Thread: Learning Curve

Originally Posted by snowyskiesau

I just wrote a little script to rename the files but I've been beaten to it.
I shouldnt have stopped for dinner.

[although mine also removes the (2) from the renames file name]

I didn't bother with that I just wanted the -copy and spaces gone
The program I downloaded to do it also will do that I just didn't have time to read the instructions

Warrick

Thanks Ken, and Warrick.

Originally Posted by warrick

Or you can use this little file to rename them in 10 seconds or
download the updated version below

It doesn't work under Linux. And NO I WILL NOT RUN A WINDOWS EMULATOR.

Originally Posted by Bob Willson

It doesn't work under Linux. And NO I WILL NOT RUN A WINDOWS EMULATOR.

Just for you Bob, here's the perl script I used. Just save it in to a file rename.pl and make it executable.

#!/usr/bin/perl
$op = shift or die $help;
chomp(@ARGV = <STDIN>) unless @ARGV;
for (@ARGV) {
$was = $_;
eval $op;
die $@ if $@;
rename($was,$_) unless $was eq $_;
}

Then run it from the command line in the directory where the strangely named files are with a command line like:

rename.pl 's/(Copy)| - | (2)//g' *.dxf

There are some .DXF and .zip file as well.

Originally Posted by snowyskiesau

Just for you Bob, here's the perl script I used. Just save it in to a file rename.pl and make it executable.

#!/usr/bin/perl
= shift or die ;
chomp(@ARGV = <STDIN>) unless @ARGV;
for (@ARGV) {
= ;
eval ;
die $@ if $@;
rename(,) unless eq ;
}

Then run it from the command line in the directory where the strangely named files are with a command line like:

rename.pl 's/(Copy)| - | (2)//g' *.dxf

There are some .DXF and .zip file as well.

Hmm, that may be why more people use another language altogether Geoff. That is really esoteric. "Shift or die"?

PS I had already done it all by hand.

The script as it appears won't work any way. Seems the forum software strips out variables that start with a $ symbol as perl ones do.

Hi Chris,
when you done the windows and slots did you pocket them or profile them.
I'm about to try and cut one out.

Kiwiken