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I want to replace

in an text file


with



• 
  
  tttt-3.0.36
  <P>tttt-3.0.36[/url]



Here is what i tried
for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (%scriptsdir%/Mobilebranchota.html) do (
set str=%%a
IF !str!==^
@echo off>> %scriptsdir%/branchota1.html
set str=!str:^
=^
^^^^%BUILD_NUMBER%^^

%BUILD_NUMBER%^^^

!
echo !str! >> %scriptsdir%/branchota1.html

"listview" data-divider-theme="d" data-inset="false">=
• https://aa.com/mobiledist/test/images/orange.png" class="ui-li-thumb" />
  [/url]
="listview" data-divider-theme="d" data-inset="false">

Can some one help meNo need for the multiple posts...
It's also not a good idea to use an e-mail ADDY for a User name...
Unless you want your Inbox barraged with SPAM...Try something like this (UNTESTED):

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "delims=" %%a in (' TYPE "%scriptsdir%/Mobilebranchota.html" ') do (
set str=%%a
IF "!str:~0,14!"=="<ul data-role=" (
>>"%scriptsdir%/branchota1.html" echo ^<ul data-role="listview" data-divider-theme="d" data-inset="false"^>
>>"%scriptsdir%/branchota1.html" echo ^<li^>^<a href="https:google.html" data-transition="slide"^>
>>"%scriptsdir%/branchota1.html" echo ^<img src="%imgpath%orange.png" class="ui-li-thumb" /^>
>>"%scriptsdir%/branchota1.html" echo ^<h3 class="ui-li-heading"^>%BUILD_NUMBER%^</h3^>
>>"%scriptsdir%/branchota1.html" echo ^<p class="ui-li-desc"^>%BUILD_NUMBER%^</p^>^</a^>^</li^>
) else (
>>"%scriptsdir%/branchota1.html" echo(%%a
)
)If you continue to re-post the same request over and over they will be removed.
Last warning.
This is not live chat.

patio.

ok i need a basic bat file i need it to be able to send an emulated press of a key (up arrow) to the active window every 10-20 secs (random)
if u make one email it to me at [emailprotected]

-generikk

email ADDY removed to prevent SPAM.A batch file (basic or otherwise) does not have the built-in functionality to send key strokes.

Your Win7 machine has tools to do this HOWEVER. Alternatives would be a VBScript using the sendkeys method of the SHELL object. Powershell would be overkill, but you can send key strokes with the Windows.Forms class. A third party alternative would be to download and INSTALL AutoIt.

Just curious as to application of this?

Most automation has specific timing INVOLVED where you dont want random between 10 and 20 sec intervals.

I WANT to REPLACE <--test--> in hml to and add two more lines below using batch file.You didn't REPLY in your other THREAD - either here or another site I saw it on.sorry if i missed it,
Can i have a solution here please.

i am not able to get the syntax righ to place <!-- in html while i am trying to replace@foxidrive <cough> May I?

Greetings [emailprotected],
Quote

sorry if i missed it, Can i have a solution here please.

Hello everyone!

I'm a begginner at programming and I've recently started learning the MS-DOS and I've been really eager to learn as much as I can since . While trying out different commands found in help section I've found the "Start" command and I've been trying to get the hang of it but I've encountered a few questions that I haven't been able to find an anwser to neither in the internet nor the help section and I was hoping if you guys could help me solve them...
So here it goes :

~How do I start a whole folder worth of a specific files(in my case, music )?
for example : My music catalog is LOCATED at "C:\Users\G-Man\Desktop\Music"
I've learned how to start a single music file as well as starting selected music file with a selected program but couldn't make my WMP start the whole folder as a playlist .

~Is it possible to make the program select and play 1 random music (out of all music files in the active folder)?

~Is it possible to make the program locate and play music from all the folders that are WITHIN the active folder?
for example : My folder "C:\Users\G-Man\Desktop\Sounds\" contains lots of other folders( like : Ambient/Chillstep/Altrock/90s etc.) and within each one of them are music files that I'd like to learn to play together in a big playlist .

I'm really sorry if someone actually made a topic covering this, if so I'll delete this emidiately .
I'm really new to this so any help you could provide would be really helpfull and appreciated
And english isn't my tongue language so please disregard the gramatical errors .Look into the for command.

~ for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /a:-d') do start %%A

~ set num=%random% blah blah blah
for /f "skip=%num% delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /a:-d') do start %%A

~ for /r (I don't USE this much, so someone else will have to explain it.)

This stuff might not work, but should put you on the RIGHT path.Quote from: Snr1 on October 11, 2013, 01:59:37 PM

~How do I start a whole folder worth of a specific files(in my case, music )?
for example : My music catalog is located at "C:\Users\G-Man\Desktop\Music"
I've learned how to start a single music file as well as starting selected music file with a selected program but couldn't make my WMP start the whole folder as a playlist .

~Is it possible to make the program select and play 1 random music (out of all music files in the active folder)?

~Is it possible to make the program locate and play music from all the folders that are within the active folder?
for example : My folder "C:\Users\G-Man\Desktop\Sounds\" contains lots of other folders( like : Ambient/Chillstep/Altrock/90s etc.) and within each one of them are music files that I'd like to learn to play together in a big playlist .

Hi can some one HELP me find & Replace say example "<--test-->" with " " in large text file using batch file in a sample.html

the batch file should read and replace <-- with <!-- in a html file.Greetings <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" CLASS="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9b2afafb0b7b8a0b2acb4b8ab99a0b8b1b6b6f7bab6b4">[emailprotected],
Have you TRIED the SOLUTION you received on another forum?

later.

hi...

how to make batch script to predict next word???

for example i enter a word "wash"...and batch show next word "the" and "car" and so much more

exp-

set /p input=Enter the word :
type %input%

>wash

1. the ( 60% )
2. my ( 25% )
3. yours ( 15 %)

and enter number to choose option
if i choose no.1

echo wash the

and predict next word after "the"

>the

1. car ( 55% )
2. bus (35% )
3. feet (10% )

and more...

i already create combination word
"wash the" pwashthe=5
"wash my" pwashmy=3
"wash your" pwashyour=1
"the car" pthecar=4
"the bus" pthebus=3
"the feet" pthefeet=1

set wash as oldword

and i try to make batch show %nextword%

i dont know some one can understand my poor explaination or not...
i hope somebody COULD...

i need suggestion that could help...ty

This does sound like too much for Batch - Batch is designed for small SCRIPTS to automate COMMON tasks, this is a much more complex project that will really need a full programming language.

That said what you would likely need to do (For the simplest version of this) would be to have a large library of text e.g. the contents of a book stored somewhere, you would then need to scan this for all the words that follow the word you are looking for, Order these words by the number of times they appear and then return the top 3.

I'm really not sure if something like this is even possible in batch, it certainly won't be pretty or fast. You'd really be best to consider using a full programming language like Java/C/Python/Perl.etc - You may be able to get more help with this in our programming section.It is "possible" but I would use a different language for this. Using the same process here is how you would return the top three (with the library setup "word" > word1 > word list (.txt) [all containing their likelihood to follow word1)
Code: [SELECT]setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /a:d "%~pd0\word"') do (
for /f "delims=" %%B in ('dir /b /a:-d "%~pd0\word\%%A"') do (
set /p working=<%~pd0\word\%%A\%%B.txt
if not exist tmp md tmp
echo %%B >>"%~pd0\tmp\!working!.txt"
)
)

:: Then all the words with the highest chance at comming next will be on the top in %~pd0\tmp inside the organized text file
:: To read them, you do

set READTO=3
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b "%~pd0\tmp') do (
if not !toread! LSS 0 (
set /p working=<%~pd0\tmp\%%A
echo !working! >>top3.txt
set /a toread-=1
if !toread! LSS 0
)
)


Keep in mind that none of this code is tested, and is not guaranteed to work.

Hello,

I have the following script that almost works exactly the way I need it to. Basically I want to continuously ping an IP address and timestamp it to the screen. The problem with the script below is that is only pings 1 time. I want a continously ping say every 30 seconds or so.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thx!

@ECHO off
setlocal

set IP=192.168.1.1

echo Pinging %IP%...

for /l %%a in (1,1,4) do call :pingIt %IP%

endlocal
echo [Done]

:pingIt
for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('ping -n 1 %1') do @echo %time% %%a |find "Reply from "
goto :eofYour code could be SIMPLIFIED but this should work for you:

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set IP=192.168.1.1
:loop
echo Pinging %IP%...
for /l %%a in (1,1,4) do call :pingIt %IP%
echo [Done]
timeout 30 >nul
goto :loop

:pingIt
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('ping -n 1 %1') do @echo !date! @ !time! - %%a |find "Reply from "
goto :eof
Foxidrive, awesome!!! Thanks so much, this works perfectly! I spent hours Google searching yesterday and couldn't find what I needed.

Thanks againI had a follow up to this question..... SINCE DOS does not support logging the output to a file, is there anyway to log this output and save to a file?

ThanksMy two cents.
Constant pinging is not a good practice. If you need to analyze a network connection, there are others software and HARDWARE tools.
Just saving.
Agreed 100%, however I am trying to test battery CAPACITY, i.e. send a constant ping to a device that is running on batteries to determine how many hours it will last.

ThxQuote from: gil_happy on October 07, 2013, 05:26:57 PM

I had a follow up to this question..... Since DOS does not support logging the output to a file,

is there anyway to log this output and save to a file?

