I am a beginner at batch programming and I'm wondering if it is possible to run a batch file along with just one command already executed and accept a command from the user and execute it.
For example this is what I want to happen:
1) Run batch file
2) Type one command and press enter. The command executes.
But I want that all to happen just by running the batch file by itself.
This might be a very simple task to most of you but I've searched and can't get a solid solution.
Help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
set /p Variab=Command_here:
%Variab%
This will take input to Variab and then execute the input.
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As far as I am concerned (after digging a bit on the topic) that in order to redirect a user to a command prompt after the batch file completed execution it is a common practice to simply put "cmd /k" at the very end of the batch file.
However, the history of the user input is lost since it is not passed on to a child process, which is created by "cmd /k". I was wondering if there is another way of bringing up command prompt after the batch file finished working?
Just so we are on the same page, I double click the batch file. I know that if I call it from the open terminal I won't be having this problem. However, I am curious how to circumvent that in the case I mentioned. Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Let's say there is some .bat file that is required to run inside .cmd batch script. This inner .bat file has a series of user interactions on a local host, and are only able to be ended using ctrl+c.
The question is: Is there some way to make the outer batch script resume after the inner script is terminated? Or is the ctrl+c the end all be all?
I've tried giving the inner script a different way out only to be told I'm not allowed to change that file. I've also done a fair amount of research and haven't found a solution. Forgive me if I've overlooked something! I'd like to avoid having two windows or extraneous termination messages pop up.
The only way I can think of to handle this is to use the following line in outer.cmd to call inner.bat -- with the disadvantage of receiving a new command prompt window for the execution of inner.bat:
start "" /WAIT cmd /C "inner.bat"
(Exchanging start and cmd does not work as the new window might unintentionally remain open.)
Note that for inner.bat, all the console input and output are handled via the new window, hence any redirections for outer.cmd (e. g., outer.cmd > "return.txt") will not include data from inner.bat.
So I tried and tried but couldn't figure out this one for some reason.
how can I run a task from a desired directory instead of System32 directory where cmd.exe is.
so, when I schedule a task and try to run it ..
command prompt suppose to go to "c:\users\aaa\bbb\ccc" and then pass the argument.
Instead, It's starts at c:\Windows\System32 and fails.
Could anybody help me with this please?
I really appreciate it.
Thank you.
EDIT --
so, now I have a run.bat file with following content in it ...
C:\Users\aaa\bbb\ccc\dd (location to my testrunner.bat file)
testrunner.bat Scripts/all.suite website-address ie (command for the task I wanna perform)
net stop schedule (since window is poping up and going away way to fast, I added this to stop it (not working))
type run.bat
#echo off
cd C:\Users\aaa\bbb\ccc\dd
rem this will show all files in dir
rem is the file you're expecting listed?
dir
rem notice how you can make comments with a leading rem(ark)
#echo starting scripts\all.suite
rem you have to change this to have the full path using Windows X:\dir\dir conventions
c:\home\Scripts\all.suite website-address
#echo done running scripts\all.suite website-address
#echo shutting down
net stop schedule
So its still not clear exactly to me your goal. The reason I added the cd c:\... command is that will **C**hange **D**irectory to the path specified.
This is what you need so you can "run a task from a desired directory instead of System32".
Copy everything from the first #echo off to the last net stop and using notepad, paste it into a file, fix command names and paths website-urls, etc, then save that file to c:\temp\testrunner.bat.
Open a cmd.exe window and test that the script works. Just paste c:\temp\testrunner.bat on to cmd-line and hit enter. If that works, then made an entry in the scheduler to run c:\temp\testrunner.bat . I don't know the specifics of running a script for scheduler, so look for clues on the input screen. Is the an option to run 'now'?
If the .bat file doesn't work from the command-line, then you have to fix the file before you try running it in the scheduler. As your command Scripts/all.suite website-address is a little vague, you'll do better to post a new question asking for help to fix the .bat file and use a sample command that people will be able to use on their PCs at home.
IHTH.
I usually perform actions in the 7zip command line program. I was thinking about creating a small script to do everything automatically, but I have never written any Windows shell script before and therefore don't even know where to begin.
I would like to make an executable script file which, when a user double-clicks on it, will call the 7zip command line and perform some actions.
First of all, is this possible? And if it is, what is the best way to do this?
You can create a batch script to do this.
It's basically command line commands that run one after another so you don't have to keep typing them in :)
Put the commands you would normally use for 7zip in a notepad file and save it with the extension .bat, then run it.
7z blah blah params
7z more params and args
All your commands will be executed automatically when the previous one finishes.
There are other programming languages you could do this in (or even VBScript) but batch would be perfectly suited to this, and you don't need to install anything extra.
Batch files can run a series of command line commands. Simply create a text file and name it with the .bat extension.
There are plenty of resources on the internet which will provide you with help.
I created a simple install.bat file into my application folder, to execute its thing on windows.
But it only executes the first line of the .bat file.
Is there something that I need to add so it continues after the first one is done?
copy something somewhere
move something somewhereelse
gem install etc
Above are the type of commands that are in the .bat.
Do I need to anything something inbetween?
Is the first command in your batch file actually a copy command, or is it a command that's running another batch file?
Running a batch file from another by simply using the second batch file;s name will not return to the calling batch file.
If you want one batch file to invoke another and return you have to use the call command.
Are you overwriting a file? If so you'll need to add the /Y to the copy command to supress the prompt that asks if you want to overwrite the file.
Use the /h parameter to get help on the copy command. It will show this usage and some others.
As written above, all three lines will execute. I imagine that the second and third lines are failing. You should capture the output which will explain why those lines failed.