Adding extensions to hundreds MAC files

[86]

This has been answered before but I can't find it. (Thought I bookmarked it but obviously didn't!)
Len Hewitt gave an answer using a DOS Command.

Problem is a client has CD's with hundreds of eps files saved on a MAC without the file extension.
All that is involved is copying the files to the HDD & renaming them with the *.eps extension so that PC Photoshop can recognise them.
Very time consuming with this number of files though!

So Len or anyone else, could you please reply with the DOS command?

Many thanks

[YrbkMgr]

Put them in their own folder.

At the DOS prompt, in that folder type:

rename *.* *.eps

That's "rename space star dot star space star dot eps".

All files will be renamed to whatever their filename was, plus the eps extension.

Peace,
Tony

[r_harvey]

When you copy the files from the CD, they will have the read-only attribute set. To be able to open, edit and save the files, you will have to change them to read/write:

ATTRIB -R *.eps

If the files are in a directory that contains other files that have extensions (such as PSD), and you don't want to rename them, use this form of the RENAME command:

RENAME *. *.eps

This command will ignore files that already have extensions.

[86]

Many thanks for that Tony & r_harvey.

I never had to learn DOS commands in my 5-6 yrs of computing.
All very new to me.

Through this little exercise I also learned to add the 'CD folder name' line to access the folder.
Didn't know that!

Your renaming & attribute commands worked a treat.

How does one learn basic DOS commands?

[r_harvey]

Besides the usual Google search, there's a little one at my place <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/r_harvey/doc_dos.htm>. It's from a book I did, so there are references to an HP machine that is long-gone.

[86]

Thanks again

[r_harvey]

That graphical-interface mouse-click thing is just a fad.

The text mode version of Photoshop should really fly.

[dave milbut]

I think I'm going to learn to love DOS!!




wow. haven't heard that in a couple of (dozen) years. :)

rich... nice job. i tracked down your utility pack via google. very cool. only for pocket pc though? anything for the palm?

[r_harvey]

Who?

Wanna buy a spelling checker engine and dictionary that all fits in 64K?

[r_harvey]

Wait until you accidently type DEL/S *.*




More innocent-looking version of the same thing:

DEL/S .

[r_harvey]

the owls are out.




Some of us are Esquilaxes <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/r_harvey/rabbit.htm>.

[Klaas Visser]

Some of us are Esquilaxes




Hmmm, - how easy is it to get the saddle on?

<grin>

neat site, BTW

[r_harvey]

how easy is it to get the saddle on?




One paw at a time. Thanks.

....in Photoshop.