Help requested with making a batch file

[AbbieDorr]

Hey Guys
I'm the proud owner of a JVC camera. I've been working on a Batch file to make a small and ultra simple renaming program. Since JVC makes .MOD files which nothing can pla, you can just rename them to .MPG no problems there... But here is the point. How do i create a command that renames all file's in the folder which are .MOD to let's say 'holiday 1.mpg' holiday 2.mpg'etc.? can anybody help me?

[Salmon Trout]

You're the owner of camera and a girlfriend? Maybe you should rephrase that?

[AbbieDorr]

Bought her..... Hahahaha. Yeah sounds stupid...... English is not my language

[Salmon Trout]

Bought her..... Hahahaha. Yeah sounds stupid...... English is not my language

In Western societies, the idea of the ownership by men of women is considered offensive, not funny.

[BatchFileBasics]

give him a break, it is the internetz.

anywho.

you can solve this with the 'ren' command, known as Rename

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ren *.mod *.mpg
i have tested this on some txt files to fle

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C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\test>ren *.fle *.txt
 Volume in drive C is Hard Drive
 Volume Serial Number is 5006-5177

 Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\test

07/25/2009  08:06 AM    <DIR>          .
07/25/2009  08:06 AM    <DIR>          ..
07/25/2009  08:03 AM                 4 blarg1.txt
07/25/2009  08:03 AM                 4 blarg2.txt
07/25/2009  08:03 AM                 4 blarg3.txt
07/25/2009  08:03 AM                 4 blarg4.txt
               4 File(s)             16 bytes
               2 Dir(s)  23,233,605,632 bytes free

[AbbieDorr]

All right for every one who was disturbed by the first message i wrote. I'm Sorry! I didn't know that on the internet there is a 'no jokes'-rule. So i edited the first post.

thanx BatchFileBasics, but i already got that but now i want to rename all files

FROM                    TO
MOV01.MOD   -->  Holiday01.MPG
MOV02.MOD   -->  Holiday02.MPG
MOV03.MOD   -->  Holiday03.MPG

So i want to now the command line to type something (in this case holiday) in store it and then make a count commond so that all the files get a number with the stored name.....
THNX

[Salmon Trout]

All right for every one who was disturbed by the first message i wrote. I'm Sorry! I didn't know that on the internet there is a 'no jokes'-rule. So i edited the first post.

thanx BatchFileBasics, but i already got that but now i want to rename all files

FROM                    TO
MOV01.MOD   -->  Holiday01.MPG
MOV02.MOD   -->  Holiday02.MPG
MOV03.MOD   -->  Holiday03.MPG

So i want to now the command line to type something (in this case holiday) in store it and then make a count commond so that all the files get a number with the stored name.....
THNX

That's better. There is not a "no jokes rule" on the Internet, however there is a human tendency to react to stupid and/or sexist jokes.

Nrename.bat

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
echo Rename files in numbered series
echo Usage: Nrename filemask "prefix" "start number" "extension"
if "%1"=="" goto end
set flmask=%1
set prefix=%~2
set start=1%~3
set suffix=%~4

if not exist "%flmask%" (
echo No files found!
goto end
)

set nr=%start%
for /f "delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /a-d /on %flmask%') do (
set oldname=%%~nxF
set numfigs=!nr:~1!
set newname=%prefix%!numfigs!%suffix%
if !nr! equ %start% echo !oldname! -^> !newname!
set /a nr+=1
)

echo %oldname% -^> %newname%

set /p go="Proceed (y/n) ? "
if /i "%go%"=="n" goto end
echo.
set nr=%start%
for /f "delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /a-d /on %flmask%') do (
set oldname=%%~nxF
set numfigs=!nr:~1!
set newname=%prefix%!numfigs!%suffix%
echo !oldname! -^> !newname!
ren "!oldname!" "!newname!"
set /a nr+=1
)
:end


usage:

Nrename<space>filemask<space>prefix<space>start-number-with-leading-zero(s)-if-wanted<space>extension

use quotes optionally, (obligatory if any parameter has a space or spaces)

Use a double quote to denote a blank parameter

 examples

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Nrename *.mod holiday 01 .mpg

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Nrename *.mod "holiday movie" 001 .mpg

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Nrename *.txt "" 001 ""

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Nrename *.* "" 0001 ".file"


Contents of folder S:\Test

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MOV01.mod
MOV02.mod
MOV03.mod
MOV04.mod
MOV05.mod
MOV06.mod
MOV07.mod
MOV08.mod
MOV09.mod
MOV10.mod
MOV11.mod
MOV12.mod
MOV13.mod
MOV14.mod
MOV15.mod
MOV16.mod
Run batch file

