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Once I realised what "var" was, I got thinking and I was able to make the program take one input and code and decode it. I also tried something that compacts the hole thing into one file. I copied the contents of a.txt into the batch file and told it to look at itself for the key.
Code: [Select]echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set /p encode=WORD:
set NUM=0

:LOOPE
call set tmpa=%%encode:~%num%,1%%%
set /a num+=1
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims==" %%a in (coder.bat) do (
if "%tmpa%" equ "%%a" set enword=%enword%%%b
)
echo %enword%> code.txt
if not "%tmpa%" equ "" goto LOOPE

echo ENCODE: %enword%
set num=0

:LOOPD
call set tmpa=%%encode:~%num%,2%%%
set /a num+=2
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims==" %%a in (coder.bat) do (
if "%tmpa%" equ "%%b" set deword=%deword%%%a
)
if not "%tmpa%" equ "" goto LOOPD

echo DECODE: %deword%
pause


a=87
b=63
c=60
d=52
e=76
f=39
g=49
h=38
i=31
j=93
k=09
l=82
m=72
n=69
o=13
p=74
q=85
r=10
s=41
t=26
u=61
v=07
w=56
x=32
y=12
z=19
 =05
.=30
?=90
,=80
=36
#=03
$=40
%=08
_=70
+=01
*=06
-=20
/=//
'=''
:=::
"=""
[=[[
]=]]
\=\\
}=}}
{={{
1=55
2=11
3=88
4=77
5=00
6=99
7=22
8=77
9=66
0=44My file is called "coder.bat" and the output file is "code.txt". The only weird thing is that it says "pause" after the decode text. This is what you see.
Code: [Select]WORD:i like pie.   <<<Your input
ENCODE: 3105823109760574317630   <<<Code automaticly copyed to code.txt
DECODE: goto START   <<<Weard
Press any key to continue . . .

WORD:3105823109760574317630   <<<Code you paste in
ENCODE: 88554400771188554466229944002277885522998844   <<<What I call super coded
DECODE: i like pie.goto START   <<<The decoded text+pause
Press any key to continue . . .
Quote from: devcom on July 04, 2009, 03:29:44 PM

lol Helpmeh you are 1337 (READ. leet) 

Quote from: Law506 on August 01, 2008, 09:43:09 PM

What command would I throw into the batch file to have it OUTPUT in the text file how many FOLDERS it moved?

hey,
program appears to be working like a charm, can't thank yall enough.  I have modifed it a bit to output to a text file for a kind of record keeping thing.  What command would I throw into the batch file to have it output in the text file how many FOLDERS it moved?  or is this possible?  I would be happy I guess with the number of files moved if that one is possible. 

Thanks guys, appreciate it.

If anyone knows off the top of thier head, I am LOOKING around for the info now, how to setup an error log for a file not transfered to throw into the batch file that would be awesome.

Here is the file that has been compiled and modified slightly.

Code: [Select]echo off
cls
echo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Transfer.txt
date /t >>Transfer.txt
time /t >>Transfer.txt
echo This will transfer all folders in SCAN to the ALPHABETICAL SCANNED DOCUMENTS.
echo To stop the process CLOSE this window.
echo List of Files Moved. >>Transfer.txt
pause

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set Source=C:\Scanned Documents\
set Target=C:\Alphabetical Scanned Documents\

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir "%Source%" /ad /b') do (
   set Current=%%a
   xcopy "%Source%\%%a" "%Target%\!Current:~0,1!\%%a\" /S /D /Y /C >>Transfer.txt
   )

echo End Of Copy, see Transfer.txt for list of moved files.
echo End Of Copy. >>Transfer.txt
pause

what "following file"? Can't quite see how the filename gets echoed.

but the dir /ad in the loop makes %%a a folder, not a file.

Quote from: nothlit on October 27, 2010, 06:37:17 PM

If left as CMD it goes to what I would consider the normal global run without the Wow6432Node.

Would anyone know why?

Is it because the converter is 32bit and the OS is 64bit? Just trying to make sense of it. Thanks.

deleting files is not hacking....

Batch can NOT be used for hacking.

this shows your ignorance. No i am not talking about pure batch. I am talking if you put tools like nc, nmap, nikto (etc and other command line hacking tools) in a batch file or simply just use them on the command line. Now, do you think your statement is correct?

using stuff like del isn't hacking...

why is that so? Do you know that part of hacking is deleting one's traces? eg log files that might capture the actions of hackers or a temp hidden directory where hacker may have put his tools...so in that case, del is useful, right? Or do you even know what is hacking?

and batch can't make "VIRUSES!"...

are you really sure what you are talking now? with a combination of tools, you can indeed make batch virus.


NB(from your previous post: VB can also be used to make macro viruses, don't you know that? )

You'd be very surprised how many 'pranksters' come here. And BTW, deleting files is not hacking....

Carbon wrote:
If removing a directory and sub directories and files is not dangerous, why are Patio, BC and Carbon so concerned?

Bashirpisj is pulling your leg, Playing with your unfounded paranoia of learning to be a Hacker from this Board of Nerds.

Absurd.  Nerds lost in their on little world.

Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hacking
 

Using batch isn't really bypassing anything but the stupidity of the end user...anyone can view the source of a batch file, as long as they're smart enough to right click, and select edit.

no respectable hacker would even leave the batch file for you to right click on it.

You just need to look at the post and ask yourself this question: "Why would they want to do/know that? What could happen if they find out?"

looks like we were thinking the same thing just going about it differently  This is what I came up with (although your solution is more elegant)
echo off
c:\find\find.exe c:\yms -type f -mmin +0 -mmin -2 -print  > c:\yms\timeresult.txt
echo errorlevel is %errorlevel%
find "schedok.txt" c:\yms\timeresult.txt
echo errorlevel2 is %errorlevel%
pause

If the file name is in the txt file then I can end.  If not send out pages.

As for the zero I saw that if i did a min +1 it waited for the first 59sec to elapse before being seen thus giving me a false positive.  Granted it's a small window but I will close it if i can.  I'm gonna put your version in and start testing.  Once It works I'll post up the entire working script with mail commands just in case SOMEONE else has the same problem.  It took a little work to get the mailsend command to work with appriver hosted exchange.  It might same someone some time.


*edit* ok it looks like it is working.  I have to wait till the weekend till i can put it into production and then run some tests.  Will post up finished code when it works.

thanks again for the help.I think your method of looking for the actual time log file name is better. Less chance of a false result, should find.exe output an error message.

