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Rename Script - File in folder gets same name as folder

Hi,

I need a script or a handy application that can help me with this.

I have 400 folders - all folders has the correct name - In every folder i got 1 file.

I want this file to get the same name as the folder its placed in.

Exampel

Foldername ;

"Stew - High"

The file inside should then be ;

"Stew - High" + extension.

Thank you in advice

McKnife

Take his oneliner:

for /f %a in ('dir /b c:\test') do ren c:\test\%a\*.* %a.*

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This assumes the 400 folders are below c:\test.

HITC

ASKER

Hmm.

Dosent work.

I get en error ;

"do was unexpected at this time."

Have created it like a CMD file.

McKnife

open cmd.exe, and launch that code line.

HITC

ASKER

Well somthing is wrong :) - Sorry

Can you figure it out ?

Thank you

HITC

ASKER

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Qlemo

Though that works, it is bad style (because it uses a bug's side effect). The double quotes should always enclose the whole path. It is always a good idea to make sure the FOR variable does not already contain the enclosing double quotes, too.
I would also make sure only folders are retrieved by the DIR.

for /f "delims=" %a in ('dir /b /a:d c:\users\jje\desktop\test') do ren "c:\users\jje\desktop\test\%~a\*.*" "%~a.*"

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HITC

ASKER

Thank you! It works.

I used Qlemo's powershell script!

I am a bit unsure who to give the point. McKnife gave the correct answer i think.

Qlemo

Usually you accept the answer you used and/or are certain it works. However, you might accept both solutions and split the points, equally or not. Both solutions are worth the same IMHO.

McKnife

Qlemo, I don't mind if you call it bad style. If there would be cases where it would lead to unwanted results, I would like to see those so I could learn from it. If there were files at the same level as the folders, it would not lead to unwanted results, nor would the variable already contain enclosing double quotes - if I don't see it, please help me with an example.

The points don't matter to me.

Qlemo

Files in the root folder lead to an error message, if I'm correct (didn't test yet).

One reason for not to enclose parts of the path only in double quotes is that you then need to enclose each part individually...

HITC

ASKER

Thank you!

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