renaming space-containing filenames with wildcards

[Wowbagger]

I have several dozen files with names that include spaces (all .jpg
files) that I need renamed to include a couple of words at the end of
the filename:


this is file 1.jpg --> this is file 1 by steve.jpg
this is file 2.jpg --> this is file 2 by steve.jpg
this is file 3.jpg --> this is file 3 by steve.jpg


How is the ren command formatted to account for the spaces in the
original file names and the spaces in the little text string that has
to be appended?

 

[John7]

I have several dozen files with names that include spaces (all .jpg
files) that I need renamed to include a couple of words at the end of
the filename:


this is file 1.jpg --> this is file 1 by steve.jpg
this is file 2.jpg --> this is file 2 by steve.jpg
this is file 3.jpg --> this is file 3 by steve.jpg


How is the ren command formatted to account for the spaces in the
original file names and the spaces in the little text string that has
to be appended?

These worked:

ren "this is file "?".jpg" "this is file "?" by steve.jpg"

ren "this is file "?.jpg "this is file "?" by steve".jpg

Greetz,
John7

 

[Wowbagger]

Is there a way to use a * for the filename?

I tried ren *.jpg *?" by steve".jpg and ended up with

this is a test.JPG by steve.jpg

Not all of the files in the directory to be processed can be guaranteed to
have the same filename prefix - it usually looks more like

this is file a.jpg
this is file a (1).jpg
this is file a (2).jpg
another file.jpg
another file (1).jpg
something else.jpg
something else (1).jpg

and so on