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I have a DIRECTORY with filenames that have a % (percent sign) in the name. I need to rename all files with "%" sign to an "_" underscore. Any ideas how I can create a loop to do this in DOS batch [not VB]?

The code below will convert spaces to underscores, not sure how to handle percent signs.

@echo off & setlocal enableextensions
pushd "%ENCRYPTED_PATH%"
for /f "tokens=*" %%f in ('
dir /b /a-d-s "%ENCRYPTED_PATH%\* *.*"') do (
set "_=%%~nxf"
call ren "%%~ff" "%%_: =_%%"
)
popd
endlocalI thought percent signs are illegal in Windows filenames, just how did these files get on your system?
The following should replace a percent sign with a # in each filename encountered. Remove echo when happy. I have not got any files with % in the name so I created a DUMMY set in a text file but this should work...

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
dir /b /a-d-s "%ENCRYPTED_PATH%\* *.*" > test.txt
for /f "delims=" %%A in (test.txt) do (
set string1=%%A
set string2=!string1:%%=#!
echo ren "!string1!" "!string2!"
)

In cmd scripts ("batch files") you need to escape certain special characters. For many symbols the escape char is a CARET (^) but for a percent sign the escape character is... a percent sign. So double them up.

Quote from: Salmon Trout on October 27, 2009, 01:40:56 PM

I thought percent signs are illegal in Windows filenames, just how did these files get on your system?

Hi all, i am looking for some HELP please

Basicly i have a program lets call it program.exe that doesn't support wildcards
what i want is a batch file to find say *.EXT in a folder and run the command on the found file, go back check again for anymore and process if necessary.

this sound so simple i cannot seam to work it out.



you want to run all .exe in folder ?i have a folder called somefolder
in this folder are some FILES called
aaaaaa.aaa
aaaaaa.bbb
aaaaaa.ccc
bbbbbb.aaa
bbbbbb.bbb
cccccc.aaa
etc

i have a program called prog.exe

i want to process all the *.aaa files

this works for a SINGLE file

Code: [Select]cd work
..\tools\prog.exe aaaaaa.aaa
exit
this won't work on multiple files

Code: [Select]cd work
..\tools\prog.exe *.aaa
exit
the prog.exe does not support wildcards
the prefix to the filename changes every time the batch is called
the extension is always the same
the folders are always the same
all you need is the for loop.can you post an example code that would work pleaseCode: [Select]@ECHO off
for /f %%a in ('dir /b *.aaa') do prog.exe %%a
pauseCode: [Select]@echo off
for /f "tokens=" %%A in ( ' dir /b *.aaa ' ) do (
echo Processing file %%A
start /WAIT "" "Path to\prog.exe" "%%A"
)
@for /r somefolder %%a in (*.aaa) do @prog "%%a"Thanks for all the fast replys and help got it working now

I am trying to make a batch file were I can input an IP ADDRESS and it run "nbtstat -a (ip)" and it has been a while SENSE I last wrote a batch file, were is a GOOD place to start?C:\>type ipstat.bat
Code: [Select]nbtstat -a (%1)C:\> ipstat.bat 255.255.248.0

OUTPUT:

C:\>nbtstat -a (68.97.215.175)

Local Area CONNECTION:
Node IpAddress: [68.97.215.175] Scope ID: []

Host not found.

Quote from: BatchFileCommand on April 05, 2009, 03:19:58 PM

Thank you Dias, couldn't you have just posted that in the BEGGINING.

I can't figure out the delimeter to set it as only a space without the tab.

I've tried:

Code: [Select]for /F "tokens=1-4 delims= " %%Z in ('COMMAND') do set output=%%Z

But I am always getting the delimeter of a tab and space.A tab is a special kind of space. Delims= really means space and tab. What command are you using, that outputs tabs, which would give a different result if you could ignore the tabs?

command | more

will strip the tabs out of command's output (In a FOR line don't forget to escape the | with a caret)

hey guys, having an issue with a virus that keeps REAPPEARING after i delete it, i am trying to temporaily fix this problem until a security update is released..

im not sure how to end a process through batch but i can delete with

@echo off
:loop
(put a timer in for 5 seconds)
(end procces)
del name.ext
goto loop


any help would really be appreciated, i think my works been hit with a NEW virus :s


batch is no way to solve a virus problem, this might just agitate it .

if you need an anti virus, there are many free
avast!
AVG
Bit defender

though if you are just looking for an answer, a simple timeout would
sleepQuote

Usage: sleep time-to-sleep-in-seconds
sleep [-m] time-to-sleep-in-milliseconds
sleep [-c] commited-memory ratio (1%-100%)

ping localhost -n 2 -w 1000 >nil

sleep doesnt work, in XP anyway

wonder if he means by name meanings...

QUOTE from: macdad- on April 05, 2009, 03:21:14 PM

wonder if he means by name meanings...

You can't change the ENGLISH letters in a name and get Japanese...

Hi everybody!

Any way to set a background to my batch file, or can I insert in image in?

Why do people think Command Prompt can do all these magical things?

If %money% isn't assigned, then wouldn't set %money%=whatever bring an error because there was no variable name?I thought that in NT, the RECEIVING end of an anonymous pipe is launched in a separate child process, so any environment changes will not survive, so, BC_Programmer, how did you get the pipe method to work?



Quote from: Helpmeh on October 27, 2009, 04:36:17 PM

If %money% isn't assigned, then wouldn't set %money%=whatever bring an error because there was no variable name?

DOS is suupose to be the easier stuff

I thought that in NT, the receiving end of an anonymous pipe is launched in a separate child process, so any environment changes will not survive, so, BC_Programmer, how did you get the pipe method to work?

mkdir c:\archive
xcopy c:\test c:\archive /d:10-26-09
compact /c c:\archive

This works but I need to know how to get it to look for FILES OLDER then two days. Cause the teacher wants it to be able to just grab anything older then 2 days without having to change the date everytime. Also this just compresses the folder. I need to know how it ZIPS the files that are placed into the folder. Can someone please help me?Oh and by the way. The folder that the files are in is c:\test and the batch file has to MAKE the folder c:\Archive and take the files older then 2 days from the folder c:\Test and zip them and move them to newly made folder c:\Archive. So please help me get this. Cause I been having serious issues.

