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Windows file renaming help please by c51L 2005-05-03 10:56:38
I have a set of files with the form <text><two digit number>.dat where <text> is the same for all files. Because it got more then 99 files despite what we thought when we started, we'd like to rename them to <text>0<two digit number>.dat.

I tried it with rename in the command prompt but couldn't figure out how to do it, especially how to use the wildcards properly.

Doing it by hand can't be the best way ;)

[ Reply ]
  I've done this with Excel before, believe it by merlin2005-05-03 10:59:00
    ROTFL by c51L2005-05-03 11:05:43
    I've done that too. by plblark2005-05-03 11:11:16
  What you need is Rname-it by klaranth2006-11-19 12:55:59
    Isn't it cool how the simplest tasks in 'doze by jiteo2005-05-03 11:04:36
      You really only need one. by Yaeger2005-05-03 11:09:12
      That's silly by vmax2005-05-03 11:57:27
        explain something to me then by Freakazoid2005-05-03 12:04:30
          it is possible by vmax2005-05-03 12:26:56
            still doesn't answer the question by Freakazoid2005-05-03 12:37:13
    Thanks, I'll have a look at it (n/t) by c51L2005-05-03 11:13:32
  Ah, the command prompt. by kelli2172005-05-03 11:25:36
    Nope, tried that already. by c51L2005-05-03 11:32:32
  A few hints by vmax2005-05-03 12:03:03
  I used CygWin to do something like that by Havoc2005-05-03 12:10:33
  Problem solved, did it with Rname-it by c51L2005-05-03 12:17:05
    Liked Rname-it? :) (n/t) by klaranth2005-05-03 13:14:00
      Yes I really used the program you suggested by c51L2005-05-03 16:45:51
        No, just wondering if you liked it. (n/t) by klaranth2005-05-03 21:14:09

 

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