Hi ,
I am looking for a way to rename all files that are in a directory with a simple append at the end with date and time.
eg:
file1 -> file1ddmmyyhhmi
file2 -> file1ddmmyyhhmi
eg:
$A=get-date -Format "yyyymmddhhmm"
foreach -object -process ....
thanks.
You could try something like this
$A=get-date -Format "yyyymmddhhmm" Get-ChildItem "C:\folder" | %{ Rename-Item -NewName ($_.Basename + $A + $_.extension) -Path $_.FullName }
This assumes the files are stored in C:\folder
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You could try something like this
$A=get-date -Format "yyyymmddhhmm" Get-ChildItem "C:\folder" | %{ Rename-Item -NewName ($_.Basename + $A + $_.extension) -Path $_.FullName }
This assumes the files are stored in C:\folder
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LucD - thx for the fast response ,
how can i use this with multiple items in the directory ? it works if there is only one file. how to use foreach ? etc...
Are you sure ?
I tested it on a folder with multiple files in there, and they were all renamed.
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see my output .....
start
~PowerCLI> Get-ChildItem "C:\test"
Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\test
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
-
-
-
-
-a--- 07/10/2010 8:58 PM 0 abc.txt
-a--- 07/10/2010 8:58 PM 0 pqr.txt
-a--- 07/10/2010 8:58 PM 0 xyz.txt
~ PowerCLI> $A=get-date -Format "yyyymmddhhmm"
~ PowerCLI> Get-ChildItem "C:\test" | %{Rename-Item -NewName ($_.Basename + $A + $_.extension) -Path $_.FullName}
Rename-Item : Cannot create a file when that file already exists.
At line:1 char:40
+ Get-ChildItem "C:\test" | %{Rename-Item <<<< -NewName ($_.Basename + $A + $_.extension) -Path $_.FullName}
Rename-Item : Cannot create a file when that file already exists.
At line:1 char:40
+ Get-ChildItem "C:\test" | %{Rename-Item <<<< -NewName ($_.Basename + $A + $_.extension) -Path $_.FullName}
~ PowerCLI>
end
Are you sure there are no 'hidden' files in the folder ?
This is a test run I just did
PS C:\> Get-ChildItem "C:\folder" Directory: C:\folder Mode LastWriteTime Length Name ---- ------------- ------ ---- -a--- 10/8/2010 3:22 AM 0 abc.txt -a--- 10/8/2010 3:22 AM 0 pqr.txt -a--- 10/8/2010 3:22 AM 0 xyz.txt PS C:\> Get-ChildItem "C:\folder" | %{Rename-Item -NewName ($_.Basename + $A + $_.extension) -Path $_.FullName} PS C:\> Get-ChildItem "C:\folder" Directory: C:\folder Mode LastWriteTime Length Name ---- ------------- ------ ---- -a--- 10/8/2010 3:22 AM 0 abc201053080953.txt -a--- 10/8/2010 3:22 AM 0 pqr201053080953.txt -a--- 10/8/2010 3:22 AM 0 xyz201053080953.txt PS C:\>
You could to a
Get-ChildItem "C:\folder" -Force
to check.
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LucD, it was my shell version that caused the issue, now working.
thx