need a quick help with a wierd issue

[ArkAoss]

need to rename like 200 files from filename.### to filename### basically remove the dots, and suggestions on nt4?

 

[Czar]

There are programs on tucows that can do this for you, dont know what they are called or anything

 

[vi edit]

put them all in one folder in your root directory - IE c:\files

pull up a dos box

type in cd c:\files (or whatever the foler is)

now type in "rename *.* *" there is a space between *.* and * - be sure to leave out the ""'s

 

[ArkAoss]

naw that didn't go.. if some one finds it on tucows could they linkify it ?? plz?

 

[vi edit]

It should work, I use it all the time.

I usually have a bunch of files named ###.LY
I pull up a dos box and type in rename *.* *

They are now called ###

 

[vi edit]

C:\poop>dir

Volume in drive C has no label
Volume Serial Number is 07D0-0610
Directory of C:\poop

. <DIR> 01-15-01 10:48a .
.. <DIR> 01-15-01 10:48a ..
EXPRESS INI 1,863 07-31-96 3:51p EXPRESS.INI
DLYSTART LOG 481 06-16-00 11:13p DlyStart.Log
EDESKTOP BMP 308,278 06-10-96 12:00a EDESKTOP.BMP
3 file(s) 310,622 bytes
2 dir(s) 2,993.04 MB free

C:\poop>rename *.* *

C:\poop>dir

Volume in drive C has no label
Volume Serial Number is 07D0-0610
Directory of C:\poop

. <DIR> 01-15-01 10:48a .
.. <DIR> 01-15-01 10:48a ..
EDESKTOP 308,278 06-10-96 12:00a EDESKTOP
EXPRESS 1,863 07-31-96 3:51p EXPRESS
DLYSTART 481 06-16-00 11:13p DlyStart
3 file(s) 310,622 bytes
2 dir(s) 2,993.00 MB free

C:\poop>

 

[ArkAoss]

yeah but these are ew.### and i need them to become ew###, but im almost done doing it manually

 

[vi edit]

Ahhhh, gotcha
I could probably do that too, I check on it for you incase you need to do it in the future

 

[ArkAoss]

ahh thnx