i want to call a batch file from another batch file and also want to pass a variable to it. lets say i want to call b.bat from a.bat. my b.bat copies files. so while calling it from a.bat , i want to pass the path of the destination folder to b.bat. well to b more clear, the destination path will b entered by user, so it will b stored in...
Hi, I want to store the URL of all files with same extension in specific directory to one Log file. IS there any batch command available for this. Exapmle I want to copy all files with *.TXT extension into one log file with its directory extension(URL) ...
I have a batch file as follows: myfile.bat :: This is a sample batch file @echo off echo change directory to d: <---How to change color of only this line (comments lines) CD d:\ ... ...
I have a variable define as: set filePath=".\file.txt" I'm writing a windows batch file. Need to convert the path stored in variable 'filePath' to its fullpath (physical path). How can I get the full path of this path? Please help! ...
This is related to my earlier question. ren "C:\Temp\%%A" "%%A" if errorlevel 0 ( "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\cmdline\7za.exe" a -tzip -mx9 "C:\temp\Zip\%%A.zip" "C:\temp\%%A" Move "C:\temp\%%A" "C:\Temp\Archive" ) In the above, the IF evaluates to true always, even if REN command fails. The idea is...
The batch file is something like this, I put the python in some directory that has SPACE character in its path. C:\"Documents and Settings"\Administrator\Desktop\bracket\python\python C:\\"Documents and Settings"\\Administrator\\Desktop\\bracket\\[10,20]\\brackettest.py When I run this one, I get this error. C:\Documents and Set...
I'm trying to make a script that will place a list (in a .csv file) of processes that are running that take up more than 10 mb of RAM and shows the time + date the script was run. My teacher did this during his lecture but I can't remember how he did it. Just trying to figure out how to be better at IT. So my question is, can anyone hel...
I need to create a batch file that goes to a directory and execute a series of executables start cd c:\temp\ command1 command2 the above doesn't work, it only starts in c:\temp, but ignores rest. ...
So here's my issue: I want to use %cd% so a user can execute a script anywhere they want to place it, but if %cd% contains spaces, then it will fail (regardless of quotes). If I hardcode the path, it will function with quotes, but if it is a variable, it will fail. Fails: (if %cd% contains spaces) "%cd%\Testing.bat" Works: "C:\Program...
Hi, I want to make something like this... :LoopBegin if ???? goto End some other work goes here* gotoLoopBegin :End The "????" part should be a check that a file exists with the name "exit.txt" for example. If such a file exists in the current folder, I want the batch file to just exit. Is there a way to do this? Thanks ...
Hi, On many occasions I have dealt with passing batch files arguments with spaces, quotes, percents, and slashes and all sorts of combinations of them. Usually I managed to figure out how to accomplish what I want, but this time I am stuck. I have tried a couple of hundred combinations now and my head is starting to hurt. I’ve reduced ...
When I use the following code in command prompt, it works fine. But when I use the same code in a batch file, nothing happens. My batch file simply consists of: for %f in (D:\flexcube1,D:\flexcube2,D:\flexcube3) do xcopy %f D:\o\ /e but it does not work. I don't understand it and I have to use a batch file to copy multiple files. An...
Hi, In my pursuit of a solution to another environment-variable/batch-file related problem, I have once again come across a problem I have visited before (but cannot for the life of me remember how, or even if I solved it). Say you have two BAT files (or one batch file and the command line). How can one pass an environment variable nam...
I want to run a .bat file when I close my Java application. I try, but when I close Java app the bat file doesn't start. ...
At a certain time each day, I'd like my browser to pop open a tab to a certain URL. My goals: be able to set the URL from the scheduled task use the default browser (rather than hard-coding it) I can't seem to accomplish both of these goals at once. I'll post my partial solutions as answers, but I'm hoping someone will have somethi...
When using start /max program_name to start a bunch programs, how to focus on each program when it opens. For now, it open focus on the first program, and launch others on the back. thanks. OS: Windows Server 2003 Program: any windows program, like notepad PS. It will focus on newly opened program on Windows XP SP3, but not Windows se...
Hi I am trying to get a batch file to call an executable from the server and login. I have a monitoring program that allows me send and execute the script. OK here goes.... //x3400/NTE_test/test.exe /USER:student password Now this doesn't work. The path is right because when I type it in at the run menu in xp it works. Then I manu...
HI all, This is what i'm trying to do. I have a .bat file which takes in a argument which is nothing but a folder name. What i do first is go one level up (cd ..). Now in this directory i have 3 folders and each folders have sub-folders and have .class files in them. What i want to do is recursively loop through the folders and get hol...
Is there a way to delete all empty sub-directories below a given directory from a batch file? Or is it possible to recursively copy a directory, but excluding any empty directories? ...
I have a batch file with some commands that I need to run with my installer, but I'd rather a console not appear (in Windows). I'm executing the batch file from a WiX installer, via a custom action. I tried adding an @ECHO OFF to the top of the file, but that didn't seem to do anything. Is there a way that I can run this batch file sile...