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When using the for command in a batch,

e.g.

Code: [Select]
for /r %%g in (*.*) do ( ..........



Is there a WAY to make %%g relative rather than an absolute?

I need to use the variable %%g later but just with the filenames, not the absolute path including C:\dir1\dir2 etc.

[This is actually for a GPG decryption; it wants me to specify the output FILE for each decryption, not merely the directory; clearly it won't work if the output file points to a file that already exists!]


Many thanks for your help, possibly in stating the obvious
Look at the help for FOR

you can do this
for /r %%g in (*.*) do MyCommand.Exe %%~nxg
which will extract only the name

where you were PROBABLY doing
for /r %%g in (*.*) do MyCommand.Exe %%g

which will GIVE you the full path
Quote from: gpl on January 05, 2010, 05:56:27 AM

Look at the help for FOR

you can do this
for /r %%g in (*.*) do MyCommand.Exe %%~nxg
which will extract only the name

This seems to work except for the fact it tries to write to the directory with double forward slashes
e.g. D:\\gpgD\\dir1\\file.gpg

"D:\gpgD\%%~dpng"

I want to get the control panel in the right click menu of the DESKTOP and does not KNOW the same and hence wants the help with the same....You can create a shortcut to Control Panel (its called control.exe) but i'm not sure about the Right-Click Context menu.Quote from: Shersingh12 on November 17, 2008, 10:27:14 AM

I want to get the control panel in the right click menu of the desktop and does not know the same and hence wants the help with the same....

Hello fellow nerds

I just had a request to create an "ICON" on a DESKTOP for multiple PCs that multiple users will need to access. It will be a shortcut to a website. I have no problems creating an EXE that is a shortcut to a site. The problem is the user wants me to create a script that will automatically log into the website when it opens...I am totally lost with this. I believe you can not create a BAT file that passes credentials, but you can create a VBS that will. Can anyone assist me in fulfilling this request?

Thank you!

HoFLSorry to double post. This is more of an update / FYI type post.

I FOUND a script that works perfectly! Check it out. All you need to do is view the source code of the page you are trying to log into, then get the string name for the user name, PASSWORD and login button. You will also need the "value" of the button. Let me know if you guys need any help!

Code: [Select]WScript.Quit Main

Function Main
Set IE = WScript.CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application", "IE_")
IE.Visible = True
IE.Navigate "http://www.chiltonpro.com/home.aspx"
Wait IE
With IE.Document
.getElementByID("Mkt_lnav1_mkt_login1_txtUsername").value = "ITS A SECRET"
.getElementByID("Mkt_lnav1$mkt_login1$txtPassword").value = "ITS A SECRET"
.getElementByID("Mkt_lnav1$mkt_login1$btnLogin").click
End With
End Function

Sub Wait(IE)
Do
WScript.Sleep 500
Loop While IE.ReadyState < 4 And IE.Busy
Do
WScript.Sleep 500
Loop While IE.ReadyState < 4 And IE.Busy
End Sub

Sub IE_OnQuit
On Error Resume Next
WScript.StdErr.WriteLine "IE closed before script finished."
WScript.Quit
End Sub

Is ther any way 2 find a file's SIZE and Its OFFSET in Archive Through command line
or Is there any softwareIf you mean a standard zip archive, you can use unzip with the -Zv switch

for example, here archive is test2.zip, files in it are zipinfo.txt and ziplimit.txt

Code: [Select]S:\Test\GZip\unzip\dl>unzip -Zv test2.zip
Archive: test2.zip 37809 bytes 2 files

End-of-central-directory record:
-------------------------------

Actual offset of end-of-central-dir record: 37787 (0000939Bh)
Expected offset of end-of-central-dir record: 37787 (0000939Bh)
(based on the length of the central directory and its expected offset)

This zipfile constitutes the sole disk of a single-part archive; its
central directory CONTAINS 2 entries. The central directory is 115
(00000073h) bytes long, and its (expected) offset in bytes from the
beginning of the zipfile is 37672 (00009328h).

There is no zipfile comment.

Central directory entry #1:
---------------------------

zipinfo.txt

offset of local header from start of archive: 0 (00000000h) bytes
file system or OPERATING system of origin: MS-DOS, OS/2 or NT FAT
version of encoding software: 2.0
minimum file system compatibility required: MS-DOS, OS/2 or NT FAT
minimum software version required to extract: 1.0
compression method: none (stored)
file security status: not encrypted
extended local header: no
file last modified on (DOS date/time): 2010 Jan 7 16:45:06
32-bit CRC value (hex): e94b62b5
compressed size: 25829 bytes
uncompressed size: 25829 bytes
length of filename: 11 characters
length of extra field: 0 bytes
length of file comment: 0 characters
disk number on which file begins: disk 1
apparent file type: binary
non-MSDOS external file attributes: 000000 hex
MS-DOS file attributes (20 hex): arc

There is no file comment.

Central directory entry #2:
---------------------------

ziplimit.txt

offset of local header from start of archive: 25870 (0000650Eh) bytes
file system or operating system of origin: MS-DOS, OS/2 or NT FAT
version of encoding software: 2.0
minimum file system compatibility required: MS-DOS, OS/2 or NT FAT
minimum software version required to extract: 1.0
compression method: none (stored)
file security status: not encrypted
extended local header: no
file last modified on (DOS date/time): 2010 Jan 7 16:45:06
32-bit CRC value (hex): 9cb65fcc
compressed size: 11760 bytes
uncompressed size: 11760 bytes
length of filename: 12 characters
length of extra field: 0 bytes
length of file comment: 0 characters
disk number on which file begins: disk 1
apparent file type: binary
non-MSDOS external file attributes: 000000 hex
MS-DOS file attributes (20 hex): arc

There is no file comment.


