<h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr">Setup</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Subscribe to the add-on on the <a href="https://version2.io/explore" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Version2 website</a>.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Go to the<a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link"> </a><a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace/blkt3W4mNbeKBF6xe/bulk-rename-attachments" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Bulk Rename Attachments</a> extension on the Airtable marketplace.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click "Add extension".</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select a base and click "Add extension".</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">When the extension is installed, click the button “Link Version2 account” and follow the instructions.</li><li value="6" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Repeat steps 2-5 to add the extension to all the bases you want to add this extension to.</li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Usage</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Open the extension from your Airtable base and click the "Extensions" button on the top right of the screen.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">In the extension select the appropriate table and view, and select the field with the attachments that need to be renamed.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">In the formula field, enter the new name of the file. The formatting of the formula is the same as an Airtable formula field type. You can use any other field in the table or any of the following variables:</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILE_INDEX</code>: The number of the file in the attachments cell. Use this if you have multiple attachments in the same cell.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILES_COUNT</code>: The total number of attachments in the cell.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILE_NAME</code>: The current name of the file without the file extension (for the file "receipt.pdf" the file name would be "receipt").</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILE_EXTENSION</code>: The extension of the current file (for the file "receipt.pdf" the extension would be ".pdf").</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FULL_FILE_NAME</code>: The full current file name, including the extension.</li></ul></li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">For advanced usage:</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Toggle on "Advanced mode".</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select what part of the file name you want to replace, the file name only (without the file extension), or the full file name (including the extension).</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select how to determine the file extension. For example, for the file name "archive.tar.gz" the options are "from the last dot" (.gz) or "from the fist dot" (.tar.gz).</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">File names ending with a dot, don't have a file extension.</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">File names starting with a dot (for example ".gitignore"), always include the first dot as part of the file name, even if "from the first dot" is selected in the file extension settings.</li></ul></li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Examples</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Name &amp; " " &amp; FILE_INDEX</code>: This concatenates the column "Name" with a space and then the number of the attachment in the cell. For example, a result might be "myfile 1.pdf".</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Id &amp; "_" &amp; Date &amp;"_[" &amp; FILE_INDEX &amp; "_of_" &amp; FILES_COUNT &amp; "]"</code>: This example assumes there's a column "Id" and a column "Date" (with a date in a text format). A result might be "123_01-01-23_[2_of_5].pdf".</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Date &amp; "_" &amp; FILE_NAME</code>: This example adds a date prefix to the existing file name.</li></ul> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Tips</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You can use the advanced Airtable formulas to create more customized file names and hide those fields in Airtable view, but the extension can still use them in the formula field.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To rename only a subset of the files in your table, create a view with a filter that shows only those files and run the extension on that view.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To check a formula to see if the attachment has the correct name, use this formula to get the attachment's name <code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">REGEX_REPLACE(&lt;FIELD_NAME&gt;, "\\(.*?\\)", "")</code>. You can now compare the result of the formula to the requested name, assuming you're not using the <code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILE_INDEX</code> or the <code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILES_COUNT</code> variables. It might be more complex if there are multiple attachments in the field. Read more about this in <a href="https://blog.version2.io/advanced-airtable-bulk-rename-attachments-3c0ade3db5a9" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">our blog post</a>.</li></ul> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Limitations</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">This add-on can only be used by one user in Airtable, but can be connected to unlimited bases.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">The are no limits on the number of times you can trigger the extension, although it may be slow on large tables.</li></ul>

### ****Setup****

1. Subscribe to the add-on on the[Version2 website](https://version2.io/explore).
2. Go to the[Bulk Rename Attachments](https://airtable.com/marketplace/blkt3W4mNbeKBF6xe/bulk-rename-attachments) extension on the Airtable marketplace.
3. Click "Add extension".
4. Select a base and click "Add extension".
5. When the extension is installed, click the button “Link Version2 account” and follow the instructions.
6. Repeat steps 2-5 to add the extension to all the bases you want to add this extension to.

