Changing File Names
Oct 17, 2020 09:35:08 #
Have you ever noticed that you cannot change the capitalization in a file name? If I name a file billy, I can't change it to Billy. Well, I can, but it takes an extra step. First, change the name to something totally different, like jehgds. Then you can change it to Billy.
Oct 17, 2020 09:39:19 #
I just did in Explorer in Win 7. Took the case change with no problem.
Win 10? Different application?
Win 10? Different application?
Oct 17, 2020 09:59:26 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Have you ever noticed that you cannot change the capitalization in a file name? If I name a file billy, I can't change it to Billy. Well, I can, but it takes an extra step. First, change the name to something totally different, like jehgds. Then you can change it to Billy.
You can do petty much anything in MSDos... you just need to now the cmd structure. (Assuming Windows OS).
Oct 17, 2020 10:05:22 #
Ourspolair wrote:
You can do petty much anything in MSDos... you just need to now the cmd structure. (Assuming Windows OS).
Probably, but Windows Explorer does it on my systems also.
Simpler than MS-DOS, less typing.
Oct 17, 2020 11:28:42 #
I don’t know how you do this but I don’t have a problem to change, works in Win explorer and Mac finder
Oct 17, 2020 11:45:40 #
Longshadow wrote:
I just did in Explorer in Win 7. Took the case change with no problem.
Win 10? Different application?
Win 10? Different application?
I don't know how far back this goes, but I just tried it in Win10, and it didn't work. A "C" is a "C," regardless of size.
Oct 17, 2020 11:46:20 #
Ourspolair wrote:
You can do petty much anything in MSDos... you just need to now the cmd structure. (Assuming Windows OS).
Yes, DOS could do a lot, but most things are simpler with Windows.
Oct 17, 2020 12:26:24 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I don't know how far back this goes, but I just tried it in Win10, and it didn't work. A "C" is a "C," regardless of size.
An old version of XP or Win 7 used to do that (I forget which), but with one of the updates it changed.
Maybe they will realize it and fix it in 10.
Since my website server is a Unix variant, I have to be careful of case when using/naming files.
(FileA.htm and Filea.htm are two different files in Unix, both can exist at the same time on the server.)
I like the fact that I can change the case in Explorer if need be.
Changing the case in FTP is easy also.
(I just saw that my WS-FTP is from 2000, initially for Win 95/98 - Wow! Still going strong!)
Oct 17, 2020 13:54:14 #
Nope...works fine in Windows 10 Explorer. I can make it a small c or a large C, or S, or A or any combination of letters. No extra step of any kind was necessary.
Oct 17, 2020 16:55:12 #
fredpnm wrote:
Nope...works fine in Windows 10 Explorer. I can make it a small c or a large C, or S, or A or any combination of letters. No extra step of any kind was necessary.
I didn't think they'd remove that ability.
(I don't have 10 to try it.)
Oct 18, 2020 07:46:52 #
Oct 18, 2020 09:56:14 #
In the computers mind a letter is a number and an upper case A is a different number than a lower case a. File names can be changed and to the computer AAaA is a different word than AAAA, and always has been.
Oct 18, 2020 10:58:19 #
Just did it the other day.
I am guessing you have the file set to read only. You can’t change it when set to read only. To remove read only from a file right click on the file. Go to properties. Look down the pop up screen to attributes. Remove the check mark from the read only box. Click ok at bottom of box. You should now be able to change the name with no problem.
You can do the same thing for a folder to speed up the process for the files in the folder. Remove the mark from read only. Click ok. A new window should appear and ask to apply to this folder only. The other box ask this folder and all sub folders
Chuck
I am guessing you have the file set to read only. You can’t change it when set to read only. To remove read only from a file right click on the file. Go to properties. Look down the pop up screen to attributes. Remove the check mark from the read only box. Click ok at bottom of box. You should now be able to change the name with no problem.
You can do the same thing for a folder to speed up the process for the files in the folder. Remove the mark from read only. Click ok. A new window should appear and ask to apply to this folder only. The other box ask this folder and all sub folders
Chuck
Oct 18, 2020 11:05:52 #
Hmmmm, That's odd. I've made changes like that throughout a number of Windoze versions as well as Linux and Unix OSs.
--Bob
--Bob
jerryc41 wrote:
Have you ever noticed that you cannot change the capitalization in a file name? If I name a file billy, I can't change it to Billy. Well, I can, but it takes an extra step. First, change the name to something totally different, like jehgds. Then you can change it to Billy.
Oct 18, 2020 12:19:32 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Have you ever noticed that you cannot change the capitalization in a file name? If I name a file billy, I can't change it to Billy. Well, I can, but it takes an extra step. First, change the name to something totally different, like jehgds. Then you can change it to Billy.
It is “possible” that it changed... but you needed to REFRESH your display to see the change. Sometimes, I make file name changes and they don’t initially appear to have worked, but a refresh shows it.
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