Problems with the MoveFile Command??

zeke · Post by **zeke** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:28 am

Here is my code snippet:

Let>MF_RENAME=1
Let>file1=c:\Temp\*.ltr
Let>file2=c:\Temp\*.doc
MoveFile>%file1%,%file2%

I have several hundred files with the ltr extension in c:\temp. I want to rename them with a doc extension.

It does not seem to work as I thought it might.

If I specifically name a file like c:\temp\abc.ltr then it gets renamed to abc.doc

Am I doing something wrong?

Me_again · Post by **Me_again** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:35 am

It does say in the help that wildcards can be used, but windows is very picky about where you can use them in renaming.

This should work for you, note that it is necessary to first change to the working directory:

Change Directory>c:\temp
RunProgram>cmd /c "rename *.ltr *.doc"

Be sure to make a backup before attempting any global change like this.