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AbsolutRaj

Member

Registered: 2008-04-24

Posts: 5

Remove leading spaces from side of filename

Hi,

I have a huge directory of files that I am trying to rename.  Some, not all, of the files have a space at the beginning of the file name.  I'd like to remove just those spaces.  Spaces anywhere else in the file name is ok.

Thanks in advance

-Raj

den4b

Administrator

From: den4b.com

Registered: 2006-04-06

Posts: 3,440

Re: Remove leading spaces from side of filename

That's easy...

A) Use RegEx rule:
Expression: \A(\s*)(.*)
Replace: $2

B) Use PascalScript:

begin
  FileName := WideTrim(FileName);
end.

Note: the second one will remove spaces from both sides of the full filename.

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AbsolutRaj

Member

Registered: 2008-04-24

Posts: 5

Re: Remove leading spaces from side of filename

Thanks!