Utility to change file's extension

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Does anyone know of a free program to change the extension of batches
of files. Something that can change 100 jpg's to bitmaps.

Thank you
 
Dan Rather said:
Does anyone know of a free program to change the extension of batches
of files. Something that can change 100 jpg's to bitmaps.

Thank you
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Changing the extension only won't do. You need to save the file(s)
to the desired format. Irfanview will batch convert easily and quickly.
 
Does anyone know of a free program to change the extension of
batches of files. Something that can change 100 jpg's to bitmaps.
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To change the file extension and nothing more then try:

Lupas Rename
<http://www.geocities.com/lupas2000/>

or check the Pricelessware
<http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/PL2003FILEUTILITIES.htm
#FileRenamer>

Now, if you want to actually convert those jpgs into bmps:

IrfanView
<http://www.irfanview.com/>

or XnView
<http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enhome.html>

HTH
 
Changing the extension only won't do. You need to save the
file(s) to the desired format. Irfanview will batch convert
easily and quickly.
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Possibly they are only mis-named. Irf will re-name incorrect
ext. I don't know about en-mass though.
 
* My Name Wrote in alt.comp.freeware, on 04 Sep 2003 19:23:25 GMT:
Possibly they are only mis-named. Irf will re-name incorrect
ext. I don't know about en-mass though.
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If they are indeed misnamed there is nothing quicker then:

ren *.jpg *.bmp

from that folder.
 
Dan said:
Does anyone know of a free program to change the extension of batches
of files. Something that can change 100 jpg's to bitmaps.
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CoolKeys (www.paulbowlay.com) can do it (including subfolders) simply by
pressing Shift+Control+R at the parent folder and entering: .jpg=.bmp

Note, however, that renaming a file extension doesn't change that file to
another image format...
 
Thank you for everyones help. I downloaded and tried the IfranView
program. It has a lot of features and it is hard to believe it is
free.

Thanks again
 
rir3760 said:
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To change the file extension and nothing more then try:

Lupas Rename
<http://www.geocities.com/lupas2000/>

or check the Pricelessware
<http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/PL2003FILEUTILITIES.htm
#FileRenamer>

Now, if you want to actually convert those jpgs into bmps:

IrfanView
<http://www.irfanview.com/>

or XnView
<http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enhome.html>

HTH
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Will Irfanview or XnView also change .gif into .ico?
Eskay.
 
If all you want to do is change the file name, you can go into that
directory in DOS if you stil lhave a DOS prompt on your OS (I do with
Win98) and do the old DOS command ren *.jpg *.bmp

But the files will still be JPG files, and if you want them to be
bitmaps, you will have to run them through a conversion program, and I
don't know of a mass conversion program anywhere offhand.
 
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