Help with an automated name change

[Dirtbike]

I have a credit card clearing problem. The requester is looking for a file called icver012.req but my UNIX application is presenting a file called ICVER12 .REQ (yes, that's an embedded space!) Really I think I need something that will poll for a file, change it's name and put it in another directory. The requester will then pick it up, process it, put an answer file in the interum directory, then poll for that file, rename and put in the directory the UNIX box expects.
You guys have always been spot on in the past. Thanks for those answers and your thoughts here.

Scott in Charlotte, NC

 

[stanhubble]

The root of your question is: "how to deal with filenames that have spaces in them?"

just quote them and most utilities will treat it properly.
eg.

if [ -f "/path/to/file/ICVER12 .REQ" ] ; then
mv "/path/to/file/ICVER12 .REQ" /targetpath/icver012.req
fi

 

[Dirtbike]

Yes, the embedded space was one issue. The other was the ICVER12 .REQ to icver012.req in that the 0 needs to be there. My issue now is exicuting the code. How would I poll for the file in question? I'm a newbie at this UNIX stuff....although I wouldn't have much of a clue on the DOS world either!! Thanks for your input.

Scott in Charlotte, NC