In Search Of A Renaming Tool

[Thrawn05]

I need a renaming program to rename countless files that I have in a number of folders, the thing is that I need a utility that can REPLACE the name of the files with a 4 digit number (0001.txt, 0002.txt, 0003.txt, etc...).

I tried download.com and stuff and none of them can do this simple thing, since all they do is APPEND the number to the existing file name.

Does anyone know of a program that will just replace the name with a number? I've spent the past 4 hours trying to find one and decided to ask here.

[Urban Ranger]

You want a program that automatically renames the file in each individual folder to 0001, 0002, etc? Seems to be too specialised.

[General Ludd]

Trying to organize your porn? I know there are programs that will do that for pictures, atleast. I can't say I know the name of it, though.

[Sheik]

EDIT: Obsolete

[Urban Ranger]

Maybe you can expand it to a free, general-purpose file renaming program.

[Zopperoni]

Try Flash Renamer

[Asher]

There's already quite a few general purpose rename programs, don't know if they do specifically what he wants though:

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1019709719

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1035699191

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1025378813

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1012200666

etc

Betanews has 32 such programs actually: http://fileforum.betanews.com/search...ename&what=all

[Sheik]

EDIT: Obsolete

[Sheik]

Alright last update:

This is what you are looking for. Here you can search for any file types and then add the entire folder or just the files you want.

[Urban Ranger]

You know, for a second, I read the thread title as "In Search of a Reaming Tool."

[Asher]