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[SOLVED] CLI renaming problem in v4.0
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 10:42
by minimeh
I have a formatting string that I have used with the CLI with v3.x that now is not with v4.0. Yet, when I plug the format string into the GUI, it works as intended.
Given the file name:
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The.Daily.Show.with.Jon.Stewart.2013.08.12.Sen.Rand.Paul.720p.HDTV.x264-LMAO.mkv
The following command
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filebot -rename -non-strict --db tvrage "Z:\Media\dailycolbert\test\The Daily Show\The.Daily.Show.with.Jon.Stewart.2013.08.12.Sen.Rand.Paul.720p.HDTV.x264-LMAO.mkv" --format "{n.upperInitial().space('.')}.{airdate.format("yyy.MM.dd")}-{t}"
returns
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The.Daily.Show.With.Jon.Stewart.-Rand Paul.mkv
However in the GUI, if I change the format string to
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{n.upperInitial().space('.')}.{airdate.format("yyy.MM.dd")}-{t}
the file name returned is what is intended:
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The.Daily.Show.With.Jon.Stewart.2013.08.12-Sen. Rand Paul.mkv
Is this a bug?
Thanks.
Re: CLI renaming problem in v4.0
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 13:22
by rednoah
It's a bug in your cmdline call alright.
Read the FAQ. There's an entry specifically for people who need to learn
how to correctly pass cmdline arguments and cmdline escaping.
Re: CLI renaming problem in v4.0
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 17:47
by minimeh
Oh, that. Right. Oops.
For those who wonder, in a DOS command line, the quotes in the format argument need to be escaped so that they will be passed on to FileBot, thusly:
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filebot -rename -non-strict --db tvrage "Z:\Media\dailycolbert\test\The Daily Show\The.Daily.Show.with.Jon.Stewart.2013.08.12.Sen.Rand.Paul.720p.HDTV.x264-LMAO.mkv" --format \"{n.upperInitial().space('.')}.{airdate.format(\"yyy.MM.dd\")}-{t}\"
In my defense, it is a command line that I pass using python, not directly from the console Here I was just doing a quick and dirty test without running the python script.
Thanks rednoah and sorry for the bother.
Re: [SOLVED] CLI renaming problem in v4.0
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 18:29
by rednoah
The leading/trailing quotes don't need to be escaped though. I think in this case it only works cause it's the last argument.
I'd just write it like this, using single quotes:
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filebot -rename -non-strict --db tvrage "Z:\Media\dailycolbert\test\The Daily Show\The.Daily.Show.with.Jon.Stewart.2013.08.12.Sen.Rand.Paul.720p.HDTV.x264-LMAO.mkv" --format "{n.upperInitial().space('.')}.{airdate.format('yyy.MM.dd')}-{t}"
Of course you can ignore all that if you pass in arguments String Array with proper languages.
Re: [SOLVED] CLI renaming problem in v4.0
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 21:28
by minimeh
All good to know in case of future quick and dirty tests! (Unless of course I forget again)