Re: How to STOP file - what is a command line & script?

From: David Candy (.)
Date: 12/11/04 

Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 12:32:14 +1100

Turn off Show File Extensions in Folder Options while renaming. Most users CAN'T change the extension as they run with factory settings where extensions are hidden. So they will never see this dialog. 

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"~ FreeSpirit ~" <spammenot@nospam.net> wrote in message news:ObxBY4x3EHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
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> "Malke" <malke@nospoonnotreally.com> wrote in message 
> news:ucBIcpx3EHA.1564@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>~ FreeSpirit ~ wrote:
>>> Besides I'm not just changing or removing one word or number in the
>>> file name. I'm adding different years to different files, shortening
>>> the Artists
>>> names etc.  They can't be batchfiled even if I understood the code
>>> above.
>>>
>>> But I thank you for the suggestions.
>>
>> Then I'm sorry, but I guess you'll just have to do it manually the way I
>> suggested in answer to one of your other posts.
> ================
> All I wanted to do is avoid that "conformation window" that kept asking me 
> if I really wanted to change the name each time I changed a filename.   I 
> would have to click yes or the filename wouldn't change.
> 
> FS~
> 
>> Malke
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>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> "Don't Panic!" 
>

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