It's a common thing on here... the classic error of the child/newbie/ignoramus: "This thing that looks complicated to me will look complicated to everybody."Quote

hiding it inside maze of folder is just too easy to break.

then, for each file found, it will execute:

Code:

@if %~za neq 0 echo %a

I'm trying to figure out how reno thinks that will break "garble"... garble, after all, would consume space...

Now- what if one was to literally store the "secret" files in the alternate data stream of the folders themselves?

My mother has an OLD dos application and she wants to use it on her new NOTEBOOK with Windows XP SP3. DOS program works but it prints nothing on the USB printer now.

I read about trick with network sharing (NET USE LPT) but it doesn't work at us. I'd attached LPT1 to the pseudo-network printer but printer prints nothing still.

Can anyone some suggestions for me?If anyone is interested ..... There are several special utilities which had been designed for printing from a DOS program into Windows printer: DosPrint, DOSPRN, DOS2usb, PrintFil, DosPrinter etc.

Last WEEK I played with all of them.... Finally, I chose DOSPRN for my mom's computer. It is very simple, inexpensive and useful.

Hi all

I run a daily batch file to make backups but do not want to overwrite the previous day's backup.

Answer for me is to let the batch file make a directory with "date" as directory, i.e.

set var=%date%

..... now var is set to today's date - OK so far ...

I now want to make a directory using "var" as the variable, i.e

md %var%

but this gives me a syntax error.

How do I make a directory in the batch file using "var"

Mike_KIf your system date format has forward SLASHES / as the separators you need to get 'em out because that character is illegal in a WINDOWS file or directory name.

e.g. replace with hyphens

Code: [Select]set var=%date:/=-%
or spaces

Code: [Select]set var=%date:/= %
or dots

Code: [Select]set var=%date:/=.%
(or whatever legal character or characters you like, put it or them to the right of the equals sign)

or nothing (nuke 'em)

Code: [Select]set var=%date:/=%
Thx Dias

I've used yur suggestion with a bit of other code ....

set today=%date:/=_%

echo off
echo THE CURRENT DATE IS (day/month/year) : %DATE%

mkdir "%today%"
cd "%today%"
echo .
echo CHECKING DESTINATION FOLDER IS TODAY'S MONTH/DATE
echo .
echo on (allows user to check destination folder by seeing the COMMAND prompt)
echo off
echo .
pause

Xcopy C:\Backup_\*.* /E/Y/I


As the days move on I will get a series of backup folders ...

07_04_2009
08_04_2009
09_04_2009 ..... etc.


Many thanks

Mike_K

Hi

I want your help I want to write a batch file to send STEP by step line of a text file which contains ASCII data to a motor stepper driver through the serial port, and then wait till the confirmation come back from the stepper driver "S" and so on till all the text file being sent.

Any query, I will supply more information, I have attached my EXCEL file which I want to convert it (CVS) file and sent it to the stepper driver.

Thanks for your helpQuote from: gimini75 on April 06, 2009, 10:19:21 AM

I have attached my EXCEL file

Hi

I want your help I want to write a batch file to send step by step line of a text file which contains ASCII data to a motor stepper driver through the serial port, and then wait till the confirmation come back from the stepper driver "S" and so on till all the text file being sent.

Any query, I will supply more information, I have attached my EXCEL file which I want to convert it (CVS) file and sent it to the stepper driver.

Thanks for your help

This is beyond the capabilities of Batch...Visual Basic

Depending upon if he means CMD or Dos itself.

java sorry just being random

In place of it like I said its random

This is beyond the capabilities of Batch...Visual Basic

Where? In any case, batch is probably not the best way to do this. Do you mean real MS-DOS or Windows command?


Hi

I mean cmd under windows command not MS-DOS

Thanks

I have a DOS based computer that when it starts to BOOT up COMES up with a message asking for the BOOT diskette in Drive A: I don't have this disk. I think the computer forgot how to LOOK at the hard drive to boot up. Is there a work around to FIX this?I suspect you cmos battery is dead

In the past, I have gone into the cmos setup and reminded it of the hard drive, rebooting then worked.

You will need to replace the batteryThanks for replying gpl. After several attempts I was able to get to the BIOS and set it to boot off the hard drive.

Thanks,
Again
Well done

I still recommend you get a new cmos battery, otherwise this will happen every timeNice Catch gpl....

XP Home.

With regard to Dias de VERANO's reply #4 here is there any way of amending the following script to prevent the runtime error "') was unexpected at this time"?

Evaluate formatnumber(22) returns the CORRECTLY formatted number when ENTERED at the command prompt.

CODE: [Select]
@echo off
cls

for /f %%1 in ('evaluate formatnumber(22)') do (
set number=%%1
)
echo %number%

Thanks.Code: [Select]
@echo off
cls

for /f %%1 in ('evaluate WScript.echo formatnumber(22)') do (
set number=%%1
)
echo %number%

oops... that doesn't work either.

Ahh- but I see from comparing it to Dias's script:

Code: [Select]
@echo off
cls

for /f %%1 in ('evaluate "formatnumber(22)"') do (
set number=%%1
)
echo %number%
add quotes around the expression.Yes, if you have a closing parenthesis in the dataset part of any FOR construct you need to protect it by quoting. This is a batch requirement, not a vbs thing.

Thank you both for the responses and for your patience with US learners.

Quote from: Helpmeh on October 23, 2009, 03:01:45 PM

I fiind it funny that the op has started to learn for loops before he or she has really learned the set command.

I was one of those weirdo's who learned by reading the documentation... the MS-DOS 6 help, to be precise.

ntcmds.chm is a lot better then the help reference included with MS-DOS.

Very true, but some people learn that way. I first learned how to use for loops by studying Jacob's code in his AoA Local BETA. If only I still have that .zip archive.

I am one of those wierdos who are too young and weren't even born when MS-DOS was around.

How much of that documentation would apply to the command processor in windows xp? and, Is it in digital format? and if the answer to the second question is yes, May I have a copy?

