renaming the contents of a folder

[Guest]

Hi All,

I've 2 folders "Picnic" and "Camping" on my XP SP2 PC. Both these contains
lot of snaps taken on that both the occassions. They are saved with diferent
file names. i just want to rename my snaps in "Picnic" folder to "Picnic1,
Picnic2" and so on. likewise my "Camping" folder too. But renaming each and
every snap manually means a tiring task as i got some 800 snaps. Someboy
please tell me if there is any built-in solution for windows to mass-rename
things? I knew there is one for sure, b'cos yesterday while going through
some folders, i've accidentally pressed some key combinations and all the
files in that folder got renamed after the folder name. I was puzzeled and
cursed myself for not remembering the keys that were pressed. So, please
somebody tell me what to do to accomplish this?

thanks in advance,
Durga.

 

[Rock]

Hi All,

I've 2 folders "Picnic" and "Camping" on my XP SP2 PC. Both these contains
lot of snaps taken on that both the occassions. They are saved with
diferent
file names. i just want to rename my snaps in "Picnic" folder to "Picnic1,
Picnic2" and so on. likewise my "Camping" folder too. But renaming each
and
every snap manually means a tiring task as i got some 800 snaps. Someboy
please tell me if there is any built-in solution for windows to
mass-rename
things? I knew there is one for sure, b'cos yesterday while going through
some folders, i've accidentally pressed some key combinations and all the
files in that folder got renamed after the folder name. I was puzzeled and
cursed myself for not remembering the keys that were pressed. So, please
somebody tell me what to do to accomplish this?

Look at Irfanview. It's a free graphics program with a variety of features
including one for bulk renaming of files.
http://www.irfanview.com/

 

[SingaporeWebDesign]

Hello,

You can use MultiRen, a freeware utility just made for renaming files
http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=173

It offers a preview, numbering and template feature with documentation.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Here is one way, which I like, to rename a series of files.

Rename a series of files
1. Select the files you want to rename.
2. Right click the *first* file and click Rename.
3. Type the new name, and then press ENTER.

All of the files in the series will be named in sequence using the new name
you type. For example, if you type Summer Vacation 2005 (1).jpg , the other
files in the series will be named Summer Vacation 2005 (2).jpg , Summer
Vacation 2005 (3).jpg , and so on.

Notes
* To select consecutive files or folders, click the first item, press and
hold down SHIFT, and then click the last item. To select nonconsecutive
files or folders, press and hold down CTRL and then click each item.
* To specify the starting number for the series, type the starting number in
parenthesis after the new file name. The files in the series will be
numbered in sequence starting with the number you type. For example, if you
type Birthday (10), the other files will be named Birthday (11), Birthday
(12), and so on.

If you forget the (1) on the first file and rename it something like Summer
Vacation 2005.jpg all of the files will be renamed in series, starting with
the second picture. I.e Summer Vacation 2005 (1).jpg. The first file will
be named Summer Vacation 2005.jpg. You can rename Summer Vacation
2005.jpg to Summer Vacation 2005 (0).jpg to keep it as the first one in the
series.

To select multiple files and folders
Do one of the following:
* To select consecutive files or folders, click the first item, press and
hold down SHIFT, and then click the last item.
* To select nonconsecutive files or folders, press and hold down CTRL, and
then click each item.
* To select all the files and folders in the window, on the Edit menu, click
Select All.

Notes
* If you have selected all files or folders and then want to clear the
selection, click in a blank area in the folder window.

To change the name of a file or folder
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/.../proddocs/en-us/windows_fcab_rename_file.mspx

To rename a series of files
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...oddocs/en-us/windows_rename_series_files.mspx


HOW TO: Rename Multiple Files in Windows XP with Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320167

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Guest]

hi,
thank you very much Mr.Poprivet and Mr. Wesley Vogel. your reply greatly
helped solve my problem. I wonder how stupid i was all these days as i've
been working with windows from 1997 and i never thought of this way to
mass-rename. anyway thank you once again.

Durga.

 

[Guest]

thank you Mr.Rock and S'pore webdesign for your time and replies. the
solution suggested by Mr.Poprivet and Mr.Wogel is much more easier and safe
than your suggestions. anyway your comments are welcome. I thank you for your
replies.

Durga.

 

[Rock]

You welcome. You received some excellent responses with a variety of ways
to accomplish what you want. There is almost always more that one way.

That said there was nothing hard or unsafe about the suggestion I gave.
Irfanview is a great little tool and it's free. It's a graphics viewer with
other features including bulk rename. It's actually easier to do with
Irfanview than the other suggestions.

But whatever works for you is what's important.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Many ways to skin cat. Keep having fun, Durga.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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