File names

Is there an easy way to change the file name of loads of drawings in one hit. I jumped the gun a bit a produced 150 drawings covering a site before I was told the job number was changing for the next phase of work. I've changed everything in the drawings and now I'm left with the actual file names to deal with. I'm starting now with ctrl v so you've got until I finish to come up with an idea!

 

google for a utility called CKRENAME. Works great on multiple files.

Mike

hit. I jumped the gun a bit a produced 150 drawings covering a site before I
was told the job number was changing for the next phase of work. I've
changed everything in the drawings and now I'm left with the actual file
names to deal with. I'm starting now with ctrl v so you've got until I
finish to come up with an idea!

 

I use a file renaming utility called A.F.5 Rename found at:
http://www.fauland.com/.

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Altamura Architectural Consulting
and SoftWorx, Autodesk Authorized Developer
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hit. I jumped the gun a bit a produced 150 drawings covering a site before I
was told the job number was changing for the next phase of work. I've
changed everything in the drawings and now I'm left with the actual file
names to deal with. I'm starting now with ctrl v so you've got until I
finish to come up with an idea!

 

I use Power Desk http://www.v-com.com/product/PowerDesk_Pro_Home.html

It lets you add notes to files, change the color of folders, open zip files,
zip & unzip, encrypt files and do multiple renames, CompUSA $33.95.

You can get an Express version for free @
http://www.v-com.com/download/index.html
I don't know if the Express has the multiple rename. But I think it does.

Allen

hit. I jumped the gun a bit a produced 150 drawings covering a site before I
was told the job number was changing for the next phase of work. I've
changed everything in the drawings and now I'm left with the actual file
names to deal with. I'm starting now with ctrl v so you've got until I
finish to come up with an idea!

 

go to 'run' in windows, type cmd, cd to directory with files, ren name.dwg
1-name.dwg. For example. See windows help file for more info.

Kent

hit. I jumped the gun a bit a produced 150 drawings covering a site before I
was told the job number was changing for the next phase of work. I've
changed everything in the drawings and now I'm left with the actual file
names to deal with. I'm starting now with ctrl v so you've got until I
finish to come up with an idea!

 

You've probably finished by now, but another program to consider for
future needs, Rename-it V3.11
http://www.freewareweb.com/file4.html
Very powerful, has a "preview" button.

 

Fantastic! Actually you were all too slow, but I'm glad I asked. This will definitley be used in the future. Thanks.

 

Need fast answers? Google is your friend.

in the future. Thanks.

 

It's all over now, but for future reference... IrfanView can do this, and that's something that many of us have installed already.