FOAK: XP mass file rename

true enough, point well made, either way I'm just amazed how people
automatically think they need a utility to do "stuff" within Windows, or
whine it cannot do "stuff".

 

See Andrews input down there VVVVV perhaps put mulitple ???? to allow for
the amount of digits in the centre or maybe a *

 

Perhaps I wasn't clear.

This folder has 1365 files in - each of course with a unique name.

Some examples:
Alert.png
Bulb On.png
Calendar 31 day.png

Which need to become

alert.png
bulb_on.png
calendar_31_day.png

It's academic really as I used the tool that Dan suggested to complete
but I would like to know if, as you suggest, it is possible to do this
easily from within the command prompt window.



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'01 Triumph Sprint ST in green
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From original post:

I'll be clearer next time.


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Save this as "rename.vbs" in the target directory.

Edit it so that the sPath is the name of the folder, and the sExt
is the name of the extension you wish to check (to filter for
just .gif files, for example).

Double click it in Windows Explorer and it should do the trick.

It will only match when there is a space in the name...

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sPath = "c:\temp\folder\"
sExt = ".gif"

Set fsoObject = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set fsoFolder = fsoObject.GetFolder(sPath)
for each fsoFile in fsoFolder.Files
if InStr(fsoFile.Name, " ") AND (Right(fsoFile.Name, Len(sExt)) =
sExt) then
sNewName = Replace(fsoFile.Name, " ", "_")
fsoFile.Name = LCase(sNewName)
end if
next
Set fsoFolder = Nothing
Set fsoObject = Nothing

 

good point, very well made.

 

it doesn't set my teeth on edge. I feel the same way about Excel
"Gurus" as I do about any other socially inadequate group with mild
mental illness.

 

<snip vbs code>

Thanks for this Antony - when I have a spare minute I might have a play
with this but already the problem is solved (have renamed approx 2000
files now).


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jeremy
'01 Triumph Sprint ST in green
_______________________________________
jeremy0505 at gmail.com

 

No worries - it was an exercise in remembering how to
do it anyway, as I'd written a similar script a couple of
years ago and so knew it could be done quite easily!

 

ukrm, for example...

 

Essential reading IMO

 

no, though I read "Eleanor Rigby" last month.

Is jPod any good?

 

but...it's a *blog*

 

"fan" might be a bit strong, though I have liked most of his stuff
that I've read.

 

Well yeah, you don't have to read it ALL and it does go a bit ott on DRM
but other than that, quite a well put together doodah.

 

More difficult or actually not possible? Even though the problem is
solved, I'm still interested to know Steve's solution.

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jeremy
'01 Triumph Sprint ST in green
_______________________________________
jeremy0505 at gmail.com

 

Should rename it Heinz then

 

Or you could just use the Windows Scripting Host [1],
as per my solution [2], and do it all in one script.

[1] He did say XP, and it comes as standard
[2]
http://groups.google.com/group/uk.rec.motorcycles/msg/59db64ac1ac3d0f7

 

It is in Windows as well, you just have to know how to do it.