It would take me the rest of the night. I need to be awake in the morning. I get report files that have too many blank lines (white space). The lines are not always NULL length, that might have tabs or spaces, but no visible chars.
No need to preserve then original file.

So, can you help me please? I need to get to bed.

CODE: [Select]TYPE "file.txt" |findrepl "^\s*$" /V >"newfile.txt"
This uses a helper BATCH file called findrepl.bat from - http://www.dostips.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4697

learn dos in half a day!

This is not possible. Who gave you this "task"?

you can use
Code: [Select]set /a LoopToOneHundred.Counter+=1
to count %LoopToOneHundred.Counter% up by 1

Yeah Thanks Lemonilla, I forgot to add that in the notes, but I was thinking about it,

Also you could say
Code: [Select]if /I %counter% LSS 100 goto :loop
which gives the script a bit more integrity

What does the /I switch do here?

switching to explicits with /I

I am not sure what you mean by "switching to explicits". All the /I switch does is make string comparisons case-insensitive

i NEED a help...

my batch create output and batch save output in different name
exp
bI.TXT
bwash.txt
bthe.txt
bcar.txt
byesterday.txt

echo !output2!>>"%setword%"

"%setword%" save output in different name

what i need is to save it in the folder

normally USE

echo !output2!>>"c:\file\file\word\file.txt" to save output in file.txt

but i use "%setword%" to save as variant file name

any SUGGESTION?

What does %setword% contain? A file name? Can't you do this ... ?


echo !output2!>>"c:\file\file\word\%setword%"

echo !output2!>>"c:\file\file\word\%setword%.txt"

I just want to know if this is possible with a bath file.

I have 12 txt files that I want to copy (This is working) renaming them in new folder (this is working)
But not all of them change every day, so how can I only let the files that I change today, be copied to new folder, and
the others that have not changed and have yesterday date. not copied to folder.

I some ot the code from somwere else.

Here are some of the code

Code: [Select]@echo off
for /f "tokens=2 delims==" %%a in ('wmic OS Get localdatetime /value') do set "dt=%%a"
set "YY=%dt:~2,2%" & set "YYYY=%dt:~0,4%" & set "MM=%dt:~4,2%" & set "DD=%dt:~6,2%"
pause
rem Windows GP
call :check_copy "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Windows GP Restore.txt" "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\WindowsGP\Restore\Windows GP Restore %DD% %MM% %YYYY%.txt"
call :check_copy "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Windows GP Clients.txt" "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\WindowsGP\Clients\Windows GP Clients %DD% %MM% %YYYY%.txt"
call :check_copy "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Windows GP Backup.txt" "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\WindowsGP\Backup\Windows GP Backup %DD% %MM% %YYYY%.txt"
call :check_copy "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Windows GP Tapes.txt" "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\WindowsGP\Tapes\Windows GP Tapes %DD% %MM% %YYYY%.txt"
rem Windows VM
call :check_copy "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Windows VM Restore.txt" "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\WindowsVM\Restore\Windows VM Restore %DD% %MM% %YYYY%.txt"
call :check_copy "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Windows VM Clients.txt" "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\WindowsVM\Clients\Windows VM Clients %DD% %MM% %YYYY%.txt"
call :check_copy "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Windows VM Backup.txt" "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\WindowsVM\Backup\Windows VM Backup %DD% %MM% %YYYY%.txt"
call :check_copy "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Windows VM Tapes.txt" "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\WindowsVM\Tapes\Windows VM Tapes %DD% %MM% %YYYY%.txt"
rem Unix
call :check_copy "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Unix Restore.txt" "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Unix\Restore\Unix Restore %DD% %MM% %YYYY%.txt"
call :check_copy "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Unix Clients.txt" "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Unix\Clients\Unix Clients %DD% %MM% %YYYY%.txt"
call :check_copy "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Unix Backup.txt" "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Unix\Backup\Unix Backup %DD% %MM% %YYYY%.txt"
call :check_copy "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Unix Tapes.txt" "D:\Users\hbezuidenhout\Documents\Unix\Tapes\Unix Tapes %DD% %MM% %YYYY%.txt"

goto :EOF

:check_copy
:: gets the LAST modified timestamp in VARIABLES
:: file timestamp MMDDYYYY_HHMMSS
:: syntax: getfiledate.bat "c:\path\file.exe"
@echo off
set "file=%~1"
set "file=%file:\=\\%"
WMIC DATAFILE WHERE name="%file%" get lastmodified | find "." >file.tmp
for /f %%a in (file.tmp) do set dt=%%a
set dt=%dt:~0,8%_%dt:~8,6%
set "lastmod=%dt:~0,8%"
del file.tmp

if "%lastmod%" NEQ "%MM%%DD%%YYYY%" (
MD "%~dp2" 2>nul
echo copying file "%~2"
copy /y "%~1" "%~2" >nul
echo DONE
)
goto :EOF

When I RUB this it dows not do what I newed it to do.

And I don't have these files

Code: [Select]:: syntax: getfiledate.bat "c:\path\file.exe"I recognise that code.Quote from: foxidrive on October 03, 2013, 06:19:45 AM

I recognise that code.

Try this batch...

CODE: [Select]@echo off

REM Optional section start -------------------------------
REM Create Test files

echo hello > "New York A08Z06 Blue Train Horse JEEP Boat.DOC"
echo hello > "New York A08Z06 Blue Train Horse Jeep Boat.xls"
echo hello > "New York A08Z07 Blue Train Horse Jeep Boat.doc"
echo hello > "New York A08Z07 Blue Train Horse Jeep Boat.xls"
echo hello > "New York A08Z08 Blue Train Horse Jeep Boat.doc"
echo hello > "New York A08Z08 Blue Train Horse Jeep Boat.xls"
echo hello > "New York A08Z09 Blue Train Horse Jeep Boat.doc"
echo hello > "New York A08Z09 Blue Train Horse Jeep Boat.xls"
echo hello > "New York A08Z06 Blue Horse Jeep Boat.doc"
echo hello > "New York A08Z06 Blue Horse Jeep Boat.xls"
echo hello > "New York A08Z07 Blue Horse Jeep Boat.doc"
echo hello > "New York A08Z08 Blue Horse Jeep Boat.xls"
echo hello > "New York A08Z09 Blue Horse Jeep Boat.doc"
echo hello > "New York A08Z09 Blue Horse Jeep Boat.xls"
echo hello > "Chicago A01Z01 Green Car Dog Train.doc"
echo hello > "Chicago A01Z01 Green Car Dog Train.xls"
echo hello > "Chicago A01Z02 Green Car Dog Train.xls"
echo hello > "Chicago A01Z02 Green Car Dog Train.doc"
echo hello > "Chicago A01Z03 Green Car Dog Train.xls"
echo hello > "Chicago A01Z03 Green Car Dog Train.doc"
echo hello > "Chicago A01Z01 Green Water Dog Train.doc"
echo hello > "Chicago A01Z02 Green Water Dog Train.doc"
echo hello > "Chicago A01Z03 Green Water Dog Train.doc"
echo hello > "Chicago A01Z04 Green Water Dog Train.doc"
echo hello > "Chicago A01Z05 Green Water Dog Train.doc"

REM These are bad file names
echo hello > "FailAlphaNumeric AB1Z03 Green Car Dog Train.xls"
echo hello > "FailAlphaNumeric AB1Z03 Green Car Dog Train.doc"
echo hello > "FailKeyWord A01Z03 Green Car Dog Bus.xls"
echo hello > "FailKeyWord A01Z03 Green Car Dog Bus.doc"
echo hello > "FailBoth AB1Z03 Green Car Dog Bus.xls"
echo hello > "FailBoth AB1Z03 Green Car Dog Bus.doc"
REM Optional section end -------------------------------

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "delims=" %%A in ( 'dir /b *.doc; *.xls' ) do (
for /f "delims=" %%B in ('cscript //nologo Script.vbs "%%~nA"') do Set "Result=%%B"
if "!Result!"=="Bad Filename" (
Echo Not moving file %%A
) else (
If not exist "!Result!" md "!Result!"
Echo Moving file %%A to folder !Result!
Move "%%A" "!Result!" > nul
)
)
echo Complete
echo.
Pause
...which calls this VBscript... (Referred to as Script.vbs in the batch file above)

Note: In the keyword list, put longer phrases before shorter phrases using the same words or the words used singly THUS:

"Large Red Book", "Red Book", "Book", "Red", "Blue", "Water"

Code: [Select]InputString = wscript.arguments(0)
TokensArray = split (InputString , " ")
KeyWordList = Array ("Large Red Book", "Blue Train", "Train", "Blue", "Water")
AlphaBlockFound = False
KeyWordFound = False
OutPutString="Bad Filename"
Wscript.echo "Filename " & InputString
For j = lbound(TokensArray) to Ubound(TokensArray)
MyString=TokensArray(j)
If Len(MyString) = 6 Then
FlagString=""
For k = 1 To 6
MyChar = Mid(MyString,k,1)
If IsNumeric(MyChar) = False Then
If InStr ("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ", MyChar) > 0 Then
FlagString = FlagString & "A"
End If
Else
FlagString = FlagString & "N"
End If
Next
If FlagString = "ANNANN" Then
AlphaBlockFound = True
AlphaBlock = TokensArray(j)
BlockNum=j
End If
End If
Next
If AlphaBlockFound = True Then
PreambleString = ""
For L = 0 To (BLocknum-1)
PreambleString = PreambleString & " " & TokensArray (L)
Next
PostambleString = ""
For l = (BlockNum+1) To UBound(TokensArray)
PostambleString = PostambleString & " " & TokensArray (L)
Next
PostambleString = trim (PostambleString)
For q = LBound(KeyWordList) To UBound(KeyWordList)
Sstring=Trim(KeyWordList(q))
If instr (UCASE(PostAmbleString), ucase(Sstring)) Then
OutPutString = PreambleString & " " & Mid(TokensArray(blocknum), 1,3) & " " & Sstring
wscript.echo trim(OutPutString)
wscript.quit
End If
Next
End If
wscript.echo OutPutString
You've done it again. It works perfectly. Thanks for taking the time to help me out.

