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I am a beginner - please be patient. I work for a small firm that UTILIZES about 100 batch files to pull data from a main database. Database requires a user name and password each time when CONNECTING via ftp. We have been listing the user name and password in the ftp script file and they work fine until we need to change the password again. Then it is a tedious task to open all 100 files and change the password. Is there a way that the batch file can look up or import a password from one location thus eliminating the need to open all the batch files when the password changes? Thanks in advance for your help!Are you saying that you have multiple FTPs and each has a different log-in name/pass?Multiple FTPs pulling different data but with the same user name and password..I don't know if batch can be set to automatically change like that but you may be able to have a batch log into all of the FTPs and change the the batch their. I don't know if that is actually possible but I am shour someone knows if it is, and how to do it, if it is. Was that confusing?If you dont mind the password being held in clear text, store it in a 1 line file (call it password.txt) then have this line
Set /P password=which reads the first line from the file and puts it in the environment variable %password%
you then refer to %password% in your batchfile
Ok but were would you keep the password.txt file? If its right NEXT to the batch file then he would still have to update every single one. If it is in one location for all of the batch files to read then what is the code to make it read from the remote location.Thought it would be helpful to show an example of what we are working with.. Batch files are LOCATED in many locations but would like to draw the password from just one..

Example.bat
ftp -s:"C:\Hold\TestHold.txt" gsystcp1.sys.narley.com

TestHold.txt
DB101
Password
get 'Test.xDB101.PulledData.txt' "C:\wlldb2101\Info\PulledData.txt"
Quitwell, drawing from gpl's idea; would it be possible to setup a network share- (or use an existing network share) and place the file "testhold.txt" there?This seems like a similar idea. Maby you could build off of that.gpl - Thanks for your response-Its beginning to make some sinse to me. I'm still not sure where to plug in the set /p Password=GrahamExample posted earlier with disguised info....Whoops, missed it

Try something like this
Code: [Select]Example.bat
-----------
@Set /P Password=<C:\Hold\pw.txt
> C:\Hold\cmds.ftp echo DB101
>> C:\Hold\cmds.ftp echo %Password%
>> C:\Hold\cmds.ftp echo get 'Test.xDB101.PulledData.txt' "C:\wlldb2101\Info\PulledData.txt"
>> C:\Hold\cmds.ftp echo Quit

ftp -s:"C:\Hold\cmds.ftp" gsystcp1.sys.narley.com
Code: [Select]pw.txt
------
MyPasswordIsSecret
gpl - You NAILED it! Works perfectly! Thanks......

My .bat file however, does not back up my wife's folders.

Is there any way to Install the Application by default without user intervention or Automatic installation by passing the Exe in command line ,or Autoinstaller kind of thingFor what reason? Insufficent information.
I need help on opening/getting to a MS-DOS window on my computer I'm using windows vista. I'm just trying to test a program but I'm also just learning how to do it I just want to learn how to make a program so any help will be HELPFUL If I can just use something else instead of MS-DOS window then I'd like to know.. Thanks!http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Batch-File


For Windows
1.Open up Notepad in Windows. You can do this by navigating to Start > Programs > Accessories > Notepad, or simply by entering notepad under Start > Run.
2.Or open up notepad by C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe
3.Save your file before anything, so be sure to follow the instructions closely.


1.Go to File > Save As... and chose a file name.
2.Choose your desktop as the location to save, for now. Don't click Save just yet.
3.Click on the dropdown MENU next to "File name". Select "All files" instead of Text Document".
4.Add .bat to the end of your file name before you save. For example, you would type example.bat.
5.Click on Save. If you did this correctly, you should see your file name in the title of Windows Notepad. Make sure that it reads as example.bat—not example.bat.txt. Now you are ready to create your batch file.
4.Type "@echo off" on the first line of your batch file. This will prevent any spaces in the batch file to be read by the program when executed.
5.Enter your commands. The following example below will show you how to create a batch file that will AUTOMATICALLY load wikiHow.com using Internet Explorer.
◦@echo off.
◦REM The following will open wikiHow.com in a new Internet Explorer window.
◦"start Iexplore.exe www.wikihow.com"
◦REM The following will open wikiHow.com in your default BROWSER, but if it is IE and you have ANOTHER IE window open, then it will hijack that window.
◦"start www.wikihow.com"
6.Save the file by going to "File>Save" and type in "wikihow.bat".
7.Run the file by double clicking the file on your desktop.

Folks,

Sorry for asking the question, as I am sure the answer is out there somewhere - I just don't know the right way to phrase this in a SEARCH:

I would like to run a batch file from a scheduled TASK to create a NEW batch file in the Startup folder and to reboot. The PURPOSE of this is to force an interactive login and action some commands, in a completely hands off fashion.

Because their are several minor variations to the batch files I want to create, I currently have several similar files that I copy to Startup at different times. But this feels untidy. I would rather have the contents of the new files that I want to create stored "in stream" in the main file.

I think that this is possible in Linux Bash script using a "<<<" to an end point, but again, I can't find the details.

Again, sorry for the vague question - flame away one step at a time:

1) create a batch that calls another batch. Get that working and then schedule with the at command.

2) CALL all batch files from a main batch or call the the next batch from the last batch. I believe a main batch offers better control and flow.

C:\>exit /?
Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter) or the current batch
script.

EXIT [/B] [exitCode]

/B specifies to exit the current batch script instead of
CMD.EXE. If executed from outside a batch script, it
will quit CMD.EXE

exitCode specifies a numeric number. if /B is specified, sets
ERRORLEVEL that number. If quitting CMD.EXE, sets the process
exit code with that number.

C:\>

C:\>type main.bat
Code: [Select]@echo off
call wait1.bat
echo this line will execute when wait1.bat is finished
call wait2.bat
echo this line will execute when wait2.bat is finished
Output:

C:\>main.bat
waitbat1 will sleep 1
this line will execute when wait1.bat is finished
waitbat2 will sleep 2
this line will execute when wait2.bat is finished

C:\>type wait1.bat
Code: [Select]echo waitbat1 will sleep 1

C:\batextra\sleep 1

exit /b
C:\>
C:\>type generatebat.bat
Code: [Select]@echo off

Rem We may generate a new batch file
Rem with redirect (>) and append (>>)


echo echo Hello > newbat.bat
echo date /T >> newbat.bat
echo c:\batextra\sleep 3 >> newbat.bat
echo exit /b >> newbat.bat

C:\>
C:\>type newbat.bat
Code: [Select]echo Hello
date /T
c:\batextra\sleep 3
exit /b
Output:

C:\>newbat.bat

C:\>echo Hello
Hello

C:\>date /T
Tue 09/22/2009

C:\>c:\batextra\sleep 3

C:\>exit /b

C:\>

Except with %1, %2, etc. anyway, no biggie. Quote from: Helpmeh on September 20, 2009, 03:24:02 PM

Except with %1, %2, etc. anyway, no biggie.

