Tools like that are great for people that do not have the time to learn powershell but it's probably one of the first things you do learn...
-Anders On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Bob Hartung <bhart...@wiscoind.com> wrote: > I recently needed to rename a bunch of files. I didn't want to rename > each one individually so I started looking for a utility, free or otherwise, > that would help. > > I came across the aptly named "Bulk Rename Utility" ( > www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk ). If you need to rename files, this free > utility is great. > > You can do things like replace underscores with dashes, append date/time to > file names, append serialized numbers to file names (ex -0001, 0002 etc.). > You can also use it to change file attributes like archive bits and date > stamps. > > The main screen is like looking at the dashboard of a 747 but like the help > file says, "Don't Panic". Generally you are only going to use a 1/4 of the > options. What I like is that it gives you a preview of what your setting > will do to the files you have selected. When you're satisfied with the > results, then you commit the changes. > > It's primarily aimed at people who work with audio files but I'm sure you > network admins out there from time to time run into things like this. > > I'm not affiliated in any way with the developers. I just wanted to let > others know about the utility because it did a great job for me and saved a > load of time. > > ---------------------- > > Bob Hartung > Wisco Industries, Inc. > 736 Janesville St. > Oregon, WI 53575 > Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 > Fax: (608) 835-7399 > e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
