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replace file extentions possible ?

Postby speedy » Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:12 am

Hi there,
I was sucessfully using BRU for File-extention change from *.AVI.FLV to *.FLV - these step was ok.

But I cannot change something like file-extention *.jpg to *.thm, which I need for my foto online community...

I selected 9 files, tried many times with different expression under Repl(3) replace .jpg with .thm or other things, but everything did not work.
Please help me

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Re: replace file extentions possible ?

Postby GMA » Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:40 pm

Hi, Dieter:
You should use the "Extension (11)" field; it's easier. In your case, just set it as:

Fixed: thm

(You don't need the asterisk and the dot here.) Before renaming, just make sure that "Options > Ignore > File Extensions" is uncheked. Hope that helps :wink:
Best regards,

Gabriel.

P.S.: BTW, you should've posted this in the BRU Support section :D. If you do mean BRC, my bad, and here's a command that works for your need:

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BRC32.exe /DIR:"Path to your files" /FIXEDEXT:".thm" /EXECUTE
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Re: replace file extentions possible ?

Postby jimwillsher » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:50 am

For file extensions you can just use DOS:


ren *.jpg *.xxx


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Re: replace file extentions possible ?

Postby Jonathan Berry » Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:24 am

In XP, DOS REN and RENAME recognize only 8.3 filenames. So
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REN pic.jpeg pic.jpg

doesn't work because DOS doesn't find the file. Equally for .html to .htm ----That's the reason I looked for something else, and BRC32 fits the bill !
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Re: replace file extentions possible ?

Postby Stefan » Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:44 pm

Jonathan Berry wrote:In XP, DOS REN and RENAME recognize only 8.3 filenames.

That is not true.

Jonathan Berry wrote:So
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REN pic.jpeg pic.jpg

doesn't work because DOS doesn't find the file. Equally for .html to .htm

Wrong! Works fine for both extensions.


Probably you just forgot prober quoting:
REN "my pic.jpeg" "my pic.jpg"


BTW
to just change the extension you also can use
REN "my pic.jpeg" *.jpg




Jonathan Berry wrote: and BRC32 fits the bill !

That's right.


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