I'm an absolute beginner in Windows script and i'm required to do the following :(
for /f %%f in '..\dir\'
# Create a text file titled '\dir\filename.bat', containing " xxxx <filename> xxxx"
Once that's done i'd then run all the batch files created simultaneously
cd ..\dir
for /f %%f in * do
start cmd.exe /C '%%f.bat'
I'd really appreciate it if someone could tell me how to do the file creation part and also verify the rest of the code.
I'm not sure what your trying to do here...
If you want to make a file, you can just echo the line and append it ot a file (if the file does not exist, it will be created)... So for the st part of your question.
cd \dir
for /f %%f in ('dir /b') do (
echo "xxxx %%f xxxx" >> %%f.bat
echo "second line of file if required.." >> %%f.bat
echo "repeat for as many lines as you need.." >> %%f.bat
)
Not sure why you would want to run all the files together either... a lot of tiles may well cause ssues if they all open at once...
It would be more help if you could explain exactly what you needed to do, so people could perhaps offer better ways of achieveing the end result.
Edit
I've changed the code above so that it will work (I've tested, and it does what I think you need it to).
Related
I am attempting to hash all or most of the files off of a machine using a batch script. What I thought would be straight forward was of course not as FCIV will not scan hidden files. I attempted to make a for loop that would scan the individual files themselves but what works in the command line does not work in the batch file.
I would go to the root of my drive and attempt this:
FCIV -r -both c:\
However I noticed that quite a few files were missing (even as admin) with most of them being hidden files.
Thanks,
Any help would be appreciated.
I use this snippet of the code for CertUtil, it might also work for FCIV
cd /d %targetDir%
for /r %%e in (*) do (
if exist "\\?\%%e" (
FOR /F "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%F IN (`certutil -hashfile "\\?\%%e" %hashType% ^| findstr /v "certutil hash"`) DO (SET var=%%F)
echo !var! "%%e" >> %hashDatabaseOutput%
SET /A fileCount += 1
) else (
echo ERROR 1 - Failed to Hash file, File or Directory contains special characters >> %errorlog%
echo %%e >> %errorlog%
echo.>> %errorlog%
)
)
cd /d "%workingDir%"
I have a similar issue as you, I'm scanning some files in C:\ but those aren't hidden files.
EDIT: Seems that using this method makes no difference because even when the file path that is feed to FCIV, the hashing will fail because it cannot find the file. you can look at my question here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62111957/fciv-fails-to-find-some-files-when-hashing-c-drive
EDIT2: Found the root cause, it's caused by redirection when you attempting to scan files in C:\Windows\System32. One guy explained it clearly here
The system cannot find the path specified
Since FCIV only have 32bit mode, the only solution is to use other hashing program like rHash with 64bit.
I use the following batch file to delete unwanted files on several drives.
set /p DELPATH=<"C:\DELETE-ALL.txt"
for /f "usebackq delims=;" %%i in ("C:\DELETE-ALL.txt") do #del /q "D:\HFI\%DELPATH%\%%i" > C:\DELETE-ALL-4.txt 2>&1
... same command for other local and network drives.
The DELETE-ALL.txt looks like this:
mydirectory
TEST.xlsx
TEST2.xlsx
This works great. It deletes files in single directory. But now I need it to do more. I need the batch file to delete files in different directories. So, it boils down to how to change directory on the fly.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I answer you here because i can't comment now with my lower reputation.
I strongely recommend to use PowerShell or python or others program scripts to do this. Using windows batch, it will take you more time to find a good way and there may be no way to do such a little complex misson.
The answer turns out to be easier than I thought. Although my original question was for deleting files, I got it to work for rename. It should work for delete with little modification.
#(for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=;" %%A in ('"TYPE C:\RENAME-ALL.txt"') do (
#echo "%%A" | find /i "\"
#if errorlevel 1 (
RENAME "%%A" "%%B" >> C:\RENAME-ALL-4.txt 2>&1
) ELSE (
CD /D D:\mydirectory\%%A
)
)
)
The script looks for "\". If found, it assumes that line is a directory and change to the corresponding directory with "D:\mydirectory\" as a path prefix. Otherwise, it assumes the line contains file name. Since back slash is not allowed in filename, the assumption is safe.
Hope this will help other people.
I have a folder with well over 400 RAR, ZIP and 7Z files. I want to make a bat file that change the extensions of selected files in this folder as follows, RAR->CBR, ZIP->CBZ and 7Z->CB7 without renaming files not selected.
