Obscure file name script advice

I have a CD full of images created on OS/X with file names like
R 519 (S 64).jpg
I have a list of these file names and the names to which I need to change.
In a sh srcipt I tried all of these variations
mv 'R 519 (S 64).jpg' x
mv "R 519 (S 64).jpg" x
mv "R\ 519\ $S 64$.jpg" x
The files show normally in Finder but there is thousands of them and I would like to do it in batch.
Could you please suggest a workable solution?

This thread is very difficult to follow (I'm not a native English speaker).
First of all, is the problem "Solved"? It seems your "problem" has changed a few times. Exactly what is you problem?
I have a CD full of ....
You can't rename files on CD (it's read only). I assume you have copied them to your hard drive.
mv 'R 519 (S 64).jpg' x
mv "R 519 (S 64).jpg" x
mv "R 519 (S 64).jpg" x
None of them works.
Very strange. As Mark writes, the first one (single quote) should work. The second one (double quote) should also work. What kind of error do you get?
the issue is renaming files whose names are in a text source file to arbitrary names in the same source file, like in:
oldname1 newnameI
som other name yet another new name
Is this your (current) problem?
If both oldname and newname contain spaces, then it is obviously impossible to figure out where oldname ends and newname starts. If it is guaranteed that *the newname does not contain any space*, then your task can be easily done by a simple shell script, for example
#!/bin/sh
while read -a line
do
n=${#line[*]} # number of words on this line
oldname="${line[*]: 0: $n - 1}"
newname="${line[$n - 1]}"
echo 'rename "'$oldname'" to "'$newname'"'
# mv "$oldname" "$newname"
done < thelist
Here "thelist" is the name of the file containing the list of "oldname newname" pair (a pair in each line). The "mv" command is commented out since it is rather dangerous. If you are satisfied with the output of echo, then uncomment the mv command.
If I correctly understood (or guessed) your problem, then this should solve it. But you write
The problem is in matching the names in left column with the names in OS/X file system
What do you mean by "matching the names"? You also write
I solved now as a bypass by obtaining the "real" file name through find, ...
What do you mean by "real file name"? You mean "R 519 (S 64).jpg" is not a real name? I feel I'm still missing your "real" problem.

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No error checking for folders is included. Such is an exercise for the student.
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Alternative 01:
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                                                                                                                       "01075_Where Did We Go Right_Lacy J. Dalton.lrc"
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set n to ((characters 1 through (-1 * tmpcount) of n) & "(" & tmp & ")" & (characters -4 through -1 of n)) as text
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Livecycle version: 8.2.1.4029.1.523496
The aim of the script I have is to save the livecycle form to a predefined directory and using the values of a text field in the file name.
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This solution is misleading....
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You don’t mention which format the original file is (and figuring that and its current settings out seems too much of a hassle to me) so this would only save the jpgs into the folder (and create one if it does not exist).
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After restarting Photoshop the Script should be available under File > Scripts and can be assigned a Keyboard Shortcut directly, recorded into an Action, (in CS4 and CS5) be used in a Configurator-Panel or started from ExtendScript Toolkit directly.
// saves jpg into folder of file’s name next to file;
// be advised: this overwrites existing jpgs of the same name without prompting;
// thanks to xbytor;
// 2012, use it at your own risk;
#target photoshop;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var thedoc = app.activeDocument;
// getting the name and location;
var docName = thedoc.name;
if (docName.indexOf(".") != -1) {var basename = docName.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1]}
else {var basename = docName};
// getting the location, if unsaved save to desktop;
try {var docPath = thedoc.path}
catch (e) {var docPath = "~/Desktop"};
// create folder if it does not exist;
var folderString = docPath+"/"+basename;
if (Folder(folderString).exists == false) {new Folder(folderString).create()};
// jpg options;
var jpegOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
jpegOptions.quality = 12;
jpegOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
jpegOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE;
//save jpg as a copy:
thedoc.saveAs((new File(folderString+"/"+basename+".jpg")),jpegOptions,true);

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Please let me know how this might be achieved.

I am looking through the API calls in FDM Workbench, but cannot see the table (tPOVPartitions) you mentioned listed. Is this the correct name? And do I just use the function listed in the object browser to run the query?
Furthermore (going back to my initial thoughts of using strFile), it appears that although the variable contains the .Dat filename and path, the actual file is non-existent when "BefExportToDat" is executed:
Error:
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Hi
can anybody send be script that works in "SharePoint 2010 management Shell" to get list of file names in document library.
Thank

See my updated answer. The double quotes need to be removed. Also note that you need to use $item.File.Name
and not $item.Name to get the name of the files.
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