Solved add folder name to beggining of all files in all subfolders

ok these are the bits of code i got from searching maybe someone can see how to get them to work together to achieve %~pI - expands %I to a path only example C:\Temp>batchparams.bat c:\windows\notepad.exe %~1 = c:\windows\notepad.exe %~f1 = c:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE %~d1 = c: %~p1 = \WINDOWS\ %~n1 = NOTEPAD %~x1 = .EXE to rename recursive setlocal enabledelayedexpansion _______________________________________________________________ for %%j in (*) do (set filename=%%j rename !filename! "%MyDir%"!filename!) ________________________________________________________________ or ________________________________________________________________ for /r "< DIR >" %%x in (*.c) do ren "%%x" *.cpp for /r %%x in (%1) do ren "%%x" %2 ________________________________________________________________ this example currently renames all files *.c to *.cpp this line i not sure how it would help but might set WORKING_DIRECTORY=%cd% .............................................................................................................. this might not help at all .......

Wahine December 29, 2011 at 23:22:55

Please test this script - note that it will rename files so it should be run in a testing environment until proved. It has not been tested under Win Vista so the outcome is unclear. Good luck. @echo off cls setlocal enabledelayedexpansion echo.&echo.&echo.&echo.&echo. echo Enter path and album name echo e.g. D:\album name echo. set /p album= if "%album%" equ "" echo Album path and name not entered - job terminated&&exit /b if not exist "%album%\" (echo Album entered [%album%] does not exist - job terminated&&exit /b) cls for /f "tokens=*" %%A in ('dir /a-d /s /b "%album%"\') do ( set filename=%%A for /f "tokens=1-4 delims=\" %%1 in ("!filename!") do ( set albumin=%%2&set disc=%%3&set file=%%4 ren "!filename!" "!albumin! !disc! !file!" ) ) Please come back & tell us if your problem is resolved.

Wow looks really good ... but !! before i test the code need to ask a question do i run the batch file from the directory of the album or does it not matter where it is run from ..... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- secondly is it possible for it to be modified so it takes the album name from the folder that it is run in reason i ask is sometimes paths can be quite long and would avoid typo's and would also offer a little more security in the fact that it would prevent using wrongly avoiding need to ask my first question .. and if not to much to ask could you put a few rem statements in explaining what each line does. i ask this so i can learn what each part does and avoid having to keep coming back asking you to do it for me .. also it might help others reading post to understand and modify for thier needs ----------------------------------------------------------------------- but THANK YOU very much for so far am not sure if i set as best answer yet as your reply could be better regards .....

Wahine December 30, 2011 at 14:13:48

If you run the script from any of the directories under the album name it too will be renamed. The script as posted may run from any location, I have only run it from the root of C: The following script will run in the GUI if copied to "The Album Name" folder but as stated the script filename will also be renamed. I didn't think these small scripts warranted lots of REMming, simply entering the command followed by /? at the command prompt displays fairly extensive information about the purpose and switches. Again not tested in Windows Vista , caveat emptor! @echo off cls setlocal enabledelayedexpansion pushd %cd% for /f "tokens=*" %%A in ('dir /a-d /s /b') do ( set filename=%%A for /f "tokens=1-4 delims=\" %%1 in ("!filename!") do ( set albumin=%%2&set disc=%%3&set file=%%4 ren "!filename!" "!albumin! !disc! !file!" ) ) Please come back & tell us if your problem is resolved.