Quote from: strokeman on March 04, 2013, 09:04:15 PM

is fine but not processing %1, whats wrong?

@cls
@ECHO Off
ECHO +-----------------------------+
ECHO :XBMC NFO TO DIR Creator V2.0:
ECHO +-----------------------------+
ECHO.

IF not EXIST NFO2DIR.TXT (
ECHO Ensure yourv'e read nfo2dir.txt before you run, Press ^^C if you want to abort. .
echo Because WARNING: This will irreversibly, alter disk structure!!!
ping localhost -n 5 >nul
) else (
START /max notepad NFO2DIR.TXT
)

if not exist *.nfo (
if "%1z"=="z" (
ECHO It appears you haven't run vid. export yet!
ping localhost -n 5 >nul
exit /B
)
)
echo Please wait. . DON'T INTERRUPT!!
ping localhost -n 5 >nul

for %%a in (*.NFO) do md "%%~na" & move /y "%%~na.*" "%%~na" & move /y "%%~na-fanart.*" "%%~na" & move /y "%

%~na-poster.*" "%%~na" & move /y "%%~na-thumb.*" "%%~na"

if EXIST extrathumbs (
RD /s /q extrathumbs
)

if EXIST extrafanart (
rd /s /q extrafanart
echo extrafanart and extrathumbs dir. deleted
) ELSE (
echo extrafanart or extrathumbs dir. not found. . .
)

if not x==%1x goto end <-- may want to change this to 'if "x"=="%1x" goto end' that WAY, if %1 is more than one word, it wont get messed up
set a=%1
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set b=1
:loop.countChar.2
call set c=%%a:~!b!,1%%
if "%c%"=="" goto end
set /a b+=1
goto loop.countChar.2
:end
echo Stacked files may exist, no switches given, read manual
ping localhost -n 5 >nul
dir /p
exit /b

set end=-%b%
for %%a in (*%1.*) do call :next "%%a"
goto :EOF
:next
set "var=%~n1"
call set "var=%%var:~0,%end%%%"
md "%var%" 2>nul
move "%~1" "%var%" >nul

@cls
echo Operation COMPLETED Successfully.
ping localhost -n 5 >nul

when theres not a %1 given, ie its blank z or x,y,z whatever you give it, z==z, so a TRUE condition is met.

Quote from: novice84 on October 02, 2013, 07:01:23 AM

e.g. size, type, Author, Date modified, Path, etc.

but unfortunately I know a little bit of DOS

so I need to learn Wscript now
& Wscript means VBscript ?
are these same or different things ?

Is there a specific file type - doc, xls, ppt, or what?

But to help us develop an appropriate solution, we must have exact details of the task - and the person(s) helping you can then figure out the best or easiest code to solve the job. Knowing the details also enhances our enjoyment of writing some code to help you - otherwise we become bored scripting machines, and not human beings who give up their time to help other people.

Hi,
I have these commands in a batch file to copy Thunderbird archive EMAILS to an external disk. For testing, I am running them from a DOS cmd prompt.

Set InPath="C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\2l2fhjja.default\Mail\Local Folders\Archives.sbd\2013.mozmsgs"
Set OutPath=\\EXTERNALDRIVE\Public\BackUp-Email\Sue-Email-Bkup\2013
Robocopy %InPath%\ %OutPath% /COPY:DATS /Log:EmailBkupLog.txt

I get error 123 (0x0000007B accessing source directory C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\2l2fhjja.default\Mail\Local
The file name , directory name or VOLUME label is incorrect

The error is because Robocopy is not parsing Local Folders correctly because of the blank after Local
I have tried the following
two sets of quotes
Set InPath="C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\2l2fhjja.default\Mail\"Local Folders"\Archives.sbd\2013.mozmsgs"

and-no quotes
Set InPath=C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\2l2fhjja.default\Mail\Local Folders\Archives.sbd\2013.mozmsgs

and-entire path in quotes
Set InPath="C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\2l2fhjja.default\Mail\Local Folders\Archives.sbd\2013.mozmsgs"

and this- I get no destination directory specified because of the quote around Local Folders
Set InPath=C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\2l2fhjja.default\Mail\"Local Folders"\Archives.sbd\2013.mozmsgs

I need HELP in correctly specifying the input path.
Thanks
Frank C
Win Vista Ultimate64 bit sp2Greetings Frank,

Quote

Robocopy %InPath%\ %OutPath% /COPY:DATS /Log:EmailBkupLog.txt

I know you can do it (if not very well) in batch using 'tasklist' and 'fc'. But is it possible to do with vbs?' This computer
strComputer = "."

'Access WMI Object
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

'Get a collection of all running tasks
Set ColRunningTasks = objWMIService.InstancesOf("Win32_Process")

'Iterate through them showing 2 of the named properties for each
For Each Task In ColRunningTasks
WScript.Echo Task.ProcessId & ":" & Task.NAME
Next

These properties are available (that I know of, they are the column headers you see when you do WMIC Process List at the COMMAND line)

(Not all return values in the above script)

CommandLine
CSName
Description
ExecutablePath
ExecutionState
Handle
HandleCount
InstallDate
KernelModeTime
MaximumWorkingSetSize
MinimumWorkingSetSize
Name
OSName
OtherOperationCount
OtherTransferCount
PageFaults
PageFileUsage
ParentProcessId
PeakPageFileUsage
PeakVirtualSize
PeakWorkingSetSize
Priority
PrivatePageCount
ProcessId
QuotaNonPagedPoolUsage
QuotaPagedPoolUsage
QuotaPeakNonPagedPoolUsage
QuotaPeakPagedPoolUsage
ReadOperationCount
ReadTransferCount
SessionId
Status
TerminationDate
ThreadCount
UserModeTime
VirtualSize
WindowsVersion
WorkingSetSize
WriteOperationCount
WriteTransferCount
These come BACK blank on my system (Win 7 64, SP1)

ExecutionState
InstallDate
Status
TerminationDate

If you wanted to know if a particular task was running you could do something like this

' This computer
strComputer = "."

'Access WMI Object
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

'Get a collection of all running tasks
Set ColRunningTasks = objWMIService.InstancesOf("Win32_Process")

TestTaskName="notepad.exe"
Running = False

'Iterate through them comparing name property with wanted task name
For Each Task In ColRunningTasks
'make both strings LOWER case to force case INSENSITIVE compare
If lcase(Task.Name) = lcase(TestTaskName) then
Running = True
End If
Next

If Running = True then
Result = " is running"
Else
Result = " is not running"
End If

Wscript.echo TestTaskName & Result

Hi,

How to write batch file commands to move files (if exists) from root directory to the final . directory?

The files in root directory will be of format "ABC_121002_00023_21_8.dat" Please note here that in 121002, 12 is Year and 10 is month and 02 is date ...

Source : C:\ABCD\ABC_121002_00023_21_8.dat
Destination : C:\ABCD\201210\ABC_121002_00023_21_8.dat <-- 201210 ... 2012 is year and 10 is month from Filename. Assume this folder is already created ... we just need to move files to corresponding folder from filename.

Please let me know.
Thanks.This seems to work.
Code: [Select]for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b ^| find *.dat') do (
for /f "tokens=2 delims=_" %%B in ("%%A") do (
move %%A %%B\%%A
)
)
though it seems to FREAK out if it doesn't have anything to sort.Quote from: Lemonilla on March 18, 2013, 05:21:47 PM

This seems to work.
Code: [Select]for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b ^| find *.dat') do (
for /f "tokens=2 delims=_" %%B in ("%%A") do (
move %%A %%B\%%A
)
)
though it seems to freak out if it doesn't have anything to sort.

I want to have the date in a file name, problem is that the date is done like this: mm/dd/yyyy. A file name can't have a "/' in it. Any ideas on hwo to overcome that?This is OS dependent.

Code: [Select]
for /f "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%a in ("%date%") do (
set mon=%%b
set day=%%c
set yyyy=%%d
)


Now that you have mon, day and yyyy, you can do what you want with them.

Hope this helps. Hey, I've got the same problem, but a different setup.

There is a number like this: X.XX

I need to take the FIRST X and set it as a variable and take the last two XS and set them as a variable.

This'll probably just be the same as the above solution, just with some tweaks, but I'm not SURE how to do it.

BTW, THANKS a lot for your help! What you suggested for my last problem fixed it perfectly! Thanks!Pretty much the same thing. You didn't mention where this X.XX was so I just picked a literal to give you an idea how it WORKS:

Code: [Select]
for /f "tokens=1-2 delims=." %%a in ("X.YZ") do (
set varA=%%a
set varB=%%b
)


Hope this helps. There are two files, each with a number in them. Should this code get those numbers and put them into their appropriate variables or am I doing it wrong?