### Usage

1. Open the extension from your Airtable base and click the "Extensions" button on the top right of the screen.
2. In the extension select the appropriate table and view, and select the field with the attachments that need to be renamed.
3. In the formula field, enter the new name of the file. The formatting of the formula is the same as an Airtable formula field type. You can use any other field in the table or any of the following variables:
4. * `FILE\_INDEX`: The number of the file in the attachments cell. Use this if you have multiple attachments in the same cell.
 * `FILES\_COUNT`: The total number of attachments in the cell.
 * `FILE\_NAME`: The current name of the file without the file extension (for the file "receipt.pdf" the file name would be "receipt").
 * `FILE\_EXTENSION`: The extension of the current file (for the file "receipt.pdf" the extension would be ".pdf").
 * `FULL\_FILE\_NAME`: The full current file name, including the extension.
5. For advanced usage:
6. * Toggle on "Advanced mode".
 * Select what part of the file name you want to replace, the file name only (without the file extension), or the full file name (including the extension).
 * Select how to determine the file extension. For example, for the file name "archive.tar.gz" the options are "from the last dot" (.gz) or "from the fist dot" (.tar.gz).
 * File names ending with a dot, don't have a file extension.
 * File names starting with a dot (for example ".gitignore"), always include the first dot as part of the file name, even if "from the first dot" is selected in the file extension settings.

### Examples

* `Name & " " & FILE\_INDEX`: This concatenates the column "Name" with a space and then the number of the attachment in the cell. For example, a result might be "myfile 1.pdf".
* `Id & "\_" & Date &"\_\[" & FILE\_INDEX & "\_of\_" & FILES\_COUNT & "\]"`: This example assumes there's a column "Id" and a column "Date" (with a date in a text format). A result might be "123\_01-01-23\_\[2\_of\_5\].pdf".
* `Date & "\_" & FILE\_NAME`: This example adds a date prefix to the existing file name.

### Tips

* You can use the advanced Airtable formulas to create more customized file names and hide those fields in Airtable view, but the extension can still use them in the formula field.
* To rename only a subset of the files in your table, create a view with a filter that shows only those files and run the extension on that view.
* To check a formula to see if the attachment has the correct name, use this formula to get the attachment's name`REGEX\_REPLACE(<FIELD\_NAME>, "\\\\(.\*?\\\\)", "")`. You can now compare the result of the formula to the requested name, assuming you're not using the`FILE\_INDEX`or the`FILES\_COUNT`variables. It might be more complex if there are multiple attachments in the field. Read more about this in[our blog post](https://blog.version2.io/advanced-airtable-bulk-rename-attachments-3c0ade3db5a9).

### Limitations

* This add-on can only be used by one user in Airtable, but can be connected to unlimited bases.
* The are no limits on the number of times you can trigger the extension, although it may be slow on large tables.

