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rename batch file
Name: ging Date: July 31, 2008 at 12:35:14 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 1000
Comment:
I have tons of excel files to rename. All excel files doesn't have a regular naming conversion. for example there are asbd.xls fdsfdh.xls
I need to change all 3000 files to something in order like 1.xls, 2.xls and up to 3000.xls
Name: jefro Date: July 31, 2008 at 15:55:56 Pacific
Reply:
There are tons of ways. I do simple ways like put all the file names into a text file then use that test file to serve as input to the next rename command.
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Response Number 2
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: July 31, 2008 at 18:22:19 Pacific
Reply:
@echo off setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('dir/b/a-d *.XLS') do ( set /a N+=1 ren %%a !N!.XLS )
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