Program to rename jpegs?

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I'm looking for a program that will load the picture, and allow me to rename
it (as opposed to opening the picture, closing it, then right-click,
"rename", etc)

Thanks.
 
Joe Jorgenson said:
I'm looking for a program that will load the picture, and allow me to rename
it (as opposed to opening the picture, closing it, then right-click,
"rename", etc)

Thanks.
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Irfanview can do this; use F2.
 
HVS said:
On 07 Jul 2006, chris wrote


XnView also does a good job of renaming (single or batch).
http://www.xnview.com/
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I never knew it until last weekend, but you can actually rename a batch
of files directly in Windows.

Highlight all the files in the folder.

Put cursor arrow over the first filename, right click, then select
'Rename'. The first filename will go into rename node (like when you use
F2). Rename it, then hit return. All the others filenames will become
the same as the first, suffixed sequentially by (1), (2), (3) etc.

Any file can be the 'first file' (it need not be the one at the top),
but the others will be renumbered from the top.

Alternatively, after highlighting all the filenames, press F2. This will
put the top filename into rename mode, then continue as previously
described.

Ian.



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On 27 Jul 2006, Ian Jackson wrote

re: renaming files
I never knew it until last weekend, but you can actually
rename a batch of files directly in Windows.

Highlight all the files in the folder.

Put cursor arrow over the first filename, right click, then
select 'Rename'. The first filename will go into rename node
(like when you use F2). Rename it, then hit return. All the
others filenames will become the same as the first, suffixed
sequentially by (1), (2), (3) etc.

Any file can be the 'first file' (it need not be the one at
the top), but the others will be renumbered from the top.
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How interesting; never knew that.

It's obviously not very sophisticated in terms of naming choices,
but it could come in hand for quick-and-easy or temporary renaming
jobs.
 
Thanks for that tidbit. I always wondered how to rename a bunch of
files in windows. I thought that feature was gone with DOS.
 
I never knew it until last weekend, but you can actually rename a batch
of files directly in Windows.

Highlight all the files in the folder.

Put cursor arrow over the first filename, right click, then select
'Rename'. The first filename will go into rename node (like when you use
F2). Rename it, then hit return. All the others filenames will become
the same as the first, suffixed sequentially by (1), (2), (3) etc.

Any file can be the 'first file' (it need not be the one at the top),
but the others will be renumbered from the top.

Alternatively, after highlighting all the filenames, press F2. This will
put the top filename into rename mode, then continue as previously
described.
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That looks a handy feature but I can't get it to work with this here
W98se.
Which version of Windows are you using?
 
Roger Hunt said:
That looks a handy feature but I can't get it to work with this here
W98se.
Which version of Windows are you using?
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It's XP.
I've got an old machine with 95 on it. I'll give it a try later today.
Ian.
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Ian Jackson said:
It's XP.
I've got an old machine with 95 on it. I'll give it a try later today.
Ian.
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Tried it now.
Doesn't seem to work in 95 or 2000, so probably 98 is out too.
Ian.
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Tried it now.
Doesn't seem to work in 95 or 2000, so probably 98 is out too.
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Thanks for checking - I'll have to upgrade to XP eventually but I think
I can put it off for a bit longer (been saying that for years).

Regards
 
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