This should avoid the need for a intermediate file:

Code: [Select]c:\find\find.exe C:\yms -type f -mmin +0 -mmin -2 | findstr "schedok.txt">nul && goto end
REM code to run if file not found
:end


Quote

As for the zero I saw that if i did a min +1 it waited for the first 59sec to elapse before being seen thus giving me a false positive.

a rant you call it. more like i am upset becouse so many are against progress. many people were loving that they could plug in there device and instantly go about their business. we all just want to push a button and the computer start up and browser to open and go about our business.

get rid of links in your email and pictures. stop visiting web sites becouse they could be potential be a threats too. hult our business, stop progress becouse of the bad apples.

we all have our opinions.

i want to get back what we had. and for the masses that want this too. to note there are not just a few of us.
i am taking steps to deal with infections like everyone else.

i am not one to cut off my arm likely to stop a simple infection. i would rather treat it and move on.

this threat you call it. is no more dangerous than the usual virus from back then and the now. everything we add to our computers is important to me. not just some hack. i guess you're saying that i simply need to give up.

i want this to start going back to what i intended it too.

a little at a time. first i need to identify the autorun.ini file. this someone already posted the possible WAY for that to happen.

i have been polite yet upset. ranting is more of a vent without the need for a response. i just see a lot of negativity in this issue.

looking at the sun is wrong wrong. shaking my head. what are those people thinking, putting on those shades. dont they know its wrong to look at the sun. (analogy)

thank you for not closing your mind. ( and to those of you who think the threat is not there think again. its very real. i don't see this as wrong for those of us that simply want the feature(not a hack).  if you do this it is at your own risk. do TAKE precautions. thank you.

this does nothing at the moment loops and see's if the auto.ini file is there or not and keeps looping...   :-)
most likely will stop the echo "device not found" and will hide the dos WINDOW too.
=================================================

echo off

:: note: loop this

:usbdrives
for %%A in (A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z)

do (
%%A:
if exist autorun.ini (
if not exist "autorun.ini" GOTO :usbdrives
goto :end
)
)
echo No device found.
goto :usbdrives
pause
:end

==================================================


i want to be happy i think i will be happy. yes i am happy. its my choice. thank youWow... Quote from: patio on August 02, 2014, 01:14:21 PM

Wow...

i have to reply to a two-year-old thread again!!

BUT since i have tried with psexec, it SEEMS to work out with .EXE FILE but can i run a .BAT file on a machine in DISTANCE??

thanks a lot!!

I HOPE that GUY from 2007 STOPS by...

Quote from: foxidrive on May 18, 2014, 01:16:33 AM

Non-Latin characters are difficult to deal with I THINK.  Each region has their own special characters and the OP could have files from anywhere.

An infinitely simpler system would be to NOT delete a folder with a name matching Yesterdays date.
Instead delete ALL folders whose name does not match today's date.

Or even simpler, delete all folders that were not created/modified today.

That not only gets rid of yesterday's folder, but on Monday it will get rid of Friday's folder (assuming a Monday to Friday WORKING week).

The only requirement is that these folders must be sub-folders within one one COMMON parent folder (and this parent never deleted).

Regards
Alan
SET dwMONTH=%DATE:~4,2%
SET /A dwDAY=%DATE:~7,2%
SET dwYEAR=%DATE:~10,4%
SET dwDate=%dwMONTH%/%dwDAY%/%dwYEAR%
for /F "tokens=1" %%a IN (YesterdayDate.txt) DO set yest=%%a
echo %yest%
forfiles /p "." /C "cmd /c if fdate==%yest% rd /q /s fname" > "DeleteDirectoryLog%DATE:~4,2%_%DATE:~7,2%_%DATE:~10,4%.txt"
echo %dwDATE% > "YesterdayDate.txt"After almost 3 years I think the O.P. has now giving up WAITING

Quote from: BC_Programmer on December 13, 2011, 03:20:14 PM

If you are asking what other high-level language would be the easiest to port to, well... none of them. You would end up rewriting it from scratch anyway, which makes the question sort of moot.

Not entirely true. Powershell will still recognize most batch commands.

Also allows you to utilize VBScripts within the same "program."

Might be the only other language available that would allow some porting options from batch.

Still, the OP may be much better off utilizing an actual programming language to accomplish whatever tasks that are needing accomplishment.

Or you could always reasearch and try writing your own program in machine language as well. Talk about efficiency. You take out the compiler aspect completely. Of course it will likely only work for your particular chipset, but it will work nonetheless.

Yes I was being facetious with that last comment. I mentioned it because I recall a homework assignment that had us do the machine code for an 8088 chipset that would assign two variables, add them together, and output it to the screen. It was ridiculous the amount of work that went into that. I was just happy that we were able to write it in hex rather than binary.

I suppose the more correct term would be to say a programming language designed to output .exe files.

For Powershell, I haven't actually dabbled too much into it, and yes the stuff I did dabble in was a pretty trivial batch file. Powershell documentation had either the implicit or explicit connotation that many batch commands worked just as well in Powershell, or perhaps that the batch functionality was still supported through Powershell. It's been awhile, so I'm not certain.

You have been very helpful in teaching me to stick with what I know and not to talk about the things I don't, as that's when the beatings start. You have effectively paddled me in front of the school assembly, so I will now lick my wounds and live to program another day. 

OK, but why do you need to compile them?

skorpio07, we keep asking you:

Not entirely true. Powershell will still recognize most batch commands.
Or you could always reasearch and try writing your own program in machine language as well. Talk about efficiency.

This can be useful so that if something comprises of several batch files, rewriting them in powershell could be done top down, and the powershell can call batch files, until those batch files are rewritten in powershell.

The real need for comiling was for speed and not much else.

I am sure you are aware now of why it wasn't speeding it up but actually slowing it down.

Quote from: Geek-9pm on March 25, 2015, 02:41:26 PM

Some common utilities are 'portable' in the sense taht they do not require installation in a specific directory and do not have DLL or other things needed.

The problem with running a batch file to add it to the PATH is that each time you run the batch file it will add it again.

I concur with everyone's recommendation on using REPL, JREPL or FindRepl.

Your other option is Vbscript which we COULD create a batch file that creates the vbscript code and then execute the vbscript.Just for general reference.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values
Quote

A comma-separated values (CSV) (also sometimes called character-separated values, because the separator character does not have to be a comma) file stores tabular data (NUMBERS and text) in plain-text form. Plain text means that the file is a sequence of characters, with no data that has to be interpreted as binary numbers. A CSV file consists of any number of records, separated by line breaks of some kind; each record consists of fields, separated by some other character or string, most commonly a literal comma or tab. Usually, all records have an identical sequence of fields.

A general standard for the CSV file format does not exist, but RFC 4180 provides a de facto standard for some aspects of it.

The quote from Wikipedia says "Usually, all records have an identical sequence of fields".  Shouldn't it be all the time?  If any one of the records is not identical with all of the others (as far as the number of fields), it will be mis-aligned when opening up in Excel.

Kyall,

Can you run anything at all in windows?

I can see your LITTLE green online light. You are on line right now.
Please ANSWER!

It's you and me only right now, Please answer!


Can you run a program in windows?

Quote from: Kyall on March 18, 2008, 03:01:59 AM

yes the keyboard is fine yet i cannot type anything into the password box,
and i can use the keyboard for anything other than CMOS password

needs an operating system.

yes the keyboard is fine yet i cannot type anything into the password box,
and i can use the keyboard for anything other than CMOS password

Do you mean when you type the letters of the password in CMOS you don't see them on the screen? Not stars either? But when you press Enter something happens? Like it says wrong password?  Because that's normal.

Dias (and I) suspect that the keyboard is just fine, even in the bios. We suspect that the charactors being typed as the password are simply hidden from you as you type them, so the only key that you get a response out of is the enter key.

