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Hello,
I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me with the following problem.
I would LIKE to launch Matlab from the MS-DOS command prompt and then subsequently input commands into Matlab through the MS-DOS command prompt, such as "a=3" (I OBVIOUSLY have much more COMPLICATED commands to enter but if I can get "a=3" in there, I should be able HANDLE anything).  In the past, I used such commands as "matlab.exe < matlab_commands_file.txt", where matlab_commands_file.txt is a text file with the commands I want to enter.  This however does not work for me this time.  Does anyone know how I could solve my problem?

Thank you.

I'm trying this

start taskkill.exe /im firefox.exe /f

but produces the instant closing of firefox and when I restart must recover the opened session.

Can I close the PROGRAM in any other way? .

I consulted the web  mozillazine for command line arguments , but only goes for initiate the firefox navigator.

Thanks
Excuse my language. I'm from CANARY Islands



I dont think you can do this in a batch file because it will alway kill the precess in the same way. Here is a similar question and one of the people suggest using a macro. It will simulate you CLICKING the X yourself and should work for you.

http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum119/9.htm

Heres a tutorial video I found on youtuve FORE macro's. Not sre this is the way to go or not but...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcKnsMQsYsw

I would like to echo the date and time to an error text file, which sends ERRORS from xcopy like this:
xcopy *.* Y:\FOLDERNAME /E /C /Y 2>>c:\copyerrors.txt

Right now it just echoes the error, not the date/time

How can I do that?

Thanks!This might work for you if you DONT Echo Off and Echo On, if you Echo off and On then remove the

echo. %date% at %time%>>c:\copyerrors.txt
xcopy *.* Y:\foldername\*.* /E /C /Y >>c:\copyerrors.txt

Warning: A cyclic copy error will show if your running this from C:\ so you may want to have it write to Y: instead of C:

Greetings.

I have a situation for which I'm attempting to use xcopy (or xxcopy) to resolve, but have not yet had success with it. What I need to do is copy a series of specific files (if I am successful, this it will be 100's to 1,000's of files at a time) from different folders to a specified location. What I also need is for the directory structure (1 or 2 folders deep) to be replicated as well.

I have found instructions on using .xcf files for composing the list of files, but as of this point of time, I have not been successful in what I've defined above.

Any insights on the proper syntax, or even the ability/inability to do this with xcopy, or other means would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.have you look at the help file

Code: [Select]D:\batch>xcopy/?
Copies files and directory trees.

XCOPY source [destination] [/A | /M] [/D[:date]] [/P] [/S [/E]] [/V] [/W]
                           [/C] [/I] [/Q] [/F] [/L] [/G] [/H] [/R] [/T] [/U]
                           [/K] [/N] [/O] [/X] [/Y] [/-Y] [/Z]
                           [/EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...]

  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.
  /I           If destination does not exist and copying more than one file,
               assumes that destination must be a directory.
Reno,

Thanks. And yes I've been looking through many of the posts online and doing my best to decipher all the switches. What you made reference to sounds correct, but in my experience with attempting to use them, does not quite accomplish what I'm after.

For example: If I have a folder named "folder1" that contains files "a","b","c" and "d", I may only have the need for file "b". I'm currently able to copy file "b" out of the folder (and have used various switches) and to a different directory, but in doing so it does not create "folder1" and place file "b" inside of it, it merely copies file "b" to the folder I specify.

The reason I'm attempting this is a work around to a hyperlinking issue with g.i.s.. The database I'm working with has over 14,000 records in about 250 different folders and I need to maintain the directory structure for the hyperlinking to work.type:
dir/b/s file_b.txt somemorefile.txt fileiwanttocopy.txt

does the above output match your requirement for the files to copy?
and how many is the "b" condition out of the many files of a-z?Hi

The problem is not yet clear to me.

Does each of the 250 folders have 56 required files,
and are the identically same file names required in each of the 250 folders ?

If so then something like this may work :-
Code: [Select]FOR %%A IN (PATH1 PATH2 ... PATH249 PATH250) DO (
  FOR %%B IN (FILE1 ... FILE55 FILE56) DO (
    XCOPY %%A\%%B NEW\%%A\%%B
  )
)

If not then you probably have to list as 14,0000 items the complete path and file that is required

Regards
Alan
Thank you for your posts. I won't be able to experiment with your suggestions until sometime tomorrow (5/28).

In an attempt to clarify: no the 250+ folders do not have the same required files or identically named files.

I need this to work, so when I'm required to subset data, I can copy out ONLY the files (in this case image files) for the subset that I'm performing. It will change with every subset that I do.

After I perform a subset, I will be able to pull out all the paths of the files I need from the database, format them as needed and paste them into a txt file, thus my attempts at using the .xcf files with xcopy.

If you are familiar with zip utilities, you often have the option when creating the zip archive to save the directory structure in which the files you are compressing reside. In this way, when you decompress the zip archive, a directory structure is created so the files you added to archive reside within the same directory structure from which they were copied. This is the effect that I'm after.

hope this helps. thanks again.

Quote from: garv on May 27, 2009, 04:21:24 PM

After I perform a subset, I will be able to pull out all the paths of the files I need from the database, format them as needed and paste them into a txt file, thus my attempts at using the .xcf files with xcopy.

"T:\! Field_Verification_Data\BW\Big Walnut27\50.jpg" "T:\! Field_Verification_Data\BW\Big Walnut27\48.jpg" "T:\! Field_Verification_Data\BW\Big Walnut27\87.jpg" "T:\! Field_Verification_Data\BW\Big Walnut27\58.jpg" "T:\! Field_Verification_Data\BW\Big Walnut27\62.jpg" "T:\! Field_Verification_Data\BW\Big Walnut101\90.jpg" "T:\! Field_Verification_Data\BW\Big Walnut27\70.jpg" "T:\! Field_Verification_Data\BW\Big Walnut27\73.jpg" "T:\! Field_Verification_Data\BW\Big Walnut101\70.jpg" "T:\! Field_Verification_Data\BW\Big Walnut27\80.jpg" "T:\! Field_Verification_Data\BW\Big Walnut100\55.jpg" "T:\! Field_Verification_Data\BW\Big Walnut100\38.jpg" "T:\! Field_Verification_Data\BW\Big Walnut56\68.jpg"  c:\pics /oAlog/h/c/e/r/y

I am trying to write a batch file that will:

1. Select a DIRECTORY (EDI*.*)
2. Read the first line of each file (this line is the new filename I want)
3. Delete the first line.
4. Rename the file to the new file name.

Thanksif you have GAWK for WINDOWS (see my sig)
Code: [Select]BEGIN {
for(i=1;i<ARGC;i++){
                print "Processing file: "ARGV[i]
getline newfile < ARGV[i]
while( ( getline line < ARGV[i] ) >0 ){
print line > newfile
}
close(ARGV[i])
cmd = "ren "ARGV[i]" "newfile
print cmd
system(cmd)
}
}
save the above as myscript.awk and on command line
Code: [Select]c:\edi> gawk -f myscript.awk *.*
The rename works great. Thanks

Just need to know how I can delete the first line before the file gets renamed.

If I am defining a network path in a net use command  example is    net use K: \\test\test$
What is the purpose of the $ in windows it is used in administrative shares. that is when you have not explicitly defined the share (windows default). The $ is used to denote a hidden share on the server. Any Shares that end with the $ will not be published or visible. You have to now the share name to access. Quote from: gregflowers on June 29, 2009, 01:49:52 PM

The $ is used to denote a hidden share on the server. Any Shares that end with the $ will not be published or visible. You have to now the share name to access.

Hey guys,

I have a simple one here, i just can't figure it out CORRECTLY. I have a huge BAT file that copies all the contents from one folder to the "all users" desktop folder on ALL our computers that are on our "staff" network. I just want to create a small log file that simply states the start TIME that the BAT was run and the end time of the BAT. That's it. Well sort of. I want to have it create a log file with the date in the title. (i.e. log_07092009.txt). Then is the file was run again, on the same day,  it would add a line in the created text file.

So i have this is the begining:
Code: [Select]ECHO Push to all STAFF computers started at %date% %time% by %username%>>"%~dp0\Log Files\%DATE%_backuplog.txt"and this at the end:
Code: [Select]echo Push to all STAFF computers completed at %date% %time% by %username%>>"%~dp0\Log Files\%DATE%_backuplog.txt"
echo ---------------------------------------->>"%~dp0\Log Files\%DATE%_backuplog.txt"
but i get this and can not figure out why:
Code: [Select]The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
Press any key to continue . . .
Thank you guys for the help!%~dp0 AFAIK Not valid outside a For loop, also requires double % in a batch script as in %%~dp0

okay, i managed to get this going. Below is a sample of how i was able to get the date in the file name.

Code: [Select]FOR %%A IN (%Date:/=%) DO SET Today=%%A

echo ******************************************************* >>"Log Files\Log__%TODAY%.txt"
echo Started Push to ALL STAFF Desktops on %DATE% %TIME% >>"Log Files\Log__%TODAY%.txt"
echo ******************************************************* >>"Log Files\Log__%TODAY%.txt"
echo. >>"Log Files\Log__%TODAY%.txt"

USING this i now have the following file name scheme.

Quote

Log__07092009.txt

I'm new to BATCH files and have read the beginner MATERIAL on here.  I can get certain programs to run through my batch file but others I can't because of the spaces in the file path.  I have already done the simple things mentioned on this site like adding the quotation marks but that doesn work.

OS Is Vista64 if that matters.
 
Here are my command lines:
START C:\Users\Cary\Desktop\miniAdmin3\miniAdmin3.exe  (this one works fine)
START C:\Program Files (x86)\CoD RconTool10\CoD RconTool.exe  (this one errors because of the spaces.

So I tried using QUOTATIONS:  START "C:\Program Files (x86)\CoD RconTool10\CoD RconTool.exe" (but this brings up a CMD window instead of the program I want to run)

What am I doing wrong?
Okay I figured out what I'm doing wrong.  here is how the command line should look:

START C:\"Program Files (x86)"\"CoD RconTool10"\"CoD RconTool.exe"  (where we only need "" marks around the file name or directory that has the space in it. Quote from: Medaitor on JULY 03, 2009, 01:33:28 PM

Okay I figured out what I'm doing wrong.  here is how the command line should look:

START C:\"Program Files (x86)"\"CoD RconTool10"\"CoD RconTool.exe"  (where we only need "" marks around the file name or directory that has the space in it.

