Music: Using sequence number vs. track number in file name

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DarfNader
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Music: Using sequence number vs. track number in file name

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If I am using the GUI Rename function, can I get a format variable or functional equivalent for the track numbers as they appear in the order in "Original Files". Normally, one would strip the number from the file name but a lot of live recordings have track numbers that reflect their origin from the multi-set bootleg CDs they were ripped from. If I wanted to break them up by set, or even better, just use the absolute order, I can. For the ripper to preserve the CD track numbers seems... lame. Furthermore, I have seen songs reordered from their original sets on ROIOs simply satisfy that 74 minute limitation and a person might want the tracks to follow as they were actually played. Fixing with a quick drag-and-drop is a lot less ornery than changing the file names before conversion.

I'm guessing this is somehow possible, if not in the manner I suggest. Thank you!
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If sequence number / track number is somehow available via ID3 tags, then you can access them via MediaInfo:
viewtopic.php?t=4285


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If you just need a generic sequence number, then {i} will give you that, where i refers to the current row number in the FileBot GUI.
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