The Add File Information cleaner adds information before or after file names. This can be a mixture of fixed text and variable fields.

Type the text to add before file names in the Before field. Type the text to add after file names in the Append field. If a colon (:) is found within this text, the next character will specify the type of the variable field to insert.

The :T symbol is replaced with a phrase describing the type of the file (see Type Code Names below).

The :S symbol is replaced with the size of file. If Size in KBytes is checked, this will be the number of Kilobytes (1024 bytes). Otherwise, it will be in individual bytes.

The :D symbol is replaced with a short date pertaining to the file. If Date Modified is checked, this will be the date on which the file was last modified. Otherwise, it will be the date on which the file was created.

The symbols :1 to :5 are replaced with a sequence number for the item being cleaned, starting at one. The number after the colon specifies the minimum number of digits to be used in the representation, e.g. :3 will be replaced by the sequence 001, 002, …009, 010, 011…

Type Code Names

This section allows a mapping to be specified between a file's type code, and a string describing the format of the file. This is used where the :T symbol is found in the Before or After fields.

To specify a mapping, type the type code in the Type Code field, and the description in the right field. Click the Type Code : button to pick up the type code from any Mac file. Click Add to add the specified mapping to the list. To select a mapping in the list, click it. To remove the selected mapping, click Remove. To change the selected mapping to the one specified in the fields below, click Modify.

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