File extension changer

October 5, 2007

Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility, to change files

extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide file extensions for known

file types' option in 'Folder Options' menu is not very convenient since if

then whenever we want to rename a certain file, we will always have to

include the extension for it, or else we will get a warning prompt.

Thanks

October 5, 2007

Re: File extension changer

SANTANDER wrote:

| Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility, to

| change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide file

| extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options' menu is

| not very convenient since if then whenever we want to rename a

| certain file, we will always have to include the extension for it, or

| else we will get a warning prompt.

What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is important

because changing extensions can cause a program no longer to function as

expected when clicked.

However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS box...

(1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

(2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

C:\>REN /?

Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

filename2]

REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

filename2]

Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your destination.

| Thanks

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

October 5, 2007

Re: File extension changer

"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

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> SANTANDER wrote:

> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility, to

> | change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide file

> | extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options' menu is

> | not very convenient since if then whenever we want to rename a

> | certain file, we will always have to include the extension for it, or

> | else we will get a warning prompt.

>

> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is important

> because changing extensions can cause a program no longer to function as

> expected when clicked.

>

> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS box...

>

> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

>

> C:\>REN /?

> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

>

> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

> filename2]

> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

> filename2]

>

> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your destination.

>

> | Thanks

>

> --

> Thanks or Good Luck,

> There may be humor in this post, and,

> Naturally, you will not sue,

> Should things get worse after this,

> PCR

> pcrrcp@netzero.net

--------

I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current directory from

..zip to .bak.

Should I specify full path to this folder?

RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

S.

October 6, 2007

Re: File extension changer

On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 02:05:05 +0300, "SANTANDER"

<santander@microsoft.news> put finger to keyboard and composed:

>

>"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

>news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> SANTANDER wrote:

>> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility, to

>> | change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide file

>> | extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options' menu is

>> | not very convenient since if then whenever we want to rename a

>> | certain file, we will always have to include the extension for it, or

>> | else we will get a warning prompt.

>>

>> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is important

>> because changing extensions can cause a program no longer to function as

>> expected when clicked.

>>

>> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS box...

>>

>> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

>> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

>>

>> C:\>REN /?

>> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

>>

>> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

>> filename2]

>> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

>> filename2]

>>

>> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your destination.

>>

>> | Thanks

>>

>> --

>> Thanks or Good Luck,

>> There may be humor in this post, and,

>> Naturally, you will not sue,

>> Should things get worse after this,

>> PCR

>> pcrrcp@netzero.net

>--------

>I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current directory from

>.zip to .bak.

>Should I specify full path to this folder?

>

>RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

>

>S.

File names with spaces need to be enclosed in quotes.

ren "C:\My Documents\Folder" "*.zip" "*.bak"

- Franc Zabkar

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October 6, 2007

Re: File extension changer

"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote in message news:h3kdg3dsf0n0egvb5jttl59pn64pqk6quq@4ax.com...

> On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 02:05:05 +0300, "SANTANDER"

> <santander@microsoft.news> put finger to keyboard and composed:

>

>>

>>"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

>>> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

>>> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

>>>

>>> C:\>REN /?

>>> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

>>>

>>> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

>>> filename2]

>>> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

>>> filename2]

>>>

>>> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your destination.

>>I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current directory from

>>.zip to .bak.

>>Should I specify full path to this folder?

If working in the current dir you do not need to specify a path. The

current dir is the default.

ren *.zip *.bak

>>

>>RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

>>

>>S.

>

> File names with spaces need to be enclosed in quotes.

>

> ren "C:\My Documents\Folder" "*.zip" "*.bak"

Or-

ren "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

October 6, 2007

Re: File extension changer

Franc Zabkar wrote:

| On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 02:05:05 +0300, "SANTANDER"

| <santander@microsoft.news> put finger to keyboard and composed:

|

|>

|>"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

|>news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

|>> SANTANDER wrote:

|>> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility, to

|>> | change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide file

|>> | extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options' menu

|>> | is not very convenient since if then whenever we want to rename a

|>> | certain file, we will always have to include the extension for

|>> | it, or else we will get a warning prompt.

|>>

|>> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is

|>> important because changing extensions can cause a program no longer

|>> to function as expected when clicked.

|>>

|>> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS box...

|>>

|>> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

|>> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

|>>

|>> C:\>REN /?

|>> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

|>>

|>> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

|>> filename2]

|>> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

|>> filename2]

|>>

|>> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

|>> destination.

|>>

|>> | Thanks

|>>

|>> --

|>> Thanks or Good Luck,

|>> There may be humor in this post, and,

|>> Naturally, you will not sue,

|>> Should things get worse after this,

|>> PCR

|>> pcrrcp@netzero.net

|>--------

|>I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current directory

|>from .zip to .bak.

|>Should I specify full path to this folder?

|>

|>RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

|>

|>S.

|

| File names with spaces need to be enclosed in quotes.

|

| ren "C:\My Documents\Folder" "*.zip" "*.bak"

That's true about quotes. Any file or folder that is not in the DOS

format... Filename.ext (8.3) & no space... would need the quotes in a

DOS box.

However, the line you posted actually results in the folder getting

renamed to "Folder.zip", & the files inside remain unchanged. It is as

Blanton said...

ren "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

That leaves the folder alone & renames the .zip's inside to .bak's.

| - Franc Zabkar

| --

| Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

October 6, 2007

Re: File extension changer

SANTANDER wrote:

| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

|> SANTANDER wrote:

|> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility, to

|> | change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide file

|> | extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options' menu is

|> | not very convenient since if then whenever we want to rename a

|> | certain file, we will always have to include the extension for it,

|> | or else we will get a warning prompt.

|>

|> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is

|> important because changing extensions can cause a program no longer

|> to function as expected when clicked.

|>

|> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS box...

|>

|> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

|> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

|>

|> C:\>REN /?

|> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

|>

|> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

|> filename2]

|> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

|> filename2]

|>

|> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

|> destination.

|>

|> | Thanks

|>

|> --

|> Thanks or Good Luck,

|> There may be humor in this post, and,

|> Naturally, you will not sue,

|> Should things get worse after this,

|> PCR

|> pcrrcp@netzero.net

| --------

| I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current directory

| from .zip to .bak.

| Should I specify full path to this folder?

|

| RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

As Zabcar said, you would need quotes around "C:\My Documents\Folder",

because it has a non-DOS component. To be free of quotes, all components

must be in the 8.3 DOS format-- Filename.ext & containing no space or

certain other special characters.

HOWEVER, that line still doesn't work, & would just rename "Folder" to

be "Folder.zip". You must do as Blanton said & include a final

backslash...

REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

....OR (because it is the current folder)...

REN *.zip *.bak

| S.

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

October 6, 2007

Re: File extension changer

PCR wrote:

| SANTANDER wrote:

|| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

|| news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

||> SANTANDER wrote:

||> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility, to

||> | change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide file

||> | extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options' menu

||> | is not very convenient since if then whenever we want to rename a

||> | certain file, we will always have to include the extension for it,

||> | or else we will get a warning prompt.

||>

||> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is

||> important because changing extensions can cause a program no longer

||> to function as expected when clicked.

||>

||> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS box...

||>

||> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

||> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

||>

||> C:\>REN /?

||> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

||>

||> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

||> filename2]

||> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

||> filename2]

||>

||> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

||> destination.

||>

||> | Thanks

||>

||> --

||> Thanks or Good Luck,

||> There may be humor in this post, and,

||> Naturally, you will not sue,

||> Should things get worse after this,

||> PCR

||> pcrrcp@netzero.net

|| --------

|| I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current directory

|| from .zip to .bak.

|| Should I specify full path to this folder?

||

|| RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

|

| As Zabcar said, you would need quotes around "C:\My Documents\Folder",

| because it has a non-DOS component. To be free of quotes, all

| components must be in the 8.3 DOS format-- Filename.ext & containing

| no space or certain other special characters.

Actually, as Zabcar first said, it is only spaces that seem to matter in

the REN command. If any folder or file name in the Path contains a

space, enclose the whole Path in quotes, as said. But...

REN C:\Folder\Filename.ext LongFileName.LongExtension

....seems to work fine in a DOS box.

| HOWEVER, that line still doesn't work, & would just rename "Folder" to

| be "Folder.zip". You must do as Blanton said & include a final

| backslash...

|

| REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

|

| ...OR (because it is the current folder)...

|

| REN *.zip *.bak

I hope you will remember that these were .zip files. Some day you may

want to rename them back-- because the extension has importance in

Windows.

(a) Why are you renaming them?

(b) Maybe rename them to... *.bak.zip.

That way they still are .zip's.

& put them into there w/o renaming them at all.

|| S.

|

| --

| Thanks or Good Luck,

| There may be humor in this post, and,

| Naturally, you will not sue,

| Should things get worse after this,

| PCR

| pcrrcp@netzero.net

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

October 6, 2007

Re: File extension changer

"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

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> SANTANDER wrote:

> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> | news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> |> SANTANDER wrote:

> |> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility, to

> |> | change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide file

> |> | extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options' menu is

> |> | not very convenient since if then whenever we want to rename a

> |> | certain file, we will always have to include the extension for it,

> |> | or else we will get a warning prompt.