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S:\Test\>Nrename *.mod Holiday 01 .mpg
Rename files in numbered series
Usage: Nrename filemask "prefix" "start number" "extension"
MOV01.mod -> Holiday01.mpg
MOV16.mod -> Holiday16.mpg
Proceed (y/n) ? y

MOV01.mod -> Holiday01.mpg
MOV02.mod -> Holiday02.mpg
MOV03.mod -> Holiday03.mpg
MOV04.mod -> Holiday04.mpg
MOV05.mod -> Holiday05.mpg
MOV06.mod -> Holiday06.mpg
MOV07.mod -> Holiday07.mpg
MOV08.mod -> Holiday08.mpg
MOV09.mod -> Holiday09.mpg
MOV10.mod -> Holiday10.mpg
MOV11.mod -> Holiday11.mpg
MOV12.mod -> Holiday12.mpg
MOV13.mod -> Holiday13.mpg
MOV14.mod -> Holiday14.mpg
MOV15.mod -> Holiday15.mpg
MOV16.mod -> Holiday16.mpg

[BC_Programmer]

I thought it was funny, if only because it was a silly slip-up.

Kid of like that saying, a freudian slip is when you say one thing and mean your mother.

[Quantos]

In Western societies, the idea of the ownership by men of women is considered offensive, not funny.

It is so funny.  The people that find it offensive are just whipped is all.

[Salmon Trout]

It is so funny.  The people that find it offensive are just whipped is all.

Are you aged about 13?

[Quantos]

I thought it was funny, if only because it was a silly slip-up.

Kid of like that saying, a freudian slip is when you say one thing and mean your mother.

I made a Freudian slip once.  I was out at a nice dinner with my wife and friends one night.  I meant to ask my wife to please pass the salt and pepper, but what came out was "You old hag, you screwed up my life."

[Quantos]

Are you aged about 13?

No, I'm a 42 year old bitter divorcee.

[Salmon Trout]

No, I'm a 42 year old bitter divorcee.

I am a divorcee too, but I reckon it takes 2. However, we're getting a bit OT.

[AbbieDorr]

Hello Salmon
I think there is a problem cause it starts up and shuts down again..... Is it a problem if i'm using Vista?

[Salmon Trout]

Are you supplying it with the right number of parameters, as described above?

Are you running it in the right folder?

[AbbieDorr]

I have copied the program and put it in a bat file, nothing else done. When i double click it, it opens and shuts down immediately

[billrich]

 AbbieDorr  wrote
<<<"I'm the proud owner of a JVC camera. I've been working on a Batch file to make a small and ultra simple renaming program. Since JVC makes .MOD files which nothing can play, you can just rename them to .MPG no problems there. But here is the point. How do I create a command that renames all file's in the folder which are .MOD to let's  say 'holiday 1.mpg' holiday 2.mpg'etc.? can anybody help me?">>>


Renaming the .mod extention does not change the mod format.  The mod format will still not play.  There are many conversion programs on the internet to convert mod  to a format that will play with most players.

Google [ mod to wmv ]

http://www.modconverter.net/mod-to-wmv.html

[AbbieDorr]

If i do it like this (MOD rename to MPG) then i can edit the all the movie to a complete movie which i then can save as Avi (my home cinema set can not play wmv)

[Salmon Trout]

I have copied the program and put it in a bat file, nothing else done. When i double click it, it opens and shuts down immediately

Double click no good.

You need to

1. Place the batch file either:

   in the folder where the MOD files are

   OR

   in a folder on your PATH e.g. C:\Windows

2. You then need to open a command window in that folder (where the MOD files are) and type at the prompt:

    Nrename<space>filemask<space>prefix<space>start-number-with-leading-zero(s)-if-wanted<space>extension

Read my earlier post for the details.

[billrich]

If I do it like this (MOD rename to MPG) then I can edit the all the movie to a complete movie which i then can save as Avi (my home cinema set can not play wmv)

Go slowly.  Do the rename at the command line of only one file.  And then see if  you can edit and convert the format to avi.

The conversion programs will convert to any format you need.

Good luck

[Salmon Trout]

Go slowly [etc]

.MOD files are JVC's implementation of MPEG-2 transport streams, similar to a VOB file on a DVD or the M2T files used on Sony hard drive camcorders. As with VOBs and M2Ts, you don't actually need to convert the files in order to make them playable / convertable on your computer, you can simply change the extension to .mpg. The OP has already discovered this, as he wrote earlier.

