How Do I..........??

• Download the attached file, save it somewhere handy.

• Copy it into the folder containing the music files you want to rename.

• Double click the ren.vbs file and it will ask you to specify a prefix. Enter what you want, press OK, and it will rename everything that is inside the same folder with the prefix you specified.

• Either delete the vbs file now that you're done with it or move it to another folder and continue renaming.

FILE ATTACHMENT: ren.vbs

Code:

Dim fso, Path, Folder, Prefix, File

set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Path = ".\"

Set Folder = fso.GetFolder(Path)

Prefix = InputBox("Input the filename prefix", "Mass Rename Script")

If Prefix = "" Then WScript.Quit

For Each File In folder.Files

    If fso.GetExtensionName(File.Path) <> "vbs" Then
      File.Name = Prefix & File.Name
    End If
    
Next

wscript.quit

copy "Madonna - " and paste it into every track before the track name. Hey, it saves typing it out....

Hi, steve. You should really consider organizing your music collection properly, if you want to continue backing up your audio CDs. Almost any tag editing program (should) have an option to read the file tags and rename the actual files according to your preferences, so you can save time renaming them yourselves or using a script like the one posted above (though I find this handy for certain pictures imported from a camera, so thanks for that, TCG )

Glad I could help Gornot

DustSailor said:

copy "Madonna - " and paste it into every track before the track name. Hey, it saves typing it out....

Thats my method.
I usually put the track number next, just to keep it all in order when loading onto a device.

Looking at TCG's script, it could also work, if all your media is filenamed in the same format.
Wouldnt be hard to modify it to replace underscores with spaces too, while youre at it.

But remember, :cough: piracy is a crime, so make sure the content you have is legal blah blah blah boatstuff.