Re: Append characters to file name to establish uniqueness

almass@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hello...
I am trying to keep a set of files online and append a character
string to each file in order to establish uniqueness to each file name
and avoid purge. My files would look like this:

TEST.dat
TEST.dat
TEST.dat

I would like to run a com proc that i could run on these files in a
batch that would remame this like this:

TEST1.dat
TEST2.dat
TEST3.dat

Does anyone have any ideas about a method that would help? Thanks in
advance.

TEST.DAT;1 becomes TEST1.DAT;1
TEST.DAT;2 becomes TEST2.DAT;1
etc. It's a SMOP, easily done in DCL, and left as an exercise for the student. I'll be happy to write it for you if you are willing to pay!

It seems to me to be even easier to give the files the desired names in the first place!
.

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