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C:\Users\xxxx\Downloads\CarepointServiceR2_CarepointServiceR2_**109**_artifacts

The Number which is highlighted is dynamically changed each and every day. I have to rename this like CarePointServiceR2.

I Use this:

ren C:\Users\xxxx\Downloads\CarepointServiceR2_CarepointServiceR2_???_artifacts CarePointServicesR2

It was not working. Please help me to get out of this.

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  • Can you define what you mean by not working? Is it throwing an error, renaming the wrong thing, not renaming? Crashing?
    – Dave
    Commented Jan 24, 2014 at 12:16

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The * is also a wild card

The following should help (assuming that since the name changes each day that it is the only file in the folder - if there are multiple files with different numbers, this won't work). 

ren C:\Users\xxxx\Downloads\CarepointServiceR2_CarepointServiceR2_*_artifacts CarePointServicesR2

More reading about wild cards

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    In theory, his original ??? should have worked too.
    – Bob
    Commented Jan 24, 2014 at 12:03
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    @Bob, yes, I agree, although possibly dangerous when (if) that numbers hits NNNN characters (such as 1000)
    – Dave
    Commented Jan 24, 2014 at 12:13

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