How do I Find/Replace file names

[WinstonSmith]

Say I have a whole series of files called :
Adam1.dat, Adam2.dat, Adam3.dat... etc.,
How can I quickly change all their names to :
Eve1.dat, Eve2.dat, Eve3.dat... etc..?

 

[Ljr]

Say I have a whole series of files called :
Adam1.dat, Adam2.dat, Adam3.dat... etc.,
How can I quickly change all their names to :
Eve1.dat, Eve2.dat, Eve3.dat... etc..?

you can do this (almost) with the DOS ren command:

ren adam*.* eve*.*

Problem is all the files will contain the m from adam : evem1.dat, evem2.dat etc

so do something like:

ren adam*.* eve_*.* ( or replace the _ with any other character )

I'm sure there was a better way to do this but can't remember right now, although this should help

 

[WinstonSmith]

you can do this (almost) with the DOS ren command:

ren adam*.* eve*.*

Problem is all the files will contain the m from adam : evem1.dat, evem2.dat etc

so do something like:

ren adam*.* eve_*.* ( or replace the _ with any other character )

I'm sure there was a better way to do this but can't remember right now, although this should help

Thanks Ljr. I didn't think of using command line. As it happens there is a free utility that works ok:

http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php

 

[Bint_Crusher]

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