From: Bil Kleb <Bil.Kleb@...>
Date: 2006-07-10T00:05:08+09:00
Subject: renaming files randomly

Got this request yesterday and still haven't had
time to decipher it and code it -- I figured I'd
throw it out here and see what you folks come up with:

Eric wrote:
 >
 > I want to change the names of several hundred files to random numbers
 > (without overwriting any files).  I have a bunch of pictures for our
 > reception, but they're basically in chronological order by their current
 > filenames.  But I want the slideshow to play in random order, so I need to
 > randomize the filenames.

I'll also ask why the slideshow software can't just be
told to show things randomly...

Thanks,
--
Bil
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