Help: remove timestamp, and batch replace?

[whatsnottolike]

1: I have some files with a timestamp in them: "something 19 02 24 somethingelse.png" - how do i remove the timestamp?

2: I usually do lots of "rename special" > "search and replace" to clean filenames up (first to convert periods to spaces, then to remove the "The " at beginnings and so forth), but it would be nice if i could make a script that looks for several of these things at once. How do i do that?? Is there a tutorial at scripting or batch processing?

[highend]

1. E.g. by using this script
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=21068

a.) Separator is a space
b.) Parts to keep 1,5
Easier than creating a correct regex yourself...

2. Read the help file about scripting
And maybe as a starting point: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6560