DOS is easier for file moving, deleting etc: rather than C.A copy would be nice if possible.

try this if you want to actually use named variables

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "tokens=1,2,3,4* delims=\" %%a in (tiff.txt) do (
set full_line=\%%a\%%b\%%c\%%d
set file_name=%%d
echo Full line: !full_line!
echo File name: !file_name!
echo.
)

Looking at your code I am puzzled by your use of %%a in two apparently different situations. Firstly you are using it (so it seems to me) to step through the tokens on the line and then you are using it as an actual variable with a known value. How does DOS keep track?

You also assign the current value of %%a to the other variables %%b, %%c, %%d without explicitly assigning or setting them. Again how does DOS do that?

suppose there r three files in a DIRECTORY named "NEW folder" "new folder1" "new folder2"
how do i all the three using a single command(WILD CARDS or whatever)

Sorry, how do you do.....what?

Quote from: Spoiler on APRIL 03, 2009, 10:58:47 AM

Ok I want to ASK another question. From what I see so far your real goal is to copy a file from another machine to your machine right? Are both of these machines in the same network? Is the other machine running a FTP server? Is the folder called "Home" part of the other machines FTP server?

Are you planning on setting up a task for this or a menu or just run a BAT file?

make sure that D is your root FTP folder. another way is to NOT specify the drive
Code: [Select]...
cd path1\path2
get file
...

Is there a command that can be used to run a batch file completely silent?yes, there is a way to run batch file in complete silence, but i won't post the code since it can be USE for "evil" doing.

so here is the code for running batch in half silence
Code: [Select]start /minQuote from: Reno on March 26, 2009, 09:25:48 PM

yes, there is a way to run batch file in complete silence, but i won't post the code since it can be use for "evil" doing.

so here is the code for running batch in half silence
Code: [Select]start /min

No one wonders why he would need to run a batch file silently?

Why doesn't the output of the AT command come to the screen?

Added a new job with job ID = 1

Hi guys.
Is there any way to start and shut down a program on ANOTHER computer on the same NETWORK with a batch file?
With a echo, like if the program is already running and i try to start it will echo "Already running" and the same if i shut down the program.

Best ragardtasklist /? should get you started.Hello, Apexi.
Welcome to CH.
The kind of thing you ask is sometimes used by an administrator to make changes on other computers from a central location. This is a good thing in a large area, such as a campus.
But it also can be used for harmful and even criminal acts. So we would like to know what the purpose will be for such a program.
Sorry for my LACK of English mates
There is no criminal acts, i just want to simplify my home network

I have a small network at home with 4 computers with poor bandwidth.
Every time i want to play a online game i have to connect with a remote CONTROL program (Radmin) to shut down all programs that use bandwidth, like torrent and FTP programs.
And i think it would be easier to just shut them down with a .bat file.

Well a friend to my wrote a Pike script file that works really good, but i want to see how a batch file would look like if you know what i mean.

Again, sorry for my lack of English.Here is a VIDEO where the administrator uses a script to do what is often called 'remote execution' of another computer on the same LAN.
http://www.howcast.com/videos/224614-Remote-Execution-and-Deployment-Of-Windows-Scripts

Hello Everyone!

I am trying to automate the disk CLEANUP process. I am wanting to use it under scheduled tasks. The idea is to be able to RUN a ".bat" file that will automatically add the entry to run disk cleanup. The only issue i am having is getting disk clean up to run unattended. It is important to have it run unattended because i work at a school and the student cannot be prompted for it. Can anyone please assist me?

Operating system being used: XP Pro SP3First:

Run cleanmgr /sageset=nn either from the run box or the cmd prompt where nn is any arbitrary number.

When the Disk Cleanup Settings window appears, check off the boxes you want disk cleanup to clean. Click OK to save settings.

Second:

To run unattended, run cleanmgr /sagerun=nn where nn is the same arbitrary number you used for sageset. Cleanmgr can be run from a batch file, windows script, the windows run box or the NT cmd prompt.

Disk cleanup run this way will clean all the disks on your system using the same settings. I'll leave it to your imagination to have different settings for each disk.

Good luck. I do appreciate your answer, but that is were the issue is. I really need to not have to check anything. It needs to be completely automated. Any other ideas? I probably should have been more clear. You need run sageset only once. Sagerun will CONTINUE to use the sageset settings until they are changed in which case it will use the new settings.

Note: the settings are stored in the registry, so they persist across system boots.

Perhaps this article will clear things up.

Thank you for your post. I understand the sageset and sagerun options. Do you know if there are registry entries for each checked item?


If there is i could probably export those keys, then export the sageset number. Then in my .bat file just add the entries to the new computer and then add the sageset number registry key. Then the last part of the .bat could be sagerun?

Does this make sense? Do you know if these keys exist? I will RESEARCH today for any.

Thank you for the assistance!

HoFLThe cleanmgr settings can be found in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches registry key and subkeys.

Backup the registry before you start. Messing with the registry can turn your PC into a brick!

Good luck. I know it can

I will post my results. Thanks again for the help!

Quote from: plm on April 07, 2009, 04:11:07 AM

Hi CDO

I am about to make sure that some hundred monitored servers can send their SNMP TRAPS to some newly added monitoring servers during an upgrade. I have no intention of any malicious acts. I am a virgin into SCRIPTING so i thought that the experts on batch scripting on this site might be able to get me started.

best regards plm

come on, what are talking about?

If possible to edit a .txt or ini file in ? read line and data and edit them ......

OK So I've got:
Code: [Select]@echo off
REM example
echo Set Shortcut=%1
...

I need the quotes in the dos box since the path contains spaces?

Hi All,

One part of my dos bat file needs to parse an xml file LOOKING for a "key" then get the value from next line down, then ask user to change it, then edit/replace OLD value with new value.

Been at this for days now, looking for guidance, TIA.

Here is my lines in xml file:

111


need to prompt user showing number "111" then ask to replace 111.

I have tried MANY combos of find/findstr/for/if loops but no no avail.
Looking for fresh input and knowledge.

TIA, frustrated cpatte!Quote from: cpatte on October 29, 2009, 07:39:37 AM

Here is my lines in xml file:
<param name="license_ports">
<value>111</value>
</param>

<param name="license_ports">
<value>111</value>
</param>

<param name="license_ports">
<value>111</value>
</param>

Code: [Select]@echo off

findstr /v "111" patte.txt > newpatte.txt
findstr /v "</param>" newpatte.txt > 2newpatte.txt
echo "<value>%1</value>" >> 2newpatte.txt
echo "</param>" >> 2newpatte.txt

p.s. The Ghost will now tell us the Unix sed ( Stream Editor ) command can edit your file with one line of code. Sed is available for windows and will work inside a batch file.

