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PLEASE HELP ME my Drive D is under attack!

im no longer to acces my drive d after this COMMAND.. C:\XCOPY MEL D: /0


Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...........Quote from: mang mel on August 02, 2009, 02:58:09 AM

PLEASE HELP ME my Drive D is under attack!

im no longer to acces my drive d after this command.. C:\XCOPY MEL D: /0


Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...........

i need to assign a text file name into a variable in dos command. the text file name is created based on date. like 020809.txt Tomorrow the file name will be 030809.txt How can i assign this type of text file name into a variable in dos command?please correct me if i am wrong, but do you want to get the date from 1/23/45 to 12345?

if so(if your format is mm/dd/yyyy):
Code: [Select]@echo off
for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/- " %%a in ('echo %date%') do SET dt=%%a%%b%%c
echo Todays date is %date% or %dt%
pause

Output:
Code: [Select]Todays date is Sat 08/01/2009 or 08012009
Press any key to continue . . .you tip has worked for me. thanks a lot. hope to keep in touch with you.your welcome, if you need any more computer help, just post a new thread.
@echo off
for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/- " %a in ('echo %date%') do set dt=%b%a%c
copy E:\DATA\%dt%.txt E:\DATA\DD\FTA1.txt
exit

How can i use this dos command in a batch file?
Quote from: MMK on August 02, 2009, 04:14:36 AM

@echo off
for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/- " %a in ('echo %date%') do set dt=%b%a%c
copy E:\DATA\%dt%.txt E:\DATA\DD\FTA1.txt
exit

How can i use this dos command in a batch file?

Hi
I have CSV data like

ERM,VU35201, COMP Ltd,VU35201,INS071,INS071,INS071,-157,USD,,,,,-157.00,-157.00,,,O,Open,18122007,19011900,,18122007,,,,,,,,,,19011900
ERM,WO01063,COMP Ltd,WO01063,SON010,SON010,SON010,-13,GBP,,,,,-13.00,-13.00,,,O,Open,01062006,19011900,,01062006,,,,,,,,,,19011900
ERM,WO08022,COMP Ltd,WO08022,SAA002,SAA002,SAA002,-44,GBP,,,,,-44.00,-44.00,,,O,Open,02082006,19011900,,02082006,,,,,,,,,,19011900
ERM,XXXXX,COMP Italy,XXXXX,SOL003,SOL003,SOL003,-870,EUR,,,,,-870.00,-870.00,,,O,Open,19032009,19011900,,19032009,,,,,,,,,,19011900
ERM,XXXXX,COMP Ltd,XXXXX,ASS001,ASS001,ASS001,-1522,GBP,,,,,-1522.00,-1522.00,,,O,Open,12032009,19011900,,12032009,,,,,,,,,,19011900
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

The last commas with out data are causing problem for my load. I wanted to write Batch cmd to remove those .I tried with some code i FOUND but it gives error. I cant use any EXTERNAL pkg only batch.

This is something that i found on net but giving error
@echo off
REM -- Prepare the Command Processor --
SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS
SETLOCAL DISABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
set file="C:\myfile.csv"
if "%*"=="" findstr "^::" "%~f0"&GOTO:EOF
for /f "tokens=1,* delims=]" %%A in ('"type %file%|find /n /v """') do (
set "line=%%B"
if defined line (
call set "line=echo.%%line:%~1=%~2%%"
for /f "delims=" %%X in ('"echo."%%line%%""') do %%~X
) ELSE echo.
)


Regards
Amit

you do not expect to plug something you found on the net and expect it to work without understanding and modifying it, do you?. here's a vbscript one
Code: [Select]Set objFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strFile= "C:\test\file.txt"
Set objFile = objFS.OpenTextFile(strFile,1)
Do Until objFile.AtEndOfStream
strLine = objFile.ReadLine
If Left(strLine,2) = ",," Then
WScript.Echo strLine
End If
Loop
save as myscript.vbs and on command line
Code: [Select]C:\test>cscript /nologo test.vbs
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
the output is not what you want. i leave it to you to change that. just have to invert the condition in the "if" statementthat's look like my coding style.
except i dont write in uppercase, i dont use REM to comment, i use ::.

anyway josh, here is the one liner solution:
findstr/v /b ",," data.csv

lol, i need to think faster :/ ghostdog beats me by 3minuteQuote from: Reno on April 03, 2009, 04:22:33 AM

i dont use REM to comment, i use ::.

Using a broken label as comment starter in a loop or other parenthetical structure will break it.

here is a good explanation on double colon :: or using REM as comment:
http://www.robvanderwoude.com/comments.php

it seems to be common practice in batch to use ::

., and i personally prefer :: double colon,

because it makes my code more readable.

ok, not really, in fact, i rarely put comment on my batch code.

now, here is another case, which one would be executed faster:
1. for /f "tokens=*" - default delims is {TAB}{SPACE}
2. for /f "delims=" - default token is 1

code is more readable using no.1

well, in batch, there is no need to follow the rule of correct syntax.

here is an example to count number of words, with limitation
Code: [Select]set s=sample test string
set/a n=1+.%s: =&set/a n+=1+.%%
echo words=%n%

I've become so practices with the VB string manipulation functions, I simply nest a bunch of them on one line

Code: [Select]@echo off
set '=REM
%'% this is a comment
echo hello world

That is, again, a matter of opinion. batch code has different readability requirements compared to (e.g.) poetry.

Like many sloppy programmers?

I would too, but I managed to hack pretty good console support into Visual Basic, which would likely have been my only reason to use FreeBASIC.

hahaha, nice one, almost got me.
C:\>set '
'=REM

Huh?

Code: [Select]S:\Test\Batch>type remtest.bat
@echo off
set '=REM
%'% this is a comment
echo hello world

S:\Test\Batch>remtest.bat
hello world

i realize you just create a variable ' with value REM. lol.

only in batch though, not so easy to do with other programming language, such as vb, vbs, etc.

BC, how do you implement console support into VB aps?
do you use reference to scrrun.dll Scripting.FileSystemObject, or using GetStdHandle API then later use link.exe or something else?

hey all,

I've got 5 machines that I have to uninstall Symantec's endpoint Anti-Virus from. Sadly I don't have the uninstall password as these machines have come from another company (that we recently brought out) and their IT dept are less than helpful.

Below is a link to Symantec's website detailing how to manually remove the software.

Is anybody willing to have a crack at creating a script for it??? I've built loads of scripts before I've not really done much with the registry so I'm not really willing to give it a go myself.

A shiny new donkey to the winner???!!!???


linky;

http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/5db8e519e16d42f2882573290005aa1d?OpenDocument



Cheers in advance!! a script that manipulates the registry to remove virus protection? Hmmm......

this is what I have so far...

Code: [Select]
smc -stop

Rem stopping symantec endpoint protection
net stop "Symantec AntiVirus"

Rem stopping symantec event manager
net stop ccEvtMgr

Rem stopping symantec network access control
net stop SNAC

Rem stopping symantec settings manager
net stop ccSetMgr

Rem stopping windows installer
net stop MSIServer

Rem disabling windows installer
sc config MSIServer start=disabled




Rem Step 2

Rem killing "ccApp.exe" process
taskkill /F /IM ccApp.exe




Rem Step 3


Rem creating backup of registry
regedit /E C:\RegBackup.reg

Rem removing reg keys
regedit.exe /s c:\removeKeys.reg




I have no idea how to change the values of certain reg keys, or that what I've posted is any good.

