If you're really that desperate, it seems like the sort of thing that would be trivial to do with a few lines of Python.

Hey, thanks for your reply!

Does a Python script need some kind of "engine" to run? Or can it be self contained inside an executable?

My main problem is that I need the tool to run under WinPE, which is a castrated version of Windows containing only the bare minimum components.

I've found also this program:
http://www.theutilityfactory.com/summaries/fi … g-filenames.htm

It can be "coerced" to run under WinPE by copying some missing DLLs that it needs, but it's shareware and I can't justify buying a complex product when I'm going to use just one feature.

So, I guess I'll keep searching, I'm sure there must be a tool somewhere that does what I need!

Regards.

Not sure about compilation, but you can certainly run a Python script in any Python interpreter. I think the standard Windows interpreter does not require any fancy libraries in order to run.