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PatMyer
Feb 24, 2023Copper Contributor
How to rename file names from an excel cell
I have a list of .png file names exported to excel that I have modified (added an _ in a specific location in the name) and want to rename the same .png file names in the same folder I pulled from to...
- Feb 24, 2023
Oh wait - my bad. The values in the worksheet already include .png.
Try this version:
Sub RenameFiles() ' Change the path as needed, but keep the trailing backslash Const sFolder = "C:\MyFiles\" Dim r As Long Dim m As Long Dim v As Variant m = Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row v = Range("A1:B" & m).Value On Error GoTo ErrHandler For r = 2 To m Name sFolder & v(r, 1) As sFolder & v(r, 2) Next r Exit Sub ErrHandler: MsgBox "Failed to rename " & v(r, 1), vbInformation Resume Next End Sub
HansVogelaar
Feb 24, 2023MVP
Could you create a list of the original names in column A, and the corresponding modified names in column B?
- PatMyerFeb 24, 2023Copper Contributor
Ok, same file names are now in Column A that are currently in the folder and what I want the .png file names changed to are in Column B (added _ after the 591_42).
By the way, this is just a sample size to test, the folder of images I want to update has over 10,000 .png files.
- HansVogelaarFeb 24, 2023MVP
You marked your reply as the best response, so I take it your problem has been solved.
- PatMyerFeb 24, 2023Copper ContributorNo, just didn't know what that did 🙂
Is there a macro or Command Prompt code that can take column A as a look up in the Folder (rename_test) and replace with column B. I am new at this and don't know the best steps for completing this task.