Code: [Select]for /f %%a in (UserVersionmajor.txt) do (set MAJ=%%a)
for /f %%a in (UserVersionminor.txt) do (set MIN=%%a)You could try it and see. Your're not doing anything destructive, but yeah it should work. Sorry, the last code you gave me is what I need, but I'm getting the stuff out of a file, not just a regular string.Code: [Select]
for /f %%a in (UserVersionMajor.txt) do (
set maj=%%a
)
for /f %%a in (UserVersionMinor.txt) do (
set min=%%a
)


Quote

There are two files, each with a number in them

Hi all,

I have a need to run a batch script that renames a file from:

text_abcdefgh_nonvariablestring-DDMMYYY.ext

to

text_abcd_nonvariablestring-DDMMYYY.ext

any thoughts?Seems ok here:

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
SET "file=text_abcdefgh_nonvariablestring-DDMMYYY.ext"
for /f "tokens=1,2,* delims=_" %%a in ("%file%") do (
set "abcd=%%B"
echo ren "%%a_%%b_%%c" "%%a_!abcd:~0,4!_%%c"
)
pauseAwesome, worked perfectly. Thanks.

Is there a way to do this without variables? It's just that the simpler I can MAKE the code, the easier it will be for the end USERS of this process to follow what's going on.Quote from: thenoman on October 02, 2013, 05:10:38 AM

Is there a way to do this without variables? It's just that the simpler I can make the code, the easier it will be for the end users of this process to follow what's going on.

What do you mean without variables?

Does anyone know how to get drivers for a Voodoo 4 / 4500 for DOS, or how to get the card to run DOS games? It displays everything else fine, but when I start a game, all I get is a black screen.

Also, I can't remember how or what a VESA driver is for. Any help would be GREAT!More info required!DOSBoxOk, I just built an "old" machine from spare parts. It's a shuttle AVI61 MB, AMD Athalon 950, 256 m pc133, SB 16, running MS DOS 6.3 and Win 3.11.

When I start, it has video fine, but try to launch a game (x-com ufo), and for a brief instant, I can see the script of the batch file in the game run, then nothing. I have to boot to get it to do anything. Years ago, I had ALMOST the same machine running fine (pII, DIF. Vid card & MB), but my memory bytes now. I can't FIND anything for the Vid for DOS, but it seems there was a way...

THANKS

Good afternoon everyone,
I am new to this site and hope someone can assist me in this issue. i have spoken to several admins and i get conflicting commands. so here goes.
i have a batch file that i put into the login script of the gpo to be pushed out to all of the computers. the batch file is simple and runs a registry file, stops the print spooler and RESTARTS it, then refreshes the print spooler. once it is complete it updates the group policy.
batch file:
regedt32 /s printers.reg

net stop spooler
net start spooler

gpupdate /force

it WORKS great but upper management wants to add a couple commands. they want to copy the reg file to the computers on the domain and for the batch file to run only once and force a restart of the computer.
/boot command sends the computer into a endless LOOP of rebooting. so that doesn't work well.
does anyone know the if else statement to complete this?
or the commands to work this issue?

any assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.Easiest method would be 2 batch files.

Batch1 - Runs the processes that are desired and calls for execution of Batch2 to start, with Batch 1 ending.

Batch2 - Deletes Batch1 and gives the system the reboot command.

- System processes what you need and only reboots once because Batch1.bat no LONGER exists at the location that causes the boot/reboot loop. Batch2.bat needs to be located in a location outside of a STARTUP area so that it would not be triggered on boot to execute.

* Above works if you plan on 1 time use of logon script per machine, and then removing this logon script from this happening with consecutive logons.

I WANT a file created using DOS like this

Filename,date modified
aa.txt,12/12/2005 6:45 AM

PLEASE send me the commands.The FOLLOWING SYMBOLS cannot be used in a file name:

/ \ | : * ? " < >

Get back to US with a valid question. Please mention your OS as batch language varies between versions.

[size=16]how to close a dos window running through a batch file automatically?

I have given the "exit" command... but still the window does not close.

the commands I gave in the batch file were this:

start c:\windows\desktop\document.doc
exit

and the command shown at the dos window is this:

c:\>start c:\windows\desktop\document.doc

c:\>Exit


After running the Exit command , the dos wondow remains there ,without closing[/size]Probably something LEFT over from the EARLY days of DOS. When the ms-dos prompt (command.com) is started, it's considered a first level processor. When an EXIT in a batch file is encountered there is simply no OS to return to and the EXIT is ignored. You can however manually TYPE EXIT at the prompt to close the window (go figure!:-/).

This does not apply to the command prompt (cmd.exe FOUND on NT MACHINES). A CMD window will behave as you would expect.

Hi all,

could someone pls help with the below ( I'm using it in the root directory of the USB flash drive, and for a folder called 'USB' which has encrypted file in it )
on decryption the folder is meant to be accessible (by using CACLS), then any decrypted folders/files (excluding the encryption master file which has a +S +H attribute to it) and not ;the 'USB' folder itself are to be deleted / removed...

Below is the code ( this works fine, the moment i switch computers, even though the drive is the same 'E:\' ), it tends to delete any files in the root directory of the USB Flash Drive ( where I execute this batch file from) , also it tends to lock up the Cacls Folder 'USB' and makes it inaccessible even with CACLS COMMANDS !

any help greatly appreciated !
cheers


:: Auto deletion of decrypted files

@Echo Off

cd %cd%

cacls USB /e /c /g %Username%:f

cd USB

cls

start usbsafeguard.exe


echo To delete recently decrypted/viewed files and folders.........press any key
echo.
echo Will only delete copies of decrypted files ( not the original encrypted files)
echo.
echo.

pause

cls

:: Deletes files in USB (except ones with attrib +h +s )

del/A:-H-S USB *.*

:: Deletes/Removes folders in USB folder (but not the 'USB' folder itself)

pushd %1
del /Q *.*
for /f "Tokens=*" %%G in ('dir /B') do rd /s /q "%%G"
popd


cd..

cacls USB /e /c /d %Username%

exit


Quote from: tomcatonnet99 on March 23, 2013, 08:05:48 AM

del/A:-H-S USB *.*

:: Deletes/Removes folders in USB folder (but not the 'USB' folder itself)

pushd %1
del /q *.*
for /f "Tokens=*" %%G in ('dir /B') do rd /s /q "%%G"
popd

1) the del /A:-H-S \USB\*.*? Whats the '?' for pls? is it to determine deletion be done if \usb is not empty
( also would that matter if a folder is empty and I run the above command)

The ? suppresses the question 'Are you sure?'
It should work in an empty folder too.


2) could you pls explain how the latter half works?

pushd "\USB" || goto :EOF ......... ( what is || for )

|| is a conditional operator and here it exits the batch file if the folder doesn't exist or cannot be changed to.
It runs if the errorlevel from the preceeding command was true. && is the opposite and runs a command if the errorlevel is zero/false.


rd /s /q "\USB" 2>nul ............( what is 2> exactly)
popd

2>nul redirects a harmless error message (from the STDERROR stream) to the NUL device so it isn't displayed on the screen.

also does CACLS work exactly the same in Win7 / Win8 as I will need to use this flash drive and the above batch file in different environments

pushd "\USB" || goto :EOF
rd /s /q "\USB" 2>nul
popd

only the contents (files and folders except +h +s attrib ones ) to be deleted / removed

Another post:

This will not delete hidden files from \usb and will remove the folders and files.

Code: [Select]@echo off
del \usb\*.???
for /f "delims=" %%G in ('dir \usb /b /ad') do rd /s /q "\usb\%%G"
pause

I admit I didn't read all the posts, however I noticed the use of cacls and USB flash drives, so I think it's worth mentioning that flash drives, under normal circumstances, will use FAT32, which does not support Access Control Lists; cacls is a ACL editor, so there might be some assumptions or extra information from the ACL security info that you are trying to use that just isn't available.

Ok I need help. Although im not a DOS fan. I did create a NICE logon.bat that NEEDS some user input. But since I work with a lot of very ignorant users that dont feel the slightest need to investigate that pretty scarey button in their taskbarr, I need that logonscript to start MAXIMIZED. It should really prevent everything else from loading untill they entered their input but that might be a little too much to ask :-). I tried everything I COULD think off (and Im pretty creative) with the start /max command but I cant get it to work. Please help before I strangle a few PEOPLE!Post bat file used:Im sorry, did you mean to ask me if I would post the batchfile I use?I'm guessing Merlin did in fact suggest you post your batch file.

Try using start /max /wait

One quirk I've noticed with START is put the switches before the command you're starting.

Just my 2¢ worth.