To set up this extension, you need to perform some actions in both Version2 and Airtable. <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Setup on Version2</h3>When you're subscribed to the add-on, it's listed in the "Add-ons" tab in your dashboard.<ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select the add-on and click the "Configuration" tab.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Enter the email address that's connected to your Airtable account.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click "Save changes".</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Copy the License Key to your clipboard.</li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Setup on Airtable</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Go to the <a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Airtable marketplace</a>.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Search for "<a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace/blkt3W4mNbeKBF6xe/bulk-rename-attachments" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Bulk Rename Attachments</a>" by Version2.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click "Add extension".</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select a base and click "Add extension".</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">When the extension is installed, in the top-right of the extension page, click the settings icon.</li><li value="6" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Paste the License Key you copied in the last step of the previous procedure into the License Key field, and click "Confirm".</li><li value="7" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Repeat steps 3-6 to add the extension to as many bases you're a member of.</li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Usage</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Open the extension from your Airtable base and click the "Extensions" button on the top right of the screen.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">In the extension select the table and view you wish to work on and the field with the attachments that need to be renamed.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">In the formula field, enter the new name of the file. The formatting of the formula is the same as an Airtable formula field type. You can use any other field in the table or any of the following variables:</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FILE_INDEX</code>: The number of the file in the attachments cell, it is recommended to use this if you have multiple attachments in the same cell.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FILES_COUNT</code>: The total number of attachments in the cell.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FILE_NAME</code>: The current name of the file without the file extension (for the file "receipt.pdf" the file name would be "receipt").</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FILE_EXTENSION</code>: The extension of the current file (for the file "receipt.pdf" the extension would be ".pdf").</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FULL_FILE_NAME</code>: The full current file name, including the extension.</li></ul></li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">For advanced usage:</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Turn on "Advanced mode".</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select what part of the file name you want to replace, the file name only (without the file extension), or the full file name (including the extension).</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select how to determine the file extension. For example, for the file name "archive.tar.gz" the options are "from the last dot" (.gz) or "from the fist dot" (.tar.gz).</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">File names ending with a dot, don't have a file extension.</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">File names starting with a dot (for example ".gitignore"), always include the first dot as part of the file name, even if "from the first dot" is selected in the file extension settings.</li></ul></li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Examples</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>Name &amp; " " &amp; FILEINDEX</code>: This concatenates the column "Name" with a space and then the number of the attachment in the cell. For example, a result might be "myfile 1.pdf".</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>Id &amp; "_" &amp; Date &amp;"_[" &amp; FILEINDEX &amp; "_of_" &amp; FILESCOUNT &amp; "]"</code>: This example assumes there's a column "Id" and a column "Date" (with a date in a text format). A result might be "123_01-01-23_[2_of_5].pdf".</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>Date &amp; "_" &amp; FILE_NAME</code>: This example adds a date prefix to the existing file name.</li></ul> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Tips</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You can use the advanced Airtable formulas to create more customized file names and hide those fields in Airtable view, but the extension can still use them in the formula field.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To rename only a subset of the files in your table, create a view with a filter that shows only those files and run the extension on that view.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To check a formula to see if the attachment has the correct name, use this formula to get the attachment's name <code>REGEX_REPLACE(&lt;FIELD_NAME&gt;, "\\(.*?\\)", "")</code>. You can now compare the result of the formula to the requested name, assuming you're not using the <code>FILEINDEX</code> or the <code>FILESCOUNT</code> variables. It might be more complex if there are multiple attachments in the field. Read more about this in <a href="https://blog.version2.io/advanced-airtable-bulk-rename-attachments-3c0ade3db5a9" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">our blog post</a>.</li></ul> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Limitations</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">This add-on can only be used by one user in Airtable, but can be connected to unlimited bases.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">The are no limits on the number of times you can trigger the extension, although it may be slow on large tables.</li></ul>

