It's a small nice tool to rename a lot of files at a single step. I created it to
unify the view of all my mp3-files, but it's useful anyway.
OS: Windows 95/98/NT/2000
Freeware
RenameFiles is freeware, so feel free to copy and use it.
Save a lot of time by renaming your files with this tool.
Liability
The software and any related documentation is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind.
The entire risk arising out of use of the software remains with you.
In no event shall Jan Falke be liable for any damages to your computer or loss of data.
Features
Summary of all features:
Drag'n'Drop support!
Dialog box to select a folder
Dialog box to select multiple separate files
Specification of separate files
Renaming files in a whole directory
Renaming in sub directories supported
Replace only first or all occurrences of a string
Insert a string at any position
Numerate files in a directory
Add folder name in front of filenames
Change strings around a specified string
Delete strings
Format a filename to lower letters, upper letters or capital initial letters
Supports German umlauts
Renaming via Local Area Networks (LAN) possible!
Preview !! for all cowards :)
A lot of security mechanism (validates filenames before renaming)
Quick Guide
How to use RenameFiles:
Select a path or files
If you select 'Path name' then you can browse for a folder.
After that you can change the filemask from '*.*' to '*.mp3' for example to rename mp3-files only.
or You can select 'Separate files' to specify some files. Use the 'Browse'-button or use the edit field. Note: Separate the files with semicolons.
Choose options
Mark any option you like to use for renaming. Note: the options will be processed from top to bottom.
If you need an other order so rename the same files twice or more.
Preview
Use the 'Preview'-button to watch your work before the hot run starts.
You can cancel your operation still if something goes wrong.
If everything is ok, then you can press 'Rename'.
Rename
Start renaming your files by pressing this button.
A progress bar and a status line reports you the progress of all operations.
Renaming Files under Windows
A file name can contain up to 215 characters, including spaces.
That is why I restricted the length to 215 characters at maximum too.
However, it is not recommended that you create file names with 215 characters.
But be carefully: most programs cannot interpret extremely long file names.
BTW: Windows suxx. Create a new file and give it the longest name as possible. Now copy or move this file
to another (!) folder. Windows gets confused ...
File names cannot contain the following characters: \ / : * ? " < > |
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