Wow, thanks. I didn't know you could do all that in a bat file.
I have a couple questions.
1. Why is the parameter referred to as %~n1 at the beginning but as %~1 in the rename.
2. I'm assuming the line "var=%var:~0,3% a substring command?
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- 30 Aug 2011 10:42
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Renaming files with wildcards
How do you rename a bunch of files using wildcards? I'm trying to do something that seems straightforward and intuitive, but for some reason it's not working. I have a directory of files that are named (001.bmp.jpg, 002.bmp.jpg, etc.) and I'm trying to rename them to get rid of the .bmp part using t...