[billrich]

... "you can simply change the extension to .mpg. The OP has already discovered this, as he wrote earlier."

Then why does AbbieDorr  mention a conversion to AVI?

[Salmon Trout]

Then why does AbbieDorr  mention a conversion to AVI?

He wants to rename the MOD files to mpg so that his avi converter/merge program can read them. His home cinema setup can play avis.

[billrich]

Did AbbieDorr get the MOD rename to MPG program to work?

I still believe a direct conversion from mod to avi is the best method.

If the rename from MOD to MPG does not work,  then  AbbieDorr should try the direct conversion from mod to avi.

I'm sorry, your approach is correct.  Carry on Private.  I'll be in the area all day.

"MOD to AVI converter
MOD to AVI Converter is currently the best MOD to AVI converter. which can perfectly convert MOD video to AVI, MPEG, WMV, ASF, VCD, SVCD, etc.

Note: once you can not directly convert MOD to AVI, just change MOD file extention to *.MPG first, then use this MOD to AVI converter."

http://www.modconverter.net/mod-to-avi.html

[Salmon Trout]

MOD to AVI Converter

Unfortunately it costs $34.95, whereas there are free alternatives like VirtualDub (with mpeg plugin) or VirtualDub-mpeg2 (which reads mpeg natively)

[gh0std0g74]

you can try this vbscript

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Set objFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strFolder = "c:\test"
Set objFolder = objFS.GetFolder(strFolder)
count=0
For Each strFile In objFolder.Files
strExtension = objFS.GetExtensionName(strFile)
If strExtension = "MOD" Then
    count=count+1
strNewName = "Holiday_"& count & ".MPG"
strFile.Name = strNewName
End If
Next

save as myrename.vbs and on command line

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c:\test> cscript /nologo myrename.vbs


[billrich]

C:\>type  mpgname.bat
REM  Usage: mpgname 4 ( one more than number of files )

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@echo off
set /a c=0
:begin

set /a c+=1
if %c% EQU %1  goto end

ren mov%c%.mod    Holiday%c%.MPG
REM Be careful with ren. Use copy unitil certain of the code


goto begin

:end
dir /b  Hol*.mpg
Output:

C:\>mpgname.bat  4

C:\>REM  Usage: mpgname 4 ( one more than number of files )

C:\>dir /b Hol*
Holiday1.MPG
Holiday2.MPG
Holiday3.MPG

[Quantos]

Try VideoSpiritLite, it's one that Broni just posted about in This Thread.

[gh0std0g74]

C:\>type  mpgname.bat
REM  Usage: mpgname 4 ( one more than number of files )

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@echo off
set /a c=0
:begin

set /a c+=1
if %c% EQU %1  goto end

ren mov%c%.mod    Holiday%c%.MPG

goto begin

:end
type  Hol*.mpg
Output:

C:\>mpgname.bat  4

C:\>REM  Usage: mpgname 4 ( one more than number of files )

Holiday1.MPG


hello

Holiday2.MPG


hello

Holiday3.MPG


hello

C:\>

what kind of file names do you have in order to test your batch script above?

[billrich]

what kind of file names do you have in order to test your batch script above?

Ghost:
We used the same file names used by Abbie Dorr, the original poster.


REM  Usage: mpgname 4 ( one more than number of files )

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@echo off

set /a c=0
:start

set /a c+=1
if %c% EQU %1 set /a c=0 && goto  begin

echo hello > mov%c%.mod
goto start


:begin

set /a c+=1
if %c% EQU %1  goto end

ren mov%c%.mod    Holiday%c%.MPG
REM Be careful with ren. Use copy unitil certain of the code

goto begin

:end
dir /b  Hol*.mpg
Output:
C:\>mpgname.bat  4

C:\>REM  Usage: mpgname 4 ( one more than number of files )

C:\>dir /b Hol*
Holiday1.MPG
Holiday2.MPG
Holiday3.MPG

Be very careful with erase.  The following is before a second or third test. Use on test files only
C:\>erase Hol*.mpg

C:\>

[Salmon Trout]

one more than number of files

I do not see why it is necessary to do this.

[gh0std0g74]

@billrich, what i mean is , how does your MOD file names look like?

[billrich]

Bill wrote:

One more than number of files for command line argument.

I do not see why it is necessary to do this.

We don't know how many files Abbie Dorr, the original poster has to rename.

Abbie Dorr wrote:

"If I do it like this (MOD rename to MPG) then I can edit the all the movie to a complete movie which I then can save as Avi"

[Salmon Trout]

We don't know how many files AbbieDorr, the original poster has to nename.

