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4s
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posted 07-02-2000 03:23 AM

ok smart guys,.. and gals, i'm trying to rename a bunch of files, that are supposed to be in order.

dbz_garlic-0089.jpg
dbz_garlic-0090.jpg
dbz_garlic-0091.jpg
etc.

need to rename to:

dbz_garlicjr-0089.jpg
dbz_garlicjr-0090.jpg
dbz_garlicjr-0091.jpg

yeah thats right i need to add the jr 'cause half the files have the jr.

now i tried
rename dbz_garlic*.jpg dbz_garlicjr*.jpg
but dos gets rid of the 00 and that is no good.

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Wolfie
Sarge
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posted 07-02-2000 06:07 AM

Why don't you just rename it the good ol Windows way?

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JoJo
Sarge
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posted 07-02-2000 10:17 AM

Garlic Jr. is a character in one of the dragonballz movies right?

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4s
Sarge
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posted 07-02-2000 02:40 PM

i have about 50 files. takes about say 10 seconds to rename one, = 500 seconds = 8.33 minutes of doing the SAme thing over and over and over and over and yeah, those are screenshots from cartoon network (dragonballz)

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Econ
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posted 07-06-2000 02:43 AM

Yeah, I realize i'm posting this afew days after you started the topic, but in the future I'd suggest that first off you hide file extensions (View/Folder Options.../View/ then check off 'Hide file extensions for known file types')
Then type one of the filenames (dbz_garlicjr_0089) and copy (CTRL+C) it up to the last one or two characters, whichever you'd prefer.. then just open up explorer and click the first one, hit F2 (rename), paste (CTRL+V) the name, and use the keypad to type the last digits

Depending on how fast you are with a keyboard, and how quickly you can pick up a pace doing that, and moving to the next one it'd just take a minute or two

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Ski11z
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posted 07-06-2000 03:35 PM

dbz 0wnz meh

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4s
Sarge
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posted 07-06-2000 04:10 PM

hey thanks, that is faster.

i also found this file renaming utility. i'm playhing with it to see if its useful

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4s
Sarge
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posted 07-06-2000 04:12 PM

Ski11z:
eats dbz
drinks dbz
sleeps dbz
and was born with a dbz comic book in his hands.

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Ski11z
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posted 07-06-2000 04:15 PM

lol.. 4s, where were uwhen i was making my dbz site? i coulda used those 100images of garlic jr.. heh

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4s
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posted 07-06-2000 04:23 PM

*cough* its not all mugs of garlicjr, its just pics from those series. i just started them. they only been airing that on cartoon network a couple of weeks ago.

yeah they're images form tv, if i havent mentioned that. i'm at work, so i can't upload a mega-cool-awsome-sample image.
(theyre not so hi quality actually, 640x480)

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4s
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posted 07-06-2000 04:31 PM

oh wait.. what is this, I DO have some taken from the tv online:
http://www.angelfire.com/co3/4s/images/dbz/krylin_vs_roshi.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/co3/4s/images/dbz/garlicehhe.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/co3/4s/images/dbz/some_badguys.jpg

what do you think of the quality?

[This message has been edited by 4s (edited 07-06-2000).]

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Ski11z
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posted 07-06-2000 06:03 PM

perty coo..

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Econ
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posted 07-07-2000 12:32 AM

4s, What renaming program are you talking about, and could you send it/direct me to it?

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4s
Sarge
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posted 07-07-2000 03:33 AM

it was called Renamer 2.2 , freeware
from download.com
lets see if this works: http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10096-101-1558458.html

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