Add to folder name

[daveofgv]

I have a directory with a bunch of sub folders. I need to add a number and underscore to the main folder and all sub folders.

Example

Subfolder
Atmos_Energy

I need it to say
05_Atmos_Energy

There will be 500 subfolders

How would I have a form that can name all the subfolders at once?

Thanks

 

[Joshdbr]

String cannot be of zero length. Parameter name: oldValue

That means that strPrefix = "", it needs to have a value like "01_".

Argument 'newName' must be a name, and not a relative or absolute path: 'C:\prioritytest\\1_77_prioritytest_01'. Parameter name: newName

I guess there was an issue with JohnH's code, instead of "newname = prefixNumber & IO.Path.GetFileName(direct)" in the renameFolders, use "newname = prefixNumber & IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(direct)"

 

[daveofgv]

Thanks Joshdbr -


still not working.

I am doing this because we have a big job at work, however, I will just have to tell everyone that if they rename the wrong directory they will just have to rename each folder (about 300 - 500 of them) themselves.

I was just trying to fix a problem before it occured, however, I am spending too much of my time, and yours.

Thanks for all your help and you desever mucho kudos.

thanks

daveofgv

 

[JohnH]

I guess there was an issue with JohnH's code, instead of "newname = prefixNumber & IO.Path.GetFileName(direct)" in the renameFolders, use "newname = prefixNumber & IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(direct)"

No, there wasn't an issue with my code, and you can't use GetDirectoryName (look it up!).

RenameDirectory takes parameters in this form ("c:\folder\name", "newname"), and the result after rename is this path: c:\folder\newname.

 

[Joshdbr]

So what is GetDirectoryName for?

 

[JohnH]

Path.GetDirectoryName Method (System.IO)

 

[Joshdbr]

Thanks .

 

[Joshdbr]

So the Path.GetDirectoryName method simply returns the directory path of the specified file or the next directory up if a directory is specified. It just gets the directory name . I'm not sure who I confuse more, myself or the person I am trying to help!

 

[daveofgv]

Thanks to Joshdbr!!!!

You can consider this thread closed.

Thank you Joshdbr