Summary: HELP! I'm writing a batch file that's supposed to copy files off of networked servers to a backup server. My batch file looks like this: xcopy "f:\t...
Summary: So I've pretty much gotten everything working in my batch file as described above, but I think I'm making an amateur mistake. Unfortunately, our "bat...
Summary: Hi all, I have a string containing a complete path of a file in my BATCH file . I would like to extract only the path leaving the file name and previo...
Summary: I am trying to make a simple batch file that displays some ASCII art when a user logs in. I have been testing it and keep getting this error message w...
Summary: I am trying to write a Windows O.S. install batch. I want the install batch to allow me a choice before proceeding to the next step. I have added the ...
Summary: wizard-fred That's an interesting idea about a utility that tests whether or not a CD is in the drive. If I know there is a CD in the drive, then I'm...
Summary: I'm working on a batch file that creates a directory and then automatically sets folder permissions based on the group membership of the person execut...
Summary: I need help with a DOS Batch File. I have added my batch file to a Win98 Boot Floppy. The Batch file includes a Menu. One of the Menu Choices is for c...
Summary: Hi there I'm having trouble accomplishing the below. I would like a batch file that will delete sub directories and the files contained in them, but...
Summary: Parsing text with a batch file is not an easy task. Your first post indicates that you're open to alternative methods. If you want I can provide you ...
Summary: Hello I have a batch file that loops through the files in the folder , and runs a program. What i would like is a way to pause between each loop. I w...
Summary: I have no idea how to implement a "remote shutdowner", but here are a few of my thoughts. 1. You're going to hate this, but if this is just your dad'...
Summary: Well I just tested my FC idea and I don't think it's going to work because of the first line and the directory line of the dir command output. One is ...
Summary: Just curious is there a way to search for a file (could be multiple on the pc) called test.lnk and replace it with the file test2.lnk? where test2.lnk...
Summary: I'm an HTML beginner (and certainly no programmer). Is there a way -- without using Java, Scripts, ActiveX, Style Sheets, etc. -- to reference a batc...
Summary: I am trying to write a small batch file to delete a type of file (*.ptl) in a directory and all subdirectories, here is what I have: del D:\directoryn...
Summary: Okay so I made a batch file, I just have one problem. I'm trying to echo some text into a file and I have @echo off at the top. The following is what ...
Summary: I am trying to set environment variables with batch files by getting user input, something like this: set /p input = "Type something here: " echo You ...
Summary: I have created a batch file to install updates from a mapped drive as follows: :start CLS ECHO Please enter correct update... ECHO. ECHO 1: Update 1 ...
Summary: Oh nevermind, I got into the cmd and explore c:\ and found out that my "prog.lnk" (that I created with righ click>create a shortcut then typed www.goo...
Summary: first time poster here :-) I have a question/problem: i have a batch file that does its automatic zipping, uploads it to a server. Then another local ...
Summary: Hello, I am trying to create a batch file to parse a log file, find some timestamps in a specific format, change the format of the timestamp, then dis...
Summary: If you just want to compile and run the java program from a single batch file, why don't you try this one? Hope you have already set the java bin pat...
Summary: what i need is an example please.. i want a batch file to create a file.. c:\test.txt Prompt user for there name and place that inside the text.txt fi...
Summary: I am trying to create a batch file which echos data to a text file using something like: echo mytext >> file.txt The problem is, when I use certain ch...
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