Besides piping, you cant send KEYS to an exe.

Batch files converted to exe?

I have created one batch file on server, such that -
If the client is logged in into server for more than 8 HRS then kill the perticular task of that client remotely.
server = has a log of CLIENTS - i am reading the client login & logout logs from the log file.
Uptill this all ok..
----
problem 1) = But for killing the task i need to run taskkill cmd on client pc,
i have created that file also, but the problem is How do i send that file to the client machine? because i do not have the folder shared in my client pc & sharing permissions are also not there.
problem 2) = and also for executing taskkill batch file remotely - i can use PSexec cmnd. but for sending that cmnd, i have to pass on the client domain credentials(username & password) which i do not have, I have the credentials of administrator account but system doesn't accept those.
eagerly waiting for the answer, thankyou in advance.Are you the IT guy or something? Maybe you're doing something you're not allowed to do in the first place.Why do u think so?
As i said folder sharing is not allowed, it means i'm working in domain & domain is not having sharing rights, so my quastion was without folder sharing - How would i transfer files on remote machine.
& secondly about omiting credentials means i cannot enter all the domain users credentials in a batchfile, so quastion was - Can i make use of administrator password which is comman for all.YES you can. It would need to be a local or service account that every PC has been set up to give admin rights. You could also prompt for the domain/userid and password in the batch and use variables so the password is not HARD coded in the batch. If you do not have admin right then you will not be able to do this. Dear wbrost,
Yes iam having the administrator username & password of those client machines,
and It is ok for me to hardcode the variables (username & password) because all my client machines are having same administrator username & password.(administrator account is also exists).
Note:- all the machines are using domain account
but how would i go forward.you could try the following:

map the network drive to the remote system.
copy down the batch or using echo make on on the client system.
set up a scheduled task using the at command to start the batch at the desired time.
remove the mapped network drive and move on the the next system.

rinse and repeat

or you could ask the domain admin to set up a service account to use fro the PSexec commands.Quote from: wbrost on September 17, 2009, 07:01:34 AM

you could try the following:

map the network drive to the remote system.
copy down the batch or using echo make on on the client system.
set up a scheduled task using the at command to start the batch at the desired time.
remove the mapped network drive and move on the the next system.

rinse and repeat

or you could ask the domain admin to set up a service account to use fro the PSexec commands.

Dear All,

I want run below command in .bat file but i have no idea how to make it Thur. Please help me on my question.

C:\Program Files\PrintFile>prfile32.exe /s:c:\test\*.txt


Thanking you

BR ShrinetWelcome to the CH forums.

Quote

C:\Program Files\PrintFile>prfile32.exe /s:c:\test\*.txt

Why are you using the redirection symbol > should this not be a backslash?

Might work better with linux?

You cannot run .exe files in Linux. (except with WINE)

It's not a redirection symbol; it's the last character ($g) of his console prompt.

I want run below command in .bat file but i have no idea how to make it Thur. Please help me on my question.

C:\Program Files\PrintFile>prfile32.exe /s:c:\test\*.txt

Did I misunderstand the OP's request or is it just a language interpretation thing?

It seemed clear to me that the OP had either copied and pasted or else typed afresh what they could see in the command window:

Ahhh, darnit, why didn't I think of that? Seems Billrich didn't either as he also suggests replacing the > char with the \ char.

Quote from: BC_Programmer on September 19, 2009, 12:10:51 PM

if memory serves it is the ASCII "bell" code [...] early electric typewriters... WELL, and printers.

author=Boozu link=topic=92191.msg623779#msg623779 date=1253384501]
billrich: You have to do the ^G through the comand prompt window for it to do anything.

Salmon TROUT: the built in one may not be standard but if the pc has any speakers then you will hear SOMETHING.

Ya I was. I thought you ment something ells.

So wouldn't that be the first clue that the school has locked down FTP access to any server ...or am i missing a minute detail not yet provided ? ?

I thought you said you were good in another Post and laughed at all the script kiddies...

THIS ISN'T AT SCHOOL! I said that the script was to test if the host works properly under normal conditions. Aparently not. Quote from: Helpmeh on September 17, 2009, 04:41:19 PM

A test file. It says "Hello World". But it says connection closed by the host.

THIS ISN'T AT SCHOOL! I said that the script was to test if the host works properly under normal conditions. Aparently not.

There is currently no rule against using a computer to communicate to an other computer. And this was at home. I want to make sure it works before I check it at school to see if its blocked.

@echo off
:loop
cls
echo open>C:\schoolchatdatar.oti
echo USERNAME>>C:\schoolchatdatar.oti
echo PASSWORD>>C:\schoolchatdatar.oti
echo get test.txt>>C:\schoolchatdatar.oti
echo bye>>C:\schoolchatdatar.oti
pause
ftp -i -s:C:\schoolchatdatar.oti 0catch.com
pause
del C:\schoolchatdatar.oti
type test.txt
rem The above confirms that the FTP is working correctly and the file exists.
pause
goto loop


That's the code I started with. I haven't even started my real code because I need this to work first.

Try reading the bolded text.

I would do that if the teachers knew how to find out what sites are blocked without checking by hand.

I don't see any filename specified in the batch file...

Hi Guys
I have made a modification of a game (Battlefield 2) and am trying to create a BATCH file from a directory to a new one, so i don't have to putthose files in the installer and reduce the DOWNLOAD size.
The directories i want to copy are located in: "C:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\Levels" and i want to copy them to: "C:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield 2\mods\reality\Levels". This reduces the download size with about 1.3GB so i really NEED it.

Please Help.
Thanks in advance.
C:\>xcopy /?
Copies files and directory trees.

XCOPY source [destination] [/E]]

source Specifies the file(s) to copy.
destination Specifies the location and/or name of new files.

/E Copies directories and subdirectories, including empty ones.
Same as /S /E. May be used to modify /T.
C:\>

Is ther any way to SET IE Proxy Server setting thro COMMAND line ( MS DOS) Option.
Not with registry change. i think you can, there is this inetcpl.cpl in nt for ie options.
you just have to google for the argument you need to pass to inetcpl.cpl.I want perform the same in command lineIs there any way to Install the Application by default without user intervention or Automatic INSTALLATION by passing the Exe in command line ,ETC...

that's better. but some countries in latin america speak portuguese. So it's simply extending the blanket.

