Re: Create .DOC files from .DOT files automatically

That worked when I tested it (including opening the renamed document).
Thanks! Do batch files still work from a command prompt or in Explorer in
Windows XP? If so, is there a way to prompt the user to make a directory in
a certain folder structure and than change directories to the newly created
directory before copying the files over?

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"Linda Aldrich" <linda.aldrich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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We are looking for a way to automatically create .doc files from .dot
files and place them in a new directory in one step. Can anyone help?

Thanks!

Linda Aldrich

Assuming that .doc files have the same format as .dot files
(which the experts in a Word newsgroup would be able to
comment on), all you need to do is to run these commands
from a Command Prompt:
copy "d:\Templates\*.dot" "d:\My Documents"
ren "d:\My Documents\*.dot" *.doc



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