I'm trying to RUN a batch file that deploys files from our file server to the all users startup folder and C drive without having to manually drag each file to its destination.  When I copy the files from the network path to the WINDOWS DIRECTORY, all is well. When I copy to the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup I get "The syntax of the command is incorrect". I guessing I need the old school ~ paths but I'm not sure what I need to do. Help please.Nevermind I figured it out. You must use quotation marks around the path. Quote from: prosportal on July 02, 2009, 03:29:21 PM

Nevermind I figured it out. You must use quotation marks around the path.

how can i pass password to ssh. i m able to pass username by using belw given command

putty.exe -ssh -l username servername

but unable to pass the password...PLS HELP me out....RTFM ?
http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.53b/htmldoc/Chapter3.html
3.7.3.8 -PW: specify a password
Graham

Hello,
I searched but I didn't found.
I need a COMMAD or an program to transform 3 lines or more in 1 line like:

I have following text:          111111111
                                      222222222
                                      333333333
                                      444444444
                                      555555555

I want to MAKE it like:    1111111111      2222222222       3333333333
                                 4444444444      5555555555

I tried EDLIN but didn't worked.
Thank you.if you have gawk for windows(see my sig)
Code: [Select]C:\test>more file.txt
111111111
222222222
333333333
444444444
555555555
666666666
777777777

C:\test>gawk "ORS=(NR%3==0)?\"\n\":\" \"" file.txt
111111111 222222222 333333333
444444444 555555555 666666666
777777777
if you prefer a native solution, an example vbscript here you can use Quote from: gh0std0g74 on July 01, 2009, 12:06:04 AM

if you have gawk for windows(see my sig)

Sorry I forgot to say that I'm using W2K OS.
 Ty, but i can't use "gawk for windows".

C:\>type strcat.bat

Code: [Select]echo off
setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set /a c=0

for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=" %%a in (strcon.txt) do (
set /a c+=1

set str!c!=%%a


)

set Final-1=%str1% %str2% %str3%
set Final-2=%str4% %str5% %str6%

echo  %Final-1%

echo  %Final-2%
Output:

C:\>strcat.bat
 111111111 222222222 333333333
 444444444 555555555
C:\>

C:\>type strcon.txt
111111111
222222222
333333333
444444444
555555555

C:\>

your script doesn't take care of more input lines.

Code: [Select]echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

for /f %%a in (a.txt) do (
if not !num! equ 3 (set line=!line! %%a) ELSE (
set num=0
echo !line!
set line=%%a
)
set /a num+=1
)
echo %line%

pause

Code: [Select]echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

for /f %%a in (a.txt) do (
if not !num! equ 3 (set line=!line! %%a) ELSE (
set num=0
echo !line! >>log.txt
set line=%%a
)
set /a num+=1
)
echo %line% >>log.txt

pause

I am trying to output an HPGL file to a com port.

It's been too MANY years of windows and whatever DOS I once knew has fled the scene of the mind.

I can output one LINE at a time manually, but want to PLOT to an HP 7475A PLOTTER and need the syntax to read each line of the HPGL file and echo it to the com port the plotter is connected to with necessary handshakes to match the speed of the plotter.

Thanks

DonS

Win XP Home SP.3.  Cmd.exe batch scripting.

Can the NULL character (hex 00) be used as a delimiter in a For loop please?Replying to own POST!!

Have been ADVISED that the non-printable chars (hex 00 thru' 1F) cannot be used as delims.

Quote from: ValerieMay on July 01, 2009, 07:13:39 PM

Replying to own post!!

Have been advised that the non-printable chars (hex 00 thru' 1F) cannot be used as delims.

Hi
My computer wont start. When I hit the power button it goes to Startup REPAIR mode and running in this mode to check for computer problem. After finish running this mode, the screen shows Startup Repair cannot repair this computer automatically. During this running the green back ground of window OS flashes and has some vertical DARK green line. Could some one help me with this problem. I SUSPECT graphic card has issue but not sure. Thanks for your help.can you press system restore or system recovery in the very beggining up startup
usually shows:

press f8 to enter system recovery

We need a bit more info..
Hardware specs(is this a desktop or a laptop?) Any recent changes to hardware/software.. that sort of stuff..Hi
My pc is dell vostro 400. It has core 2 QUAD 2.0Ghz cpu, 200G hardrive and 2G memory. The problem shows up after I take out headset from USB slot. I do not install any new hardware and software

Hi folks 

i have problem getting some info from ftp server
so i have this code:
.bat
Code: [Select]ftp -s:a.txt
pause.txt
Code: [Select]open **.***.***.**
******* <USER
******* <pass
cd DATA
dir
and i get this:
Code: [Select]ftp> open **.***.***.**
Connected to **.***.***.**.
220 KRASNAL Serv wita na CesarFTP 0.99G!
User (**.***.***.**:(none)):
331 User LOGIN OK, waiting for password

230 User password OK, CesarFTP server ready
ftp> cd DATA
250 Directory CHANGE OK
ftp> dir
200 command successfully executed
150 Data connection created for directory listing
it hangs at "150 Data connection created for directory listing" only when USING ftp.exe, i can NORMALLY use it thru opera or explorer

my server is windows server 2008 and CesarFTP, port open 21

searched all google and nothing,thanks

Hi,

sorry to barge in like this, but would really appreciate any help with this as I have been reading for hours now trying to find my answer..

can you drop a bat file in the Dir I specify to copy in that Dir that folder to a new folder in that Dir?
so without specifying the drive etc..
as it's for multiple users and I don't know where they have it installed (everyone has different installs/versions)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

if you need background, the longer version   
why and what I'm trying to do with this batch file..
I'm a gamer/modder..
for a gaming community I made maps for a game, but will need to make a duplicate of the main game (mod) into a new mod..
to make it easier for the non technical members (copying manually).
and to keep download size down
(not having to make them download all the duplicate things as well)
I want to make BATCH file to copy the files from this main game folder to new folder (in same Dir)..

The problem is that everyone has different directory's they use to install their game,
so i can't just do:
copy (or xcopy, not sure the difference?!) "C:\programs\game\folder" C:\programs\game\new folder

I need to ask the people using this to specify (or maybe drop this batch file into) the main game Dir..
(the main game folder even varies..eg deluxe version)
eg   copy " \game\folder" \game\New folder
but this doesn't work so, how can I do that?


many thanks for your time people
you can:

1.(i see you have vista)

use where command to find executable of your game ex.
Code: [Select]H:\Users\_CORE7>where /R D:\ "crysis.exe"
D:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis\Bin32\Crysis.exe
D:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis\Bin64\Crysis.exe
D:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis WARHEAD\Bin32\Crysis.exe
D:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis Wars\Bin32\Crysis.exe
D:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis Wars\Bin64\Crysis.exe
2.
let user input the path ex.
Code: [Select]H:\Users\_CORE7>set /p input=PATH:
PATH: C:\

H:\Users\_CORE7>echo %input%
C:\
3.
use dir command (longer version of where) ex.
Code: [Select]H:\Users\_CORE7>dir /s /b "D:\program files (x86)" |findstr "Crysis.exe"
D:\program files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis\Bin32\Crysis.exe
D:\program files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis\Bin64\Crysis.exe
D:\program files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis WARHEAD\Bin32\Crysis.exe
D:\program files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis Wars\Bin32\Crysis.exe
D:\program files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis Wars\Bin32\Crysis.exe.patch1
D:\program files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis Wars\Bin64\Crysis.exe

if you will use 1. or 3. then you need also for loop
Thank you very much devcom..

I should have stated though that I'm completely new to this.. sorry
I have no clue how to link this code to do a copy for the desired directory?
And actually I have been trying to do a bat file in a test Dir and can't get it working with the whole paths specified.. Here I thought, piece of cake
(when executing your 2nd code lines, I get 2 files dropped in the Dir?! )

maybe my mind is fried atm and should leave it for an other day,
but if you could help me how I would do this you would make my day


I think the second is my PREFERENCE, as that will cover all bases..

And while I'm at it , how you would exclude a folder within the folder to copy?
(i don't need to copy the Levels folder - being 3gig)


thank you very much again devcom,
i really appreciate it..  
I might have a try again TOMORROW with a fresh mind 




 I'm at a total loss 
I can't even seem to execute simple code that seems to work for everyone else 

I created this directory to test

xcopy /t /s /f "c:\folder\game\bf2142\" "c:\folder\game\2142DR\"

I get an error saying that "xcopy" is not recognized as an internal or external command?!

using just copy says the syntax of the line is incorrect?!
tried variations with that (eg - addressing a file within the folder) but same thing over and over...

I don't get it...

this is something i tried with your code devcom

Code: [Select]echo please enter the directory your main bf2142 folder is situated
echo.
echo off

H:\Users\_CORE7>set /p input=PATH:
PATH=C:\

H:\Users\_CORE7>echo %input%


pause

Xcopy /t /s /f "%input%=PATH:\bf2142\" "%input%=PATH:\2142DR\"
anyways, I thought I see what it does(did some variations).. and nothing is recognized, even "echo." is not a recognized command.. like what the?!?

please can anyone help me, I really want this to work.
otherwise my project would be jeopardized.. from a mere 180meg to nearly 2gig..
which is for many too much..
Being part of setting up a ladder competition starting off within a week or so, hoping to use my custom maps if i can get it finalized with a server provider..
and the people that signed up downloading and installing my content

thank you again..
all good, I have convinced the server provider to put the maps in with the rest of the game. So don't have to make a mod out of it..

If SOMEONE still would like to enlighten me with this problem, most welcome, as I still would like to learn this for some stage.
But thought to say that the pressure is off.

