related functionality for Windows 9x (4.00 related bug);
Fixed access violation problem when using Browse dialog on Windows 9x platforms (4.00 related bug);

version 4.00 RC1 - posted on Jun 18, 2006

Now Supports Unicode, using Tnt Unicode Controls!!
New Faster and Nicer looking Virtual Treeview component for Files table!
The Core is redesigned and is more-less separated from the GUI;
Dramatic improvements to the speed of adding large amount of files;
Added ability to sort files table columns by clicking on them;
Absolute and relative paths can be used in the new name;
Added short user friendly description to every meta tag;
Added Drag and Drop support for moving items within Files and Rules lists;
Combined the Add Folder and the Browse Dialogs into a single Form;
Columns in the files table can be moved, simply by dragging them;
User can hide/show columns in the files table using column s right-click menu;
Help messages are separated and converted to html files, displayed as web pages;
Fixed Tab Order for the Rules configuration, it follows the components layout;
Jpeg Exif structure tag was reverted back to DateTimeOriginal from DateTime, while ReNamer s Exif meta tags were renamed to EXIF_Date and EXIF_Time;
Added File Signature meta tags, which can detect correct file extension and description for about 70 different data file formats;
Fixed displaying of the file overwrite prompt dialog when saving a default preset, while using the `Save rules configuration on exit, load on startup` option;
Cursor is set to Hour Glass for long operations like Preview, Rename, etc;
Improved Unique Random indexing of the Serialize rule: faster search of the new unique number, and breaks when search for unique number takes too long;
Updated all registered functions for PascalScript to handle Unicode strings;
Added option to export list of files and undo paths, to Undo renamed files later;
Added 10 new IsWideCharXXX functions for PascalScript, to check if a Unicode character is Upper, Lower, Digit, Space, Punctuation, Control, Blank, Hex Digit, Alphabetic or Alpha-Numeric; and 4 Unicode Conversion routines: WideToAnsi, AnsiToWide, UTF8Encode, UTF8Decode;
Other small graphical changes;

version 3.30 - posted on May 08, 2006

Updated Presets Manager, added Load and Copy functions;
Updated Save Preset dialog, added list of existing presets;
Added options to Copy and Cut files from the table to Clipboard;
Filename of the INI file is constructed from the Filename of the Executable;
Improved speed of loading list of files from PLS, M3U and TXT files.
Loading New Names from Text File is combined together with User Input;
Dates & Times (Created and Modified) of the Folders are displayed correctly;
PascalScript Examples are savable/loadable scripts;
Translit Alphabets are savable/loadable text files;
Faster processing of Meta Tags;
Added Email_TimeSent meta tag;
OLEInfo* meta tags were renamed to Document*;
Fixed memory leak after processing Document* meta tags;
Fixed problem with displaying size of the files bigger then 2Gb;
Fixed incorrect sorting by Last Modified Time;

version 3.20 - posted on Apr 24, 2006

New PascalScript rule, for Scripting your Own Renaming rule!!
Window for adding rules is resizable now, to allow expansion of rules configuration;
Added option to Paste copied files/folders from Windows Explorer (Ctrl+V);
Added special Help window for displaying long help strings, e.g. RegEx Syntax;
Fixed small bug for saving presets (v3.00: Presets folder was not created);
Main buttons have been added to the File menu (with their shortcuts);
Added option to Import file table contents from: CSV, TXT;
Added 2 new Meta Tags: EXIF_Make, EXIF_Model;
Added option to Duplicate Selected Rule;

version 3.05 - posted on Apr 09, 2006

Added another option to the Case rule, to make only first letter capital;
Added option to Auto Preview when rules configuration changes, in Settings;
Changes to the Load option: only existing files will be added, the table will not be cleared before adding, relative filenames will be resolved based on the directory of the file from which they were read;
Eliminated a memory leak (not freed instances of rules generated on preview);
Fixed appearance of glitches on Drag your files here and Click here to add a rule labels after resizing the main window;

