Windows 10: Allow batch file renamer to work?

I'm trying to use a batch file renamer in order to add terms to the beginning of a fileicture1.jpgpicture2.jpgadd "2022 - " to the beginning to give:2022 - picture1.jpg2022 - picture2.jpgFirst off, I'd like a suggestion as to a safe one to use. Free is obviously preferable, but if it's safe and reliable I'd be willing to pay some money for a good one. I've downloaded and tried a few, but that bring me to my second question. Or is there a way to do this in Windows natively?Second, how do I give permission for these programs to work? None of them have successfully changed the file names as the

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How to Batch Rename files ?

I have a lot of files I want to give names to. I already found a way to get names into a text I need. So all these names i have in text, I want to give to other files.

How do i do this in a batch process ?

Currently trying to learn FastStone Image viewer. Seems to be updated version of Resizer by the same company?
That has been useful for other batch processes for images . But I've yet to figure the batch naming options .

A different software I'm considering for this task is called Advanced Renamer .

Maybe I've become too slow through the years because :
I've been looking for the right tutorial that I can clearly understand and found none .
They seem to be out of my grasp .


Note : I currently use a bat file, that takes the names of other files I have in a folder and puts them into a text file.

( I'd prefer a one click Bat process ideally for this specific task ) .

So I'd be happy with a bat file that can also take those names in my text list
and apply them to files I want to rename in any given folder with those . If anyone knew how to do that.

It don't matter the order applied - as long as each file in the folder receives one name from the list.
The names I pulled are from images in a folder. The names are to be applied to a equal number of files ,
which is a different extension. so no worry about them having the same name. So just the names .




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I found this thread. But unsure how to apply it and its replies into the bat i need ?

stackoverflow rename-files-after-a-list-of-names



Update possible reference
for loop - Creating a batch file to rename TXT files based on content (removing inappropriate syntax) - Stack Overflow

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and yet another reference i need help understanding if its useful
windows - Generate file-folder list.txt file in a directory/subdirectory & rename list.txt to folder/subfolder name using dir & ren command in a batch file - Stack Overflow

 

How to Batch Rename files ?

I found a app called Advanced Renamer ( I mentioned this before ) .And there maybe a adequate solution here.

This is the instructions for the process i want to learn. But I'm having a hard time finding these actions in the app.
Could someone assist me with this app and doing this ?

" "Add Source folder.
Method/List
Populate List/Yes
Clear the file list (not the Method list) so no files selected
Add Copy folder (List method is still active)
Check New filename, start batch" "

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I was able to implement those instructions I left there. Solved.

 

Batch Files Knowledge Base

You can't just rename a batch file to .exe *Big Grin it wont ever work! =D and that "bench" is built into vista *Smile And you cant input text into another cmd window.. But if you want to open calc.exe from a batch file just type calc.exe *Smile