Additionally neither mexicans, nor any other spanish speaking person I know pronounces it that way; it was more or less a REVERSE plug on the common problem "I'd like 10 chicken fa-jite-ahhs" or pronouncing "Jalapeno" with the J sound, but in the reverse direction; or any number of english words that are derived from foriegn languages and retain the inconsistent pronounciation rules of their mother language, not a plug against mexicans, who have no compass to know how a j is pronounced in english.
So, then, being the topic is:
Quote

Re: Geting command on .txt file:)

Cuándo el poder del amor vence el amor de enchufa el mundo sabrá la paz

Cuándo Infierno se hiela

Additionally neither mexicans, nor any other spanish speaking person I know pronounces it that way

I REALLY HATE seeing that dumb question smiley you get when people type ???. Why can't people just use ONE question mark? In FACT I hate smileys in general*. There's NO NEED for that weeping sad face, we KNOW you're upset your computer doesn't WORK!

*Except the rolling eye one.


what are you talking about?

people don't use too many smileys!


saying this makes me sad

but it's our opinion that's cool


heh, couldn't help myself there.i opened a thread in off topic if you want to discuss this further....... just please: stop bumping

THANKS
Two-Eyes %

Hi all!

I'm searching for a way to find automatically an apllication's path. What I have to do is to go inside the directory to launch a command, like :

cd C:\Program Files\VLC
vlc test.mpg -f

That works well, but what if it's not INSTALLED here ? To scan the whole disk is the only solution ?

Thanks in advance
rekamIs this your homework?

euhm, why ?

it's just because I'm trying to make a CD-ROM with an UI in which you'll have a little button and when you press it, it OPENS a specific program (which has to be installed before) with some specific option commands.

The thing is, I don't know where the program will be installed. It should be Program Files if nothing is changed during the install, but who knows...

Is there a way to do that ?Windows maintains a data store of all the file names on the system. A user can query this data store and extract all sorts of interesting information.

Code: [Select]strComputer = "."

Set WshShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set objWMIService = GETOBJECT("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colFiles = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * From CIM_DataFile Where FileName = 'vlc' and Extension = 'exe'")

For Each objFile in colFiles
WshShell.Run objFile.Name & " test.mpg -f"
Next

Save the script with a vbs extension and run from a command prompt as cscript scriptname.vbs

Good luck.
Quote

That works well, but what if it's not installed here ? To scan the whole disk is the only solution ?

You search like that?

I'm near the solution, now. I still have a problem with spaces. If the program is installed in "Program Files", the echo %%I display only "C:\Program" which is not very nice, at least from my point of view...

i wanted to rename all my img001.jpg files to a more descriptive name like bday_001.jpg, bday_002.jpg

here is the LOGIC that I have in mind...

counter=000
for JPG files in folder PICTURE
do
counter = counter + 001
rename *.JPG to BDAY_.JPG
done

I can only code this in UNIX... I do not know how to do it in DOS. Please help.

Thank you.
Just save as filename.bat...

Code: [Select]@Echo Off
Echo.
If not exist %~f1.\*.JPG (Echo no .JPG files found in %~f1 & GoTo

:EOF)

Set Count=0
For %%A in (%~f1.\*.JPG) Do CALL :REN %%A
Set Count=
GoTo :EOF

:REN
Set /A Count=%Count%+1
Ren "%*" BDAY_00%Count%.JPG
Echo Ren "%*" %Count%.JPG
GoTo :EOF
Hope this helps .

8-)fffreakQuote

Just save as filename.bat...

Code: [Select]@Echo Off
Echo.
If not exist %~f1.\*.JPG (Echo no .JPG files found in %~f1 & GoTo

:EOF)

Set Count=0
For %%A in (%~f1.\*.JPG) Do Call :REN %%A
Set Count=
GoTo :EOF

:REN
Set /A Count=%Count%+1
Ren "%*" BDAY_00%Count%.JPG
Echo Ren "%*" %Count%.JPG
GoTo :EOF
Hope this helps .

8-)fffreak

Kindly do the needful.

i wanted to rename all my img001.jpg files to a more descriptive name like bday_001.jpg, bday_002.jpg

here is the logic that I have in mind...

counter=000
for JPG files in folder PICTURE
do
counter = counter + 001
rename *.JPG to BDAY_<counter>.JPG
done

I can only code this in UNIX... I do not know how to do it in DOS. Please help.

Thank you.

Hello...

I just want to ask about qprocess or tasklist :
display output like this :
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
USERNAME SESSIONNAME ID PID IMAGE
Fen_Li CONSOLE 0 1412 explorer.exe
Fen_Li console 0 1300 firefox.exe
Fen_Li console 0 1760 cmd.exe
Fen_Li console 0 1472 qprocess.exe
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to GET fullpath of (ex: firefox.exe) ??
I thing use %%~fI but does't WORK..
thnx b4don't know about tasklist but you can get fullpath using this
Code: [Select]strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GETOBJECT("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colProcessList = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_Process")
For Each objProcess in colProcessList
WScript.Echo objProcess.Description &"->" & objProcess.ExecutablePath
Next

HI All,

I want to copy the file to a folder with success counter and else failure counter.
if the file already exists it should sleep for few seconds. then it should continue till the numbers which i had entered as a 1st parameter.

i was trying this as below program, i was not correct, i am missing some thing. kindly guide where i am doing the error.

regards,
mohamed asif kp


@Echo Off
Echo.

SET /P COPIES=Please enter the number of files to copy (numbers only) :
SET /P SRCDIR=Please enter source Directory(example c:\t3\) :
SET /P SRCFILE=Please Enter Source File Name (example TEST) :
SET /P DESDIR=Please enter Destination Directory(example c:\t3\) :


:CONTINUE
If EXIST %SRCDIR%%SRCFILE%
(
SLEEP 2
copy %SRCDIR%%SRCFILE%.txt %DESDIR%%SRCFILE%%%A.txt
SUCCESS = SUCCESS + 1
)
ELSE
(
FAILURE = FAILURE + 1
TOTAL = SUCCESS+FAILURE
IF TOTAL != COPIES GOTO CONTINUE ELSE GOTO END

:END

ECHO SUCCESS
ECHO FAILURE

There are easier ways to do this, but I just followed along your train of thought. %%A is not a defined name so I improvised a bit.

Code: [Select]@Echo Off
Echo.

