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Can I use what I wrote on the shell (bash, cmd, irb, etc) in a script automaticaly?

The general idea is pretty simple, I want to make a script for a certain task, I do it in the shell (any shell), and then I want to copy the commands I have used. If I copy all the stuff in the window, then I have a lot of stuff to delete and to correct. (and is not easy to copy from shell) Resume: I want to take all the things I wrote...

store SID in a variable

Hi, I need a way to store the current user's SID in a variable, I tried a lot of variants of: setlocal enableextensions for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ( '"wmic path win32_useraccount where name='%UserName%' get sid"' ) do ( if not "%%a"=="" set myvar=%%a echo/%%myvar%%=%myvar% pause endlocal None are working wmic path win32_useracco...

bat script to delete file older than 7 days

hi guys i have a bat script in which gets all files in a folder and then converts this folder with its contents into a one RAR file. This script also adds the current date once it makes a copy and moves it this file into a backup folder, i am planning to have this bat file run by a windows scheduler task every day. My question is there...

Is it possible to allow a legacy Win32 GUI app to be run from command line as well?

We have some code that works and it's a Win32 app with a GUI, but I would like to be able to trigger it from the command line as well (silent mode). Is there any easy way to do this? Or do I have to create another project as a command line application? ...

Hi, how to verify if file exists on windows bat file?

Hi, i have to create a bat file that does this: 1 - If "C:\myprogram\sync\data.handler" exists, exit; 2 - If "C:\myprogram\html\data.sql" doesn't exists, exit; 3 - In "C:\myprogram\sync\" delete all files and folders except ('test','test3' and 'test2') 4 - Copy "C:\myprogram\html\data.sql" to "C:\myprogram\sync\" 5 - Call other bat ...

Execute batch file after another batch file completes

I have a batch file coordinating the activity of two other batch file. How can I make it execute the second batch file only after the first bat file finishes execution (execute the sequentially). I do not care if the first batch file executes successfully or not. ...

problem in batch script read user input

hi, i use set /p below to read user input it seems to work outside the if block but the one inside if block doesn't work. When i run the script second time the user input in the if block prints the previous user input. test script: @echo off set cond=true echo %cond% if %cond%==true ( echo "cond is true" REM the below input doesn't wo...

Access Denied when using popen - Python

Hi folks, I'm using popen in order to send a few commands within a Django app. Problem is that I'm getting [Error 5] Access Denied, apparently I have no access to cmd.exe, which popen seems to use. WindowsError at /test/cmd/ [Error 5] Access is denied: 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c dir' I reckon this is because the app sit...

ASCII definition of symbol

I've spent hours with no luck on this. In terms of cmd prompt, what does the white filled in square with a 1 followed afterwards mean? e.g. http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/af249/dororoj/square1.jpg I've tried using string.find() (using C++) with various hex symbols listed on the ascii table at: http://web.cs.mun.ca/~michael/c/asci...

bat file using winrar taking too long to run

hi guys, i have this scripts which extracts all my folder's and files from my c:\projects locations and put its in winrar and transfers them to c:\backup\project for /f "delims==" %%D in ('DIR C:\projects /A /B /S') do ( "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.EXE" m -r "c:\backup\projects.rar" "%%D" ) i have also tried the below script whic...

Is it possible to use Eclipse with Pydev without having rights to run programs in cmd?

Is it possible to use Eclipse with Pydev without having rights to run programs in cmd? If so, how to do that? (I plan to teach Python in my school but the studens do not have rights to run programs in cmd.) \Hokan ...

If not exists then exit + cmd

Hello, i try to make a loop in a .cmd file. If test.txt is not exists then i will kill the cmd process. @echo off if not exists test.txt goto exit But this code doesn't work and i don't know how to make a loop every 2 seconds. Thanks for help. ...

Java heap space Xmx Xms parameters ignored

Hi, I have a .JAR that apparently uses up too much memory, and throws an exception "Java heap space" (or something similar). So I tried running the .JAR via the CMD like this: C:\MyFolder>javaw -jar MyJar.jar -Xms64m -Xmx128m That did not solve the problem. Same error. Now, when I checked the Processes tab in the windows task manager...

Batch For /F Syntax with %time%

How do I accomplish this: for /f "tokens=1-4 delims=: " %%a in ('%time%') do set XTime=%%a.%%b.%%c.%%d I'm trying to get the contents of %time% e.g., 16:25:15.65 into 16.25.15.65. Running the command above gives me: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. (If it matters I'm on Windows XP) ...

match all files in current directory

How do I achieve this in Windows using either Command-prompt or PowerShell? myprog * EDIT: I want to call myprog with each file in the current directory as an argument. ...

Windows scripting to parse a HL7 file

I have a HUGE file with a lot of HL7 segments. It must be split into 1000 (or so ) smaller files. Since it has HL7 data, there is a pattern (logic) to go by. Each data chunk starts with "MSH|" and ends when next segment starts with "MSH|". The script must be windows (cmd) based or VBS as I cannot install any software on that machine. F...

edit security settings of a .exe from cmd prompt

Ok so I use Avira Antivir (do not comment if you are just going to tell me to get something else) I have the free version and i change the security settings of avnotify.exe, like many people who use the program, so i dont see the nag screen everytime it updates. But it seems they have been updating avnotify.exe when updates run too. so i...

how to change the modifier key from cmd to ctrl in IntelliJ at a Mac?

how to change the modifier key from cmd to ctrl in IntelliJ at a Mac? I have changed it system wide but it hasn't changed in intellij. ...

Command Line - how to extract a file name only when using a for command loop.

What I need to do is extract the filename from %%f so I can create the correct dll name. for %%f in (*.asmx.cs) do ( echo %%f cmd /c C:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe /t:library /r:%assemblies% %compileoptions% /out:bin/%%f.dll %%f ) ...

How to add custom Java command-line options?

Hi! I'd like to add custom command-line options to my Java program. Here's an example: java -cp my.jar package.Main -i input.data -o output.data How can I achieve this. Currently I only get JVMJ9VM007E Command-line option unrecognised: -i Edit: The output of java -version java version "1.5.0" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Stand...