Renaming Request

[JD]

Hi  - related to a post I have just made on the exiftool application  - feature request.  Very impressed with what i have seen so far. Looking for some more flexibility on batch renaming.  Is it possible to allow the user to build a new filename based on metadata - for example I already have xpkeywords populated and would like to rename files based on this and createdate. What do you think?

[BogdanH]

There are hundreds of tags which can be used for file renaming. Making an "universal" Windows form, where user could select any/all combinations of tags is impossible task. I could make some nice form where user could select some "most" used tags (which are?), but story wouldn't end there: there would always be someone who needs "another" tag value for filename.
This is classic example of command line usage benefits: user always decide which tags to use. And I think, Phil directed you toward very simple and effective solution. Once you become familiar with, you can adapt it to your liking/needs anytime in future.

Bogdan