And thanks again Devcom..
you wrote me down quite some options of code there
awesome..

if any of your command doesnt work try this Code: [Select]http://www.technize.com/2007/05/14/your-command-prompt-doesnot-recognize-any-of-your-commands/
here is how this could look:

Code: [Select]echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

set modname=TEST
echo.SCANNING YOUR DISC FOR BF2142.exe

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /s "D:\" ^|findstr "BF2142.exe"') do (
set _path=%%a
goto EXITLOOP
)

:EXITLOOP
set _path=%_path:BF2142.exe=%
set _path_mods=%_path%mods
set _path_bf2142=%_path%mods\BF2142

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b "%_path_bf2142%"') do (
if /I not "%%a" equ "LEVELS" if /I not "%%a" equ "MOVIES" (
echo copy "%_path_bf2142%\%%a" "%_path_mods%\%modname%\%%a" >>log.log
)
)

pause
log.log - just for testing
Code: [Select]copy "mods\bf2142\AI" "mods\TEST\AI"
copy "mods\bf2142\ClientArchives.con" "mods\TEST\ClientArchives.con"
copy "mods\bf2142\Common_client.zip" "mods\TEST\Common_client.zip"
copy "mods\bf2142\Common_server.zip" "mods\TEST\Common_server.zip"
copy "mods\bf2142\DefaultEnvMap.tweak" "mods\TEST\DefaultEnvMap.tweak"
copy "mods\bf2142\Fonts_client.zip" "mods\TEST\Fonts_client.zip"
copy "mods\bf2142\Fonts_server.zip" "mods\TEST\Fonts_server.zip"
copy "mods\bf2142\GameLogicInit.con" "mods\TEST\GameLogicInit.con"
copy "mods\bf2142\Ingame.mep" "mods\TEST\Ingame.mep"
copy "mods\bf2142\Init.con" "mods\TEST\Init.con"
copy "mods\bf2142\levels.md5" "mods\TEST\levels.md5"
copy "mods\bf2142\Localization" "mods\TEST\Localization"
copy "mods\bf2142\Logs" "mods\TEST\Logs"
copy "mods\bf2142\menu" "mods\TEST\menu"
copy "mods\bf2142\Menu_client.zip" "mods\TEST\Menu_client.zip"
copy "mods\bf2142\Menu_server.zip" "mods\TEST\Menu_server.zip"
copy "mods\bf2142\Mod.desc" "mods\TEST\Mod.desc"
copy "mods\bf2142\mod.png" "mods\TEST\mod.png"
copy "mods\bf2142\mod_icon.png" "mods\TEST\mod_icon.png"
copy "mods\bf2142\Objects" "mods\TEST\Objects"
copy "mods\bf2142\python" "mods\TEST\python"
copy "mods\bf2142\rain.con" "mods\TEST\rain.con"
copy "mods\bf2142\rain_heavy.con" "mods\TEST\rain_heavy.con"
copy "mods\bf2142\rain_light.con" "mods\TEST\rain_light.con"
copy "mods\bf2142\rain_medium.con" "mods\TEST\rain_medium.con"
copy "mods\bf2142\ServerArchives.con" "mods\TEST\ServerArchives.con"
copy "mods\bf2142\Settings" "mods\TEST\Settings"
copy "mods\bf2142\shaders" "mods\TEST\shaders"
copy "mods\bf2142\Shaders_client.zip" "mods\TEST\Shaders_client.zip"
copy "mods\bf2142\snow.con" "mods\TEST\snow.con"
copy "mods\bf2142\snow_heavy.con" "mods\TEST\snow_heavy.con"
copy "mods\bf2142\snow_light.con" "mods\TEST\snow_light.con"
copy "mods\bf2142\snow_medium.con" "mods\TEST\snow_medium.con"
copy "mods\bf2142\Sound_client.zip" "mods\TEST\Sound_client.zip"
copy "mods\bf2142\Sound_server.zip" "mods\TEST\Sound_server.zip"
copy "mods\bf2142\std_archive.md5" "mods\TEST\std_archive.md5"

i excluded LEVELS and MOVIES just for testThat is AWESOME!!

Your tha code man Devcom

And I suspect your familiar with bf2142 as well , seeing that you excluded the movie files also..
I didn't even think of that..

I will definitely be using this at some stage..
(maybe even still, now I got this )
very much appreciated..

ps.
didn't realize there was a rep button.. will come back after two hours to give you an other one well deserved..  least I can do..
 
dang.. the code seems to do it's thing, making a log file and all.
but it actually didn't make a copy in my mod folder?!
(the code didn't give me any errors, but was way to short.
seeming it didn't actually do anything beyond looking up the bf2142.exe ..
As it looks for that,
then you get the prompt to continue, and it exits out straight away?!

I assume you have tried it, so maybe there is something wrong with my PC?!
as that link you gave me, I did have a look at that and the dir's are in there.
So again the PC beats me..

anyways, I feel terrible that it won't work after all your effort into this.
that must have taken you some time to think up and type out..
 
sorry buddy..

well i dont know in what disc you have installed bf2142 i used D:\ ('dir /b /s "D:\" ^|findstr "BF2142.exe") as example you can also find on which disc user have bf:

Code: [Select]for %%a in (A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U W X Y Z Q V) do (
if exist "%%a:\" (
for /f "tokens=*" %%b in ('dir /b /s "%%a:\" ^|findstr "BF2142.exe"') do (
set _path=%%a
goto EXITLOOP
)
)
)
but this can take much more time

also in my last code if you want to copy files you need to remove echo and  >>log.log
Code: [Select]echo copy "%_path_bf2142%\%%a" "%_path_mods%\%modname%\%%a" >>log.logor add this line
Code: [Select]copy "%_path_bf2142%\%%a" "%_path_mods%\%modname%\%%a"
then it should workHey devcom

I did overlook the echo bit , and it sort of worked after I took that out..
Well added a code to create a folder for the mod, as that was what stopped it at first as well..

It made all files into a folder though, and then put those files in that folder
eg. Fonts_client.zip made that the folder name, and put the actual zip file inside of that..
I tried with xcopy and some other things, and one just copied straight over without any folders (and contents of those folders) with some feature on it I can't remember and can't seem to find it again

this is what I came up with so far, as your multi drive search code didn't seem to work..
(I do have to say that this works but it still GOES from c to d, even when I put input d.. but no biggy, I just don't echo searching drive c: now .. coding is weird

Code: [Select]echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

CLS
:MENU
ECHO.
ECHO ...............................................
ECHO please select the drive your BF2142 is installed on.
ECHO ...............................................
ECHO PRESS C key for C: Drive
ECHO PRESS D key for D: Drive
ECHO PRESS E key for E: Drive
ECHO PRESS F key for F: Drive
ECHO ...............................................
ECHO.
ECHO.

SET /P M=Type C, D, E, or F then press ENTER:
IF %M%==C GOTO :CDrive
IF %M%==D GOTO :DDrive
IF %M%==E GOTO :EDrive
IF %M%==F GOTO :FDrive

:CDrive
set modname=2142DR
echo.SCANNING for your main BF2142 folder.

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /s "c:\" ^|findstr "BF2142.exe"') do (
set _path=%%a
goto EXITLOOP
)

:DDrive
set modname=2142DR
echo.SCANNING for your main BF2142 folder.

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /s "d:\" ^|findstr "BF2142.exe"') do (
set _path=%%a
goto EXITLOOP
)

:EDrive
set modname=2142DR
echo.SCANNING for your main BF2142 folder.

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /s "e:\" ^|findstr "BF2142.exe"') do (
set _path=%%a
goto EXITLOOP
)

:FDrive
set modname=2142DR
echo.SCANNING for your main BF2142 folder.

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /s "f:\" ^|findstr "BF2142.exe"') do (
set _path=%%a
goto EXITLOOP
)
)
)

:EXITLOOP
set _path=%_path:BF2142.exe=%
set _path_mods=%_path%mods
set _path_bf2142=%_path%mods\bf2142

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b "%_path_bf2142%"') do (
if /I not "%%a" equ "LEVELS" if /I not "%%a" equ "MOVIES" (
cls
mkdir "%_path_mods%\%modname%\%%a"
echo copy "%_path_bf2142%\%%a" "%_path_mods%\%modname%\%%a" >>log.log
xcopy /T /E "%_path_bf2142%\%%a" "%_path_mods%\%modname%\%%a"
copy "%_path_bf2142%\%%a" "%_path_mods%\%modname%\%%a"
)
)

pause
the last lines I also tried with just these with the same result..?!
(without xcopy)
Code: [Select]echo copy "%_path_bf2142%\%%a" "%_path_mods%\%modname%\%%a" >>log.log
copy "%_path_bf2142%\%%a" "%_path_mods%\%modname%\%%a"

This is getting somewhere though ..
thanks again..
ok here is my final code, tested works

Code: [Select]echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

set modname=TEST
echo.SCANNING YOUR DISC FOR BF2142.exe

for %%a in (A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U W X Y Z Q V) do (
if exist "%%a:\" (
for /f "tokens=*" %%b in ('dir /b /s "%%a:\" ^|findstr "BF2142.exe"') do (
set _path=%%b
goto EXITLOOP
)
)
)

:EXITLOOP
set _path=%_path:BF2142.exe=%
set _path_mods=%_path%mods
set _path_bf2142=%_path%mods\BF2142

if not exist "%_path_mods%\%modname%" md "%_path_mods%\%modname%"

echo.>log.log

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b "%_path_bf2142%"') do (
if /I not "%%a" equ "LEVELS" if /I not "%%a" equ "MOVIES" (
robocopy "%_path_mods%\bf2142\%%a" "%_path_mods%\%modname%\%%a" || (
copy "%_path_mods%\bf2142\%%a" "%_path_mods%\%modname%\%%a"
)
)
)

cls
echo.DONE!
pause
this one use robocopy so if you want to give that "install" to someone else copy robocopy.exe from C:\Windows\System32 and add it to folder where script isAwesome, thanks a lot Devcom.

works a treat..

IN a CMD window I type

Code: [Select]dir /b /a:d ^| find BC????
This works, It displays all directories with BCsomenumber but when using a for LOOP in a bat that is looking in the same directory

Code: [Select]for /f "tokens=1*" %%i in ('dir /b /a:d ^| find /I "BC????"') do ECHO 1:%%i
Doesn't work. Does it interpert my ?'s differently in a for loop? Using the search string "BC" works in a sense but also returns information I don't need at this time.


Thanks for the assistance. maybe this:
Code: [Select]dir /b /a:d ^| find BC???? >text.txt
for /f "tokens=1*" %%i in ('type text.txt') do ECHO 1:%%idevcom, i am sure there is no need to create a temp file.

OP, you can use vbscript
Code: [Select]Set objFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strFolder = "c:\test"
Set objFolder = objFS.GetFolder(strFolder)
Go( objFolder)
Sub Go(objDIR)
  If objDIR <> "\System Volume Information" Then
    For Each eFolder in objDIR.SubFolders
    strFolderName = eFolder.Name
    If INSTR(strFolderName, "BC")>0 Then
    WScript.Echo strFolderName
    End If
      Go eFolder
    Next

  End If 
End Sub
save as mysearch.vbs and on command LINE
Code: [Select]c:\test> cscript /nologo mysearch.vbs

C:\>type bc.bat
Code: [Select]echo off
for /f "tokens=1*" %%i in ('dir /b  ^| find /I "BC"') do ECHO 1:%%i
Output:

C:\>bc.bat
1:bc.bat
1:bc11.txt
1:bc12.txt
1:bc13.txt
1:bcalc.bat

C:\>

C:\>dir /b BC*.*
bc.bat
bc11.txt
bc12.txt
bc13.txt
bcalc.bat

C:\> Quote from: devcom on July 06, 2009, 04:48:31 PM

maybe this:
Code: [Select]dir /b /a:d ^| find BC???? >text.txt
for /f "tokens=1*" %%i in ('type text.txt') do ECHO 1:%%i

Hi everyone,

Here is my problem: I NEED to map a shared folder on a computer that runs XP onto the "i" drive of a machine that only runs DOS.  The two computers are connected VIA ethernet. I type "net use i: \\XPcomputer\sharedfolder at the command prompt of the DOS machine and this SEEMS to work just fine: it says "command completed successfully" and I can see the I drive.  However, when i try to take a look at the I drive on the DOS machine it TELLS me that I:\\ is XPcomputer but typing "dir" doesn't show me any of the files that are in the shared folder and it won't open any of the .ini files that are in the shared directory (it just says "error opening *file*.ini) Any ideas for somethings I can try?