Get unzip from

ftp://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/win32/unz552xn.exe

self extracting archive.D ans Worked Salmon
but do u hav a software or is ther any way 2 find size of file in hex

FOR ex if there is a file of 1 MB den how to find size of file in hex
Does that mean you don't want to know any more?
info-zip.bat

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set archname=%1
Echo Archive: %archname%
for /f "skip=1 tokens=1-8* delims= " %%A in ('unzip -Z "%archname%" ^| find /v "uncompressed"' ) do (
set filename=%%I
set filesize=%%D
for /f "delims==" %%L in ( 'unzip -Zv "%archname%" "%%I"') do (
for /f "tokens=1-11 delims=() " %%M in ('echo %%L ^| find "offset of local header"') do (
set hexoffset=%%V
set hexoffset=!hexoffset:h=!
set /a decoffset=0x!hexoffset!
echo File !filename! size !filesize! offset !hexoffset! hex !decoffset! dec

)
)

)


Code: [Select]S:\Test\GZip\unzip\dl>info-zip.bat test2.zip
Archive: test2.zip
File zipinfo.txt size 25829 offset 00000000 hex 0 dec
File ziplimit.txt size 11760 offset 0000650E hex 25870 dec
File Copy of unzipsfx.txt size 15578 offset 00009328 hex 37672 dec
No its not working

i m tryin 2 inject files in 1 data file
[Remember ma Topic on INJECT.exe]

I ve got the right command line with right example

go through this example

its command line options are

inject.exe filewhichuwantinject.ext [COMMAND LINE]

filewhichuwantinject.ext_offsetinhex_si zeinhex.ext[files shld b named as follows ]

the file in attachmnts "SchemaMetafile_DVD1.csc" is just renamed RAR file
Use the example and find out this softwares power

IT REQUIRES PERFECT SIZE IN HEX HENCE I need A software 2 show Filesize and offset in hex

[Saving space, attachment deleted by admin]Code I posted only works with zip archives. Not rar.

You'd better find a cdda injecting forum somewhere.

i m tryin 2 inject files in 1 data file
[REMEMBER ma Topic on INJECT.exe]

I ve got the right command line with right example

go through this example

its command line OPTIONS are

inject.exe filewhichuwantinject.ext [COMMAND LINE]

filewhichuwantinject.ext_offsetinhex_si zeinhex.ext[files shld b NAMED as follows ]

the file in attachmnts "SchemaMetafile_DVD1.csc" is just renamed rar file
Use the example and find out this softwares power

IT REQUIRES PERFECT SIZE IN HEX hence I need A software 2 show Filesize and offset in hex

[Saving space, attachment deleted by admin]Quote from: the_mad_joker on January 08, 2010, 06:47:07 AM

i m tryin 2 inject files in 1 data file
[Remember ma Topic on INJECT.exe]

I ve got the right command line with right example

go through this example

its command line options are

inject.exe filewhichuwantinject.ext [COMMAND LINE]

filewhichuwantinject.ext_offsetinhex_si zeinhex.ext[files shld b named as follows ]

the file in attachmnts "SchemaMetafile_DVD1.csc" is just renamed rar file
Use the example and find out this softwares power

IT REQUIRES PERFECT SIZE IN HEX hence I need A software 2 show Filesize and offset in hex

Hi Guys
Just joined the forum and had a look through and looks very interesting well done on all work done so far and hoping you's can help me with my problem
i am trying to create a batch file that will pull off bios information like unit serial number, manufacturer, memory and hdd size pretty basic information really is this possible and if so id like to know also if it could be saved to a server

any help or information would be appreciated

midgeC:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache>msinfo32.exe


C:\>debug /?
Runs Debug, a program testing and editing tool.

DEBUG [[drive:][path]filename [testfile-parameters]]

[drive:][path]filename Specifies the file you want to test.
testfile-parameters Specifies command-line information required by
the file you want to test.

After Debug starts, type ? to display a list of debugging commands.

C:\>

C:\>systeminfo.exe

Host Name:
OS Name: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Version: 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation
OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free
Registered Owner:
Registered Organization:
Product ID: 7658887-OEM-0011903-00104
Original Install Date:
System Up Time: 0 Days, 3 Hours, 51 Minutes, 44 Seconds
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Inspiron 530s
System type: X86-based PC
Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed.
[01]: x86 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~
2493 Mhz
BIOS Version: DELL - 42302e31
Windows Directory: C:\WINDOWS
System Directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume2
System Locale: en-us;English (United States)
Input Locale: en-us;English (United States)
Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
Total Physical Memory: 2,037 MB
Available Physical Memory: 1,496 MB
Virtual Memory: MAX Size: 2,048 MB
Virtual Memory: Available: 1,996 MB
Virtual Memory: In Use: 52 MB
Page File Location(s): C:\pagefile.sys
Domain: WORKGROUP

http://en.kioskea.net/faq/sujet-330-bios-commands


How to enter BIOS

To be able to access BIOS, depending on your computer model, you can use the following:
ESC key
F5 key
F8 key
DEL keyAnd what commands would you use to retrieve BIOS data Bill ? ?Quote from: patio on January 08, 2010, 11:08:48 PM

And what commands would you use to retrieve BIOS data Bill ? ?

Those are the basic commands for moving around/making changes in the BIOS...

Again i'll ask you what commands would you use to retrieve BIOS data Bill ?

And what commands would you use to retrieve BIOS data?

Quote from: Helpmeh on January 09, 2010, 09:21:41 AM

So how do they get it to show in Windows Media PLAYER? Make a fake one that is the exact same as my colourized version?

How can I detect if a batch file is started as administrator?
Can you give us some more information?You know in Vista or Windows 7 where you click Run as Administrator, well I wanna detect if the user has clicked that on the batch file.
You COULD check your event log.Quote from: Quantos on January 09, 2010, 12:59:22 PM

You could check your event log.

Code: [Select]
if "%username%"=="Administrator" (
echo User is Administrator
) else (
echo User is not Administrator
)

That ony APPLIES to the Administrator account. I ASSUME the OP wants to make sure the user has RUN the batch as an administrator. Although I have 0 experence in this, I use XP.

That ony applies to the Administrator account. I assume the OP wants to make sure the user has RUN the batch as an administrator. Although I have 0 experence in this, I use XP.

