Help with beginner script/batch file to rename Program File?

[El_Nombre]

Hi folks - despite all the related topics and some time Googling, I'm still really at a loss writing a script (or maybe even a batch file?) to rename a folder on client machines.

 

I'd like to set a startup script through GP to rename a folder (eg C:\Program Files\sausages) if it finds on the client machine.

 

I tried (please don't laugh... too hard...) the following:

 

if exist "c:\Program Files\sausages.gone" goto :EOF

 

if exist "c:\Program Files\sausages.com" rename "c:\Program Files\sausages.com" sausages.gone

 

@echo Job Run

 

Literally no idea what I'm doing. And do I go with vbs script or batch file for this you think?

 

Any help greatly appreciated.

 

And no there's no sausages on the network.

[El_Nombre]

Also, I should probably add that if the folder "sausages.com" returns, I'd like it to be renamed.

[LosOjos]

VBS is probably easier from a debugging POV, although really it's personal preference.

 

This should do the trick (obviously replace the paths, unless you really do have sausages on your network...):

 

Option Explicit

Const sFolder = "C:\Sausages"	'Source folder
Const dFolder = "C:\walls"		'Destination folder

Dim FSO			'File System Object

Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

If FSO.FolderExists(sFolder) Then FSO.MoveFolder sFolder, dFolder

Set FSO = Nothing

 

Should all be self explanatory, but just in case, 'sFolder' is the folder you're checking the existence of, 'dFolder' is what the folder will be renamed to if it does indeed exist

 

EDIT: for re-usability, this script could be quite easily adapted to take command line arguments for source and destination folders, let me know if you'd like to see that script

[El_Nombre]

Thanks LosOjos! That'll keep the sausages at bay (wait what?)