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Hello,
I would like to know what batch commands I can to to rename files in directory called \gbr1w001\data_transfer_gb77$

INVPRT_5023949000004_20080818061329_0000979.GB ---> 5023949000004_MSG_IN_20080818061329_0000979.GB 

PPRHDR_5000119000006_20080721061424_00000981.GB_m ---> 5000119000006_MSG_IN_20080721061424_00000981.GB_m

SLSRPT_5023949000004_20080721061317_00000978.GB ---> 5023949000004_MSG_IN_20080721061317_00000978.GB

Basically I would like to drop 7 characters at the begining of the file and insert MSG_IN_ after next 14 characters.

Any help on this will be most appreciated.

Thank you

satya · Accepted Answer

for /r %%x in (%1) do ren "%%x" %2

this will rename file recursively :-)

save in a file give 2 arguments from extension and to extension.

ex: file name is test.bat
command : test *.avi *.bmp

it renames all files with extension avi to bmp (in all subfolders :))

Jeff · Answer

use ant renamer

Gibson86 · Answer

Heres my example of renameing a folder in a directory supplied by the user in a batch file:

@echo off
ECHO Auto Profile Reset by AG 
:begin
SET /p variable=[Enter Workstation ID] 
SET /p userid=[Enter User ID] 
for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=/- " %%a in ('date /t') do set XDate=%%a-%%b-%%c
for /f "tokens=1-2 delims=: " %%a in ('time /t') do set XTime=%%a.%%b
if exist "\%variable%\C$\documents and settings\" goto exist
echo PATH NOT FOUND... please try again
pause
goto begin
:exist
echo PATH CONFIRMED
pushd \%variable%\C$\documents and settings\
goto skipit
:notfound
SET /p userid=[Enter User ID] 
:skipit
if exist "\%variable%\C$\documents and settings\%userid%" goto found
echo ID NOT FOUND... please re-enter
pause
goto notfound
:found
Echo modifying...
rename "%userid%" $"%userid%"$"%XDate%"$
Echo ***SUCCESS***
popd
Echo $%userid%$%XDate%$
pause

ITPERSON · Answer

Hi All,

i need to ping an IP for ex.. ping 10.10.10.1

and I want to write an if command that if the result give reply then goto another command like goto end

:end
ping host



how can I call the result of the ping in the if command !!!?

SenHu · Answer

You can use the following script in biterscripting.

# START SCRIPT
var str output ;
system ping "10.10.10.1" > $output
# Did we get any output ?
if ($output <> "")
do
    # Yes, we got some output from ping.
    # Insert your additional code here.
done
# END SCRIPT

Sen

erasmus · Answer

@Sen,

is it possible to validate the type of output from ping? Ia dmit I haven't yet tested, but it seems the above will trigger a 'yes' even if the output is timeout, packet response or no host?

Maybe pattern matching as the output is always the same?

Cheers,

SenHu · Answer

Reworded quote
i want to rename files a1.txt, a2.txt ...aN.txt files to a1-v1.xt ...aN-vN.txt .


This bitescript will do it. I will assume your files are in folder C:\folder.


# Change dir to C:\folder.
cd "C:\folder"

# Get a list of files a*.txt.
var str list ; lf -n "a*.txt" > $list

# Process files one by one.
while ($list <> "")
do
    # Get the next file in the list.
    var str file ; lex "1" $list > $file

    # Get the sequence number. It is between a and .txt
    var str seq ; stex -p -r -c "^a&\.txt^" $file > $seq ; stex -c "^a^]" $seq > null ; stex -c "[^.txt^" $seq > null

    # New file name is a$seq-v$seq.txt
    var str newname ; set $newname = "a"+$seq+"-v"+$seq+".txt"

    # Rename file
    echo -e "Renaming file " $file " to " $newname
    system rename ("\""+$file+"\"") ("\""+$newname+"\"")
done


Save the script as C:\Scripts\rename.txt. Start biterscripting. Enter the following command.

script rename.txt

That's it. Donwload biterscripting if necessary from http://www.biterscripting.com . It is free. Don't forget to change C:\folder in the script to the correct folder path.

Good luck.

Sen

BUGYXXX · Answer

Hi,
I want to rename existing about 200 directories (full with data) with new names which are in a .txt file.
Please help me

SenHu · Answer

Hi, 
I want to rename existing about 200 directories (full with data) with new names which are in a .txt file. 
Please help me

BUGYXXX:

Can you elaborate on that ? You have 200 directories and you have 200 new names for them in a .txt file. How are the old names and new names to be corelated ? If you have both old and new names in the .txt files, see the solution at https://ccm.net/forum/affich-100607-batch-rename-using-text-file-for-new-name . The system rename command works for both files and folders, so that script should work for directories too. Make sure you have full paths of the old folders in the .txt file.

Sen

Renamer · Answer

If you are looking for the easy way to batch Rename Files folders  by the thousands? RenameMaestro is probably the easiest batch file renamer you'll find to instantly rename multiple files. http://www.ulfwood.net/RenameFiles/FileRenamer.aspx

T2P · Answer

Hello,
the code to rename files in a directory is

@echo off
ren ("File path including name") ("File path including new name")
exit

syed · Answer

I want to exit c:\documents and setting\abc in dos command »
I have an answer 
& I want to write it
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tanya · Answer

use software called file renamer

Dos script to rename files

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