Use a list like "Old Name = New Name" to batch rename folders?

I have 190 folders.
They have very generic names that need changing..

Folder1
Folder2
Folder3
etc.

I have a text file containing a list.
It's structured as "Old Name = New Name".

Folder1 = Security
Folder2 = Controls
Folder3 = Processing
etc.

Can I use this list to batch rename my folders?
Can you suggest a software that can take advantage of my list?

 

Easiest for beginners IMO would be AutoIt. Forums are full of examples and help. Help file has examples. Compilable. Can have a GUI if you want.

What you want to do, basically, is create your list, maybe like this

OldName=NewName
OldName1=NewName1

Then you would read this file into an array, so that you now have a 'table' with one column
[column 1]
OldName=NewName
OldName1=NewName1

Then you go to the directory where your folders are located, and start processing it. So, you would find the first directory, like OldName. You would then step through the array (table), looking for a text match, something like

$name = 'OldName' (whatever it may be)
for $x = 1 to Ubound($yourArray) ; this is the 'table' made from the text file
If StringInStr($yourArray[$x],$name) Then
; you have found a match, so you would need to get the new name
$newname = ;you could use either stringsplit or stringtrimleft or stringright
FileRename($name,$newname)
EndIf
Next

This is generic and meant to give you some pointers, but with AutoIt, there are enough examples and threads in the forum it should not take too long.

You could do it with batch, but takes a little more syntax understanding. You could also do it with vbs without much difficulty as well. I would think those would be the 3 easiest for a beginner.

Sul.

 

Thanks for your detailed response Sully!
It's much appreciated.

I'll give AutoIt a try.