In that case, Vista & 7 have the whoami command. Type whoami /? at the prompt for full information.

Well isn't that neat. Can you post it? I don't have vista or 7 so I can't see for myself.

I don't know if this is what you are looking for, Google works great though

The OP is definetely claiming that you are using more than one profile.
Thus the crack pipe comment.

I don't know you well, but I know you well enough to know that you wouldn't demean yourself like that in a thread.Quote from: Quantos on January 10, 2010, 02:27:17 AM

The OP is definetely claiming that you are using more than one profile.
Thus the crack pipe comment.

I don't know you well, but I know you well enough to know that you wouldn't demean yourself like that in a thread.

... Only a crazy person would do such a thing....

On that note, maybe you would.
*ducks*

What physicist was it who told a student, "Your theory is crazy, but not crazy enough to be true" ?

Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 10, 2010, 08:49:37 PM

Doing DIR /? gives the list of options.
It states you give the file name first and follow with the switches.
So why not try it the recommended way?
Using a feature that is not given in the documentation is not wise, unless you have a reason for it.
(So you just want to see what happens?)

Sorry that did not help.
I am just shooting in the dark. That is why I am the Geek after dark.
You need the /s to get all sub directories. -Right?
Well, just move the DIR thing out of the for loop.
I have been following this third, but get lost in the stuff. Do you really need recursion? Can you just use iteration? Maybe I missed something.

Could you just do DIR *.JPG /B/S >big-list.txt
Then have the for loop precess each line in big-list.txt
That way the for loop does not have to do recursion. I guess.

Since we have now got up to 7 pages, I feel justified in having a moan about how standards are slipping here on CH. Somebody posts a question, somebody else (who shall be nameless) posts a partial solution, the OP tries it out, it doesn't work, and then a whole bunch of people just post guesses. Nobody read the command documentation; nobody tried specimen code.

how do I do this?
There is a father folder with several child folders within it.
I want to :
1. get the name of the first child folder
2. modify the PATH name of a second BATCHFILE by inserting the child folders name into it.
3. execute the modified second batch file name.
4. if there are more child folders go to 1.
5. else end
In EFFECT the first batchfile executes a PROGRAM which will then execute a program within each of the child directories

Now normally I am usually fine with this sort of thing...but I'm hitting wall here and I need help. I am trying to run one batch file from another batch file, but the batch file being ran from the other needs to be run from a different user on the network. So here is the pseudo-code.

bf1.bat
Code: [Select]@echo off
start bf2.bat as User password
bf2.bat
Code: [Select]@echo off
echo info. > Z:\file.txt
type Z:\file.txt
pause > nul
exit
It may help if you know my reasoning. Each user on the network has his/her own Z drive. The Z drive is just a mapped drive to I:\_%username%. The users have read-only priviliges on I:\_Common. Because I need write capabilities, that is not useful to me. The only place each user has read/write capabilities is on their Z drive (I:\_%username%). All the other folders in the drive have no access (so you can't access another user's Z drive). I will have a specific file on my Z drive, that I need all the users running my batch file to be able to access (with read and write). The only way to acomplish this is to run the batch file as the specific user, but is there a way to automatically do it?

Bonus points: If this is even possible it would be better. If I could keep bf2.bat in my Z drive, and the users are just running it from bf1.bat (within I:\_Common) then I wouldn't have to REALLY worry about my source and I could modify it without having someone with full read/write privilages swap it around. have you tried runas?"When prompted, type the administrator password."
The users who will be running this will not know the password (the reason for the batch file in the first place) and I can't find anything on the PAGE about auto-inputting the password.

Thanks for the idea ghostdog...we're on the right track. How many users?
Why not just deploy the file to all of your users?Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 10, 2010, 10:23:57 PM

How many users?
Why not just deploy the file to all of your users?

Same file needs to be accessed by ALL users.
The content changes quite often.

Dear Experts,
How to auto PASS the credentials(username & password) of remote COMPUTER in AT COMMAND,

my command is,
At \\
D:\&GT;at \\WRCP7F0BCU22 16:50 /INTERACTIVE /every:m,t,w,th,f,s,su d:\windows\calc.
exe
Access is denied.

Thanks in advance,

Hi Every 1

I m Back With another Mad Query

If My FILES are named as

00000000.ogg
00000001.ogg
00000002.ogg
and so on....

I want 2 Rename it as

Test.zip_00000000.ogg
Test.zip_00000001.ogg
Test.zip_00000002.ogg
and so on

then WAT should b my BATCH file

How I can make BATCH file that will save list of my folders to txt file
C:\>type listDirec_astxt.bat

Code: [Select]@ echo off
cd \
dir /B /AD > direc_txt.txt
rem dir /s /B /AD > direc_txt.txt
type direc_txt.txt
Output:
C:\>listDirec_astxt.bat


app
app program
batch
bat_extra
bin
boot
cname
DECCHECK
DELL
Documents and Settings
drivers
HPDESK
jpeg
MSOCache
mydirectory
oldbat
orig
Program Files
program1
RECYCLER
TEMP
test
tmp1
tmp2
WINDOWS
.
.
.

C:\>wow, so fast!!! thanks a lot!

now I need some EXPLANATION...

it's work in root directory and how I can do same thing with "c:/windows/system" for example?Quote from: alechko on January 08, 2010, 11:59:30 AM

wow, so fast!!! thanks a lot!

now I need some explanation...

it's work in root directory and how I can do same thing with "c:/windows/system" for example?

Now I need some explanation...
It's work in root directory and how I can do same thing with "c:/windows/system" for example?

please make batch file for me, I don't understand how this work...
I need list of all folders in specific directory.
please explain how I can change directory too.

thanks!

How I can make batch file that will save list of my folders to txt file

hi, I make batch file from first reply it's work only in root, i trying to run in in other directory but not successfully...

I need batch file where I can set path to directory that I need... I dont' understand your second reply.

dir E:\Test\Test001\*.* /b >List.txt

Text file will be saved from where batch file was run.