I'm I on the right track???

Any help appreciated.

[recovering DISK space -- attachment deleted by admin]....why not remove them in Safe Mode.... or just get some software that is professinally made to change registry keys, not saying that your stupid, im just saying that you may acceidently change one of the keys that may be vital to your system. but if you get software made from a company, then you'll have less of a risk.Quote from: macdad- on June 26, 2008, 04:21:43 PM

or just get some software that is professinally made to change registry keys

not saying that your stupid

hey all,

I've got 5 machines that I have to uninstall Symantec's endpoint Anti-Virus from. Sadly I don't have the uninstall password as these machines have come from another company (that we recently brought out) and their IT dept are less than helpful.

Below is a link to Symantec's website detailing how to manually remove the software.

Is anybody willing to have a crack at creating a script for it??? I've built loads of scripts before I've not really done much with the registry so I'm not really willing to give it a go myself.

A shiny new donkey to the winner???!!!???


linky;

http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/5db8e519e16d42f2882573290005aa1d?OpenDocument



Cheers in advance!!

hmm... you mean you haven't solve this?
its been that long and its only 5 machines. you could have manually done it and solve it by now.

how to search for WHITE spaces in a text file and TRUNCATE 'em and then find matching string from a GIVEN list of FILES, using windows Batch files....how to do homework?

i will lead you to it for a start, try findstr /?

Basically i have this:
Code: [Select]IF %AS1%==Charge (
SET %ECHP%=%ESHP%*%ECS%*%ECF%/3-10
) ELSE (
IF %AS1%==Distract (
set %ECF%=%ESF%-5
)
)
For some reason it doesn't work, i think it is because of this calculation:
Code: [Select]set %ECHP%=%ESHP%*%ECS%*%ECF%/3-10
I am not too sure how to do +,-,* and / in MS-DOS/Batch.
Any help is appreciated.

All of them are declared correctly.
set ECHP=Example
and so on..Quote from: Dias de verano on June 26, 2008, 12:01:02 PM

Quote from: Jacob on June 26, 2008, 11:29:13 AM

Basically i have this:
Code: [Select]IF %AS1%==Charge (
set %ECHP%=%ESHP%*%ECS%*%ECF%/3-10
) ELSE (
IF %AS1%==Distract (
set %ECF%=%ESF%-5
)
)
For some reason it doesn't work, i think it is because of this calculation:
Code: [Select]set %ECHP%=%ESHP%*%ECS%*%ECF%/3-10
I am not too sure how to do +,-,* and / in MS-DOS/Batch.
Any help is appreciated.

All of them are declared correctly.
set ECHP=Example
and so on..

Really?

Quote

IF %AS1%==Charge

What exactly is "Charge"?

Is it a literal string or a variable? Or SOMETHING else?


Are these MEANT to be arithmetic operations?

Quote

set %ECHP%=%ESHP%*%ECS%*%ECF%/3-10

Quote

set %ECF%=%ESF%-5

I am not too sure how to do +,-,* and / in MS-DOS/Batch.

That works, thanks, but what to i do if i want to 'goto dead' if %ECHP% is less than or equal to 0.
Thank you.

Hi,

I create a Photoshop Javascript that does some stuff and then launches a .BAT file to do the rest of the job. The problem is that the batch file needs to look into it's own folder to find files and do stuff with them, but since I launched the .BAT file from a javascript, it doesn't know what his own folder is. I tried using the DIR function in the .bat to see what folder it was looking into and instead of looking in it's own folder in my documents it looks on the M: drive for some reason.

I tried running the batch file by itself and it works correctly, it's only when I launch it from Javascript that it GETS mixed up. Is there a way to fix that, or is there a way to link to the .bat file's own directory with some code?


I'd also like to know if it's possible to send a variable from Javascript to a Batch file? Right now to do it I create a temp file with the variable and the batch file gets the temp file into ONE of it's own variables, but is there a way to pass a variable directly as we can do in the Run tool in the Start menu?

Thanks,Quote from: FausseFugue on June 25, 2008, 02:13:24 PM

I tried running the batch file by itself and it works correctly, it's only when I launch it from Javascript that it gets mixed up. Is there a way to fix that, or is there a way to link to the .bat file's own directory with some code?

I'd also like to know if it's possible to send a variable from Javascript to a Batch file?

Every batch file knows the folder where it is located (stored). This is held in a special variable %0

Quote from: Dias de verano on June 25, 2008, 03:41:48 PM

Every batch file knows the folder where it is located (stored). This is held in a special variable %0

Didn't know that....

Nice one.

"run batch_file.bat variable"

%~dp0 is its drive and path

File("C:/Folder/File.bat variable").execute()

But when I try:
CD %~dp0
it doesn't work.

File(""C:\folder\file.bat " variable").execute()

cd /d "%~dp0"

in order to ACCESS parameters beyond %9, it would be necessary to employ the SHIFT command, which shifts all the parameters down a notch, what would be beyond %9 becomes %8,%8 becomes %7, etc.. and %1 is removed.

Remove the CALL to cmd.exe, and PLACE your parameters directly on the command-line.Ohh Thanks for this nice suggestion "BC_Programmer", as i am not GOOD(DOS) in this I'll try !!

Is any one can get some IDEA how to


How can I add a comma in between a string (treating comma as a space )
Quote

(-6.26620974,53.34899072)
This is my single string which includes numbers, bracket and comma.

As the subject states I need some help with outputting whats printed to the Dos screen after the runas command is executed. Now I can get it to output...
"Enter the password for Guest\ADMIN: "
...but thats not what I want it to output I want it to output the data on if the password entered was correct, if it could run what it was told to run and if not what was the error it came across and I want all this printed into "Text.txt". Thanks for any and all help.So you're looking for something to output the command to a text file??

You might want to have a look at this: >>

For example: dir C:\ >>"C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Desktop\file.txt" will output the results for the Dir to a text file.Well I use the ">>" but all they will out put of the runas command is...
"Enter the password for Guest\admin: "
...which is not what I want outputted. This is what I have.
Code: [Select]@echooff
ECHO ****** | runas /noprofile /env /netonly /user:***\Admin MozillaFireFox.exe >> Text.txt
pauseEvery time it runs threw fine but when it outputs the data all I get is "Enter the password for Guest\admin: ".i dont think thats possible because you are using a file pipe, i could be wrong*censored*, can any one else confirm or DENY this?Wait...Do you want:
echo ****** | runas /noprofile /env /netonly /user:***\Admin MozillaFireFox.exe
in a text file?

If so, you need 2 echos.
Code: [Select]echo echo ****** | runas /noprofile /env /netonly /user:***\Admin MozillaFireFox.exe >>"C:\text file.txt"No, I need to now whats printed to the screen after that command is executed. So say I do...
Code: [Select]echo ****** | runas /profile /env /netonly /user:***\Admin MozillaFireFox.exe...now since most of you already know that you cant use "/profile" and "/netonly" in the same line of code it would GIVE me an error or print the huge help thing on the runas command I would want all of that outputted to a text file.Hmmm....If you can see all of that in the Command Prompt Window, you can right click on the CMD window and click Edit --> Mark and then highlight everything. Then go back to Edit --> Copy and then paste it into notepad.