Airtable rename attachments

To set up this extension, you need to perform some actions in both Version2 and Airtable. <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Setup on Version2</h3>When you're subscribed to the add-on, it's listed in the "Add-ons" tab in your dashboard.<ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select the add-on and click the "Configuration" tab.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Enter the email address that's connected to your Airtable account.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click "Save changes".</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Copy the License Key to your clipboard.</li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Setup on Airtable</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Go to the <a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Airtable marketplace</a>.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Search for "<a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace/blkt3W4mNbeKBF6xe/bulk-rename-attachments" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Bulk Rename Attachments</a>" by Version2.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click "Add extension".</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select a base and click "Add extension".</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">When the extension is installed, in the top-right of the extension page, click the settings icon.</li><li value="6" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Paste the License Key you copied in the last step of the previous procedure into the License Key field, and click "Confirm".</li><li value="7" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Repeat steps 3-6 to add the extension to all the bases you want to add this extension to.</li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Usage</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Open the extension from your Airtable base and click the "Extensions" button on the top right of the screen.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">In the extension select the appropriate table and view, and select the field with the attachments that need to be renamed.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">In the formula field, enter the new name of the file. The formatting of the formula is the same as an Airtable formula field type. You can use any other field in the table or any of the following variables:</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FILE_INDEX</code>: The number of the file in the attachments cell. Use this if you have multiple attachments in the same cell.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FILES_COUNT</code>: The total number of attachments in the cell.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FILE_NAME</code>: The current name of the file without the file extension (for the file "receipt.pdf" the file name would be "receipt").</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FILE_EXTENSION</code>: The extension of the current file (for the file "receipt.pdf" the extension would be ".pdf").</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FULL_FILE_NAME</code>: The full current file name, including the extension.</li></ul></li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">For advanced usage:</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Toggle on "Advanced mode".</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select what part of the file name you want to replace, the file name only (without the file extension), or the full file name (including the extension).</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select how to determine the file extension. For example, for the file name "archive.tar.gz" the options are "from the last dot" (.gz) or "from the fist dot" (.tar.gz).</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">File names ending with a dot, don't have a file extension.</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">File names starting with a dot (for example ".gitignore"), always include the first dot as part of the file name, even if "from the first dot" is selected in the file extension settings.</li></ul></li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Examples</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>Name &amp; " " &amp; FILEINDEX</code>: This concatenates the column "Name" with a space and then the number of the attachment in the cell. For example, a result might be "myfile 1.pdf".</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>Id &amp; "_" &amp; Date &amp;"_[" &amp; FILEINDEX &amp; "_of_" &amp; FILESCOUNT &amp; "]"</code>: This example assumes there's a column "Id" and a column "Date" (with a date in a text format). A result might be "123_01-01-23_[2_of_5].pdf".</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>Date &amp; "_" &amp; FILE_NAME</code>: This example adds a date prefix to the existing file name.</li></ul> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Tips</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You can use the advanced Airtable formulas to create more customized file names and hide those fields in Airtable view, but the extension can still use them in the formula field.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To rename only a subset of the files in your table, create a view with a filter that shows only those files and run the extension on that view.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To check a formula to see if the attachment has the correct name, use this formula to get the attachment's name <code>REGEX_REPLACE(&lt;FIELD_NAME&gt;, "\\(.*?\\)", "")</code>. You can now compare the result of the formula to the requested name, assuming you're not using the <code>FILEINDEX</code> or the <code>FILESCOUNT</code> variables. It might be more complex if there are multiple attachments in the field. Read more about this in <a href="https://blog.version2.io/advanced-airtable-bulk-rename-attachments-3c0ade3db5a9" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">our blog post</a>.</li></ul> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Limitations</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">This add-on can only be used by one user in Airtable, but can be connected to unlimited bases.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">The are no limits on the number of times you can trigger the extension, although it may be slow on large tables.</li></ul>

