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Last answer on Jun 17, 2009 3:48:26 pm BST dolsonlat, on Jun 12, 2009 9:11:13 pm BST 
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Hello,
I am renaming a bunch of files from diffferent programs all in our drawing drive. The drive is U: I have built a list with the current names of the original file in one column and the rename in the other column. I want to create and run a batch file to do the renaming based on this list. Can anyone show me how to do this.
Example: change 478204_Rev A _ Redline to 478204_REVA_REDLINE. I will be renaming over one hundred files using this list.

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 SenHu, on Jun 17, 2009 3:48:26 pm BST
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Hello dolsonlat:

You have a file that lists old name and new name for each file to be renamed. The first column contains the old name, the second, the new name. (Make sure column are separated by tabs.) I will assume the list is stored in C:/list.txt. The following biterscript ( http://www.biterscripting.com ) will do the trick.


set $wsep="\r\n\t"
var str list ; cat "C:/list.txt" > $list
while ($list <> "")
do
var str old_name, new_name
wex "1" $list > $old_name ; wex "1" $list > $new_name
system rename ("\""+$old_name+"\"") ("\""+$new_name+"\"")
done

Email me if you need more help.

Sen

   
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