SET /P COPIES=Please enter the number of files to copy (numbers only) :
SET /P SRCDIR=Please enter source Directory(example c:\t3\) :
SET /P SRCFILE=Please Enter Source File Name (example test) :
SET /P DESDIR=Please enter Destination Directory(example c:\t3\) :

set /a success=0
set /a failure=0
set /a total=0

:CONTINUE
If exist %SRCDIR%%SRCFILE% (
SLEEP 2
call set /a SUCCESS=%%SUCCESS%%+1
copy %SRCDIR%%SRCFILE%.txt %DESDIR%%SRCFILE%%success%.txt
) ELSE (
call set /a FAILURE=%%FAILURE%%+1
)
call set /a TOTAL=%SUCCESS%+%FAILURE%

IF %TOTAL% neq %COPIES% (GOTO CONTINUE) ELSE GOTO END

:END
ECHO %SUCCESS%
ECHO %FAILURE%

Try checking out the for command with the /L switch which would provide a token to make the output files unique and COULD double as the counter for the loop.

Good luck. @ECHO Off

SET /P COPIES=Please enter the number of files to copy (numbers only) :

SET /P SRCDIR=Please enter source Directory (example c:\t3\) :

SET /P SRCFILE=Please Enter Source File Name (example test) :

SET /P DESDIR=Please enter Destination Directory (example c:\t3\) :

SET /A SUCCESS=0

SET /A FAILURE=0

ECHO %DESDIR%%SRCFILE%.txt
ECHO %SRCDIR%%SRCFILE%.txt

IF NOT EXIST %DESDIR%%SRCFILE%.txt (GOTO :ONE) ELSE GOTO :TWO

:ONE
COPY %SRCDIR%%SRCFILE%.txt %DESDIR%%SRCFILE%.txt
SET /A SUCCESS=%SUCCESS%+1
ECHO SUCCESS%SUCCESS%
GOTO END

:TWO
:CONT
SET /A FAILURE=%FAILURE%+1
SLEEP 9


IF NOT EXIST %DESDIR%%SRCFILE%.txt (GOTO :ONE) ELSE GOTO :TWO
ECHO FAILURE%FAILURE%

GOTO END

:END

Hello group.

I've done a quick search for an answer to my problem but could't find one...

I have a file: URNT40.d20061101-t182300
The extension is the date and time, but I would like to either:

1. replace the "." with a "-" and give it a .txt extension
2. add a .txt as an additional extension (URNT40.d20061101-t182300.txt)

I would like to be able to do this WITHIN a batch file if possible.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Regards,
BryanQuote from: BryanRay67 on June 20, 2007, 07:57:13 AM

Hello group.

I've done a quick search for an answer to my problem but could't find one...

I have a file: URNT40.d20061101-t182300
The extension is the date and time, but I would like to either:

1. replace the "." with a "-" and give it a .txt extension
2. add a .txt as an additional extension (URNT40.d20061101-t182300.txt)

I would like to be able to do this within a batch file if possible.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Regards,
Bryan

1. replace the "." with a "-" and give it a .txt extension

(2)

for /f "delims=" %%F in ('dir /b') do ren "%%F" "%%F.txt"

Hi all,

I need to read input from file as variable. Is there is any dos command available for this. i want to perform this in sequence. (Line by Line)

Regards,
Mohamed Asif KPthe usual command is FOR. Type FOR /? at the command prompt for more information. PLEASE give more information.

Code: [Select]@echo off
set /a LNE=0
:find
set /a LNE=%LNE%+1
for /f "skip=%LNE% delims=" %%m in ('FINDSTR /n . "C:\test.txt"') do goto find


set /a SKP=0

:begin
if %SKP% GTR %LNE% goto end
if %SKP% GTR 0 goto SECOND

:first

for /f "delims=" %%i in ('findstr . "C:\test.txt"') do (

echo %%i
goto second
)

:second
set /a SKP=%SKP%+1
for /f "skip=%SKP%" %%i in ('findstr . "C:\test.txt"') do (

echo %%i
goto begin
)

:end
echo.
echo Done!
echo.
@pause
That's kinda general, it just diplays, line by line, the lines of test.txt. Reply if you want something different.Darkblade, that's all very fine and all, and I salute the code wizardry, but why all those labels and gotos and fancy stuff? What's wrong, as a demo to a learner, with this...

for /f "delims=" %%F in (c:\test.txt) do (
echo %%F
)

Nothing. But if he WANTED to do something with the lines, findstr WOULD have to be used.Using the brackets like that makes the code shorter but as long as the work gets done, I don't see a problem. Dark Blade, I find in very long codes it's less complicating to use gotos but that's just me.
Everyone has their way.Quote from: Dark Blade on June 21, 2007, 02:54:56 AM

Nothing. But if he wanted to do something with the lines, findstr would have to be used.

a file that have been del, copy a file,TASKLIST PROGRAM, or etc....

every time the COMMAND above have been MADE then it will save to log.txt

Hi,
I try to look for a way to look only for the first lines of a file.
Is it can be done using type or is there is another command?
TNX
can't remember who, but someone says this can do it.
Code: [Select]set /p var=< filename
You could DOWNLOAD one of the many DOS/WIN equivalents to the Unix HEAD command or you could save this batch file somewhere on your path

If you call it htype.bat the usage would be htype "filename.txt" N where N is the NUMBER of lines you want to see. Use quotes if the filename contains spaces. Use CALL if from a batch file.

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set /a lin=1
set /a MAX=%2
for /f "delims=" %%L in (%1) do (
echo %%L
set /a lin+=1
if !lin! GTR %max% goto end
)
:end
Quote from: contrex on June 26, 2007, 04:23:42 AM

You could download one of the many DOS/WIN equivalents to the Unix HEAD command or you could save this batch file somewhere on your path

If you call it htype.bat the usage would be htype "filename.txt" N where N is the number of lines you want to see. Use quotes if the filename contains spaces. Use CALL if from a batch file.

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set /a lin=1
set /a max=%2
for /f "delims=" %%L in (%1) do (
echo %%L
set /a lin+=1
if !lin! GTR %max% goto end
)
:end

I'm writing a batch file that will copy a certain file into every sub-folder of a PARTICULAR folder. Here's what I have, but I'm not sure how to complete it:

For /f %%a in ( ) do (
SET Folder=%%a
Copy C:\Files\File.txt C:\Directory\%Folder&AMP;\
)

I'm not sure what to put in PLACE of "( )" that will get the folder name and then DROP it into the variable "Folder" for me. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks! In DOS and a batch program I believe
Code: [Select]%cd%Is the environment variable for the current folder?Figured it out:

C:
CD C:\Directory
For /D %%a in (*) do XCopy C:\Files\File.txt C:\Directory\%%a /y


Thanks

Ok i'm new to does my problem is say i i'm here in does:

e:\folder1\folder2

how would i get back to folder1

ThanksQuote from: afcbob on June 25, 2007, 01:23:48 PM

Ok i'm new to does my problem is say i i'm here in does:

e:\folder1\folder2

how would i get back to folder1

Thanks

cd..