If we are "reading between the lines", it occurs to me that the OP may be expecting to see some characters (or maybe just asterisks) to appear when he types in a BIOS password, which is not always the case (You don't see anything on the Dell Optiplex I use at work)

I'm not comfortable with EITHER HELPING with homework or BELITTLING the OP. I'm locking the thread. It's okay to not want to HELP, but if that's the case please just ignore (or report) the thread. THANK you.

Found in a search:
https://download.cnet.com/s/system-commander/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/systemcommander/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Commander
Quote

Commander (SC for short) was a BOOT manager/loader software application developed by VCOM. In the event that you have more than one OPERATING system installed on your system (i.e. personal computer, harddrive), System Commander makes it POSSIBLE to choose which one of these operating systems to boot. In this regard System Commander is comparable in overall functionality to software like NTLDR, LILO, GRUB, and Graphical Boot Manager, which also makes it possible to make such a choice at boot time.

I named DOS 6.22 because it was the last stand alone DOS for Microsoft.

And it was the last that ran or pre-386 computers. MS-DOS 7 and other versions require a 32 bit CPU.

You WOULD think with something that advanced they wouldn't scrimp on important components..... Quote from: PATIO on October 09, 2016, 10:45:49 AM

You would think with something that advanced they wouldn't scrimp on important components.....

If you just go to this WEB SITE you will find to version 1.15 witch i used and v 1.14 witch i do not KNOW what it is . Quote from: kv79 on MARCH 26, 2008, 01:22:37 AM

If you just go to this web site you will find to version 1.15 witch i used and v 1.14 witch i do not know what it is

....

Quote

Does it mean: In string1, replace 'Mary' with 'Peter, Paul and Mary' and then PUT that in string 5, and then, in the resulting string 5, replace 'lamb' with 'lamb each'?

That VBScript has a feature I don't like. It overwrites the input file.

As for Question 1, you can place a one-line batch script in your Startup folder

cscript //nologo path/to/scriptname.vbs

If you code the actual paths to the input and output .txt files in the script, you can put the .vbs script itself in the Startup folder.

This all looks a bit shaky though. If this is corporate data in a work setting, should you be doing this?

If you code the actual paths to the input and output .txt files in the script, you can put the .vbs script itself in the Startup folder.

What does ' //nologo' do?

I've tried that, it's unsure if that works.

Do you know the Salmon song?

I think this is a candidate for  'Thread of the Month' ! 

Can't you check?

(...)later renumbered to 60041 by British Railways in 1948. (...)

(...)named after famous racehorses, (...)

Antonio POSTED a 2nd link that talks about the 24 hour problem.
Dave just added ONE line of code.
http://www.dostips.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6271
Quote from: miskox

What would be the best solution if I START the process before midnight and when time changes from 23:xx:xx to 00:xx:00 to have a CORRECT time difference? Maybe adding 24 to hours? Or maybe adding dates to start time and end time?

Saso

Yes, assuming your process takes less than 24 hours to complete, then all you need to do is conditionally at 24 hours if elapsed is less than 0.
Code: [Select]if %elapsed% lss 0 set /a elapsed+=24*60*60*100

Dave Benham

Quote from: Arotin on August 08, 2016, 10:43:16 AM

The "!" in my password GETS disregarded because of the "enabledelayedExpansion" problem is i need that in there because the passwords have that... lol is there a way i can make it that it includes that in my password with delayed expansion enabled?

Quote from: patio on August 04, 2016, 10:19:53 PM

I despise made up acronyms...

I am  guessing that copy works undex DOS but not Xcopy.

I run old DOS software under windows using NT virtual dos machine. The batch file is run by my program which I guess means it runs under DOS. I have been using the copy command and it copies every file in the directory. When I changed copy to Xxopy I get the message - bad command of file. I am wondering Why xcopy works from the command prompt but not under virtual DOS

I am running this under NTVDM Does that make a diffrernce?

For others- I am fairly certain their "batch file" consists of one xcopy command. It is running under the command.com interpreter of MS-DOS which is being launched, as described by the OP, by another MS-DOS program;

 when it then runs the batch itself, it can't find xcopy, possible because of those path errors - and thus emits "Bad Command or Filename".

When I changed copy to Xxopy I get the message - bad command of file.

has not learnt any social graces yet.

Conner CP30104H

[attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]OK...it's not propietary...From Our Archives...

1st thing i would check is jumper settings...also you could run SeaTools ...free on it to check it's health...

Let us know.So I had to MANUALLY xcopy a: c: to get all my in the software. Finally GOT it all to COME TOGETHER this morning. Thanks for EVERYONE's help!Good News...thanx for letting us know.

Trying to come up with a batch that will work with NT4 OS and find and replace specific lines in text files. There are about 60 of these text files that hold operational parameters in them. Up to this point on a weekly basis when they are updated on sundays at 7am, I have been just going in with notepad and changing the specific lines from N to Y to enable features and then ALT+F+S and ALT+F+X which i can get through 60 files pretty quickly manually changing specific lines to Y from N.

The problem now is that I am going on vacation in the near future and I am hoping I can leave for a coworker a batch that can automatically change the value from N to Y in all files in a specific directory where it finds the lines of

LS: N    (or)     $LASTSORT N

which would be changed to

LS: Y  (or)    $LASTSORT Y

The find instruction in the FOR loop would be best written to test all files by * wild cards for file name and file extension at a specific directory path that is not at the root of C: but in a path such as C:\Machine1\Parameters\Sorts\ in which the file name and extension are not altered, but it goes down a list in the directory to test all files for these specific lines and if they are set to N SWITCH them to Y and then save the changes to the files by a write to file instruction.

The location might not be on the same exact lines within these config files for the machine parameter files, so its not as easy as just targeting a specific file extension file and knowing to just without checking just forcing say line 12 to be set to LS: Y for a xts file extension     (or)     $LASTSORT Y at line 8 in all files with mtx file extension.

So because the lines in which these parameters can be different from one operational config file to the next, each file has to be searched for the location of the line that needs to be altered and then when DETECTED altering that line only.

I was messing around with the batches found here and saw that Foxidrive worked on this project at stack overflow. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23087463/batch-script-to-find-and-replace-a-string-in-text-file-within-a-minute-for-files

But it uses a winscript that is called in a repl.bat file outside of the batch shown and I am not sure if NT4 supports that, so I am thinking that a pure native batch might be necessary like this one, but for all files to be tested and altered if specific lines are found. I also dont care about how long it takes as this other person at stack overflow wanted it to run faster for a 12MB file. My files are like 37k in size so it should run pretty quick anyways even if not efficient in how it carries it out.


