Batch Renaming of Files

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Red Merkin

I have a large number of files I would like to rename. All I want to
do is add the same info to the beginning of each file name. I have
googled, but could not find exactly what I am looking for. I am
running Win XP Pro SP2.

Any assistance greatly appreciated.

TIA
 
Red Merkin said:
I have a large number of files I would like to rename. All I want to
do is add the same info to the beginning of each file name. I have
googled, but could not find exactly what I am looking for. I am
running Win XP Pro SP2.

Any assistance greatly appreciated.

TIA
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Best to do from DOS

Type run
cmd
This opens a DOS window

navigate to the relevent folder using CD

eg CD My Documents
then use the rename command

e.g. I download camera images as IMG_0001.jpg, IMG_0002.jpg and wish
to add a numeric prefix 116 instead of the IMG so the command is:

rename IMG*.jpg 116*.jpg

Hope this helps

Peter

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Best to do from DOS

Type run
cmd
This opens a DOS window

navigate to the relevent folder using CD

eg CD My Documents
then use the rename command

e.g. I download camera images as IMG_0001.jpg, IMG_0002.jpg and wish
to add a numeric prefix 116 instead of the IMG so the command is:

rename IMG*.jpg 116*.jpg

Hope this helps

Peter

Posting from Peter Rogers

Replace NOSPAM with ntlworld to reply
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That did it. Thank you. I had completely forgotten that I could
still get to DOS under XP. Now all I need to do is figure what to do
with all the peripherals that won't work under XP. Maybe the
Gates/Buffett Foundation will loan me a few bucks to buy new stuff.
HA!

Again, Thanks. Have a real good one.
 
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