I want to loop through a folder and its subfolders, get all .jpg files and run myapp.exe on the files where I rename the currently found file's extension. myapp.exe takes the full file path as input and a renamed file as output, like so:
myapp.exe C:\images\original\210_551_210-768--RJF3823klzw.jpg -o C:\images\original\210_551_210-768--RJF3823klzw.gif
I now have this to recursively print the full path of *.jpg files.
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /a-d/b/s *.jpg') do echo "%%i" "%%~ni.gif"
However, this prints only the filename for the second parameter, whereas I want to include the path of the found file.
How can I include the path of the output file, the second parameter for myapp.exe?
Pseudocode:
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /a-d/b/s *.jpg') do myapp.exe "%%i" "<FULLPATH><FILNAME>.gif"
If myapp.exe actually converts the file instead of simply changing the extension then you can use metavariable expansion, (see For /? for examples):
For /F "Delims=" %%A In ('Dir /B/S/A-D *.jpg') Do myapp.exe "%%A" "%%~dpnA.gif"
If you're only replacing the extension the you can just use the rename command:
For /F "Delims=" %%A In ('Dir /B/S/A-D *.jpg') Do Ren "%%A" "%%~nA.gif"
In either case you could also change your for loop to:
For /R %%A In (*.jpg)
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I have a directory with multipe levels of folders.
I am completely new to writing batch files and I am writing my first one.
Stuck for ages on trying to
find all files in the directory including sub-folder
get parent directory for each file
save as variable like %parent.filename%
I have been searching here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-xp/bb490909(v=technet.10)
And on Google but unfortunately I am stuck.
So now I managed to save the full path of each file as variable, but I want %Folder.FileName% to return the parent directory only, not the full path.
This is the code I have been testing in the command prompt.
For /F %A in ('Dir Linkedin /A-D /s /b /o') do SET Folder.%~nxA=%~pA
EDIT
I also saw this thread
And tried this code:
FOR /F %A in ('Dir Linkedin /A-D /s /b /o') do ECHO %~nxA %~pA >>Paths.txt
FOR /F "tokens=1,2" %A in (Paths.txt) do SET Parent.%A=%~nB
But %~nxB doesn't return any value... I expected it to get the last string of the path.
FOR /F %A in ('Dir Linkedin /A-D /s /b /o') do ECHO %~nxA %~pA. >>Paths.txt
FOR /F "tokens=1,2" %A in (Paths.txt) do SET Parent.%A=%~nB
Note the extra .
The path provided by the ~p modifier terminates in \ so adding . to this means "the directory name itself as though it was a filename"
As a one-line command (within a batch, decorated by standard palaver)
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
FOR /F %%A in ('Dir test* /A-D /s /b /o') do FOR /F %%S in ("%%~pA.") do SET Parent.%%~nxA=%%~nS
set parent.
GOTO :EOF
I used the filemask test* to better suit my system.
I can't imagine you'd voluntarily perpetually re-type the command, so the format for use within a batch file is shown.
I would suggest you do this as a single nested For loop from the Command Prompt and with no output file:
For /F "Delims=" %A In ('Dir /B/S/A-D "Linkedin" 2^>NUL')Do #For %B In ("%~pA.")Do #Set "Folder.%~nxA=%~nxB"
From a batch-file, perhaps this would help you out:
#Echo Off
Rem Remove any existing Folder. variables
For /F "Tokens=1*Delims==" %%A In ('Set Folder. 2^>NUL')Do Set "%%A="
Rem Set the new variables
For /F "Delims=" %%A In ('Dir /B/S/A-D "Linkedin" 2^>NUL')Do For %%B In ("%%~pA.")Do Set "Folder.%%~nxA=%%~nxB"
Rem View any returned variables
Set Folder. 2>NUL&&Pause
I have a directory with a list of files, I would like that my batch finds the most recently added file and then copies the content in another file in another directory. So far I did like this:
for /f "delims=" %%x in ('dir /od /a-d /b c:\dir1\*.log') do type %%X >> c\dir2\all.log
The problem is that in this way it outputs for example
ex150422.log 1>>c:\dir2.log
but it doesn't copy the content..