version 3.00 - posted on Apr 02, 2006

Completely re-designed the Rules System - rules became dynamic objects, this makes them very flexible and extensible, and easier to use;
GUI of the main window is re-designed, optimizing for dynamic contents;
Major optimizations to almost every rule;
Each rule provides a human readable Statement for its configuration;
Presets from older versions are not longer valid, starting from this version;
Fixed bug in Translit rule, in some cases last characters would not be translated if a new name has increased in length, due to some non-english letters been represented by 2 or more english characters;
Minor optimizations to the processing of Meta Tags;
Added Option to Export file table contents into: CSV, TXT, XML;
Case rule is able to invert case of not english letters as well;
Added option to Incremental Serialization to reset Index when folder changes;
Added File_TimeCreated and File_TimeModified meta tags;
Added 6 new AVI format related meta tags: AVI_Width, AVI_Height, AVI_FramesPerSecond, AVI_TotalFrames, AVI_DurationMins, AVI_DurationSecs;
Updated Audio Tools Library to v2.3, used for extracting ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags;
Image meta tags for getting dimensions now support PNG and TIFF formats;
EXIF Date and Time meta tags now support TIFF files as well as JPEG;
Added another special sort by Folder Structure;
Translit rule is case-sensitive now;

version 2.35 - posted on Mar 08, 2006

text fields in rules configuration resize with the form
added Step option to Incremental Serialization
added Skip Extension option into Remove rule
small optimizations to renaming process
improved performance of undo process

version 2.33 - posted on Jan 31, 2006

fixed positioning problem, occurred on desktops with more then 1 monitor
small graphical and functional improvements

version 2.32 - posted on Jan 12, 2006

added option to `Overwrite files with New Names`
corrected several typos and grammatically incorrect messages
relative folder structures can be used in the New Name field, even though program may give a warning of new name been incorrect.

version 2.31 - posted on Dec 10, 2005

Replace and Remove rules can process multiple items, separated with *|
delimiter
added option to append new extension, in the Extension rule

version 2.30 - posted on Nov 25, 2005

added 3 new MetaTags: Email_DateSent, Email_Subject, Email_From
they represent associated fields from the header of an email, according to the specifications in RFC2822
FileName reserved characters are automatically stripped out from returns of the MetaTags of type HTML, ID3, OLE, Email.
Validate function moved to a separate menu, accessible via Options button
added Highlight option to highlight all the changed names in the table
added Maximize Table option to fit table on the whole client area
Rule Tabs are hidden, leaving more space for the rest of components
added Clearing options for Clearing Marked and Not Marked items
added Selecting option for Selecting files by their filename length
Analyze button moved to the new Options popup menu
other graphical changes/improvements

version 2.25 - posted on Nov 13, 2005

Integrated 3 algorithms for calculating Hash of a file: MD5, SHA1, CRC32 (accessed via MetaTags)!!!
improved performance of the CleanUp rule

version 2.20 - posted on Nov 07, 2005

now supports Regular Expressions, added as a new rule called RegEx!!!
added 4 new MetaTags to read OLE Summary Information: Title, Author, Subject and NumberOfPages
added support of GIF files for Image dimension MetaTags
added File_DOSName MetaTag, to extract the DOS name of the file
sorting options (criteria, asc/desc, path/name) are remembered now
added option to the Settings: `Resort table when files are added`
items which have failed Undo operation are now marked as failed
fixed error when Delete rule is activated with an empty delimiter
fixed small bugs within Filename Validation procedures
small optimizations for processing MetaTags and Rules

version 2.11 - posted on Oct 21, 2005

Settings have been moved to the separate menu item, with shortcuts for each tab
added option to the Settings: `Clear Files Table on Rename` (leaves failed items)
program warns user if all New Names are empty when he/she clicks Rename
added preset of Romanian characters for Translit rule
small graphical improvements

version 2.10 - posted on Oct 02, 2005

added new Rule: Translit
gives ability to translate non-english characters of any language to their english representation!
added 4 Image meta tags: WidthAndHeight, Width, Height and Pixels
which represent real dimensions of an image (supported formats: BMP, ICO, JPEG)
added File_FolderName meta tag, to use file s folder name for renaming
added HTML_Title meta tag, to extract HTML s title tag contents
small graphical changes

