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Say I have 10,000 files sitting in dedicated folders

that accomodate 30 files, one for each day.

 

The curly bit, is they have brevity in their current name

and are only identified by their "modified Date"

 

for example

2104.zip will be recognised 12 times

one for each year since 1996

 

that is 2104.zip modified say 22nd april 1998

2104.zip modified say 24th april 2001 etc.

 

How may I rename them, so that the zip will still activate

yet I can fit them in 1 file

(so that 2104.zip 1998 does not get overwritten by 2104.zip 2001)

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Re: Renaming files.

 

 

I am really after what members would think the ideal renaming

style would be.

For archive I was putting the date before the file

eg: 20040302wopr.zip

However the program that seeks and melts the zip

naturally defaults

 

I got rid of the majority of the dated using this renamer (free)

I found it excellent

http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Download.php

 

 

 

 

"Fan924" <a924fan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> http://www.1-4a.com/rename/rename-features.htm

>

> I have been looking at this for some image files but have not tried it

> yet. Let me know if it is any good.

Guest AlmostBob
Posted

Re: Renaming files.

 

assuming that the 30 files are sitting in folders named 'month' or month

year' or a folder tree of 'root -year-month' why not 'include folder names'

in the zip operation and the file structure will be preserved

 

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"rod" <pookiethai@NOSPAMiprimus.com.au> wrote in message

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>

> I am really after what members would think the ideal renaming

> style would be.

> For archive I was putting the date before the file

> eg: 20040302wopr.zip

> However the program that seeks and melts the zip

> naturally defaults

>

> I got rid of the majority of the dated using this renamer (free)

> I found it excellent

> http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Download.php

>

>

>

>

> "Fan924" <a924fan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:d6ac9e37-4d80-48bc-adb6-a5d21967f797@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

> > http://www.1-4a.com/rename/rename-features.htm

> >

> > I have been looking at this for some image files but have not tried it

> > yet. Let me know if it is any good.

>

>

Say I have 10,000 files sitting in dedicated folders

that accomodate 30 files, one for each day.

 

The curly bit, is they have brevity in their current name

and are only identified by their "modified Date"

 

for example

2104.zip will be recognised 12 times

one for each year since 1996

 

that is 2104.zip modified say 22nd april 1998

2104.zip modified say 24th april 2001 etc.

 

How may I rename them, so that the zip will still activate

yet I can fit them in 1 file

(so that 2104.zip 1998 does not get overwritten by 2104.zip 2001)

Posted

Re: Renaming files.

 

 

They are not, but thanks, that was a good idea.

 

"AlmostBob" <anonymous1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> assuming that the 30 files are sitting in folders named 'month' or month

> year' or a folder tree of 'root -year-month' why not 'include folder

> names'

> in the zip operation and the file structure will be preserved

Guest AlmostBob
Posted

Re: Renaming files.

 

Is it easier to rename the folders than the files?

 

I hate getting it wrong EVERY time

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Panda online AntiSpyware Scan

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Catalog of removal tools (1)

http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/

Catalog of removal tools (2)

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?CID=40387

Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/

Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file

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use

Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters

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"rod" <pookiethai@NOSPAMiprimus.com.au> wrote in message

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>

> They are not, but thanks, that was a good idea.

>

> "AlmostBob" <anonymous1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:eOuCkT0kIHA.5660@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> > assuming that the 30 files are sitting in folders named 'month' or month

> > year' or a folder tree of 'root -year-month' why not 'include folder

> > names'

> > in the zip operation and the file structure will be preserved

>

>

Posted

Re: Renaming files.

 

Nah! no such thing as wrong, one expression is just less correct than

another.

the files ar like a dog's breakfast,

they're in folders, pers backups, copied folders, you name it.

 

With Agent coalsack I just set the modified date

run the utility

select the appropriate files and dump 'em

 

That suits my expertise, after all I think I belong to

the species that last stood upright. (about 4 years ago)

 

 

> Is it easier to rename the folders than the files?

> I hate getting it wrong EVERY time


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