Ralph:
Hope you are looking for a Windows solution and not DOS.
Download this program 14aren.zip from Techware.
It might take two passes as the program sticks a # in it for some reason where the - is, the second pass was to replace the "#" with "-"
Program doesn't like spaces at the end or it won't change filename properly.
Files BEFORE:
03/11/2010 06:59 PM <DIR> .
03/11/2010 06:59 PM <DIR> ..
01/27/2010 05:21 PM 69,464 new yankee workshop - building widgets.avi
01/27/2010 05:21 PM 69,464 new yankee workshop - using routers.avi
01/10/2001 12:55 AM 681,472 rename.exe
3 File(s) 820,400 bytes
2 Dir(s) 52,380,848,128 bytes free
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------
Files AFTER FIRST PASS:
03/11/2010 07:28 PM <DIR> .
03/11/2010 07:28 PM <DIR> ..
01/27/2010 05:21 PM 69,464 NYWS#building widgets.avi
01/27/2010 05:21 PM 69,464 NYWS#using routers.avi
01/10/2001 12:55 AM 681,472 rename.exe
3 File(s) 820,400 bytes
2 Dir(s) 52,380,184,576 bytes free ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------
Files AFTER SECOND PASS:
03/11/2010 07:48 PM <DIR> .
03/11/2010 07:48 PM <DIR> ..
01/27/2010 05:21 PM 69,464 nyws - building widgets.avi
01/27/2010 05:21 PM 69,464 nyws - using routers.avi
01/10/2001 12:55 AM 681,472 rename.exe
3 File(s) 820,400 bytes
2 Dir(s) 52,372,623,360 bytes free ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
I didn't have any luck from command line I ended up with something like nyws - nkee workshop - building widgets.avi
I have a group of files I would like to rename. These files all
start with the words "New Yankee Workshop", then the name of the
specific video. For instance, filename1.avi might be "New Yankee Workshop
- Building Widgets.avi". Filename2 might be "New Yankee Workshop -
Using Routers.avi".
I would like to batch rename all these files to NYWS - xxxxxx.avi.
Previously in DOS, I would just call REN New Yankee Workshop*.*
NYWS*.* and filename1 would change to "NYWS - Building widgets.avi".
I am familiar with the Windows XP method of renaming where you
highlight all files and type the new name on one of these files.
But by using this method, I would get NYWS.avi, NYWS(1).avi, ->NYWS(2).avi.....etc.. This won't work cuz each avi is named to the
specific project similar to the above example.
Is there any way to do this?
...I tried switching to gum but I couldn't keep it lit.
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