That's the letters c & d and 2 dots

goes up 1 level

It's not 'does' it's DOS.

Code: [Select]
c:\batch\ftp>cd..

c:\batch>cd..

c:\>

Great thanks thats the one.

I think this would be the right place for this.

I'm trying to create a simple batch file to copy everything on drive I: to a massively buried subdirectory on drive C: and keep a log of it. Here's the gist of what I tried:

backup.bat
copy I:\ C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\blah\bla_bla\youGetThePoint\flash backup /y
call C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\blah\bla_bla\youGetThePoint\log.bat

log.bat
echo. |time |find "current" >> bacuplog.txt

log.bat works fine, just the main copy function isn't working. I thought about using I:\*.* rather than just plain I:\, but I want the copy command to take care of all subdirectories, hidden and otherwise.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks for your time.Quote from: Computer_Hopeless on June 27, 2007, 06:13:34 AM

I think this would be the right place for this.

I'm trying to create a simple batch file to copy everything on drive I: to a massively buried subdirectory on drive C: and keep a log of it. Here's the gist of what I tried:

backup.bat
copy I:\ C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\blah\bla_bla\youGetThePoint\flash backup /y
call C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\blah\bla_bla\youGetThePoint\log.bat

log.bat
echo. |time |find "current" >> bacuplog.txt

log.bat works fine, just the main copy function isn't working. I thought about using I:\*.* rather than just plain I:\, but I want the copy command to take care of all subdirectories, hidden and otherwise.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks for your time.

I have a NUMBER of old DOS programming language programs and C++ libraries that I would like to archive and use, e.g., Turbo C++, Turbo Pascal, MASM, LISP, Ada, etc. I bought a new hard drive and formatted 100 MB with FAT and installed MS-DOS 6.22 with no problems. However, I cannot get the programs to install. When I try to install, e.g., Turbo C++ 3.1, the floppy drive will run but NOTHING will happen and I get the "C:\>" prompt back. With other APPLICATIONS, e.g., Microsoft Assembler, the machine will hang. I can look at the directories on the disks and perform other DOS functions. If I try to install MASM from the "A:\>" drive, I get a "Divide overflow" message. The most puzzling thing is that I successfully installed the programs going to the command prompt in Windows XP home edition, and they seem to work in the LIMITED amount I have played with them, but would like to run in DOS (or at least know why it doesn't work). It must be something in the way Windows emulates the 16 bit environment.

My computer is an HP model a1340n, Pentium 4, 3.2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, BIOS ver. 3.03 11/18/05. The hard drive is a Samsung 250 GB SATA. The floppy drive is 3 1/2" with USB connection.

The AUTOEXEC.BAT is:
C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $P$G
PATH=C:\DOS

The CONFIG.SYS is
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
FILES=30
STACKS=12,256
BUFFERS=30

There are not many things to try in the BIOS: Block (Multi-Sector Tranfer), PIO Mode, DMA Mode, and 32 Bit Data transfer. I have tried every combination without success.

I have tried installing "MO-SLO", a program to slow down DOS applications, but this does not affect anything.

I have tried copying the files from the installation under the Windows XP cmd prompt installation to a floppy disk and then copying them to the hard drive. The copying is successful, but the programs will not run.

Initially, I used PartitionMagic 8.0 to create DOS 6.22 and Windows XP partitions. When I was not able to install the DOS programs, I though it might have something to do with the partitioning or booting up process, so I bought a new hard drive just for DOS.

I was able to install a GENUS GRAPHICS library with no trouble.

I have tried connecting the hard drive with DOS installed to a Gateway 3.0 MHz Pentium 4 machine. It was able to install the first Turbo C++ disk but did not recognize additional disks as correct.

If anybody has any suggestions, I would love to hear them.

Hi, I got an old laptop,which can use only cd-room or only floppy-drive. It has to be changed. I wanna install win98 OS on it. if I use windows startup floppy,then I cant use cd-room, if I change it, it will not detect it. I have to restart, but then I cant use floppy. I used sys c: command and now the computer can boot from hardrive, but cd-room cant be seen on dos prompt. Well, I hope I made this problem clear to understand, can somebody help me, pls?[/email]1st you gotta check the boot sequence in the CMOS. MAKE sure CDRom is the 1st in the sequence. While using win98 CD, it should prompt you 3 options to startup. choose the one run with CDRomQuote from: lisatka on June 23, 2007, 02:24:01 AM

... I used sys c: command and now the computer can boot from hardrive, but cd-room cant be seen on dos prompt. Well, I hope I made this problem clear to understand, can somebody help me, pls?

Which version of Win98 ? ?

If the CD is from MS it should be bootable...

hi all, thank you for your help! especially to willy, because I used his tip and it worked.

..., but I didnt remember exactly,

so his commands were very helpful!now I am running installation of windows 98 and it saved me some money, because I was running out of ideas.

For me to rename a set of rar files to remove a single space and replace it with a more compliant underscore so that I could then do a batch unrar to individual folders with names that I wanted to specify with a loop;

I did this:

Code: [Select]@setlocal
@echo off
echo renaming archives to remove SPACES...
for /F "tokens=1-3 delims=. " %%i in ('dir /b *.rar') do call :do_rename "%%i" "%%j" "%%k"
echo extracting archives to separate directories...
for /F "tokens=1,2 delims=." %%i in ('dir /b *.rar') do call :do_extract "%%i" "%%j"
goto :eof

:do_rename
ren "%~1 %~2.%~3" "%~1_%~2.%~3"

:do_extract
echo extracting %~1.%~2
mkdir "%~1"
unrar e -inul "%~1.%~2" "%~1"
But what if I have FILENAMES with an arbitrary number of spaces in the filename? Obviously I can't pass in an arbitrary number of parameters into the label call. Or can I? I would like to avoid parsing the data and storing count data in a temporary file. Ideally, it would best to do it all in a single loop traversal but is batch file processing that powerful? I am guessing it is but I don't know. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Have I made myself CLEAR enough?

Egads,

JoshIf you are using Windows XP, then you could do something like this...?
Code: [Select]@echo off
echo Renaming archives to remove spaces...
for /F "eol= delims=" %%i in ('dir /b *.rar') do call :do_rename "%%i"
goto :eof

:do_rename
set RENVAR=%1
ren %RENVAR% %RENVAR: =_%

Here is an example of this code being run...
Code: [Select]D:\test>dir /b
a b c dddd e.rar
a b c dddd.rar
a b c.rar
a b.rar
a.rar
test.bat

D:\test>test
Renaming archives to remove spaces...

