It'd be great if this were the case. Otherwise I will follow a two-step process: 1. send off e-mail to $ESOLUTIONS asking if they have a batch renaming tool 2. tell $ESOLUTIONS to batch rename these files by hand for me. It's only like 14 files, but this comes up often enough that I should just be able to run a script.

That's what I should do, I should brush up on however it is you do shell scripts in Windows and write my own script. No rules against that. Any links I would need here?

Fortunately, I will foist all projects that require this sort of nonsense in the future on THE NEW GUY. Unfortunately, she hasn't yet had the relevant training. SOON. THAT'S WHAT NEW PEOPLE ARE THERE FOR.