To set up this extension, you need to perform some actions in both Version2 and Airtable. <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Setup on Version2</h3>When you're subscribed to the add-on, it's listed in the "Add-ons" tab in your dashboard.<ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select the add-on and click the "Configuration" tab.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Enter the email address that's connected to your Airtable account.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click "Save changes".</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Copy the License Key to your clipboard.</li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Setup on Airtable</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Go to the <a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Airtable marketplace</a>.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Search for "<a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace/blkt3W4mNbeKBF6xe/bulk-rename-attachments" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Bulk Rename Attachments</a>" by Version2.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click "Add extension".</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select a base and click "Add extension".</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">When the extension is installed, in the top-right of the extension page, click the settings icon.</li><li value="6" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Paste the License Key you copied in the last step of the previous procedure into the License Key field, and click "Confirm".</li><li value="7" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Repeat steps 3-6 to add the extension to all the bases you want to add this extension to.</li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Usage</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Open the extension from your Airtable base and click the "Extensions" button on the top right of the screen.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">In the extension select the appropriate table and view, and select the field with the attachments that need to be renamed.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">In the formula field, enter the new name of the file. The formatting of the formula is the same as an Airtable formula field type. You can use any other field in the table or any of the following variables:</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FILE_INDEX</code>: The number of the file in the attachments cell. Use this if you have multiple attachments in the same cell.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FILES_COUNT</code>: The total number of attachments in the cell.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FILE_NAME</code>: The current name of the file without the file extension (for the file "receipt.pdf" the file name would be "receipt").</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FILE_EXTENSION</code>: The extension of the current file (for the file "receipt.pdf" the extension would be ".pdf").</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>FULL_FILE_NAME</code>: The full current file name, including the extension.</li></ul></li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">For advanced usage:</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Toggle on "Advanced mode".</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select what part of the file name you want to replace, the file name only (without the file extension), or the full file name (including the extension).</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select how to determine the file extension. For example, for the file name "archive.tar.gz" the options are "from the last dot" (.gz) or "from the fist dot" (.tar.gz).</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">File names ending with a dot, don't have a file extension.</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">File names starting with a dot (for example ".gitignore"), always include the first dot as part of the file name, even if "from the first dot" is selected in the file extension settings.</li></ul></li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Examples</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>Name &amp; " " &amp; FILE_INDEX</code>: This concatenates the column "Name" with a space and then the number of the attachment in the cell. For example, a result might be "myfile 1.pdf".</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>Id &amp; "_" &amp; Date &amp;"_[" &amp; FILE_INDEX &amp; "_of_" &amp; FILES_COUNT &amp; "]"</code>: This example assumes there's a column "Id" and a column "Date" (with a date in a text format). A result might be "123_01-01-23_[2_of_5].pdf".</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code>Date &amp; "_" &amp; FILE_NAME</code>: This example adds a date prefix to the existing file name.</li></ul> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Tips</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You can use the advanced Airtable formulas to create more customized file names and hide those fields in Airtable view, but the extension can still use them in the formula field.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To rename only a subset of the files in your table, create a view with a filter that shows only those files and run the extension on that view.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To check a formula to see if the attachment has the correct name, use this formula to get the attachment's name <code>REGEX_REPLACE(&lt;FIELD_NAME&gt;, "\\(.*?\\)", "")</code>. You can now compare the result of the formula to the requested name, assuming you're not using the <code>FILE_INDEX</code> or the <code>FILES_COUNT</code> variables. It might be more complex if there are multiple attachments in the field. Read more about this in <a href="https://blog.version2.io/advanced-airtable-bulk-rename-attachments-3c0ade3db5a9" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">our blog post</a>.</li></ul> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Limitations</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">This add-on can only be used by one user in Airtable, but can be connected to unlimited bases.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">The are no limits on the number of times you can trigger the extension, although it may be slow on large tables.</li></ul>