I am only a casual windows user and  KNOW next to nothing about DOS, so any help is really appreciated!

Just FYI: The files are all in the shared directory and are not corrupt, I am using an administrator account on the XP machine and all of my file sharing preferences are set correctly and there doesn't seem to be a problem with the network connection.

Thanks!

TatiNevermind, I got it. For some reason it looks like you need to have "full control" enabled for all users, not just the user account you're logged in under on the host machine.... I'm not sure why this is but it solved the problem.

I am completing a script that copies some directories off as a backup and writing a log at the same time.

I would like to also dump the version of an application to the same log for reference purposes in CASE the system ever needs to be restored. Is this possible in DOS? If not is there a way to write this function into VBS then return the value back to DOS? What application? The application itself usually has to have a function such as a help feature that will give this output. Only other way to tell is maybe by date/time stamp of the exe of the application in which you can perform a DIR and write >> to log file for that file such as

DIR application.exe>>APVersion.log

The date/time stamp of the exe's would be unique to the version.That is a good idea. Thank you for the suggestion. Dave has given good advice - but Microsoft do not always follow the rules.

My son installed a "Vista Experience" on my XP.
I did not like the experience and un-installed.
Months later Windows File Protection had a hissy fit.

I found that the un-installer had failed to reinstate some *.cpl files etc.
It left me with "Vista compatibles" that had identical dates and version strings to XP,
but did not match the catalogue checksums etc.

Also a few years ago a security update replaced a vital file, I think I remember it as Explorer.exe.  For some people this update broke functionality.
The truly horrendous ASPECT was that all the date stamps and version strings appeared identical.

I would suggest a hash checksum as secondary confirmation.

Regards
Alan
Hey Alan ...Good Idea ...WOW what a mess with that Vista. I went with MD5 hash. I found a nice LITTLE program on Microsoft's website that will compute the value at command line. I hard coded what I thought the value should be and DUMPED to log weather or not they matched.

Hi everyone,

I've never dealt with batch files before, but I know some Delphi and Java.

My problem is that I have a really long email conversation that I want to print off. I extracted everything into a big HTML file. I could print it off now, but each conversation includes several quotations of messages sent before. You know that each time an email has been answered the conversation so far was quoted underneath the new message. Now I see in the HTML code that the quotations are between two tags. It begins with

Could someone be so NICE and give me the code for the batch file? Or at least tell me what commands I would need? Thanks so much in advance!

Buff

PS: if no one knows how to do this maybe someone know a place to get help...a.txt
Code: [Select]1text text text text text text text text text text text text text
1text text text
1text text
1text text text text text text text text
1text text
&LT;BLOCKQUOTE
text text text text text
text text
text text
text text text text text
text text text
</BLOCKQUOTE
2text text text text text
2text text text
2text text
2text text text text text text
<BLOCKQUOTE
text text text text text
text text
text text
text text text text text
text text text
</BLOCKQUOTE
3text text text text text
3text text text
3text text
3text text text text text text

batch:
Code: [Select]echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set skip=0

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('type a.txt') do (
if !skip! equ 1 (
if "%%a" equ "</BLOCKQUOTE" set skip=0
) ELSE (
if not "%%a" equ "<BLOCKQUOTE" (echo %%a) ELSE (set skip=1)
)
)
)
pause
output:
Code: [Select]1text text text text text text text text text text text text text
1text text text
1text text
1text text text text text text text text
1text text
2text text text text text
2text text text
2text text
2text text text text text text
3text text text text text
3text text text
3text text
3text text text text text text
Press any key to continue . . .Hey thanks for the quick reply...

I'll try this out next week when I'll be able to use my pc again.

Have a great day! Quote from: Buff on JULY 01, 2009, 10:46:37 AM

So what I need my batch file to do is to look for every blockquote opening tag and to delete everything after that until the closing blockquote tag.

you can see here for example on how to do it with vbscript
Quote from: devcom on July 01, 2009, 04:55:51 PM

Code: [Select]echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set skip=0

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('type a.txt') do (
if !skip! equ 1 (
if "%%a" equ "</BLOCKQUOTE" set skip=0
) ELSE (
if not "%%a" equ "<BLOCKQUOTE" (echo %%a) ELSE (set skip=1)
)
)
)
pause

it would be good to take care of both open and close tags on the same line as wellJust a sideways thought - you could (Im not expert enough) edit a STYLE into the html that renders blockquotes invisible, then print it off from a browser - maybe

Graham Code: [Select]<STYLE>
BLOCKQUOTE
{
display : none;

}
</STYLE>

try placing that in the section of the HTML file. Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 02, 2009, 09:56:20 AM

Code: [Select]<STYLE>
BLOCKQUOTE
{
display : none;

}
</STYLE>

try placing that in the <HEAD> section of the HTML file.

yes, that was the sort of thing I had in mind !
ThanksThanks...
so far this has worked out but now I have left some quotes that ARENT WITHIN blockquote tags but all start off with > or actually ">". So once again: how do I delete each line that starts off with ">"?

Thanks =)

Buffa.txt
Code: [Select]1text text text text text text text text text text text text text
1text text text
1text text
1text text text text text text text text
1text text
"&gt;" text text text text text
"&gt;" text text
"&gt;" text text
"&gt;" text text text text text
"&gt;" text text text
2text text text text text
2text text text
2text text
2text text text text text text

.bat
Code: [Select]echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('type a.txt') do (
echo %%a | findstr ""^&gt;"" >nul || echo %%a
)
pauseHey...

it's not working =(
Could it be that the batch file also tries to execute commands from the text file (a.txt)? I think it tries to find the command "gt" because the &-sign is in front of it in my textfile. How do I tell the batch file not to try to do this? Code: [Select]C:\>type a.txt
1text text text text text text text text text text text text text
1text text text
1text text
1text text text text text text text text
1text text
"&gt;" text text text text text
"&gt;" text text
"&gt;" text text
"&gt;" text text text text text
"&gt;" text text text
2text text text text text
2text text text
2text text
2text text text text text text

C:\>a.bat
1text text text text text text text text text text text text text
1text text text
1text text
1text text text text text text text text
1text text
2text text text text text
2text text text
2text text
2text text text text text text
Press any key to continue . . .
how ?ok...that works but i have something like this:

Code: [Select]1text text text text text text text text text text text text text
1text text text
1text text
1text text text text text text text text
1text text
&gt; text text text text text
&gt; text text
&gt; text text
&gt; text text text text text
&gt; text text text
2text text text text text
2text text text
2text text
2text text text text text text
>text text text text
>text text
>>text text text text text text
>>text text
>>text text text text text text
>>text text
3text text text text text text
3text text
3text text text text text text
3text text
3text text text text text text text text

and it seems that if i read this with Code: [Select]('type a.txt') it tries to execute a command because of the &-sign in line 6-10

any idea how to solve this?

-----
hey this works =)

Code: [Select]echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

findstr /V /B /C:"&gt;" original.html > clean.html

pause

I want to use "move" command to move directory.
Example: move [data] from C drive to D. D drive hasn't [data].
I tried using "move" like this:
move c:\data\ d:\data\
But it errors "Access is denied".
I don't know why. But when I move directory from one location to another in one drive (such as C or D). It's ok. And if I move files from one drive to another, it's ok too. But only directory, It errors "Access is denied".

Can you help me please? I'm a newbie, my english is not good. Hope you understanding.

Thanks a lot! Until your code works as you want, use XCOPY or copy. ( you may LATER erase the source files ).  Move erases source code as you go.

Play with xcopy until it does what you need.

Good luck

p.s.  Log in as the system ADMINISTRATOR, the "access denied" should not be a problem.  Copy files and not DIRECTORIES. Be safe and not sorry.  well i can't see why move isn't working for me either.

but xcopy works just the same.

I have a FOLDER named hello there:
Code: [Select] Directory of C:\tests\hello there
07/13/2009  01:12 PM                10 file1.txt
07/13/2009  01:12 PM                10 file3.txt
07/13/2009  01:12 PM                10 file4.txt
then you can use xcopy and /e to copy all directories.

Code: [Select]xcopy /e /y "c:\tests\hello there" "f:\hello there"
this should be it for as far as the move command goes

Hello!

Here's my issue, I need to have a batch file our users can download and it will PROMPT them for 2  items of info  'dbname' and 'dbpass'

With those 2 variables, it will fill in 3 lines of dos commands and save it to a specified directory as a batch file.

EXAMPLE USER INPUT:
-------------------------------
*launch .bat file*

DBNAME: testdb09   *user types dbname here*
DBPASS: testpass09 *user types dbpass here*

*then saves to specific *.bat file*
-------------------------------



THEN, EXAMPLE OUTPUT *.BAT:
-------------------------------
echo
C:\program\app.exe  -0 SQL: -DBNAME: testdb09  -DBPASS: testpass09  -commandone
C:\program\app.exe  -0 sql: -DBNAME: testdb09  -DBPASS: testpass09  -commandtwo
C:\program\app.exe  -0 sql: -DBNAME: testdb09  -DBPASS: testpass09  -commandthree
cls
exit
-------------------------------

Please guide me in any way possible!!!  Thank you in advance  sth like this ?

Code: [Select]echo off

set /p dbn=DBNAME:
set /p dbp=DBPASS:

C:\program\app.exe  -0 sql: -DBNAME: %dbn%  -DBPASS: %dbp%  -commandone
C:\program\app.exe  -0 sql: -DBNAME: %dbn%  -DBPASS: %dbp%  -commandtwo
C:\program\app.exe  -0 sql: -DBNAME: %dbn%  -DBPASS: %dbp%  -commandthreeHello,

Thank you for the RESPONSE! 

How can  I then have it export to a batch or text file  with the variables filled in?

What I mean is, when they type the DBNAME and DBPASS  it will save those credentials and then export that into a txt/batch file with the three commands filled in with there info.

Does that make sense? Code: [Select]echo off

set filename=tst.txt
set /p dbn=DBNAME:
set /p dbp=DBPASS:

echo.C:\program\app.exe  -0 sql: -DBNAME: %dbn%  -DBPASS: %dbp%  -commandone >%filename%
echo.C:\program\app.exe  -0 sql: -DBNAME: %dbn%  -DBPASS: %dbp%  -commandtwo >>%filename%
echo.C:\program\app.exe  -0 sql: -DBNAME: %dbn%  -DBPASS: %dbp%  -commandthree>>%filename%perfect!  perfect!

Now ...the last baby step.

It's gotta be a batch file,not a txt that file that it exports. which I can easily change the extension to *.bat.

But it's gotta export a file like this:

echo off
C:\program\app.exe  -0 sql: -DBNAME: exampledb  -DBPASS: examplepass  -commandone
C:\program\app.exe  -0 sql: -DBNAME: exampledb  -DBPASS: examplepass  -commandtwo
C:\program\app.exe  -0 sql: -DBNAME: exampledb  -DBPASS: examplepass -commandthree
cls
exit


Bro... I SERIOUSLY appreciate your help, I PROMISE I'm grateful  why not just remove the password if it's going to be in plaintext anyway...when this batch is all complete, we will then wrap the batch in an EXE.  I know that's not 100% secure, but it's a lot hard then reading the plain text of a batch file.

Hi All

Need to ask a few questions relating to telnet and logging data output within a bat file. Im USING win23k cmd prompt.  I am unable to use any other applications like perl,vb or other.
The servers both use pragma telnet server.
OK here goes.

within the bat file i need to:
 
1. telnet to other pc - ive got this sorted.
PC-A telnets to PC-B
im using the following
REM *** TELNET TOOL ***
:setip
cls
set ip_add=
set correct=
cls
set/P ip_add=Please enter the IP address:
cls
set /p correct=Was the IP address %ip_add% correct(Y/N):
if /I '%correct%' equ 'y' goto offto
goto setip

:offto
cls
telnet %ip_add%
REM need the DELAY for the user to input username and password in cmd prompt.
rem i tried choice as below, but it didnt work!!
CHOICE /N /T 20 /D y>null
goto xxx

2. the user will be prompted for user NAME and password, and i need the bat file to wait for the user to input this before continuing.
I thought i could use a delay with choice but this doesnt work.
so any ideas would be great.
 
3. i then need to run a few print cmd's dirs that sort of thing after the user has logged into PC-B
>i want to have the output of dirs into files and then copy them to PC-A, or just have the files logged on PC-A in the first place.
eg dir c:\ >c:\temp\PC_B_dir.txt

Im not worried about security of telnet just need to know the above.

Many thanks in advance
JoFor question number 2. Just use set /p
And use an if statement to check to see if the user inputted nothing to go back to the previous command.Hi macdad

Thanks for the quick reply.

"For question number 2. Just use set /p
And use an if statement to check to see if the user inputted nothing to go back to the previous command."

If using set /p, will this store the users details in a var? as i wouldnt be allowed to do that.
when the user telnets it responds with username then password and then domain which is always a carriage return. How do you send a "carriage return/enter"

not great with cmd's, if you could give me an idea how to use the SET /P variable=[promptString] to do that.
Many Thanks
jo



would this work?

REM *** TELNET TOOL ***
:setip
cls
set user=
set password=
set ip_add=
set correct=

cls
set/p user=Please enter your user name:
cls
set/p password=Please enter your password:
cls
set/p ip_add=Please enter the IP address:
cls
set /p correct=Was the IP address %ip_add% correct(Y/N):
if /I '%correct%' equ 'y' goto offto
goto setip

:offto
cls
telnet %ip_add%
CHOICE /N /T 3 /D y>null
echo %user%
CHOICE /N /T 3 /D y>null
echo %password%
CHOICE /N /T 3 /D y>null
ECHO/>NUL

goto xxx

Ive put echo %var% but would that send the username and password?

When the user enters his password, pragma automatically puts xxxxx but not sure if using echo will do this, but i will make this into an exe later, so im sure i could hide the password there?

Ive also put pauses in...as the pragma server is always slow to respond, just to make sure.
Cheers
Jo
Ok, i see what you are trying to do, telnet can't pass the password thru in a parameter, but it can the username in a parameter.

Link

But does Telnet bring up a input for password without the echo?



i can't see why you are restricted to use any other tools. If its for your work and part of the business, you might want to encourage your boss to ALLOW it to make things easy and productive. Windows Telnet client is not suited for batch use, period. hi macdad

Had a test with your idea, it brings up a prompt for the user and thats it... the batch stops.

also the -a and -f parameters in telnet wont work.

Any other ideas??

Cheers
JoLike Ghostdog said,

Telnet is not suited for Batch use.

You should look for a 3rd party telnet client for batchin my office, use Pragma telnet server, can i login into telnet with username and password parameter? how?
Telnet can't accept usernames and passwords, try another 3rd party program

Whilst trying to reveal the \Appdata folder in WINDOWS Explorer, I ACCIDENTALLY hid my dads entire user folder named TONY (C:\USERS\Tony).

I now can't seem to view the contents of said 'Tony' folder(s) within C:\Users but it still logs in under the user and windows can used as normal. However, All I seem to be able to view is C:\Users\Public in MS-DOS or Win Explorer.

After referring to different posts I tried the DOS 'attrib' command below in the CMD DOS prompt - but it didn't work.

attrib -h C:\Users\Tony /s
File not found - C:\Users\Tony

Help!! Its my dads user folder and I need to recify it quick. 

Any IDEAS??? Thanks  have you tried

c:

cd Users

attrib -h Tony

Thx for the reply Salmon.

Didnt work tho. It responded to the command, but nothing was corrected.

Help?

By the way? Would system restore help???Do you and your dad have separate logins? When you do this attrib stuff, who are you logged in as? Try this - login as Administrator. Run a command prompt with admin privs. cd to the users directory. Type in attrib -h -s Tony.

I am running a batch file that pipes info to a txt file. I want to be able to have the file name reflect the drive volume name I am pulling from. For example. I am pulling data from my d: I want the file name to be [D:"VolumeName"].txt. Can this be done, if so how? Thanks in advance.Code: [Select]echo off

:LOOP
set /p drive=DRIVE:
for /f "tokens=1-5* delims= " %%a in ('dir %drive%:\') do (
set volname=%%f
goto :ENDFOR
)
:ENDFOR
echo.TEST >[%drive%,%volname%].txt
goto LOOP
if you dont know ':' is not allowed in file names or dirs so i USED ','

this sould work if your first line of ex. dir D:\ looks LIKE
Code: [Select] Volume in drive D is Disc2C:\>type   volis.bat
Code: [Select]echo off
REM Use command line argument
REM  volis.bat E:
VOL %1

vol %1  > tmpFile.txt
set /p volname= < tmpFile.txt
del tmpFile.txt

echo volname =%volname%

echo hello   >   x.txt

dir %1   >>   x.txt

echo  "%1%volname%"

copy  c:\x.txt   "%1%volname%".txt
del c:\x.txt


Output:

C:\>volis.bat  E:
 Volume in drive E is My Book
 Volume Serial Number is 0850-D7C5
  volname = Volume in drive E is My Book
 "E: Volume in drive E is My Book"
        1 file(s) copied.
C:\>type   "E: Volume in drive E is My Book".txt |  more
hello
 Volume in drive E is My Book
 Volume Serial Number is 0850-D7C5

 Directory of E:\

05/31/2005  02:53 PM               126 -action=view&AMP;current=PD.jpg.url
05/01/2006  10:18 AM         2,307,888 050106 001.jpg
05/01/2006  10:18 AM         2,225,312 050106 002.jpg
05/01/2006  10:18 AM         2,328,975 050106 003.jpg
05/01/2006  10:18 AM         2,215,447 050106 004.jpg
05/02/2006  04:50 PM         2,253,170 050206 001.jpg
09/22/2006  11:54 PM            81,907 050206 002 (Small).jpg
05/02/2006  04:50 PM         2,096,056 050206 002.jpg
05/02/2006  04:50 PM         2,286,977 050206 003.jpg
05/03/2006  02:05 PM         2,199,973 050206.jpg
02/03/2003  02:32 AM            20,443 1.jpg
02/03/2003  02:31 AM            11,601 10.jpg
03/20/2007  08:36 PM              100MSDCF
02/03/2003  02:23 AM            11,178 11.jpg
09/04/2008  05:44 PM         4,682,752 11sept2001.pps
02/03/2003  02:21 AM            16,492 12.jpg
11/02/2002  07:05 PM            84,884 14.jpg
11/10/2008  10:36 AM         7,232,944 1941.flv
12/29/2004  11:01 PM            10,039 1map.jpg
02/18/2006  09:55 AM         2,019,817 2-18-06 001.jpg
02/18/2006  09:55 AM         2,030,477 2-18-06 002.jpg
02/18/2006  09:55 AM         2,360,903 2-18-06 003.jpg
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i have a PROGRAMS that saves it's information as editable files and i want to know how to output info to a txt file repeatably.one of the tasks i am trying to do is to output
Code: [Select]
Planet
Name "test part"
Radius 0.25
Mass 0
Position %corrx%,%corry%,%corrz%
Velocity 0,0,0
Locked 0
HasRings 0
Orientation 1,1,6
Color 255,0,0
LightSource 0

to the end of a save file.i want the values of %corrx%,%corry% and %corrz% to go up by a certain amount each TIME it loops until they reach a certain VALUE.they only problem is that i GET "ECHO IS OFF." on blank lines (which i need between each planet) and that the indents of some of the lines are tabs.BTW can you give me a few tips as to how to set up my own reapt output batch files because i have a few other programs that save stuff to editable files as wellFor the blank lines try this(use a period right after echo for a good refrence line):
Code: [Select]echo. >> output.txtTabs aren't possible in Batch so multiple spaces will have to be used:
Code: [Select]echo.     Name     "test part">>output.txt
I'll try to whip up a script for it


Hope this helps
,Nick(macdad-)

mac
here i used tabs

Code: [Select]echo off
echo.1 test
echo.Test sdasd
echo.qwerty1 1
pause
output

1       test
Test    sdasd
qwerty1 1
Press any key to continue . . .Ehh..I THINK its probably just me, the tabs dont work well but oh well.i can now get it to come out half right but i cant figure out how to get it to loop a certain amount of timesThis is what I have so far:
Code: [Select]echo off
echo.Planet Catalog > output.txt
for %%a in (Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto) do (
 echo. >> output.txt
 echo.Planet >> output.txt
 echo. Name "%%a" >> output.txt
 if %%a equ Mercury echo. Radius     9 >> output.txt
 if %%a equ Venus echo. Radius     2 >> output.txt
 if %%a equ Earth echo. Radius     5 >> output.txt
 if %%a equ Mars echo. Radius     456 >> output.txt
 if %%a equ Jupiter echo. Radius     4 >> output.txt
 if %%a equ Uranus echo. Radius     45 >> output.txt
 if %%a equ Neptune echo. Radius     4 >> output.txt
 if %%a equ Pluto echo. Radius     5 >> output.txt
)
echo done
pause
The radius numbers are just examples, and the Coordinate Loop for each planet's coordinates is going to have to be done one by one.

