need file renameing app

**Peppers** · 08-11-2005,08:31 PM

I need an app that can rename a huge list of files to "(insert name) 01", "(insert name) 02" and so on and so on or something close to that im not to picky

edit: ow yeh and they have to keep there extentions

**Lumpkin666** · 08-11-2005,08:56 PM

can you simply do something like "rename insertname*.* newname*.*" at the command prompt?

**Peppers** · 08-11-2005,09:20 PM

that would take days to do that with 1000's of files if I wanted to do it nonstop for that long, I want it done for me

**Lumpkin666** · 08-11-2005,10:17 PM

I guess I'm not unerstanding what you are needing. unless there is a specific pattern to your renaming, then nothing automated is going to be able to do the renaming. doing the command above, it will rename thousands of files at once (I have to do that very command when importing custom file extractions from customers).

I'm sure that I'm just misunderstanding what you need exactly though. Sorry that I couldn't be of more help.

**idiiot** · 08-11-2005,10:35 PM

No, I think Peppers is misunderstanding. He doesn't realize that the command renames several files at once not one by one.

**Peppers** · 08-11-2005,10:53 PM

I know but they are all compleatley differint file types

**Lumpkin666** · 08-11-2005,11:08 PM

as long as there is some common pattern to the name, you can use that command to rename them. By using .* at the end, it will rename files with any file type (and will retain the file type)

if I have the following files

TextFile1.txt
TextFile1.doc
TextFile1.exe
TextFile2.txt
TextFile2.doc
TextFile2.exe
TextFile3.txt
TextFile3.doc
TextFile3.exe

I can type the command "rename TextFile*.* NewFile*.*" and I will get the following files when the command is complete

NewFile1.txt
NewFile1.doc
NewFile1.exe
NewFile2.txt
NewFile2.doc
NewFile2.exe
NewFile3.txt
NewFile3.doc
NewFile3.exe

Is that what you are trying to accomplish? Or is it something more complex?

**ps2dragon** · 08-12-2005,01:56 AM

Originally Posted by Peppers

I need an app that can rename a huge list of files to "(insert name) 01", "(insert name) 02" and so on and so on or something close to that im not to picky

edit: ow yeh and they have to keep there extentions

Personally I use a program called "Total Commander" which is actually a file management utility. Best program I ever used. I can do almost anything I want with this program when it comes to file management. It has a built in tool called "Multi-Rename Tool" which can do exactly what you?re looking for and many other things.

Here's a link to their site: http://www.ghisler.com

This is one of those rare programs that I love cause I can do so much with it. It's shareware, but allows you full functionality with no time limit, just asks you to select an option every time when first starting it. I'm sure there is other free stuff, but I use this program for so many other things also.

**propered** · 08-15-2005,08:51 PM

rjhextension ace freeware utility, once messed about with for 5 mins easy to use

User Tag List

Thread: need file renameing app

Tweet

LinkBack

Thread Tools

Display


	Would you like to get all the new info from PSX-Scene in your email each day? Subscribe to our Daily Digest! Want to learn more about the team keeping you up to date with the latest scene news? Read about them now! Check out our Developer bios, too!