I know that!  Did you see the words I quoted? I wanted to know why it is necessary to supply a parameter which is one more than the number of files. Why it can't be the same as the number of files?

[billrich]

I know that!  Did you see the words I quoted? I wanted to know why it is necessary to supply a parameter which is one more than the number of files. Why it can't be the same as the number of files? Anyway, why not count them in the batch? In fact, why bother counting them at all?

It was necessary because of the way I wrote my code.

Hey, this not production code and we are not paid.

My rename code works and is exactly what Abbie Dorr, the original poster ask for.   

[Salmon Trout]

OK point taken

If you do this you can use the actual number from the command line

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set /a c=-1

but I thought the OP wanted leading zeroes

[billrich]

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[quote author=Salmon Trout link=topic=88363.msg593414#msg593414 date=1248613134]
OK point taken

If you do this you can use the actual number from the command line

 

"But I thought the OP wanted leading zeroes"

[/quote]

Abbie Dorr, the original poster can easily add leading zeros to the name. I see no advantage of leading zeros.   We need to leave insignificant details to  Abbie Dorr.  Abbie should be able to do some of the work.

[Salmon Trout]

OK I agree.

[billrich]

@billrich, what i mean is , how does your MOD file names look like?

My  test MOD file names looked like:

C:\>type mov10.mod
hello

C:\>type mov1.mod
hello

The files only contained "Hello."   Only the name was important.

[billrich]

@billrich, what I mean is , how does your MOD file names look like?

To Ghost, Trout,  Abbie Dorr and All interested parties:
( copy command used here to save mov**.mod file. ren used in next post. )

REM There are no leading zeros for 10 and above in file names.
REM  Usage: mpgname 13 ( one more than number of files )



REM  Usage: mpgname 13 ( one more than number of files )

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@echo off

set /a c=0
:start

set /a c+=1
if %c% EQU %1 set /a c=0 && goto  begin

 if %C%  LSS 10 echo hello > mov0%c%.mod
if %C%  GTR  9  echo hello > mov%c%.mod
goto start


:begin

set /a c+=1
if %c% EQU %1  goto end

REM if %C%  LSS 10 ren mov0%c%.mod    Holiday0%c%.MPG
REM if %C%  GTR  9 ren mov0%c%.mod    Holiday%c%.MPG
if %C%  LSS 10 copy mov0%c%.mod    Holiday0%c%.MPG

if %C%   GTR 10 copy mov%c%.mod    Holiday%c%.MPG

REM copy was used to save MOD files for Ghost

goto begin

:end
dir /b  mov*.mod
dir /b  Hol*.mpg
Output:

C:\>mpgname.bat 13

C:\>REM  Usage: mpgname 13 ( one more than number of files )
        1 file(s) copied.
        1 file(s) copied.
        1 file(s) copied.
        1 file(s) copied.
        1 file(s) copied.
        1 file(s) copied.
        1 file(s) copied.
        1 file(s) copied.
        1 file(s) copied.
        1 file(s) copied.
        1 file(s) copied.
mov01.mod
mov02.mod
mov03.mod
mov04.mod
mov05.mod
mov06.mod
mov07.mod
mov08.mod
mov09.mod
mov10.mod
mov11.mod
mov12.mod
Holiday01.MPG
Holiday02.MPG
Holiday03.MPG
Holiday04.MPG
Holiday05.MPG
Holiday06.MPG
Holiday07.MPG
Holiday08.MPG
Holiday09.MPG
Holiday11.MPG
Holiday12.MPG
C:\>

[billrich]

The following code  uses ren and not copy.  The test  mov*.mod files were removed with ren. See the  test  mov*.mod files above post #39.

REM  Usage: mpgname 13 ( one more than number of files )

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@echo off

setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion

set /a c=o
:begin

set /a c+=1
if %c% EQU %1  goto end

if %C%  LSS 10 ren mov0%c%.mod    Holiday0%c%.MPG
if %C%  GTR  9 ren mov%c%.mod    Holiday%c%.MPG

goto begin

:end
dir /b  Hol*.mpg
Output :

C:\> nomodname.bat 13

C:\>REM  Usage: mpgname 13 ( one more than number of files )
Holiday01.MPG
Holiday02.MPG
Holiday03.MPG
Holiday04.MPG
Holiday05.MPG
Holiday06.MPG
Holiday07.MPG
Holiday08.MPG
Holiday09.MPG
Holiday10.MPG
Holiday11.MPG
Holiday12.MPG
C:\>