This friendly interface utility program gives the user the ability to easily rename files.

Features include:

•     The ability to sequentially number the files with added prefixes and or suffixes
•     The addition or subtraction of prefixes
•     The addition or subtraction of a fill character

Sequential Numbering

            This option renames the file name to a user defined prefix plus a sequential number plus a user defined suffix.

Source file: Need not be a fixed length file.

Target file: Will not be a fixed length file.

 Parameters:

            Search patter: The file pattern to search by.

                        Example:          *.* all files

                                                *.jpg all jpeg files

                                                P*.* all files beginning with a P

 

            Sequential Prefix: The prefix of the newly named file.

                        Example:          Camping

 

            Sequential Start:  Were to start the sequential numbering from.

                        Example:          4

 

            Sequential Suffix: The suffix of the newly named file.

                        Example:          At Home

Fixed Length Prefix

            This option is ideal for adding, subtracting or substituting a fixed length prefix to or from a file name.

Source file: Need not be a fixed length file.

Target file: Will not be a fixed length file.

 Parameters:

            Search patter: The file pattern to search by.

                        Example:          *.* all files

                                                *.jpg all jpeg files

                                                P*.* all files beginning with a P

  

         Prefix size: The fixed length of the prefix.

                        Example:          0 if adding

                                                > 0 if subtracting or substituting

 

            Replacement prefix: The value of the prefix.

                        Example:          Null if subtracting

                                                Not Null if adding or substituting

Character Fill Addition

            This option fills a file name to a user defined length with a user defined character.

Source file: Need not be a fixed length file.

Target file: Will be a fixed length file.

 Parameters:

            Search patter: The file pattern to search by.

                        Example:          *.* all files

                                                *.jpg all jpeg files

                                                P*.* all files beginning with a P

 

            File length: The desired fixed length of the file.

                        Example:          > 1

 

            Fill character: The desired fill character.

                        Example:          Any alphanumeric value

Character fill subtraction

            This option removes a user defined fill character from a file name.

Source file: Need not be a fixed length file.

Target file: Will not be a fixed length file.

 Parameters: