>>What if I rename the entire - long - folder name as:
>>

>>rename "c:\appname\appname\*.*" to "c:\appname\*.*"
>>

>>Will it work?
>>Thank you.
>
>Well, make a small sample elsewhere and see for yourself, I'm busy upstairs at the moment. A saw and a door to be shortened are waiting for me.

The saying I know well is "measure twice, cut once."

Which in my case goes like: "measure twice, cut once, oh sh**!"