Please, the code to enabling LPT1 printing device. AUTOEXEC.BAT?

I use DOS 6.22 and XP for running ny VBDOS(1P)-written programmes.
Of the latter, "Direct Access 5" is necessary.
Then to change the HUE of the screen, I use "PRISM".

Thansk for your help.Quote from: KRAUSS on January 12, 2010, 10:45:52 AM

Please, the code for enabling LPT1 printing device.

I have to move a file (I'll call it file.txt) from one folder to another on approximately 500 PCs. I'm wondering if a batch file can be written that could be run on each PC by the user rather than me have to do each one manually. three folders on each PC contain a file.txt and each one is a different size

c:\profiles\folder1\file.txt
c:\profiles\folder2\file.txt
c:\profiles\folder3\file.txt

I need to copy the largest of the 3 to another location. The problem is that folder1, folder2, folder3 are going to be named differently on every PC. Is it possible to write a batch file that can look into all subfolders of c:\profiles and copy the largest file.txt to another location? Adjust the paths/filenames to suit - not tested, no allowance made for paths/filenames containing spaces. Hope it helps.

Code: [Select]@echo off>%temp%\dir.txt
cls

setlocal

dir /s /b c:\profiles\file.txt >%temp%\dirfil.txt

for /f "delims=*" %%1 in (%temp%\dirfil.txt) do (
echo %%~zf1>>%temp%\dir.txt
)

sort /R < %temp%\dir.txt > %temp%\dirsorted.txt

for /f "tokens=2" %%1 in (%temp%\dirsorted.txt) do (
copy %%1 Outfilepath\ >nul & goto :end
)

:end
exit/b

Good luck.Quote from: T.C. on January 11, 2010, 04:01:11 AM

Adjust the paths/filenames to suit - not tested, no allowance made for paths/filenames containing spaces. Hope it helps.

Code: [Select]@echo off>%temp%\dir.txt
cls

setlocal

dir /s /b c:\profiles\file.txt >%temp%\dirfil.txt

for /f "delims=*" %%1 in (%temp%\dirfil.txt) do (
echo %%~zf1>>%temp%\dir.txt
)

sort /R < %temp%\dir.txt > %temp%\dirsorted.txt

for /f "tokens=2" %%1 in (%temp%\dirsorted.txt) do (
copy %%1 Outfilepath\ >nul & goto :end
)

:end
exit/b

Good luck.

One thing I noticed in the for loop, %%1? It needs to be a letter

Adjust the paths/filenames to suit - not tested, no allowance made for paths/filenames containing spaces. Hope it helps.

Code: [Select]@echo off>%temp%\dir.txt
cls

setlocal

dir /s /b c:\profiles\file.txt >%temp%\dirfil.txt

for /f "delims=*" %%1 in (%temp%\dirfil.txt) do (
echo %%~zf1>>%temp%\dir.txt
)

sort /R < %temp%\dir.txt > %temp%\dirsorted.txt

for /f "tokens=2" %%1 in (%temp%\dirsorted.txt) do (
copy %%1 Outfilepath\ >nul & goto :end
)

:end
exit/b

Good luck.

Adjust the paths/filenames to suit - not tested, no allowance made for paths/filenames containing spaces. Hope it helps.


Good luck.

is there a way to make allowance for path containing spaces?

It will just crash. One thing I noticed in the for loop, %%1? It needs to be a letter (uppercase and lowercase are different). And what's with @echo off>%temp%\dirfill.txt? It's unnessasary. That file gets created in the dir command anyway.

That works just like i need it too

FYI Although it's undocumented, in a For loop the variable can be any printable ASCII/Extended ASCII code in the range dec 33 thru dec 254.

These are the ones you can't use

34 37 38 44 59 60 61 62 124

Did you try Escaping the chars?

Hello. this is my first POST, and I came here to try to learn how to make impressionable variables (like a characters hp and MP, or stats), and any other batch game MAKING tips. Please help.Well, learn the SET command (set /?), and learn to use
Echo TEXT %VARIABLE% &GT; FILE
Set /p VARIABLE=<FILE

How do I created a batch file that calls up another batch file if I type a name in the first batch file?Quote from: henksey on January 12, 2010, 08:40:03 AM

How do I create a batch file that calls up another batch file if I type a name in the first batch file?

Could you give me an example?

Keep in mind that the subBatch must contain the exit /b command for control to return to the main Batch.

Not exactly. When a called batch terminates naturally (i.e. reaches the last line of code), control is passed back to the calling batch, which proceeds to the line following the call command. There is no need for the last line to be exit /b. However the exit command with the /b switch is useful for situations where you need to exit before the end of the batch is reached. The /b switch prevents a complete exit from cmd.exe.

Quote from: nothlit on January 07, 2010, 02:10:09 PM

Such LOVE, thanks for all the information and the replies.


Downloads GNU

I was just JOKING about the new moon

BC, you are making this harder than it needs to be. Years ago I did this sort of thing in assembler. There is a call in DOS that gives you what you need to know about the current date. Don't remember what it was, but it is also somewhere in the Visual Basic library. But just invoke DATE at the port or in a batch and it tells all. Somebody else showed how to parse the strings and SEPARATE it into the components.

Wait! There's more!

Don't you want the list of links with batch files the go on and on?

Quote from: pchelp on JANUARY 13, 2010, 06:48:00 PM

so i want to KNOW how to PROGRAM but sometimes...

From the few posts made by pchelp I get that nagging gut-feeling that we have another wouldbe writer of malicious scripts among us. Individually each post seems a genuine quest for info but put together... Just a feeling

I have a Dos 7 install CD.
I just bought a new Sata Motherboard, and drives, and my DOS install won't find my Drives.
?Any Ideas how to GET around this?Install the MBoard SATA drivers 1st...re-boot and try again.DOS cannot use SATA. You'll need to set your SATA CONTROLLER to compatibility MODE in the BIOS.

