i have files and i want them renames as such:
p000001.gif -> p1.gif
p000002.gif -> p2.gif
p000003.gif -> p3.gif
p000004.gif -> p4.gif
p000005.gif -> p5.gif
p000006.gif -> p6.gif
p000007.gif -> p7.gif
p000008.gif -> p8.gif
p000009.gif -> p9.gif
p000010.gif -> p10.gif
does anybody have a batch file or dos command (better) to do it?
Code: [Select]Set objFS=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strFolder = "c:\test"
Set objFolder = objFS.GetFolder(strFolder)
For Each strFile In objFolder.Files
If objFS.GetExtensionName(strFile) = "gif" Then
strFileName = strFile.Name
strNum = Mid(strFileName,2,6)
strNum = strip(strNum)
strNewFileName = Mid(strFileName,1,1) & strNum & Mid(strFileName,8)
strFile.Name strNewFileName
End If
Next

Function strip(str)
s=""
For i=1 To LEN(str)
If Mid(str,i,1) <> "0" Then
s=s&Mid(str,i)
Exit For
End If
Next
strip=s
End Function

Code: [Select]c:\test> cscript /nologo myscript.vbs
didnt work ::
it didnt change anything
oh wait i didnt notice it the first time:
there was an error message
Microsoft VBScript runtime error object does no
support this property or method: 'strFile.Name'the problem area is
Code: [Select] strFile.Name strNewFileName i will leave it to you to find out. Hint: an OPERATOR is missingi tried = but it didnt work
i DONT LIKE vb or vb script so i dont know
never mind i got it -- there was a conflicting file in thereHere is a site that has lots of string manipulation for DOS.
http://www.dostips.com/DtTipsStringManipulation.php

From that site an example to replace a word in a LINE of text.
Code: [Select]set str=teh cat in teh hat
echo.%str%
set str=%str:teh=the%
echo.%str%
DOS Script Ouput
Quote

teh cat in teh hat
the cat in the hat

Here is a site that has lots of string manipulation for DOS.
http://www.dostips.com/DtTipsStringManipulation.php

From that site an example to replace a word in a line of text.
Code: [Select]set str=teh cat in teh hat
echo.%str%
set str=%str:teh=the%
echo.%str%
DOS Script Ouput
If you can understand that, then you can get rid of leading zeros by recursion. Or iteration.

thats neat