Weird string...

[misullivan]

Haven't used FB for a while - i'm gussing it got updated automatically via the App Store [Version 5.1.3 (10185)].... however this just happened:

Movie Mode part of a long format string:
...

Format: Select all

[{hd.replace(/HD/, vf)+"-"}

...

Gave the result:

[F1080p-

Where it used to give [1080p-

I fixed it with:

Format: Select all

[{hd.replace(/HD/, vf).replace(/F1080/, "1080")+"-"}

... but is this something new or...?

Best regards,

Michelle

[rednoah]

What exactly is your format trying to do in a weird roundabout way?

If you want {vf} then why not just use {vf}? {vf} will give you 1080p in this case, i.e. the value you seemingly want.

If you want {vf} in certain conditions only then why not use conditions?



Perhaps you're trying to achieve something like this? SD for 240p, 360p, and below, but 720p for 720p, 1080p for 1080p, and so on:

Format: Select all

{ hd == 'SD' ? 'SD' : vf }

{hd} is more specific in newer versions, e.g. if {hd} yields FHD and your code replaces HD for some reason, then the leading F remains unchanged:

• Enhanced {hd} with support for additional HD resolutions (i.e. UHD / QHD / FHD / HD / SD)

[misullivan]

Ahh ok .. the 'FHD' now makes sense why this was happening..

This format string was from way back when I first started using FB... slightly modified as I went along, and yes the answer is now:

Format: Select all

{ hd == 'SD' ? 'SD' : vf }

That's exactly what I want.

Thanks again for an awesome product.

PS: For a feature request if it's not already implemented (not checked yet)... command line loadable format string file(s) where the Movie/Episode/Music/etc selector will automatically choose the correct format from your loaded config file.

Also the 'Validate' seems to knock out all ':' (colons) in the path and filename.. I would rather have them removed from the path but not the filename.. anyway to select that or maybe configurable to a regex (eg: ':' -> ' -' so 'Star Trek: Picard' becomes 'Star Trek - Picard')

[rednoah]

PS: For a feature request if it's not already implemented (not checked yet)... command line loadable format string file(s) where the Movie/Episode/Music/etc selector will automatically choose the correct format from your loaded config file.

That is what the amc script does, though if you must use simple filebot -rename call then you can write a single format that works for Movie/Episode/Music/etc all at the same time.

Also the 'Validate' seems to knock out all ':' (colons) in the path and filename.. I would rather have them removed from the path but not the filename.. anyway to select that or maybe configurable to a regex (eg: ':' -> ' -' so 'Star Trek: Picard' becomes 'Star Trek - Picard')

You can choose to do so in your custom format. Your custom format generates the file path you want. See Replace : colon with - dash for details and examples.



If you are using Windows, then you cannot have : colon in the file name / folder name / anywhere except the X: drive letter prefix. If you are using macOS, then things are even more complicated, so it's best to stick to universally valid file paths. See Target Unix Filesystem for details.

[misullivan]

You can choose to do so in your custom format. Your custom format generates the file path you want. See Replace : colon with - dash for details and examples.

Yeah I wasn't thinking generally, was thinking as a custom action to 'Validate'... but of course you're right... (FYI... : works in OSX with \ escaping.. also works over most network shares.. at least here it does.)

[misullivan]

FYI: amc looks cool... not sure it will work for me (pretty sure it won't .. but that's because I'm a pain in the butt)