Is there a way to "find/replace" through Windows Explorer?

[NewJeffCT]

I am trying to rename a bunch of files that I downloaded and misnamed - about two hundred pictures are labeled "Florence" instead of "Venice" and it would be really, really easy if I could just select all the right pics and do a find/replace on the key words... however, I do not see that option? Am I missing something?

Thanks

[snooper2]

1. Am I missing something?

a "find/replace" function in Windows Explorer


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[DarkTirade]

2. Back in the old days of DOS that was easy.

Damned if I could tell you how to do it now.

[Lance_Boyle]

3. wouldn't REN and a wildcard work?

ren florence*.jpg venice*.jpg (assuming the photos are numbered sequentially following the city name)

[meegbear]

4. That should do it

[NewJeffCT]

6. You mean by going through DOS?

It's been so long since I've been out to a DOS prompt that I'd be afraid to screw something up...

[Lance_Boyle]

7. not exactly DOS, but the windows command prompt

start --> run --> cmd

navigate to the directory containing the files and try to ren command with the splat (*) wildcard replacing the numbers.

[NewJeffCT]

8. oh well

I tried that, but it ended up with the files all being renamed *.jpgvenice

oops

[Lance_Boyle]

9. I sense a typo in the force.

As if hundreds of files all cried out at once, "what in the fuck program opens a .jpgvenice file?!?"

[Orrex]

5. If you have the ACDSee graphics viewer, it allows you to rename files en masse

Though the REN suggestion made above should do the trick, too.

[qb]

10. Here's a cool freeware file rename program:

http://www.1-4a.com/rename/

It has many more options than DOS or Windows and it has preview & undo.