Wav Files renamed... now they are UNIX EXECUTABLE FILES

Hello everybody!
I ran a script in terminal to batch rename something like 2K+ .wav files following an .csv list.
The list contained 2 columns, A: the original name and B: the new desired name.
for the ones interested the script is here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1886783&tstart=0
I ended up having the same 2k+ wav files perfectly renamed but the finder sees them as UNIX EXECUTABLE FILES.
Now all my audio apps can open them fine but the thing is that I need them to be listed as audio files in finder so I can preview them with QuickLook in the finder.
Anyone knows how to do this?
Renaming again using a different app (like Automator) did not work, file types and creator codes are blank. I have a utility that changes them but I don't know wich is the correct filetype and creator code....
Maybe you can shed some light on this issue....
Solved it myself. stripped the file of its extension. then replaced the extension.... worked!
Thanks!
Message was edited by: fhpetrone

Nevermind, I found this helpful page: http://www.thegaragedoor.com/roadcrew/samplerates.html.
btw, you could have found that same page on the B&B site, since that's where it came from:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/Tutorials/SampleRateBitDepth.html

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