Code: [Select]echo off &setlocal
set "search=%1"
set "replace=%2"
set "textfile=Input.txt"
set "newfile=Output.txt"
(for /f "delims=" %%i in (%textfile%) do (
    set "line=%%i"
    setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
    set "line=!line:%search%=%replace%!"
    echo(!line!
    endlocal
))>"%newfile%"
del %textfile%
rename %newfile%  %textfile%
Lost with how to apply to all files by wild card and retain the original file name, and a batch that would work with limitations of NT4 OS which I have found in the past to not support all modern batch methods that work on NT5 and newer. I also dont have a NT4 system to test against currently while at home, but I do have an NT4 OEM Workstation CD and original COA in storage that I might be able to create a VM for to then test the batch against. And use this guide for Virtual PC 2007 that I have used in the past and am familiar with running virtual environments in which i can run on my Windows XP Pro SP2 tinker system to test against. http://www.essjae.com/virtualization/winvpc-installing_winnt4.pdf

At some point I need to learn to use VMWare I suppose and get away from VPC 2007  Have you seen this?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/833293/how-to-run-vbscript-in-windows-nt-4
OR
http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/1548191/Using-ADSI-and-VBScript-to-Access-Objects-in-NT4-and-the-Active-Directory.htm
Also, early version of QBASIC will run on NT.
QBASIC has a nice set of string operations. But the free version ov ABSIC did not have a good command line option set. So you have to send your parameters to a file and then have QBASIC read the parameters from a file.



If the lines are exactly what you have shown, without extra whitespace or text, then give this a test:

Blank lines will disappear, if that is an issue.

Code: [Select]echo off
cd "c:\folder"
for %%a in (*.txt) do (
(
   for /f "delims=" %%b in ('type "%%a"') do (
      if "%%b"=="LS: N" echo LS: Y
      if "%%b"=="$LASTSORT N" echo $LASTSORT Y
      if not "%%b"=="LS: N" if not "%%b"=="$LASTSORT N" echo %%b
   )
)>"tempnewfile.tmp"

del "%%a"
ren "tempnewfile.tmp"  "%%a"
)
Thanks Foxidrive for this batch to try... I was thinking i was going to need to use an escape character before the $ in $LASTSORT where you have

Quote

     if "%%b"=="$LASTSORT N" echo $LASTSORT Y
     if not "%%b"=="LS: N" if not "%%b"=="$LASTSORT N" echo %%b

echo off
cd "C:\Machine1\Parameters\Sorts\"
for %%a in (*.mtx *.xts) do (
(
   for /f "delims=" %%b in ('type "%%a"') do (
      if "%%b"=="LS: N" echo LS: Y
      if "%%b"=="$LASTSORT N" echo $LASTSORT Y
      if not "%%b"=="LS: N" if not "%%b"=="$LASTSORT N" echo %%b
   )
)>"tempnewfile.tmp"
del "%%a"
ren "tempnewfile.tmp"  "%%a.final"
)
ren *.final *.
pause

No error this time:

The files don't seem to get renamed at the last step, though- both aaa.mtx+tmp and aaa.xts+tmp remain.

I'm guessing the ones giving two NUMBERS indicate the CURRENT value with the FIRST of the pair. So "00004F0B: 28 90" means the current value is 28 and it should be 90.Oh of course, that makes sense!  Thank you.

Quote from: foxidrive on July 26, 2015, 04:45:31 AM

The issue is that files have attributes and some are system and hidden files. 
xcopy will not copy them if you don't use the right switches.

Thankfully

This is true. However, their original command includes the appropriate /H switch. The 'fixed' version does not.

I can think of no difference between /S /E /V (The "working" version) and /S /I /E /H /Y /O that would cause the former to work, and the latter to not. The only difference is the target specification.

I suspect he was never for a solution...

We can only assume NorrinRadd's first failed attempt is due to hidden and system files, but it could have been a number of unrelated reasons, such as aborting the batch file/command line for one.

The original Command Line did in fact have the /H switch, so my "theory" is that it was the typo in the target specification, as I noted.

2. Original xcopy attempts. The command lines they used would copy to an L directory/folder, and not to the L: drive. The files on L: would remain unchanged, still being the same as the results from the Copy Paste, since the files would not be being copied there.

3. the "Fixed" one actually working as claimed leaves me rather stymied. It seems likely they fiddled with it a bit, and that it was not the actual command they ran, but rather a variant where they added extra switches.

The original Command Line did in fact have the /H switch, so my "theory" is that it was the typo in the target specification, as I noted. Though it was stated they tried all sorts of combinations (which they didn't really describe at the time), it would be consistent with what we've been told, I think; the only alternative would be xcopy ignoring switches and just doing what it wants.

1. standard copy from Windows Explorer Copy/Paste. This wouldn't copy hidden or system files (uness they were set to be visible, I think). This would be seen.

2. Original xcopy attempts. The command lines they used would copy to an L directory/folder, and not to the L: drive. The files on L: would remain unchanged, still being the same as the results from the Copy Paste, since the files would not be being copied there.

3. the "Fixed" one actually working as claimed leaves me rather stymied. It seems likely they fiddled with it a bit, and that it was not the actual command they ran, but rather a variant where they added extra switches.

The xcopy command output said 24k files were copied, after that the DIR command showed far less, I put it out there to see if maybe I was doing something wrong with the DIR command to show all the files. No one said anything about it so I guess not.

did you try these commands, do DIRs after them, and get different results?  Why did the tomshardware advice work the first time on a freshly-formatted card?

As the test can be done with any memory card, there is no real reason for me with my cards to do it.

When you can answer these then you can take the pebble from my hand.

Formatting option wouldn't really matter- drive should be clear or equivalent either way. NTFS/FAT32 might make a difference since in your original command you specified the option to copy ACLs (permissions) which is only supported on NTFS, though I doubt that would cause files to just not be copied.

Actually I had written about that originally but I removed it because I thought it looked douchey, but the command in the OP, "dir /ad-h"  will explicitly show everything except hidden files, as seen in the dir /? (- being a prefix meant to exclude an attribute). I had forgotten about it myself and moved forward with the assumption that the files were not being copied when it may be that the dir command you were using that was not showing them. After your original reply regarding the L/L:/etc. I must admit I thought of it again but I at that point I perhaps unfairly expected you might say you had tried other combinations as well in the same manner.

I know this isn't directed at me but I did (as best I could) and that is what led to my original L versus L: stuff. Now, that said, I couldn't nearly reproduce your situation because I don't have any Smartphones or such that would have a similar folder structure, so the best I could do was with fake data with a few hidden files and such.

Really, the command you listed as working explicitly doesn't copy hidden or system files, thus why we aren't able to "accept" that it was a solution, so We (well, I'm) thinking perhaps another factor led to it seeming to work. Possibly changing how you verified the file copy?

Quote

I tried it, and it produced the error message " 'typ' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. ", but it still executed the command to completion!

Interesting.  I did not execute this PARTICULAR command in a batch.  I issued it directly at the command LINE, and it produced the error message I stated.

but it still executed the command to completion!

I expect people to USE the code i have given, in the context that has been specified. They are FREE to use in any other context if they wish but any results from that are entirely at their own RISK.
In fact any information that they use is entirely at their own risk.

Quote from: BC_Programmer on December 24, 2010, 01:09:55 AM

No. you said a "CSV Parsing Library". Now if you really meant a "text processing library that happens to include CSV parsing capabilities" then that would make a bit more sense. Generally when you have one library that does a single overly-concise task (such as CSV parsing) it often turns the whole thing into some kind of sick over-complicated joke.

This is what he asked for. (Yes I know NT family cmd is "not DOS").

Why is it that so many threads starting with requests of this nature get adorned with discussions of the type above?