Hi Every 1
I m Mistaking Sumwhere in this batch

I Wanna Make A batch File to choose Either Yes Or no
Code: [SELECT]@echo off
color 0c
echo Type Either Yes Or No
set /p tp = :
IF %tp% equ yes GOTO ONE
IF %tp% equ no GOTO TWO
:ONE
cls
echo.
echo.
echo You Pressed Yes
echo.
echo.
pause
:TWO
cls
echo.
echo.
echo You Pressed no
echo.
echo.
pause
And Specially I wanna know After inserting Yes or no How 2 delete all Files in same folder I'm surprised a self described Guru such as yourself would need assistance with such a trivial matter. You have to write defensive code. No matter what the prompt says you never know what a user may actually type. Be a Boy Scout and be prepared.

Code: [Select]@echo off
color 0c
:tryagain
setlocal
set /p tp=Type Either Yes Or No:
IF /i .%tp% equ .yes GOTO ONE
IF /i .%tp% equ .no GOTO TWO
goto tryagain

:ONE
cls
echo.
echo.
echo You Pressed Yes
echo.
echo.
pause
goto :end

:TWO
cls
echo.
echo.
echo You Pressed no
echo.
echo.
pause

:end
endlocal

You GAVE no paths, so I leave it to you for the delete instruction. (del path\*.*). FYI: if the batch file path is the same as where the files to be deleted live, you'll end up deleting your own batch code.

Quote

And Specially I wanna know After inserting Yes or no How 2 delete all Files in same folder

If you're going to delete files whether the answer is yes or no, why bother asking?

Or in other threads "Computer Experts" check to see if a certain file exists? If the file does not exist, the the OS will report that! Why check? If we try to create a file and it already exists, the OS will not allow it. So why go through the above procedure? A waste of time.

Or in other threads "Computer Experts" check to see if a certain file exists? If the file does not exist, the the OS will report that! Why check? If we try to create a file and it already exists, the OS will not allow it. So why go through the above procedure? A waste of time.

And Specially I wanna know After inserting Yes or no How 2 delete all Files in same folder

If you're going to delete files whether the answer is yes or no, why bother asking?

Hi,

I am trying to write a batch file to start two programs and then stop one of the programs say after 5-10 seconds.

this is what i have so far

@echo off
start "title" "c:\program files\file 1"
start "title" "c:\program files\file 2"

then i would like to kill "file 1" after "file 2" has fully LOADED but not sure how to.
can anyone help?

thanks, phil
Try looking at
tskill /?

If they both open up in the same program, then it might be a little bit more challenging.file 1 is an EXECUTABLE file and file 2 is a seperate executable file.Did you read what I said you to read?


So, this would be your code...

start "" program1.exe
start "" program2.exe
tskill program1
rem MAKE sure to leave out the .exe in the tskill command.I did look up tskill, i cant get that too close my program down though, Quote from: mrphil on January 28, 2010, 05:24:42 PM

I did look up tskill, i cant get that too close my program down though,

Then I would like to kill "file 1" after "file 2" has fully loaded but not sure how to.
Can anyone help?

Bill, nul =/= null.

Dear ipconfig masters , I want to configure my wire LAN connected ADSL modem from command prompt to access internet via wire connected broadband . I have to configure the IP address , gateway , DNS , enable DHCP . How can it be done from command prompt, please ?
With regards spdCHF.Quote from: spdCHF on January 28, 2010, 09:29:11 AM

I have to configure the IP address , gateway , DNS , enable DHCP .

Hi,
Can any one tell me
how to FIND if a folder exists in the given UNC PATH or not
using batch command

All I want to do is
1> Go to a UNC path
2> Check if folder exists
if YES copy the file from source to destination
if NO Create the folder with currentdate and then move the file

I going to the UNC path by saying
pushd %XMLFileDestination%

I am trying something like this

IF %XMLFileDestination%(
Echo FolderAlreadyExists
) else (
mkdir %date:~12,2%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%
Echo FolderCREATED
)

where %XMLFileDestination% is a UNC path
how about
Code: [Select]IF EXISTS %XMLFileDestination%
SORRY for the TYPO
IF Exist "%XMLFileDestination% (

this is what I am trying
its not working ((Quote from: Fire_Hope on January 28, 2010, 02:18:19 PM

IF Exist "%XMLFileDestination%" (

Helloo every1

I need help with a batch file

i have all my files in E:\TEMP\000000.wav , 000001.wav... and so on

on the other hand i hav same files in E:\Test\ , Just With their names changed.! (Name Includes Hex OFfset and Hex size)

Suppose the file is 000000.wav in Temp Folder

then d Same File in Test folder will b Test.zip_000000_1a15.wav


I WANT THE BATCH 2 ....
write this stuff in text file for every file

COPY /Y ".\000000.wav" ".\Test.zip_000000_1a15.wav"So what have you DONE so far?
Quote from: SALMON Trout on January 26, 2010, 12:23:31 PM

So what have you done so far?

Cant Understand ur Meaning ST

If you want us to help you write a batch, show us what you have done so far.

If you want us to write a batch for you, my rates start at $100 per hour.

In 100$ I cud hire an Mercenary 2 kill sum1

Never trust a Merc that only charges $100. The really good ones charge way more then that and would probably take you out just for the insult of only offering them $100.

Of course after they take you out they will probably take your $100 so actually you would be paying $100 to have some one taken out. It just wouldn't end very good for you.

Quote from: timrob on January 24, 2010, 04:45:28 PM

Is there a way to copy a DOS screen?

They may be a limit of about 7 screens. When I scroll the screen it looks like about seven pages and the it truncates pages before that. So a screen capture would not get as much data as the redirection.

You can edit the screen buffer size (H: chars V: lines) in the cmd window properties.

They may be a limit of about 7 screens. When I scroll the screen it looks like about seven pages and the it truncates pages before that. So a screen capture would not get as much data as the redirection.

