Batch file using WINRAR

Question

i need help with batch file for WINRAR pleasee hi i am trying to use winrar to convert all my different folders individually from one location to another.

example:

c:\projects\test 
c:\projects\country 
c:\projects\db 

to

c:\backup\test.rar 
c:\backup\country.rar 
c:\backup\db.rar 

I am trying the following cmd, which works but what it does is that it gets all the folders in the projects folder into the backup

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" 
) 

but this is what it does

c:\backup\project.rar (it does contain all the files if i extract) i want them separetely

can you please help?

Answer 1

I think you need to change a couple things.

1. Change /A to /AD to get just the directories.
2. Remove the /S so you will only get the top-level directories in C:\Projects.
3. Inside your FOR loop, change the "c:\backup\projects.rar" to C:\Backup\%%D.rar"
   
   

WARNING: This code is untested.

FOR /F "DELIMS==" %%D in ('DIR C:\projects /AD /B') DO ( 
  "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.EXE" m -r "C:\Backup\%%D.rar" "%%D" 
)