(note, "PURE batch script" does not include external tools , even those installed by default).
this is also called a DOS batch script. (note, the word PURE is omitted)

DOS batch script

but that sort of goes against the whole point of a "batch" script- a series of instructions.

That's rather silly

trying to add arbitrary separations of what constitutes "pure and unpure" is pointless. By that very definition no programming language is pure because they all call into the native libraries, somehow there is some ethereal distinction where you can use language features like C/C++ extern procedures and dll/.so importing in many others and your code is no longer "pure" but if you use functions of the language itself which call into those same OS specific features you're code is "unpure" I mean, yes, your code might be less portable, but less "pure"? That's rather silly.
a DOS batch script is simple. a batch file that runs on a standard DOS installation. Therefore you can use choice, fc, diskcomp, whatever. It's still a standard DOS installation and a "DOS batch script" would work just fine. A "DOS Batch script" doesn't have to exclude uses of fc, diskcomp, find, more, sort, etc. to count. Of course about 90% of the time people seem to get this idea  that, you know, despite it not being mentioned anywhere that the command prompt is DOS in the actual software, they think it's called DOS. "ohhh! black screen... white writing! OMG it must be DOS! it couldn't possibly be powershell or bash or any number of other applications and shells that display that exact same theme by default but operate entirely differently.

No, that's exactly what i am trying to illustrate. a batch script is just a series of instructions to perform job, whether those instructions comes from internal shell or external tools doesn't matter.  that said, what OP wants is just a series of commands in a batch file, so using gawk or any other external tools to perform the job is fine.!

ahh, so I can provide this as a solution:

Code: [Select]echo off
csc /out:findrep.exe findrep.cs
findrep %1 %2

Hi,
I have a problem in that every .bat file i run fails because the there is an invisible character inserted at the beginning.  For example, if i make a simple bat file consisting of just one command, "pause", i get the following error message:

'?p' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable PROGRAM or batch file.

the ? is actually a solid rectangle, (ie funny invisible character).  Because of this, i cannot run any .bat files.  the 'p' is from pause.  If i start a bat file
with a command starting with a different letter, i will get that letter.  So this pretty much tells me it is just inserting a funny character in front of the first
character in my .bat file and failing immediately on that.
Any help would be appreciated.  this is on XP service pack 3.  Thanks...
what are you using to make the batch files?

try to open one in notepad and save it as a text file and then rename it to .bat

yes, i do make them in notepad. very vanilla.  Which is why i use the "pause" example.  of course just having pause in a .bat file is fairly useless.  But since i saw this happening, as part of my diagnosis, i just got down to the simple "pause" .bat file and it failed.  and i do make them wth notepad and rename them to .bat.Try downloading Notepad++. It will probably circumvent your problem. It also has a lot of useful features, so I suggest you keep it even if it doesn't fix your problem. Can you post an example bat file? It would be interesting to see the problem.


Thanks
This should not be a problem with notepad.
I can not duplicate the problem from you information.
you can start notepad from the command line
Code: [Select]Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

d:\batch>start notepad test.bat
Quote from: 32handicap on February 03, 2010, 12:12:13 PM

I have a problem in that every .bat file i run fails because the there is an invisible character inserted at the beginning

'?p' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

First sorry for my bad english,
can somebody help me with Qbasic içan COMPILE my bas FILE to exe...QBasic is not a compiler; it is an INTERPRETER; there is a full compiler called Quickbasic (which you had to pay for, you can get it on Ebay etc); unfortunately many PEOPLE get these 2 confused ; you can run a Qbasic .bas program thus: qbasic /run yourprogram.bas
 

I plan to place a shortcut to my streamrecorder in my startup folder so it RUNS  when windows  starts. how would i structure my batch so it runs when windows starts but only if its between 7:00 pm  and 9:00 pm. I don't want to use scheduler because if there'a a power cut at say 6:58 and power returns at 7:02 i want my stream recorder to still kick in. Any ideas guys. runnin XP by the way.


echo off
start streamrecorder
check the value of %time% at startup
baby LANGUAGE plz, i just started learning batch files a few days agoPlease start a command window and type the following at the prompt

echo %time%


and tell us the result.


we need to know your system time format (12 hour with AM/PM, or 24 hour)
Sorry for the delay in responding, situations beyond my control.
Here's the info u asked for 1:53:45.32. I use the 12 hour clock format. Quote from: haxxx on February 16, 2010, 11:57:00 PM

Here's the info u asked for 1:53:45.32. I use the 12 hour clock format.

I WANT to make my batch game have MUSIC, be multiplayer and save your progress. Please help with any that you can, including the multiplayer.OK, what have you got now?Multi PLAYER problems.
God I need to learn more batch before making a game with it :-(. Quote from: tommyroyall on February 18, 2010, 05:39:00 PM

Multi player problems.
God I need to learn more batch before making a game with it :-(.

When You Run A Batch File.
It will have a pop up.
How To Disable The Pop Up?

example...
Code: [SELECT]mode 14,1

That Don't Work Really Good.
Please Help.
ThanksWhat "pop up"?
Quote from: Salmon Trout on February 14, 2010, 10:52:27 AM

What "pop up"?

Another person who wants to run a batch in "ghost-mode"...

Sounds spooky to me.

malicious intents can use it.

Ok Ok. 

Hey,

I am moving people to a new STORAGE server and have to MANUALLY change their file location for example.

current location

u:\userdocs\%username%\my documents\email FILES

to

z:\userdocs\%username%\my documents\email files

when i open outlook it says that it cannot FIND the file in u:\userdocs\%username%\my documents\email files as it does not exist, is there a way to create a batch file to do make it look at z:\userdocs\%username%\my documents\email files without opening?

im kind of stuck, any help would be great.

Thanks

I am writing (have finished, really) a little batch that I am quite pleased with. It is a multi-threaded or multipart downloader. You know the KIND of thing. There are plenty of GUI programs that do this - Net Transport, GetRight, WxDownload, etc. But I wanted a command line solution that you just feed with a url and away it goes.

What it does is to maximize the download rate of a file hosted on a web or ftp site by downloading multiple chunks simultaneously and assembling them when they are all complete. This can enable you to get a BETTER download speed from a slow server. I found that if I use e.g. wget to download an flv file from a certain TV network's server, it maxed at around 1-2 megabits/sec. If I download 16 threads at once, I can max out my 20 megabit/sec cable internet connection. 25 or 30 minutes become around 2 minutes.

Anyhow, it uses an open source command line downloader called Curl, which has the ability to download a specified segment of a file, for example if you were download a file which was 1 million bytes in size you could have one Curl downloading bytes from 0 - 499999 and another one downloading bytes 500000 to the end. Using the start command you can have 'em both running at once, and it's not too difficult to monitor when they have all finished. I have gone up to 32 simultaneous threads this way. There is no limit but I have found 8 or 16 gets me all the speed I can use.

The problem is that multiple command windows are a nuisance on the desktop and/or the taskbar. I have 2 different ways of creating the threads to run hidden. However I understand that some people consider hidden windows a bit sinister, and therefore I hesitate to share this on here. Because it would necessarily reveal how to do this.

What do people think?