Hey All,

I've got a tricky situation that I need some pro help on.

I have a directory with multiple folders and inside these folders are files with a .MOD extension.

I need to move all the files with the .MOD extension to another folder and rename the files as they are moved (I would prefer to copy in case any thing goes awry). I need to rename as they are copied due to the files having the same name.

I found that I can EASILY move files with the command prompt but with the added variables of renaming and multiple folders I'm not quote sure how to tackle this.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
NathanWhat I would do is instead of SAY copying from point A to C is to add a step in between as a conversion cache to copy the files to this B location then use a wild card to change all extensions to the extension you want. Then have an instruction that will copy these from that B location to the destination you want being C. Then have a cleanup that deletes all data from location B so that the next data to go in is clean vs the prior data file extension conversion.

Maybe someone knows of an easier method, but I believe it will be a 3 location process where you have your origin of your data, a conversion location, and then the destination.Files never have the same name in the current directory. The OS will not allow two files with the same in the same directory. Try to name a file the same name as an existing file name in the same directory and report the error message.This may provide you a starting point. It will copy all files that end in mod extention below the current directory to different directory and rename to a number with mod extension.
Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set i=0
for /F %%a in ('dir /B /S *.mod') do (
set /a i+=1
copy /v "%%a" d:\tmp\!i!.mod 'Change the path before you run this script
)
@billrich:
(not to argue or anything) i think he means to grab the .MOD files only (not the directories as well), and move them (while renaming). So this way there could be a case where 2 files have the same name in different directories and now they are going into one...Quote from: gregflowers on October 28, 2009, 02:14:38 PM

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set i=0
for /F %%a in ('dir /B /S *.mod') do (
set /a i+=1
copy /v "%%a" d:\tmp\!i!.mod
)

Bill I gave your second snippet a try but just got a hung command prompt window. I have also been tinkering with this process is vb script.

Anyone think a batch would be better than vbs or vice versa?


Nathan

Bill I gave your code a try but just got a hung command prompt window. Thanks,
Nathan

Hey All,

I've got a tricky situation that I need some pro help on.

I have a directory with multiple folders and inside these folders are files with a .MOD extension.

I need to move all the files with the .MOD extension to another folder and rename the files as they are moved (I would prefer to copy in case any thing goes awry). I need to rename as they are copied due to the files having the same name.

I found that I can easily move files with the command prompt but with the added variables of renaming and multiple folders I'm not quote sure how to tackle this.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Nathan

Anyone think a batch would be better than vbs or vice versa?

Thanks,
Nathan

Please post the VBS output here when you run the vbs code by Ghost in post #9.

since you insist. . .


"It works for me. any discrepancies at your side is your own doing."

Bill wrote:

The request on post #10 was for Nathan, the Original Poster to show the Output of the ghost VBS. We don't need more misleading information from the Ghost.

The batch file by Greg is much better.

You were told to send the files to another drive.

Hi

I have to run couple of stored procedure on different databases.
I want to automate this process.

How can i run stored procedure from Dos COMMAND.

Regards
NehalMore information needed:

1.) What database type.

2.) What instructons do you want to execute.1) Its a SQL 2008 server databases.
2) Apply stored procedure to this databases. It could be new, amendments etc.
Quote from: NehalShah on OCTOBER 29, 2009, 06:12:48 AM

Hi

I have to run couple of stored procedure on different databases.
I want to automate this process.

How can i run stored procedure from Dos Command.

Regards
Nehal

C:\Temp>echo list volume | diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 5.1.3565

Copyright (C) 1999-2003 Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: LAPTOP

DISKPART>
Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 H DVD-ROM 0 B
Volume 1 C xpSystem NTFS Partition 17 GB Healthy System
Volume 2 D xpData NTFS Partition 2000 MB Healthy
Volume 3 E xpWare NTFS Partition 9 GB Healthy
Volume 4 F xpServices NTFS Partition 2000 MB Healthy
Volume 5 G xpMedia NTFS Partition 6001 MB Healthy
Volume 6 I KINGSTON FAT32 Removeable 954 MB

DISKPART>
C:\Temp>

I think you spelled removable wrong

I can't make this stuff up but Microsoft can.

The spelling seems to be a USA vs rest-of-the-world thing, rather like color/colour, center/centre, meter/metre etc

Au contraire. I can't make this stuff up but Microsoft can.

This might help you out.

Code: [Select]@echo off
for /f "tokens=3" %%i in ('echo list volume ^| diskpart ^| find /i "partition"') do (
dir %%i:
)

for /f "tokens=3" %%i in ('echo list volume ^| diskpart ^| find /i "dvd-rom"') do (
dir %%i:
)

for /f "tokens=3" %%i in ('echo list volume ^| diskpart ^| find /i "removeable"') do (
dir %%i:
)

For network drives use net use. You can use the same technique to filter the output.

Good luck.

Not sure what :Application data indicates. The code was designed to run from the prompt in a cmd window. Need more details. A copy and paste of the error message and what went before it would be most helpful.

Hi there.

I have a batch file that runs a dts package against a txt file (extract.txt). The batch file runs 4 times a week. I used to just delete the extract file after the dts had finished but now I have to move the Extract file into a folder called E:\Extract\OLD.

my problem is that the extracts have to have the current DATE/time added to their file name, before they are put in the OLD folder, so that a collection of past extract files are stored in a folder, which can be viewed for reference. So what I need to do is rename the extract.txt so that the current date/time is added to the end of the file name:

eg extract.txt would RENAMED extract011120061534.txt (todays date and time)

and then move it into the old folder.

Is there a way of doing this within my current batch file so that the date/time is AUTOMATICALLY added to the file name.

Thanks in advance ps..im a novice at batch files, so please keep it simple if possibleDo you want to rename it with the current date and time? Or the date and timestamp of the file?

