The below works fine providing that desktop6.ndkOLD1 do not already exist, how can I have it to rename the file in sequence so that it will TRY first desktop6.ndkOLD1 then desktop6.ndkOLD2 etc.


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cd\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\Data
Rename desktop6.ndk desktop6.ndkOLD1
Heres a script doing what you need, first it changes the directory
then , it sets variable cn to zero , then it starts a new SECTION and for array
in the array it processes all , *.NDKOL?? Files witch is the same thing as *.ndkOLD2 , *.ndkOLD3 , ECT .. it then calls set and adds 1 to the variable CN if the file name .NDKOLD3 already EXISTS , it loops back to the top and adds another 1 to the variable.. and does this untill CN hits a number that doesnt exist yet.. once it finds the next file that doesnt exist , it uses IF /F and LSS , so if desktop6.ndk is LESS then desktop6.NDKOLD4 OR desktop6.NDKOLD%CN% , it will rename the file to Desktop6.NDKOLD%CN% or Desktop6.NDKOLD5 (WHATEVER comes next)


@echo off
cd\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\Data
set cn=0
:TOP
for /f "tokens=1*" %%a in ('dir /a *.ndkOL?? /b') do (
call set /a cn=%%cn%%+1
if exist desktop6.ndkOLD%cn% Goto Top
if /i desktop6.ndk LSS %%a rename desktop6.ndk desktop6.ndkOLD%cn%
)
:ENDThanks Diablo416, just the thing I needed.