The batch scheme uses Curl and the GNU port of the Unix cat utility, and I have 2 ways of launching hidden processes using free apps, but I shall not mention what they are unless I am assured by people I respect on here that it would be OK to do so. And if anyone is actually interested to see my batch script.
 Well, Most of the kind of people looking to hide command windows for sinister REASONS are the type who post "ya hi I need to hide the batch window that shows please send the codez k THX" and repost POLLS we've already had a million times, etc.

Also, It's one thing to provide a method of hiding command windows when one of those types requests it; it's quite another when it's part of another project.Yeah. If it actually serves a good purpose, I believe that it should be ok to use a hiding program.Hey salmon, can you provide me with a copy? It would be really useful. It doesn't have to be hidden, I don't mind.I abandoned the project when I found out about aria2 which does all that I wanted.

http://aria2.sourceforge.net/

Hi!

I have now in MS-DOS USB FDD. System it recognized as drive A:
So, my drive in COMPUTER is not accessilble 'cause had also letter A:

So, please help me how to change A: to B: on computer drive.
I can to deactivate driver of USB FDD temporarily, when will have letter B:, I turn on also USB driver and will have 2 FDDs.

Thanks for every help.

MiroWhy does it need to be B: ? ?
I believe this can only be done with 2 floppy drives present...
But i've been wrong before...Either use the Floppy Drive Swap option in the BIOS, or, more likely to work, change the parameters used with the USB floppy device driver to change the drive letter.

Did you try this:
B:
'insert disk for B: and hit enter.'

Does it not do that?
No CHOICES there...
B: is not present.
My old computer is Compaq. Somebody writes to me that it has BIOS on little partition on HDD... and this was changed.
So, I can't access BIOS.

Miro Quote from: MIRKOSOFT on February 21, 2010, 05:23:50 PM

No choices there...
B: is not present.
My old computer is Compaq. Somebody writes to me that it has BIOS on little partition on HDD... and this was changed.
So, I can't access BIOS.

Miro

change the parameters used with the USB floppy device driver to change the drive letter.

device=[{path}]USBASPI.SYS [/e] [/o] [/u] [/w] [/v] [/l[=n]] [/f] /r] [/slow] [/nocbc] [/norst] [/noprt]

The driver scans all 3 USB controller specs by default, but you can limit which controllers are enabled using these switches:
/e EHCI spec (USB 2.0)
/o OHCI spec (MS/NEC/VIA USB 1.x)
/u UHCI spec (INTEL USB 1.x)

These switches modify the driver actions
/w Wait, displays prompt message for swapping/attaching USB devices
/v Verbose, shows detailed status messages - VERY USEFUL
/l[=n] LUN, specifies the highest LUN # to be attached to device ID (default=0)
/r R?, to access also USB FDD. Note RAMFD.SYS may be needed in some cases.
/slow Slow-mode, {?probably to force slow mode on USB2.0 connections?)



I still have no idea about these switches due to a limited test facility so please fell free to send me results of your experiments. I did put my guesses in {?} here:
/nocbc {no card BUS controller?}
/norst {no reset?}
/noprt {not a portable? no printer?}
/f {floppy? fast?}

Is there a way to remove the last section of a STRING, divided by \? For example:

C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\folder_a\b.txt
would become
C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\folder_a\
But the problem is, I don't know how long the wanted part is, or the unwanted (the file name).Type FOR /? at the prompt and study the part about about variable modifiers. (Hint: %%~dpI)
Quote from: Salmon Trout on February 20, 2010, 05:36:13 PM

Type FOR /? at the prompt and study the part about about variable modifiers. (Hint: %%~dpI)

how would I do that with regular variables?

Is there a way to remove the last section of a string, divided by \? For example:

C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\folder_a\b.txt
would become
C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\folder_a\
But the problem is, I don't know how long the wanted part is, or the unwanted (the file name).

I need  a way to TURN off the ARCHIVE bit in every file in C:\ including Hidden (and maybe System) but still leave those bits as is. I would like it to run unattended after being started thought the whole directory and sub directories such as c:\.

I have found a MS KB #67941 which does at least the one file resetting the H bit. I assume the AND fffd can be changed to do the A bit. Then how can this be put in a batch file, or whatever, to run when desired? Or is there another better way?

Many thanks to anyone who can show me the way.

SnowmanRemove the archive switch? This code should work, but it will take a long time to process, depending on how many files you have on the C drive.

echo off
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /s C:\') do attrib -a "%%a"
pauseThanks Helpmeh.

Put your suggestion in a batch file and got a syntax error.

Would you please explain the code.

How should I set it up so I can like push a button each time I want it to run.

SnowmanStrange...the code works for me...Although I removed the C:\ so I could run the batch file and it would remove the archive attribute in all the files in the work directory.helpmeh... all your code does is emulate the /s switch.

attrib has a /s switch, btw, so attrib *.* -a /s would accomplish the same thing.

however, the main issue here is that it will refuse to change the attributes on hidden or system files.

you could do:

attrib *.* -s -h -a /s


but this has another problem since we don't want to permanently remove the hidden and system attributes, bringing us back to the iterative loop idea.


Anyway, to cut a long story short I spent at least an hour trying to make a batch solution. Gave up, and then wrote a VBScript in about 5 minutes

Code: [Select]Dim FSO
Dim usefolder

set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

set usefolder= FSO.GetFolder(CreateObject("WScript.Shell").CurrentDirectory)


'WScript.Echo usefolder.name

Removearchiveattrib usefolder

Sub RemoveArchiveAttrib(InFolder)

Dim CurrFile,CurrFolder

For Each CurrFile in InFolder.Files
if (Currfile.Attributes And 32)=32 then
'has the archive attribute, remove it.
currfile.attributes = currfile.attributes-32
'WScript.echo "archive attribute found on file:" & currfile.name

end if


Next
for each Currfolder in InFolder.SubFolders
RemoveArchiveAttrib Currfolder

Next

End Sub

I tested this, and it works great for me To use it  simply paste it into notepad, and then save it as a "VBS" file- preferably in the folder you wish to work with, or, even better a test folder to see if it works. then you should be able to double-click it to run it.

for the record, the batch code that I had (which failed to work at all) was this:

Code: [Select]SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION

for /f "delims==*" %%i in ('dir /s /b /a') do (
echo working on "%%i"
attrib "%%i" | findstr "^A  H "
if not ERRORLEVEL 1 (
echo file is hidden but not system %%i


)
attrib "%%i" | findstr "^A  S "
if not errorlevel 1 (
echo file is system, but not hidden %%i


)
attrib "%%i" | findstr "^A  SH "
if not errorlevel 1 (
echo file is system and hidden %%i

)




)
attrib %0.bat -h -s
there were attrib commands in each block which basically removed the attribute it discovered, removed the archive attribute, and then set back the original attributes. problem was the last test for system AND hidden was always true so it would end up with both System and hidden regardless of the original attributes. It wouldn't ahve the archive attribute anymore, though. So At least there was that.

Thank you BC_Programmer for spending so much time. I really appreciate it when someone spends time to really try to help rather that a short incomplete answer or really just a clue that seldom is enough to know where to go next.

