When i try to run this program it does not set the variable right. Is there anyway so that after it is done to set the file location not the file itself to a variable and have it printed on screen.
#echo off
for %%a in (d) do if exist "%%a:\" dir /b /s /a-d "%%a:\gm_construct.bsp" set p=%%~dpnxa
pause
What your code does:
dir /b /s /a-d "%%a:\gm_construct.bsp" set p=%%~dpnxa
lists all files "%%a:\gm_construct.bsp" and all files named set and all files named p=%%~dpnxa
What (I think) you want to do:
dir /b /s /a-d "%%a:\gm_construct.bsp"
and set it's output to the variable %p%
To get a command's output, you need another for:
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b /s /a-d "%%a:\gm_construct.bsp"') do set p=%%~dpnxi
integrated into your code (note the kind of the single quotes: '):
#echo off
for %%a in (d) do (
if exist "%%a:\" (
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b /s /a-d "%%a:\gm_construct.bsp"') do set p=%%~dpnxi
)
)
pause
pause
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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
In my hard disk I have the following structure:
ROOTFOLDER
├───FOLDER1
│ └───TMPFOLDER
│ ├───FOLDERTODELETE1
│ ├───FOLDERTODELETE2
│ └───FOLDERTODELETE3
├───FOLDER2
│ └───TMPFOLDER
│ ├───FOLDERTODELETE4
│ └───FOLDERTODELETE5
└───FOLDER3
└───TMPFOLDER
├───FOLDERTODELETE6
├───FOLDERTODELETE7
└───FOLDERTODELETE8
I need to create a kind of script (I was thinking about a batch file, but any other solution will be appreciated) to delete all folders within each folders with a specific name (in this case TMPFOLDER) and created before today.
Following to your needs the batch script below will do what you need. Remove the echo in front of the rmdir command if it's okay for you. Take care that the script uses the current working directory. Remove /q if you want to be asked for each directory that should be deleted:
#echo off
set "tmpfolder=TMPFOLDER"
for /f "tokens=*" %%D in ('dir /b /a:d "*"') do (
for /f "tokens=*" %%E in ('dir /b /a:d "%%D\*" ^| findstr /l /x %tmpfolder%') do (
echo Found temp folder: "%%D\%%E"
for /f "tokens=*" %%F in ('dir /b /a:d "%%D\%%E\*"') do (
echo rmdir /s /q "%%D\%%E\%%F"
)
)
)
Edit #1:
The above script does not take care of the creation date of the folder that should be removed. You want only folders to be deleted which have a creation date before today. The following script takes care of that. Look here how to get dates of folder and here how to compare dates:
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "tmpfolder=TMPFOLDER"
for /f "tokens=*" %%D in ('dir /b /a:d "*"') do (
for /f "tokens=*" %%E in ('dir /b /a:d "%%D\*" ^| findstr /x /c:"%tmpfolder%"') do (
rem echo Found temp folder: "%%D\%%E"
for /f "tokens=*" %%F in ('dir /b /a:d "%%D\%%E\*"') do (
rem echo Subfolder: "%%F"
set "curdate=!date!"
set "dirdate="
echo GETDATE
call :getdate dirdate "%%D\%%E\%%F"
set "dirdate=!dirdate:~-4!!dirdate:~3,2!!dirdate:~0,2!"
set "curdate=!curdate:~-4!!curdate:~3,2!!curdate:~0,2!"
rem echo dirdate: "!dirdate!"
rem echo curdate: "!curdate!"
rem echo.
if [!dirdate!] LSS [!curdate!] (
echo rmdir /s /q "%%D\%%E\%%F"
)
)
)
)
goto :EOF
:getdate
rem call: getdate date(dstParam) folder(srcParam)
for /f "skip=5 tokens=1 delims= " %%A in ('dir /a:d /o:d /t:c "%~2"') do (
set "%~1=%%A"
goto :EOF
)
Command reference links from ss64.com:
DelayedExpansion
set
for /f
dir
findstr
if
call
goto
rem
Although an answer has already been accepted, I have decided to post this untested idea as an alternative:
#Echo Off
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
For /F "Delims=" %%A In ('WMIC OS Get LocalDateTime') Do For %%B In (%%~nA
) Do Set "TD=%%B" & Set "TD=!TD:~,8!"
For /D /R "ROOTFOLDER" %%A In ("TMPFOLD?R") Do If /I "%%~nxA"=="TMPFOLDER" (
Set "FP=%%~pA" & Set "FP=!FP:\=\\!"
WMIC FSDir Where "Path='!FP!' And FileName='TMPFOLDER'" Get CreationDate^
|FindStr/B "%TD%">Nul||Echo=RD/S/Q "%%A")
Timeout -1
You may need to change ROOTFOLDER and all instances of TMPFOLDER as necessary, remembering to use a ? to replace one of the characters in the first instance of TMPFOLDER.
If the output appears to be correct, remove the last line and Echo= from the line above it.
I want to traverse all files within a specific directory and all its subdirectories and then print out the folder name of each file.
I don't know how to get the folder name of each file.
FOR /F "delims=" %%x IN ('dir /B /A /S *') DO (
:: Suppose %%x is 'C:\myfolder\a.txt', the desired output is 'myfolder'
:: %%~nx is not correct
echo ???
)
If you want just the path (without drive, without filename), %%~px is what you need
If you want just the last folder, not the complete path. This is indeed not that trivial:
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "delims=" %%x in ('dir /b /a /s *') do (
set "line=%%~dpx"
for /f "delims=" %%y in ("!line:\=.!") do set folder=%%~xy
echo %%~nxx is in: !folder:~1!
)
I think this is what you're looking for:
#echo off
FOR /F "delims=" %%F IN ('dir /B /A /S *') DO (
for %%D in ("%%~dpF\.") do echo %%~nxD
)
pause
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...
Hi I'm trying to make a batch file that digs thru a directory and checks if all the files in its sub-directories are the same as in another directory (with the same name and same sub-directory names)
ex:
C:/Users/Administrator/desktop/directory1/global/config/project.config
C:/directory2/global/config/project.config
I'm able to fetch all the files that need to be compared with a for loop
The echo %%f gives me a path like:
C:/Users/Administrator/directory1/global/config/project.config
But I want to remove the beginning and store it in a new variable so I can easily compare files with an FC command. I don't know how to correctly do a string substitution when in a for loop. I want to get just this:
/global/config/project.config
my code for now
set b="c:\Users\Administrator\desktop\"
set j=""
for /f %%f in ('dir /a:-d /s /b /r c:\Users\Administrator\desktop\global') do (
set c=%%f
%c:b=j%
echo %%c
)
#echo off
set "dir1=c:\smth"
set "dir2=c:\dir\smth2"
setlocal enableDelyaedExpansion
for /f %%F in ('dir /a:-d /s /b /r "%dir1%"') do (
set "file_path=%%F"
if not exist "!file_path:%dir1%=%dir2%!" (
echo file %%F does not exists in %dir2%
)
)
endlocal
The better way to use a call function
setlocal enableDelyaedExpansion
for /f %%F in ('dir /a:-d /s /b /r "%dir1%"') do call :foo %%F
:foo
set "file_path=%1"
if not exist "!file_path:%dir1%=%dir2%!" (
echo file %1 does not exists in %dir2%
)