> |>

> |> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is

> |> important because changing extensions can cause a program no longer

> |> to function as expected when clicked.

> |>

> |> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS box...

> |>

> |> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

> |> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

> |>

> |> C:\>REN /?

> |> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

> |>

> |> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

> |> filename2]

> |> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

> |> filename2]

> |>

> |> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

> |> destination.

> |>

> |> | Thanks

> |>

> |> --

> |> Thanks or Good Luck,

> |> There may be humor in this post, and,

> |> Naturally, you will not sue,

> |> Should things get worse after this,

> |> PCR

> |> pcrrcp@netzero.net

> | --------

> | I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current directory

> | from .zip to .bak.

> | Should I specify full path to this folder?

> |

> | RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

> As Zabcar said, you would need quotes around "C:\My Documents\Folder",

> because it has a non-DOS component. To be free of quotes, all components

> must be in the 8.3 DOS format-- Filename.ext & containing no space or

> certain other special characters.

> HOWEVER, that line still doesn't work, & would just rename "Folder" to

> be "Folder.zip". You must do as Blanton said & include a final

> backslash...

> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

> ...OR (because it is the current folder)...

> REN *.zip *.bak

>

--------------------

It is helpful to know DOS however, but it is extremelly inconvenient to work

with it nowadays.

So I would try .BAT file which will do renaming, and will be much easier to

work. How should look this BAT file code?

Thanks,

S.

October 6, 2007

Re: File extension changer

SANTANDER wrote:

| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| news:%23H9oZkFCIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

|> SANTANDER wrote:

|> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

|> | news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

|> |> SANTANDER wrote:

|> |> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility, to

|> |> | change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide file

|> |> | extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options'

|> |> | menu is not very convenient since if then whenever we want to

|> |> | rename a certain file, we will always have to include the

|> |> | extension for it, or else we will get a warning prompt.

|> |>

|> |> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is

|> |> important because changing extensions can cause a program no

|> |> longer to function as expected when clicked.

|> |>

|> |> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS

|> |> box...

|> |>

|> |> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

|> |> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

|> |>

|> |> C:\>REN /?

|> |> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

|> |>

|> |> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2

|> |> | filename2]

|> |> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

|> |> filename2]

|> |>

|> |> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

|> |> destination.

|> |>

|> |> | Thanks

|> |>

|> |> --

|> |> Thanks or Good Luck,

|> |> There may be humor in this post, and,

|> |> Naturally, you will not sue,

|> |> Should things get worse after this,

|> |> PCR

|> |> pcrrcp@netzero.net

|> | --------

|> | I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current directory

|> | from .zip to .bak.

|> | Should I specify full path to this folder?

|> |

|> | RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

|

|> As Zabcar said, you would need quotes around "C:\My

|> Documents\Folder", because it has a non-DOS component. To be free of

|> quotes, all components must be in the 8.3 DOS format-- Filename.ext

|> & containing no space or certain other special characters.

|

|> HOWEVER, that line still doesn't work, & would just rename "Folder"

|> to be "Folder.zip". You must do as Blanton said & include a final

|> backslash...

|

|> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

|

|> ...OR (because it is the current folder)...

|

|> REN *.zip *.bak

|>

| --------------------

|

| It is helpful to know DOS however, but it is extremelly inconvenient

| to work with it nowadays.

| So I would try .BAT file which will do renaming, and will be much

| easier to work. How should look this BAT file code?

I swore 7 years ago I WOULD learn to write complex .bat's, & that still

stands-- but probably Zabcar & Blanton have beaten me to it. A simple

one is just what we've said...

REN *.zip *.bak

(You'd have to be in the proper folder.

Whichever is the current folder is affected.

And I'd strongly recommend...

REN *.zip *.bak.zip

.... instead!)

--or---

REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

(You may be in any folder.

Only .zip's in "C:\My Documents\Folder" are renamed.

Again, I'd prefer to see...

REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak.zip

.... instead!)

Name the .bat... "RenZip.bat"... & type it at the DOS box prompt.

| Thanks,

| S.

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

October 7, 2007

Re: File extension changer

On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 16:23:16 -0400, "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> put

finger to keyboard and composed:

>Franc Zabkar wrote:

>| On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 02:05:05 +0300, "SANTANDER"

>| <santander@microsoft.news> put finger to keyboard and composed:

>|

>|>

>|>"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

>|>news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>|>> SANTANDER wrote:

>|>> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility, to

>|>> | change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide file

>|>> | extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options' menu

>|>> | is not very convenient since if then whenever we want to rename a

>|>> | certain file, we will always have to include the extension for

>|>> | it, or else we will get a warning prompt.

>|>>

>|>> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is

>|>> important because changing extensions can cause a program no longer

>|>> to function as expected when clicked.

>|>>

>|>> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS box...

>|>>

>|>> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

>|>> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

>|>>

>|>> C:\>REN /?

>|>> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

>|>>

>|>> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

>|>> filename2]

>|>> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

>|>> filename2]

>|>>

>|>> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

>|>> destination.

>|>>

>|>> | Thanks

>|>>

>|>> --

>|>> Thanks or Good Luck,

>|>> There may be humor in this post, and,

>|>> Naturally, you will not sue,

>|>> Should things get worse after this,

>|>> PCR

>|>> pcrrcp@netzero.net

>|>--------

>|>I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current directory

>|>from .zip to .bak.

>|>Should I specify full path to this folder?

>|>

>|>RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

>|>

>|>S.

>|

>| File names with spaces need to be enclosed in quotes.

>|

>| ren "C:\My Documents\Folder" "*.zip" "*.bak"

>

>That's true about quotes. Any file or folder that is not in the DOS

>format... Filename.ext (8.3) & no space... would need the quotes in a

>DOS box.

>

>However, the line you posted actually results in the folder getting

>renamed to "Folder.zip", & the files inside remain unchanged. It is as

>Blanton said...

>

>ren "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

>

>That leaves the folder alone & renames the .zip's inside to .bak's.

Sorry. That was a very bad brain fart.

- Franc Zabkar

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October 7, 2007

Re: File extension changer

"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

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> SANTANDER wrote:

> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> | news:%23H9oZkFCIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> |> SANTANDER wrote:

> |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> |> | news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

> |> |> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility, to

> |> |> | change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide file

> |> |> | extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options'

> |> |> | menu is not very convenient since if then whenever we want to

> |> |> | rename a certain file, we will always have to include the

> |> |> | extension for it, or else we will get a warning prompt.

> |> |>

> |> |> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is

> |> |> important because changing extensions can cause a program no

> |> |> longer to function as expected when clicked.

> |> |>

> |> |> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS

> |> |> box...

> |> |>

> |> |> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

> |> |> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

> |> |>

> |> |> C:\>REN /?

> |> |> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

> |> |>

> |> |> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2

> |> |> | filename2]

> |> |> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

> |> |> filename2]

> |> |>

> |> |> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

> |> |> destination.

> |> |>

> |> |> | Thanks

> |> |>

> |> |> --

> |> |> Thanks or Good Luck,

> |> |> There may be humor in this post, and,

> |> |> Naturally, you will not sue,

> |> |> Should things get worse after this,

> |> |> PCR

> |> |> pcrrcp@netzero.net

> |> | --------

> |> | I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current directory

> |> | from .zip to .bak.

> |> | Should I specify full path to this folder?

> |> |

> |> | RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

> |

> |> As Zabcar said, you would need quotes around "C:\My

> |> Documents\Folder", because it has a non-DOS component. To be free of

> |> quotes, all components must be in the 8.3 DOS format-- Filename.ext

> |> & containing no space or certain other special characters.

> |

> |> HOWEVER, that line still doesn't work, & would just rename "Folder"

> |> to be "Folder.zip". You must do as Blanton said & include a final

> |> backslash...

> |

> |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

> |

> |> ...OR (because it is the current folder)...

> |

> |> REN *.zip *.bak

> |>

> | --------------------

> |

> | It is helpful to know DOS however, but it is extremelly inconvenient

> | to work with it nowadays.

> | So I would try .BAT file which will do renaming, and will be much

> | easier to work. How should look this BAT file code?

>

> I swore 7 years ago I WOULD learn to write complex .bat's, & that still

> stands-- but probably Zabcar & Blanton have beaten me to it. A simple

> one is just what we've said...

>

> REN *.zip *.bak

>

> (You'd have to be in the proper folder.

> Whichever is the current folder is affected.

> And I'd strongly recommend...

> REN *.zip *.bak.zip

> ... instead!)

>

> --or---

>

> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

>

> (You may be in any folder.

> Only .zip's in "C:\My Documents\Folder" are renamed.

> Again, I'd prefer to see...

> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak.zip

> ... instead!)

>

> Name the .bat... "RenZip.bat"... & type it at the DOS box prompt.

>

> | Thanks,

> | S.

>

-----------

and what if rename zip with other extension, jpg? Same thing, .jpg dot zip?

REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.jpg.zip

Is the changing extension back to original always safe? Just tried once

rename(manually) vbs file to pdf, then back to vbs and get script file

damaged, its different size.

