Windows 10: Uniquely Renaming Large Batch of Files

Hello team. Looking to see if anyone has any pointers for my situation at work:

I have 90 PDF files that need to be renamed, each of them having unique names that have to deal with a supplier and consignee pair. I have a list of all of the file names in an excel sheet and the list is in order to match the order the files are in the folder currently. Is there a way to apply this list to the files?

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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 ?

First, make a backup of the files. Bulk renaming can cause major problems so you will appreciate the backup if things go horribly wrong.

Second, as you mentioned, there are programs to handle renaming for you. Check out: Introduction - Bulk Rename Utility

Third, if you want to use a batch file (and you've completed step 1), try this from the command prompt:

for /f "delims=" %v in (TextFileWithFilenamesToRename) do echo ren "%v" "%v_NewFilename"

The previous command will show you the how the ren command will work without actually changing the filenames.
Without knowing what the text file with the name of the files to rename looks like, you may have to tinker
with the command to get it right.

If everything looks good, you can perform the actual rename command by removing the echo command as in:
for /f "delims=" %v in (TextFileWithFilenamesToRename) do ren "%v" "%v_NewFilename"

Good luck

 

Batch Files Knowledge Base

Don't use batch files very much but one I find useful is for creating a list of files in a directory.
Just copy the text below into Notepad and save as Filelist.bat

dir /a /-p /o:gen >filelist.txt

When you run it from a folder it will create a Filelist.txt file,in the same folder, that lists all the files in that folder.Useful when you are too lazy to type all the files out yourself.