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917.Batch file rename -- How to copy one file for many times with pre-defined name in a list?

User: Vlad -- 2012-02-09          << 916  918 >>
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Description:
what is the easiest way to make 50000 copies of a file, and rename them with following format:  
word1-xxxx-yyyy-00001.txt 
word1-xxxx-yyyy-00002.txt 
... 
word1-xxxx-yyyy-50000.txt 
 
where xxxx comes from a list of word in cities.txt, 
yyyy comes from a list of states.txt  
 
 
Input Sample:
file: origin.txt 
 
file cities.txt with following lines: 
c1 
c2 
c3 
... 
c50000 
 
file states.txt with following lines: 
s1 
s2 
... 
s50000
Output Sample:
copy origin.txt for 50000 times with  following names: 
 
word1_c1_s1_00001.txt 
word1_c2_s2_00002.txt 
word1_c3_s3_00003.txt 
... 
word1_c50000_s50000_50000.txt
Answer:
Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps.
1. join file cities.txt & states.txt to make a new file "c:\1.txt" with 100000 lines: 
 
2. ctrl-h open 'replace' dialogue 
3. set 'replace with pattern' to: 
 
4. click 'advanced' tab 
* set 'run following at the beginning of replace' to: 
 
5. click 'replace' button, following text are generated: 
 
 
5. ctrl-s save the text to file mycopy.bat 
6. put the mycopy.bat into the same folder with origin.txt, and click mycopy.bat to run, done. 
 

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