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Question

Bulk rename folders

Jan 22, 2014 4:03AM PST

Hi,
I am not sure if this is possible but I have a large number
of folders ,3000+, of family pics that I have been asked
to create cds' and dvds' of but they need renaming.
They are named like this
Jones, Adam
Jones, Ben
etc
I would like to rename them to
Adam Jones
Ben Jones
etc
If this is possible does anyone know of any cheap or free
software that will do this?

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This maybe?
Jan 22, 2014 4:07AM PST
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Research the SWAP option of this renamer app.
Jan 22, 2014 4:11AM PST
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I remember doing that in Wordstar
Jan 22, 2014 4:18AM PST

a couple decades ago. Back then it was called "blocking".

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Here's my double dog dare of the day.
Jan 22, 2014 4:22AM PST

How to select text VERTICALLY.

Rare, forgotten feature.
Bob

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In which program?
Jan 22, 2014 4:25AM PST

Or on a DOS screen?

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Odd thing is that a command window does this by default!
Jan 22, 2014 4:27AM PST

I know Word has down this for years.

WordStar did it too.

But can't see to make it happen in Chrome, FireFox or IE.
Bob

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I tried the Word's ALT key approach
Jan 22, 2014 4:34AM PST
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Command window just does.
Jan 22, 2014 5:02AM PST