Rename many files at once

[pmotyka]

In Windows, I was able to select multiple files, select rename, specify a name (blah.jpg) and I'd end up with blah.jpg, blah (2).jpg, blah (3).jpg, blah (4).jpg, etc. I'd like know how to do this within OS X.

Please don't suggest a add-on utility, I'd like to do this within Finder without having to launch another application that will over complicate the task at hand with additional options of the use of expressions for filenames.

Simply trying to reproduce a very frequently used feature of Windows.

Thanks!

[bobw]

You could use This Applescript

[pmotyka]

Is there a free utility I can grab to un-stuff this *.sit file?

[bobw]

Yes, Stuffit;

http://www.stuffit.com/mac/expander/exp-downloadv.html

[barhar]

'In Windows, I was able to ...' - this is 'macosx.com' ...

'Please don't suggest a add-on utility, I'd like to do this within Finder without having to launch another application ...' - since 'MacOS X'es 'Finder' does not perform the mentioned 'Window Explorer' function; and, you do not want any advice on any 'add-on utility' or 'another application', the function you desire is not avalible.

[pmotyka]

Originally Posted by barhar

'In Windows, I was able to ...' - this is 'macosx.com'

Yes, this is macosx.com, Switcher Forum. A perfect place to find out how to do something in OS X that can be done in Windows.

Originally Posted by barhar

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'Please don't suggest a add-on utility, I'd like to do this within Finder without having to launch another application ...' - since 'MacOS X'es 'Finder' does not perform the mentioned 'Window Explorer' function; and, you do not want any advice on any 'add-on utility' or 'another application', the function you desire is not avalible.

Thanks for answering the question.

[pmotyka]

Originally Posted by bobw

You could use This Applescript

Thanks, this works well enough.

[DeltaMac]

I think what barhar left unsaid (I don't know why), is that third-party utilities for file manipulation on the Mac are often created to be work/time savers, and may provide drop-down menus that make the Mac easier to use. An app often doesn't need to be launched - you simply use the drop-down or other menu, or a group of files to rename are simply dropped onto the app's icon. The app does its job with minimal input from you, the user. In this case - an Applescript that performs the same operation, probably with less fuss.
The question that gets beat to death here, is "why doesn't the Mac work like Windows when you (insert your own pet thing that you do on Windows)?" The answer is - the Mac will often have a better way to accomplish the same thing - just ask!