D:\test>dir /b
a.rar
a_b.rar
a_b_c.rar
a_b_c_dddd.rar
a_b_c_dddd_e.rar
test.bat

D:\test>

Please NOTE this code fails to rename filenames which contain percent (%) ...
Code: [Select]D:\test>dir /b
% b.rar
a b c dddd e.rar
a b c dddd.rar
a b c.rar
a.rar
test.bat

D:\test>test
Renaming archives to remove spaces...
The system cannot find the file specified.

D:\test>dir /b
% b.rar
a.rar
a_b_c.rar
a_b_c_dddd.rar
a_b_c_dddd_e.rar
test.bat

D:\test>

Hope that helps,
JamesA very elegant solution. I was not familiar with the SET function nor the use of the surrounding % character so I'll look them up to understand how it works. Thanks for the assistance. =)

Josh.how about a vbscript. doesn't break on %
Code: [Select]Dim Spaces, ReplaceMent,FSO ,sDir
Spaces=" "
ReplaceMent = "_"
sDir="c:\temp" 'Directory to search files
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFolder = FSO.GetFolder(sDir)
For Each Files In objFolder.Files
If Right(Files.Name,4) = ".rar" Then
If InStr(1,Files.Name,Spaces) > 1 Then
NewName = RenameFile(Files.Name,Spaces,ReplaceMent)
WScript.Echo "NewName is ",NewName
Files.Name = NewName
DoUnrar(Files.Path)
End If
End If
Next

Function RenameFile(TheFile,Pattern,ReplacePattern)
FileBaseName = FSO.GetBaseName(TheFile)
FileExt = FSO.GetExtensionName(TheFile)
If Len(FileExt) = 0 Then
FileExt = ""
Else
FileExt = "."&FileExt
End If
NewFileName = Replace(FileBaseName,Pattern,ReplacePattern,vbTextCompare)
NewFileName = NewFileName & NewChars & FileExt
RenameFile = NewFileName
End Function

Function DoUnrar(TheFile)
Dim Command
Set WSHShell = CreateObject("Wscript.shell")
Command = "unrar e -inul " & TheFile & " c:\temp" 'extract to c:\temp
WScript.Echo Command
Set execObj= WshShell.Run(Command)
End Function

after i CONVER my .bat file to .exe file,the file cannot run under DOS.
why?
What OPERATING System, What program did you USE and what was in your code?
Batch programs on XP might not work on 2000 for example.
Some programs don't work properly for conversion.Most batch file compilers don't work very WELL. They can only compile simple batch files and don't correctly compile complex batch files, with nested for loops, XP FEATURES, etc.

Personally I use Brandon Dargo's Batch File Compiler, which seems to work pretty well.

You can download an evaluation version from www.BDargo.com.

Hope that helps,
James

I have a daily file from my system that comes like the following:

ttx_export_20070622.txt
ttx_export_20070621.txt
ttx_export_20070620.txt

As you can see the above 3 files for 3 DAYS 20th, 21st and 22nd June 2007.

I need a BAT file or any tool that can automatically rename these files as follows:

0120070622.txt
0120070621.txt
0120070620.txt

What I am doing now is replacing the text "ttx_export_" with "01"

How can I ACHIEVE it?

Thank you.
You could do something like this:

copy "location\of\file\ttx_export_20070622.txt" "location\of\file\0120070622.txt"Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 22, 2007, 03:04:56 AM

You could do something like this:

copy "location\of\file\ttx_export_20070622.txt" "location\of\file\0120070622.txt"

Sometimes it is easier to do one file at a time.

Code: [Select]@echo off
for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=_"" %%i in ('dir *.txt /b /s') do (
ren %%i 01_%%k
)

You really didn't give us enough info on your directory structure and your first request has no underscore in the renamed file but your last post does. I'll let you fix up the code as you see fit.

@echo off
for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=_" %%i in ('dir c:\bat\export\*.txt /b /s') do (
ren %%i 01%%k
)

The system can not find the file specified

Is there any tools or FUNCTION with which i can EDIT Group POLICY (LOCAL or Domain) from COMMAND prompt.

I am looking to open the P3P file in the registry and remove the contents , I have done this before and I am unable to remember the COMMAND to make the contents VISIBLE . If anyone KNOWS the command to do so i WOULD be most grateful .
The location of the file in the registry is . . .

HKEY/CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENT_VERSION/INTERNET_SETTINGS/P3P/HISTORY

Any help will be greatly appreciated.Open regedit go to the key right click on it and then delete it.

Hello all,

I am stuck on writing a .bat where i need to include the current date.

The script goes;
cd c:\ndfd\degrib18\bin
perl get_gfs.pl data yyyymmdd06 6 180 3 all "TMP.2 m|UGRD.10 m|VGRD.10 m|PRMSL.MSL|RH.2 m|4LFTX.SFC|CAPE.sfc" c:\ndfd\degrib18\data\GFS

Note:
Where the yyyymmdd is where the current date needs to be dispalyed in that format.

Any help would be really great

Thank

Ianwhat is your regional date format :

I'am use "Day dd/mm/YYYY"
so, to get yyyymmdd format :
Code: [Select]@echo off
set year=%date:~10,4%
set month=%date:~7,2%
set day=%date:~4,2%
set fdate=%year%%month%%day%
cd c:\ndfd\degrib18\bin
perl get_gfs.pl data %fdate%06 6 180 3 all "TMP.2 m|UGRD.10 m|VGRD.10 m|PRMSL.MSL|RH.2 m|4LFTX.sfc|CAPE.sfc"
c:\ndfd\degrib18\data\gfs
Hi, thanks for replying.

This still does not work for me, it returns the date as %year%006/06%

I need it to reurn as 20070623

IanQuote from: gucci_406 on June 22, 2007, 02:01:55 PM

Hello all,

I am stuck on writing a .bat where i need to include the current date.

The script goes;
cd c:\ndfd\degrib18\bin
perl get_gfs.pl data yyyymmdd06 6 180 3 all "TMP.2 m|UGRD.10 m|VGRD.10 m|PRMSL.MSL|RH.2 m|4LFTX.sfc|CAPE.sfc" c:\ndfd\degrib18\data\gfs

Note:
Where the yyyymmdd is where the current date needs to be dispalyed in that format.

Any help would be really great

Thank

Ian

Quote from: gucci_406 on June 22, 2007, 02:01:55 PM

Hello all,

I am stuck on writing a .bat where i need to include the current date.

The script goes;
cd c:\ndfd\degrib18\bin
perl get_gfs.pl data yyyymmdd06 6 180 3 all "TMP.2 m|UGRD.10 m|VGRD.10 m|PRMSL.MSL|RH.2 m|4LFTX.sfc|CAPE.sfc" c:\ndfd\degrib18\data\gfs

Note:
Where the yyyymmdd is where the current date needs to be dispalyed in that format.