Hi,
I have windows 98 operating system and have never used the OPTION "RESTART in MS-DOS" and never knew what it was. Well I stupidly decided to investigate the other DAY and restart in MS-DOS . The computer came back on and loaded to a certain point and then just went to C:> and the cursor flashed at this point waiting. Nothing else happened. I've tried shutting down and trying again but the same thing happens.
I tried restarting in Safe mode and all looks fine but in System properties, performance, it says that drives A and C are running in MS-DOS compatability mode and that this reduces overall performance. I've scan disked and defragmented and nothing has changed: without starting up in safe mode the computer will not run. All I want is to get it back to running normally. Can anyone please please help?
EllieAt the c:> prompt type cd\windows Then winJust tried it, all worked perfectly, now back to normal mode. Thank you so, so much, I'll never be investigating again after that little panic!
Thank you!
EllieI will not mind if you inveestigate again.

you could do another thing at that c:> prompt

Just press ctrl+Alt +Del so your computer restarts.

slightly after 3 or 4 seconds when you are at the POST screen press F8 and then you will ENTER to "startup menu"

At this menu you can choose the mode in which you want to start your computer with.

if you are at the windows, you can ALSO enable startup menu like this:

start--> Run--> msconfig

on the "General tab" click "advanced" tab

then check to select "enable startup menu"

click "ok" and then restart your computer when you are asked to do so.

Hello, need some help please. I need to creat( if possible) one batch that permit to make a search and EXECUTE the file that i searched for. Example I have several bios updates from several models, for example: I have PSTA2, PTA2E, PDVX3(inside of each folder there is the bios .exe. So the idea is to creat a batch file and we execute it ask to input the model to search. we put PSTA2 for example ask for confirmation and execute the update bios.
In many CASES the differents models(PSAT2,PSAT3,PSAXL, etc...) uses the same file to update the bios. So the idea is: i want to put a search line where i put the model name(PSAT2,PSAT3,PSAXL, etc...) in a way that e runs the right file to make the update.
Eaxample: PSAT2,PSAT3,PSAXL, use the same bios file to update(let´s call bios.exe). When i put in the search line PSAT2 runs the bios.exe, if i put PSAT3 runs the same bios.exe .

But to do this i need a way to "say" that file, bios.exe, gives to PSAT2,PSAT3,PSAXL because is the same.With all the incorrect things that can happen with a flash a batch file to run one would be the last project i'd ever consider.iHello patio, agree waht you said, but this is to make my job easy. i am a CERTIFIED in Toshiba and HP and they have a huge number of bios updates for the laptops and PC. The idea is to put all in the same Usb flash to make the job easy.This little snippet is meant more to show method than a solution. I agree that using a batch file to flash a BIOS MIGHT be a bit risky.

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

:loop
set /p model=Enter Model:
set /p verify=Re-Enter Model:
if /i %verify% NEQ %model% goto loop

for %%v in (PSAT2, PSAT3, PSAXL) do (
if /i !model! EQU %%v bios.exe & goto :eof
)

for %%v in (PSAT4, PSAT5) do (
if /i !model! EQU %%v bios1.exe & goto :eof
)


The key is the for instruction. Within the first set of parens is a list of the model numbers that will execute a common bios flash. Each for statement has it's own set of model numbers which execute a different bios flash. You can have as many for statements a required. The & goto :eof is likely not needed as the flash will probably need a boot, ending the batch file.

Rather than depending on user input, you can replace the loop CONSTRUCT and extract the model directly from the machine:

wmic computersystem get model

You probably need to add path information to the flash files.

Hello all,

I have more than 15 batch files that they perform a lot of actions (Robocopy, sent emails, etc).
I want to ask if it's possible to have a page (ASP.NET or PHP) where when a batch file crashes or hangs, the page should write smth.
For example will write "Batch file Robocopy" and when it crashes should be "Batch file Robocopy Crashed"
What do you thing, is possible smth like that?I made a monitor in the past that was written in C++ that was a scheduled task that checked on automated processes/ batches as to if they ran or not successfully. At the end of my batch instructions I added

echo. %date%>Routine1_log.txt

In my C++ program it verified the date in this file Routine1_log.txt with the current date. If they matched all was well, however if this file had yesterdays date in it, then I know that the batch did not complete. In my C++ program if a failed automation process was detected I would receive an e-mail with the process that did not complete.

You will need to use a similar routine to test and verify that it was completed. My suggestion is to make a log file entry similar to what i did and have a process that is scheduled monitor for failure on timed intervals. Such as when the process should have completed and hasnt looking for a date match etc.Thank you for your reply,

Can you plz share your c++ program, the things i want are similar to your program.Will SEE if I can dig it up. Haven't used it in over 5 years. Couldn't find my program, but rounded up a better way to do it that is easier just using file compare. In the C++ program I read in contents from 2 files and performed a string compare, but now that I realized that this can be done way easier using FC, I wish i did that back then vs reinventing the wheel...LOL

Code: [Select]@echo off
echo %date%>todays_date.txt

fc c:\test\todays_date.txt c:\test\Last_Run.txt > nul
if errorlevel 1 goto mismatch

:next
exit

:mismatch
echo Mismatch, running notification
START emailme.bat
This batch will exit if they match and start emailme.bat if the dates mismatch between SAY todays date and what should also be todays date in the batch log file created by adding echo %date%>Last_Run.txt to existing batch.

emailme.bat started if there is a mismatch will use Windows Power Shell to email you by creating a batch file with info such as the following example from http://www.howtogeek.com/120011/stupid-geek-tricks-how-to-send-email-from-the-command-line-in-windows-without-extra-software/ :
Quote

$EmailFrom = “[emailprotected]”
$EmailTo = “[emailprotected]”
$Subject = “The subject of your email”
$Body = “What do you want your email to say”
$SMTPServer = “smtp.gmail.com”
$SMTPClient = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($SmtpServer, 587)
$SMTPClient.EnableSsl = $true
$SMTPClient.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential(“usr”, “pass”);
$SMTPClient.Send($EmailFrom, $EmailTo, $Subject, $Body)

I'm having a problem outputing the screen results of a batch file (I.E. results of a timed run of an NBTSTAT or other SYSTEM query ) as a text file to be SENT to a directory such as c:\10\Status. Any suggestions appreciated..I would think you need to redirect the output:

nbtstat -n > c:\10\Status

Use any of the nbtstat switches you need.

Hope this helps. Thank you for the redirect suggestion. It will works in the limited example I sent. The problem is I need the complete contents of the screen to display, both on-screen and in a text file. I should have previously stated the extent of the batch file executions - please refer to the example code below. I need the dates and contents of the tracerts and pings and just to foul things further, there is also a 30 second delay between one of the executions.

@ECHO OFF
Date /T
Time /T
ECHO
tracert msn.com
tracert mail.mail.com
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO OFF
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 10 -w 3000 >NUL
ECHO.
Date /T
Time /T
ECHO
ping msn.com
PAUSE
Are your text files intended for a permanent record or just a temporary thing until the next time the batch file is run?Just redirect the output from the entire batch run to a file. You can't send a data stream to two separate devices (console and a file) at the same time. A workaround would be to TYPE the file with the redirected output.

ie. batchfile > batch.txt

A few potential problems. The redirect of the PING to the nul device will produce no output and override the redirect of the batch file output. The PAUSE will produce a "Press any key to continue . . ." message to the output file but the user will never see it; makes responding to the message difficult.

Note: the time delay in the PING command will not change any results. Just delay the inevitable.

Hope this helps. The redirect of the PING to the nul device will produce no output and override the redirect of the batch file output.

Not so. Pinging to a non-existant IP and redirecting to the nul device simply acts as a timer and introduces a delay.I stand corrected 2K. I should have worded it a bit BETTER. Sometimes my BRAIN works on a 30 second delay. <<2k dummy wrote: Are your text files intended for a permanent record or just a temporary thing until the next time the batch file is run?>>
Thanks for insights 2k (caught that nul ping thing, huh) - the text files are intended for temporary record only.

Sidewinder: Thanks for all inputs. Your suggestion to redirect the entire batchfile to a text file will work out OK for the actual application. Originally I had a desire to view the batch file output on the console as well as generate a temporary text file record, but that complication both elludes me and is probably unnecessary.As Sidewinder said, you can use the type command to do it.

ping msn.com > c:\10\status\msnping.txt
type c:\10\status\msnping.txt

do the same with other ping command. You can add lines to delete them before the batch EXITS. Or if you want to save them for later review, you can add lines at the beginning of the batch to delete before creating new text files.

hi im in deep deep poo i think. I was tryin to reinstall windows xp, but kept being told the computer couldnt fine any hard drives connected to the computer. I have a SATA hdd so i was tryin to run some drivers from a floppy. I booted the pc and a message came sayin hystem.sys not found. so i took the floppy out and booted as normal. i arrived back at my desktop, insterted the floppy and looked at the contents. On the floppy were 2 dos files that werent on before so i deleted them and rebooted the pc. Now at boot up it says dos could not be found and the computer want go past that stage. HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!

I had done a little bit of batch programming, and I suddenly thought if it was possible to make an antivirus using batch programming. Is this possible for batch?
Thanks for any help You won't make an on-access AV using batch.
Batch alone won't work for a file scanner AV either - you'd need to use external tools or VBS/Jscript/Powershell to help.

The best you could hope for is to have a virus definition database and then compare the files to look for the definitions and move them to a holding folder, but it would be slow also.

McAfee wrote an AV file scanner for Dos back in the dark ages called Scan.

Quote from: foxidrive on August 13, 2013, 07:00:39 AM

The best you could hope for is to have a virus definition database and then compare the files to look for the definitions

The File Checksum Integrity Verifier (FCIV) utility can generate MD5 or SHA-1 hash values for files to compare the values against a known good value. FCIV can compare hash values to make sure that the files have not been changed.

the hardest part of making an antivirus program is because you need a vast database of information to go by to detect if something is good from bad, and so while even if you did write an antivirus in C++, you still need a larger piece of the puzzle to make it work and the definitions are not open source to implement into your antivirus.

