Glynn Consulting Ltd - File Renaming Utility

www.glynnconsulting.co.uk

Amazingly, Windows Explorer only lets you rename files one at a time. This utility allows you
to list all the files in a directory and change as many files as you wish by using find and
replace or even using formulas to generate new file names.

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This is a powerful utility that can save you a lot of time, but with great power comes great
danger. This utility will do whatever you tell it to do, so be careful what you tell it.

Path C:\temp

Renamed file R
Unchanged file U
Problem with file P

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 Glynn Consulting Ltd - File Renaming Utility
www.glynnconsulting.co.uk

Amazingly, Windows Explorer only lets you rename files one at a time. This utility allows you
to list all the files in a directory and change as many files as you wish by using find and
replace or even using formulas to generate new file names.

This is a powerful utility that can save you a lot of time, but with great power comes great
danger. This utility will do whatever you tell it to do, so be careful what you tell it.

The original file name. The new name for your

You may wish to delete file. (if the name is the
any rows from the list that same as the original, the
you don't want renamed. file will not be renamed).

File name File size Date / time Flag Change file name to…
Longfilename.txt Longfile.txt
Longfilename.txt VeryLongfilename.txt
Longfilename Longfilename.txt
Longfilename.txt Longfilename
 Here are some sample formulas
that modify the original name in
column B. Simply copy a furmula
and paste into the list in the
Rename worksheet, or use this
area to experiment with your own
formulas.

Set filename to 8 characters

Add text to the start of the filename
Add extension if there isn't one already
Remove extension