Changing multiple file names at once.

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Changing multiple file names at once.

How do I go about changing multiple file names at once? Like I have a folder with 30 items in it all named "IMG0046, IMG0047, etc." but I want to make them all say like "Park0046, Park0047, etc." Is this possible to do without doing them individually?

ibook, Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on May 3, 2006 4:03 PM

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Answer 1

maciscool

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May 3, 2006 5:47 PM in response to clockkicker

It is possible using applescript, and I have an applescript for macos9 that adds a prefix to filenames, with some modification it would do what you want. I will look for the script and post it if I find it, but all of my scripts are spread throughout 10 computers so I will do my best.

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May 3, 2006 10:57 PM in response to clockkicker

You could use the "Rename Finder Items" action in Automator. or the "Replace Text in Item Names" script in /Applications/AppleScript/Example Scripts/Finder Scripts/.

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May 4, 2006 4:35 AM in response to clockkicker

If they are image files, you can use iPhoto or Photoshop CS2 or a similar application. They all support what you want.

Mihalis.

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CJHus

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Jun 3, 2006 12:23 PM in response to Mihalis Tsoukalos

If they are image files, you can use iPhoto...
support what you want.

I can't find a function in iPhoto to edit file names. I understand that iPhoto keeps separate "titles" in its database but doesn't change the underlying files' names.

(a glaring omission, in my opinion)

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