msdos rename all files to lowercase, replace spaces
In a DOS prompt, how can I rename all the files to lower case and remove all spaces? ...
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I think I am looking for the ESC char to use in a DOS Batch file
The code that is confusing me: set CLEAN=\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\Directory One\Sub Directory\30% Dalton.txt IF EXIST %CLEAN% echo "It Works" This code will never work because the file name has a " % " char Is there a way to get around this and produce the Echo "It Works" ...
Variable assignment problem in DOS batch file for loop
Hi, I have a variable assignment problem inside the DOS script for loop. It never assigns the value, its always blank. Below the sample code @echo off set ans=%1 SET STRING=%ans:"=% echo Parsing the string "%STRING%": for /f "tokens=1-2" %%a in ("%STRING%") do ( set Word1 =%%a echo Word 1: %%a echo Word 1: %Word1% set Word2 =%%b ...
how to make winxp ms-dos virtual machine work like win98 ms-dos especially graphics
Hi, Initially... I started programming in C. that was was 10 years back(college). The IDE i used was Turbo C++ IDE. All my c programs were 16bit. Memory Model : Huge. Graphics : 4bit (16 colors). Graphics Driver: EGAVGA.BGI Resolution: 640x480. OS: MS-DOS 6.0 (under windows98 it is 7.0 - which always gave an accelerated execution of...
Is there something to double output a % character?
Is there something in a BATCH file that would double a % character? The test.txt INPUT file contains the following " Hello World The filename is : filename with spaces and 50% percentages signs.txt The %~nf removes extenstions Is there something to double a % charactor? As I would like 50% to be outputed as 50%% because the output o...
How does DOS load a program into memory?
What steps does MS-DOS take to load a COM or EXE file into memory? Are there still references online as to how this happens? The best I can think of is possibly referring to dosbox source. ...
What's the binary file format used by MS DOS?
I was always thinking MS DOS is also using PE for binary executable until recently when spotting this: A PE image file begins with a MS DOS stub. It was used so that when a program is run in MS DOS, it would give a good error message (that the program must be run in windows) instead of crashing MS DOS. So it implies PE is...
Microsoft DOS vs Unix
Which one is more powerful operating system? And is it possible to convert Microsoft-DOS batch file into Unix Script and vice-versa? ...
How do I make this command run in the background
– ping www.google.com –t I have created a shortcut on desktop and typed this command as it's "Target " ..Now when I double click it, cmd window opens for a sec and vanishes..how do I make it run in the background until this process is manually ended ? The shortcut name's "Ping" and I don't see no Process named "Ping" in the task manage...
How to run dos command in chain
I found the bat file from here: http://www.dostips.com/DtCodeBatchFiles.php#Batch.FindAndReplace I want to run another command after this bat, but it doesn't work. I guess there must be something wrong the the code the site provides. Anyone can give me a clue? Thanks. ...
Importance of Learning MS DOS
Hi, I'm teaching an introductory class to brand new computer engineering students. This week I'm going to teach basic MS DOS commands and batch files (and a few weeks later unix). Last year some students were whining that "it wasn't necessary anymore". Since I insist on teaching it, I have some reasons in mind. But I'd like hear you guy...
DEL saying path doesn't exist (it does)
I'm guessing this is a basic DOS question, its with the del command. All I want to do is delete a file. C:\Documents and Settings\matthewe\Desktop\testfolder>del C:\Documents and Settings\matthewe\Desktop\testfolder\test.pdf The system cannot find the path specified. I can guarantee that test.pdf exists, and the fact I'v...
YUI Compressor redirect verbose output MSDOS
Hi, I am calling the YUI compressor in MSDOS as follows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin>java -jar c:\min\yuicompressor-2.4.2.jar -v c:\min\file1.js -o c:\min\file1-min.js > c:\min\output.txt Is there a way to get the verbose output piped to a file? Ive tried the > c:\min\output.txt (as above) but it just creates empty files. ...
Compiling as 16-bit (for ms-dos) with visual studio
Is this possible? If it is, how? And if not, which compiler that does allow that do you recommend? Thanks! ...
Remove differences between two folders
Hi, can anyone please suggest a method (ruby, python or dos preferable) to remove only the different files and sub-folders between two given folders? I need it to recurse through sub-directories and delete everything that is different. I don't wanna have to install anything, so a script would be great. Thanks in advance ...
Delete temporary files on startup
I have a program which when it runs it fills Temp folder with lots of .tmp files. This is causing C drive to fill up. I have been asked to investigate if it's possible to write a script in dos to delete temporary files on startup. I also wish to delay the program starting until all files are deleted. This would need to happen every time ...
how to get DOS path instead of Windows path
In a DOS window, how can I get the full DOS name / short name of the directory I am in? For example, if I am in the directory "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_22", I want to display it's short name "C:\PROGRA~1\Java\JDK16~1.0_2". I know running dir/x will give me the short names of files / directories in the current directory but I have...