I am having problems with the following. I am looking to automatically rename .tif files as they are added to a directory. I figure I can run a batch that is executed every minute or so that will rename all the files and copy them to another directory. However after I copy the renamed files out, I want to keep the numbering scheme. How can I accomplish this? For example file1 file2 file3 (the above three files are renamed and copied via batch) then 3 more file are added to the directory I want them added as file4 file5 file6 This is what I have thus far (any copy help would also be appreciated) @Echo Off :: RXLS.BAT Syntax: RXls K:\HUD1 Echo. If not exist %~f1.\*.tif (Echo no .tif files found in %~f1 & GoTo :EOF) Set Count=0 For %%A in (%~f1.\*.tif) Do Call :REN %%A Set Count= GoTo :EOF :REN Set /A Count=%Count%+1 Ren "%*" %Count%.tif Echo Ren "%*" %Count%.tif GoTo :EOF PAUSE emmauswalker@yahoo.com

Your script is an NT-kernel batch. Why do you post as running under Windows 98 SE? And more why in DOS Forum? I am a tolerant person, but I begin to believe some guys insofferent for that kind of posts are true.