IEric wrote:
> I have a large batch file that copies pdf files from one network directory to
> another. It works great! Now, I was wondering if it is possible to create a
> batch file that copies the files and renames them? (It would be really cool
> if I could use a wildcard some how that would allow me to add the date on the
> end of the file name!)
>
> I did some playing around with the "RENAME" command, but I could not get it
> to work with spaces in the file name. I need to maintain the spaces in these
> file names, so is there a way to make this work? As I alluded to above, I
> would like to add the date to the end of the file name. If a wild card can't
> be used, I will just get it setup manually once, open the file in Excel and
> use the replace command.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eric
>

If you don't want to write a batch file yourself, one of my favorite
freeware applications, Irfanview, includes a batch rename facility.
Among other things, you can include a param for the system date in the
name pattern. There's even a command line syntax. It's quite a powerful
tool, so you should experiment a bit with dummy files before you turn it
loose on your entire directory of pdfs. http://www.irfanview.net/


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