I am making the following assumptions: You are running Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista, your regional SETTINGS are U.S., English, and you want to use the preferred format of YYYYMMDDhhmm. Try:
Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal
set hour=%time:~0,2%
if %hour% LSS 10 set hour=0%hour:~-1%
ren extract.txt extract%date:~-4%%date:~-10,2%%date:~-7,2%%hour%%time:~3,2%.txtIf you need a different format, post back and let us know.

If you just need to add the date to the filename (without time) it can be done in just 1 line of code.thanks I'll give that a try.

I get EMAIL an extract several times a week. Each time the extract has the same file name. Now I have to put the extracts in a folder called old, for referencing purposes I need the date/timestamp added to the filename, so that over a period of week, the "Oldfolder" will have files listed like thus:

extract110120061345.txt
extract110220061406.txtFour times a week? Then you don't need the time.

I suggest you change the standard for your history folder like this:
extract20061101.txt
extract20061102.txt

Namely, put the year first so at the end of the year
extract20061229.txt
extract20070102.txt
remain in order. Otherwise, all your Januarys will be together regardless of year.

Mac

This worked great!

Thanks.

Lorie

Hi!
Is it possible to compress a folder/file to zip/rar from a batch file?
Thanks .


I allready have the answer:

makecab C:\set.txt C:\me.zip

Quote from: silversk8ter on April 07, 2009, 08:48:04 AM

I allready have the answer:

@dias, please enjoy your life more. little things like this shouldn't upset you at all.

Wth?

Wth?

OK, let's assume the OP didn't mean "I already know how to do this".

Ghostdog acting like he had 250000 posts instead of 25.

what has post count got to do with it?

Big post count=big man (me). Little post count=little boy (you).

you should know who i am. I just changed "O" to 0. Post count doesn't matter.

I know who you are.

If you already have the answer, why did you ask the question?

i've got a problem again
how to get from :

c:\msdos

i need to asign current dir name to an variable in this case set a=msdos

cd command returns full adressCode: [Select]for %%A in ("%cd%") do set foldername=%%~nAC:\&GT;type salmon.bat
Code: [Select]@echo off

cd %homepath%

echo Current Directory = %CD%

for %%A in ("%cd%") do
(
set foldername=%%~nA

echo foldername = %foldername%

echo What does the for loop do?

echo "for %%A in ("%cd%") do set foldername=%%~nA"
)


OUTPUT:


C:\> salmon.bat
Current Directory = C:\Documents and Settings\Bill Richardson
foldername = Bill Richardson

thank you!I am not sure why BillHat wrote what he did.Quote from: Salmon Trout on October 30, 2009, 11:48:01 AM

I am not sure why BillHat wrote what he did.

Not everybody is as dumb as you think. I believe my code is self explanatory.

I ALREADY POSTED this in the programming section by mistake, sorry. While I do appreciate Sidwinder's help, it just didn't work.

I haven't worked with batch files in years and this problem is really irritating me.

set var1=oldvalue

if not defined %var1% set var2=newvalue


Now I would think that because var1 is defined in the first line, that var2 wouldn't GET set, but it does.


if defined %var1% set var2=newvalue


There, I would think the value would be set, right? Nope.

Anyone have any ideas on what I'm doing WRONG?

I've tried:

if not exist
if exist
if not "%var1%"==""

Stumped....

I thought we solved this.

Lose the % signs around var1 in the not defined INSTRUCTION. The name of the variable is var1 not %var1%. Use the % signs when you want to extract the value of the variable. By using the % signs, the instruction resolves as if not defined oldvalue set var2=newvalue which causes var2 to be set because presumably oldvalue is not defined. You have turned oldvalue into a variable name not a variable value.

Code: [Select]C:\Temp>set var1=

C:\Temp>set var2=

C:\Temp>set var1=oldvalue

C:\Temp>if not defined var1 set var2=newvalue

C:\Temp>set var1
var1=oldvalue

C:\Temp>set var2
Environment variable var2 not defined

var1 is defined as having a value of oldvalue therefore var2 does not get set by the if not defined statement.

After 4 years in the army, you'd think I would have better attention to detail. The % sign was the problem. Thanks again sidewinder and I'm sorry for you having to explain it to me twice.

I want to insert text in front of every lines. Is there anyone know how to do easy batch file?@echo off>newfile.txt
for /f "tokens=*" %%a in (oldfile.txt) do >>newfile.txt echo whatevertext%%asome other alternative
1) if you can DOWNLOAD stuffs to you COMP, get Gawk for WINDOWS(see my sig)
Code: [Select]C:\test>more file.txt
line 1
line 2

C:\test>gawk "{print \"whatever\"$0}" file.txt
whateverline 1
whateverline 2


2) vbscript
Code: [Select]Set objFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strFile= "C:\test\file.txt"
Set objFile = objFS.OpenTextFile(strFile,1)
Do Until objFile.AtEndOfStream
WScript.Echo "Whatever" & objFile.ReadLine
Loop
save as myscript.vbs and on command line:
Code: [Select]C:\test>cscript /nologo myscript.vbs
Whateverline 1
Whateverline 2


Quote from: Reno on April 07, 2009, 11:42:08 PM

@echo off>newfile.txt
for /f "tokens=*" %%a in (oldfile.txt) do >>newfile.txt echo whatevertext%%a

thanks for your help. It's work but if I have so many files in the directory then I want to insert text for every files. Is there any other varibles that I have to put in?

Code: [Select]@echo off

for %%$ in (*.txt) do (
echo Processing %%$ --^> new_%%$ 2>new_%%$
for /f "tokens=*" %%a in (%%$) do >>new_%%$ echo whatevertext%%a
)

I am creating this BATCH file to download an file which is one day older to today's date and I am not able to execute the file because of some errors. can you please follow the below program and LET me know where I am going wrong.

