rename whole folder of files?

JHendrix wrote on 7/8/2005, 6:56 PM

any way to rename whole folder of files? I got hundres of sound designer 2 files I need to rename and convert to wav

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Coursedesign wrote on 7/8/2005, 7:16 PM

Start>All Programs>Accessories>Command Prompt
CD FOOFOLDER
RENAME *.SD2 *.WAV
EXIT

(where foofolder is the folder in question, you may have to navigate there).

Steve Mann wrote on 7/8/2005, 11:53 PM

Not quite that easy since the DOS window uses 8.3 filenames. "My Documents" becomes "mydocu~1".

Do a "dir /x/p" to get the 8.3 filename of the next directory level, Repeat until you are in the FooFolder.

Steve Mann

RichMacDonald wrote on 7/9/2005, 7:39 AM

Look for an app named "Batch File Renamer". Free and powerful.

Coursedesign wrote on 7/9/2005, 8:17 AM

Not quite that easy since the DOS window uses 8.3 filenames. "My Documents" becomes "mydocu~1".

No difference. The asterisk wildcard matches any name no matter what it looks like.