I have tried with:
ren %1 *.cbr
and:
ren %~n1.rar *cbr
but it does not work.
The bat file is going to be placed in the Send To menu.
I want, if possible, to use only cmd, as I don't know any scripting, or programming language.
Thanks
[This answered your original question, which as more about "all" or multiple files.]
You can use the FOR loop. Type for /? for details.
First, try the FOR command out to make it ECHO (print) the filename. You can use this to test what you want/think it's going to do:
for %f in (*.rar) do echo %f
Then, to actually rename, you'll need something like:
for %f in (*.rar) do ren %f *.cbr
[Following your edit]:
If you're calling a batch file from 'Send To' or whatever, your select file should come in in parameter %1 (and %2, %3 etc if multiple). You may also be able to use %* for all parameters.
Try echoing it somewhere, to console or a file, to test whether you're receiving these & what's happening. Save the following as a batch file, and try it:
echo %1
pause
In a batch file, % symbols need to be doubled up (for parsing reasons). So to rename, you might try something like:
for %%f in (%*) do echo %%f
for %%f in (%*) do ren %%f *.cbr
See also: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/percent.mspx?mfr=true
I have a list of files in a folder that end with .swf.
I want to change all those files from X.swf to X<some number>.swf.
How can I do that?
This little script will change all *.swf files into the equivalent *_42.swf files.
#setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
#echo off
for /f %%a in ('dir /b *.swf') do (
set fspec=%%a
set newfspec=!fspec:~0,-4!_42.swf
echo ren !fspec! !newfspec!
)
endlocal
Actually, as it stands now, it will just echo the commands that it wants to execute. Once you're happy they're correct, you can just remove the echo from that renaming line above.
It works by using for /f to get a list of all SWF files and then using string manipulation to:
remove the last four characters (the.swf extension); then
add a new _42.swf extension onto the end.
And, please, make sure you back them up first :-)
You could use the following one-liner directly from the command prompt:
FOR %F IN (*.swf) DO RENAME "%F" "%~nF123.*"
where 123 stands for your number of choice.
Alternatively you could create a batch file and take advantage of its ability to accept parameters. Use the following script:
#ECHO OFF
SET "suffix=%~1"
FOR %%F IN (*.swf) DO RENAME "%%F" "%%~nF%suffix%.*"
Now if the batch's name is renamer.bat, you can invoke it like this:
renamer.bat 2011
and it will add 2011 to the name of every .swf file in the current directory.
Assuming <X> in your description is supposed to be constant and you don't explicitly require a batch script to solve your problem, you can use Windows Explorer as mentioned in an article by Microsoft titled "Rename a file".
Here's a an extract from said article:
"You can also rename several files at one time, which is useful for grouping related items. To do this, select the files [then press F2]. Type one name, and then each of the files will be saved with the new name and a different sequential number at the end (for example, Renamed File (2), Renamed File (3), and so on)."
i have an edited version of a config file specific for my machine.
i have the same config file in multiple different directories in my development folder.
i want to, in a single bat file, replace all instances of this file with my edited one.
So in pusedo code:
Take C:\edited.config and copy to C:\Projects\ /s wherever original.config is found
i want the final file to have the name of original.config, not edited.config
so i am guessing i need some combination of a FOR, a rename and copy or something like that
is this easier to do in Powershell?
can anybody help?
Thanks
I blogged about this a little bit ago at http://jamesewelch.com/2008/05/01/how-to-write-a-dos-batch-file-to-loop-through-files/
I think your solution will look something similar to (below is untested but used to show general idea)
for /f %%a IN ('dir /b *.config') do copy c:\master.config %%a
There's probably a switch there on the copy to suppress file overwrite warnings, but I don't remember what the switch is. This will copy your master.config and overwrite your local file (variable of %%a).
I'm amazed what DOS batch file experts make work. Since I'm not one of them, I take an approach that's pragmatic for me. It might work for you as well.
Get a list of destination folders
C:
Cd\
Dir original.config /s > original.bat
Edit original.bat in your favorite text editor (I like Notepad++)
Search for "original.config" and replace with "" (empty string)
Insert the text "Xcopy C:\edited.config " at the front of each line
Proof-read the result to be sure it's what you want. If you're not sure put an "Echo " in front of each line for a dry run.
Run the batch file.
#echo off
C:
cd \Projects
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%G IN ('DIR /B /S original.config') DO xcopy /y c:\edited.config %%G