Hi,
I need your help.
I want to iterate over directories and order all the files found by date.

I have used this command:

cmd /c dir " c:\nuovacartella " /b /s /A:-D /o:-d

but the files are ORDERED at folder level.

See the example:

C:\&GT;cmd /c dir "c:\nuovacartella" /b /s /A:-D /tc /o:d
c:\nuovacartella\cartella file\uno.txt
c:\nuovacartella\cartella file\AAA\ciao.txt
c:\nuovacartella\cartella file\AAA\due.doc
c:\nuovacartella\cartella file\AAA\tre.xsl
c:\nuovacartella\cartella file\AAA\appenaCreato.rar
c:\nuovacartella\cartella file\BBB\B2\son UN file.txt
c:\nuovacartella\cartella Link\son un file
c:\nuovacartella\cartella Link\uno
c:\nuovacartella\cartella Link\appenaCreato
c:\nuovacartella\cartella Link\ciao

C:\>cmd /c dir "c:\nuovacartella" /b /s /A:-D /tc /o:-d
c:\nuovacartella\cartella file\uno.txt
c:\nuovacartella\cartella file\AAA\appenaCreato.rar
c:\nuovacartella\cartella file\AAA\tre.xsl
c:\nuovacartella\cartella file\AAA\due.doc
c:\nuovacartella\cartella file\AAA\ciao.txt
c:\nuovacartella\cartella file\BBB\B2\son un file.txt
c:\nuovacartella\cartella Link\ciao
c:\nuovacartella\cartella Link\appenaCreato
c:\nuovacartella\cartella Link\uno
c:\nuovacartella\cartella Link\son un file

but I want the files ordered cross-folder.
Is there a way to do this (for example, using a batch script)?

Thanks in advance. Leonardo



This writes some TMP files and file4.tmp is the sorted file.

Code: [SELECT]@echo off
del file?.tmp 2>nul
dir "c:\nuovacartella" /b /s /A:-D /tc /o:d >file.tmp
for /f "delims=" %%a in (file.tmp) do >> file2.tmp echo %%~nxa?%%~dpa
sort <file2.tmp >file3.tmp
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=?" %%a in (file3.tmp) do >> file4.tmp echo %%b%%a

I want to add a log file to existing batch file/s. My goal is to ensure the user/s are running their files by creating a log with the DATE/TIME STAMP.

Secondary, I code the Echo off but can still see all the files in copies or deletes what am I forgetting to do? :-/ It's been 15 years since I've had to worry about batch files. Thank you!This will work on NT machines only:

echo %username% %0 %date% %time% >> logfile.log

Echo is for batch file statements and whether they get sent back to the screen. Echo has no control over messages ISSUED by individual programs or commands.

Hope this HELPS.

How to make batch file that removes all files (no folders and no files in folders) in the Roaming Profile for all users ?

This does not work:
del c:\users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.*
del c:\users\%%\AppData\Roaming\*.*
del c:\users\%\AppData\Roaming\*.*

Help ?!PROBABLY because the roaming profile folder is a Win system protected folder and you risk buggering Windows by removing it...
Just curious...why would you WANT to remove it ? ?

I dont want to remove the folder, nor the subfolders in it !

But I want to remove files in the folder !

Thats because lately the UCASH virus adds one or two files in that folder.
And I want to have a tool to remove them easily ...

Well i'm not GOING to be the one to DISCOURAGE you but i will state that a manual method of infection removals is hardly the right way to go about it.In Windows 8 this folder does not have a roaming folder. "c:\Users\All Users\"

And in Windows 7 I see this: no roaming folder either.


C:\Users\All Users>dir /a
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is FC8D-EAAB

Directory of C:\Users\All Users

07/14/2009 03:53 PM <DIR> .
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <DIR> ..
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <JUNCTION> Application Data [C:\ProgramData]
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <JUNCTION> Desktop [C:\Users\Public\Desktop]
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <JUNCTION> Documents [C:\Users\Public\Documents]
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <JUNCTION> Favorites [C:\Users\Public\Favorites]
01/26/2013 11:04 PM <DIR> Microsoft
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <JUNCTION> Start Menu [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]
07/14/2009 03:53 PM <JUNCTION> Templates [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates]
0 File(s) 0 bytes

C:\Users\All Users\Application Data>dir /a
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is FC8D-EAAB

Directory of C:\Users\All Users\Application Data

File Not Found
It's there in both versions...Do you have a DIR output with it in?

My file manager in Windows 8 doesn't show it, and DIR in Windows 7 doesn't show it.

Show hidden files and folders...dir /a does show hidden files and folders.To be clear - there is a roaming folder in other profiles, but not in the All Users profile.


I think now that I misread the first post - he wants all user profiles processed and not the "All users" profile processed. That's going to do a spitload of damage!That was my point...%appdata% is the path to appdata\roaming (at least on windows 7).

Code: [Select]
C:\Users\Lemonilla>cd %appdata%

C:\Users\Lemonilla\AppData\Roaming>


don't know if that helps much, but it might.Until he answers why he wants to do this i think we should hold off on suggestions...as i cannot see any good coming from this exercise ...

Hi

I am rather shamelessly requesting a batch file to do the following -

I have an executable file 'XYZ.exe' that can be accessed by multiple users over a LAN system. It seems that when this file is opened, it creates a clone of itself to a file with another name with .TMP extension and then the Rxyz.tmp file is destroyed and the executable opens. All this takes a fraction of a second. If, however, another user in the LAN attempts to open 'XYZ.exe' before this conversion re-conversion process is complete, the executable 'XYZ.exe' gets left with the .tmp extension and is essentially corrupted showing 0B.

To circumvent this (workaround), the user could be asked to click on the batch file I am requesting instead of on the executable 'XYZ.exe'.

The batch file will reside in the same folder as 'XYZ.exe'.
When opened, it should ..
1. Check for text file 'CheckTime.txt' in the same folder
2. If not existing, it should create it and immediately open the file 'XYZ.exe'
3. If 'CheckTime.txt' is found to be already existing, then the date+time modified should be compared with now and if, say, 6 seconds have not elapsed, the batch should wait until 6 seconds after 'CheckTime.txt' was last modified and then open 'XYZ.exe'
4. Batch file closes, LEAVING only the opened 'XYZ.exe'

The above may be RELATIVELY easy. The twist is ---what if a third user tries to open 'XYZ.exe' via this batch at around the same time?

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards
Look into the commands
attrib
set /p _=<_
goto :_
start
The file XYZ.exe - is that a compiled batch file?Quote from: foxidrive on September 30, 2013, 05:54:05 PM

The file XYZ.exe - is that a compiled batch file?

If the users launch this then it could be all you need.

Code: [Select]@echo off
:loop
If exist Rxyz.tmp echo waiting & timeout 1 & :goto loop
start "" xyz.exe

Thank you, makes sense but the .tmp file name is not always consistent. Therefore, either *.tmp or R*.tmp or ??.tmp if I was sure about the temp file name's length or the original request for a batch file.

Also, please confirm that if say, there are 5 PCS on the LAN and more than one user clicks on the short-cut to the new batch file at practically the same time, the batch file will do the needful?

The other suggestion I made would solve that for any number of users, if the file can be executed in another folder.

In that case it's a little simpler. This is meant to

A) generate a random number,
B) copy the XYZ executable to that new name and launch it,
C) wait until the program is closed and then delete the temporary copy.

A drawback is that an extra cmd window will be on the desktop while the XYZ program is active.


One workaround for the cmd window is to launch the files normally - and in a scheduled task remove all the temporary executables once a day.


This batch file will remove all the temporary executables.

Code: [Select]@echo off
del "d:\folder\xyz-temp-*"

I have a program that parses NITF files in order to extract the metadata into SEPARATE text files. The PROBLEM is that I need to run the program on about a zillion files in order to set up a database of the output info.
The GUI for the program prompts the user for certain parameters (using radio buttons) and has text boxes for the input and output files. How do I run the program from within the BAT file? What SYNTAX do I use to set the parameters?
I could find any info on your extract75 program. But I did find 3½ million herbal REMEDIES going by that NAME. I don't suppose they're intechangeable? Anyway, you need to find out if in fact the program can be run at the command line and what run time parameters are needed. The GUI help may help you with that info.

After that, you need to build a FOR loop in a batch file to process all zillion files.

Let us know.

Hi,

IAM runnign an VB application( an installable that is installed on the MACHINE) .I invoke the application by going through the start menu->program files->application.what i NEED is i want to run the application from the command prompt.

if i goto the program file->run and type the exe of the application, the application is got invoked.

can any of you please LET me know hw to run the application from the command prompt.

thanks in advance

sathishHow was it written:?>http://www.softinterface.com/What_Is_CL.HTM

I WANT a DOS OPERATING SYSTEM that is on a floppyhttp://www.freedos.org/

I am putting windows 98 on this computer and booted from the win 98 boot disk, went into fdisk to create dos partitions and forgot to delete the ntfs partition that was already there so my c drive ended up with 8mb. I then deleted the ntfs partition which had all the hard drive space and tried to delete the small dos partition I made but it keeps telling me i'm not ENTERING the right volume number. So I made an EXTENDED dos partition with the space from the ntfs drive i deleted and was hoping I could make it the the C drive but I have no idea how to do it. I WOULD like to just erase everything but dont know how. help gparted is a linux tool that may help you remove it all.