I have done what you recommend to the point that this old Dell GX-1 with Win 98II does not have the VB Scripting installed. Also the help for VBA editor is missing also. I will have to get the installation disk sent to me from home in Massachusetts. I am wintered here in Arizona. Will post after I get that installed. Is your script good for Excel 2000?

I using this Dell Studio 1737 Vista 64 for most everything else. The reason from maintaining the 98 machine is the need for the serial port to download from a data logger that won't work with any USB adapter.

Just for kicks the following is the Debug routine in the MS KB. The fffd would need to be adjusted to select the Archive bit. I tried changing it to dfff but am not sure of that:

The method described below uses DEBUG to create a small program that removes the hidden attribute from a file. This method should be used only as a last resort.
At the MS-DOS prompt, type the following commands:
   DEBUG
   A 100
   mov dx,116
   mov ax,4300
 
   int 21
   and cx,fffd
   mov dx,116
   mov ax,4301
   int 21
   int 20
   
   E 116 'filename' 0   <------- replace "filename" with the path
   G                             and filename of the target file.
                                 Example: e 116 'C:\DATA\TEST.DAT' 0
                  

When you type the command "G," DEBUG executes the section of code in memory. If you have typed everything correctly, the message "Program terminated normally" is displayed.
Type Q to quit DEBUG, then verify that the file is no longer hidden.
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Code Explanation


The following is a detailed description of the preceding code:
mov dx,116     ; load the offset to filename into dx
mov ax,4300    ; load get/set file attributes function number into ax
 
int 21         ; call DOS interrupt 21H to read attribute information
 
and cx,fffd    ; strip off only hidden attribute bit
mov dx,116     ; load the offset to filename into dx
mov ax,4301    ; load get/set file attributes function number into ax
 
int 21         ; call DOS interrupt 21H to write attribute information
int 20         ; terminate program
            

The program begins by calling Int 21H function 43H to get the current file attribute. The attribute byte is returned in register CX, which is then ANDed with hex FFFD to reset bit 1. The program calls the get/set file attribute function again to write the attribute in register CX to the file. Quote

I have done what you recommend to the point that this old Dell GX-1 with Win 98II does not have the VB Scripting installed.

To use it  simply paste it into notepad, and then save it as a "VBS" file- preferably in the folder you wish to work with, or, even better a test folder to see if it works. then you should be able to double-click it to run it.

Where can quickly find more information to use VBS?

Again, Thanks for the extraordinary help.

Hi,

If you can see in the lines below I am trying to rename all the txt files to the foldername.

exampel: this is now:
c:/test/a123/test.txt
c:/test/b123/test.txt
c:/test/a b (2009)/test.txt

and it should be:
c:/test/a123/a123.txt
c:/test/b123/b123.txt
c:/test/a b (2009)/a b (2009).txt

hours of searching and this is the closest thing I've got, only I can't figur out what I've to type with the
FOLDERNAME.txt below:

-----------------

echo off

for /f "delims==" %%b in ('dir /b /s /on  *.txt') do rename "%%~b" "FOLDERNAME.txt" & echo %%~b

pause

-----------------

I hope SOMEONE can help me because I am trying to fix this from yesterday.

Kris Code: [Select]echo off
set thisdir="%cd%"
for /f "delims==" %%A in ('dir /b /s /ad') do if exist "%%A\*.txt" cd %%A & for %%B in (*.txt) do ren "%%~dpnxB" "%%~nA.txt"
cd %thisdir%
Hi,

Thank you this is what I was LOOKING for!

It works    QUOTE from: squab on FEBRUARY 20, 2010, 07:10:53 AM

It works   

Im creating a VB program and in that program I create a batch file that...
Code: [Select]ECHO off
:loop
echo. C:\Program Files\PeaZip\peazip.exe started at %time% >>server.log
start /wait C:\Program Files\PeaZip\peazip.exe
echo. C:\Program Files\PeaZip\peazip.exe crashed at %time% >>server.log
goto loop
Just using peazip as an example. But basically I want the SCRIPT to start a server and if it crashes restart it.

Well when I run that script I get the following:


Windows cannot find 'C:\program'. Make sure you typed the name correctly and try again.

Whats happening here?Sorry, I can't see that image (Netfilter... ), can you just write it out?

Pre-post Edit: I see the PROBLEM just looking at the code. Paths with spaces need to be enclosed with quotes. So your path WOULD be:
"C:\Program Files\PeaZip\peazip.exe"
Understand?I understand, and I have tried that. However when I put it in quotes it just starts a new DOS with the TITLE "C:\Program Files\PeaZip\peazip.exe"OK ignore this post. Quotes put it on the title yes, but if i do:

start /wait "" "C:\Blah Blah\Blah.exe" it works. I just needed a double set of quotes. THanks!

I saw that in the game "D.E.A.D V2" they USED a mode command in the BEGINNING. What does it do and how can You use it (or how I can use it).
And the dude made the game without any arithmetic OPERATORS (of which I still can't figure out, any examples?). How did he do that? His source code is at: http://odn.t35.com/dead/
C:\>mode /?
Configures system devices.

Serial port:       MODE COMm[:] [BAUD=b] [PARITY=p] [DATA=d] [STOP=s]
                                [to=on|off] [xon=on|off] [odsr=on|off]
                                [octs=on|off] [dtr=on|off|hs]
                                [rts=on|off|hs|tg] [idsr=on|off]

Device Status:     MODE [device] [/STATUS]

Redirect printing: MODE LPTn[:]=COMm[:]

Select code page:  MODE CON[:] CP SELECT=yyy

Code page status:  MODE CON[:] CP [/STATUS]

Display mode:      MODE CON[:] [COLS=c] [liNES=n]

Typematic rate:    MODE CON[:] [RATE=r DELAY=d]

C:\>

I have made boolean results using variables and arithmetic operators, but I still lack the AI, graphics (both are probably unattainable), and also, if possible a universal command, like maybe making something so that if the player ever wants to to just be able to press type in MAIN and goto the main page, no matter which screen they're on. Anything even CLOSE to any of those will be appreciated.Or how to make a patcher. Or maybe echo off
:main
commands here
set /p input=Enter your command here^>
if /I "%input%"=="main" goto main
if /I "%input%"=="close" Echo BYE&pause>nul&exit


A patcher, funny you should ask about that. I was actually in the process of making a patcher (well actually an old-version replacer). It encorporates the FTP command and it calls the version it should be, and if the user's version isn't that, it will replace it with a newer version. But, judging by your code in your other thread, I think you need to start smaller and work your way up. What you can do though, is write down those ideas (I wish I did that lol) and when you have enough ABILITY, try and see if you can do it. Batch AI , is possible but very time consuming and a TOTAL waste of time i wrote a simple one a long time ago,  if you're still looking for a way to type a command on any screen and have it execute without having multiple if statements everywhere you can have all loops loop through another loop, taking only one line of code per area, and saving you hundreds of lines of code..  you can get ideas from my game here, odn.t35.com/DEAD Quote from: Helpmeh on FEBRUARY 19, 2010, 04:27:03 AM

A patcher, funny you should ask about that.

