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Rename Multipe Files in DOS

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Name: harley tucker
Date: February 15, 2004 at 22:16:27 Pacific
OS: Win 98
CPU/Ram: ??
Comment:

I have saved multiple files (3500) files that I need to rename with a letter in front of the numeric file id. Example, files saved as:

1023.t1 1023.t2 1023.y1 1045.t1 1045.t2 ...

I need them to be renamed as follows:

N1023.t1 N1023.t2 N1023.y1 N1045.t1 N1045.t2 etc.

I have tried rename ???.* N???.* with no luck. The "N" replaces the first letter of the current filename.

Any help is much appreciated.

HT



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Name: JackG
Date: February 16, 2004 at 03:05:04 Pacific
Reply:

You did not try very much. The obvious solution that comes to mind is:

For %%i IN (????.*) DO RENAME %%i N%%i

But then it gets interesting.....


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Response Number 2
Name: harley tucker
Date: February 16, 2004 at 04:46:36 Pacific
Reply:

Jack G. Thanks but I am sorry to report I don't understand.

You write:

"For %%i IN (????.*) DO RENAME %%iN%%i

Could you try to explain to me again how to structure this command relative to filenames such as:

545.t1
545.t2
672.y1


Thanks
HT


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Response Number 3
Name: dtech
Date: February 17, 2004 at 15:53:04 Pacific
Reply:

Hi Harley
This might help the ? stands for a single
character.

for %%a in (*.t?) do rename %%a N%%a
for %%a in (*.y?) do rename %%a N%%a


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