Great! Now how do you find the pointer to the screen buffer? And is it a 32 bit absolute address? If so, you could compile a simple C# program to grab the whole thing and put it into a file. You would run it after the batch was all done. Theat way you would not have to modify the batch in any way. other that starting the screen buffer grabber at the end of the job.

Is that what he wants?

Sorry, I misread your statement. I meant I wanted to capture what ever is on the DOS screen.

Great! Now how do you find the pointer to the screen buffer? And is it a 32 bit absolute address? If so, you could compile a simple C# program to grab the whole thing and put it into a file. You would run it after the batch was all done. Theat way you would not have to modify the batch in any way. other that starting the screen buffer grabber at the end of the job.

Is that what he wants?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682073%28VS.85%29.aspx

And is it a 32 bit absolute address? If so, you could compile a simple C# program to grab the whole thing and put it into a file.

There used to be, sometime in the dim past, a way to redirect all console output to a serial port. Would that be a hardware method?
I think taht is still used when doing debugging on some kinds of system programs.

Thank you , BC_Programmer,
No I have not down programming is a NT environment. NT was after my days. I did assembly language in the old DOS environment . We just had to know where the segment was. I used to do this like this:
Code: [Select] ...
push cs
pop dx
...
Well, that is all i can remember, am not sure if it means anything anymore.

Do anyone know why, when i run "my documents" it SAYS that my current
SECURITY settings do not allow this action?


[Saving space, attachment deleted by admin]Quote from: rem_bc on January 27, 2010, 06:41:57 PM

Do anyone know why, when i run "my documents" it says that my current
security settings do not allow this action?

My Documents is a directory not a executable program. You may cd to My Documents and the list the files in My Documents.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Bill Richardson>cd My Documents

C:\Documents and Settings\Bill Richardson\My Documents>
C:\Documents and Settings\Bill Richardson\My Documents>dir *.exe
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is F4A3-D6B3

Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\Bill Richardson\My Documents

01/09/2010 06:02 PM 741,376 530_1018.EXE
10/02/2009 04:32 PM 60,857,536 Ad-AwareAE.exe
05/12/2009 10:16 AM 851,968 lj1100cuwinnt42kxp-en.exe
01/13/2010 07:05 PM 5,230,592 proxyway.exe
4 File(s) 67,681,472 bytes
0 Dir(s) 302,517,923,840 bytes free

C:\Documents and Settings\Bill Richardson\My Documents>dir *.gif
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is F4A3-D6B3

Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\Bill Richardson\My Documents

12/21/2009 08:42 AM 113,645 Christmas.gif
06/02/2009 01:11 AM 193,818 raining.gif
2 File(s) 307,463 bytes
0 Dir(s) 302,517,923,840 bytes free

C:\Documents and Settings\Bill Richardson\My Documents>

Try right click for menu and choose open :

( There is a malfunction with "double click" ?)
Find a working mouse and try it.

You cannot right click it, it will say the same thing: your current security settings do not allow this action.

My mouse work good. Just the pop up: Your current security settings do not allow this action.

Hello,

I would like to know how to ask for the user input with more then 10 options.So far I have tried:

echo 1-
echo 2-
echo 3-
echo 4-
echo 5-
echo 6-
echo 7-
echo 8-
echo 9-
echo 0- Options
CHOICE /n /C:1234567890 Choose the Action you want to Perform :

echo 1-
echo 2-
echo 3-
echo 4-
echo 5-
echo 6-
echo 7-
echo 8-
echo 9-
CHOICE /n /C:123456789 Choose the Action you want to Perform :

But that doesn't work I get the second set of optiopns what EVER option I choose for the first choice.

Thank You

AlmnHow about something like:
Code: [Select]@echo off
echo A-
echo B-
echo C-
echo D-
echo E-
echo F-
echo G-
echo H-
echo I-
echo J-
echo K-
echo L-
echo M-
echo N-
echo O-
echo P-
echo Q-
echo R-
echo Z- Options
CHOICE /n /C:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRQZ Choose the Action you want to Perform :OK thank you
But what if I gave more than 24 options then ??

Thank You

AlmnCHOICE has an /s switch which makes your choices case sensitive. This should up your options to 62 (upper and lower case alpha plus ten digits).

What are you doing that you need so many options for?

8-)

Curious: I thought you were running the French version of XP. CHOICE has not shipped with any of the Windows NT family.Sidewinder has a good soultion.

Also, if you have more than about 24 options, then they will probably start scrolling off your screen (unless you CREATE multiple columns, or expand on the default number of rows). If you have that many, I would try to group them and have sub choices under the groups.

Hey,
I'm very very new to Batch files, working on my first one right now as a potential solution to a problem I am facing. For a background, I use a Kyocera KR1 mobile AP CONNECTED through an EVDO card for mobile internet access. The problem is, the router is often times POWERED down, and each time it is powered down, I must go through and access the router with ADMIN rights to reconnect to the EVDO service. As FAR as I can TELL, there is no auto-connect option built into the router... for whatever reason. Anyways, I've worked it down to I've got the exact site I need to go to, with my username and pass set to auto login, I just need to somehow simulate pressing an enter key.... is there anyway to do this within the batch file?

I'm doing something like...
start http://xxx.xxx.x.x/do_connect.cgi

i then get prompted for user name and pass, which is auto filled, I just need to somehow simulate the Enter Key being pressed... any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much!

JoeI am not aware of any batch method of simulating the enter key. I suspect your start command will launch your browser with the router's address. For Windows, you can use VBScript or JScript both of which are free and suppport the SendKeys method.

Also for Windows and free is AutoIt which claims anything can be scripted.

Good luck. 8-)Thanks for your assistance. I was in face able to find a solution for my problem, using a WshShell, but thanks for your suggestion!

please excuse me if this sounds stupid, because i am a newbie.
i am USING FreeDOS. i have installed Arachne graphical web browser.
i am UNABLE to use my modem because it is a winmodem.
my PC is not on a network, but i have a BUILT in PCI Ethernet Card.
is it possible to use this to connect to The Internet from DOS.
If yes, what other software are required?
Thanx in advanceDo you have a router to an internet CONNECTION? If so this can be done, but difficult. If not and you have no access this is impossible.no. i do not have a router.
i suppose an external modem is my only option.
thanx again for the replyI got an external 56K at COMPUTER Geeks for $7.50 last week

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=56SX92WB-BULK&cat=MDM


At that price, there is no excuse.

I have a program that runs through DOS and while I can get the SCREEN to be a full screen, the data inside only takes up the top half of the screen. How do I get the program to use the full screen? When I set it up, I selected that option, but it's still not working.Try pressing [Alt]+[Enter]

Is that the result you are looking for?Just curious, is there anyway to script that action ??

Cheers,
CameronI think that Windows will remember a fullscreen the next time you run the program.

As far as scripting it inside a batch file ... I think you will need the help of VB or assembly for that. I'll see if I can dig out my assembly books to script a solution tomorrow.Many thanks Gary.
So long as you don't have to spend too much time hunting it down - it is the w/end after all.

Again, thanks for the follow-up. Hey Gary,

Hope you had a good w/end.
Any success find searching for a solution in your diggings ?

Cheers,
CameronHey, CAMERON. Yes, had a good WEEKEND. And you?

I did some searching but haven't found anything to work yet. I tried emulating Alt+Enter in VB (through a batch file) and that didn't work. I also found some assembly code that is supposed to "toggle windowed mode" (int 2f, ax=0x1684) that can be assembeled in a batch file with debug, but that didn't work either.

I have some code that will emulate KEYSTROKES (int 16, ah=0x05) that may work, but I have to figure out the scancode for Alt+Enter to test it. I should be able to get to that today.

I'll let you know what I find.Scancodes:

http://www.torsten-horn.de/techdocs/ascii.htm


hope it helps
uliThanks for the scancodes ... but my int 16 idea didn't work either. I GUESS the next step is to try forcing a video mode. I'll see what I can find on that and let you know.

Hello I'm new to batch FILES and would appreciate some help. I am wondering if while running an installer from the batch file, you are able to "hardcode" the cd-KEY SOMEWHERE so you wouldn't have to have any user interaction. Thanks in advance. That usually depends on the program and the installer. There is often a way to automate the CD key, but it probably wouldn't be in DOS or a batch file. For example, for Windows 98 I remember you could enter the CD-key into the "msbatch.inf" file to automate that part of the process. Other programs MAY have a smillar method, but it will be program specific.

Scripts can be written to "push" KEYSTROKES. The easiest way to push keystrokes to a Window would probably to use sendkeys in a VBScript.

how would I get my batch file to return how many LINES a file is (test.txt)use find /C to COUNT the matching linesok THINKS

Hello,

I would like to know how to run a batch file when I boot or boot from a batch file.

Thank You

Almngive a more concrete example of what you want to do...I thought my example was prettyclear but basicily I am trying to make a disk that boots then runs my batch file which is compiled in an exe by the way. So I get you COULD look at it as a DOS Operating System.

Thank You

AlmnWhat operating system are you planning to boot into? Win2000/XP does not run on top of DOS.Quote

I thought my example was prettyclear but basicily I am trying to make a disk that boots then runs my batch file which is compiled in an exe by the way. So I get you could look at it as a DOS Operating System.

Thank You

Almn

I have recently created a MSDOS boot up disk, and on my computer I have two drives C: and D:, C: being the master and D: the slave. After BOOTING my computer into dos mode i have access to one DRIVE which is C: HOWEVER the drive C: is infact the computers D: so only the slave how do I access the the real C: drive? I am running Windows XP Professional.

ThanksIt souns like your original C: is formatted in NTFS, in which case a standard "DOS Boot disk" will not be able to READ that file system. You can try using NTFS4DOS, or look at http://www.bootdisk.com/ntfs.htm.Thats probably my problem, Ill have to SEE to it, Thank you

Hi everyone, my FIRST post!
It would be great if anyone could give me a hand in making a batch file.

My operating system is Windows 98SE
(Windows 98 version 4.10.2222)

I am intending to have the batch file on the desktop.
I would love it to be ABLE to:

1) Make a new directory inside of “C:\My Documents\folder”, using the current date and time as the name of the new folder. So an example would be: C:\My Documents\folder\%SomeDateTimeFormat%

2) Move all files from “C:\Test\TestFolder”, to the newly created folder of: %SomeDateTimeFormat% (inside of C:\My Documents\folder).

I hope that this is not too hard and I look forward to your suggestions.
Thanks in advance
Quote

Hi everyone, my first post!
It would be great if anyone could give me a hand in making a batch file.

My operating system is Windows 98SE
(Windows 98 version 4.10.2222)

I am intending to have the batch file on the desktop.
I would love it to be able to:

1) Make a new directory inside of “C:\My Documents\folder”, using the current date and time as the name of the new folder. So an example would be: C:\My Documents\folder\%SomeDateTimeFormat%

2) Move all files from “C:\Test\TestFolder”, to the newly created folder of: %SomeDateTimeFormat% (inside of C:\My Documents\folder).

I hope that this is not too hard and I look forward to your suggestions.
Thanks in advance

I want to create a VARIABLE that is a string, like "Hello", and send to multiple users using net send. I can use net send, but cannot create a variable to be sent. I am just trying to avoid updating each net send statment when the message changes.

Does anyone have any ideas about this?

Thanks!To make sure I understand, you already have a process for sending to the multiple users, but you are trying to automate sending a particular string of text to those users? Or do you NEED to automate both parts?Here is what I am trying to do:

variable = "Good Morning"

net send AA56697 variable
net send BN45949 variable
net send YR93856 variable
etc.

This would send the message "Good Morning" to all three users listed. It currently works if I type "Good Morning" on each line, but the message is actually much longer, and I don't want to have to change each line when the message needs updating.

Thanks!You are very close already. Try this:

Code: [Select]set variable="Good Morning"

net send AA56697 %variable%
net send BN45949 %variable%
net send YR93856 %variable%Or if you want to make it a little fancier, you could try:

Code: [Select]set variable="Good Morning"
for %%a in (AA56697 BN45949 YR93856) do net send %%a %variable%Thanks, but both options give me the following error message:


Sending files is no longer supported.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3777.

