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jacky wrote:I'm assuming you're using Batch Rename that way (I believe it's the default), and as the text/info says: "The original file extensions remain unchanged. Unless the pattern is suffixed with /e."
So, using *.aaa/e should get the extension changed to aaa

You could also use simply use the "Set Extension" feature (under menu File|Rename Special, or on context-menu (on right-click) of the Toolbar button). Of course, if all you're after if put the extension in lowercase, there's an even simpler solution, from the same menu you have a few rename feature to change the case of the items' name and/or extension, simply chose "*.aaa"

m48tx wrote:Thank you for your reply. I am using the "*.aaa" pattern and I cannot get it to work. It simply inserts the pattern .aaa at the end of the existing file name and does not convert the case of the extension.

jacky wrote:

m48tx wrote:Thank you for your reply. I am using the "*.aaa" pattern and I cannot get it to work. It simply inserts the pattern .aaa at the end of the existing file name and does not convert the case of the extension.

When you say you're using the *.aaa pattern, you mean using which rename feature ? Sounds like you're still using Batch Rename. As I said, you can use different ones, all found under File|Rename Special (or right-click on the Toolbar button)
- Batch Rename : you need to add /e (otherwise you'll get name.aaa.EXT), so *.aaa/e
- Set Extension : only the extension, so just use aaa
- *.aaa : it's all automatic

m48tx wrote:Again, thank you for your help. In Batch Rename, if i use *.aaa/e, the preview shows that all extensions are changed to aaa, not converted to lower case. What version are you using? Have you actually tried the *.aaa pattern to convert the extension to lower case?

jacky wrote:

m48tx wrote:Again, thank you for your help. In Batch Rename, if i use *.aaa/e, the preview shows that all extensions are changed to aaa, not converted to lower case. What version are you using? Have you actually tried the *.aaa pattern to convert the extension to lower case?

Oh okay, sorry, little misunderstanding, I should have been clearer.

In Batch Rename you need to specify a pattern, so using *.aaa/e does indeed mean set the extension to "aaa" -- of course if you want another extension, you need to update the pattern accordingly (e.g. *.jpg/e). If your files do not all have the same extension and you want to have them all converted to lowercase, then you will have to use the feature called "*.aaa" (on the Rename Special menu), it can't be done from Batch Rename.

jacky wrote:all found under File|Rename Special (or right-click on the Toolbar button)

nas8e9 wrote:If I understand the basic problem, you want to convert the *.JPG extension to *.jpg. In my testing, Batch Rename *replaces* the current extension if you supply the /e switch at the end. That means that entering

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*.jpg /e

will replace whatever file extension the selected files currently have with *.jpg. Does that work for you?

admin wrote:

nas8e9 wrote:If I understand the basic problem, you want to convert the *.JPG extension to *.jpg. In my testing, Batch Rename *replaces* the current extension if you supply the /e switch at the end. That means that entering

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*.jpg /e

will replace whatever file extension the selected files currently have with *.jpg. Does that work for you?

Misunderstanding. This is not about Batch Rename. It's about File | Rename Special |*.aaa

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Source	XYplorer
XY ver	9.10.0002
OS	Windows 7
Date	7-5-2010 21:19:10

admin wrote:Just tested File | Rename Special |*.aaa and it works fine as advertised.

Did you select the files you want to rename?

nas8e9 wrote:

admin wrote:

nas8e9 wrote:If I understand the basic problem, you want to convert the *.JPG extension to *.jpg. In my testing, Batch Rename *replaces* the current extension if you supply the /e switch at the end. That means that entering

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*.jpg /e

will replace whatever file extension the selected files currently have with *.jpg. Does that work for you?

Misunderstanding. This is not about Batch Rename. It's about File | Rename Special |*.aaa

The good news: you're right, it works. The bad news when using File | Rename Special |*.aaa:

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Error 	10 (0000000A)
Desc	This array is fixed or temporarily locked
Dll	0
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Source	XYplorer
XY ver	9.10.0002
OS	Windows 7
Date	7-5-2010 21:19:10