Thanks

October 7, 2007

Re: File extension changer

Personally, I always used either copy or xcopy to achieve the renaming of

files. Though that keeps a copy of the original, adding a del line (del

%folder line%\*.extension, or previously properly formed variables are

defined, del %1%2{etc.}\*.extension) can remove those now defunct copies.

--

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

________

"SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message

news:eML%23hTOCIHA.4496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

|

| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| news:eQ4p4zGCIHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > SANTANDER wrote:

| > | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| > | news:%23H9oZkFCIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > |> SANTANDER wrote:

| > |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| > |> | news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

| > |> |> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility, to

| > |> |> | change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide file

| > |> |> | extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options'

| > |> |> | menu is not very convenient since if then whenever we want to

| > |> |> | rename a certain file, we will always have to include the

| > |> |> | extension for it, or else we will get a warning prompt.

| > |> |>

| > |> |> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is

| > |> |> important because changing extensions can cause a program no

| > |> |> longer to function as expected when clicked.

| > |> |>

| > |> |> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS

| > |> |> box...

| > |> |>

| > |> |> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

| > |> |> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

| > |> |>

| > |> |> C:\>REN /?

| > |> |> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

| > |> |>

| > |> |> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2

| > |> |> | filename2]

| > |> |> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

| > |> |> filename2]

| > |> |>

| > |> |> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

| > |> |> destination.

| > |> |>

| > |> |> | Thanks

| > |> |>

| > |> |> --

| > |> |> Thanks or Good Luck,

| > |> |> There may be humor in this post, and,

| > |> |> Naturally, you will not sue,

| > |> |> Should things get worse after this,

| > |> |> PCR

| > |> |> pcrrcp@netzero.net

| > |> | --------

| > |> | I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current directory

| > |> | from .zip to .bak.

| > |> | Should I specify full path to this folder?

| > |> |

| > |> | RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

| > |

| > |> As Zabcar said, you would need quotes around "C:\My

| > |> Documents\Folder", because it has a non-DOS component. To be free of

| > |> quotes, all components must be in the 8.3 DOS format-- Filename.ext

| > |> & containing no space or certain other special characters.

| > |

| > |> HOWEVER, that line still doesn't work, & would just rename "Folder"

| > |> to be "Folder.zip". You must do as Blanton said & include a final

| > |> backslash...

| > |

| > |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

| > |

| > |> ...OR (because it is the current folder)...

| > |

| > |> REN *.zip *.bak

| > |>

| > | --------------------

| > |

| > | It is helpful to know DOS however, but it is extremelly inconvenient

| > | to work with it nowadays.

| > | So I would try .BAT file which will do renaming, and will be much

| > | easier to work. How should look this BAT file code?

| >

| > I swore 7 years ago I WOULD learn to write complex .bat's, & that still

| > stands-- but probably Zabcar & Blanton have beaten me to it. A simple

| > one is just what we've said...

| >

| > REN *.zip *.bak

| >

| > (You'd have to be in the proper folder.

| > Whichever is the current folder is affected.

| > And I'd strongly recommend...

| > REN *.zip *.bak.zip

| > ... instead!)

| >

| > --or---

| >

| > REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

| >

| > (You may be in any folder.

| > Only .zip's in "C:\My Documents\Folder" are renamed.

| > Again, I'd prefer to see...

| > REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak.zip

| > ... instead!)

| >

| > Name the .bat... "RenZip.bat"... & type it at the DOS box prompt.

| >

| > | Thanks,

| > | S.

| >

| -----------

| and what if rename zip with other extension, jpg? Same thing, .jpg dot

zip?

|

| REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.jpg.zip

| Is the changing extension back to original always safe? Just tried once

| rename(manually) vbs file to pdf, then back to vbs and get script file

| damaged, its different size.

|

| Thanks

|

October 7, 2007

Re: File extension changer

"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:uLQm$vQCIHA.1056@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Personally, I always used either copy or xcopy to achieve the renaming of

> files. Though that keeps a copy of the original, adding a del line (del

> %folder line%\*.extension, or previously properly formed variables are

> defined, del %1%2{etc.}\*.extension) can remove those now defunct copies.

>

> --

> MEB

> http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

> ________

>

> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message

> news:eML%23hTOCIHA.4496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> |

> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> | news:eQ4p4zGCIHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> | > SANTANDER wrote:

> | > | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> | > | news:%23H9oZkFCIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> | > |> SANTANDER wrote:

> | > |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> | > |> | news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> | > |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

> | > |> |> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility,

to

> | > |> |> | change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide

file

> | > |> |> | extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options'

> | > |> |> | menu is not very convenient since if then whenever we want to

> | > |> |> | rename a certain file, we will always have to include the

> | > |> |> | extension for it, or else we will get a warning prompt.

> | > |> |>

> | > |> |> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is

> | > |> |> important because changing extensions can cause a program no

> | > |> |> longer to function as expected when clicked.

> | > |> |>

> | > |> |> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS

> | > |> |> box...

> | > |> |>

> | > |> |> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

> | > |> |> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

> | > |> |>

> | > |> |> C:\>REN /?

> | > |> |> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

> | > |> |>

> | > |> |> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1]

[directoryname2

> | > |> |> | filename2]

> | > |> |> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

> | > |> |> filename2]

> | > |> |>

> | > |> |> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

> | > |> |> destination.

> | > |> |>

> | > |> |> | Thanks

> | > |> |>

> | > |> |> --

> | > |> |> Thanks or Good Luck,

> | > |> |> There may be humor in this post, and,

> | > |> |> Naturally, you will not sue,

> | > |> |> Should things get worse after this,

> | > |> |> PCR

> | > |> |> pcrrcp@netzero.net

> | > |> | --------

> | > |> | I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current

directory

> | > |> | from .zip to .bak.

> | > |> | Should I specify full path to this folder?

> | > |> |

> | > |> | RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

> | > |

> | > |> As Zabcar said, you would need quotes around "C:\My

> | > |> Documents\Folder", because it has a non-DOS component. To be free

of

> | > |> quotes, all components must be in the 8.3 DOS format-- Filename.ext

> | > |> & containing no space or certain other special characters.

> | > |

> | > |> HOWEVER, that line still doesn't work, & would just rename "Folder"

> | > |> to be "Folder.zip". You must do as Blanton said & include a final

> | > |> backslash...

> | > |

> | > |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

> | > |

> | > |> ...OR (because it is the current folder)...

> | > |

> | > |> REN *.zip *.bak

> | > |>

> | > | --------------------

> | > |

> | > | It is helpful to know DOS however, but it is extremelly inconvenient

> | > | to work with it nowadays.

> | > | So I would try .BAT file which will do renaming, and will be much

> | > | easier to work. How should look this BAT file code?

> | >

> | > I swore 7 years ago I WOULD learn to write complex .bat's, & that

still

> | > stands-- but probably Zabcar & Blanton have beaten me to it. A simple

> | > one is just what we've said...

> | >

> | > REN *.zip *.bak

> | >

> | > (You'd have to be in the proper folder.

> | > Whichever is the current folder is affected.

> | > And I'd strongly recommend...

> | > REN *.zip *.bak.zip

> | > ... instead!)

> | >

> | > --or---

> | >

> | > REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

> | >

> | > (You may be in any folder.

> | > Only .zip's in "C:\My Documents\Folder" are renamed.

> | > Again, I'd prefer to see...

> | > REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak.zip

> | > ... instead!)

> | >

> | > Name the .bat... "RenZip.bat"... & type it at the DOS box prompt.

> | >

> | > | Thanks,

> | > | S.

> | >

> | -----------

> | and what if rename zip with other extension, jpg? Same thing, .jpg dot

> zip?

> |

> | REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.jpg.zip

> | Is the changing extension back to original always safe? Just tried once

> | rename(manually) vbs file to pdf, then back to vbs and get script file

> | damaged, its different size.

> |

> | Thanks

----------

not clear. How to achieve this with bat script or vbscript? ( but not in DOS

box)

thanks.

October 7, 2007

Re: File extension changer

Franc Zabkar wrote:

| On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 16:23:16 -0400, "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> put

| finger to keyboard and composed:

|

|>Franc Zabkar wrote:

|>| On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 02:05:05 +0300, "SANTANDER"

|>| <santander@microsoft.news> put finger to keyboard and composed:

|>|

|>|>

|>|>"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

|>|>news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

|>|>> SANTANDER wrote:

|>|>> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility, to

|>|>> | change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide file

|>|>> | extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options' menu

|>|>> | is not very convenient since if then whenever we want to rename

|>|>> | a certain file, we will always have to include the extension for

|>|>> | it, or else we will get a warning prompt.

|>|>>

|>|>> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is

|>|>> important because changing extensions can cause a program no

|>|>> longer to function as expected when clicked.

|>|>>

|>|>> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS

|>|>> box...

|>|>>

|>|>> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

|>|>> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

|>|>>

|>|>> C:\>REN /?

|>|>> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

|>|>>

|>|>> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2

|>|>> | filename2]

|>|>> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 |

|>|>> filename2]

|>|>>

|>|>> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

|>|>> destination.

|>|>>

|>|>> | Thanks

|>|>>

|>|>> --

|>|>> Thanks or Good Luck,

|>|>> There may be humor in this post, and,

|>|>> Naturally, you will not sue,

|>|>> Should things get worse after this,

|>|>> PCR

|>|>> pcrrcp@netzero.net

|>|>--------

|>|>I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current directory

|>|>from .zip to .bak.

|>|>Should I specify full path to this folder?

|>|>

|>|>RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

|>|>

|>|>S.

|>|

|>| File names with spaces need to be enclosed in quotes.

|>|

|>| ren "C:\My Documents\Folder" "*.zip" "*.bak"

|>

|>That's true about quotes. Any file or folder that is not in the DOS

|>format... Filename.ext (8.3) & no space... would need the quotes in a

|>DOS box.

|>

|>However, the line you posted actually results in the folder getting

|>renamed to "Folder.zip", & the files inside remain unchanged. It is as

|>Blanton said...

|>

|>ren "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

|>

|>That leaves the folder alone & renames the .zip's inside to .bak's.

|

| Sorry. That was a very bad brain fart.

OK, & I see you just added quotes to the existing posted line. DOS is

very strict in its requirements, even Windows DOS (in a box). But you

were right to mention only spaces in the name would require the quotes

to be used. The 8.3 requirement for DOS names (that I added to it) only

exists in Real DOS.

| - Franc Zabkar

| --

| Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

October 7, 2007

Re: File extension changer

SANTANDER wrote:

| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| news:eQ4p4zGCIHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

|> SANTANDER wrote:

|> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

|> | news:%23H9oZkFCIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

|> |> SANTANDER wrote:

|> |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

|> |> | news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

|> |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

|> |> |> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility,

|> |> |> | to change files extension? Renaming manually via enable

|> |> |> | 'Hide file extensions for known file types' option in

|> |> |> | 'Folder Options' menu is not very convenient since if then

|> |> |> | whenever we want to rename a certain file, we will always

|> |> |> | have to include the extension for it, or else we will get a

|> |> |> | warning prompt.

|> |> |>

|> |> |> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is

|> |> |> important because changing extensions can cause a program no

|> |> |> longer to function as expected when clicked.

|> |> |>

|> |> |> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS

|> |> |> box...

|> |> |>

|> |> |> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

|> |> |> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

|> |> |>

|> |> |> C:\>REN /?

|> |> |> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

|> |> |>

|> |> |> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1]

|> |> |> [directoryname2

|> |> |> | filename2]

|> |> |> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2

|> |> |> | filename2]

|> |> |>

|> |> |> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

|> |> |> destination.

|> |> |>

|> |> |> | Thanks

|> |> |>

|> |> |> --

|> |> |> Thanks or Good Luck,

|> |> |> There may be humor in this post, and,

|> |> |> Naturally, you will not sue,

|> |> |> Should things get worse after this,

|> |> |> PCR

|> |> |> pcrrcp@netzero.net

|> |> | --------

|> |> | I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current

|> |> | directory from .zip to .bak.

|> |> | Should I specify full path to this folder?

|> |> |

|> |> | RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

|> |

|> |> As Zabcar said, you would need quotes around "C:\My

|> |> Documents\Folder", because it has a non-DOS component. To be free

|> |> of quotes, all components must be in the 8.3 DOS format--

|> |> Filename.ext & containing no space or certain other special

|> |> characters.

|> |

|> |> HOWEVER, that line still doesn't work, & would just rename

|> |> "Folder" to be "Folder.zip". You must do as Blanton said &

|> |> include a final backslash...

|> |

|> |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

|> |

|> |> ...OR (because it is the current folder)...

|> |

|> |> REN *.zip *.bak

|> |>

|> | --------------------

|> |

|> | It is helpful to know DOS however, but it is extremelly

|> | inconvenient to work with it nowadays.

|> | So I would try .BAT file which will do renaming, and will be much

|> | easier to work. How should look this BAT file code?

|>

|> I swore 7 years ago I WOULD learn to write complex .bat's, & that

|> still stands-- but probably Zabcar & Blanton have beaten me to it. A

|> simple one is just what we've said...

|>

|> REN *.zip *.bak

|>

|> (You'd have to be in the proper folder.

|> Whichever is the current folder is affected.

|> And I'd strongly recommend...

|> REN *.zip *.bak.zip

|> ... instead!)

|>

|> --or---

|>

|> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

|>

|> (You may be in any folder.

|> Only .zip's in "C:\My Documents\Folder" are renamed.

|> Again, I'd prefer to see...

|> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak.zip

|> ... instead!)

|>

|> Name the .bat... "RenZip.bat"... & type it at the DOS box prompt.

|>

|> | Thanks,

|> | S.

|>

| -----------

| and what if rename zip with other extension, jpg? Same thing, .jpg

| dot zip?

I still want to know why you are doing these things? Why can't you just

create a folder named "Backup Zips", & just copy your .zip's into

there-- w/o renaming them?

| REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.jpg.zip

Actually -- on 2nd thought -- this isn't a great idea, if you are

intending to REN the files in a folder more than once. "Filename.zip"

would become "Filename.jpg.zip" the 1st time. Next time, it would become

""Filename.jpg.jpg.zip"-- & so on! Each time you do the REN in that

folder, another ".jpg" would be added!

Why can't you just create a folder named "Backup JPG Zips", & just move

them into there?

Otherwise, I guess...

REN *.zip *.jpg.zi_ << That's an underline (_)

.... would solve that problem. No file will have ".zip" in its name more

than once. And you will be able to remember what it was. For it to

function as a .zip when clicked-- you must rename it back to ".zip".

And, remember, the true extension of the file is what appears after the

FINAL dot in its name.

It would take a bit of study for me to get much fancier with batch file

coding.

http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm

This site looks one place for it.

| Is the changing extension back to original always safe? Just tried

| once rename(manually) vbs file to pdf, then back to vbs and get

| script file damaged, its different size.

I don't get that error from renaming .vbs to .pdf & back again. It

worked after renaming it back. While it was a .pdf, it would not work in

Acrobat Reader-- of course! Just changing the filetype won't change what

the file actually is.

Are you sure the .pdf you named back to .vbs was the right one? THAT'S

the big problem with doing this kind of thing!

| Thanks

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

October 8, 2007

Re: File extension changer

"SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message

news:u9IPzyQCIHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

|

| "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| news:uLQm$vQCIHA.1056@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

| > Personally, I always used either copy or xcopy to achieve the renaming

of

| > files. Though that keeps a copy of the original, adding a del line (del

| > %folder line%\*.extension, or previously properly formed variables are

| > defined, del %1%2{etc.}\*.extension) can remove those now defunct

copies.

| >

| > --

| > MEB

| > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

| > ________

| >

| > "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message

| > news:eML%23hTOCIHA.4496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

| > |

| > | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| > | news:eQ4p4zGCIHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > | > SANTANDER wrote:

| > | > | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| > | > | news:%23H9oZkFCIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > | > |> SANTANDER wrote:

| > | > |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| > | > |> | news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > | > |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

| > | > |> |> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility,

| to

| > | > |> |> | change files extension? Renaming manually via enable 'Hide

| file

| > | > |> |> | extensions for known file types' option in 'Folder Options'

| > | > |> |> | menu is not very convenient since if then whenever we want

to

| > | > |> |> | rename a certain file, we will always have to include the

| > | > |> |> | extension for it, or else we will get a warning prompt.

| > | > |> |>

| > | > |> |> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is

| > | > |> |> important because changing extensions can cause a program no

| > | > |> |> longer to function as expected when clicked.

| > | > |> |>

| > | > |> |> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS

| > | > |> |> box...

| > | > |> |>

| > | > |> |> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

| > | > |> |> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

| > | > |> |>

| > | > |> |> C:\>REN /?

| > | > |> |> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

| > | > |> |>

| > | > |> |> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1]

| [directoryname2

| > | > |> |> | filename2]

| > | > |> |> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2

|

| > | > |> |> filename2]

| > | > |> |>

| > | > |> |> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

| > | > |> |> destination.

| > | > |> |>

| > | > |> |> | Thanks

| > | > |> |>

| > | > |> |> --

| > | > |> |> Thanks or Good Luck,

| > | > |> |> There may be humor in this post, and,

| > | > |> |> Naturally, you will not sue,

| > | > |> |> Should things get worse after this,

| > | > |> |> PCR

| > | > |> |> pcrrcp@netzero.net

| > | > |> | --------

| > | > |> | I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current

| directory

| > | > |> | from .zip to .bak.

| > | > |> | Should I specify full path to this folder?

| > | > |> |

| > | > |> | RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

| > | > |

| > | > |> As Zabcar said, you would need quotes around "C:\My

| > | > |> Documents\Folder", because it has a non-DOS component. To be free

| of

| > | > |> quotes, all components must be in the 8.3 DOS format--

Filename.ext

| > | > |> & containing no space or certain other special characters.

| > | > |

| > | > |> HOWEVER, that line still doesn't work, & would just rename

"Folder"

| > | > |> to be "Folder.zip". You must do as Blanton said & include a final

| > | > |> backslash...

| > | > |

| > | > |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

| > | > |

| > | > |> ...OR (because it is the current folder)...

| > | > |

| > | > |> REN *.zip *.bak

| > | > |>

| > | > | --------------------

| > | > |

| > | > | It is helpful to know DOS however, but it is extremelly

inconvenient

| > | > | to work with it nowadays.

| > | > | So I would try .BAT file which will do renaming, and will be much

| > | > | easier to work. How should look this BAT file code?

| > | >

| > | > I swore 7 years ago I WOULD learn to write complex .bat's, & that

| still

| > | > stands-- but probably Zabcar & Blanton have beaten me to it. A

simple

| > | > one is just what we've said...

| > | >

| > | > REN *.zip *.bak

| > | >

| > | > (You'd have to be in the proper folder.

| > | > Whichever is the current folder is affected.

| > | > And I'd strongly recommend...

| > | > REN *.zip *.bak.zip

| > | > ... instead!)

| > | >

| > | > --or---

| > | >

| > | > REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

| > | >

| > | > (You may be in any folder.

| > | > Only .zip's in "C:\My Documents\Folder" are renamed.

| > | > Again, I'd prefer to see...

| > | > REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak.zip

| > | > ... instead!)

| > | >

| > | > Name the .bat... "RenZip.bat"... & type it at the DOS box prompt.

| > | >

| > | > | Thanks,

| > | > | S.

| > | >

| > | -----------

| > | and what if rename zip with other extension, jpg? Same thing, .jpg dot

| > zip?

| > |

| > | REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.jpg.zip

| > | Is the changing extension back to original always safe? Just tried

once

| > | rename(manually) vbs file to pdf, then back to vbs and get script file

| > | damaged, its different size.

| > |

| > | Thanks

| ----------

|

| not clear. How to achieve this with bat script or vbscript? ( but not in

DOS

| box)

|

| thanks.

|

Dang, knew I shouda stayed outta dis:

You would use Windows Scripting or as you suggest VBS, but its been too

long ago for me,,, and I never wrote much in WScript. There are some sample

VBS installed in C:\WINDOWS\SAMPLES\WSH and sample scripts in

C:\WINDOWS\HELP. The scripts would work *silently* which is what you're

likely looking for.

My old DOS days bats would look something like this [using xcopy not 32]:

rename.bat:

@echo off

CD "c:\Program Files\test\"

if exist *.zip xcopy32 *.zip *.zib /v

if not exist *.zip ECHO No zip files found

del *.zip

goto VBS

:VBS

if exist *.vbs xcopy32 *.vbs *.vbb /v

if not exist *.vbs ECHO No vbs files found

del *.vbs

goto END

:END

ECHO Your files were changed to the backup *.**b format if found.

----

The bat to return them to the proper extension would be something like

this:

return.bat:

@echo off

cd "c:\Program Files\test\"

if exist *.zib if exist *.vbb goto COPY

if not exist *.zib if not exist *.vbb goto END

:COPY

xcopy32 *.zib *.zip /v

xcopy32 *.vbb *.vbs /v

del *.zib

del *.vbb

ECHO Your files were returned to their original extension and the folder

cleaned.

goto END1

:END

ECHO No files were found that needed changed

:END1

---

Of course if the Recycle Bin is on, none of the files are actually deleted,

they end up there [adding another line with del c:\recycled\*.* which gives

an error as the files aren't listed there until the DOS box closes, though

they are deleted].

Like:

ECHO Deleting files from the Recycle Bin ; So you know its the files there,

not somewhere else

del c:\recycled\*.*

That requires you to press y and enter.

The ECHOs are not really needed as you will see the file changes or lack

thereof in a DOS Box.

The CD would be to whatever directory you needed and including the

"drive:\folder\folder\" as others have mentioned.

The reason you do NOT want to use the .bak extension: that extension is

used within Windows and in DOS [and applications] as a default backup file

extension. Unless you remember that those files were zip files [some day

down the road when you may need them], then you would have to look at the

file with a hex editor or some other tool to look at the file header to see

what it was. Using the .**b extension at least gives a hint and makes it

easy to locate them.

As for the *variables* aspect, a good perusal of the net or an old DOS book

would be best to understand the potentials involved. Combining such things

as Errorlevel, %, >, |, SHIFT, can/could become quite complex in a supposed

simple batch file.

Sorry, I couldn't give you a script to use, perhaps someone else can.

--

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

________

October 8, 2007

Re: File extension changer

Oh, watch out for the line wrap on those samples above.

--

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

________

October 8, 2007

Re: File extension changer

"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

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> SANTANDER wrote:

> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> | news:eQ4p4zGCIHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> |> SANTANDER wrote:

> |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> |> | news:%23H9oZkFCIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

> |> |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> |> |> | news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> |> |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

> |> |> |> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer utility,

> |> |> |> | to change files extension? Renaming manually via enable

> |> |> |> | 'Hide file extensions for known file types' option in

> |> |> |> | 'Folder Options' menu is not very convenient since if then

> |> |> |> | whenever we want to rename a certain file, we will always

> |> |> |> | have to include the extension for it, or else we will get a

> |> |> |> | warning prompt.

> |> |> |>

> |> |> |> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt is

> |> |> |> important because changing extensions can cause a program no

> |> |> |> longer to function as expected when clicked.

> |> |> |>

> |> |> |> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows DOS

> |> |> |> box...

> |> |> |>

> |> |> |> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

> |> |> |> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

> |> |> |>

> |> |> |> C:\>REN /?

> |> |> |> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

> |> |> |>

> |> |> |> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1]

> |> |> |> [directoryname2

> |> |> |> | filename2]

> |> |> |> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2

> |> |> |> | filename2]

> |> |> |>

> |> |> |> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

> |> |> |> destination.

> |> |> |>

> |> |> |> | Thanks

> |> |> |>

> |> |> |> --

> |> |> |> Thanks or Good Luck,

> |> |> |> There may be humor in this post, and,

> |> |> |> Naturally, you will not sue,

> |> |> |> Should things get worse after this,

> |> |> |> PCR

> |> |> |> pcrrcp@netzero.net

> |> |> | --------

> |> |> | I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current

> |> |> | directory from .zip to .bak.

> |> |> | Should I specify full path to this folder?

> |> |> |

> |> |> | RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

> |> |

> |> |> As Zabcar said, you would need quotes around "C:\My

> |> |> Documents\Folder", because it has a non-DOS component. To be free

> |> |> of quotes, all components must be in the 8.3 DOS format--

> |> |> Filename.ext & containing no space or certain other special

> |> |> characters.

> |> |

> |> |> HOWEVER, that line still doesn't work, & would just rename

> |> |> "Folder" to be "Folder.zip". You must do as Blanton said &

> |> |> include a final backslash...

> |> |

> |> |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

> |> |

> |> |> ...OR (because it is the current folder)...

> |> |

> |> |> REN *.zip *.bak

> |> |>

> |> | --------------------

> |> |

> |> | It is helpful to know DOS however, but it is extremelly

> |> | inconvenient to work with it nowadays.

> |> | So I would try .BAT file which will do renaming, and will be much

> |> | easier to work. How should look this BAT file code?

> |>

> |> I swore 7 years ago I WOULD learn to write complex .bat's, & that

> |> still stands-- but probably Zabcar & Blanton have beaten me to it. A

> |> simple one is just what we've said...

> |>

> |> REN *.zip *.bak

> |>

> |> (You'd have to be in the proper folder.

> |> Whichever is the current folder is affected.

> |> And I'd strongly recommend...

> |> REN *.zip *.bak.zip

> |> ... instead!)

> |>

> |> --or---

> |>

> |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

> |>

> |> (You may be in any folder.

> |> Only .zip's in "C:\My Documents\Folder" are renamed.

> |> Again, I'd prefer to see...

> |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak.zip

> |> ... instead!)

> |>

> |> Name the .bat... "RenZip.bat"... & type it at the DOS box prompt.

> |>

> |> | Thanks,

> |> | S.

> |>

> | -----------

> | and what if rename zip with other extension, jpg? Same thing, .jpg

> | dot zip?

> I still want to know why you are doing these things? Why can't you just

> create a folder named "Backup Zips", & just copy your .zip's into

> there-- w/o renaming them?

> | REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.jpg.zip

> Actually -- on 2nd thought -- this isn't a great idea, if you are

> intending to REN the files in a folder more than once. "Filename.zip"

> would become "Filename.jpg.zip" the 1st time. Next time, it would become

> ""Filename.jpg.jpg.zip"-- & so on! Each time you do the REN in that

> folder, another ".jpg" would be added!

> Why can't you just create a folder named "Backup JPG Zips", & just move

> them into there?

> Otherwise, I guess...

>

> REN *.zip *.jpg.zi_ << That's an underline (_)

> ... would solve that problem. No file will have ".zip" in its name more

> than once. And you will be able to remember what it was. For it to

> function as a .zip when clicked-- you must rename it back to ".zip".

> And, remember, the true extension of the file is what appears after the

> FINAL dot in its name.

> It would take a bit of study for me to get much fancier with batch file

> coding.

> http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm

> This site looks one place for it.

> | Is the changing extension back to original always safe? Just tried

> | once rename(manually) vbs file to pdf, then back to vbs and get

> | script file damaged, its different size.

>

> I don't get that error from renaming .vbs to .pdf & back again. It

> worked after renaming it back. While it was a .pdf, it would not work in

> Acrobat Reader-- of course! Just changing the filetype won't change what

> the file actually is.

> Are you sure the .pdf you named back to .vbs was the right one? THAT'S

> the big problem with doing this kind of thing!

> | Thanks

>

-------------

I want to rename extension just because I need upload on webserver some

files types, that server does not support (strange rules), like zip, scripts

etc

So I need just rename extension to something common like .jpg, .png, .pdf,

etc. After downloading them, it will be renamed back.

However, various file renamer utilities can do this better.

Thanks.

Santander

October 8, 2007

Re: File extension changer

"SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message

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|

| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| news:eMGAt9RCIHA.4444@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

| > SANTANDER wrote:

| > | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| > | news:eQ4p4zGCIHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > |> SANTANDER wrote:

| > |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| > |> | news:%23H9oZkFCIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

| > |> |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| > |> |> | news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > |> |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

| > |> |> |> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer

utility,

| > |> |> |> | to change files extension? Renaming manually via enable

| > |> |> |> | 'Hide file extensions for known file types' option in

| > |> |> |> | 'Folder Options' menu is not very convenient since if

then

| > |> |> |> | whenever we want to rename a certain file, we will always

| > |> |> |> | have to include the extension for it, or else we will get

a

| > |> |> |> | warning prompt.

| > |> |> |>

| > |> |> |> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt

is

| > |> |> |> important because changing extensions can cause a program

no

| > |> |> |> longer to function as expected when clicked.

| > |> |> |>

| > |> |> |> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows

DOS

| > |> |> |> box...

| > |> |> |>

| > |> |> |> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

| > |> |> |> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

| > |> |> |>

| > |> |> |> C:\>REN /?

| > |> |> |> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

| > |> |> |>

| > |> |> |> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1]

| > |> |> |> [directoryname2

| > |> |> |> | filename2]

| > |> |> |> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1]

[directoryname2

| > |> |> |> | filename2]

| > |> |> |>

| > |> |> |> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

| > |> |> |> destination.

| > |> |> |>

| > |> |> |> | Thanks

| > |> |> |>

| > |> |> |> --

| > |> |> |> Thanks or Good Luck,

| > |> |> |> There may be humor in this post, and,

| > |> |> |> Naturally, you will not sue,

| > |> |> |> Should things get worse after this,

| > |> |> |> PCR

| > |> |> |> pcrrcp@netzero.net

| > |> |> | --------

| > |> |> | I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current

| > |> |> | directory from .zip to .bak.

| > |> |> | Should I specify full path to this folder?

| > |> |> |

| > |> |> | RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

| > |> |

| > |> |> As Zabcar said, you would need quotes around "C:\My

| > |> |> Documents\Folder", because it has a non-DOS component. To be

free

| > |> |> of quotes, all components must be in the 8.3 DOS format--

| > |> |> Filename.ext & containing no space or certain other special

| > |> |> characters.

| > |> |

| > |> |> HOWEVER, that line still doesn't work, & would just rename

| > |> |> "Folder" to be "Folder.zip". You must do as Blanton said &

| > |> |> include a final backslash...

| > |> |

| > |> |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

| > |> |

| > |> |> ...OR (because it is the current folder)...

| > |> |

| > |> |> REN *.zip *.bak

| > |> |>

| > |> | --------------------

| > |> |

| > |> | It is helpful to know DOS however, but it is extremelly

| > |> | inconvenient to work with it nowadays.

| > |> | So I would try .BAT file which will do renaming, and will be

much

| > |> | easier to work. How should look this BAT file code?

| > |>

| > |> I swore 7 years ago I WOULD learn to write complex .bat's, & that

| > |> still stands-- but probably Zabcar & Blanton have beaten me to

it. A

| > |> simple one is just what we've said...

| > |>

| > |> REN *.zip *.bak

| > |>

| > |> (You'd have to be in the proper folder.

| > |> Whichever is the current folder is affected.

| > |> And I'd strongly recommend...

| > |> REN *.zip *.bak.zip

| > |> ... instead!)

| > |>

| > |> --or---

| > |>

| > |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

| > |>

| > |> (You may be in any folder.

| > |> Only .zip's in "C:\My Documents\Folder" are renamed.

| > |> Again, I'd prefer to see...

| > |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak.zip

| > |> ... instead!)

| > |>

| > |> Name the .bat... "RenZip.bat"... & type it at the DOS box prompt.

| > |>

| > |> | Thanks,

| > |> | S.

| > |>

| > | -----------

| > | and what if rename zip with other extension, jpg? Same thing, .jpg

| > | dot zip?

|

| > I still want to know why you are doing these things? Why can't you

just

| > create a folder named "Backup Zips", & just copy your .zip's into

| > there-- w/o renaming them?

|

| > | REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.jpg.zip

|

| > Actually -- on 2nd thought -- this isn't a great idea, if you are

| > intending to REN the files in a folder more than once.

"Filename.zip"

| > would become "Filename.jpg.zip" the 1st time. Next time, it would

become

| > ""Filename.jpg.jpg.zip"-- & so on! Each time you do the REN in that

| > folder, another ".jpg" would be added!

|

| > Why can't you just create a folder named "Backup JPG Zips", & just

move

| > them into there?

|

| > Otherwise, I guess...

| >

| > REN *.zip *.jpg.zi_ << That's an underline (_)

|

| > ... would solve that problem. No file will have ".zip" in its name

more

| > than once. And you will be able to remember what it was. For it to

| > function as a .zip when clicked-- you must rename it back to ".zip".

| > And, remember, the true extension of the file is what appears after

the

| > FINAL dot in its name.

|

| > It would take a bit of study for me to get much fancier with batch

file

| > coding.

| > http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm

| > This site looks one place for it.

|

| > | Is the changing extension back to original always safe? Just tried

| > | once rename(manually) vbs file to pdf, then back to vbs and get

| > | script file damaged, its different size.

| >

| > I don't get that error from renaming .vbs to .pdf & back again. It

| > worked after renaming it back. While it was a .pdf, it would not

work in

| > Acrobat Reader-- of course! Just changing the filetype won't change

what

| > the file actually is.

|

| > Are you sure the .pdf you named back to .vbs was the right one?

THAT'S

| > the big problem with doing this kind of thing!

|

| > | Thanks

| >

| -------------

|

| I want to rename extension just because I need upload on webserver

some

| files types, that server does not support (strange rules), like zip,

scripts

| etc

| So I need just rename extension to something common like .jpg, .png,

..pdf,

| etc. After downloading them, it will be renamed back.

| However, various file renamer utilities can do this better.

I see. That's inconvenient & especially strange a .zip is not allowed. I

guess you do have a legit reason for doing these things, then. Very

inconvenient!

I guess I would zip them with WinZip, & rename the .zip to

"Filename.zi_", before uploading it. Whoever then downloads it, will

need to rename it to "Filename.zip". After unzipping it, he will be able

to see what is inside-- .vbs, .pdf, whatever; so, I wouldn't put that in

its name. You also must rename it back to .zip, if you want to use it

again.

Probably, I would suffer through the Explorer requestor or do the

renaming in DOS. If I wrote a .bat or .vbs to do the renaming-- I would

want it to do the upload too! (But I don't know how to write that,

sorry.) Good luck.

| Thanks.

| Santander

|

October 8, 2007

Re: File extension changer

"SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message

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|

| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| news:OdJrgXeCIHA.4236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

....snip

| > | I want to rename extension just because I need upload on webserver

| > some

| > | files types, that server does not support (strange rules), like

zip,

| > scripts

| > | etc

| > | So I need just rename extension to something common like .jpg,

..png,

| > .pdf,

| > | etc. After downloading them, it will be renamed back.

| > | However, various file renamer utilities can do this better.

| >

| > I see. That's inconvenient & especially strange a .zip is not

allowed. I

| > guess you do have a legit reason for doing these things, then. Very

| > inconvenient!

| >

| > I guess I would zip them with WinZip, & rename the .zip to

| > "Filename.zi_", before uploading it. Whoever then downloads it, will

| > need to rename it to "Filename.zip". After unzipping it, he will be

able

| > to see what is inside-- .vbs, .pdf, whatever; so, I wouldn't put

that in

| > its name. You also must rename it back to .zip, if you want to use

it

| > again.

| >

| > Probably, I would suffer through the Explorer requestor or do the

| > renaming in DOS. If I wrote a .bat or .vbs to do the renaming-- I

would

| > want it to do the upload too! (But I don't know how to write that,

| > sorry.) Good luck.

| ----------

|

| One thing is also that host accept only allowed file types, unknown

types

| like "Filename.zi_" will not be accepted.

| Thanks everyone for suggestions and tips.

You are welcome. Good luck.

| S.

|

October 8, 2007

Re: File extension changer

"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

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> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message

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> |

> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

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> | > SANTANDER wrote:

> | > | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> | > | news:eQ4p4zGCIHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> | > |> SANTANDER wrote:

> | > |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> | > |> | news:%23H9oZkFCIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> | > |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

> | > |> |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> | > |> |> | news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> | > |> |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

> | > |> |> |> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer

> utility,

> | > |> |> |> | to change files extension? Renaming manually via enable

> | > |> |> |> | 'Hide file extensions for known file types' option in

> | > |> |> |> | 'Folder Options' menu is not very convenient since if

> then

> | > |> |> |> | whenever we want to rename a certain file, we will always

> | > |> |> |> | have to include the extension for it, or else we will get

> a

> | > |> |> |> | warning prompt.

> | > |> |> |>

> | > |> |> |> What extensions do you want to change? The warning prompt

> is

> | > |> |> |> important because changing extensions can cause a program

> no

> | > |> |> |> longer to function as expected when clicked.

> | > |> |> |>

> | > |> |> |> However, to avoid the warning, you can do it in a Windows

> DOS

> | > |> |> |> box...

> | > |> |> |>

> | > |> |> |> (1) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"

> | > |> |> |> (2) REN C:\Folder\Filename.txt Filename.newext

> | > |> |> |>

> | > |> |> |> C:\>REN /?

> | > |> |> |> Renames a file/directory or files/directories.

> | > |> |> |>

> | > |> |> |> RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1]

> | > |> |> |> [directoryname2

> | > |> |> |> | filename2]

> | > |> |> |> REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 | filename1]

> [directoryname2

> | > |> |> |> | filename2]

> | > |> |> |>

> | > |> |> |> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your

> | > |> |> |> destination.

> | > |> |> |>

> | > |> |> |> | Thanks

> | > |> |> |>

> | > |> |> |> --

> | > |> |> |> Thanks or Good Luck,

> | > |> |> |> There may be humor in this post, and,

> | > |> |> |> Naturally, you will not sue,

> | > |> |> |> Should things get worse after this,

> | > |> |> |> PCR

> | > |> |> |> pcrrcp@netzero.net

> | > |> |> | --------

> | > |> |> | I want change extensions of all .zip files in the current

> | > |> |> | directory from .zip to .bak.

> | > |> |> | Should I specify full path to this folder?

> | > |> |> |

> | > |> |> | RENAME C:\My Documents\Folder *.zip *.bak

> | > |> |

> | > |> |> As Zabcar said, you would need quotes around "C:\My

> | > |> |> Documents\Folder", because it has a non-DOS component. To be

> free

> | > |> |> of quotes, all components must be in the 8.3 DOS format--

> | > |> |> Filename.ext & containing no space or certain other special

> | > |> |> characters.

> | > |> |

> | > |> |> HOWEVER, that line still doesn't work, & would just rename

> | > |> |> "Folder" to be "Folder.zip". You must do as Blanton said &

> | > |> |> include a final backslash...

> | > |> |

> | > |> |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

> | > |> |

> | > |> |> ...OR (because it is the current folder)...

> | > |> |

> | > |> |> REN *.zip *.bak

> | > |> |>

> | > |> | --------------------

> | > |> |

> | > |> | It is helpful to know DOS however, but it is extremelly

> | > |> | inconvenient to work with it nowadays.

> | > |> | So I would try .BAT file which will do renaming, and will be

> much

> | > |> | easier to work. How should look this BAT file code?

> | > |>

> | > |> I swore 7 years ago I WOULD learn to write complex .bat's, & that

> | > |> still stands-- but probably Zabcar & Blanton have beaten me to

> it. A

> | > |> simple one is just what we've said...

> | > |>

> | > |> REN *.zip *.bak

> | > |>

> | > |> (You'd have to be in the proper folder.

> | > |> Whichever is the current folder is affected.

> | > |> And I'd strongly recommend...

> | > |> REN *.zip *.bak.zip

> | > |> ... instead!)

> | > |>

> | > |> --or---

> | > |>

> | > |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak

> | > |>

> | > |> (You may be in any folder.

> | > |> Only .zip's in "C:\My Documents\Folder" are renamed.

> | > |> Again, I'd prefer to see...

> | > |> REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.bak.zip

> | > |> ... instead!)

> | > |>

> | > |> Name the .bat... "RenZip.bat"... & type it at the DOS box prompt.

> | > |>

> | > |> | Thanks,

> | > |> | S.

> | > |>

> | > | -----------

> | > | and what if rename zip with other extension, jpg? Same thing, .jpg

> | > | dot zip?

> |

> | > I still want to know why you are doing these things? Why can't you

> just

> | > create a folder named "Backup Zips", & just copy your .zip's into

> | > there-- w/o renaming them?

> |

> | > | REN "C:\My Documents\Folder\*.zip" *.jpg.zip

> |

> | > Actually -- on 2nd thought -- this isn't a great idea, if you are

> | > intending to REN the files in a folder more than once.

> "Filename.zip"

> | > would become "Filename.jpg.zip" the 1st time. Next time, it would

> become

> | > ""Filename.jpg.jpg.zip"-- & so on! Each time you do the REN in that

> | > folder, another ".jpg" would be added!

> |

> | > Why can't you just create a folder named "Backup JPG Zips", & just

> move

> | > them into there?

> |

> | > Otherwise, I guess...

> | >

> | > REN *.zip *.jpg.zi_ << That's an underline (_)

> |

> | > ... would solve that problem. No file will have ".zip" in its name

> more

> | > than once. And you will be able to remember what it was. For it to

> | > function as a .zip when clicked-- you must rename it back to ".zip".

> | > And, remember, the true extension of the file is what appears after

> the

> | > FINAL dot in its name.

> |

> | > It would take a bit of study for me to get much fancier with batch

> file

> | > coding.

> | > http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm

> | > This site looks one place for it.

> |

> | > | Is the changing extension back to original always safe? Just tried

> | > | once rename(manually) vbs file to pdf, then back to vbs and get

> | > | script file damaged, its different size.

> | >

> | > I don't get that error from renaming .vbs to .pdf & back again. It

> | > worked after renaming it back. While it was a .pdf, it would not

> work in

> | > Acrobat Reader-- of course! Just changing the filetype won't change

> what

> | > the file actually is.

> |

> | > Are you sure the .pdf you named back to .vbs was the right one?

> THAT'S

> | > the big problem with doing this kind of thing!

> |

> | > | Thanks

> | >

> | -------------

> |

> | I want to rename extension just because I need upload on webserver

> some

> | files types, that server does not support (strange rules), like zip,

> scripts

> | etc

> | So I need just rename extension to something common like .jpg, .png,

> .pdf,

> | etc. After downloading them, it will be renamed back.

> | However, various file renamer utilities can do this better.

>

> I see. That's inconvenient & especially strange a .zip is not allowed. I

> guess you do have a legit reason for doing these things, then. Very

> inconvenient!

>

> I guess I would zip them with WinZip, & rename the .zip to

> "Filename.zi_", before uploading it. Whoever then downloads it, will

> need to rename it to "Filename.zip". After unzipping it, he will be able

> to see what is inside-- .vbs, .pdf, whatever; so, I wouldn't put that in

> its name. You also must rename it back to .zip, if you want to use it

> again.

>

> Probably, I would suffer through the Explorer requestor or do the

> renaming in DOS. If I wrote a .bat or .vbs to do the renaming-- I would

> want it to do the upload too! (But I don't know how to write that,

> sorry.) Good luck.

----------

One thing is also that host accept only allowed file types, unknown types

like "Filename.zi_" will not be accepted.

Thanks everyone for suggestions and tips.

S.

October 8, 2007

Re: File extension changer

"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

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| "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message

| news:ur6ZS1dCIHA.4444@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

| |

| | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| | news:eMGAt9RCIHA.4444@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

| | > SANTANDER wrote:

| | > | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| | > | news:eQ4p4zGCIHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| | > |> SANTANDER wrote:

| | > |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| | > |> | news:%23H9oZkFCIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| | > |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

| | > |> |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| | > |> |> | news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| | > |> |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

| | > |> |> |> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer

| utility,

| | > |> |> |> | to change files extension? Renaming manually via enable

| | > |> |> |> | 'Hide file extensions for known file types' option in

| | > |> |> |> | 'Folder Options' menu is not very convenient since if

| then

| | > |> |> |> | whenever we want to rename a certain file, we will always

| | > |> |> |> | have to include the extension for it, or else we will get

| a

| | > |> |> |> | warning prompt.

| | > |> |> |>

| |

| | I want to rename extension just because I need upload on webserver

| some

| | files types, that server does not support (strange rules), like zip,

| scripts

| | etc

| | So I need just rename extension to something common like .jpg, .png,

| .pdf,

| | etc. After downloading them, it will be renamed back.

| | However, various file renamer utilities can do this better.

|

| I see. That's inconvenient & especially strange a .zip is not allowed. I

| guess you do have a legit reason for doing these things, then. Very

| inconvenient!

Ahha, let me caution you on what you are intending to do.

Apparently you are using one of the free web site providers. Most have

limited usage to ONLY actual web content, no uploading or downloading codes,

zips, etc..

Other paid services limit uploading scripts because of potential complaints

which might be levied against the service for trogans or other, which affect

the service's ability to make money from its service. These generally allow

zips/compressed files and downloads though, so that makes me think it is a

free service.