I am currently creating a batch game (297 lines of coding on my first DAY!!!) but I can't get it to save your progress. PLEASE HELP. ANYTHING WILL BE APRECIATED!!!We'll have to see the code to help....
save to a txt, like this
Quote

name1 - progress1
name2 - progress2

How can I make them in files, LIKE to save stuff? I don't know any commands for it.You're attempting to make a batch game before you know how to add data? 

jk, that sounds EXACTLY like me when I first started 

Anyway, this would work.

echo off
rem Add data to a text file.
echo DATA &GT; textfile
pause
rem Retrieve data from the text file.
set /p variable=echo %variable%
pause
Check out my batch game, at ODN.T35.COM/DEAD
CLICK "Source" to view the full source, this will give you a better idea on how to make your own.. Quote from: dnthns87 on FEBRUARY 19, 2010, 01:56:52 PM

Check out my batch game, at ODN.T35.COM/DEAD
Click "Source" to view the full source, this will give you a better idea on how to make your own..

Hi All,

I'm trying to right a batch file that will run a .wav file in WMP in the background so the user won’t see the WMP window. At the moment here is the following code I've written.

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start /MIN "wmplayer.exe" "C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\wavFiles\8point1.wav"
timeout /T 3
taskkill/IM "wmplayer.exe"
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The problem with this code is that the WMP window does show and does not even minimize!

Any help will be very much appreciated!
Try this. It will use an older version of windows media player, but not to worry as the user probably wont see it anyway.
Code: [SELECT]start /min "" "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe" /play /close "C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\wavFiles\8point1.wav"Make sure the above is ONE LINE.Thanks Helpmeh for your quick reply!

1) I needed to change mplayer2.exe to wmplayer.exe otherwise I'm getting an error that it can't find mplayer2

2) After making the above change if WMP was in Restore mode last time it was open then the first time I run the bat file it executes as I want (the window is not visible) the second time it will show and stay open, if I close it manually and run it again it will run as I wanted the 4th time it won’t and so forth... If the WMP was Maximised last time it was open running the bat file will always run WMP in max mode and stay open.
QUOTE from: Amram Chayim Eirinberg on February 20, 2010, 12:20:58 PM

Thanks Helpmeh for your quick reply!

1) I needed to change mplayer2.exe to wmplayer.exe otherwise I'm getting an error that it can't find mplayer2

2) After making the above change if WMP was in Restore mode last time it was open then the first time I run the bat file it executes as I want (the window is not visible) the second time it will show and stay open, if I close it manually and run it again it will run as I wanted the 4th time it won’t and so forth... If the WMP was Maximised last time it was open running the bat file will always run WMP in max mode and stay open.

Usage: mplayerc.exe "pathname" [switches]

"pathname"   The main file or directory to be loaded. (wildcards
      allowed)
/dub "dubname"   Load an additional AUDIO file.
/dubdelay "file"   Load an additional audio file shifted with XXms (if
      file contains "...DELAY XXms...")
/d3dfs      start rendering in D3D fullscreen mode.
/sub "subname"   Load an additional subtitle file.
/filter "filtername"   Load DirectShow filters from a dynamic link
      library. (wildcards allowed)
/dvd      Run in dvd mode, "pathname" means the dvd
      folder (optional).
/dvdpos T#C   Start playback at title T, chapter C
/dvdpos T#hh:mm   Start playback at title T, position hh:mm:ss
/cd      Load all the tracks of an audio cd or (s)vcd,
      "pathname" means the drive path (optional).
/open      Open the file, don't automatically start playing.
/play      Start playing the file as soon the player is
      launched.
/close      Close the player after playback (only works when
      used with /play).
/shutdown   Shutdown the operating system after playback
/fullscreen   Start in full-screen mode.
/minimized   Start in minimized mode.
/new      Use a new instance of the player.
/add      Add "pathname" to playlist, can be combined
      with /open and /play.
/regvid      Create file associations for video files
/regaud      Create file associations for audio files
/unregall      Remove all file associations
/start ms      Start playing at "ms" (= milliseconds)
/startpos hh:mm:ss   Start playing at position hh:mm:ss
/fixedsize w,h   Set fixed window size.
/MONITOR N   Start on monitor N, where N starts from 1.
/help /h /?   Show help about command line switches

Usage: mplayerc.exe "pathname" [switches]

I installed a new hard drive in my husbands computer and was going to install windows 7.   I ended up formating the drive from the dos prompt (such as it is) but when I tried to transfer the system FILES it doesn't recognize the command.  When I try to do the installation of windows 7 it fails because of missing system files. You need to BOOT to the Windows DVD to install. Set the DVD drive as the first item in the bios boot order.I did.  aftert he failure the first time I got out to the dos prompt and ran the format command the drive was formatted but the /s didn't work.  I figured that was ok after the format I would just transfer the sys to it.  That didn't work.  I tried again to boot and install windows 7 and it failed after a fashion.
 
You don't need to use DOS commands at all to install Windows 7.

In fact, neither 2000, XP, Vista, nor 7 require DOS commands to install.

Don't use DOS at all.  Just:

1) Put the Windows 7 DVD in the DVD drive (it is a DVD drive, right?)
2) Go into your BIOS to change the boot order (usually by pressing "Delete," "F1," or "F2.")  Alternatively, some PCs/motherboards have the OPTION to select the drive you want to boot from without going into the BIOS options.  Usually, that key is F12, but it may not be that.  Pay attention to what the initial screens tell you and see if there's an option to go into "Setup" or "Boot Order."
3) If you did #2 right, you should see "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD..." (sometimes this won't show up if the bootloader doesn't detect a formatted hard drive--it'll skip this altogether).  If you see the prompt, press something, and the process should start from there.There is no dos prompt. Boot to the Windows CD and shortly after the install process starts you will be give the option to format before installing. WHATEVER you're doing, you are NOT booting to the Windows CD

Hi everyone
Can I run an executable file from a BATCH file that is converted to executable?
i.e. can I double CLICK my batch file to let it LAUNCH some executable file?

thanksstart "" "c:\a.EXE" Quote

can I double click my batch file to let it launch some executable file?

I know that I'm not there yet, but within some time in my life I want to WRITE a book on text based GAME making with batch, but I still have a few questions.
1. What is %%blahblahblah (I know about %how_variables_have_percent_marks_around_them% But what about %%This_is_it_a_variable)
2. How do I rig a batch game up to a server
3. How could it be possible to make a game maker out of batch (of course, making games within batch's limitations)
4. How could I make Batch AI, graphics (not ASCII), learn a language resembling batch, embed batch or embed things into batch or let characters like ALT_1 or ALT_168 come up without my program crashing.
5. Why do some people need compilers for batch but I don't?
6. Is there a way to make a language resembling batch? How?
Any books that you know of or sites (or other FORMS of reference) that I can use?1. Look at FOR /?
2.
3. A game maker?
4. Batch is based off of MS-DOS, a command line interface. There are no graphics. Alt characters do display properly. If you don't know if a character will display, put a ^ before it.
5. Batch files don't need compilers. Other programming languages do.
6. Make a language? Biting off more than you can chew again?You'd be SURPRISED at what languages I know (MARKUPS).
HTML
Batch (sorta)
XHTML
CSS
JavaScript
XML
Bits of C++