Objective:
This daemon maintain logs at what time which text file is opened.
Step I:
I made one empty batch file and this file would be going to log the events into one temporary log file.
Step II:
Associating text files with this batch file program
i) I right clicked on one text file.
ii) I clicked on "open with" option
iii) Then I chose my batch file program.
Now as I open any text file my batch file program starts running.
Step III:
Batch file development:
i) I opened the batch file which I created as empty in Step I
ii) I wrote following batch file commands in order to above objective:
#echo off
echo %1 >>logs.txt
time >> logs.txt
notepad %1
exit
Step IV:
i) As I open any txt file, then this batch file runs, but the problem is as it comes to "time" command I have to manually press enter, so is there any command in batch file programming which can produce keystrokes.
ii) Second thing which I need is as I open my text file, cmd window pops up, I want it to remain hidden from user, so that user doesn't know about logging of events.
iii) Third thing which I need is to start the notepad process in background, so that my batch file script can proceed further.
Use %time% (see set /?) on same line as %1 to have time / filename on same line. Else type time /? for help esp time /t.
Console programs have a console. Use a different technology. VBScript can start programs hidden but you would do everything in vbscript. 0 is hidden.
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
msgbox FormatNumber(WshShell.Run("cmd /k dir c:\windows\*.*", 0, false))
As above but with 6 or 8.
Related
I am trying to open a .chm file from a batch file.
The batch file has only this text in it :
echo off
start "S:\G.T.T\GTT-Vandemecum\Help Danny\GTT.chm"
If I run the batch file, the commandline opens but nothing further happens.
If I copy paste S:\G.T.T\GTT-Vandemecum\Help Danny\GTT.chm in start menu/run then it does works.
If I make a shortcut with target "S:\G.T.T\GTT-Vandemecum\Help Danny\GTT.chm" then it also works.
So the command works everywhere, except from a batch file.
What am I doing wrong here ?
It might also be important to know that when I start it from the shortcut, or start menu/runI always get a dialog
We can't verify who created this file. Are you sure you want to open this file ?
I am using Windows 7
EDIT
My problem is not the dialog, my problem is that nothing happens when I open the chm file from a batch file
The Start command is probably seeing your doublequoted string as a title, enter Start /? at the command prompt for its usage information.
Try adding an empty title first:
#Echo Off
Start "" "S:\G.T.T\GTT-Vandemecum\Help Danny\GTT.chm"
My embedded C compiler generates a batch file to run various build outputs in a processor simulator from the command line. I'd like to create a batch file to call that auto generated batch file that is somewhere convenient, and I'd like to be able to rerun it just by clicking a key as often as I want all day long.
Here's what I've tried
cd "C:\foo\project name\settings\"
:repeat
cls
"Project Name.Unit Test Ouput.cspy.bat" & pause
goto repeat
I see the output I expect from the batch file, followed by a:
Press any key to continue . . .
When I press enter the script ends and never executes the goto.
If I remove the pause statement the script just ends immediately.
If I type & goto repeat the script still ends immediately.
CDing to the batch file from the command line, running it, and then click the up arrow and enter effectively does what I want... I am trying to automate it a tiny bit more.
To run a batch file from another batch file, you have to use the call statement. If you don't, then your outer batch file will end when the inner one does.
call "Project Name.Unit Test Ouput.cspy.bat" & pause
So I wrote a tool with some batch commands, nothing specific. In the beginning the user can choose which task to perform thanks to a loop.
In that loop I included the "Q" option, as to quit the batch file. When this happens, it gets written to a logfile to check when the user started the script(s), and when it ended.
The issue is this only happens if the user actually quits/exits with Q. If (s)he quits by just closing the batch file, this won't be logged.
In short: how can I record when the user has quit the batch file without using the build-in function?
a batch file can't receive the "exiting"-event. What you can do is:
Make a launcher.bat file, that starts the original (yourfilename).bat file with:
start /wait (yourfilename).bat
the launcher.bat file will now wait until you close the second (yourfilename).bat file. place your log-information on the next line of launcher.bat
convert launcher.bat to launcher.exe using bat to exe converter (and make it invisible).
I have a program which I want to start using the command prompt and at the same time I want to pass 2 parameters to it.
So, for example, when I wanted to start my program I would open the command prompt (in XP: start > run, type cmd, press return) and then type:
c:\rand\anotherfolder\myprogram.exe 10 20
Since I know nothing about batch files, I'm asking two things:
Can I create a batch file to automatize this process?
If yes, how :D?
I'll edit this if you respond to my comment but if you want to simply execute this command via a batch file (and you know nothing about batch files):
Open a text editor (e.g.Notepad)
Type in your command (e.g. c:\rand\aotherfolder\myprogram.exe 10 20)
Save the file as mybatchfile.cmd
Double click the file (in Windows Explorer etc.)
I run batch files and they exit immediately. I dont want that to happen so that i can see my output. Can someone tell me how to make this happen ?
I use windows 7.
Put this on the very last line of the Batch:
cmd /k
Adding pause is a good answer. Here are some other ways as well..
Rather than double-clicking on them to execute you can run from a command line:
Press the windows key + r (this opens the "run" window)
Type: cmd into the text input and press enter (or click ok)
Change to the directory that contains the batch file, e.g: cd c:\scripts\foo
Execute the batch file by typing it's name and pressing enter, e.g: somename.bat
If there is a lot of output and it scrolls off the screen you can direct the output to a text file instead like so:
somename.bat > output_filename.txt
Then you can open the 'output_filename.txt' file in any text editor to view/search all of the output. This is better than pause when there more output than what is available in the scrollback.
Add the pause command at the end of your batch file. This waits for you to key something in.
(The nice thing is that if you're running the batch file from a non-interactive process, such as a automated build system or scheduled task, the pause is simply skipped.)
The help message for pause is:
C:\>help pause
Suspends processing of a batch program and displays the message
Press any key to continue . . .
If there is lots of output and you can't scroll far enough back, adjust the screen buffer height of the command window. This can be done via right-click on the c:\ icon go to properties -> layout: