How to rename filenames so only the first letter of words are capitalized?

[Kerr Avon]

Is it possible to have a batch file that can rename filenames so that the first letter of every word is capitalised, and every other character is lower case, please?

For example, say you have the following files in a folder:




meat loaf_i would do anything for love but i won't do that.Mp3
meat loaf_it's all coming back.mp3
meat loaf_objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer.MP3
MEAT LOAF - IS NOTHING SACRED.mp3
mike oldfield - moonlight shadow.mp3
3 moody blues_i know you're out there somewhere.mp3
nick drake - northern sky.mp3
procol harum_A WHITER SHADE OF PALE.mp3





and you copy the batch file into that folder, and run it, and you end up with:


Meat Loaf_I Would Do Anything For Love But I Won't Do That.mp3
Meat Loaf_It's all coming back.mp3
Meat Loaf_Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer T.mp3
Meatloaf - Is Nothing Sacred.mp3
Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow.mp3
3 Moody Blues_I Know You're Out There Somewhere.mp3
Nick Drake - Northern Sky.mp3
Procol Harum_A Whiter Shade Of Pale.mp3


Also, if possible, could the same batch file convert the file extensions to all lower case, please?

Thanks for any answers.

[Hackoo]

Hi
You can give a try for this batch script using a function in vbscript to capitalize each first letter in the word :

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@echo off
Title Capitalize The First Letter Of The Word by Hackoo 2020
Set Str="meat loaf_i would do anything for love but i won't do that.Mp3"^
#"meat loaf_it's all coming back.mp3"^
#"meat loaf_objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer.MP3"^
#"MEAT LOAF - IS NOTHING SACRED.mp3"^
#"mike oldfield - moonlight shadow.mp3"^
#"3 moody blues_i know you're out there somewhere.mp3"^
#"nick drake - northern sky.mp3"^
#"procol harum_A WHITER SHADE OF PALE.mp3"

@For /f "tokens=1-8 delims=#" %%a in ("%str%") do (
	echo %%~a
	echo %%~b
	echo %%~c
	echo %%~d
	echo %%~e
	echo %%~f
	echo %%~g
	echo %%~h
	echo(
	Pause
	echo(
	Call :Upcase_First_Letter "%%~a"
	Call :Upcase_First_Letter "%%~b"
	Call :Upcase_First_Letter "%%~c"
	Call :Upcase_First_Letter "%%~d"
	Call :Upcase_First_Letter "%%~e"
	Call :Upcase_First_Letter "%%~f"
	Call :Upcase_First_Letter "%%~g"
	Call :Upcase_First_Letter "%%~h"
)

pause
Exit
::------------------------------------------------------------------
:Upcase_First_Letter
(
	echo wscript.echo UpFirstLetter("%~1"^)
	echo Function UpFirstLetter(str^)
	echo	ArrStr = Split(str,chr(32^)^)
	echo	For i=LBound(ArrStr^) To UBound(ArrStr^)
	echo		O = O ^& Ucase(Left(ArrStr(i^),1^)^) ^& LCase(Right(ArrStr(i^),Len(ArrStr(i^)^)-1^)^) ^& chr(32^) 
	echo 	Next
	echo 	UpFirstLetter = Trim(O^)
	echo  End Function
)>"%tmp%\%~n0.vbs"
cscript //nologo "%tmp%\%~n0.vbs" "%~1" 
If Exist "%tmp%\%~n0.vbs" Del "%tmp%\%~n0.vbs"
Exit /B
::------------------------------------------------------------------

[Kerr Avon]

Brilliant! Thanks very much, mate.

[dbenham]

Assuming you are dealing with English, it is a simple 2 step process with JREN.BAT - a hybrid batch/JScript regular expression renaming utility.

First capitalize the first character of every "word". Then convert all extensions to lower case.

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jren "([a-zA-Z])([a-zA-Z']*)" "uc($1)+lc($2)" /j
jren "\.[^.]+$" "lc($0)" /j

Since JREN is a batch script, you must use CALL JREN if you put the commands within your own batch script.

There are many options to explore - use JREN /? from the command line to get the built in help.


Dave Benham

[Kerr Avon]

That's great! Thanks Dbenham.

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