[OFF] utility for files

[Robert Brenstein]

>Hi Guys,
>
>Anybody know if exists such tool for MAcOS X which can do next task.
>
>Often enough I need
>A) add prefix to many files.
>         f1.cpp      =>    old_f1.cpp
>         f2.cpp      =>    old_f2.cpp
>
>B) change prefix of files
>
>         OBL_f1.cpp      FBL_f1.cpp
>        
>In the old good DOS we could do this easy.
>In MacOS we can do this?
>

This can be done with Unix commands in terminal window but I doubt 
that is what you want. AppleScript can do it under both Classic and 
X. Under Classic there are a few dedicated utils that can do it, so 
there must be some under X as well.

Personally, I have always found AppleScript syntax a bit too 
cumbersome for such tasks and used Hypercard instead. It is even 
easier with MetaCard which works under both Classic and X. You just 
write a simple rename script yourself, place a link to the stack 
under Apple menu or in the dock, and then recall with a click. It 
will even remember all your last settings and you can save a number 
of pre-defined variations for reusing. And you can have any complex 
filtering for names and/or locations, update dates, and whatever and 
define new names and whatever twisted way suits the current task. 
None of the other tools I tried gave me the same flexibility and 
reusability.

I am sugesting this particularly since I know you have xCards but 
don't get to use them much :)  And they can be used for changing the 
content of files as well -- while in most instances a program like 
BBEdit is good enough, xTalk script can handle multiple levels of 
complexity.

Robert