Rename files in reverse order

Hi all,
I'm looking for a script that can rename "n" files inside a folder in reverse order (preserving extension):
OLD NAME --> NEWNAME
file1.ext --> file(n).ext
file2.ext --> file(n-1).ext
file3.ext --> file (n-2).ext
file(n) --> file 1
Is there something available online to do that with Apple Script? I've tried almost al "renamer tools" available but none can do such a thing and I'm not able to script something so this is why I'm asking here
TIA

The following script should do what you are asking for, although it is rather slow with folders containing a large number of files. There most likely exist much faster solutions. I hope this one can help anyway. Run the script from the AppleScript Editor.
*set theFolder to choose folder*
*tell application "Finder"*
*   set theFiles to files of theFolder as alias list*
*   set N to (count theFiles)*
*   set N2 to 2* * *N + 1*
*   repeat with thisFile in theFiles*
*      set {theName, theExtension} to {name, name extension} of thisFile*
*      set {theName, theNumber} to my rename(theName, theExtension)*
*      set name of thisFile to theName & (N2 - theNumber) & "." & theExtension*
*   end repeat*
*   set theFiles to files of theFolder as alias list*
*   repeat with thisFile in theFiles*
*      set {theName, theExtension} to {name, name extension} of thisFile*
*      set {theName, theNumber} to my rename(theName, theExtension)*
*      set name of thisFile to theName & (theNumber - N) & "." & theExtension*
*   end repeat*
*   set theFolderName to name of theFolder*
*end tell*
*tell me to activate*
*beep 2*
*display dialog "The " & N & " files of folder “" & theFolderName & "” have been renamed in reverse order." buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with icon 1*
*on rename(theName, theExtension)*
*   set L1 to (offset of "." & theExtension in theName) - 1*
*   set theName to text 1 through L1 of theName*
*   set theDigits to {}*
*   repeat with k from 1 to L1*
*      set thisDigit to item -k of theName*
*      if thisDigit is in "1234567890" then*
*         copy thisDigit to the end of theDigits*
      else
*         exit repeat*
*      end if*
*   end repeat*
*   set theNumber to (reverse of theDigits) as text*
*   set L2 to length of theNumber*
*   if L1 = L2 then*
*      set theName to ""*
   else
*      set theName to text 1 through (L1 - L2) of theName*
*   end if*
*   return {theName, theNumber}*
*end rename*

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