version 2.05 - posted on Sep 04, 2005

ANSI filenames support, works properly with any System Locale
improved treatment of Multi-Byte Characters (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Korean)
Capitalization rule works now for filenames in any language

version 2.02 - posted on Aug 01, 2005

added option to the Settings: display message on successful Rename
added option to the Settings: clear Actions List on Rename
added a popup menu to the Actions List, to clear (uncheck) all rules
ID3 TrackNo tags are always padded with front zero to get 2 digits number

version 2.01 - posted on Jul 12, 2005

fixed bug: ID3 tags got skipped in some cases, after processing EXIF tags
added option to the Delete rule: right-to-left processing

version 2.00 - posted on Jul 07, 2005

ID3v1 and ID3v2 Meta Tags support
Jpeg EXIF Meta Tags support
FileSize and FileDate Meta Tags support
Rename Folders
treat folders like files, plus extended Add Folder dialog
improved filenames validation, added existence check and MAX_PATH limitation
new GUI for Settings form, with guidelines on how to increase performance
extended Delete rule: delete from-until specified delimiters
added option to the Case rule: extension always lower case
added option to the Serialize rule: pad to specified length
added option to the CleanUp rule: skip number sequences
added Shell action: delete file to Recycle Bin
added option to the Settings: save rules set on exit, load on launch
option to leave original extension for the new filenames entered via User Input
improved file moving procedure, added to popup menu
shell actions are executed for all selected files

version 1.85 - posted on Jun 02, 2005

Options menu was converted to the Settings Form
added Extra Columns: FileSize, TimeModified, TimeCreated
turned off by default
extended Browse For Folder dialog: Mask files, exclude Hidden files, Resizable
extended Serialization Rule: choice of Incremental or Random index
added ability to Force user defined Case for specific Fragments, in Case Rule
full path of the file is replaced by its directory path, in the Path column
improved performance of Case Capitalization: slow string concatenation was replaced with fast indexed character access
files icons reset when no validation on preview
handy shortcuts: Add Files
F3
Add Folder
F4
Preview
F5
Rename
F6
customizable `Drag your files here` text, via Settings Form
added Option to Minimize Path Column on Auto Size, which was done by default
added Select by Mask to the files management functions
added special sorting by File Size
added alternative view for Tabs
added files total size, beside the counter
code optimizations and cleanup

version 1.80 - posted on May 10, 2005

Inter Process Communications: `Add To Renamer` now enqueues files in already running Application, if any
extended loading options: load files from M3U and PLS playlists, load new filenames from User Input
enhanced files management, with improved sorting and popup menu
fixed validation bug: files with a same name were considered duplicated even if they were in different folders
new options: auto size table on change, validate new filenames on preview, remember last location, always on top
all written to the INI file
added functions for clearing valid/invalid files and selecting by extension
added files counter
general cleanup and tiny fixes
code optimizations

version 1.76 - posted on May 03, 2005

Actions Order is written to the Preset (not only rules)
CleanUp rule
formed from Brackets rule joined together with a new Spaces rule
some icons have been updated
small improvements

version 1.75 - posted on Apr 23, 2005

No further details available

version 1.73 - posted on Apr 12, 2005

Support for parameters, supplied files and folders will be added to the table
Option to register a preset *.rnp extension
Option to add ReNamer to the context menu of the folders
added About tab to About Form, with shell executable email and web addresses
added menu item to Browse the Presets folder
small graphical improvements to the buttons control panel
added shortcuts Ctrl+1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 to first 9 presets
fixed: Presets Manager would rename a preset to `.rnp` when new name is an empty string
fixed: space on its own and spaces on both sides of text parameters were not saved in Presets
corrected some typos
small changes and improvements

version 1.70 - posted on Apr 08, 2005

Presets supported now! Create, Save, Load, Manage your very own presets
Undo supported now! Press Ctrl+Z to Undo
get your old filenames back
New look of the About Form
fixed typo (thanks to Bert van Velsen)
added hints for the main buttons