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Solve : batch file to rename files based on content?

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I am trying to write a batch file that will:

1. Select a DIRECTORY (EDI*.*)
2. Read the first line of each file (this line is the new filename I want)
3. Delete the first line.
4. Rename the file to the new file name.

Thanksif you have GAWK for WINDOWS (see my sig)
Code: [Select]BEGIN {
for(i=1;i<ARGC;i++){
                print "Processing file: "ARGV[i]
getline newfile < ARGV[i]
while( ( getline line < ARGV[i] ) >0 ){
print line > newfile
}
close(ARGV[i])
cmd = "ren "ARGV[i]" "newfile
print cmd
system(cmd)
}
}
save the above as myscript.awk and on command line
Code: [Select]c:\edi> gawk -f myscript.awk *.*
The rename works great. Thanks

Just need to know how I can delete the first line before the file gets renamed.


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