#Following Letters Effect
29-Dec-94 08:59:52
Sb: #144046-#Following Letters Effect
Fm: Bob Keefer 74312,2075
To: Paul Sanford [LVL5] 75144,2354
Paul:
PMJI, but I ran into a similar problem recently. I had about 300 files
rendered at every 15th frame in reverse order. There is probably an easier way
that the more experienced users know, but here is what here is what I did to
create a batch file that would rename all the files for me to get them numbered
0000, 0001, etc.:
1. Used DIR and piped the file list to a text file.
2. Imported the file into Microsoft Excel 5.0 and deleted all but the file
name and extension columns.
3. Used the AutoFill feature to quickly add columns for new file names, the
REN command, etc.
4. Imported the Excel file into Word 6.0 (comma delimited, I think) and used
Search and Replace a couple of times to remove or replace commas and
spaces, etc.
The whole process took about ten minutes if I remember correctly, and although
it wasn't exactly pretty, it worked perfectly the first time (one of the few
times in my life _that_ has ever happened <g>)!