hi
found what i needed. i just added (sy) and got 2016-2017 just what i was looking for cannot thank you enough
regards
lionelk

many thanks i did not know about that.it will definitely help.
thanks again
lionelk

many thanks. the series start date or series start year if that is at all possible
thank you

i have downloaded my TV Series for a long time using filebot but have never tried to modify the string.
the one i use is
series name Season 13 - S13E01 - title
{n} {'Season '+s} - {s00e00} - {t}
almost all of the series i download are from September ie 2016 and
may ie 2017.is it feasible to add ...