Any help would be really great

Thank

Ian

dude, you can do the date calculation in your Perl script.
Code: [Select]$nowdate= strftime "%Y%m%d", localtime;

add that into your perl script, and you don't need to use DOS to get the date.

i had created a bootable floppy disk in XP pro plaform, what should i code in the autoexec.bat & CONFIG,SYS files so that i can make a bootable CD to RUN an APPLICATION in MSDOS? example the application file name is run.exe

thank for READING

I'm writing a batch file to install a few pieces of software, but each require a restart, and do the restart automatically because I have them doing the installs unattended/passive/quiet. They must stay unattended/passive/quiet and must restart before the next can begin for each to install properly in order. To give an idea, the software is Windows Service pack, Program, Program.

Can the batch file continue it's process after a restart? I would also need it to auto-logon and re-establish a connection with the mapped drive.Installing something secretly..........sounds a bit strange to me..........

I think the only way to have a file start after restart is by USING Scheduled Tasks.I found the perfect solution to my problem. No secrets about the software, I just didn't think it made a DIFFERENCE what it was in the problem.

To solve my problem, I created a series of batch files that will do the whole process. First, I turned on Auto Logon so that with each restart, it'll just get BACK into the user and continue. The first batch file runs from removable media. It will MAP a network drive (/persistent:no), create the dir c:\tempdir\ and copy two files down from it's mapped drive. One named "5.BAT" to the newly created directory, and one named "start.bat" to the Startup folder in program files. Lastly, the first bat from removable media will install one program from the map drive and the computer restarts.

Start.bat:

C:\tempdir\1.bat
C:\tempdir\2.bat
C:\tempdir\3.bat
C:\tempdir\4.bat
C:\tempdir\5.bat

5.bat remaps the drive (/persistent:no), will copy 4.bat into the \tempdir\, install one program and restart.

4.bat remaps the drive (/persistent:no), will copy 3.bat into the \tempdir\, delete 5.bat, install one program and restart.

3.bat remaps the drive (/persistent:no), will copy 2.bat into the \tempdir\, delete 4.bat, install one program and restart and so on until 1.bat installs it's last program not requiring restart which ends by deleting start.bat and \tempdir\.

For some reason, it took me a while to see this plan of action. But once I started, it was very simple. The /persistent:no when mapping the drive avoids the reconnection password prompt at each restart. Hopefully this can be of help to someone else.

Cheers

See his posts here... and here... and here...

It seems his only purpose in posting on this forum is to try to gain enough knowledge to wreck his school pc's.Yh i tryed helping this guy........ and confussed him more


But thanks for the heads up there i hate my school but i wouldnt wreck the computers. I am in 10th grade now and I am the best programmer in the grade. I want to keep learning to keep my status and so people can fear (and nerds to respect) my power and gift. Sure my creations are not the best or the most useful, but I have basically only been experimenting. I have created many websites and made games as well. You can see what I have done by going to some- http://freewebs.com/cloneshotel piczo.com/sethfilmfest. I do not want to hurt any computer at all. You have got all things wrong. I want to be a software engineer and someday own a software company. I do NOT want to be a nerd sitting at my computer in my underwear and hacking people or sending viruses. So far my topics are based on tricking my friends or trying to defeat my school computer security system because the moron IT department thinks they need to block everything including my harmless sites.Quote from: gamerx365 on July 09, 2007, 05:20:14 PM

i hate my school but i wouldnt wreck the computers. I am in 10th grade now and I am the best programmer in the grade. I want to keep learning to keep my status and so people can fear (and nerds to respect) my power and gift.

I do NOT want to be a nerd sitting at my computer in my underwear and hacking people or sending viruses. So far my topics are based on tricking my friends or trying to defeat my school computer security system because the moron IT department thinks they need to block everything including my harmless sites.

okay but im not doing illegal stuffz here, people dont need to be scared of me, i wouldnt bring a gun to school or anything, i just want to be a great programmer and help kids at my school that want to do the same things as I. No one at school like the fact that they block any website, and we already ping them, the thing is it just takes to long.

Quote from: gamerx365 on July 09, 2007, 05:43:12 PM

okay but im not doing illegal stuffz here, people dont need to be scared of me, i wouldnt bring a gun to school or anything, i just want to be a great programmer and help kids at my school that want to do the same things as I. No one at school like the fact that they block any website, and we already ping them, the thing is it just takes to long.

Erm isnt is illegal to even metion this on the site im notifying a admin , i dont really care what your intentions this is illegal topic closed........

whether it has been done or not, i don't think there is much of a reason to notify admin, but that's not up to me.

I have to CREATE a bunch of THUMB DRIVES. I have a batch file that will write the necessary data to the drives but then I would like to stop the drives so they can SAFELY be removed so I can start the next batch of drives.

i know this may sound super EASY to you guys.. but can ANYONE show me how to format the diskette on the floppy drive using batch commands... PLS. pls. pls... thanksI WISH you had chosen a better title! HELP PLS is about as BAD as it could be. "How to format a diskette in DOS" would have been so much better.

Assuming the drive letter is A:

FORMAT A:

is what you need to do.

Hello all. First post so PLEASE be gentle with me LOL
I have tried to find an answer to this but to no avail so am hoping you guys might be able to help me.
I am running WINDOWS XP SP2
I would like to be able make a batch file that will copy a file from a directory on a CD to a directory within C:\Program Files.
I believe the problem I have is that I can't seem to get around the Read only attribute of Progam files and it's sub folders.
I am new to this but find it very interesting and am keen to learn
Here is what I have so far that I know works.

XCOPY E:Test1\testfile.txt C:\ /Y

I can only go as far a the Root of the drive. Any folders I try and paste into further than C:\ don't work.
I have tried (at least I think I have) USING the attrib -r command but it doesn't seem to work for me.
Could one of you point me in the right direction please.
Kind Regards
Jimmy
What is the name of the directory in C:\Program Files?

let us suppose

(1) the target folder actually exists already
(2) its path is C:\Program Files\test1

You did know that a path or folder name that contains spaces needs to be enclosed in quotes, didn't you?

So how about this...

XCOPY E:Test1\testfile.txt "C:\Program Files\test1" /Y

Try it and report back...

Quote

I can't seem to get around the Read only attribute of Progam files and it's sub folders.

I didn't know that an existing directory had to be in quotes.

