So is there a program that can rename files that either works by 'rename namechannel*.mpg to namechannel.mpg' or works by saying 'rename namechannel $todaysDay $todaysMonth $todaysYear'.
-mediaguycouk
Suggest you run a command prompt and DIR > DIR.DIR. Then redirect DIR.DIR through Horst Schaeffer's
LMOD List
MODifier and make a temporary batch file to cut out the bits you don't want.
LMOD 1.3 Filter (c) 2002 Horst Schaeffer
Syntax: LMOD options string_with_tokens
Options:
/Ln[-m] line [range] to select (default: first non blank line)
/L[n]* all lines [starting n]
/E include empty input lines (default: no output)
/S.. delimiters for word extraction, instead of default (,;=)
/B.. as /S, but excluding blank space as delimiter
/Nn starting line number (for token
Insert from source line (expression in square brackets):
[p,l $n U|L Rn] default []: complete line
p,l from position p, length l (default rest of line)
$n word number n ("!" for last word); optionally ñoffset
$n:m range of words by number (blank space will be inserted)
U|L convert to upper|lower case
Rn right aligned in output field of size n
Other tokens:
- insert CR+LF
[-] omit CR+LF at end of output
- line number (digits acc. to option, default:3)
[=n] tab to position n in output line
[~n] ASCII code n (decimal)
[".."] quoted char/string (use for redirection symbols)
[/tt][/color]
Other option; run one of the renaming tools that can recognise the date strings and remove them, e.g.
BKrenamer, which recognises regular expressions.
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<sigh> I should take notice of the little warning that tells you someone else has posted while you were still typing...

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