Make sure the Messenger service (not to be confused with Windows Messenger) is started on the sending and receiving machines.

Start==>Run==>Services.msc

Scroll down the screen until you find Messenger and make any changes accordingly.

Hope this helps a little. 8-)Thanks, but it didn't work. Both machines have Messenger service started.

I am able to use:

net send AA43455 "Hello"

but not:

variable = "Hello"
net send %variable%

Any other ideas?Quote

variable = "Hello"
net send %variable%

I need a rather simple batch file!!

I want to CHECK for a particular file in a FOLDER - EXAMPLE "aaa.txt" and if found rename it to "ccc.txt". If I don't FIND "aaa.txt" - check for "bbb.txt" and rename to "ccc.txt".

That's it -- Any help will be appreciated.Welcome to the forum
it would be
if exist aaa.txt (
ren aaa.txt ccc.txt
) else (
ren bbb.txt ccc.txt
)

I am ASSUMING that bbb.txt will be present and that the file is ran from the same directoty as the files.
All that information canbe found easily just google ms dos help

Almn

When I do a forloop this one

Code: [Select]for /f "skip=%dirs%" %%a in ('dir /b /o:g') do set dirf=%%a
it only displays one line
this is the whole script


Code: [Select]@echo off
:start
for /f "tokens=1 delims= " %%a in ('dir *.* ^| find /i "Dir(s)"') do set dirs=%%a
echo %dirs%
pause
for /f "skip=%dirs%" %%a in ('dir /b /o:g') do set dirf=%%a
echo %dirf%
pause




This is because each time around the loop you are setting the dirf variable to the current value of the looping variable, therefore it will only ever HOLD the last line.

Grahamso what can i do to get all of the linesCode: [Select]@echo off
:start
for /f "tokens=1 delims= " %%a in ('dir *.* ^| find /i "Dir(s)"') do set dirs=%%a
echo %dirs%
pause
for /f "skip=%dirs%" %%a in ('dir /b /o:g') do echo %%a
pause

Naturally the list will be missing the items you skipped.

8-)Here is another problem if you run it on the DESKTOP when it cheaks for the # of dirs it will include the systom ones (like: My computer and My network places) then when it does the BEAR display (dir /b *.*) it will not display the system folders so it will skip to manny lines taking out some of the files. Any idea on what to do. :-? :-?Which way do you want it to work?never mind that i have know idea what the dirs at the top are when i use it on my desktop dir named "." and another named ".." show up when i do dir *.* and do not show up if i do dir /b *.*
The "." and ".." are implied for all subdirectories.
. = current directory
.. = parent directory

Here are some tips that MAY help shorten THINGS up for you:

To count the number of directories including hidden and system, use:
dir /b /ad |find /v /c "*"

To count the number of directories including hidden (but including system), use:
dir /b /a:d-h |find /v /c "*"

To count the number of directories excluding hidden and system, use:
dir /b /a:d-h-s |find /v /c "*"
ok i will mess with that think you

how do i add a variable to the start of every line in a fileYou would probably have to rewrite the file. To add a colon as the first character in each line of a TEXT file, you can set the variable to the colon and process the file like:
Code: [Select]@echo off
set PREFIX=:
set Infile=test.txt
set Outfile=new.txt

if exist %Outfile% del %Outfile%
for /f "delims=" %%a in (%Infile%) do echo %Prefix%%%a >>%Outfile%
If you WANT to replace the original file with the modified VERSION, you would add:
Code: [Select]del %Infile%
ren %Outfile% %Infile%If either INFILE or OUTFILE have spaces in them, be sure to surround them in double-quotes.Quote

how do i add a variable to the start of every line in a file

Hello,

I would like to create a batch that finds the first FILE on the computer sets it as a variable then run a program with it then find the next file and start all over again. Like this:

find filepath
set filepath=source
md5 %source%
:start
find nextfile
set nextfile=source
md5 %source%
goto start

Thank You

AlmnQuote

Hello,

I would like to create a batch that finds the first file on the computer sets it as a variable then run a program with it then find the next file and start all over again. Like this:

find filepath
set filepath=source
md5 %source%
:start
find nextfile
set nextfile=source
md5 %source%
goto start

Thank You

Almn

No problem. Glad you GOT it to run.

You probably STILL need to fix the PATH problem if you haven't already. Try this:
Right-click on "My Computer" -> Properties -> "Advanced" tab -> "Environment VARIABLES" button -> select "Path" in the bottom window and click the "Edit" button.

Each entry in this should be SEPARATED by a semicolon ( ; ), and I am guessing that neither:
c:\windows\system32
c:\windows
are in there. Windows XP is usually "c:\windows", but if you are running Windows 2000 or something else it may be "c:\winnt" or something different.

Good luck and let us know if we can help you with ANYTHING else.

I have an individual who has a problem with her NIC being DISABLED in Win XP. I need a batch file that will enable that if it is disabled when Win XP BOOTS. I have RESEARCHED and can't seem to find that or figure out how to accomplish it.

I WOULD appreciate if anyone could help me out with this problem.you can TRY the devcon utility from M$
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q311272

Is is POSSIBLE to do something like tracert local_server or something that would trace the current computer?Yes, you can ... but I don't KNOW what you would gain from doing that. Try:

tracert localhost

Or if that is not what you are looking for let US know what you are trying to accomplish.ok THANKS for that...now how do i have that save in a text file?You can use the ">" to REDIRECT the output to a file. Here is an example with a file named "OUTPUT.TXT":

tracert localhost >OUTPUT.TXTThis is an exercise in futility. But if you insist.........

tracert localhost > mytrace.txt

This will save it in the current directory. If you want it saved elsewhere, provide the path. For example, trace localhost > c:\mytrace.txt would put it in the root directory.

Edit: Har! Har! I type to slow.