Cd..
Cd..
A:
CD A:\DATA

@echo off
:: This section gets yesterday's date
:: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS

:: Get current date in YYYYMMDD format
FOR /f "tokens=1-4 delims=/-. " %%G IN ('date /t') DO (call :FIXDATE %%G %%H %%I %%J)
goto :GETDATE

:FIXDATE
if "%1:~0,1%" GTR "9" shift
FOR /f "skip=1 tokens=2-4 delims=(-)" %%G IN ('echo.^|date') DO (
set %%G=%1&set %%H=%2&set %%I=%3)
goto :EOF

:GETDATE
:: Convert to MODIFIED Julian date
if 1%yy% LSS 200 if 1%yy% LSS 170 (set yy=20%yy%) else (set yy=19%yy%)
set /a dd=100%dd%%%100,MM=100%mm%%%100
set /a z=14-mm,z/=12,y=yy+4800-z,m=mm+12*z-3,j=153*m+2
set /a j=j/5+dd+y*365+y/4-y/100+y/400-2432046
set MJD=%j%

:: Subtract a day
set /a MJD=%MJD% - 1

:: Convert back to YYYYMMDD format
set /a a=%MJD%+2432045,b=4*a+3,b/=146097,c=-b*146097,c/=4,c+=a
set /a d=4*c+3,d/=1461,e=-1461*d,e/=4,e+=c,m=5*e+2,m/=153,dd=153*m+2,dd/=5
set /a dd=-dd+e+1,mm=-m/10,mm*=12,mm+=m+3,yy=b*100+d-4800+m/10
(if %mm% LSS 10 set mm=0%mm%)&(if %dd% LSS 10 set dd=0%dd%)
endlocal&set datedsub=%yy%%mm%%dd%&set y=%yy%&set m=%mm%&set d=%dd%

echo %datedsub%

Please guide me in the right direction.Just as a note, don't use double colons for Remarks, instead use the REM command.why not ? i allways user them, you just cant use them in for loop

@gurusanjay

can you tell us what errors you get ? quick glance on your code:
if "%1:~0,1%" GTR "9" shift
- logic error eg.if "1" gtr "-2" (echo bigger) else echo smaller
- and you can't do substring on argument %1, you have to set it to variable first

if 1%yy% LSS 200 if 1%yy% LSS 170 (set yy=20%yy%) else (set yy=19%yy%)
yy should be 4 digits, another logic error.

FOR /f "tokens=1-4 delims=/-. " %%G IN ('date /t') DO (call :FIXDATE %%G %%H %%I %%J)
it's better to use for .... ('echo %date:~-10%') do call::FIXDATE %%G %%H %%I

try this and let me know the result, the code is quite similar to your's, so i believe you will quickly understand the inner-working of the code:
Code: [Select]::source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_day
@echo off & setlocal
if "%~1"=="" echo USAGE: %0 [interval] & goto:eof

for /f "skip=1 tokens=2-4 delims=(./-)" %%a in ('echo.^|date') do (
for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=./- " %%A in ('echo %date:~-10%') do (
set %%a=%%A& set %%b=%%B& set %%c=%%C
))
::echo Today :%yy%%mm%%dd%
set/a mm=1%mm%-100,dd=1%dd%-100

::jd
set/a a=(14-mm)/12, y=yy+4800-a, m=mm+12*a-3
set/a jd=dd+ (153*m+2)/5 + 365*y + y/4 - y/100 + y/400 - 32045
::date interval
set/a jd+=%~1

::gd
set/a s1=jd+68569, n=4*s1/146097, s2=s1-(146097*n+3)/4, i=4000*(s2+1)/1461001
set/a s3=s2-1461*i/4+31, q=80*s3/2447, s4=q/11, e=s3-2447*q/80
set/a yy=100*(n-49)+i+s4, mm=q+2-12*s4, dd=e, gd=yy*10000+mm*100+dd
::echo %1 :%gd%

echo %gd%
exit/b %gd%

sample output:
Code: [Select]C:\>jd -1
20090407

C:\>echo %errorlevel%
20090407if you are not restricted to choice of language, here's a Perl script example. It should make your life easier when dealing with things like date manipulation.
Code: [Select]use Net::FTP;
use Date::Calc qw( Today_and_Now Add_Delta_DHMS Month_to_Text );
my @date_time = Add_Delta_DHMS( Today_and_Now(), -1, 0, 0, 0 );
my $yest_month = substr(Month_to_Text($date_time[1]),0,3);
my $yest_day = $date_time[2];
my $file_to_get = "file.txt"; ## file to get.
$ftp = Net::FTP->new("127.0.0.1", Debug => 1) or die "Cannot connect to localhost: [emailprotected]";
$ftp->login("user",'password') or die "Cannot login ", $ftp->message;
$ftp->cwd("somedir");
my @listing = $ftp-> dir($file_to_get);
my @list = split / +/, $listing[0];
my $month = $list[5]; my $day = $list[6] ;
if (( $yest_day + 0 == $day + 0 ) && ( $yest_month == $month ) ) {
print "File is one day older than today...ok\n";
$ftp->get($file_to_get) or die "get failed ", $ftp->message;
}
$ftp->quit;

I need to create a batch file to check the last modified date of a directory and if it's older than the current date i need to execute foo.com. Can someone assist?

Thanks.."foo.com" - what kind of a name is that? Just a generic name given since the name of the program isn't important. We could say I wanted to run 'KingKong.exe" OK. I just hate all that foo and bar stuff. Have done since my UNIX days.

.com means a DOS executable. But I guess again that's just an example.

What is your local date and time format setting?

Ya, I'm a LINUX admin

Anyways, I ended up piecing together some VB code and I think I am accomplishing what I want..

Dim fso, f, f1, fc
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f = fso.GetFolder("c:\temp\")
Set fc = f.Files
For Each f1 in fc
If DateDiff("d", f1.DateLastModified, Now) &GT; 30 Then
WshShell.Run "bmail -s smtp1 -t [emailprotected] -f [emailprotected] -h -a Logging_Stopped"
End If
Next
Set fso = Nothing
Set f = Nothing
Set fc = Nothing Quote from: rmcc4444 on October 30, 2009, 12:18:43 PM

Ya, I'm a Linux admin

Hi.
What I want to do is to run 2 bat files at the same time, and after these two bat files have finished (one of them finish earlier than the other), the third bat file is going to start.
What I have been doing until now is writing the commands from the third bat file into the first bat file, since the first bat file usally finish last, however that's not the case everytime, therefore I want to run these commands separately after the two bat files.
So, is this possible to do?