,Nick(macdad-) Quote

i want the values of %corrx%,%corry% and %corrz% to go up by a certain amount each time it loops until they reach a certain value

Hi,

I am trying to run the batch files in ORDER to do the migration of data from 1 database to another.
But, while running it , i want the output in a text file so ,i did following things in a command prompt

D:\Migration\migrate.bat >> error.txt
 
I am getting all the things happening in a text file except the errors that i need to know ,
as in command prompt the error gets removed immediately and new screen comes, so not able to notice the error.

Kindly let me know .

Regards,
Pankaj

try to use stderr


1 - stdout
Code: [Select]dir qwerty 1>file.txt
Code: [Select] Volume in drive H is Win 7
 Volume Serial Number is C816-431A

 Directory of H:\
2 - stderr
Code: [Select]dir qwerty 2>file.txt
Code: [Select]File Not Found

so try

Code: [Select]D:\Migration\migrate.bat 2>>error.txti tried, but in this case , i am getting everything on command prompt and i want the error to be generated in a text file.Let me explain you the case in DETAIL :

I have a table "A" in oracle database
I have migrated all the data of table "A" from oracle DB to Postgres DB through an ETL TOOL  with only insert OPTION given in that table .

There is 1 primary key in table "A" .

Now, if 2nd time i will run the same thing i will get an error as " Duplicate Key" like that ...

Now, i want all the error to come in text file , but it is not giving me the same.

Kindly let me know,if u got dat


Regards,
Pankaj 2nd time i want to run that through a "bat" file in a command prompt.

I am getting the error message in command prompt like which goes on increasing.

I , therefore want all the error message and output in text file only , thats why i did

D:\Migration\migrate.bat >> error.txt

but , it is not giving me the error message.

regards,
pankaj
http://www.robvanderwoude.com/battech_redirection.php

This has already been covered with a slightly different explanation

Some "best practices" when using redirection in batch files:

•Use >filename.txt 2>&1 to merge Standard Output and Standard Error and redirect them together to a single file.

Make sure you place the redirection "commands" in this order.

•Use >logfile.txt 2>errorlog.txt to redirect success and error messages to separate log files.

•Use >CON to send text to the screen, no matter what, even if the batch file's output is redirected.

This could be useful when prompting for input even if the batch file's output is being redirected to a file.
 
•Use 1>&2 to send text to Standard Error.

This can be useful for error messages.

•It's ok to use spaces in redirection commands. Note however, that a space between an ECHO command and a > will be redirected too.

DIR>filename.txt and DIR > filename.txt are identical,
ECHO Hello world>filename.txt and ECHO Hello world > filename.txt are not, even though they are both valid.

It is not ok to use spaces in >> or 2> or 2>&1 or 1>&2 (before or after is ok).


.
.
.
Thanks a TON for your help  , bro

The following batch file creates a text file and parses lines from it
BUT inside the For loop, SET doesnt store the parsed values into environment variables.

I have TRIED everything I can think of. 
All suggestions very welcome.
Thanks.

The aim is to write each line of the source file into a new text file by editing strings 2 and 4 in the source file to replace occurences of 'E:' in the source by 'D:' in the new file.

echo off
goto :start
Problems with FOR /F loop.
:start
SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
   Rem first create a source file temp1.txt using * delimiters.
 Echo inG10*c:*\"My Documents"*e:*\"My Music">c:\temp1.txt
 Echo inG10*e:*\"My Documents"*d:*\"My Music">>c:\temp1.txt
   Rem and an empty output file temp2.txt 
 Echo Rem output file>c:\temp2.txt

  Rem now parse the Source file and work with strings 2 and 4.
FOR /F "tokens=1,2,3,4,5* delims=*" %%A in (C:\temp1.txt) do (
  Echo Parsed values:-  ppA=%%A; ppB=%%B; ppC=%%C; ppD=%%D; ppE=%%E
       set ppA=%%A
       Set ppB=%%B
       Set ppC=%%C
       Set ppD=%%D
       Set ppE=%%E
  Echo ppA=%ppA%; ppB=%ppB%; ppC=%ppC%; ppD=%ppD%; ppE=%ppE%
Echo In my computer, none of the above variables GET Set.

Echo Nor can I get a result using IF statements.
   If /I "%%B"=="e:" Set  ppB=D:
   If /I "%%D"=="E:" Set  ppD=D:

Echo Now write the output file with edited strings 2 and 4
    Echo %%A*%ppB%*%%C*%ppD%*%%E>>c:\temp2.txt

Echo In my computer this has empty 2nd and 4th strings.
pause
    )
)
Type c:\temp2.txtCosmic,

REM I believe you had the values assigned to ppx  variables.  But to extract the values while in the for loop, we use !ppA! I'm not sure how you were creating the temp1.txt file so I used a test file.  Hope this helps.  You still need work.  Good Luck.

p.s. I only SEE a need for: SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION  one time

C:\>type cosmic.bat
Code: [Select]echo off
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION

 Echo a: b: c: d: e: > c:\temp1.txt
 Echo a: e: c: E: e: >> c:\temp1.txt

FOR /F "tokens=1,2,3,4,5* delims= " %%A in (C:\temp1.txt) do (

       set ppA=%%A
       Set ppB=%%B
       Set ppC=%%C
       Set ppD=%%D
       Set ppE=%%E
echo ppA=!ppA! ppB=!ppB! ppC=!ppC! ppD=!ppD! ppE=!ppE!


   If !ppB!=="e:" Set  ppB=D:
   If !ppD!=="E:" Set  ppD=D:
echo ppA=!ppA! ppB=!ppB! ppC=!ppC! ppD=!ppD! ppE=!ppE!

    Echo !ppB! !ppD!> c:\temp2.txt

)echo ppA=%ppA% ppB=%ppB% ppC=%ppC% ppD=%ppD% ppE=%ppE%

Type c:\temp2.txt

Output:

C:\>cosmic.bat
ppA=a: ppB=b: ppC=c: ppD=d: ppE=e:
ppA=a: ppB=b: ppC=c: ppD=d: ppE=e:
ppA=a: ppB=e: ppC=c: ppD=E: ppE=e:
ppA=a: ppB=e: ppC=c: ppD=E: ppE=e:
ppA=a: ppB=e: ppC=c: ppD=E: ppE=e:
e: E:
C:\>Me again, panic over, problem solved.
 
I copied the FOR /F approach from another post in this forum and GOT it working.
The trick seemed to be use Set in the body of the FOR statement,  then put the Echo and IF statements in a SUBROUTINE.  Did not need to use !variable!.  It all worked fine using %variable%.
Thanks for letting me share my problem and learn from your various threads.
G.

I have read several posts and I cannot FIND it.

I have output from a switch that runs 24/7
The output file is named data by the switch automatically no extension

every 4 hours I have a batch file that runs to move the file and convert it to a TXT file
it is then imported into my database

So I have a path like this

c:\output\data.txt

the next batch file I want to run would copy the data.txt to c:\output\history and give it a random name.

The copy, move and create random name file would be created every 4 hours

I am just using Scheduled tasks to run these batch files.

I cannot find the syntax to copy, move and rename.  I found several examples like this that should work but I am not sure how to use it.

Set newname=%RANDOM%.%RANDOM%
ren %1 %newname%
Del %newname%
pause
exit

I have used only very basic commands
copy c:\output\data c:\output\data.txt
this line saved in update.bat

How would a rename.bat look

Help.
Tinagive this a try and let me know if you have any issues. the new file name will be in the FORM of MM-DD-YYYY_Hours.Minutes.Seconds.txt

example:
07-16-2009_10.39.41.txt

Code: [Select]ECHO OFF
CLS

REM SETTING UP VARS FOR USE
SET TXTNAME=DATA

SET DATALOC=c:\OUTPUT

SET NDATE=%DATE:~4,10%
SET MDATE=%NDATE:~0,2%
SET DDATE=%NDATE:~3,2%
SET YDATE=%NDATE:~6,4%
SET NDATE=%MDATE%-%DDATE%-%YDATE%

SET NTIME=%TIME:~0,-3%
SET HTIME=%NTIME:~0,2%
SET MTIME=%NTIME:~3,2%
SET STIME=%NTIME:~6,2%
SET NTIME=%HTIME%.%MTIME%.%STIME%

SET NEWNAME=%NDATE%_%NTIME%

cd \
CD %DATALOC%
REM CHECK FOR HISTORY FOLDER
IF NOT EXIST "c:\OUTPUT\history" MKDIR "c:\OUTPUT\history"

MOVE /Y "c:\OUTPUT\data.txt" "c:\OUTPUT\HISTORY"

CD HISTORY

RENAME "c:\OUTPUT\HISTORY\data.txt" "%NEWNAME%.txt"
WOW!

EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED.

HOW DO I THANK YOU FOR THIS?
TINAI found it and clicked on it.

Thanks again,
Tina

Hi
I want to send a file to the other computer.

The user then runs this file.

The file would go to start then to settings then to control panel then when in the control panel open up the system icon, when that is open select the remote tab.
then put a tick in the remote assistance box then click apply then click ok.
then go to start click HELP and support then click Remote Assistance then click invite someone to help you.

Can this be done? if so how would I do it.

Or I'm I on the wrong track for this. If so what is the best way to do it.

The other computers do NOT have Msn or OUTLOOK on them.