To set up this extension, you need to perform some actions in both Version2 and Airtable. <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr">Setup</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Subscribe to the add-on on the <a href="https://version2.io/explore" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Version2 website</a>.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Go to the<a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link"> </a><a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace/blkt3W4mNbeKBF6xe/bulk-rename-attachments" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Bulk Rename Attachments</a> extension on the Airtable marketplace.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click "Add extension".</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select a base and click "Add extension".</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">When the extension is installed, click the button “Link Version2 account” and follow the instructions.</li><li value="6" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Repeat steps 2-5 to add the extension to all the bases you want to add this extension to.</li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Setup on Version2</h3>When you're subscribed to the add-on, it's listed in the "Add-ons" tab in your dashboard.<ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select the add-on and click the "Configuration" tab.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Enter the email address that's connected to your Airtable account.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click "Save changes".</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Copy the License Key to your clipboard.</li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Setup on Airtable</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Go to the <a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Airtable marketplace</a>.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Search for "<a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace/blkt3W4mNbeKBF6xe/bulk-rename-attachments" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Bulk Rename Attachments</a>" by Version2.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click "Add extension".</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select a base and click "Add extension".</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">When the extension is installed, in the top-right of the extension page, click the settings icon.</li><li value="6" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Paste the License Key you copied in the last step of the previous procedure into the License Key field, and click "Confirm".</li><li value="7" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Repeat steps 3-6 to add the extension to all the bases you want to add this extension to.</li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Usage</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Open the extension from your Airtable base and click the "Extensions" button on the top right of the screen.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">In the extension select the appropriate table and view, and select the field with the attachments that need to be renamed.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">In the formula field, enter the new name of the file. The formatting of the formula is the same as an Airtable formula field type. You can use any other field in the table or any of the following variables:</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILE_INDEX</code>: The number of the file in the attachments cell. Use this if you have multiple attachments in the same cell.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILES_COUNT</code>: The total number of attachments in the cell.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILE_NAME</code>: The current name of the file without the file extension (for the file "receipt.pdf" the file name would be "receipt").</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILE_EXTENSION</code>: The extension of the current file (for the file "receipt.pdf" the extension would be ".pdf").</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FULL_FILE_NAME</code>: The full current file name, including the extension.</li></ul></li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">For advanced usage:</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Toggle on "Advanced mode".</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select what part of the file name you want to replace, the file name only (without the file extension), or the full file name (including the extension).</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select how to determine the file extension. For example, for the file name "archive.tar.gz" the options are "from the last dot" (.gz) or "from the fist dot" (.tar.gz).</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">File names ending with a dot, don't have a file extension.</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">File names starting with a dot (for example ".gitignore"), always include the first dot as part of the file name, even if "from the first dot" is selected in the file extension settings.</li></ul></li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Examples</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Name &amp; " " &amp; FILE_INDEX</code>: This concatenates the column "Name" with a space and then the number of the attachment in the cell. For example, a result might be "myfile 1.pdf".</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Id &amp; "_" &amp; Date &amp;"_[" &amp; FILE_INDEX &amp; "_of_" &amp; FILES_COUNT &amp; "]"</code>: This example assumes there's a column "Id" and a column "Date" (with a date in a text format). A result might be "123_01-01-23_[2_of_5].pdf".</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Date &amp; "_" &amp; FILE_NAME</code>: This example adds a date prefix to the existing file name.</li></ul> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Tips</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You can use the advanced Airtable formulas to create more customized file names and hide those fields in Airtable view, but the extension can still use them in the formula field.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To rename only a subset of the files in your table, create a view with a filter that shows only those files and run the extension on that view.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To check a formula to see if the attachment has the correct name, use this formula to get the attachment's name <code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">REGEX_REPLACE(&lt;FIELD_NAME&gt;, "\\(.*?\\)", "")</code>. You can now compare the result of the formula to the requested name, assuming you're not using the <code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILE_INDEX</code> or the <code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILES_COUNT</code> variables. It might be more complex if there are multiple attachments in the field. Read more about this in <a href="https://blog.version2.io/advanced-airtable-bulk-rename-attachments-3c0ade3db5a9" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">our blog post</a>.</li></ul> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Limitations</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">This add-on can only be used by one user in Airtable, but can be connected to unlimited bases.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">The are no limits on the number of times you can trigger the extension, although it may be slow on large tables.</li></ul>

