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Subject: Re: Flash Renamer
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:05:26 +0200Hi Rebecca,
Here are my suggestions:
Create a preset that contains what you need to do. A preset is a collection of rename commands that you can save and then easily run as a single command. With a preset in place you can use it to automate further:
If you right click on the files in Windows Explorer you should see a Flash Renamer menu. Your presets should be on this menu, so you can easily select it and your files will be renamed!
Flash Renamer also has command line support so you can use it from a bat file like you suggested. Again, a preset is used to contain the rename commands that you want to use.
The manual contains more information about how to use presets and the command line switches.
Good luck!
// Dan
Rebecca wrote:
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> We use a product called Cognos 8 to produce reports which we email to clients. Cognos appends verbiage to the front of the file names (Mfg-en-us-) and we are looking for a good way to remove that verbiage. Here’s an example of what we find in our directory after the reports are produced:
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> This is just one “set” out of about 150 such sets of files which Cognos produces.
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> Our first problem is to remove the two .xml files and then rename the others removing the “Mfg-en-us-“ prefix from all file name. In addition, the .xlwa file extension must be changed to .xls.
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> In looking for a solution I came across your Flash Renamer and I am using the trial version. It worked just fine doing this manually and I liked it very much. However, we would like to automate the process by possibly including a procedure in a batch file, for example. Do you know of any way for us to automate our process using this program? Do you have another suggestion for doing this that might be as efficient?
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> Thanks,
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> Rebecca
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> IT and Administrative Specialist
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> Purchasing Solutions, LLC
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> One Tower Lane, Suite 1700
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> Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
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> Phone: 630-645-2221
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> Fax: 630-573-5205
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Here are my suggestions:
Create a preset that contains what you need to do. A preset is a collection of rename commands that you can save and then easily run as a single command. With a preset in place you can use it to automate further:
If you right click on the files in Windows Explorer you should see a Flash Renamer menu. Your presets should be on this menu, so you can easily select it and your files will be renamed!
Flash Renamer also has command line support so you can use it from a bat file like you suggested. Again, a preset is used to contain the rename commands that you want to use.
The manual contains more information about how to use presets and the command line switches.
Good luck!
// Dan
Rebecca wrote:
>
> We use a product called Cognos 8 to produce reports which we email to clients. Cognos appends verbiage to the front of the file names (Mfg-en-us-) and we are looking for a good way to remove that verbiage. Here’s an example of what we find in our directory after the reports are produced:
>
>
>
>
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> This is just one “set” out of about 150 such sets of files which Cognos produces.
>
>
>
> Our first problem is to remove the two .xml files and then rename the others removing the “Mfg-en-us-“ prefix from all file name. In addition, the .xlwa file extension must be changed to .xls.
>
>
>
> In looking for a solution I came across your Flash Renamer and I am using the trial version. It worked just fine doing this manually and I liked it very much. However, we would like to automate the process by possibly including a procedure in a batch file, for example. Do you know of any way for us to automate our process using this program? Do you have another suggestion for doing this that might be as efficient?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Rebecca
>
> IT and Administrative Specialist
>
>
>
> Purchasing Solutions, LLC
>
> One Tower Lane, Suite 1700
>
> Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
>
> Phone: 630-645-2221
>
> Fax: 630-573-5205
>
>