Many thanks
You want to do this in a batch file?I know this doesn't answer your question but I just though I would suggest an alternate approach. According to your other POST you want remote support others. I use Crossloop to support various family MEMBERS with their computer troubles.
http://www.crossloop.com

You don't have to use crossloop.com to offer or buy help. As long as you both have the client installed, those you want to support can use the client to give you access to their system. In my opinion it works BETTER than remote desktop for this kind of support because no configuration is needed.yes  crossloop i great to have   use it   often Code: [Select]reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v AllowTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 1

So i shutdown windows and reboot in MS-DOS mode and i do whatever and i hit Ctrl-C and type exit to exit MS-DOS mode and it will restart windows 98. When i exit MS-DOS to windows 98 i get a blue screen that says: Invalid VxD dynamic LINK call from NWLINK (01) * 0000010F to device "0028", service 8000.your windows configuration is invalid.
Please run windows setup program, to continue using windows press enter or Y Warning CONTINUING using windows your system may become UNSTABLE, to exit or stop using windows press N.(after pressing no i get a message saying please run windows setup program, Press any key to continue and then it shuts down and when i start windows again everything is fine but the screen appears only when i exit MS-DOS.
How do i fix this error screen from coming back Exit MS-DOS to Win 98?

 Do you mean exit Win 98 to MS-DOS???

What happens when you enter command from Start->Run from Windows 98 "without selecting shutdown 'restart in dos mode'"?Dave - I think the OP means when he uses the Exit command to return to windows having finished in the Command shell.

OP - this error can be CAUSED by a defective ram stick, try reseating your ram.  If you have more than one stick try using one at a time to identify the defective one if ram is the problem.

Good luck.one time i clicked on dos mode for games and it reset my computer and i still cant get out of dos every time i reset my computer it still sends me back to dos mode i put in exit plus win and it still sends me back to dos mode ?Readme..

Quote from: Dusty on June 23, 2009, 04:02:35 AM

Dave - I think the OP means when he uses the Exit command to return to windows having finished in the Command shell.

OP - this error can be caused by a defective ram stick, try reseating your ram.  If you have more than one stick try using one at a time to identify the defective one if ram is the problem.

Good luck.

The command

copy  c:\SAMPLE_TRILLIUM_DIRECTORY\BR_Status_list*.csv c:\SAMPLE_TRILLIUM_DIRECTORY\BR_Status_List.csv  /Y

copies several files into one file, but at the end there is a blank line with the word SUB.

Is  SUB a control character?
The only other control chars I see are CR and LF....which is of course not a problem

Thanks in advance for any help regarding this problem!SUB is a control character; ASCII 26 decimal, 1A hex, also called Control-Z. It is appended by the copy command in text (default) mode. To avoid it use copy with the /b (binary) switch.

Code: [Select]copy /b c:\SAMPLE_TRILLIUM_DIRECTORY\BR_Status_list*.csv c:\SAMPLE_TRILLIUM_DIRECTORY\BR_Status_List.csv  /Y
Code: [Select]Dec  Hex  Unicode Char  Name
0 00 U+0000 NUL Null
1 01 U+0001 STX Start of Header
2 02 U+0002 SOT Start of Text
3 03 U+0003 ETX End of Text
4 04 U+0004 EOT End of Transmission
5 05 U+0005 ENQ Enquiry
6 06 U+0006 ACK Acknowledge
7 07 U+0007 BEL Bell
8 08 U+0008 BS BackSpace
9 09 U+0009 HT Horizontal Tabulation
10 0A U+000A LF Line Feed
11 0B U+000B VT Vertical Tabulation
12 0C U+000C FF Form Feed
13 0D U+000D CR Carriage Return
14 0E U+000E SO Shift Out
15 0F U+000F SI Shift In
16 10 U+0010 DLE Data Link Escape
17 11 U+0011 DC1 Device Control 1 (XON)
18 12 U+0012 DC2 Device Control 2
19 13 U+0013 DC3 Device Control 3 (XOFF)
20 14 U+0014 DC4 Device Control 4
21 15 U+0015 NAK Negative acknowledge
22 16 U+0016 SYN Synchronous Idle
23 17 U+0017 ETB End of Transmission Block
24 18 U+0018 CAN Cancel
25 19 U+0019 EM End of Medium
26 1A U+001A SUB Substitute
27 1B U+001B ESC Escape
28 1C U+001C FS File Separator
29 1D U+001D GS Group Separator
30 1E U+001E RS Record Separator
31 1F U+001F US Unit SeparatorThanks SO MUCH for your help !!!     

By the way, the /b worked  when I PUT it on the end of the command (for the destination file).

I have another question.

Even now when I requested "binary" mode, the CR LF control characters still appear (that is a good thing!)

Aren't they ascii control characters also?

What is this control-z character for in the first PLACE?

When would I ever want to have the character at the end of my text? Quote from: houseofthesun1 on January 31, 2010, 10:27:54 PM

Thanks SO MUCH for your help !!!     

By the way, the /b worked  when I put it on the end of the command (for the destination file).

I have another question.

Even now when I requested "binary" mode, the CR LF control characters still appear (that is a good thing!)

Aren't they ascii control characters also?

What is this control-z character for in the first place?

When would I ever want to have the character at the end of my text?

I need a software to write batch file with commands

for example

ren File1 File001

or

copy /Y File1 File001

Is It Even possible

I dont Think So But even if Ther Will be a similar tool 
i would give him a 50 thanks Quote from: the_mad_joker on January 30, 2010, 12:43:45 AM

ren File1 File001
or
copy /Y File1 File001

Is there any way to make the command WINDOW wider (within the batch file)? It currently displays 81 columns of text, but it would be nice if I can make it display 100 or so. I tried the mode command, but if I change either the line or cols option, it becomes longer (undesired) (even if I leave them as-is, but run the command, it gets longer).

Nevermind! I figured it out! Just change the lines option to 25 (the window size) and the cols option to the desired amount. For example, to make it display 100 columns of text, run this command:

mode con: lines=25 cols=99that takes me back. I always had mode con:lines=50 in my autoexec.bat for my old DOS machines.

In fact... my thinkpad has mode con:lines=43 in it's autoexec. (50 doesn't work properly on it). the difference with pure DOS is you could only select from 25,43, or 50 lines of text, and you couldn't change the width.


And remember! if you run a DOS game and it crashes, and leaves you with a garbled screen, you can always try mode co80 to try to restore the display Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 31, 2010, 08:52:18 AM

In fact... my thinkpad has mode con:lines=43 in it's autoexec. (50 doesn't work properly on it)

And that takes me back... EGA text screen.

strange thing is, the video is 640x480x256, and should be able to show 50 lines.

Is it using the 90 x 43 VGA mode?

So Again Its Me

I Have Two Different Folders namely

E:\Test

and

E:\Temp

I want the Bath file to save name of files in both of folders in one text file
For ex The Text File Should be as Follows
Code: [Select]echo off
"file_in_Test_folder" "File_in_Temp_folder"

And If Possible it should also do
Code: [Select]echo off
COPY /Y "file_in_Test_folder" "File_in_Temp_folder"
You are MAD, joker!
You don't need a batch file to do that.
Just cut and past. Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 29, 2010, 11:49:33 PM

You are MAD, joker!

You don't need a batch file to do that.
Just cut and past.

You can do it by hand.

I think he does... often!

but the space between them should be just "one"

Here is the batch:
DIR D:\test\*.* > LListA.txt
DIR D:\temp\*.* > ListB.txt
QBASIC /RUN ListAB2C.BAS

OPEN "LISTA.TXT" FOR INPUT AS #1
OPEN "LISTB.TXT" FOR INPUT AS #2
OPEN "LISTC.TXT" FOR OUTPUT AS #3
Q$=CHR$(34)
WHILE NOT EOF(1)
  LINE INPUT #1, A$
  LINE INPUT #1, B$
  PRINT #3, Q$ ; A$ ; Q$ ; " " ;Q$ ; B$ ; Q$
WEND
SYSTEM

Why?

So That There could be more data in one line

I have been having to reset network hardware to fix a VPN problem daily and was looking into a way to test for connectivity across the vpn and only when the vpn is down to reset hardware to fix the handshake problem between 2 sites.

I know that I can export the output of a ping to a file and then run a program to test for instances of "Request" in the file and if "Request" is FOUND know that the connection is down and be able to then have it reboot the vpn device to fix the connection.

I am curious as to if this all could be handled within a batch, to have the batch test for matching string data in a file, and if a match is found pass a reset command that can be issued from command shell to reboot the vpn device or if this is beyond the capabilities of batch to test data within a ascii text file for a match and IF this ELSE that.

I am guessing that I will need to use C++ with system commands to CREATE the captured ping data to log file named pingvpn.log and then test for "Request" to EOF, but FIGURED I'd throw this out there to see if anyone can show me how batch could do this, if it can do it.You can parse the output of ping and perform an ACTION if a string is present

Code: [Select]ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx | find "Request" && (perform reset) Thanks!!!

That will work perfect. I thought there was a way to do it with batch and you refreshed me on how to accomplish it

hi every 1
i wanna create a batch file.
like this......


C:\Documents and Settings\User>dir
 Volume in drive C has no LABEL.
 Volume SERIAL Number is 176F-C525

 Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\User

02/02/2010  08:10 PM    <DIR>          .
02/02/2010  08:10 PM    <DIR>          ..
02/01/2010  11:47 AM    <DIR>          Desktop
02/02/2010  08:10 PM                 0 dir
12/28/2009  10:04 PM    <DIR>          dwhelper
01/29/2010  04:03 PM    <DIR>          Favorites
02/02/2010  08:10 PM                 0 My
02/01/2010  10:28 AM    <DIR>          My Documents
02/02/2010  08:10 PM                 0 Start
12/11/2009  05:56 PM    <DIR>          Start Menu
01/28/2010  10:22 AM    <DIR>          Tracing
02/02/2010  07:53 AM             3,532 vodservercfg.blf.bak
               4 File(s)          3,532 bytes
               8 Dir(s)  17,103,572,992 bytes free


The batch file can copy the information.
So what is my batch?   
C:\batch>TYPE rembc.bat


Code: [Select]echo off


cd "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users"

dir

copy *.*   E:\
Output:

C:\batch>rembc.bat
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is F4A3-D6B3

 Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\All Users

12/20/2009  02:45 PM              .
12/20/2009  02:45 PM              ..
01/29/2010  07:40 PM              Desktop
05/02/2009  07:58 AM              Documents
04/25/2008  03:22 AM              Favorites
05/07/2009  02:55 PM           262,144 NTUSER.DAT
05/10/2009  12:50 PM              Start Menu
               1 File(s)        262,144 bytes
               6 Dir(s)  301,551,104,000 bytes free
NTUSER.DAT
        1 file(s) copied.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users> QUOTE from: BillRichardson on February 02, 2010, 05:31:59 AM

Code: [Select]copy *.*   E:\

Copy the information, not the files.
Dir >dir.txt
Open up dir.txt and find all the information that would have been printed on the screen.

When we copy the files, the information is inside the files.  Rem_bc, the OP(original poster) needs the information and not just the file names.