So you're about to attempt the same thing that thousands of others have

tried, renaming files to some allowed extension so you can supposedly hide

the fact you are uploading and downloading files. [Perhaps so far you have

been successful but now you want to expand]

It may work for a short time period, but it WILL be found when the server

runs its scans, because those files will turn up as errors or virus/trogan

files [the likely class] or within the server logs as overly downloaded

gifs/jpg/pdf/whatever NOT coming from a web page [linked].

Even linked files are cross checked for viablity. Just as the search

engines crawl your site, so do the services/servers searching for various

factors. Think of those programs/applications in the form of an AV program,

it scans files quickly looking for viruses. There are server tools which do

that for ALL sites on the server, on a schedule, in addition to the

generally run AV protection placed upon most servers [which scan EVERY file

uploaded]. Data bases are cross-checked [by other software] for any

consistently questionable activity.

When found or noticed, that will immediately or eventually cause your site

owner to either be contacted to end the activity, or the site to be shut

down [no access by anyone and deleted], and whomever the site is registered

to will be banned. The server logs for the site WILL be scanned for user

addresses and whatever else the server operators and/or hosting service

determine they wish to note, and for whatever they wish to use that

information for. Frankly, you would be amazed by what IS collected from most

users of the Internet.

There are very few hosting services and/or servers which do NOT run

periodic scans of logs and sites for violations of their policies. Generally

they are only a small step behind those attempting to circumvent their

policies [such as blocking ads, popups, and what you intend].

So what you are intending may be tolerated for a period of time, but likely

you will lose the site.

|

| | Thanks.

| | Santander

| |

|

--

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

________

October 9, 2007

Re: File extension changer

"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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>

> "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> news:OdJrgXeCIHA.4236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> | "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message

> | news:ur6ZS1dCIHA.4444@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> | |

> | | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> | | news:eMGAt9RCIHA.4444@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> | | > SANTANDER wrote:

> | | > | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> | | > | news:eQ4p4zGCIHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> | | > |> SANTANDER wrote:

> | | > |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> | | > |> | news:%23H9oZkFCIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> | | > |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

> | | > |> |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

> | | > |> |> | news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> | | > |> |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

> | | > |> |> |> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer

> | utility,

> | | > |> |> |> | to change files extension? Renaming manually via enable

> | | > |> |> |> | 'Hide file extensions for known file types' option in

> | | > |> |> |> | 'Folder Options' menu is not very convenient since if

> | then

> | | > |> |> |> | whenever we want to rename a certain file, we will always

> | | > |> |> |> | have to include the extension for it, or else we will get

> | a

> | | > |> |> |> | warning prompt.

> | | > |> |> |>

> | |

> | | I want to rename extension just because I need upload on webserver

> | some

> | | files types, that server does not support (strange rules), like zip,

> | scripts

> | | etc

> | | So I need just rename extension to something common like .jpg, .png,

> | .pdf,

> | | etc. After downloading them, it will be renamed back.

> | | However, various file renamer utilities can do this better.

> |

> | I see. That's inconvenient & especially strange a .zip is not allowed. I

> | guess you do have a legit reason for doing these things, then. Very

> | inconvenient!

>

> Ahha, let me caution you on what you are intending to do.

> Apparently you are using one of the free web site providers. Most have

> limited usage to ONLY actual web content, no uploading or downloading

> codes,

> zips, etc..

> Other paid services limit uploading scripts because of potential

> complaints

> which might be levied against the service for trogans or other, which

> affect

> the service's ability to make money from its service. These generally

> allow

> zips/compressed files and downloads though, so that makes me think it is a

> free service.

>

> So you're about to attempt the same thing that thousands of others have

> tried, renaming files to some allowed extension so you can supposedly hide

> the fact you are uploading and downloading files. [Perhaps so far you have

> been successful but now you want to expand]

>

> It may work for a short time period, but it WILL be found when the server

> runs its scans, because those files will turn up as errors or virus/trogan

> files [the likely class] or within the server logs as overly downloaded

> gifs/jpg/pdf/whatever NOT coming from a web page [linked].

> Even linked files are cross checked for viablity. Just as the search

> engines crawl your site, so do the services/servers searching for various

> factors. Think of those programs/applications in the form of an AV

> program,

> it scans files quickly looking for viruses. There are server tools which

> do

> that for ALL sites on the server, on a schedule, in addition to the

> generally run AV protection placed upon most servers [which scan EVERY

> file

> uploaded]. Data bases are cross-checked [by other software] for any

> consistently questionable activity.

> When found or noticed, that will immediately or eventually cause your site

> owner to either be contacted to end the activity, or the site to be shut

> down [no access by anyone and deleted], and whomever the site is

> registered

> to will be banned. The server logs for the site WILL be scanned for user

> addresses and whatever else the server operators and/or hosting service

> determine they wish to note, and for whatever they wish to use that

> information for. Frankly, you would be amazed by what IS collected from

> most

> users of the Internet.

>

> There are very few hosting services and/or servers which do NOT run

> periodic scans of logs and sites for violations of their policies.

> Generally

> they are only a small step behind those attempting to circumvent their

> policies [such as blocking ads, popups, and what you intend].

>

> So what you are intending may be tolerated for a period of time, but

> likely

> you will lose the site.

>

--------------

Wow! You have a very rich imagination..

October 9, 2007

Re: File extension changer

Excuse me? What are you suggesting ...

--

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http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

________

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|

| "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| news:uyyNPdfCIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

| >

| > "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| > news:OdJrgXeCIHA.4236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

| > | "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message

| > | news:ur6ZS1dCIHA.4444@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

| > | |

| > | | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| > | | news:eMGAt9RCIHA.4444@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

| > | | > SANTANDER wrote:

| > | | > | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| > | | > | news:eQ4p4zGCIHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > | | > |> SANTANDER wrote:

| > | | > |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| > | | > |> | news:%23H9oZkFCIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > | | > |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

| > | | > |> |> | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| > | | > |> |> | news:OYM0Wt5BIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > | | > |> |> |> SANTANDER wrote:

| > | | > |> |> |> | Could anyone recommend handy File Extension Changer

| > | utility,

| > | | > |> |> |> | to change files extension? Renaming manually via

enable

| > | | > |> |> |> | 'Hide file extensions for known file types' option in

| > | | > |> |> |> | 'Folder Options' menu is not very convenient since if

| > | then

| > | | > |> |> |> | whenever we want to rename a certain file, we will

always

| > | | > |> |> |> | have to include the extension for it, or else we will

get

| > | a

| > | | > |> |> |> | warning prompt.

| > | | > |> |> |>

| > | |

| > | | I want to rename extension just because I need upload on webserver

| > | some

| > | | files types, that server does not support (strange rules), like zip,

| > | scripts

| > | | etc

| > | | So I need just rename extension to something common like .jpg, .png,

| > | .pdf,

| > | | etc. After downloading them, it will be renamed back.

| > | | However, various file renamer utilities can do this better.

| > |

| > | I see. That's inconvenient & especially strange a .zip is not allowed.

I

| > | guess you do have a legit reason for doing these things, then. Very

| > | inconvenient!

| >

| > Ahha, let me caution you on what you are intending to do.

| > Apparently you are using one of the free web site providers. Most have

| > limited usage to ONLY actual web content, no uploading or downloading

| > codes,

| > zips, etc..

| > Other paid services limit uploading scripts because of potential

| > complaints

| > which might be levied against the service for trogans or other, which

| > affect

| > the service's ability to make money from its service. These generally

| > allow

| > zips/compressed files and downloads though, so that makes me think it is

a

| > free service.

| >

| > So you're about to attempt the same thing that thousands of others have

| > tried, renaming files to some allowed extension so you can supposedly

hide

| > the fact you are uploading and downloading files. [Perhaps so far you

have

| > been successful but now you want to expand]

| >

| > It may work for a short time period, but it WILL be found when the

server

| > runs its scans, because those files will turn up as errors or

virus/trogan

| > files [the likely class] or within the server logs as overly downloaded

| > gifs/jpg/pdf/whatever NOT coming from a web page [linked].

| > Even linked files are cross checked for viablity. Just as the search

| > engines crawl your site, so do the services/servers searching for

various

| > factors. Think of those programs/applications in the form of an AV

| > program,

| > it scans files quickly looking for viruses. There are server tools which

| > do

| > that for ALL sites on the server, on a schedule, in addition to the

| > generally run AV protection placed upon most servers [which scan EVERY

| > file

| > uploaded]. Data bases are cross-checked [by other software] for any

| > consistently questionable activity.

| > When found or noticed, that will immediately or eventually cause your

site

| > owner to either be contacted to end the activity, or the site to be shut

| > down [no access by anyone and deleted], and whomever the site is

| > registered

| > to will be banned. The server logs for the site WILL be scanned for user

| > addresses and whatever else the server operators and/or hosting service

| > determine they wish to note, and for whatever they wish to use that

| > information for. Frankly, you would be amazed by what IS collected from

| > most

| > users of the Internet.

| >

| > There are very few hosting services and/or servers which do NOT run

| > periodic scans of logs and sites for violations of their policies.

| > Generally

| > they are only a small step behind those attempting to circumvent their

| > policies [such as blocking ads, popups, and what you intend].

| >

| > So what you are intending may be tolerated for a period of time, but

| > likely

| > you will lose the site.

| >

| --------------

| Wow! You have a very rich imagination..

|

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