<h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr">Setup</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Subscribe to the add-on on the <a href="https://version2.io/explore" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Version2 website</a>.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Go to the<a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link"> </a><a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace/blkt3W4mNbeKBF6xe/bulk-rename-attachments" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Bulk Rename Attachments</a> extension on the Airtable marketplace.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click "Add extension".</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select a base and click "Add extension".</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">When the extension is installed, click the button “Link Version2 account” and follow the instructions.</li><li value="6" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Repeat steps 2-5 to add the extension to all the bases you want to add this extension to.</li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Setup on Version2</h3>When you're subscribed to the add-on, it's listed in the "Add-ons" tab in your dashboard.<ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select the add-on and click the "Configuration" tab.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Enter the email address that's connected to your Airtable account.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click "Save changes".</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Copy the License Key to your clipboard.</li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Setup on Airtable</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Go to the <a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Airtable marketplace</a>.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Search for "<a href="https://airtable.com/marketplace/blkt3W4mNbeKBF6xe/bulk-rename-attachments" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">Bulk Rename Attachments</a>" by Version2.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click "Add extension".</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select a base and click "Add extension".</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">When the extension is installed, in the top-right of the extension page, click the settings icon.</li><li value="6" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Paste the License Key you copied in the last step of the previous procedure into the License Key field, and click "Confirm".</li><li value="7" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Repeat steps 3-6 to add the extension to all the bases you want to add this extension to.</li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Usage</h3><ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Open the extension from your Airtable base and click the "Extensions" button on the top right of the screen.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">In the extension select the appropriate table and view, and select the field with the attachments that need to be renamed.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">In the formula field, enter the new name of the file. The formatting of the formula is the same as an Airtable formula field type. You can use any other field in the table or any of the following variables:</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILE_INDEX</code>: The number of the file in the attachments cell. Use this if you have multiple attachments in the same cell.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILES_COUNT</code>: The total number of attachments in the cell.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILE_NAME</code>: The current name of the file without the file extension (for the file "receipt.pdf" the file name would be "receipt").</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILE_EXTENSION</code>: The extension of the current file (for the file "receipt.pdf" the extension would be ".pdf").</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FULL_FILE_NAME</code>: The full current file name, including the extension.</li></ul></li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">For advanced usage:</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Toggle on "Advanced mode".</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select what part of the file name you want to replace, the file name only (without the file extension), or the full file name (including the extension).</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Select how to determine the file extension. For example, for the file name "archive.tar.gz" the options are "from the last dot" (.gz) or "from the fist dot" (.tar.gz).</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">File names ending with a dot, don't have a file extension.</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">File names starting with a dot (for example ".gitignore"), always include the first dot as part of the file name, even if "from the first dot" is selected in the file extension settings.</li></ul></li></ol> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Examples</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Name &amp; " " &amp; FILE_INDEX</code>: This concatenates the column "Name" with a space and then the number of the attachment in the cell. For example, a result might be "myfile 1.pdf".</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Id &amp; "_" &amp; Date &amp;"_[" &amp; FILE_INDEX &amp; "_of_" &amp; FILES_COUNT &amp; "]"</code>: This example assumes there's a column "Id" and a column "Date" (with a date in a text format). A result might be "123_01-01-23_[2_of_5].pdf".</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem"><code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Date &amp; "_" &amp; FILE_NAME</code>: This example adds a date prefix to the existing file name.</li></ul> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Tips</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You can use the advanced Airtable formulas to create more customized file names and hide those fields in Airtable view, but the extension can still use them in the formula field.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To rename only a subset of the files in your table, create a view with a filter that shows only those files and run the extension on that view.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To check a formula to see if the attachment has the correct name, use this formula to get the attachment's name <code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">REGEX_REPLACE(&lt;FIELD_NAME&gt;, "\\(.*?\\)", "")</code>. You can now compare the result of the formula to the requested name, assuming you're not using the <code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILE_INDEX</code> or the <code spellcheck="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FILES_COUNT</code> variables. It might be more complex if there are multiple attachments in the field. Read more about this in <a href="https://blog.version2.io/advanced-airtable-bulk-rename-attachments-3c0ade3db5a9" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__link">our blog post</a>.</li></ul> <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Limitations</h3><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">This add-on can only be used by one user in Airtable, but can be connected to unlimited bases.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">The are no limits on the number of times you can trigger the extension, although it may be slow on large tables.</li></ul>

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