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/I went back into it after I made the first post LAST night and managed to delete the problem partitions, created 1 large partition and loaded windows 98 with no problem.

Try removing "@echo off" and opening it from command prompt and POSTING what it shows here.
(EASY way to do this is Rightclick->Mark->ArrowKeys+Shift->Enter)
K:\PC\powershell 2.0\bat.bat\buat BATCH>if not defined token (
echo Search for what string?
set /p token=>
echo.
)
Search for what string?
>masa


K:\PC\powershell 2.0\bat.bat\buat batch>set a=0

K:\PC\powershell 2.0\bat.bat\buat batch>for /F "delims=" %A in ('dir /b | find "
masa"') do (
set /a a+=1
echo !a!. %A
echo !a!. %A 1>>log
)

K:\PC\powershell 2.0\bat.bat\buat batch>(
set /a a+=1
echo !a!. masa 3 saat.txt
echo !a!. masa 3 saat.txt 1>>log
)
1. masa 3 saat.txt

K:\PC\powershell 2.0\bat.bat\buat batch>(
set /a a+=1
echo !a!. masa dlm saat.txt
echo !a!. masa dlm saat.txt 1>>log
)
2. masa dlm saat.txt

K:\PC\powershell 2.0\bat.bat\buat batch>echo.


K:\PC\powershell 2.0\bat.bat\buat batch>echo Enter number of file to open.
Enter number of file to open.

K:\PC\powershell 2.0\bat.bat\buat batch>set /p op=>
>1

K:\PC\powershell 2.0\bat.bat\buat batch>for /F "tokens=1,2,3 delims=." %A in (lo
g) do (if %A EQU 1 start %B )

K:\PC\powershell 2.0\bat.bat\buat batch>(if 1 EQU 1 start masa 3 saat )should be:
tokens=1,2
not
tokens=1,2,3

OR you can change "%%B to %%B.%%C"Quote from: Lemonilla on October 01, 2013, 05:17:56 AM

should be:
tokens=1,2
not
tokens=1,2,3

OR you can change "%%B to %%B.%%C"

Hi there, another newbie here. I'm trying to make a batch file rpg using notepad. My game needs combat so I need to simulate 2D6 being rolled and adding any modifier. The results need to be as random as possible each time its run.

Any help will be gratefully received, feel free to email me at [removed to prevent spam]

Let the game begin.

Ron.To do the random number, you just use the %random% variable which will generate a number between 0 and 32768. Since you want it in the range of 1-6, you'd do something like this:

Code: [Select]Set /a DieA = %random% * 6 / 32768 + 1
Set /a DieB = %random% * 6 / 32768 + 1
Echo %DieA% - %DieB%

Personally I've found this to not be too random, but it's the best I've found so FAR ANYWAY. I used this in a Russian Rulette game I made, so I know it works.

Also, I would recommend using Notepad++ for your scripting rather than Windos' Notepad.exe. Notepad++ has SYNTAX highlighting for BAT so it makes it a lot easier to keep track of your script as you're writing it.

As a LAS note, you may consider moving this thread to the programming board as you'll probably get the best advice there.If you are going with the cmd internal random system, then you can either round off your number manually, using
Code: [Select]set /a num=%random%*(upper-lower+1)/32768+loweror using modulo, which does the same thing, but more readable, and without relying on the size of %random%'s possible input
Code: [Select]set /a num=%random% %% (upper-lower+1) + lower
if you want to make the random number yourself then there are a bunch of methods you can use, the first is with a linear function:
Code: [Select]newseed=(multiplier*oldseed+constant) %% moduluswhich is fairly effective, in fact I think that that is how the ms-dos random works anyway, although this method is usually done with really big numbers using hardware, so that it is efficient yet unpredictable.
modulus represents the range of your numbers, so if you were to remake the %random% system, the modulus would be 32767, but note that this method can and will output a zero.
you would be best off dealing with a large modulus and using the %random% method with the output, this probably means that %random% would be a whole lot simpler.

Another simple and effective random system is the middlesquare method, but its not really possible to use without planning its sequence of outputs.
In this method you just take your previous number, square it, and take out the middle digits that would reduce the numbers size to match the seed.
eg.
seed: 12345
12345 squared: 152399025
the middle 5 digits of 152399025: 23990
new seed: 23990

and so on and so forth, but the problem is that some sets are just ineffective, for example, 2500 points to an output of 2500, and therefore any other number that will eventually give you 2500 will loop forever, you can increase the output by one if it would otherwise equal the original, and repeat until you FIND a unique number, but then there will be loops of numbers that are too short to use, so overall this method requires a lot of handling to use in batch, but I did make a script that middlesquares numbers for you, so it is possible.

Have fun, and good luck!

Hi,

under windows 7, i created a bat file including several command lines.

my first command line compress a folder (using 7-zip) to a tar file (this works great)
my second command line should:
a. wait that folder is compressed to a file
b. take the compressed file (content of compressed folder) and inject it / redirect it to a command line (this new command line should compress to gzip format)

my main problem it's :
1. i don't know how to tell 2nd commandline to wait till folder is FINALLY compressed.
2. how to redirect (without typing the filename of compressed folder) the new compressed archive to new command line ?

i tried to understand how <& works but i'm not sure this is what i need

could you help me please ?
thxFirst you need to show the actual code you created.

One question. Why are you compressing twice?
Because unfortunatelly 7-zip doesn't allow to CREATE a tar.gzip file in 1 shot... and i need to create such file extension...not only tar, not only gzip but like under linux...tar.gzipDid you see the first part of my post?
You could CALL 7-zip using START /WAIT or you could use the free IZarcCC which does it all at once (well, it creates the tar and then gzips it but you only use one command)

Installer http://www.izarc.org/download/IZArcCL.exe

Website http://www.izarc.org/index.html

(This is the "Command Line Add-on" I am using.)

Auto-it is a folder containing a mixture of text files and .exe files total 4,796,368 bytes

C:\test>"C:\Program Files (x86)\IZArc\IZARCC.exe" -a -r -cx "C:\Archives\Auto-it.tgz" Auto-it

-cx is max compression

01/04/2013 20:47 3,429,444 Auto-it.tgz

Can just make a tar file:

C:\test>"C:\Program Files (x86)\IZArc\IZARCC.exe" -a -r "C:\Archives\Auto-it.tar" Auto-it

01/04/2013 20:50 4,843,520 Auto-it.tar

It needs the full PATH for the archive file or else it makes it in the program folder. Note the program path will be different on 32 bit Windows. You can change the .tgz extension afterwards. If you supply .tar.gz on the command line when running it makes filename.tar.tgz






I have learned from past experience that some programs just dont obey the wait option.
Batch files are sequential. Dont use the start command to run 7zip. Quote from: Squashman on April 01, 2013, 02:06:05 PM

I have learned from past experience that some programs just dont obey the wait option.
Batch files are sequential. Dont use the start command to run zip.

This should work.

To save petty details, here is what I am currently using
Keep in MIND the listed code works perfectly on its own when I EDIT the file with a specific directory.

Quote

-Fileremover.cmd-

takeown /F "whatever directory I want" /r /d y
icacls "whatever directory I want" /grant administrators:F /t
call cleanit.cmd

-cleanit.cmd-

rd /s /q "whatever directory I want"

Fileremover.cmd

set /p fpath=Enter in the full path to a directory:
takeown /f "%fpath%" /r /d y
pause
icacls "%fpath%" /grant administrators:F /t
pause
call cleanit.cmd

cleanit.cmd

rd /s /q "%fpath%"
pause
@ECHO OFF

:choice
set /P c=If file is still present, would you like to try a GOOGLE search?[Y/N]?
if /I "%c%" EQU "Y" goto :somewhere
if /I "%c%" EQU "N" goto :somewhere_else
goto :choice


:somewhere

echo "Opening up www.google.com"
start www.google.com
echo "Hope you find a way to REMOVE your piece of data!"
pause
exit

:somewhere_else

echo "Huzzah! You win, you awesome person you "
pause
exit

Hey all, this would be my first post to this forum.
I have been looking for a while to see if there is any way to deal with TCP/IP through BATCH files, I don't completely understand networking, so I'm looking at this as a learning experience in terms of networking as well as batch-network communication, assuming that it is... possible?
Yeah, thanks What d'ya want to do in batch? You can copy THINGS across a network - that uses TCP/IP in most cases.Well the ultimate goal is an IRC bot, I've seen in haskell, a lazy, functional programming language, the IRC server was read as if it was a text document, which makes sense CUZ IRC seperates with a CRLF
so is it possible to read server files in that way, or whatever I'm actually looking for...Still makes no sense...
IRC is all text...Hmm? Yeah the haskell bot read through the IRC data by opening a file which represented the text data or something... I guess, and if that method is possible with batch, then I already have all of the scripts that I need to deal with that data once I have it, I just have no idea how to get there, so I'm starting by trying to understand TCPQuote from: spivee on September 29, 2013, 08:59:24 AM

Well the ultimate goal is an IRC bot

Well the ultimate goal is an IRC bot

But the goal isn't to create an IRC bot

I was wondering:

Is there any way to burn FILES to a CD? Is there already a command, or is there a .BAT file I could write?In XP, there is a DIRECTORY C:\Documents and Settings\%UserName%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD BURNING\ where you can stage your files. XP will POP up a balloon. Click the balloon and you can copy the files to a CD.

