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HELP Renaming files with a .bat file
Name: Pete Smith Date: August 4, 2000 at 19:49:21 Pacific
Comment:
I have tried lots of ways to rename files by using a batch file but I can not add prefixes to the my old file names by using wild cards. Is there a way to rename with wild cards as the samples below. old name 123.txt 456.txt 789.txt to new name aaa123a.txt aaa456a.txt aaa789a.txt
I have about 7,000 files to rename like the above sample so if anyone knows how to do this with a batch file or some other way in dos or windows I would greatly appreciate your help
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