Modular programming is a software DESIGN technique that increases the extent to which software is composed from separate parts, called modules. Conceptually, modules represent a separation of concerns, and improve maintainability by enforcing logical boundaries between components. Modules are typically incorporated into the program through interfaces. A module interface expresses the elements that are provided and required by the module. The elements defined in the interface are detectable by other modules. The implementation contains the working code that corresponds to the elements DECLARED in the interface.

Languages that formally support the module concept include IBM/360 Assembler, COBOL, RPG and PL/1, Ada, D, F, Fortran, Haskell, OCaml, Pascal, ML, Modula-2, Erlang, Perl, PYTHON and Ruby. The IBM System i also uses Modules in RPG, COBOL and CL, when programming in the ILE environment. Modular programming can be performed even where the programming language lacks explicit syntactic features to support named modules.

Software tools can create modular code units from groups of components. Libraries of components BUILT from separately compiled modules can be combined into a whole by using a linker.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_programming

p.s. We can use a main batch that CALLS other batch files. An exit /b from the sub batch will return the control to main batch. I would not call two batch files at the same time. The main batch might lose control of the flow.

Good luckexit /b made it. Thank you!

I WANT to CHECK the file existence in a file or FOLDER using DOSuse if EXIST. type if /? for more info.thanks got it.

Dear

How can I ADD the EXISTING install path in a batch file
e.g.
program1 d:\install\ setup.ini
or
program 1 e: \install\setup.ini

MUST be LIKE program1 %???% setup.ini

how could i ASIGN dir result to the variable
this dosnot works

set /a result=dir /b /o:n

something like this dosnnot work either

set /a result=`dir /b /o:n`


C:\batextra>type sortdir.bat
Code: [Select]@echo off

setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion

dir /b /o:n *.bat > sortdir.txt
set /a c=0
for /f "delims=" %%a in (sortdir.txt) do (
set /a c+=1

set result!c!=%%a

echo result!c! = %%a

if !c! equ 10 goto eof
)

:eof
Output:


C:\batextra> sortdir.bat
result1 = 2line.bat
result2 = 2pdfdos.bat
result3 = A.bat
result4 = anecho.bat
result5 = ans.bat
result6 = AUTOEXEC.BAT
result7 = B.bat
result8 = Batch1.bat
result9 = batchname.bat
result10 = batexe.bat

C:\batextra>Quote from: animo on October 30, 2009, 03:15:11 AM

how could i asign dir result to the variable
this dosnot works

set /a result=dir /b /o:n

something like this dosnnot work either

set /a result=`dir /b /o:n`

how could i asign dir result to the variable
this dosnot works

set /a result=dir /b /o:n

something like this dosnnot work either

set /a result=`dir /b /o:n`

how could i asign dir result to the variable
this dosnot works

set /a result=dir /b /o:n

something like this dosnnot work either

set /a result=`dir /b /o:n`

Your basic understanding of computers is not present.

The amount of information we can store as a variable is limited ( usually one line from a text file with batch. ).

Your basic understanding of computers is not present.

Pot and Kettle.

Bill Wrote:
The amount of information we can store as a variable is limited
( usually one line from a text file with batch. ).

GHOST, What is this about a Pot and Kettle?

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set var=
for /f "delims=" %%a in (file) do (
set line=%%a
set var=!var! !line!
)
echo The file contents are: %var%

Since you are a so called batch guru , you can see
one big variable, now containing all the lines of the file.

Who wrote the code? Salmon Trout? Excellent. Did you provide a copy to Animo, the original Poster?

I never claimed to be a "Batch Guru." I had not used batch until I logged on here several months ago.

I'm 72. I don't work.

Where does Ghost work as a Programmer?

how could i asign dir result to the variable
this doesnot work

set /a result=dir /b /o:n

something like this does not work either

set /a result=`dir /b /o:n`

How can i write a batch file which start two batch files at the same time?
Suppose i have two batch files abc.bat and def.bat. I want to write a batch file xyz.bat which will start abc.bat and def.bat at the same time.
I m eagerly waiting for help from you.
THANKS
devduttaaCode: [Select]start abc.bat
start def.bat
Quote from: Dias de verano on April 06, 2009, 03:27:44 AM

Code: [Select]start abc.bat
start def.bat

That doesn't work

Wierd...that just opens 2 instances of the command prompt.

I say, you've got Consolas as your Command Prompt Font too.

It's a secret to everybody...

Are abc.bat and def.bat in the same folder as def.bat? Do they contain any commands?

Here is what I have :


@ echo off
cd\
cls
:start
cls
Set Unit=
Echo For funding purposes, we NEED to know what Unit you are from
Set /P Unit=Please enter unit ID
if /i %Unit% EQU null goto start
Echo %Unit%, %computername%, %date%, %time% &GT;>c:\test.txt
@ echo off
cd\
cls
:start
cls
Set Unit=
Echo For funding purposes, we need to know what Unit you are from
Set /P Unit=Please enter unit ID
if /i %Unit% EQU null goto start
if "%Unit%"=="" (
echo.
echo Please type something!
echo Please try again
echo.
goto start
)
Echo %Unit%, %computername%, %date%, %time% >>c:\test.txt


Does that work if a "return" or "enter" is pressed?Quote from: Aegis on April 07, 2009, 04:13:21 PM

Does that work if a "return" or "enter" is pressed?

I am looking to have a batch FILE run at logon which would ask a USER for his name and then OUTPUT it to a log file. I am unsure how to do so.Code: [Select]@echo off
set /p USERNAME="Please type your name and press Enter "
echo %date% %time% %username% >> login-log.txt
Nice, Dias -- I knew about the redirect, but didn't KNOW how to "set" it! That worked! thanks for your help.

cd\
md c:\archive
xcopy /c c:\test c:\archive /d:10-26-09
compact /c c:\archive

This is the batch file I been working on. I have gotten it to do the oppisite I want it to do. Can someone help me get it to move only the files that are older 2 days. This command copys the files that are after the date above. So I need help getting them to copy and move the files that are older then two days WITHOUT PROVIDING the actual date. So please help me. If there is a way to zip the the files and move them that will help me greatly also. I want to show the teacher that this is possible cause he don't THINK it is possible that i will figure it out. But I cant do this alone. I not really versed in this style coding.I could not get the batch file to work.

I suggest nothing.

Good Luck



I could not get the batch file to work.