Kind of ruins the point, but thanks for all the help any way!Just a hunch, but try redirecting the STDERR stream to your text file.

Code: [Select]runas /profile /env /netonly /user:***\Admin MozillaFireFox.exe 2>file.txt

As far as I know, you cannot pipe the password to the runas command. Besides being a security breach, not all programs can accept input from the pipe.



Oh, I can pipe the password to the runas command just fine its just outputting the information to a text document that its not liking. Thanks for the INFO on not all programs accepting input from a pipe though.

Is it possible for the user to select an option like this:
- types the number 1 responding to an option.
- does not have to press enter to continue.
So when the user presses "1" it automatically "goto whatever".
Thanks,
Jacob
yes the choice COMMAND. SEARCH it up on google and LOOK at the page on CH about this command's parameters i think if you use set /a inside a for array that might ALSO workThanks diablo and macdad, although i went for the array option because choice does not work on my computer system.

EDIT: DOESN'T WORK

Thank you.sorry i ment to say set /p and it might need to look more like this

set;/p,b=- that will cause set /p to not PAUSE.. i dont know exactly how to do this, but ive made it work by mistake.. it wasent what i was looking for, ill try and figure it out though

I really doubt this is possible...

C:\test>a
24062008_145426
The filename, directory NAME, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

It DIDNT work?!
What is wrong


Regards,
nkrstic
Quote

NOW i have tried using many thing but it just didn't work

Hi, I've been reading your posts, but I couldn't find a problem similar to what I have. I'm trying to create a DOS FILE to input line commands in another program, FLUENT. FLUENT has a line command like DOS, and I wanted to create an executable or .bat file to open (a simple START Fluent.exe), and then input commands to the fluent command line. For example, something to write FILE in FLUENT's command line. Any ideas would be very much appreciated!

Thanks,
IsabelWelcome to the forum dude,

Basically, DOS or XP's prompt (which I guess is the OS your using) won't 'input' commands like that. The closest thing I think you'll get to is to use command line switches written into FLUENT.

The best way to tell, is to open a dos prompt and navigate to the folder that contains the FLUENT .exe file and type 'fluent.exe /?' and see what happens.

Hope it helps.
Hi, thanks for your reply. I've tried it and it doesn't return anything. I've tried to give commands through strcmd but it didn't work either! Any other ideas?

Thanks,
IsabelI'm no expert, but I'd say that it's unlikely to work. sorry


Someone please prove me wrong!!!!Not 100% either but you could try this:

Batch file:
Code: [Select]start "" FLUENT.exe
start "" script.vbs
Script.vbs:
Code: [Select]set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WScript.Sleep 5000
For i = 1 to 1
WshShell.SendKeys "{C}"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "{o}"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "{m}"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "{m}"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "{a}"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "{n}"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "{d}"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "{ENTER}"
WScript.Sleep 500
Next
WScript.Sleep 5000 This will make the script wait 5 seconds (1000=1 sec) before starting the next commands
WshShell.SendKeys "{C}" This sends a key as if you pressed it on the keyboard. In this case, you have press 'C'
WScript.Sleep 500 This will make the script wait half a second before typing the next letter
WshShell.SendKeys "{ENTER}" This presses the Enter key. (like executing the command)

Note, you can have as many WshShell.SendKeys as you want. Just add them along with the WScript.Sleep 500 command.
Note2, you can change the time delay.Nice piece of code but Dos can not really use a vbs because they are different LANGUAGES but it can use lines of and exe, EG if you were to make a sever in C or C++ and then run the programme inside of the dos it would work as long as the C or C++ programme runs in a console window.

That is what I did for a sever I made for CSS,
Tan_ZaQuote

Nice piece of code but Dos can not really use a vbs

'fluent -g -i start'

I tried "fluent.exe /?" it didn't return a thing

How can i copy some specific contents from ONE .txt file to another .txt file, but in a certain way though..
in the .txt file there is some text above this dashed line and some TIME-stamps below it like this..
Code: [Select]text above dashed line
----------------------------
time-stamps
time-stamps

so all i want to do is copy the time stamps under the dashed line to another .txt file SOMEWHERE else
is there any way at all to do this with batch commands..??Do the time stamps always start on the third line? If so, you could use the for command with the skip parameter.

You might also use the for command and count lines, copying the output when the count gets to three.

You might also use the findstr command with a regular expression if the text above the line has no numerics and the text below the line does.

Without seeing at least a snippet of actual data, we can only guess at what solution may work.

the time-stamps always start on the 10TH line in the .txt file
so how would i code a bat file to copy everything from the 10th line down into a new txt file..??In keeping with the KISS method of batch coding, for your consideration:

Code: [Select]@echo off
if exist out.txt del out.txt
for /f "skip=9 tokens=* delims=" %%i in (data.txt) do (
echo %%i >> out.txt
)

The file NAMES are negotiable, so feel free to change them.

I am NOT a DOS programmer - but I need some help writing this simple utility. I want the batch to read
a file (icu.txt) and pass two parameters to a command (%%i"ip" and %%j"location")- here is what I have so far - EVERYTHING works except it doesn't pass the IP address to the executable - it just shows up as "%i" - I appreciate any help you can give.

setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
FOR /F "tokens=1,2 delims=," %%i IN (icu.txt) do call :hello
:hello
d:\scheduled\icu_hello\send_message_to_ip.exe %%i 3046 HELLO
if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (c:\g\glh\blat d:\scheduled\icu_hello\message.txt -to [emailprotected] -subject "PROBLEM WITH %%j" -ATTACH -q -PRIORITY 1 -mailfrom [emailprotected] -replyto [emailprotected] -noh2 -r -d) else (ECHO Site Resonding:%ERRORLEVEL%Since we are not telepathic, an example of icu.txt would be nice.
sorry about that.....

10.121.48.5,AF40
10.114.48.6,AF42
This is just a quick hack, and as I don't have send_message_to_ip.exe I can't properly test it, but I believe I have mostly sorted out the batch logic and simplified things a bit.


Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set errprogname=c:\g\glh\blat
set errprogparam1=d:\scheduled\icu_hello\message.txt -to [emailprotected] -subject "PROBLEM WITH
set errprogparam2=" -attach -q -priority 1 -mailfrom [emailprotected] -replyto [emailprotected] -noh2 -r -d
for /F "tokens=1,2 delims=," %%i IN (icu.txt) do (
d:\scheduled\icu_hello\send_message_to_ip.exe %%i 3046 HELLO
set /a err=!errorlevel!
if !err! neq 0 (
%errprogname% %errprogparam1% %%j%errprogparam2%
) else (
echo Site Responding:!err!
)
)
Notes:

1. Double-percent variables such as %%i and %%j are loop variables. They only exist IN A LOOP. Your "subroutine" at the label HELLO is outside the loop so therefore cmd.exe strips off the first percent sign and passes the rest on.

2. Since you have ENABLED delayed expansion you may as well use it!


that works great - THANKS!!

Hello,

How do I ADD COMMENTS to a batch file that are NOT SENT to the DOS WINDOW such as with a "REM" command? I want to include comments for only the programmer.

