rename a file in a batch script

[helene]

i want to write a script in windows to rename a file by deleting the first number.
by example : files name 012345.txt, 012346.txt... my application supporte only 5 characters for a name so by renaming it should be 12345.txt, 12346.txt.. and so on.

[foxidrive]

Test this:

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir *.txt /b /a-d ') do (
   set "name=%%~nxa"
   ren "%%a" "!name:~1!"
)
pause

[helene]

excuse me foxidrive my files are locate in a folder name code in the c drive how can i directorate your script to work with my folder????

[Squashman]

Put the batch file in the same directory as the TEXT files and run it.

[helene]

i did it but it show me files not find in the command prompt

[foxidrive]

How many .TXT files are in the same folder as the batch file?

[helene]

it is a coming files from a server so sometimes its come by 3 or 10 or 1 and me i have to rename it and send it to another application which support only 6 characters as a name.

[foxidrive]

This is the first time you have mentioned a network.

In fact you said this:

my files are locate in a folder name code in the c drive

[helene]

ok sorry ... dont you have a solution for me pleasssssssssseeeeee

[foxidrive]

ok sorry ... dont you have a solution for me pleasssssssssseeeeee

If you want working code then you have to be honest with the details about the task.

[helene]

i don't want to write a code i want to facilitate my task by writing a script which will rename the files i will receive.
i already wrote 3 differents scripts that save the files in another folder and the second script rename them but when renaming instead of deleting the 1st number it replace it by space which is considering as a character and the third script send them to the application. so i want the second script that will delete directly the 1st number and not replacing it.

[foxidrive]

code = script

[helene]

ok...

[foxidrive]

excuse me foxidrive my files are locate in a folder name code in the c drive how can i directorate your script to work with my folder????

Try the script in c:\code with some .txt files inside.

[helene]

i put the code in the same directory as my files it is not working...the command prompt " file not found..."