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stmoritzer
07-09-2007, 05:47 PM
Guys

quite a embarrassing question :oops:

I'm looking for an easy little program or way to rename a bunch of picture.
preferred without big installations since access is limited.


DSC0231.jpg
DSC0232.jpg
DSC0233.jpg
DSC0234.jpg
.
.
.
.
.


should become

event-whatever1.jpg
event-whatever2.jpg
event-whatever3.jpg
event-whatever4.jpg
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

just this simple task, nothing else needed.
as simple as possible :D

Thanks for your help

Fleischmann
07-09-2007, 06:13 PM
There are many programs for the task, Rename Master is good and it's freeware.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/renamemaster.html (500kb)



Or if you can live with having files like this:

filename
filename (1)
filename (2)
filename (3)
filename (4)

..then Windows can do the job, just mark all the files on your drive you want to rename, press F2, type in new name and press enter.

sameerrao
07-09-2007, 06:15 PM
A crude way would be go to the dos prompt Start --> Run --> Cmd

Navigate to the picture folder. Then use the rename command:

Rename DSC023*.jpg event-whatever*.jpg

just to make sure make a copy of your files and place it in another folder as a backup.

stmoritzer
07-09-2007, 06:22 PM
Thanks Fleischmann and sameerrao for the quick help

I'll start with renamemster

Thanks :good:

Fleischmann
07-09-2007, 06:54 PM
Glad I could help, anytime dude :)

stmoritzer
07-09-2007, 07:28 PM
Glad I could help, anytime dude :)

yep, it works fine
Thanks again

gigdy
07-10-2007, 01:14 PM
if your running Xp you can just select all the files then right click on the first one and rename it.

stmoritzer
07-11-2007, 03:33 AM
^no I don't
but good to know :D