Hi all... starting this new thread as directed.

here is what i need help with:

i need to write a batch file (preferably .bat not .vbs) that will give me the folder size of multiple directories including all sub-files and folders in MB or GB and i WOULD like it to total the sizes. i do not need it to create an out.txt file with the results. on screen display would be fine.

any and all help is appreciated.

thank you,

NFBecause the command shell cannot handle floating point calculations the end-result could be many GB less than actual. Can you accept a batch script using VBS for the evaluations?

tahnk you


www.yerindebilgisayarservisi.usDusty,

i was afraid that would be a limitation with a .bat file.

Yes, i can accept a vbs for evaluations.

thank you,

NF

all,

after Dusty's post, i decided to give up on the .bat file and started looking at .vbs. with some help this is what i came up with, and it works to show me the total size of a directory, and then display total size of a second directory, how can i modify this to show me the size in MB or GB and give me a grand total at the end.
honestly, i dont need the individual results, but only the grand total window with the results would be preferred.

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder("D:\FOLDERNAME")
wscript.Echo "Size: " & objFolder.Size
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder("D:\FOLDERNAME")
wscript.Echo "Size: " & objFolder.Size


of course replace FOLDERNAME with the name of the folder to view the size of.

I am at the infant stages of learning .vbs so any help would be appreciated.

thanks again all

NFCode: [Select]Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Totalbytes = 0

' Using hard coded folder names

Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder("F:\Download\Alacarta\Programas")

Totalbytes = Totalbytes + objFolder.Size

Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder("F:\Download\App-install")

Totalbytes = Totalbytes + objFolder.Size

Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder("F:\Download\usenet")

Totalbytes = Totalbytes + objFolder.Size

wscript.echo "CRUDE Number Representation"
wscript.echo
wscript.echo "Total size = " & Totalbytes & " bytes"
wscript.echo "Total size = " & (Totalbytes/1024) & " KB"
wscript.echo "Total size = " & (Totalbytes/(1024*1024)) & " MB"
wscript.echo "Total size = " & (Totalbytes/(1024*1024*1024)) & " GB"
wscript.echo

' I suspect that you will not require to see the max number of decimal places
' so here's how to format the number
' change false to true and see what happens...

DecimalPlaces = 2
IncludeLeadingDigit = False
UseParensForNegativeNumbers = False
GroupDigits = False

wscript.echo "Formatted Number Representation"
wscript.echo
wscript.echo "Total size = " & Formatnumber((Totalbytes/1024), DecimalPlaces, IncludeLeadingDigit, UseParensForNegativeNumbers , GroupDigits) & " KB"
wscript.echo "Total size = " & Formatnumber((Totalbytes/(1024*1024)), DecimalPlaces, IncludeLeadingDigit, UseParensForNegativeNumbers , GroupDigits) & " MB"
wscript.echo "Total size = " & Formatnumber((Totalbytes/(1024*1024*1024)), DecimalPlaces, IncludeLeadingDigit, UseParensForNegativeNumbers , GroupDigits) & " GB"

Salmon Trout,

YOU ROCK!!!!!

exactly what i needed.

thank you very much.

now as I am at "infant level" when it comes to VB knowledge, can you suggest some good sites where i can learn more about VB scripting and how to do it all.

thanks,

NFQuote from: nuckinfutz on July 20, 2010, 02:07:24 PM

can you suggest some good sites where i can learn more about VB scripting