Batch rename tool or app?

[riffwraith]

Hi all - first post here. I had no idea where to put this, so I figured I'd start here. If this should be elsewhere, an mod should feel free to move it.

Looking for a way to batch rename files in a folder, where only a specified set of characters get changed. I can't do this through Windows (select all files > rename) b/c some of the characters get changed whereas I do not want them to, and all files are appended with (1) (2) etc., which I do not want either.

For ex., let's say I have three files:

snare-dry-1.wav
snare-dry-2.wav
snare-dry-3.wav

- and I want to wind up with

snare-wet-1.wav
snare-wet-2.wav
snare-wet-3.wav

Is there a tool or an app that will do this?

Thanks in advance.

[dglienna]

Most any scripting language will do that. For Windows, you can use Powershell, or even plain old DOS commands. Search for a known pattern and replace text is a simple operation.

[riffwraith]

Cool - powershell (or a DOS prompt) does it.

Dir | rename-item -newname { $_.name -replace "wet","dry" }

Thanks so much!

[BioPhysEngr]

Linux:

for i in snare-dry-*.wav; do mv $i `echo $i | sed 's/dry/wet/'`; done

[riffwraith]

Thanks for that. Maybe it will help someone else tho; I am far from a Linux person.

Hey Bio - you are a mod. I wanted to contact the forum (admin/mod - doesn't matter) about posting something. I see no option for me to pm anyone, and the contact info - webmaster@codeguru.com - is not working. I sent an email on the main site (not the forum) a few days ago, but have not received a response. What's the best way to get in touch?

Thanks!

[BioPhysEngr]

You can contact the forum administrator, Brad Jones, by PM, see: http://forums.codeguru.com/member.php?37456-Brad-Jones

Let me know if you have any problems!

[riffwraith]

You can contact the forum administrator, Brad Jones, by PM, see: http://forums.codeguru.com/member.php?37456-Brad-Jones

Yeah - I see no option for me to pm him, and the contact info - webmaster@codeguru.com - is not working.

[S_M_A]

That PM link works for me. Don't you see a Send Private Message link?

[riffwraith]

Hi - that link I posted is not a PM link. It's an email link - that's what doesn't work.

No, I do not see a Send Private Message link. In fact, if I do a ctrl+f for either Private or Message, I get zero results for both. Maybe b/c I am new?

Anyway, I was hoping to get some help in decomiling a file, and wasn't sure which was the best/proper subforum to post.

Thanks!

[S_M_A]

Since reverse engineering an application (most likely) is against the forum rules there is no appropriate place for that. See http://forums.codeguru.com/misc.php?do=showrules

[riffwraith]

Since reverse engineering an application (most likely) is against the forum rules there is no appropriate place for that. See http://forums.codeguru.com/misc.php?do=showrules

I am NOT trying to reverse engineer an application.

I see nothing in that link that speaks to reverse engineering.

I am still interested, however, in contact info, as there is no pm on the page above, and webmaster@codeguru.com - is not working.

Anyone withany ideas on contact info?

[S_M_A]

Ok maybe I misunderstood what decompile was. Anyway, you don't have to PM Brad about what forum to use, read the forum descriptions and do your best pick. If it's the wrong forum a mod can always move the thread.

If you still want to PM Brad here's a direct link http://forums.codeguru.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=37456

[riffwraith]

If you still want to PM Brad here's a direct link http://forums.codeguru.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=37456

Doesn't work.

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Dont really understand what the issue is here...

[Brad Jones]

I just tested the webmaster@codeguru.com address and it worked fine for me.

[Eri523]

Dont really understand what the issue is here...

All members have the option to disable PM-ing them, but that would affect any registered user (AFAIK guests don't have access to the profile pages at all anyway, and I suppose the PM link in the post header menu not to be available to them either). Mostly a guess, since I never have seen such a scenario before, but perhaps there's a PM restriction for registered members as well, as long as they have a zero post count. You already have made a few posts, but apparently they've all been in the General Discussion / Chit Chat section, and posts made here don't count towards the recorded total posts count. [EDIT: Brad's post #14 seems to support my supposition.]

So maybe making just a single (approved) post in one of the "real" forum sections may resolve your PM problem. The Windows OS Issues section may be a suitable candidate for your question.