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   Lori Fairhead to All   
   rename files with prefix   
   18 Nov 19 07:57:23   
   
   From: lorif32768@gmail.com   
      
   Hello there,   
      
   I am not very familiar with NT BATCH programming yet   
   but I had previously assumed that the command:   
      
   REN * VIETNAM-*   
      
   would rename all files in the current directory to   
   include a prefix of VIETNAM-.   
      
   It didn't do that, instead it superimposed the prefix   
   onto the filename at the beginning,   
      
   How would I add a prefix to all the current files   
   in the directory? And why does the REN command   
   I suggested default to such illogical behaviour?   
      
   regards,   
   Lori F   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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