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find replace in windows 10

hi,

i want to find replace a bunch of filenames, the following bat file doesn't work because the second line isn't processed after the first, how do i fix it?

powershell
Dir | Rename-Item –NewName { $_.name –replace “smp3“,”smp19” }
pause

thanks

xenium

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source: http://www.howtogeek.com/111859/how-to-batch-rename-files-in-windows-4-ways-to-rename-multiple-files/

Bill Prew

How are you running this? It is a powersheel command, so you will need to either be typing in the second line into a powershell session, or placing it in a *.PS1 file and then executing it. Please provide info on how you are running it.

~bp

NVIT

Change your .bat or .cmd file as so.

Also, Move your powershell line into a separate file named filename.ps1

powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File   "c:\path\filename.ps1"
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xenium

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Thanks.

In a bat file. couple qs:

1. I prefer not to specify an absolute path, is a relative reference possible?

2. And is a single file execution possible? eg just a bat file

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xenium

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Perfect thankyou!

NVIT

I am glad to help, xenium. Have a nice day...

NVIT

BTW, in your particular example, if you get a error "Source and destination path must be different." during the run, change from DIR to this:

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {get-childitem .\* -include *smp3* | Rename-Item -NewName { $_.name -replace 'smp3','smp19'}}"

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xenium

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