Before could be anything the user has 07.jpg to this_is_my_best_friends_wedding.jpg and I just want to completely remove everything before the extension and replace it with something unique like date/time so 12565895.jpg
-----Original Message----- From: James [mailto:james.gp....@gmail.com] Sent: July-20-09 9:21 PM To: jQuery (English) Subject: [jQuery] Re: Rename a file name Could you give an example of a 'before' and 'after' of a filename? On Jul 20, 1:43 pm, "Dave Maharaj :: WidePixels.com" <d...@widepixels.com> wrote: > I was wondering if someone could point out how to rename a file name. > > In the script I am using I see > > function fileFromPath(file){ > return file.replace(/.*(\/|\\)/, ""); > > } > > which replaces characters.... but how would I completely rename the > file > > I tried: > > function fileFromPath(file){ > > var dateObject = new Date(); > var file = > dateObject.getFullYear() + '' + > dateObject.getMonth() + '' + > dateObject.getDate() + '' + > dateObject.getTime(); > > return file(""); > > //return file.replace(/.*(\/|\\)/, ""); > > } but i lose the extension of the file > > Dave