You may also be able to script your CD burning software.

Hope this HELPS.

I have about 20 files in my C: drive CALLED ÷ they are 400Kb in size and when I go to delete them it tells me Cannot read from source file or disk.

They are not doing anything as done virus check and spyware scan, which are all kept up to date, and nothing is showing up. All they seem to be doing is taking up valuable space on the C: drive

Any ideas how I can get rid of them??

Force delete? Type the delete command, then the pathname, stating with "C:\" If you've already tried this, just say so. Have you tried opening the files to see what they are? Or are you worried that this might trigger viruses?They are just in my c: drive outwith other folders. Am worried that I might delete everything if i do C:> Del *.*Oh, and cant open them, when i DOUBLE click it automatically opens the " Open With" option.Type DEL, then C:\ then the filename. That should delete the file, but nothing else.The file name is just a divide sign, dont know how to type that in DOS, any ideas?What do the files properties show? Do they belong to any recognizable application?When I RIGHT click and properties it shows no name szie 0 bites and space on disk 0 bites.Try highlighting the files, hold down the shift key, and PRESS delete.Dont know if it helps but this is what I'm getting

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a51/weefatbob/image001.pngDid the shift-delete not WORK?Nope, didnt manage to *censored* it with that.Open a new folder and drag all of them into it.....or use the left side of the mouse highlight them and send them to the bin......or use system mechanic from iolo....Weird?
Try del c:\Alt + 246.* (Number pad)

Does ANYONE remember the key(s) used to repeat a DOS COMMAND at the Dos Prompt? ie if you typed PING URL, and then wanted to repeat it again, there was a key or combination of keys that would bring the command up again.

ThanksF3

hi
I have 2 different problem
1. How to append one line in existing Text file through one batch PROGRAMMING in MS-DOS/WINDOWS.
2. How to logon server without giving the username and password through Batch Programming in the above mentioned platform.
Thanks & Regards
Rishi,INDIAFOR #1 use the >> symbol to append data to a file.

Code: [Select]
ECHO text >> file.ext


#2 I don't really understand. You can pump signon information into a login SCRIPT by redirecting the information.

Code: [Select]
echo name > signon.dat
echo pswd >> signon.dat
loginscript < signon.dat


Hope this helps.

So I was messing around with doskey, and came up with the idea of making a macro that would open the /? text in notepad, as it is often to long to read on cmd.exe. The problem I've run into is that it doesn't seem to like redirecting the output. Here's what I have so far.

Code: [Select]doskey note=$* 1>tmp.txt 2>&1 $T notepad tmp.txt

output: (cmd)
Code: [Select]
C:\Users\Lemonilla>note help
For more information on a specific command, type HELP command-name
ASSOC Displays or modifies file extension associations.
ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.
BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
BCDEDIT Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading.
CACLS Displays or modifies ACCESS control lists (ACLs) of files.
CALL Calls one batch program from another.
CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number.
CHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report.
CHKNTFS Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
CLS Clears the screen.
CMD Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
COLOR Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
COMPACT Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.
CONVERT Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the
current drive.
COPY Copies one or more files to another location.
DATE Displays or sets the date.
DEL Deletes one or more files.
DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
DISKPART Displays or configures Disk Partition properties.
DOSKEY Edits command lines, RECALLS Windows commands, and
creates macros.
DRIVERQUERY Displays current device driver status and properties.
ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
ERASE Deletes one or more files.
EXIT Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).
FC Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the
differences between them.
FIND Searches for a text string in a file or files.
FINDSTR Searches for strings in files.
FOR Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
FORMAT Formats a disk for use with Windows.
FSUTIL Displays or configures the file system properties.
FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension
associations.
GOTO Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in
a batch program.
GPRESULT Displays Group Policy information for machine or user.
GRAFTABL Enables Windows to display an extended character set in
graphics mode.
HELP Provides Help information for Windows commands.
ICACLS Display, modify, backup, or restore ACLs for files and
directories.
IF Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
LABEL Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
MD Creates a directory.
MKDIR Creates a directory.
MKLINK Creates Symbolic Links and Hard Links
MODE Configures a system device.
MORE Displays output one screen at a time.
MOVE Moves one or more files from one directory to another
directory.
OPENFILES Displays files opened by remote users for a file share.
PATH Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
PAUSE Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
POPD Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by
PUSHD.
PRINT Prints a text file.
PROMPT Changes the Windows command prompt.
PUSHD Saves the current directory then changes it.
RD Removes a directory.
RECOVER Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
REM Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
REN Renames a file or files.
RENAME Renames a file or files.
REPLACE Replaces files.
RMDIR Removes a directory.
ROBOCOPY Advanced utility to copy files and directory trees
SET Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
SETLOCAL Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
SC Displays or configures services (background processes).
SCHTASKS Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
SHIFT Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
SHUTDOWN Allows proper local or remote shutdown of machine.
SORT Sorts input.
START Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
SUBST Associates a path with a drive letter.
SYSTEMINFO Displays machine specific properties and configuration.
TASKLIST Displays all currently running tasks including services.
TASKKILL Kill or stop a running process or application.
TIME Displays or sets the system time.
TITLE Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
TREE Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or
path.
TYPE Displays the contents of a text file.
VER Displays the Windows version.
VERIFY Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written
correctly to a disk.
VOL Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
XCOPY Copies files and directory trees.
WMIC Displays WMI information inside interactive command shell.

For more information on tools see the command-line reference in the online help.


C:\Users\Lemonilla>

output: (notepad)
Code: [Select]

So from what I understand it is not performing 1>tmp.txt 2>&1 and allowing notepad to create tmp.txt. Any assistance would be great.You can adjust the pages and buffers in CMD.EXE properties which will allow you to scroll up and down in the history and read all the help.

Or use this batch file: call it H.BAT and launch it like this

H IF
H MORE
H CMD
H DIR

@echo off
%1 /? >"%temp%\helptext.tmp.txt"
start "" notepad "%temp%\helptext.tmp.txt"

It's untested.Lemonilla,
Can you try the top down method?
Tell in plain English what you want to do without using symbols or code. Then somebody can show you possible code samples s using available Windows tools suitable to the job.
Note Pad is not well suited for command line tasks. Instead, Windows has some advanced command line features that are way BEYOND DOS. It is called Power Shell. Presently Power Shell is what Microsoft recommends for command line operations with extended usability. DONKEY is not a part of it.
Here is a video about Power Shell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv0ZpVfKiRs

This was mainly for CONVENIENCE sake. I find it difficult to read the help menus on the small cmd window, especially with the font it uses. It is also very useful to have the menu as a different window, so you can refer back to it when you are typing without scrolling.

In plain English:
I wish to create a way to open the help menu of any command (from any directory) in a separate notepad window.I decided to mess around with doskey as well and I noticed that when you type

Code: [Select]doskey note=$* 1>tmp.txt
into command prompt it created the txt file, making it so when it runs note the txt file is not being created.

One solution to this problem would be to do this...

Code: [Select]doskey note=$*^>tmp.txt $T start tmp.txt
that way the txt file wont be created until the note command is called.
this is tested and works for me.

The reason the ^ is needed is because it is considered to be a escape character which allows you to type characters that would usually do something in the program.

This page may explain it better then I can http://ss64.com/nt/syntax-esc.html

so using escape character logic, you could also do this...

Code: [Select]doskey note=$*^>tmp.txt ^& start tmp.txt
and it will have the same effect.
Thanks hibyy! I could have sworn that didn't work last time i tried, but I think I put the ^ in the wrong place

To have it automatically delete the tmp.txt file, you have to add a delay in
Code: [Select]doskey note=$* /? ^>tmp.txt $T start tmp.txt $T ping localhost -n 3 ^>nul $T del tmp.txt

The length of the delay seems to be important, depending on the length of the file being written. 3 seems to be best, but I haven't checked every command.

This removes the annoying pathways that appear, making it look neater. Although you notice the delay more.
Code: [Select]doskey [emailprotected] off $T $* /? ^>tmp.txt $T start tmp.txt $T ping localhost -n 3 ^>nul $T del tmp.txt $T echo on

I have this "test_event.log" file from Window and like FTP to Unix server. So I wrote this batch script. The code run ftp worked fine. But I like to keep this batch script loop and run again after 30'. I don't want batch script end. Anyone have any idea how to make this work? Please help....thanks

Quote

@echo off
Start /W "C:\PROGRA~2\TEST\OUT"
set "file=test_event.log"

(
echo open my.HOST.name
echo myusername
echo mypassword
echo cd "/staging/osdc/dtran"
echo binary
echo put "%file%"
echo close
echo quit
)> "ftp.txt"
ftp -s:"ftp.txt"

ping -n 30 127.0.0.1

ftp -s:"ftp.txt"

@echo off
Start /W "C:\PROGRA~2\TEST\OUT"
set "file=test_event.log"

(
echo open my.host.name
echo myusername
echo mypassword
echo cd "/staging/osdc/dtran"
echo binary
echo put "%file%"
echo close
echo quit
)> "ftp.txt"

:loop
ftp -s:"ftp.txt"
ping -n 30 localhost >nul
goto :loop

I like to apply this code run 4 hours and will (timeout, stop, end...) not loop ftp file again....job will complete. Let say this code start at 9a then 1p will not loop ftp again.