Flow Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 Not really sure what board to put this in, but here seems the most appropriate. I have a large folder in work that contains about 750 or so .PDF files. All these files have to (at some stage) be re-named to take out and underscore "_" and be replaced with a hyphen "-" (Dam freedom of Information Act). Is it possible to do a Notepad Style 'Replace All' kinda thing rather than me right clicking on 'EVERY' file and making the desired changes? Anybody know if that is possible? *Fingers Crossed* Cheers in advance 'Flow
Baggio Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 It should be. I often have to rename large numbers of CAD files and that is how I do it....... I save an Excel file as a .bat and then run that.
Flow Posted January 6, 2005 Author Posted January 6, 2005 Thanks, that gives me a glimmer of hope that it could be possible. Anybody got a step by step procedure as to who to do it? I tried Edit>Select All> Rename but that didn't work.... Anybody any ideas? Cheers 'Flow
Baggio Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 Thanks, that gives me a glimmer of hope that it could be possible. Anybody got a step by step procedure as to who to do it? I tried Edit>Select All> Rename but that didn't work.... Anybody any ideas? Cheers 'Flow I use the file manager program I have to run a file listing of the contents of the folder with the files I want to rename. This usually saves as a text file which I then open up in Excel. Do you have such a thing (file manager program)? If you don't there's no point me going on as that's the only way I know how to do it. Of course someone may know another way.
Flow Posted January 6, 2005 Author Posted January 6, 2005 Thanks so much for you're help mate... I googled a programme that you highlight the files, and edit/change/replace as required. Just saved me a good couple of hours work Happy Days indeed 'Flow
Swampy Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 A guy I knew made a program called RenamerFairy, which I use for that purpose. Very quick and effective, and it can be integrated into Windows so you can just right click a file to access it. DL it if you wanna try that one as an alternative to what you're using: http://www.olliholliday.co.uk/renamerfairy/
Raith Against The Machine Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 Rename A Fairy? I want to call Elton John, Fat Man's Poop
Baggio Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 Thanks so much for you're help mate... i didn't exactly help!
Flow Posted January 6, 2005 Author Posted January 6, 2005 Aye, but it's nice to be nice and all that... 'specially when folk try and help! I ain't gonna tell ma boss about it though, maybe milk a few days browsing Pie and Bovril 'Flow
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