Wizmetadatagrabber can't find info in some cases

[7ore]

I have tried to solve this problem in a couple of ways, but I havn't found a reliable solution yet.

Problem is that the search functionality on thetvdb could have been better.
Example: I have downloaded the Castle show. But when wizmetadatagrabber do a search I get data from an old show about different castles around Britain(?). The problem originates in the fact that the files is named as: castle.2009.S01E01.yadayada.avi. Usually I use the Command-line tool, but if I search manually, I can rename the title to: Castle.(2009)... and voíla I get correct info.

I have tried to create some script that renames the files automatically. but I have not found one that can handle the "()" (or something).

Is there someone that knows how to create a script that can handle renaming like this? Python, perl or dos. And that I can use for other files as well.

Or: maybe a xml-file that wizmetadatagrabber reads and use for the search (the renaming of files is just to get correct data, anyway)
the xml-file could have either the correct name or the tvdb show Id (83462 for Castle). Roughly like the language translation xml...
No real need for a UI to edit this.

[JavaWiz]

How are you coming up with that name? Are you using a renaming tool?

[JavaWiz]

You might try vbscript. I'm not a vbscript programmer, but I cobbled together this script that may get you started.

Paste into a text file and name appropriately (? maybe FileRenamer.vbs).
Save it.

Call it as follows:

cscript FileRenamer.vbs //nologo castle.2009.S01E01.yadayada.avi

Where the filename is the one you want renamed. It will take any .2009. (or current year), and replace with ' (2009).' (no quotes).

So
castle.2009.S01E01.yadayada.avi
becomes
castle (2009).S01E01.yadayada.avi

Code:

Option Explicit
    Dim objFS
Dim strFileName
Dim strYear
Dim strTokenYear
Dim strNewFileName
Dim resp
Wscript.Echo ""
If Wscript.Arguments.Count <> 1 Then
  Wscript.Echo "  Invalid Syntax: Expecting 1 parameter (filename)"
else
  Set objFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
  strFileName = Wscript.Arguments(0)
  If Not objFS.FileExists(strFileName) Then
   Wscript.Echo "  ERROR: " & strFileName & " does not exist."
   Wscript.Quit
  End If
  'MsgBox("Input File: " + strFileName)

  strYear=Year(Date)
  strTokenYear = "." & strYear & "."
  'MsgBox("tokenYear: " + strTokenYear)

  If InStr(strFileName, strTokenYear) > 0 Then
   strNewFileName = Replace(strFileName, strTokenYear, " (" & strYear & ").")
   '-- BEGIN SECTION 1 Uncomment this section to make interactive --
   'resp = MsgBox("Rename File" & Chr(13) & _
   '          "From: " & Chr(13) & strFileName & Chr(13) & _
   '          "To:" & Chr(13) &  strNewFileName, 1, "File Rename?")
   'If resp = 1 Then
   ' objFS.MoveFile strFileName, strNewFileName
   'End If
   '-- END SECTION 1 Uncomment this section to make interactive --

   '-- BEGIN SECTION 2 Console Section --
   Wscript.Echo "Renaming input file: " & strFileName
   Wscript.Echo "                 to: " & strNewFileName
   objSF.MoveFile strFileName, strNewFileName
   Wscript.Echo "Rename complete."
   '-- END SECTION 2 Console Section --
  End If
End If

[7ore]

Thanks!
That script did the work nicely. I created a .bat with one line:
cscript FileRenamer.vbs //nologo castle.2009*
So I'll run it right before the start of Wizmetadatagrabber...

How are you coming up with that name? Are you using a renaming tool?

I download my shows, so I don't use any renaming tools.

I did take a look at your tool a long time ago, but it seemed to be designed to rename shows recorded in GBpvr.