File List is a batch file renamer, and a playlist generator for Mac OS X.

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Renaming
File List currently supports the following basic renaming routines: Find and replace (including support for regular expressions); Number sequentially; Change case; Set extension; Add prefix/suffix; Remove/insert characters.

Moreover, File List's "Rename: Advanced" feature comes with its own name conversion description language (NCDL). Using NCDL, you can combine all of the abovementioned name conversions, plus a number of extra features — such as conditional statements, (seemingly) nested counters, and more.

Generating Playlists
File List is capable of creating ASX/WAX/WVX, M3U, RAM, and SMIL (Audio/Video) playlists. You can also choose to package your media files along with a playlist in a so-called "playtainer".

One application -> Many utilities
File Lists's "droplets" are proxy applications that store a given configuration. They make it ridiculously easy to use File List repeatedly for different, alternating purposes. And they even support drag & drop!

Here are some key features of "File List":

· Renaming
· File List currently supports the following basic renaming routines: Find and replace (including support for regular expressions); Number sequentially; Change case; Set extension; Add prefix/suffix; Remove/insert characters. Moreover, File List's "Rename: Advanced" feature comes with its own name conversion description language (NCDL). Using NCDL, you can combine all of the abovementioned name conversions, plus a number of extra features — such as conditional statements, (seemingly) nested counters, and more.
· Generating Playlists
· File List is capable of creating ASX/WAX/WVX, M3U, RAM, and SMIL (Audio/Video) playlists. You can also choose to package your media files along with a playlist in a so-called "playtainer".
· One application ? Many utilities
· File Lists's "droplets" are proxy applications that store a given configuration. They make it ridiculously easy to use File List repeatedly for different, alternating purposes. And they even ssupport drag & drop!


What's New in This Release:

· You can now have the list of files update instead of being cleared after processing files. (Uncheck the "Clear list after processing files" checkbox in File List's "Processing" preferences.)
· You can now configure File List to quit after processing files successfully. (Check the corresponding checkbox in File List's "Processing" preferences.)
· New function for File List's Advanced Renaming: [truncate] returns a constant with (source expression) truncated to (maximum length) characters if (source expression) is longer than (maximum length). Returns the orginal (source expression) otherwise.
· New function for File List's Advanced Renaming: [pad] returns a constant formed from (source expression) by either removing characters from the end, or by appending as many occurrences of (padding expression) as necessary.
· File List no longer allows making files invisible by specifying a name that starts with a "." character. (Please contact me if you absolutely need this "feature".)
· Reworded some preferences for better understanding.
· Updated File List's documentation with a short paragraph on using back references in regular expressions.