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!
are you shure it can find the file? add the directory name like you did in dir-command
for /f "delims=" %%x in ('dir /od /a-d /b c:\dir1\*.log') do (
type c:\dir1\%%x>>c:\dir2\all.log
)
Looking for a way to run a command, but insert the path/filenames of all mp4 files from the working directory (where the script is run) to the command.
vlc.exe c:\path\filename1.mp4 c:\path\filename2.mp4
I have the following code, but the "%%~A" is only inserting one path/filename at a time instead of adding every path filename from the folder.
set dir=C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\1
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b "%dir%\*.*"') do ("C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" "%%~A" --sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=800,acodec=mpga,ab=128,channels=2,samplerate=44100}:http{mux=ts,dst=:8080/abc} --sout-keep --loop)
An elementary solution: first try
set "dir=C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\1"
dir /b /a:-d "%dir%\*.*"
The same result (filenames only) as in:
set "dir=C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\1"
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /a:-d "%dir%\*.*"') do #echo "%%~A"
So add full path as follows:
set "dir=C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\1"
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /a:-d "%dir%\*.*"') do #echo "%dir%\%%~A"
Eventually, replace #echo "%dir%\%%~A" with your command...
In a Windows cmd batch script named my.bat, I want to execute a command for all the files in the current directory except for the batch file my.bat.
I use below command in my.bat currently to run the command only for *.txt *.ppt, but really as new files of different extensions might be added to the folder and hence execution of this command by excluding one type of file extension (in my case *.bat) would be more readable/helpful.
FOR /F "delims=|" %%i IN ('dir /b *.txt *.ppt') DO echo %%i
Question is: How do I exclude that file alone with that particular file extension and make the for command execute on all files of all extensions except the excluded one?
FOR /F "tokens=* delims=|" %%i IN ('dir /b *.*') do if not %%~xi==.bat echo %%i
I have added tokens=* in as well otherwise you won't get full filenames if they have spaces.
To echo without the dot
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
FOR /F "tokens=* delims=|" %%i IN ('dir /b *.*') do (
set e=%%~xi
set e=!e:.=!
echo !e!
)
This is providing that the file doesn't have any other dots, otherwise it will remove them too. This is a bit more sturdy than just removing the 4th character from the end though, as not all files have a 3 character extension.
You could pass the output of the dir /b command through findstr, like so:
FOR /F "delims=|" %%i IN ('dir /b ^| findstr /v /r "^my.bat$"') DO echo %%i
The /v option to findstr prints anything that doesn't match the parameter. The match is based on a regular expression that matches only lines that contain my.bat and nothing else.
I want to delete all the files in the current directory which do not contain the string "sample" in their name.
for instance,
test_final_1.exe
test_initial_1.exe
test_sample_1.exe
test_sample_2.exe
I want to delete all the files other than the ones containing sample in their name.
for %i in (*.*) do if not %i == "*sample*" del /f /q %i
Is the use of wild card character in the if condition allowed?
Does, (*.*) represent the current directory?
Thanks.
Easiest to use FIND or FINDSTR with /V option to look for names that don't contain a string, and /I option for case insenstive search. Switch to FOR /F and pipe results of DIR to FIND.
for /f "eol=: delims=" %F in ('dir /b /a-d * ^| find /v /i "sample"') do del "%F"
change %F to %%F if used in a batch file.
The answer from Aacini worked for me. I needed a bat file to parse the directory tree finding all files with xyz file extension and not containing badvalue anywhere in the path. The solution was:
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
for /r %%f in (*.xyz) do (
set "str1=%%f"
if "!str1!" == "!str1:badvalue=!" (
echo Found file with xyz extension and without badvalue in path
)
)
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for %i in (*.*) do (set "name=%i" & if "!name!" == "!name:sample=!" del /f /q %i)