CFDirectory and renaming files

I need to rename all the files in a folder. Do I use
cfdirectory to list the files and then use cffile to rename them?
If so how would I go about and do this?
Anthony

Yup.
<cfdirectory action="list" name="filesToChange" ...>
<cfloop query="filesToChange">
<cfile
action="rename"
source="#filesToChange.directory#\#filesToChange.name#"
destination="New.path.and.file.name">
</cfloop>
Or something close to that.

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Here I am pasting my sample code what I've tried
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user user user
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Hi. Stupid question time.
No such thing (only stupid answers.)
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I have multiple gigs of video files, for which I'm considering changing my naming convention. If I rename the files but don't make any other changes, will Time Machine back them up as new files next time?
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Yes.
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margin: 0px;
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