Can I Batch Rename all files in a Project?

I have a rather large scale LabVIEW project that I would like to use as the basis for another similar project, so I just made a copy of the entire project directory. In order to avoid conflicts when switching from one project to another, I would like to rename all the files in the new project directory. I know I can rename the files individually within the project, and LabVIEW will automatically update all dependencies--but is there any way to rename ALL (or at least multiple) files from within the project? Or is there any other way that I can rename a large number of files that will update the dependencies and avoid file conflicts. For simplicity, I would probably just append a prefix/suffix to each filename.
Thank you for your help and suggestions.
--Phil Lundeen
CLAD
Message Edited by TurboPhil on 07-23-2008 09:08 AM

I wrote a cloner VI just before NI release LV 8.5 where they adde the ability to add a prefix when you do a Source Distribution. Try that.
Ben
Message Edited by Ben on 07-23-2008 11:47 AM
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