Version Status Description
1.6.2
(January 22nd, 2005)
New Added support for Karaoke Midi files
Added the Disaster Recovery feature
Added command line options
Updated Scan Mode's folder explorer and Add Folder window are now resizable
Fixed Fixed small bugs
1.6.1
(December 25th, 2004)
New Added rule to find and replace text using Regular expressions (Requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or
above)
  Added rule to set the name as line from a text file
Updated The Tag Generator is now even simpler with a new set of generating presets
  Duplicate names rules now also checks for physical duplicates on the disk
Fixed Fixed some CJK fonts display bugs
  Fixed other small bugs

1.6.0
(December 1st, 2004)

New Automatically set the time & date of multiple files using 8 different sources
Retrieve information from MS Office documents: Author, Title, Company, etc

Set information of single/multiple documents at once!

New rule: Add text at position <New Text, Position, Search Direction, Apply To>
Drag and drop folders from Explorer to the folder field or type it manually
View report after setting collection attributes
Added the Anti-duplicate feature as a rule
Updated Optimization of all inner functions!
Fixed Fixed small bugs

1.5.2
(October 23rd, 2004)

 

New Change the time stamp of files and folders in batch!
Show a preview of JPEG files in the properties window
Check for updates online
Added new rule to pad numbers with custom character/string
Updated Retrieve JPEG date values in 3 different formats
Retrieve JPEG time values in 2 different formats
Fixed Small bug fixes

1.5.1
(August 16th, 2004)

New New variables to generate random numbers/letters
Fixed Fixed a bug in folders explorer where CJK fonts could not be shown correctly
Some other small fixes
1.5.0
(August 2nd, 2004)

New

New registration code. Will be automatically delivered to all registered users
Support for JPEG digital images. Retrieve information such as image dimensions, resolution, date taken, shutter speed, etc.
Two major changes to the system of rules:
  • New rule: "Skip rule if causing validation error"
  • New condition in variables. The "ELSE" condition for creating alternative variables in a single rule. Example: %id3v1_title ELSE id3v2_title%
Added a new variable, the %const=text% for use in conjunction with the "ELSE" condition in variables
View summary information of MP3, JPEG and Midi files in the properties window and also navigate between the files
Add optional comments to rules
New parameter to the "Create new names from list" to specify the first line in the file to start reading from
Sort names by numeric value
Remove successfully renamed files from list after renaming
Associated .RLS files with NIYoW + Drag & Drop .RLS files into the list of rules
Updated 'Add/Edit Rule' is now in a separate window!
Two new parameter controls in the Add Rule window: radio buttons & browsing
Reorder or rules in categories (rule sets with reordered rules has to be rebuilt)
Edit/Duplicate existing rules in the Tag Generating wizard
Enhancement of all checkbox selection in wizards
Updated the folder explorer (is now like windows explorer)
Multiselection in the Added Rules list
Fixed The rule "Create new names from list" wasn't processed for the last item in the list
Some rules were skipped even if they are checked or are giving different values when they are being edited
Many other small fixes
1.4.1
(June 25th, 2004)
New Set NIYoW as Always on Top
New rule: 'Create new names from list' to import the new names from text file!
Option to control the position of items in the List Mode. Useful when using rules such as the 'Create new names from list' and the Auto-Numbering rules
Updated New enhanced wizard!
Improved checking support in the Scan Mode and the Rules List
Fixed Bugs related to language support
Bug caused omission of spaces of some midi fields
Bug caused files dragged from Windows Explorer to be imported without extension
1.4.0
(June 18th, 2004)
New Support for MIDI files, retrieve information such as track title, MIDI file format, tempo, etc
Full report after renaming with detailed error handling
Set attributes of files and folders from different locations in your computer in one action!
Edit single item's properties such as name and attributes from within the program
Drag & Drop files and folders from Windows Explorer directly to the list!
Anti-Duplicates system to avoid creation of duplicated new names
Physically remove files from within the program
Remove dead links from list in one click
New rule: 'Remove characters from position' to remove a specified number of characters from a specific location in the name
Updated The Sort by name rule can now sort items by the old name or the new name
Filter search results by all attributes (not only by the hidden attribute as the older versions)
Manually launch the instant preview to refresh the list
The instant preview now has a progress bar too
Improved help system. Press F1 in any place to view the related help topic
Huge amount of improvements such as faster file and folder searching, preview generation and sorting, etc
Fixed Small bug fixes
1.3.0
(May 29th, 2004)
New Instant preview of new names:
  • Automatic preview generation
  • Overload sensor to detect long delays during preview

  • Delay period before every preview generation

  • Mark new names with colors according to their state

Updated Edit and duplicate exisiting rules
Display full details of rules by tooltip
Display full description of rule parameters by tooltip
New rule: Set an exceptions list for the letters rules
New rule: Add zero padding to numbers in the name
The encoding of exported HTML files is now matched to the selected language
Fixed Lots of bug and small enhancements
1.2.1
(May 29th, 2004)
New Export lists to Text/HTML file
Added a variable to retrieve the title of HTML files
Added an option to set the characters that will act as word separators in the letters category
Updated Enhanced the rule of removing trailing spaces to be able to remove leading spaces too
Fixed Fixed some bugs

1.2.0
(April 29th, 2004)

New

New enhanced rules system! (NIYoW Rules System v2.0, not compatible with older versions). Makes the rules system much easier to understand and comfortable to use
New files and folders listing mode. Enables you to add items from several locations.
New auto-numbering modes: Hexadecimal & Alphabetical
Renaming of files and folders from list.
New variable: Add the parent folder name (%parent_folder%)
Added an Edit menu in the Preview window.
Added check boxes to the list of rules, enables you to temporarily disable rules without the need to remove them
Updated List sorting is now available also as a rule
Significantly improved the speed of list refresh after renaming
Improved GUI capabilities, enabling you to control the size of the main window's frames
Fixed Small bug fixes

1.1.0
(February 10th, 2004)

New Renaming of folders!
Full support for all languages!
New date and time variables!
New set of icons! (by Mayan)
Cycling tips on status bar!
Fixed Fixed some bugs