There is a little more to it than copying & pasting. Did you try Lem's
suggestion?


"Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9B76C8DB-6CFD-4C5E-BCB6-331EA3E26657@microsoft.com...
>I certainly do know how to copy and paste! I just didn't see any reference
> to any files or directories. So???????
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> I gave you the lines for a batch file. Do you know how
>> to copy & paste them into the batch file itself? If not
>> then maybe Lem's Irfanview suggestion might be the
>> best solution for you.
>>
>>
>> "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CD52DCF4-3127-4288-8B26-73727D6E990A@microsoft.com...
>> > I'm sorry... but could you give me an example of what this would look
>> > like?
>> >
>> > For the example can you use c:\temp\temp1\Report for A & B.pdf
>> >
>> > I'm just not sure what to all type in where.
>> >
>> > Thanks!!
>> >
>> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Try this batch file:
>> >>
>> >> #@echo off
>> >> #set D=%date:~4%
>> >> #set D=%D:/=-%
>> >> #dir /b *.pdf > "%temp%\dir.txt"
>> >> #for /F %%a in ('type "%temp%\dir.txt"') do echo ren "%%a" "%%~na
>> >> %D%.pdf"
>> >>
>> >> I marked the start of each new line with a #. You must remove
>> >> it before you can run the batch file. You must also remove the
>> >> word "echo" in the last line in order to activate it. Test it before
>> >> you activate it!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:38543FB2-4734-40ED-8742-29E7097B2398@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Here is an example...
>> >> >
>> >> > Report for A & B.pdf ----> Report for A & B 1-1-07.pdf OR Report
>> >> > for
>> >> > A
>> >> > &
>> >> > B 01012007.pdf
>> >> >
>> >> > I would prefer the hyphenated date, but the other would be a start.
>> >> >
>> >> > Eric
>> >> >
>> >> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:1B007E04-5DF6-438D-A5F3-3FFEB7182D85@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >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
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It's probably possible but we can't tell you unless you supply
>> >> >> full details about the names ***before*** and ***after***
>> >> >> the rename command.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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