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Is it possible to rename lots of files at once?
Thread poster: IanW (X)
IanW (X)
IanW (X)
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Oct 23, 2003

Hi there,

I've just spent a merry half-hour renaming 200 files by adding an "_E" before translating them into English.

For future reference, does anyone know of a way to rename lots of Word files at once without corrupting them?

Any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks


Ian
 
Claude ROTH
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Renaming files on the fly Oct 23, 2003

Total Commander (or it's previous release called Windows Commander) provide this feature, as well as a bunch of useful others.
It is shareware and also handles FTP transfers.
U can download it at http://www.ghisler.com/

Good luck
Claude
 
Sonja Tomaskovic (X)
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Some renaming tools... Oct 23, 2003

... can be found here:

http://www.softlandmark.com/FileRenamingTools.htm

HTH.

Sonja
 
Gillian Scheibelein
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Flash renamer Oct 23, 2003

I've found this program very useful, there is a shareware version here: http://www.rlvision.com

It is very versatile and works a treat.
regards, Jill
 
Hynek Palatin
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Total Commander or REN Oct 23, 2003

I also recommend Total Commander. This operation would take just a few seconds. TC is a great tool: Explorer replacement, FTP client... I couldn't work without it.

But you could also rename the files using the REN command. It's an old MS-DOS command which is still available in Windows. You can find the syntax in Windows Help (search for "REN").

Example: ren *.txt *.doc

Adding "_e" to the filename is a bit more tricky though. You might have to use the comman... See more
I also recommend Total Commander. This operation would take just a few seconds. TC is a great tool: Explorer replacement, FTP client... I couldn't work without it.

But you could also rename the files using the REN command. It's an old MS-DOS command which is still available in Windows. You can find the syntax in Windows Help (search for "REN").

Example: ren *.txt *.doc

Adding "_e" to the filename is a bit more tricky though. You might have to use the command several times to preserve the extension. ▲ Collapse
 
Endre Both
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RJH Extensions Oct 23, 2003

http://www.rjhsoftware.com/rjhextensions/

...is another nice and free option apart from the obvious solution TotalCommander (which is shareware). It adds a few very useful options to the Windows Explorer right-click menu (and to any other program that can use Windows file dialogs, such as TotalCommander).
 
Beatrice T
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DMEX Oct 24, 2003

You can try DMEX, available e.g. at
http://freewarenfreeware.virtualave.net/fileman.001.htm

http://www.solutions4all.de/lauzi-online/dmexmenu.html (in German)
 


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