REMOVING n' CHARACTERS FROM THE END OF A DOS FILE

[BRIANH]

Hi... I am trying to find a way to remove 'n' characters fro ALL files in a DOS directory. I found this on the web but it doesn't work.
I am not overly familiar with DOS and cmds so any help will be greatly appreciated..  many thanks

tried:@echo off
        setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
        set FOLDER_PATH="D:\Some DOS CMDS\NEW FOLDER"
        for %%f in (%FOLDER_PATH%*) do if %%f neq %~nx0 (
            set "filename=%%~nf"
            ren "%%f" "!filename:~0,-26!%%~xf"
)
PAUSE

[Sidewinder]

Sometimes I can be a bit slow on the uptake, but why eliminate characters from file names on a mass scale? While you ponder that, this little piece of doggerel may just help.

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set folder=c:\temp

for /f %%f in ('dir /b /a-d %folder%') do (
  set input=%%f
  set output=!input:n=!
  ren %folder%\!input! !output!
)

pause

Be sure to change the folder name in the third line.

Happy Coding