batch script to replace square brackets, across a whole drive?
I found a fabulous script to help with a recent virus attack, which replaces the square brackets in a filename. However, the virus managed to hit a large number of different filepaths before it was stopped. Could this script
Batch rename script to rename/replace square brackets
be amended to run across a whole file system?
rename batch-rename
asked Jan 30 at 8:46
Dangerous.DenDangerous.Den
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I found a fabulous script to help with a recent virus attack, which replaces the square brackets in a filename. However, the virus managed to hit a large number of different filepaths before it was stopped. Could this script
Batch rename script to rename/replace square brackets
be amended to run across a whole file system?
rename batch-rename
asked Jan 30 at 8:46
Dangerous.DenDangerous.Den
82
add a comment |
I found a fabulous script to help with a recent virus attack, which replaces the square brackets in a filename. However, the virus managed to hit a large number of different filepaths before it was stopped. Could this script
Batch rename script to rename/replace square brackets
be amended to run across a whole file system?
rename batch-rename
asked Jan 30 at 8:46
Dangerous.DenDangerous.Den
82
I found a fabulous script to help with a recent virus attack, which replaces the square brackets in a filename. However, the virus managed to hit a large number of different filepaths before it was stopped. Could this script
Batch rename script to rename/replace square brackets
be amended to run across a whole file system?
rename batch-rename
rename batch-rename
asked Jan 30 at 8:46
Dangerous.DenDangerous.Den
82
asked Jan 30 at 8:46
Dangerous.DenDangerous.Den
82
asked Jan 30 at 8:46
Dangerous.DenDangerous.Den
82
asked Jan 30 at 8:46
Dangerous.DenDangerous.Den
82
asked Jan 30 at 8:46
Dangerous.DenDangerous.Den
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Use FOR /R to loop through files and
recurse on subfolders.
Untested modification of the .bat file from your link:
@echo off
Setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
Set "Original=["
Set "Replaced=("
For /R C: %%a in (*.doc) Do (
Set filename=%%~na%%~xa
call set newname=!filename:%Original%=%Replaced%!
Ren "%%a" "!newname!"
)
answered Jan 30 at 10:37
harrymcharrymc
260k14271574
on testing this new batch it gives "The syntax of the command is incorrect." errors. Is the C: a requirement for the /R suffix?
– Dangerous.Den
Feb 2 at 13:39
My part of the /R was correct. It was the script in your link that was sh*t. Corrected.
– harrymc
Feb 2 at 15:51
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Use FOR /R to loop through files and
recurse on subfolders.
Untested modification of the .bat file from your link:
@echo off
Setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
Set "Original=["
Set "Replaced=("
For /R C: %%a in (*.doc) Do (
Set filename=%%~na%%~xa
call set newname=!filename:%Original%=%Replaced%!
Ren "%%a" "!newname!"
)
answered Jan 30 at 10:37
harrymcharrymc
260k14271574
on testing this new batch it gives "The syntax of the command is incorrect." errors. Is the C: a requirement for the /R suffix?
– Dangerous.Den
Feb 2 at 13:39
My part of the /R was correct. It was the script in your link that was sh*t. Corrected.
– harrymc
Feb 2 at 15:51
add a comment |
Use FOR /R to loop through files and
recurse on subfolders.
Untested modification of the .bat file from your link:
@echo off
Setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
Set "Original=["
Set "Replaced=("
For /R C: %%a in (*.doc) Do (
Set filename=%%~na%%~xa
call set newname=!filename:%Original%=%Replaced%!
Ren "%%a" "!newname!"
)
answered Jan 30 at 10:37
harrymcharrymc
260k14271574
on testing this new batch it gives "The syntax of the command is incorrect." errors. Is the C: a requirement for the /R suffix?
– Dangerous.Den
Feb 2 at 13:39
My part of the /R was correct. It was the script in your link that was sh*t. Corrected.
– harrymc
Feb 2 at 15:51
add a comment |
Use FOR /R to loop through files and
recurse on subfolders.
Untested modification of the .bat file from your link:
@echo off
Setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
Set "Original=["
Set "Replaced=("
For /R C: %%a in (*.doc) Do (
Set filename=%%~na%%~xa
call set newname=!filename:%Original%=%Replaced%!
Ren "%%a" "!newname!"
)
answered Jan 30 at 10:37
harrymcharrymc
260k14271574
Use FOR /R to loop through files and
recurse on subfolders.
Untested modification of the .bat file from your link:
@echo off
Setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
Set "Original=["
Set "Replaced=("
For /R C: %%a in (*.doc) Do (
Set filename=%%~na%%~xa
call set newname=!filename:%Original%=%Replaced%!
Ren "%%a" "!newname!"
)
answered Jan 30 at 10:37
harrymcharrymc
260k14271574
edited Feb 2 at 15:49
answered Jan 30 at 10:37
harrymcharrymc
260k14271574
answered Jan 30 at 10:37
harrymcharrymc
260k14271574
answered Jan 30 at 10:37
harrymcharrymc
260k14271574
260k14271574
on testing this new batch it gives "The syntax of the command is incorrect." errors. Is the C: a requirement for the /R suffix?
– Dangerous.Den
Feb 2 at 13:39
My part of the /R was correct. It was the script in your link that was sh*t. Corrected.
– harrymc
Feb 2 at 15:51
add a comment |
on testing this new batch it gives "The syntax of the command is incorrect." errors. Is the C: a requirement for the /R suffix?
– Dangerous.Den
Feb 2 at 13:39
My part of the /R was correct. It was the script in your link that was sh*t. Corrected.
– harrymc
Feb 2 at 15:51
on testing this new batch it gives "The syntax of the command is incorrect." errors. Is the C: a requirement for the /R suffix?
– Dangerous.Den
Feb 2 at 13:39
on testing this new batch it gives "The syntax of the command is incorrect." errors. Is the C: a requirement for the /R suffix?
– Dangerous.Den
Feb 2 at 13:39
My part of the /R was correct. It was the script in your link that was sh*t. Corrected.
– harrymc
Feb 2 at 15:51
My part of the /R was correct. It was the script in your link that was sh*t. Corrected.
– harrymc
Feb 2 at 15:51
add a comment |
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