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remove spaces in multiple filenames

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Hello. I would to rename blah1_car_test.txt blah2_car_test.txt TO blah1_test.txt blah2_test.txt also a seperate script that replaces spaces in a filename with underscores "blah1 test.txt" "blah2 test.txt" with blah1_test.txt blah2_test.txt this is part of a script thats already doing other stuff so i dont want to use a 3rd party utility. any help would be appreciated thanks!

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Use Regex (Regular Expression) for your need.

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hmm not sure what you mean. i did regex /? at the prompt and says it wasnt a valid command

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Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: November 20, 2006 at 09:50:50 Pacific

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There is no regex in DOS. There are no filenames with spaces in DOS. ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

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Guys need some advice and...

vbscript .. ?

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