Tim_C
you can use :: say this was your batch file

@echo off
for,/f;"tokens=1*",%a;in('dir /a /b'),do;echo.%a
::This is a line
cls,&;echo. &;echo,OK

i WANT to execute a DOS batch file in remote server. how to invoke script in remote server?? PLS advicedepends what your after;

if the script is on the remote server and you want it to run on a local machine, just "start \\servername\path\to\batch\file.bat" will do the job.

if however you want it to run on the server it's self then you'll need some 3rd party TOOLS. I recommend Pstools as it free and has loads of useful features. One of them is psexec.

Basic usage;

C:\pstools\psexec \\servername C:\path\on\server\to\batch\file.bat

useful link;

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896649.aspx

Hope it helps.

Hi all!

I was wondering if it's possible to make a batch file that connects to the internet and looks at a web page, and if it sees a certain trigger word (E.g: It sees the word "mudcake")it would execute an action.

Thanks in Advance,

KamakQuote

was wondering if it's possible to make a batch file that connects to the internet and looks at a web page, and if it sees a certain trigger word (E.g: It sees the word "mudcake")it would execute an action

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was wondering if it's possible to make a batch file that connects to the internet and looks at a web page, and if it sees a certain trigger word (E.g: It sees the word "mudcake")it would execute an action

Only if the batch file launches a Windows script. Most of the script languages provide for interaction with the web. Batch code not so much (actually not at all)

VBScript and Jscript come installed with Windows. Perl, PHP, Python, and REXX are also tools you can use, however each must be downloaded. (all are free).

My personal favorite is REXX. It has only 20 odd instructions to learn and is darned near idiot proof As mentioned it does require a download and install. For convenience, VBScript comes already installed with Windows.

This site has many tools, articles, and sample scripts to help you out.

This little snippet will give you an idea how your request looks in VBScript:

Code: [Select]Set objIE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
objIE.Navigate "http://www.yahoo.com/"
Do While objie.Busy
WScript.Sleep 500
Loop

Set ieRange = objIE.Document.Body.createTextRange
If ieRange.FindText("Mudcake", 0, 2) = True Then
MsgBox("Mudcake Found")
End If
objIe.Quit

The Yahoo address is an example. Any address can be used.

Of 1434 .jpg files, all named "Picture [number]" how can I increment all of the files after the 230th by one? Such that "Picture 231" becomes "Picture 232" and so on.

Sorry to ask such an amateur question, but I have no experience with .bat files and this needs to be done fairly quickly, while the prospect of renaming each file myself is somewhat less then attractive considering their number.Probably the quickest way is to put the list of files into a text file :

dir /b /o-n > mylist.bat

This gives you a sorted (reverse order) list of files, delete (from the list) all those entries from the first you dont want to CHANGE until the bottom

Using the rectangular blocking facility of your editor (or Word) copy all the filenames and PASTE them at the end of the line, one line down -- eg

before

"picture 234.jpg"
"picture 233.jpg"
"picture 232.jpg"
"picture 231.jpg"

after

"picture 234.jpg"
"picture 233.jpg" "picture 234.jpg"
"picture 232.jpg" "picture 233.jpg"
"picture 231.jpg" "picture 232.jpg"

now paste in REN and a space at the start of each line and manually add in the first new filename

Like this

REN "picture 234.jpg" "picture new.jpg"
REN "picture 233.jpg" "picture 234.jpg"
REN "picture 232.jpg" "picture 233.jpg"
REN "picture 231.jpg" "picture 232.jpg"

You see by doing it in reverse order, files are renamed out of the way first

GrahamQuote

Sorry to ask such an amateur question, but I have no experience with .bat files and this needs to be done fairly quickly, while the prospect of renaming each file myself is somewhat less then attractive considering their number.

I am trying to work at the DOS command PROMPT. EVERY time I type in
C:\ Documents and Settings\Compaq_Owner>dir My Documents

it returns (exactly)
Volume in drive C is PRESARIO
Volume Serial NUMBER is .... (#do you need this?)

Directory of C:\Documents & Settings\Compaq_Owner

Directory of C:\Documents & Settings\Compaq_Owner
File Not Found



My Documents is a large file on my computer but dos is not ALLOWING me to list it out. What can I do?

Thank you
Diane MilinowskiFor usage information on the DIR command, type
Dir /?

Your going to want to do this:

Type:
Dir "My Documents"
(Dir is shorthand for "directory)

To go into the My Documents folder, type in:

Cd "My Documents"
(Cd means "Change Directory")

Any time there is a space in a folder name, or file, you need have it in "Quotation" MARKS.

I have searched through this site and found this code that looked like it should work in reference CH000987:

for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date/t') do rename "extrfile.dat" extrfile_%%a-%%b-%%c.dat

I am getting the error "%%a was unexpected at this time".

SUGGESTIONS please??

I am RUNNING on Windows XP
What is it your trying to do???

I think you've missed the ( ) in the for loop. Try;


for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date/t') do (
rename "extrfile.dat" extrfile_%%a-%%b-%%c.dat
)

I am trying to keep a back up file with the date it was created in the filename.
I'll try adding the ()s

for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date/t') do (rename "extrfile.dat" extrfile_%%a-%%b-%%c.dat)

same error "%%a was unexpected at this time."are you running this from the command prompt or from a batch file??At the moment I am running from Command Prompt but ultimately want to run from a batch file.blastman's question about WHETHER I was running from command prompt or batch file led me to try it from the batch file --- and it works!! Nothing wrong with the code, only where I was running it from.

Thanks, Blastman!!not a PROBLEM mate.

the For command requires you use just one % when running from the prompt, but when running from a batch file you have to add an extra %.

Glad it's working now.yes, the date is working.
but now I'm going to complicate things and want to add the time - hour,min, second.
I'm trying to scope it out on my own but if you have the code for this already...
I'm SUPPOSING I need to set the date elements aside and the time elements and then put them all together?
Can you help??

hey all,

Is there a way to use the find command to return a true value, depending WEATHER the PROVIDED string is there??

example;

I want to search 1.txt for the word "November" but use the output as part of a if statement doing one thing if it's there and another if it's not.

any ideas??try to use the for with the find command LIKE this

for /F "tokens=2 delims=:" %%i in ('find /c "
November" 1.txt') do (
if "%%i" NEQ " 0" ( echo notexists ) else ( echo exists)


nice, cheers.

it tells me that 'echo' was unexpected at this time??!??

any ideas?sorry
just close the brackets of the do ( ADD ) at the end of ur code )this is what I got..


for /F "tokens=2 delims=:" %%i in ('find /c "
november" 1.txt') do (
if "%%i" NEQ " 0" ( echo notexists ) else ( echo exists)
)


but it's still telling me that "echo" was unexpected at this time.


GRRRRR fixed it,

for /F "tokens=2 delims=:" %%i in ('find /c "november" 1.txt') do (
if "%%i" NEQ " 0" ( echo notexists ) else ( echo exists)
)

Nice cheers for the help, dude.



thats good

Hello,

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600].

How does one write an IF statement with several conditions? Also, can anyone explain the use and syntax of the parenthesis the IF statement? I have read the help files on the IF statement and still do not understand enough to write more complicated conditional logic than the one line examples.

Tim_C

what is it your trying to do???

some examples would help.

For 3 conditions you'll need 2 if statements, for 4 conditions you'll still want 2 statements. For 5 conditions you require 3 statements and so on...

I want to run a program but only if all 9 files exists. The program will run without error as long as one of more of the files is available. So I want to write a conditional that looks something like the following.

If EXIST 2007_033.h20v08.hdf
AND EXIST 2007_033.h20v09.hdf
AND EXIST 2007_033.h20v10.hdf
AND EXIST 2007_033.h21v08.hdf
AND EXIST 2007_033.h21v09.hdf
AND EXIST 2007_033.h21v10.hdf
AND EXIST 2007_033.h22v08.hdf
AND EXIST 2007_033.h22v09.hdf
AND EXIST 2007_033.h22v10.hdf

then

dir /b /s 2007_033.*.hdf > tmp.log
mrtmosaic tmp.log

else echo incomplete data >> 2007_033.txt
Quote

I want to run a program but only if all 9 files exists. The program will run without error as long as one of more of the files is available.

For 3 conditions you'll need 2 if statements, for 4 conditions you'll still want 2 statements. For 5 conditions you require 3 statements and so on...

Quote

For 3 conditions you'll need 2 if statements, for 4 conditions you'll still want 2 statements. For 5 conditions you require 3 statements and so on...

Perhaps someone could explain this statement.

Quote from: Sidewinder on June 22, 2008, 02:36:05 PM

Quote

For 3 conditions you'll need 2 if statements, for 4 conditions you'll still want 2 statements. For 5 conditions you require 3 statements and so on...

Perhaps someone could explain this statement.

I'd be surprised.

there's one thing i never done before and that is changing my ip from dos
iv'e allready googled and didn't found any answers so i decided to ask in here.


Quote

if theres a POSSIBILITY i want to know how to make a batch file that changes my
automatic received ip number to a local ipnumber such as 192.168.0.66

i want to be able to change the local ip number and also a possibility to
change it BACK to automatic with automatic dns.

okey but is there a possibility that I can handle that with c++?

Depending on your OS you might have access to the netsh utility. Check out this link to find out how it may be helpful.

Good luck.

Code: [Select]type nul>zerosize.zzz
Neat I might use that.

Tan_ZaThanks. Note: zerosize.zzz is just an example. You can use any allowable filename.
ok thxWhat about
Code: [Select]echo.>>"C:\file.jpg"
That creates an empty file.Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 22, 2008, 03:46:07 AM

What about
Code: [Select]echo.>>"C:\file.jpg"
That creates an empty file.

Still what I don't get is where/how it stores the file name... it sure hás to. Even though the actual data is null.

hi FRIENDS,

i have a problem while USING tcc command line options to compile and run a C PROGRAM. i have GOOGLED it already but didn't find any solution.

please help me out


regards
sanYou've not told us what the problem is or shown your command line entry.


i mean how to use -I and -L options along with tcc commond to compile a C program in DOS?Have you looked at the Command Line Invocation here?

i am in a MESS it is simple i open my cmd and command prompt to type commands and i get internal external command not recognized. what disk do i use? for external commands and are my internal commands in a wrong folder and also when i type a command a new window with file, or a edit bar does not pop up a blue window. i have worked for 3 days day and night now i am asking this simple question. and might i add i have followed your batch file ms dos command a hundred times nothing i can't get dos to work only the dir, command only i cant change of move i know this question has to be somewhere i am sorry please tell me what i am doing that i can't get the commands to work. maybe i should add i have WIN 98 dos files in a seperate folder i can't find xp folder i took out a cab folder from win 98 i read that i a booboo where should my files be
thank you Hello RUBY - welcome to the CH forums.

Most of your post doesn't make sense, at least to me. I assume you are able to boot to Windows XP but cannot find the internal/external commands from the Command Prompt? Or are you booting to Windows 98 in a dual boot configuration?

Quote from: Ruby04

i have followed your batch file ms dos command a hundred times nothing i can't get dos to work only the dir, command only i cant change of move i know this question has to be somewhere

maybe i should add i have win 98 dos files in a seperate folder i can't find xp folder i took out a cab folder from win 98 i read that i a booboo where should my files be

Sorry for bothering you people, but I am realy stupid, and it seems I CANT get even a VERY simple task done.
What I WANT to know is how can I put multiple command lines in a .bat file, so it may run all of them at once.
what I wanna do is something like:
go to the secific directory
copy 2 files into one.(I know how to do this in the prompt, but when it gets to the . bat file, DOS seems to run only the first line.)
Thanks,
Zare.What's the code you've got so far?

If you go to Notepad, you can create a batch file with pretty much as many lines as you want.
For example:
Code: [Select]copy "C:\documents and settings\username\desktop\file1.txt" "C:\file.txt
copy "C:\documents and settings\username\desktop\file2.txt" "C:\file.txt
Then go to File, Save As, copyfiles.batQuote from: Zarevock on June 20, 2008, 06:33:46 PM

Sorry for bothering you people, but I am realy stupid, and it seems I cant get even a VERY simple task done.
What I want to know is how can I put multiple command lines in a .bat file, so it may run all of them at once.
what I wanna do is something like:
go to the secific directory
copy 2 files into one.(I know how to do this in the prompt, but when it gets to the . bat file, DOS seems to run only the first line.)
Thanks,
Zare.

What I want to know is how can I put multiple command lines in a .bat file, so it may run all of them at once.

go to the SPECIFIC directory

copy 2 files into one

Hello!

Can i use script like this:
Code: [Select]Set INP=%1
Set pref=%2
set outp=%3

FOR %%I IN (%inp%) DO @(
FIND "%pref%" %%I>%tmp%\note.tmp
FOR /F "EOL=- tokens=1,2" %%t IN (%tmp%\note.tmp) DO @(
Set fail=%%~nxI
Set fail2=%fail:~0,5%KR%fail:~7%
ECHO %%t>>%3%fail2%
)
)
What this script do:
1. scan all files like batch*.* (%1)
2. find all rows where exist %2 PARAMETER and otputh to %tmp%\note.tmp
3. read note.tmp and SKIP 1-st and 2-nd row and output %3 folder with earlier scanned file.
4. next input file

But problem is the output file name?! it dosn't work Don't bump threads. Bad manners. Esp. after only a short time!Quote from: Cass on June 11, 2008, 03:40:23 AM

But problem is the output file name?! it dosn't work

hey all,

I'm looking for a way to read and write to certain lines of a txt file. The files looks like this;

[Frozen *censored* - Save Data]

[Player info]
-name
Blastman
-Current level
1
-health
80
-ammo
25
-weapon
Pistol
-Last Save data
19.6.2008


[Avaiable Weapons]
Pistol
Dual Pistols
Sub Machine Gun
Machine Gun


[Invertory]
Rusty Key


I'm aware a FOR loop could pull certain lines into a variable for me to use, but I don't know how??

Also how could I update one line within this file???


Basically I'm writing a game and I have been using different txt files for all the different THINGS I want to STORE. However as the game has progressed the number of files is BECOMING a little unmanageable.

any help would be fantastic!!

Cheers in ADVANCE guys!!Reading from a file has been answered many times, a quick search will identify some approaches.

As for updating a line, you will have to read / write each line in turn, when the line you want to CHANGE turns up, you need to make your change and then write the updated value out.

Grahamumm, thats too long winded me thinks.

I think that vbs might be able offer a find and replace. I'll give that line a go.

Cheers anyway.why does everyone find interest in writing little games in DOS? That's not fun at all.
If you want to write games, see here. Learn the language. Also , if you want to parse files like this, you can use configparser. Makes things easier.

What I need to do is create a simple batch file that I will run from a logon script. I need the batch file to go out and SEEK all the files names consisting of *ADP*DMS*.lnk and RENAME these to ASP.lnk. The files may or may not always be in the same directory. I CREATED the command:
dir /s *ADP*DMS*.lnk ren ASP.lnk
But that just finds all the files, but never renames them.....

Any HELP would be appreciated.try this code

Code: [Select]@echo off
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /s /b "*ADP*DMS*.lnk"') do (
rename "%%~pa%%~nxa" "ASP.lnk"
)That worked PERFECTLY. I can not thank you enough!!!! Thanks.kindly chang %%~pa to this %%~dpa just to insure correctness
so that the code will be
Code: [Select]@echo off
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /s /b "*ADP*DMS*.lnk"') do (
rename "%%~dpa%%~nxa" "ASP.lnk"
)

Hi,

I need to Create a batch file that will go into control panel then administrative tools, then into services and turn MESSAGES ON!.
I want it to do that automatically.

Thanks,
Tan_ZaI'd find the service like messenger and USE NET START servicename to start, and NET STOP to stop...
so messenger would be NET START MESSENGER


Hope this HELPS... Its easier to directly start and stop services!!! This can also be done REMOTELY from one computer to another as well with the NET START command.

You can also have it start all the TIME by setting to Automatic in Windows services instead of a batch.

Thx

Ok I'm trying to set it up so when a certain variable is equal to a certain thing Dos picks from three predetermined words and echos on of them at random, any way at doing this?TRY this

Code: [Select]set word1=<watever phrase>
set word2=<wateverphrase>
set word3=<wateverphrase>
if '%<watever variable>%'=='<watever thing>' (
set /a rnd=%random% %%3 + 1 >nul
if '%rnd%'=='1' (
echo %word1%
pause
exit)
if '%rnd%'=='2' (
echo %word2%
pause
exit)
if '%rnd%'=='3' (
echo %word3%
pause
exit)
)

ok this part states the three preditermined words
Code: [Select]set word1=<watever phrase>
set word2=<wateverphrase>
set word3=<wateverphrase>
this creates a random number( between 1 and 3)
Code: [Select]set /a rnd=%random% %%3 + 1 >nul
does this work for you?
Yeah, works like a charm thanks!your quite welcome, if you need help with anything else, give one of us a holler Well now I'm having issues again. For some reason or another dos doesn't like these lines of code.
Code: [Select]@echo off
set DC1=10
if '%DC1%'=='10' (
set /a ST=%random% %%3 + 1 >null
pause
if '%ST%'=='3' (
pause
set DC1= King
goto :Done
)
if '%ST%'=='2' (
pause
set DC1= Queen
goto :Done
)
if '%ST%'=='1' (
pause
set DC1= Jack
goto :Done
)
goto :DC2
)
:DC2
echo %DC1%, this is DC2.
pause
:Done
echo %DC1%, this is DONE.
pause
The two different done statements aren't going to be apart of the finial code its just there so I know if its even running threw the other if statements. Now I'm guessing it has some thing to do with having the if statements inside a unfinished if statement but I'm not completely sure on this. It always PRINTS "10" to the SCREEN instead of one of the three words and it always hits DC2 instead of DONE so it appears to me for some reason or another its ignoring
Code: [Select]pause
if '%ST%'=='3' (
pause
set DC1= King
goto :Done
)
if '%ST%'=='2' (
pause
set DC1= Queen
goto :Done
)
if '%ST%'=='1' (
pause
set DC1= Jack
goto :Done
)I know it picks a random number because it creates the null file but after that it just JUMPS for no reason. None that I can see atleast. Thanks in advance for all help.I'm guessing KISS doesn't live here anymore. I probably missed something, but why make this so complicated?

Code: [Select]@echo off
set DC1=10
if '%DC1%'=='10' set /a ST=%random% %%3 + 1
if '%ST%'=='3' set DC1= King
if '%ST%'=='2' set DC1= Queen
if '%ST%'=='1' set DC1= Jack

echo %DC1%, this is OVER DONE.

Sometimes fall thru logic makes sense. ST can only have one value per run, so it drops thru the VALUES that are false.



ok i change it so there isnt the if statement inside the other if. and also i changed the null because this ">null" makes a file, this doesnt ">nul".

Code: [Select]@echo off
set DC1=10
if '%DC1%'=='10' (
set /a ST=%random% %%3 + 1 >nul
pause
)
if '%ST%'=='3' (
pause
set DC1=King
goto :Done
)
if '%ST%'=='2' (
pause
set DC1=Queen
goto :Done
)
if '%ST%'=='1' (
pause
set DC1=Jack
goto :Done
)
goto :DC2
:DC2
echo %DC1%, this is DC2.
pause
:Done
echo %DC1%, this is DONE.
pause
does this work?Works great, thanks again for the help.

hey GUYS,

I'm writing a game and I'd like to have a few random things happen.

I've used %random% to generate a number but the number is allways very simlier to tha last one.

I had intended to get a ramdom number, divided by 2 and then do a if gtr then do.... if lss than do.... but beacuse the number is allways around the 170** range.


example

test.bat

@echo off

Code: [Select]set NUM=%random%
echo %num%

set /a num=%num% / 2
echo %num%

if /i "%num%" GTR "16384" (echo number low) ELSE echo number low

set num=

pause

any ideas??thing about it,

I've just grabbed the last digit as it allways changes and used that instead;


set num=%random%

set /a num=%num% / 2

set /a num=%num:~3,2%

if /i "%num%" GEQ "5" (echo number high) else echo number low

set num=

pause

job done.

Cheers ANYWAYS guys

What about this:

Set /a Number=(%Random% %%10)+1

That will generate a number between 1 and 10.arh,


That's much neater.

Cheers mate.No problem.

Hi all, long time listener, first time caller.

I am trying to write a script to add several wifi configurations (30+) to multiple laptops via windows "Windows Wireless Network Setup Wizard." I couldn't get the WSETTING.WFC to accept more than one profile, so I am trying to do it via .bat. This is where I get stuck.

rem @ ECHO OFF
set filename="WSETTING.WFC"
set wepkey="Computer_Hope.com_Rocks"
ECHO "> >> %filename%

Output is ">> was unexpected at this time" or I get nothing sometimes as well. There are many more lines that are created, but this is as far as the current script succesfully runs.

I have talked to Google and he pretty much says that this can be done with GPO, but it will be the same effort both ways and I would rather do it this way.

Thanks for any help! !

*note* Running XP SP2Quote

rem @ ECHO OFF
set filename="WSETTING.WFC"
set wepkey="Computer_Hope.com_Rocks"
ECHO "<?xml version="1.0"?> >> %filename%

The title of the window is "Wireless Network Setup Wizard."

Hey Guys,

I have a program that keeps creating files of 1KB (on Windows XP), but the files contain no characters. I already have a script going that deletes all the files in that same directory that are 0KB, but now I wish to have a script that deletes all files that have no visible characters in them instead, regardless of file size.

Does anyone have any ideas how to do this?

Thank you for your TIME.how about;



rem create a variable to locate the file, including path
set filepath="C:\path\to file.txt"

rem pull first line out of file
set /p file=<%filepath%

rem if first line is empty, delete the file
if %file% == "" (del %filepath%) else file contains information.


hope it helps

Quote from: kaydo on June 17, 2008, 08:23:42 AM

I have a program that keeps creating files of 1KB (on Windows XP), but the files contain no characters.

how about;



rem create a variable to locate the file, including path
set filepath="C:\path\to file.txt"

rem pull first line out of file
set /p file=<%filepath%

rem if first line is empty, delete the file
if %file% == "" (del %filepath%) else file contains information.


hope it helps

Im using USB safley remove software right now and i want to remove it automatically using batchfile with this command usr stop -d (DRIVE letter)

@ECHO OFF
ECHO sample
dir \
dir "C:\Program Files\USB SAFELY Remove\"
CALL "C:\Program Files\USB Safely Remove\usr.exe"

pause
CLS
EXIT


what's my next step inorder to EXECUTE usr stop -d (drive letter)

THANKSIF it was drive D you wanted to remove you'd do this I think

Code: [Select]CALL "C:\Program Files\USB Safely Remove\usr.exe" -d D

I am having trouble CREATING a batch file that reads a list of names from a "test.txt" file which contains names like bob,joe,bill each name is on a seperate line. I WANT to set up a batch file which will read test.txt and create a DIRECTORY C:\bob then ANOTHER directory c:\joe etc.... Can anyone help?You can make a FOR loop that does something like
FOR %%A in test.txt do MKDIR %A

You'll probably have to read the txt file into a variable first. But a FOR loop is definitely what you should be LOOKING at.

hey all,

I'm working a game (inspired by Jacob's good work!) and I'm after a little help...

I have menu's that I require the user to enter 1 or 2 or 3 and so on, but [emailprotected] like to only capture the first inputted value.

example,

if the user enters 20 I'd like only the 2 to be assigned to my variable.

any ideas how??

Cheers in advanceHave a look at this:

Code: [Select]@echo off
echo.
echo Type two digit number:
SET /p a= :
cls
echo.
echo. %a:~0,1%
pause
perfect thanks.

So the :~0,1 is saying keep the 0 and ignore the 1

could this be applied to other strings.

example;

if "1234" was entered, would :~0,1,0,1 capture the 1 and 3???

Cheers again.The best description I can give it is it is like moving decimal points when multiplying or dividing by 10.

a = 25
%a:~0,1%

Go forward 0 times and then select 1 away.

= 2



Just experiment arh, I get it.

:~"number of places to move to the right","how many CHARACTERS to keep"

Nice one.


Cheers mateYeah, there we go.

Glad to help.

Don't FORGET to show us your game when you're done.Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 16, 2008, 09:09:52 AM

Don't forget to show us your game when you're done.

Hi all,

How can PING some SPECIFIC port ?
for example

I typed
ping ***.***.***.***:21 -t


I just want to check is some port working or not on specific IP .

THANKS for reading .
I'm pretty SURE that ping does not support a port address, You might try telnet or you could use a free port scanner.

Hope this helps. ok, thanks for trying to help .

Hi Friend,

In batch code, is it possible to read a particular line from the text file.

For eg.,
Text file "test1.txt" contains the following text....

data1
data2
data3
data4
data5


I need to read the 3 line of the "test1.txt" file and print that line ALONE
(Ie.., It should echo the 3 line alone "data3")

Is there any option to RESOLVE this issue....

Thank in Advance.

Urs,
VinothIt is especially important that posters on this BOARD tell US their operating system. Batch code changes with each release from Microsoft, so what may work on one OS may not work on another.

This code will work for the test data provided:

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set count=0
for /f %%v in (test.txt) do (
call set /a count=%%count%%+1
if !count!==3 echo %%v
)

Good luck. Quote from: Sidewinder on June 16, 2008, 06:20:02 AM

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set count=0
for /f %%v in (test.txt) do (
call set /a count=%%count%%+1
if !count!==3 echo %%v
)

Why not increment the count like this?

I was curious why you used found that call set /a %%count%% statement.

Hi EVERYONE,

In batch code, is it possible to read a particular line from the text file.

For EG.,
Text file "sample.txt" contains the following text....

vinoth
rajesh
RAMESH
mathew
mithun


I NEED to read the 3 line of the "sample.txt" file and print that line alone
(Ie.., It should echo the 3 line alone "ramesh")

Is there any OPTION to resolve this issue....

Thank in Advance.

Urs,
Rajesh



This question was asked and answered in this post

I went to command prompt and checked my Ip address(Ipconfig /all) and it didn't say that there was an Ip address. The weird thing is that the internet was still working. What the heck is up with that?

thx

post the output of ipconfig /all on here and we'll try to tell you, if we can.Gone very QUIET - what's the betting he saw... his IP address?
Same as on France not advancing into the 2nd Round....

In group C only Netherlands is in. Three others...we'll see.As i stated... I didn't know, you watch football....Both types..... You know what I meant...I have no idea what the game, where you use your hands to throw the ball has anything to do with foot...LOLI'm sticking my neck out here, but footy BORES me to tears. As do rugby, cricket, and in fact all sports. Except Olympic women's diving maybe.Dias, you're lucky this board is located in US, or you'd have bunch of angry people KNOCKING on your door....LOLQuote from: Dias de verano on June 14, 2008, 05:51:28 PM

I'm sticking my neck out here, but footy bores me to tears. As do rugby, cricket, and in fact all sports. Except Olympic women's diving maybe.

However Baseball is the ultimate Sport

Quote

However Baseball is the ultimate Sport

Now, I'm gonna stick out my head, but to me it's more boring, than chess.

I'm sticking my neck out here, but footy bores me to tears.

I wont to MAKE a batch FILE that can write a commando without executeting it.

Example:

If i RUN C:\test.bat it will automatically TYPE in another command like: C:\program.exe but without executing the command so that I only need to hit enter to run the program.

How do I do?

Thanks You mean like (for example) a batch file to browse the internet for you? That's not possible...not with a batch file.

You can have it to open other programs but that's pretty much as FAR as it goes.

Quote from: llmeyer1000 on June 15, 2008, 08:38:05 AM

Here is what I don't understand:
NORMALLY the <Enter> (carriage return/line feed) tells DOS to execute the command as written on that line. It appears to me that in Reply #7 you have added 2 extra <Enter>'s in the middle of what should be one line.

Thus the QUESTION(s):
1. Did you use the <Enter> to break up a single line?
(or was some other charactor that I can't see here?)
2. When is it OK to break the line this way for appearance sake.?

Try typing ( at the command prompt.

PS We are not talking about "DOS" here, but NT/Win2k/XP/Vista command language.

NT/Win2K/XP/Vista batch language allows you to use brackets to enclose groups of commands so you can do this ...

