Changing Multiple File/Folder Names

Hello all ... I think this topic belongs here.

Does anyone know of an easy way of changing the name of a number of different files or folders at the same time? For example, I have a CD Rip (legally obtained of course!!) and the MP3 file names all are in this format: (band_name)_(album_Title)_(TrackNumber)_(Name_of_t he_Track).mp3. Can I change the MP3 File names to this format: (TrackNumber) - (Name of The Track).mp3 without going in to change each file name individually? I.E., I would like to eliminate the Band & Album name from the file names, and change the underlines (_) to spaces ( ). I'd like to do the same to a number fo folder titles at once.

Is that kind of "batch" utility available?

As always, Thanks!!

http://www.1-4a.com/rename/
I don't know if it can rename the file like you want because how will you
tell the program where the "track no." or "album title" starts and ends.

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"Rob.T" wrote in message
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| Hello all ... I think this topic belongs here.
|
| Does anyone know of an easy way of changing the name of a number of
| different files or folders at the same time? For example, I have a CD
| Rip (legally obtained of course!!) and the MP3 file names all are in
| this format: (band_name)_(album_Title)_(TrackNumber)_(Name_of_t
| he_Track).mp3. Can I change the MP3 File names to this format:
| (TrackNumber) - (Name of The Track).mp3 without going in to change each
| file name individually? I.E., I would like to eliminate the Band & Album
| name from the file names, and change the underlines (_) to spaces ( ).
| I'd like to do the same to a number fo folder titles at once.
|
| Is that kind of "batch" utility available?
|
| As always, Thanks!!
|
|
|
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| Rob.T

Well, Windows Media Player 11 has the functionality to rename and rearrange
your files under the Music folder according to the tags. I don't remember if
the feature appeared in previous WMP versions. Now, if you don't want
official things, there's a free tool called TagScan(-ner?) that has options
for batch renaming and tag processing with acces to freedb. You can Google
for it, or you have also the option to take a look at the appropriate
section at www.download.com (CNet). There is a wide variety of freeware
tools available there...

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Hello all ... I think this topic belongs here.

Does anyone know of an easy way of changing the name of a number of
different files or folders at the same time? For example, I have a CD
Rip (legally obtained of course!!) and the MP3 file names all are in
this format: (band_name)_(album_Title)_(TrackNumber)_(Name_of_t
he_Track).mp3. Can I change the MP3 File names to this format:
(TrackNumber) - (Name of The Track).mp3 without going in to change each
file name individually? I.E., I would like to eliminate the Band & Album
name from the file names, and change the underlines (_) to spaces ( ).
I'd like to do the same to a number fo folder titles at once.

Is that kind of "batch" utility available?

As always, Thanks!!




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Rob.T

Yes you can but you basically have to use a utility such as egrep that
allows you to globally take a list and move sections around to your liking.
Linux and Unix had an editor (VI, VIM, ...) that you could use to globally
edit a DIR list and manipulate each line by sectionalizing it.

However, looking at you request you are safe as long as there are no
TrackNumbers and NameofTheTrack the same between artists or album titles.

Say you had two different artists and they each have a TrackName and
TrackNumber the same but on different albums.

"Rob.T" wrote in message
...

Hello all ... I think this topic belongs here.

Does anyone know of an easy way of changing the name of a number of
different files or folders at the same time? For example, I have a CD
Rip (legally obtained of course!!) and the MP3 file names all are in
this format: (band_name)_(album_Title)_(TrackNumber)_(Name_of_t
he_Track).mp3. Can I change the MP3 File names to this format:
(TrackNumber) - (Name of The Track).mp3 without going in to change each
file name individually? I.E., I would like to eliminate the Band & Album
name from the file names, and change the underlines (_) to spaces ( ).
I'd like to do the same to a number fo folder titles at once.

Is that kind of "batch" utility available?

As always, Thanks!!




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Rob.T

Hello,

You may want to check this utility out which renames the files from the tags
itself.

http://massid3lib.sourceforge.net/

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"Rob.T" wrote in message
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Hello all ... I think this topic belongs here.

Does anyone know of an easy way of changing the name of a number of
different files or folders at the same time? For example, I have a CD
Rip (legally obtained of course!!) and the MP3 file names all are in
this format: (band_name)_(album_Title)_(TrackNumber)_(Name_of_t
he_Track).mp3. Can I change the MP3 File names to this format:
(TrackNumber) - (Name of The Track).mp3 without going in to change each
file name individually? I.E., I would like to eliminate the Band & Album
name from the file names, and change the underlines (_) to spaces ( ).
I'd like to do the same to a number fo folder titles at once.

Is that kind of "batch" utility available?

As always, Thanks!!




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Rob.T