Runtime Error on Advanced Rename

[Dianne]

I downloaded 4.6.0 this evening and installed it over 4.5.3; Dell destop, WinXP Pro; lots of memory. It seemed to install fine. I\'ve looked through several folders of images, tried a number of various functions with no apparent problems. Then, I tried Image>Advanced renaming -- it generates a runtime error and shuts the program down. The folder contains jpgs from a Nikon D200; some with the original file names; some have been edited and have had the names changed. It doesn\'t seem to matter if I have no images selected, 1 image selected, or several images selected. It generates the runtime error dialog box and shuts down on OK. Same thing happens when I look at a different folder; everything seems fine until I try Image>Advanced renaming.
Any ideas?? Thanks in advance.

[mri]

I downloaded 4.6.0 this evening and installed it over 4.5.3. /.../ Then, I tried Image>Advanced renaming -- it generates a runtime error and shuts the program down.

The same happened to me a couple of month ago with 4.5.2. The advanced renaming was working normal in 4.5.2 and I used it a lot (for regular renaming pictures after camera n x 10000 shots). Then, the advanced renaming just stopped to work and gives the same runtime error and shuts the program down as described above.

[nabocorp]

Hello,

can you tell me the renaming mask you are using?

Thanks,
nabocorp

[Dianne]

The mask that I usually use is:
%Y%m%d-%{num:3}-%{substr:5:4}.%e

to get a result like 20070403-001-3576.jpg where the 3576 is the numerical part of the original filename from the camera (e.g., DSC_3576).

Sometimes, I use %Y5m%d-%{num:3}-custom description.%e where \"custom description\" is text describing the images or the shoot.

Thanks.