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Name: Raj Katyal
Date: April 24, 2003 at 15:14:14 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: Pentium 4/256
Comment:

I have been assigned with a task, that requires a batch file. I really don't have much knowledge:
Here is the scenerio:

I have a Directory called Client Files.
Underneath the Client Files directory there are about 4000 directories with Client Names.
Underneath the each of the 4000 client names directories I need to create a folder called 2004.



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Response Number 1
Name: Adam
Date: April 24, 2003 at 15:58:57 Pacific
Reply:

You could go in each folder and make the directory like md 2004 or make a batch like

cd "directory/subdir/" md 2004\
cd "directory/subdir/" md 2004\
cd "directory/subdir/" md 2004\
cd "directory/subdir/" md 2004\
cd "directory/subdir/" md 2004\
cd "directory/subdir/" md 2004\
cd "directory/subdir/" md 2004\
cd "directory/subdir/" md 2004\
cd "directory/subdir/" md 2004\
cd "directory/subdir/" md 2004\
Etc.


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Response Number 2
Name: Madhavan
Date: April 24, 2003 at 20:03:13 Pacific
Reply:

You need two batch files:

In the first, put this command:

for %%i in (*.*) do call second.bat %%i

In the second batch file (called second.bat) enter this:

cd %1
md 2004

Put both the batch files in the directory where you have the 4000 subdirs and execute the first batch file.

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Response Number 3
Name: raj katyal
Date: April 25, 2003 at 08:41:42 Pacific
Reply:

Hi Madhavan,

I tried using your suggestion but it did not quite work. I am not sure why.

This is what i got


K:\Client Files>test

K:\Client Files>for %i in (*.*) do call second.bat %i

K:\Client Files>call second.bat second.bat

K:\Client Files>cd second.bat
The directory name is invalid.

K:\Client Files>md 2004

K:\Client Files>call second.bat test.bat

K:\Client Files>cd test.bat
The directory name is invalid.

K:\Client Files>md 2004
A subdirectory or file 2004 already exists.

The above batch file creates a directory 2004 under the directory Client files.
I need to create the sub-directory 2004 under each of the 4000 folders.

Thanks


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Response Number 4
Name: Secret_Doom
Date: April 26, 2003 at 14:45:05 Pacific
Reply:

First of all, you do not need two batch files for that (usually you never need two of them, you can merge'em into a single one).

Besides, that method Madhavan described is not proper, not without various modifications. Use this, instead:


@echo off
for /D %%? in ("C:\Client Files\*.*") do (
    if not exist "%%?\2004\nul" md "%%?\2004"
)

That will only work on NT systems (Windows NT,2K,XP).

-- Leonardo Pignataro - Secret_Doom --

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www.batch.hpg.com.br

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Response Number 5
Name: Raj Katyal
Date: April 28, 2003 at 08:02:45 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks a lot that worked beautifully.

Appreciate all your help!


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