Bulk Rename Utility

so i have the following file that i need renamed, but don't know how to use the program (the rename button is greyed out). how do i put in a req ex code and how do i get the rename button to not be greyed out

here is a sample of the file name
Check Request 010918-01 ChrisLapiMoving.xlsm
and it needs to be renamed to
Check Request 180109-01 ChrisLapiMoving.xlsm

any help would be appreciated

1:RegEx

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Match:  (.*?)(\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)(-\d\d.*)
Replace:  \1\4\3\2\5


(While that looks to work, there seems to be a difference - in other applications [like Everything], between:

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(.*? )(\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)(-\d\d.*)
(.*?) (\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)(-\d\d.*)
(.*?)(\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)(-\d\d.*)
and
(.*?)(\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)(-\d\d.*)


and I'm not sure why?
In Everything, the latter finds your filenames, but the former (two that are different) do not?

thanks for the reply but in my "new name" listbox, it's naming it as YYDDMM and i wanted it YYMMDD. can you repost?

old name "Check Request 032417-01 Classic Brass Works"

new name "Check Request 170324-01 Classic Brass Works"

thanks for the help

nevermind, i figured it out.

did replace with "\1\4\2\3\5"