THANK YOU ok we basically there TOP WORK i start with a test setup as follows downloads\test\ downloads\test\disc1\ downloads\test\disc2\ downloads\test\disc3\ downloads\test\RenameFileTest.bat downloads\test\disc1\track1.mp3 downloads\test\disc2\track1.mp3 downloads\test\disc3\track1.mp3 i run your code as "RenameFileTest.bat" placed in downloads\test this produces renamed files thus downloads\test\ downloads\test\disc1\ downloads\test\disc2\ downloads\test\disc3\ downloads\test\downloads test RenameFileTest.bat downloads\test\disc1\downloads test disc1 downloads\test\disc2\downloads test disc2 downloads\test\disc2\downloads test disc3 the file name in the run directory is kept but the files in the disc1 disc2 and disc3 folder are renamed but the original filename is not added and nor is the file extension retained. also it is adding the directory name above (downloads) which is not needed. from original test set the end result i am after is downloads\test\ downloads\test\test disc1\ downloads\test\test disc2\ downloads\test\test disc3\ downloads\test\test RenameFileTest.bat downloads\test\test disc1\test disc1 track1.mp3 downloads\test\test disc2\test disc2 track1.mp3 downloads\test\test disc3\test disc3 track1.mp3 basically you code achieves this but needs to retain the original filename prefixing it. and the first folder needs to be the one the file is run in not the one above. the only addition (or request) is to rename the subfolders with the parent folder name test\disc1\ = test\test disc1\ many thanks for time and effort you have put in so far it is greatly appreciated

Wahine December 31, 2011 at 13:16:34

Yep, we're mucking each other around. In the first script I posted you will note that the user is required to enter the path in the format D:\Album Name. In your first post you state "example i have folder called "music album" it has 2 sub folders called "disc 1 " and "disc2" with 20 files in each one ... i would like to rename all the files prefixing thier file name with "music album" being name of top folder .. As you said that Music Album is the name of the "top folder" I made the wrong assumption that the full path to the files could be D:\Music Album\diskn\filename.ext In my script the second For loop parses the full path splitting it into 4 tokens from which 3 are used in the renaming of files. Now comes the anomaly... The test you have set up has one additional subfolder, here's a comparison: Your path could be D:\Downloads\test\diskn\filename.ext Whereas the path set up by me from the info given by you is: D:\Album Name\diskn\filename.ext See the difference? Using the backslash as a delimiter your full path produces 5 tokens, mine just 4. More work required, will get back to you after the New Year hols. Happy New year. Please come back & tell us if your problem is resolved.

Wahine January 2, 2012 at 19:47:50

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Returning as promised. The following is based on the test setup details provided by you except that you did not state which disk/partition you had installed the files on. I have assumed (why do I do that?) that it is the default, in my case C:\ The first script is the one I have used to set up the files. It should be copied/pasted into the default under the Command Prompt. Note that directories will be removed when this script is run, if there are directories in Downloads\test\ which should not be removed please take action to protect them. Script 1. @echo off cls setlocal enabledelayedexpansion if exist Downloads\test\disc1\ rd /q /s Downloads\test\ if exist Downloads\test\disc2\ rd /q /s Downloads\test\ for /l %%1 in (1,1,2) do ( md Downloads\Test\Disc%%1\ ) pushd Downloads\Test\Disc1\ call :crefiles popd pushd Downloads\Test\Disc2\ call :crefiles popd dir Downloads\test\disc1\ dir Downloads\test\disc2\ exit /b :crefiles for /l %%1 in (1,1,20) do ( if %%1 lss 10 (set fileno=0%%1) if %%1 gtr 9 (set fileno=%%1) echo ryryryry>"track!fileno!.mp3" ) The second script is the one which does the renaming. It should be copied/pasted in Downloads\test\ and run from the GUI, running it in the Command Prompt will generate many errors. Script 2. @echo off cls setlocal enabledelayedexpansion pushd %cd% for /f "tokens=*" %%A in ('dir /a-d /s /b') do ( set filename=%%A for /f "tokens=1-3* delims=\" %%1 in ("!filename!") do ( set albumin=%%2&set file=%%4 set file=!file:\= ! ren "!filename!" "!albumin! !file!" ) ) exit /b Please come back & tell us if your problem is resolved.

************** THANK YOU ************ this seems to work perfectly on initial testing may change first bit of script to make it more flexible on location but works thank you very much for the sticking with it and forgiving me my early lack of proper explanation of requirements. would like to say earlier efforts not wasted entirely as has pointed me in direction of learning some more than i thought i knew, hopefully negating some of my need to come and ask. i will also add credit to you in compiled file and point to site, as i think i may pass it on to some friends (free of course) who too may find it very useful. again thank you reagrds .....