File name

[Karen M]

I somehow saved My Albums in My Documents as AMB files
instead of JPEG files. Is it possible for me to switch
them to jpeg files, and if so how do I do this?

[Andrew H. Carter]

On Sun, 16 May 2004 22:16:08 -0700, "Karen M"
> wrote:

>I somehow saved My Albums in My Documents as AMB files
>instead of JPEG files. Is it possible for me to switch
>them to jpeg files, and if so how do I do this?

Xnview has a nice little batch file renaming function.
http://www.xnview.com , it's freeware that I love.

Or you can boot to DOS, or open a DOS window and navigate to the folder and
type:

REN *.amb *.jpg

Or you can navigate to the folder via Windows explorer, then Open the run
dialogue and type COMMAND

The prompt should read C:\My Documents , then type:

REN *.amb *.jpg

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Sincerely,

Andrew H. Carter

[Ron Badour]

I don't know what an .amb file is so instead, I am going to provide an
explanation using files I am familiar with. If you have a .gif file named:
john.gif and you changed it in Windows Explorer to read: John.jpg ,
all you have changed is the file format name. You did not make the .gif
file become a .jpg file. If this is what you did, Andrew's advice to rename
the files is correct. However, if you had a .gif file and used a graphics
program to save it as a .jpg program, the picture is now a .jpg file. In
this case, changing the file extension name will do nothing--you have to use
the program to change it back to the correct format.
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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Karen M" > wrote in message
...
> I somehow saved My Albums in My Documents as AMB files
> instead of JPEG files. Is it possible for me to switch
> them to jpeg files, and if so how do I do this?

[Karen M]

Andrew,
I did what you suggested by finding the file thru Windows
Explorer and at the My Documents prompt I typed in
REN *.amb *.jpg with the proper spaces & all but it didn't
work. I checked My Album files again and found it was abm
files instead. I tried that the next time & after I typed
it all in and hit enter, all it said was that those files
already exist. I downloaded the nxview program and tried
for several hours to change my file extensions to jpeg but
couldn't, so I quit for the evening.
I can't open up them up in My Album because it says they
are somehow associated with the MONEY program.
I'm confused & frustrated. Please help.
Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>On Sun, 16 May 2004 22:16:08 -0700, "Karen M"
> wrote:
>
>>I somehow saved My Albums in My Documents as AMB files
>>instead of JPEG files. Is it possible for me to switch
>>them to jpeg files, and if so how do I do this?
>
>Xnview has a nice little batch file renaming function.
>http://www.xnview.com , it's freeware that I love.
>
>Or you can boot to DOS, or open a DOS window and navigate
to the folder and
>type:
>
>REN *.amb *.jpg
>
>Or you can navigate to the folder via Windows explorer,
then Open the run
>dialogue and type COMMAND
>
>The prompt should read C:\My Documents , then type:
>
>REN *.amb *.jpg
>
>--
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Andrew H. Carter
>.
>