here's a vbscript.
Code: [Select]Option Explicit
Dim objArgs,SSNumber
Set objArgs = WScript.Arguments
SSNumber=objArgs(0)
If Len(SSNumber)>9 Then
WScript.Echo "SSN number more than 9 chars"
WScript.Quit(1)
ElseIf IsNumeric(SSNumber) = False Then
WScript.Echo "SSN number contains alphabets"
WScript.Quit(2)
ElseIf Mid(SSNumber,4,2) = "00" Then
WScript.Echo "SSN 4th/5th digits are 00"
WScript.Quit(3)
Else
WScript.Quit(0)
End If
how to use in your batch:
Code: [Select]@echo off
#enter SSN number .....
cscript /nologo myscript.vbs 123456789
if %errorlevel% EQU 0
echo "Good SSN"
...
...
@echo off

set /a n=
set /a x=0

:start
cls

choice /C 1234567890 /N /M "%n%"

if %errorlevel%==10 (
set n=%n%0
) else (
set n=%n%%errorlevel%
)

set /a x+=1
if %x%==9 goto end

goto start

:end
cls

echo Number is: %n%
echo.
pause >NUL

This simply sets two variables, the number n, and a loop counter, x.
You are then presented with the value of n and a choice prompt, upon typing a number and only a number it will be added to the end of n. (Or n will become it if it was first press).
One will be added to X.
Repeat until looped 9 times, and length of n is 9.
Output entered number.
Contrex,
Sorry for taking so long to respond...

I finally got a chance to integrate the length portion into my code, and once again it worked beautifully.... THANK you so vary much...

I THOUGHT I could get by the testers without it, but they started putting in all kinds of stuff (mostly using a blank space), and the program was failing.... but thanks to you, things look golden!!

at least until the testers get it again...


I have another issue coming soon, that If I cannot find by searching these boards, I may create a new topic....

The issue is creating a UNIQUE file name-- every time i run my program I have to give it a file name to save as, so I just use the SSN which is okay, until I have to ZIP these zip files....

basically at the end, i zip five zip files that have been named SSN.zip... right now i'm naming the final zip file "master-lastSSN.zip".... i got a feeling the testers are gonna bust me on this...

i've seen some code where they use a "timestamp" to create a name... you have any ideas??

Quote from: cornbread on July 25, 2007, 09:17:36 AM

i've seen some code where they use a "timestamp" to create a name... you have any ideas??

@echo off

echo today is %date% and the time now is %time%
echo.

REM slice up date system variable
FOR /f "tokens=1,2,3 delims=/-" %%a in ("%date%") do (

REM Locale dependent - EUROPE dates are dd/mm/yyyy
REM you may need to swap these
set day=%%a
set month=%%b

set year=%%c
)

set yy=%year:~2,2%
set y=%year:~3,1%

REM slice up time system variable
REM euro time format is 24 hr ("MILITARY")
REM local xp %time% format is hh:mm:ss.cs (cs=centiseconds)
REM if you have am/pm etc that may break this code, I'm not sure...
FOR /f "tokens=1,2,3,4 delims=:." %%a in ("%time%") do (
set hour=%%a
set minute=%%b
set second=%%c
set csecond=%%d
)

echo day %day%
echo month %month%
echo 4 fig year %year%
echo 2 fig year %yy%
echo 1 fig year %y%
echo.
echo hour %hour%
echo minute %minute%
echo second %second%
echo centisecond %csecond%

echo.

REM some ideas...

set filename1=%year%%month%%day%-%hour%%minute%%second%%csecond%.rar
set filename2=%yy%%month%%day%-%hour%%minute%%second%.rar
set filename3=%month%%day%-%hour%%minute%%second%.rar
set filename4=%y%%month%%day%%hour%%minute%%second%%csecond%.rar

echo %filename1%
echo %filename2%
echo %filename3%
echo %filename4%

today is 25/07/2007 and the time now is 18:19:16.71

day 25
month 07
4 fig year 2007
2 fig year 07
1 fig year 7

hour 18
minute 19
second 16
centisecond 71

20070725-18191671.rar
070725-181916.rar
0725-181916.rar
7072518191671.rar

echo %time%
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 5 >NUL
echo %time%

18:38:23.23
18:38:23.62

if you can point me to a link that shows that & is a "poison character", i can probably justify the program we have

if its any consolation, the work i'm doing (with your help), is for disable military