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%list_index% problem with directory index

Hi, I like to rename/copy files in the order of the active playlist using the move, rename or copy files dialog-window. i use a relatively simple rename script which looks like:

%list_index% - %artist% - %title%

now the problem is that in the right (filelist) window pane the playlist files are displayed in alphabetical order and the files are renamed in this alphabetical order. eg %list_index% working as a "directory_filelist_index" and not as a "foobar_playlist_index"

for example

original filenames (as displayed in the right filelist window):
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beatles  - a hard days night.mp3
beetels - can't buy me love.mp3
the beatles - back in the ussr.mp3

foobarplaylist order (after editing mp3 tags):
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1. beatles  a hard days night
2. beatles  back in the ussr
3. beatles  can't buy me love

new file names after rename using
%list_index% - %artist% - %title%
------------------------------------------------
1 - beatles  - a hard days night.mp3
2 - beatles  - can't buy me love.mp3
3 - beatles  - back in the ussr.mp3

i'm using foobar v0.9.4.3, the masstagger dll has no version information, but has a size of 304kb.
i've also tried resetting all preferences and reinstalled foobar, but i can't change this list_index behavior.
am i doing something wrong here since nobody seems to have any real problems using the list_index variable.

tia dutchbeard

%list_index% problem with directory index

Reply #1 –
I have the same problems here.

%list_index% problem with directory index

Reply #2 –
Quote from: Spirit_of_the_ocean on
I have the same problems here.


I made a workaround using a script that writes the %list_index% variable to a mp3 field using the masstagger dialogbox (tagging, manage scripts).

it looks like this:

Format COUNTER using "%list_index%"

(This works if you select all the files in the playlist).

After this i can use a file copy/rename/move script in the form

%counter% - %artist% - %title%

HTH

%list_index% problem with directory index

Reply #4 –
I am having this same issue. Is this a bug, or am I understanding the %list_index% variable wrong? Because when I try to use it in the move/rename dialog, it does indeed sort the files alphabetically instead of by their position in the playlist.

I'm using 0.9.5.

%list_index% problem with directory index

Reply #5 –
Issues fixed since beta7:

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Usability: File Operations sorts files by path rather than using order of tracks (in playlist etc) it was invoked on.