i often have to change the file names of music i have imported from CD this little script allows me to remove the track number from the file name.
@echo off
setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion
for /f "usebackq delims=" %%N in (`dir /s /b`) do (
set var=%%~nxN
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "org=!var!"
set "var=!var:0 =!"
set "var=!var:1 =!"
set "var=!var:2 =!"
set "var=!var:3 =!"
set "var=!var:4 =!"
set "var=!var:5 =!"
set "var=!var:6 =!"
set "var=!var:7 =!"
set "var=!var:8 =!"
set "var=!var:9 =!"
set "var=!var:0=!"
set "var=!var:1=!"
set "var=!var:2=!"
set "var=!var:3=!"
set "var=!var:4=!"
set "var=!var:5=!"
set "var=!var:6=!"
set "var=!var:7=!"
set "var=!var:8=!"
set "var=!var:9=!"
set "var=!var:.mp=.mp3!"
if not "!var!"=="!org!" (
if not exist "%%~dpN!var!" (
echo "!org!" --^> "!var!"
ren "!org!" "!var!"
) else (
echo File "!var!" ^(from !org!^) already exists.
)
)
endlocal
)