Bill

I do not suggest you use it.for deleting files older than blah date, that's one extremely slow batch script. Quote from: gh0std0g74 on November 01, 2009, 05:39:53 PM

for deleting files older than blah date, that's one extremely slow batch script.

Okay so we were doing dos for a while and there was issues with the machines that we were using so we have just stayed with linux for a while in my class. The thing is that I understand how to do it for the most part. I have xcopy S D /y /s /v But I also need it to be a desktop icon that will launch it when clicked, I am not at my machines so sadly not sure how much of this will work at all.Quote from: squall_01 on April 08, 2009, 12:12:04 PM

I have xcopy S D /y /s /v But I also need it to be a desktop icon that will launch it when clicked,

let me refrase that oh I suppose it is that easy. Okay so forget it then just wondered if I wasnt missing anything as well.

I am looking for a way to log a folders content size such as C:\squid\var\cache for the Cache folder to log the size of the Cache storage. I was thinking I could use DIR and a switch to output the size, and Icant remember how I did it a long ways back. Would be nice to export the echo from the command for the folder size to a log file such as below, when executed from C:\squid\var\cache\

Fri 10/30/2009 at 11:43:01.28 Cache Folder is 124,656,576 bytes

The Cache folder has a bunch of sub DIRECTORIES that are stumping me on how to extract the size of the folder contents since DIR normally shows the local file content size, then the whole for the system below that, WITHOUT the properties of the local folder and sub-directories CONTAINED within it.


I know that the batch will be something like below where "DIR" will NEED to have something else done with it to get the output required. So looking for expert help where I am stumped. Maybe DIR isnt the way to handle this

@echo. %date% at %time% Cache Folder is >>CacheSize.log
DIR>>CacheSize.Log

[Saving space, attachment deleted by admin]Quote from: DaveLembke on October 30, 2009, 09:51:29 AM

DIR normally shows the local file content size, then the whole for the system below that, without the properties of the local folder and sub-directories contained within it.

just type du c:\ for example on the command prompt. if you want, use a for loop to grab results. simple as that.

The Sysinternals version is simpler to manipulate (I have both) but as you say the GNU version is less limited. Another thing to consider might be DIRUSE from the NT Resource Kit

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927229


Code: [Select]D:\Audio-DL>diruse /s "Amaral Discografia"

Size (b) Files Directory
23503006 1 AMARAL DISCOGRAFIA
45934192 13 AMARAL DISCOGRAFIA\Amaral
216104622 46 AMARAL DISCOGRAFIA\split-IOtest
73095739 13 AMARAL DISCOGRAFIA\Una Peque±a Parte del Mundo
358637559 73 SUB-TOTAL: AMARAL DISCOGRAFIA

358637559 73 TOTAL: AMARAL DISCOGRAFIA

D:\Audio-DL>diruse /s "Amaral Discografia" | find "TOTAL:"
358637559 73 SUB-TOTAL: AMARAL DISCOGRAFIA
358637559 73 TOTAL: AMARAL DISCOGRAFIA

D:\Audio-DL>diruse /s "Amaral Discografia" | find "TOTAL:" | find /V "SUB-TOTAL:"
358637559 73 TOTAL: AMARAL DISCOGRAFIA
Code: [Select]D:\Audio-DL>du -v "Amaral Discografia"

Du v1.31 - report directory disk usage
Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

44,857 D:\Audio-DL\amaral discografia\Amaral
211,039 D:\Audio-DL\amaral discografia\split-IOtest
71,382 D:\Audio-DL\amaral discografia\Una Peque±a Parte del Mundo
350,231 D:\Audio-DL\amaral discografia

Totals:
Files: 73
Directories: 3
Size: 358,637,559 bytes
Size on disk: 358,637,559 bytes
Code: [Select]D:\Audio-DL>gnuDU -b -c "Amaral Discografia"
45934192 Amaral Discografia/Amaral
216104622 Amaral Discografia/split-IOtest
73095739 Amaral Discografia/Una Peque±a Parte del Mundo
358637559 Amaral Discografia
358637559 total

D:\Audio-DL>gnuDU -b -c "Amaral Discografia" | find "total"
358637559 total

Executed from a folder, Dir shows the names of any subfolders, and the names, dates and sizes of any filespresent in the folder, and the total size in bytes of the files in the folderonly.

S:\Test\Batch>dir
Volume in drive S is USBHD
Volume Serial Number is 2C51-AA7F

Directory of S:\Test\Batch

26/09/2009 20:46 <DIR> .
26/09/2009 20:46 <DIR> ..
28/10/2009 21:02 <DIR> After 07-09-09
07/09/2009 17:13 <DIR> Older
15/05/2009 06:52 <DIR> EditVS
15/05/2009 06:56 <DIR> sst26
27/05/2009 17:56 116 Finder.bat
26/09/2009 20:46 44 getp2.bat
18/09/2009 16:51 217 isfolder.vbs
15/09/2009 17:48 46 ddf.vbs
09/05/2009 07:56 78 rarhelp.bat
25/05/2009 18:58 37 dequote.vbs
23/06/2009 19:34 245 Edit3
7 File(s) 783 bytes <-----------------------------------------
6 Dir(s) 146,969,190,400 bytes free


Are you saying you want to know the amount of data in each subfolder?

that part only shows the size in the current directory. how about the rest of the directories? you have to individually go into each directory under s:\test\batch and get those sizes and add them up. Extra coding, extra brain cells killed.

that works- I still like my alternate datastream IDEA, though. How about this:

Code: [Select]setlocal
for /f %%a in (countit) do set count=%%a
set /a count=count+1
echo %count% >countit

it saves the count in a file called countit and increments everytime its run
Quote from: uSlackr on April 07, 2009, 03:16:32 PM

How about this:

Code: [Select]setlocal
for /f %%a in (countit) do set count=%%a
set /a count=count+1
echo %count% >countit

it saves the count in a file called countit and increments everytime its run

Why use FOR, when if does the trick.

Simple:
Code: [Select]if not exist times.txt echo 0 > times.txt
set /p times=<times.txt
set /a times+=1
echo %times% > times.txt

I suspect its 6 of one, but I didn't know you could do that with set /p. Cool tip.

Thx

\\uSlackr