Hi cglccb,

I'm not sure what you are really trying to accomplish here as you only seem to dole out littple pices of the pie.

I LOVE KiXtart and if you were just looking for the challenge of doing this in KiXtart to increase your knowledge of scripting that would be cool. However, I assume you really want to complete this task more so then learn more of the inner working of KiXtart.

There are certain tasks that even though they can be performed with KiXtart it is not optimal to perform with KiXtart.

A mass file rename is something I would consider in that category.

Please take a look at this FREE utility for performing just about any type of mass file rename you can think of.

Rename files at once. One of the most powerful renamers. And it's freeware

Aside from that, If I get bored I may attempt to write something in KiX just to exercise and learn more about KiX, but don't hold your breath. Rather use the tool above or search for your own tool on Google.com or some other location.