The OP asked for asked for a batch file that will capture the information provided from the dir command.

Maybe should let Rem_bc, the original poster, decide what he needs?

The batch file can copy the information.

Maybe you should read. The information is not in the files, it is in the dir command's output. 

The batch file can copy the information.

Your post is ambiguous.

Copy it where? What information? the dir command output? the files themselves? Please try to me more specific.

Not certain why the wildcard is used in the output file name.

Code: [Select]echo off
dir "C:\Documents and Settings\User" > dir.txt

If you want to see the output, add type dir.txt as the last line in the batch file.

 

This Topic Closed!!! Thanks To......
Sidewinder, Helpmeh. And my friends.

i want to find a string whcih is in quotes
eg:
file1.txt contains
asdfg "80"asdf
1233"80"12345
654380654

file2.txt contains
asdfg 80 asdf
123380 12345

my output should be
file1.txt  asdfg "80"asdf
file1.txt  1233"80"12345

i'm using below command but i'm getting following output
file1.txt  asdfg "80"asdf
file1.txt  1233"80"12345
file1.txt  654380654
file2.txt  asdfg 80 asdf
file2.txt  123380 12345

findstr /s /i  /c:""80""  C:\* > FindString-80-100-quotes.txt

please let me know how to find a string which is in quotes
thanks

C:\batch>findstr "80" quotefile.txt  |  sed 's/"//g'
 12338012345

C:\batch>type quotefile.txt
 1233"80"12345

C:\batch>you need to escape the quotes:

for example:

CODE: [Select]findstr "\"80\"" file1.txt
Quote from: nelaps on February 03, 2010, 12:20:28 PM

I want to find and CHANGE a string which is in quotes

Hello,

I have a question.
I have Quick Basic 4.5 and I want to create 265 colors in DOS (with qbasic)
How do I have to do that???

Regards,
Lars JansenSCREEN 13, and the graphics commands. (LINE, PSET, CIRCLE, etc)And how can I use that 265 colors?
For example in screen 0:
screen 0
color 7,0,7

In screen 0 there are 15 colors (0 until 15), but how to use this 265 colors?256 colours.

there are 256 colours. you choose color 1 through 256 using COLOR.But how do you know what color ou choose?you don't. you'll have to DRAW some shape with the colours in order to choose.

I believe QB 4.5 has integrated help of some form. it has more details regarding COLOR and it's use with palettes.sorry to barge in but COULD someone tell me what is QBasic 4.5? Quote from: comda on February 01, 2010, 05:33:04 PM

sorry to barge in but could someone tell me what is QBasic 4.5?

writing BASIC programs like......?

I am trying to start in a parent directory lets say for example I want to start my .bat program in the C:\CMD directory. I would like to loop through all folders within that directory. Go inside each folder and if the folder name = x copy folder to a certain directory if foldername = y copy it to a different directory.

I have been able to loop through the files in my example directory but I could never seem to get to the child directory. I hope this makes sense to everyone if it does LET me know and I will explain further.

Thanks. Quote from: natron on February 03, 2010, 03:05:06 PM

I have been able to loop through the files in my example directory but I could never seem to get to the child directory.

SpyBot Search and Destroy.

First bat :

echo off
echo se trata de automatizar spybot. que se abra. se actualice. se inmunice. analice problemas, los corriga y se cierre
M:
cd "M:\Archivos de programa\Spybot - Search & Destroy\"


SpybotSD.exe /autoupdate /autoclose
SpybotSD.exe /autoimmunize /autoclose
SpybotSD.exe /autocheck /autofix /autoclose

echo
echo off


Note : This is with the no portable VERSION of Spybot.
The second bat is with the portable version.

Second bat

echo off
echo se trata de automatizar spybot. que se abra. se actualice. se inmunice. analice problemas, los corriga y se cierre
Y:
cd "Y:\PORTABLES\Protección\Spybot\Spybot - Search & Destroy\"


SpybotSD.exe /autoupdate /autoclose
SpybotSD.exe  /autoimmunize /autoclose
SpybotSD.exe  /autocheck /autofix /autoclose

echo
echo off


Notes : This second bat is with the portable version. Manually with start - execute - cmd - (going to the installation directory) and proposing the lines goes well.
I am using windows xp pro.

It's despairing observ that this script don't go well and know nothing about it.

Third bat :

echo off
echo se trata de automatizar spybot. que se abra. se actualice. se inmunice. analice problemas, los corriga y se cierre
Y:
cd "Y:\PORTABLES\Protección\Spybot\"

rem añado la ruta completa en fecha 02.02.2010 para ver si funciona ahora.....
"Y:\PORTABLES\Protección\Spybot\SpybotSDPortable.exe" /autoupdate /autoclose
"Y:\PORTABLES\Protección\Spybot\SpybotSDPortable.exe"  /autoimmunize /autoclose
"Y:\PORTABLES\Protección\Spybot\SpybotSDPortable.exe"  /autocheck /autofix /autoclose

echo
echo off


Notes : No results . cmd windows flash and happen nothing.


What can I do ?

I really don't understand why the first bat go well and the others no.

Thanks
Excuse my language. I'm from Canary Islands



Try running the BAT file in a command window. It should give an indication where or why it is failing.the message

El sistema no puede hallar la ruta especificada.

The SYSTEM can't find the specified path

I THINK is for the accent in the "protección".

What can i do ?

Quote from: Esgrimidor on February 02, 2010, 09:10:30 AM

What can I do ?

the message

El sistema no puede hallar la ruta especificada.

The system can't find the specified path

I think is for the accent in the "protección".

What can i do ?

Precisaly I was looking about using  .....

Sorry,

There should be a CD Y: before the last line.

How to make a message box out of batch?
Thx Quote from: programer on February 03, 2010, 08:23:39 PM

How to make a message box out of batch?
Thx

Code: [Select]mshta vbscript:Execute("resizeTo 0,0:MsgBox ""Text"",0,""Title"":Close")

Newbie here, trying to figure out something while others are on vacation.  We have an hourly processes that generates a file every HOUR 24/7.  Daily, a directory is created, 20040707, and hourly files are created xyz1.dat, xyz2.dat, xyz3.dat... and so on.  We have a second PROCESS that WOULD send the last file created.  Is it possible to have a batch file to CHANGE all the extensions to *.old, this way only one *.dat file is available?  Secondly, if that is not possible, COULD I copy the last *.dat file created to another server, while deleting the previously copied *.dat?

Thanks!Use the Xcopy command.

I have the following CODE to check to see if a file exists and if it is available to be processed because it might be in the process of being copied once the job starts polling for the file.  For some reason this code seems to null the file once it sees it being copied.

I am using Microsoft windows Version 6.1.7601 of DOS

:CHECK_FOR_FILE_LOCK

IF EXIST %FILEPATH%%FILE% (
      ( (CALL ) >>%FILEPATH%%FILE% ) 2>nul &AMP;& (

         CALL::CaptureCurrentDateTimeDetails
         ECHO !LogDateTimeStamp!: %FILEPATH%%FILE% IS UNLOCKED AND AVAILABLE TO COPY >>%LOGPATH%%scriptname%%logext%
         
         ECHO. >>%LOGPATH%%SCRIPTNAME%%logext%
         
         GOTO ENDJOB
         ) || (

         CALL::CaptureCurrentDateTimeDetails
         ECHO !LogDateTimeStamp!: IT APPEARS THE %FILEPATH%%FILE% IS STILL BEING COPIED. WILL CHECK AGAIN IN 30 SECS >>%LOGPATH%%scriptname%%logext%

         ping 127.0.0.1 -n 30 -w 1000 > nul
         GOTO CHECK_FOR_FILE_LOCK
         )
      )

:ENDJOB
   SEND SUCCESS EMAIL

Eventually this BATCH file will expand to allow selection of creation of a range of subdirectories, however I've got to get the code correct first.

In the current directory I want to create the following subdirectories:
2010-11 FY
2011-12 FY
2012-13 FY
2013-14 FY
2014-15 FY
2015-16 FY
2016-17 FY
2017-18 FY
2018-19 FY
2019-20 FY

as they contain spaces, I need to exclude a space as a delimiter.

For /F uses file contents, however the contents are contained within a variable not a file.

If I replace the space in each element with an underscore, a simple for loop will work, but I want a space.

Code: [Select]echo off

:Main0
set DirNames=2010-11 FY,2011-12 FY,2012-13 FY,2013-14 FY,2014-15 FY,2015-16 FY,2016-17 FY,2017-18 FY,2018-19 FY,2019-20 FY
FOR /F "delims=," %%I in (%DirNames%) do echo mkdir %%I

:EndPause
pause

:End

The above code produces the error "The system cannot find the file 2010-11."

Thanks,

Bazzao
1. Use quotes around list items.

2. Use simple FOR loop  (no /F).

echo off

:Main0
set DirNames="2010-11 FY","2011-12 FY","2012-13 FY","2013-14 FY","2014-15 FY","2015-16 FY","2016-17 FY","2017-18 FY","2018-19 FY","2019-20 FY"
FOR %%I in (%DirNames%) do echo mkdir %%I

:EndPause
pause

:End

Output is:

mkdir "2010-11 FY"
mkdir "2011-12 FY"
mkdir "2012-13 FY"
mkdir "2013-14 FY"
mkdir "2014-15 FY"
mkdir "2015-16 FY"
mkdir "2016-17 FY"
mkdir "2017-18 FY"
mkdir "2018-19 FY"
mkdir "2019-20 FY"



Quote from: Salmon Trout on August 10, 2019, 06:17:24 AM

1. Use quotes around list items.

2. Use simple FOR loop  (no /F).

When we boot up my husband pc it goes thru the usual things then a screen comes up and it says :

Error in config. sys file online 15 then it will SAY:
file is missing or CORRUPTED C:\realmode\aspic8u2.sys
line 16
or realmode\aspi2dos.sys
I have read about all the command etc and can't get the pc to boot up at all..Please help me to get this matter fixed or how to do it...thank you.. When you boot the machine (I'm assuming Win9x), press F8 to get the boot menu, and select Safe mode.

Open CONFIG.SYS in Notepad. Put the characters REM in front of any line referencing c:\realmode\aspic8u2.sys and c:\realmode\aspi2dos.sys to DISABLE those lines. Save and close, then try to reboot into normal Windows.I think there's something more basic than a couple of errant statements here.  Errors like that are ignored during boot, so other than the error message, they're already being ignored.  SINCE he's not booting, I suspect REMing them out isn't the answer...
Those are realmode cd-rom drivers. They should not be needed to boot into windows from the HD. They are from Adaptec, probably to support a SCSI cd-rom in DOS.