Not just in FOR loops

Code: [Select]IF "%var%"=="apple" (
echo it's an apple
call fruit.bat
)

Is it possible to create sort of a batch like that?
'Course inserting a 50 line complicated batch script won't work lik this but what does?

Code: [Select]FOR %%A in (cat dog horse) do echo %%A

and I think I can answer my last question. You can use the brackets to enclose any number of commands in a "for in do" statement, but they must be complete command lines, not broken up as I tried in my last example.

Duh! I may be slow, but I think I will get it eventually.

I have always thought of an "if then" or "for in do" as a single command, that should all be on one line. Apparently, the "then" or "do" parts are considered as separate commands and thus may appear on the same, or separate lines.

Is that correct, or am I still way out in left field?

hey all,

I've forgotten hoe to pull the fist line of a txt file into a variable. I thought it was..

set var=&LT;
but it doesn't work!!

All i'm trying to capture is a single WORD, so it should be NICE and easy.

(ALSO I've lost all my old batch files so can't look up whats I've done before.)

Cheers in advanceQuote from: blastman on JUNE 14, 2008, 10:46:25 AM

hey all,

I've forgotten hoe to pull the fist line of a txt file into a variable. I thought it was..

set var=<<C:\test.txt

but it doesn't work!!

Quote from: blastman on June 14, 2008, 08:25:19 AM

Jacob, you've inspired me...

I'm off to write my own game. (see you all a little later for help then.......)

I can't wait to see the credits

It would be nice to see my name on a game.

It will give me motivation to finish the game to see the credits.

I've done something like that before. I used the call COMMAND for that. The whole game I made was 23 Batch files

Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 13, 2008, 09:57:50 PM

I've done something like that before. I used the call command for that. The whole game I made was 23 Batch files

Sounds quite simple, make a main menu like Jacob's first post and call a random mission batch on selecting "mission"
Though including those external batches in labels might be handier. Even then you could add labels with call commands later after the labels with batches... if you get what I mean.

Kinda modular system..

Hi

We have an old PC which is only used to run DOS. It is in a very hostile environment (engineering factory).

Firstly we would like to backup the Hard Drive but there are no USB, Firewire ports on the machine.

Secondly we would like to UPGRADE the PC and install the backed up data. I am not sure what version of Windows runs DOS and will need to choose a PC that can run it.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Cheers BradYou can back up the data a number of ways... Easiest if you are not good with hardware is to Laplink it to another system in which you copy the drive entireties to another systems larger drive. There was a FX program a while back as well as Filevan that did this from Rainy City Software, but they are all not free. You can send data via LPT (Parallel) or Serial port from one system to the next to back it up and migrate data to new systems.

Or you can install a second hard drive in the case as a slave drive and XCOPY the root and all data to the other drive.

As far as Windows and DOS, Windows 3.x, 95, and 98SE are DOS friendly. I would avoid Windows Me. You can also run a newer OS if the hardware supports it such as if your system is at least a 200Mhz Pentium 1 CPU with 64MB Ram and a 2.5GB HD you can install Windows 2000 Pro. And if your system is at least a Pentium II 233Mhz with 128MB Ram and 8.4GB Hard Drive you can install Windows XP Pro SP2. Windows 98 SE and all prior Windows OS will run fine on less than 200Mhz CPUs and less than 64MB Ram.

If a 286, 386, or 486 or better CPU, and 1MB+ Ram, you can run Windows 3.11

If a 386 or 486 or better CPU, and 8MB+ Ram you can run Windows 95

If a 486 or Pentium CPU, and 16MB+ Ram you can run Windows 98 SE

If it is so old that it is an 8088XT CPU, you could try to find Windows 2.0 and run that, but you will need 512k Ram. Pointless unless you had an old app that had to run in a Windows OS that was supported by Win 2.0.

Also to note, your DOS version will change from 6.22 to 7.xx if you install Win 95 or 98 or newer, Windows 3.11 will stay with 6.22 and you can use the memmaker etc to get EMS etc set teh way you want and keep your base 640k as close to 640k as possible to keep the performance up, and avoid problems with too low of base memory that some apps will puke about if you are running in the 500-560k base memory range or less due to hogged base memory resources of a ugly config.sys and autoexec.bat setup.DOS 6.22 comes with interlnk / intersvr -- essentially the same thing as laplink, it makes the local drive available through the parallel / serial port to other pcs (if they are running DOS 6.22 too)

GrahamThank you so much, I really appreciate the comprehensive help.

Cheers BradQuote from: Whaletx on June 09, 2008, 08:42:55 PM

We have an old PC which is only used to run DOS. It is in a very hostile environment (engineering factory).

Firstly we would like to backup the Hard Drive ...

Secondly we would like to upgrade the PC and install the backed up data. I am not sure what version of Windows runs DOS and will need to choose a PC that can run it.

Yes you are right limeyer1000 the PC sends data to 2 very old CNC machines.

I am a Filemaker developer so if you have any questions on that front I may be able to help.

Hello,

First of all, I'm new to DOS, MS-DOS 6.22a in my case.

I have made an install CD though the (auto launching) setup fails. Pressing a key brings me to the A: prompt and it appears that A: is the only drive, no C: or whatever.
My hard drive is 160 gigabytes with four primary partitions: 20GB windows XP, 100GB, 25GB and finally a 1GB FAT.
I figured this last partition meets the requirements for DOS so it would work but apparently it doesn't.

Since I'm FAIRLY unfamiliar with any DOS environment I do not know what information is usefull so my question is simple: Can anyone post what information is needed from me to troubleshoot this and, hopefully, explain my problem to me.

Thanks,

Schop.It's been a long time since DOS6.22, but ... first, is the partition FAT(16) or FAT32. DOS won't be able to see a FAT32 partition.

Is the drive formatted? It may be that the partition is OK, but unformatted.

Also, it may be that you need to put your DOS partition at the beginning of the drive in order to be bootable. (DOS had more limitations than newer OP systems, as you know) but I'm not sure that the location at the end of the physical drive would prevent DOS from seeing the drive.I have verified that the partition is formatted as what windows calls just FAT, indeed not FAT32. Guess that'll be FAT16 then. I do think using the first partition makes it a lot easier but DOS really should be able to see others as well, maybe the MBR is written in some DOS unreadable way..? just thinking out loud. Or probably my disk requires a driver that's not on my bootdisk yet?

I'll try some driver in the meantime.(Bump) It is unfortunately not a driver problem.. :SSorry, I've been busy and I couldn't find any of my old PartitionMagic manuals. Plus, Google did not cooperate very well when I searched for information on DOS partition limitations, but I finally found a manual online. The following information is found on pages 38 & 39 of PartitionMagic 8.0 User Guide:

Quote

Creating Bootable Partitions:

Before creating a partition where you plan to install an operating system (a bootable
partition), you should understand the following information.

With the exception of DOS 6.22 (or earlier), partitions beyond 8 GB are visible to the current operating system. For more information, see “Understanding the BIOS 1,024 Cylinder (8 GB) Limit” and “Understanding the 2 GB Boot Code Boundary” in Help.

Also, it may be that you need to put your DOS partition at the beginning of the drive in order to be bootable. (DOS had more limitations than newer OP systems, as you know) but I'm not sure that the location at the end of the physical drive would prevent DOS from seeing the drive.