As for the read only attrib point; I am right in thinking that when you right click on a file ot folder and select properties, if the read only box is coloured in, that means the attributes are set to read only?

okay so what if I wanted to make a code for a batch FILE that WOULD delete a certain folder or folders if a certain file doesnt exist. I have tried in a DOS command window and found the commands that work for this, but when i compile this into a batchfile code it does not works. This is what I have:
Code: [Select]@echo off
cd..
cd..
cd..
cd..
cd Documents and Settings
cd seth
cd desktop
IF NOT EXIST key.txt
DEL test.txt
exitdo this instead..

@echo off
cd..
cd\docume~1\
cd seth
cd desktop
if not exist key.txt del test.txt
exit@echo off

REM Place file path in VARIABLE to simplify COMAND lines.
SET Location=C:\Documents and Settings\seth\desktop

REM Use fully qualified file names in command.
IF NOT EXIST "%Location%\key.txt" DEL "%Location%\test.txt"

Here is your problem

This will not do what you intend
Quote

IF NOT EXIST key.txt
DEL test.txt
exit

IF NOT EXIST key.txt DEL test.txt
exit

IF NOT EXIST key.txt (
another command if wanted
DEL test.txt
another command if wanted
)
exit

c:\>(
More? echo 1
More? echo 2
More? echo 3
More? )
1
2
3

c:\>

How do I get my computer to only log the ip’s that reply’s in a ping. I’m having the batch ping series of a computers and if it replays I want it to out put it to a file, would this be a for COMMAND with | find/i "reply" do echo>> text.txt

PS
PLEASE HELP sorry if I have been asking stupid questions I learn best from example and than reading a tutorial that goes with it. THINK you for your support.
Quote

How do I get my computer to only log the ip’s that reply’s in a ping. I’m having the batch ping series of a computers and if it replays I want it to out put it to a file, would this be a for command with | find/i "reply" do echo>> text.txt

PS
PLEASE HELP sorry if I have been asking stupid questions I learn best from example and than reading a tutorial that goes with it. Think you for your support.

so how would i do this i have a veriable set for the ip the var is ip1 so how would i make this work

I am currenlty using a simple batch file:

@echo off
pdm_webstat.exe -d > c:\pdm_webstat.txt

I want to be able to rename the .txt file each time the batch file is run. How can I accomplish this?

Thanks you can keep a counter in a file, or you name your output file with some sequence. EG c:\pdm_webstat01.txt. so the next time you run the batch, check for that number and increase by 1.. I've tried this but i just overwrote the document. I will try your other solution. What do you mean by counter?

@echo off
pdm_webstat.exe -d > c:\pdm_webstat01.txt

QUOTE from: lsblanchard on July 06, 2007, 09:22:43 AM

What do you mean by counter?

This didn't work:

Name your output file with some sequence.

eg c:\pdm_webstat01.txt

try this :
Code: [Select]@echo off
for /L %%a in (0,1,9) do for /L %%b in (0,1,9) do (
if not exist "c:\pdm_webstat%%a%%b.txt" (
pdm_webstat.exe -d > c:\pdm_webstat%%a%%b.txt
exit
)
)

im trying to start firefox w/ command prompt but i cant
im ALSO trying to start other PROGRAMS but i cant start anything besides paint and notepad and all the other default programs that come on ur computergenerally you use the START command like this, with the full PATH to the program file

Like this if you WANT the batch file to wait for the program to finish

start "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"

Like this if you don't.

start "" "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"i do not know anything about firefox but you can try this, it works for ie, and you can go to a specific WEBSITE too.
Code: [Select]start http://(whatever website you want).com
ie. start http://yahoo.com

how do you connect to the cd/dvd drive from cmd, to copy some files for it... i need to make a batch file the atomaticly COPIES the files into a specifyed location..

Thank you for any help

TheWingsERYou FIND out the drive letter for example by looking in My Computer.


you can find your CDROM letter programmatically, ASSUMING you have only 1 drive.
here's a vbscript
CODE: [Select]strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colCD = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from CIM_CDROMDrive")
For each objCD in colCD
Wscript.Echo objCD.Drive
Next
save it as getCDRom.vbs or other names you fancy.
here's the batch to call it
Code: [Select]@echo off
for /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('cscript /nologo getCDRom.vbs') do (
echo %%i
)

just with batch u can get CD/DVD ROM letter :
Code: [Select]@echo off
set sum=0
for /f "tokens=3,4" %%a in ('echo list volume ^|diskpart ^|find "ROM"') do (
set LTR=%%a
set LABEL=%%b
call :calsum
)
goto next
:calsum
call set /a sum+=1
call set LTR_%sum%=%LTR%
call set LABEL_%sum%=%LABEL%
goto :eof
:next
echo You Have [%sum%] CD/DVD-ROM
for /l %%l in (1,1,%sum%) do (
call echo.[%%l].[%%LTR_%%l%%:\] - [%%LABEL_%%l%%]
)
pause>nul

Hello everyone.

I'm making a INSTALL cd with a bunch of drivers for my computer.

How can i make a check that i have installed a driver, so if the computer restarts i don't have to install all of the allready installed drivers.

is it possible to write and read from a txt file ?

like:
install driver 1, write 1 to the textfile.
install driver 2, write 2 to the textfile

when i start the bat file, it will read from the textfile if no textfile is found, install from driver 1.
If it FINDS the textfile and it reads 2 from the textfile begin installing fom driver 3.

Do you understand my question, and if so, can you help me ?

_BYou could do something like:
Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal
set NextDriverLog=C:\NextDriverLog.txt
if not exist %NextDriverLog% GOTO :Driver1
set /p NextDriver=<%NextDriverLog%
goto :%NextDriver%
:Driver01
\Driver01\setup.exe
if not ERRORLEVEL 1 echo Driver02>NextDriverLog
:Driver02
\Driver02\setup.exe
if not errorlevel 1 echo Driver03>NextDriverLog
:Driver03
\Driver03\setup.exe
if not errorlevel 1 echo Driver04>NextDriverLog
:Driver04
\Driver04\setup.exe
if not errorlevel 1 echo Driver05>NextDriverLog
:Driver05
\Driver05\setup.exe
if not errorlevel 1 echo Done>NextDriverLog
:Done
echo Done
pauseI will try that.

Thanks.

_BJust had to change this line "if not errorlevel 1 echo Driver02>NextDriverLog"
To this "if not errorlevel 1 echo Driver02>%NextDriverLog%"

Then it worked fine.

Thanks a bunch.Just a point: That is what happens, often, if you use similar names for variables and for files. You end up forgetting quotes or % signs.
Yeah, SOMETIMES I think I am good enough to post code without testing it ... but if it is more than a line or 2 it usually isn't perfect. Or maybe I do it on purpose to give the poster something to work on so they can learn instead of just copying code?