How to change the file names automatically?

i had 10000 files with different names , now my requirement is to change the file names to numbers how do i do it.

(it is very difficult to change 10000 file name manually)

is there any alternative way to change it.

please help me in this regard.

with regards...............How to change the file names automatically?use command prompt to rename the files like

ren *.file ext *??1.fileextHow to change the file names automatically?Oh man this is a good Q i want to see the answer sorry i can't help but wondered for many years heheheHow to change the file names automatically?If the files are on the computer, there is a software that does that depending if it is a text file, if is on the server, PHP can handle it.How to change the file names automatically?You could highlight them all click rename and name it . wld end up with numbers .....example .(1) .(2) .(3) and so on .. not quite what u wanted ... but hey its got numbers!!!! :P