Summary: I am trying to write a batch file that will merge 5 text files into 1. I need a test to see if the files that I am specifying in my copy statement ex...
Summary: I need to put a batch file in our login script to check for a file with a specific date (checking the version of an installed app). I want to then ki...
Summary: Hello, I am trying to create a batch file that copies files from one drive to another. However, the files that I am copying to the new drive will tak...
Summary: I am attempting to add a portion to a batch file which will check to see if the c drive is formatted, and if not offer the option to format it. I am ...
Summary: The IF command compares values in a logical expression to determine a TRUE or FALSE result. If the result is TRUE, the command to the right of the IF...
Summary: Hi all, Thanks for the advice to date. I know this is going to be a "real kludge" so perhaps I can supply a little more information. I have custom-ma...
Summary: After further testing, if I put the shortcut on my desktop and then set it to have a shortcut key value it works, but it only does what I want on the ...
Summary: I am trying to figure out how to program variables in batch files. Any help on the following script would be helpful. Thanks!! :test net send * Hello ...
Summary: In a batch file, I want to keep a section from running if Windows is running (i.e., it should only run in DOS). In WinME I can test to see if "%windir...
Summary: I need to be able to derive what drive letter the cdrom is using? like... If "cdrom drv" == "f" goto doitf :doite copy teste %2%4 :doitf copy testf %2...
Summary: You use redirected input to the program when it is started. The redirected input comes from a text file (or pipe) and in the file, the end of line (ca...
Summary: hello I'm trying to run a LPR command in a batch file with this and it is not working lpr -S 192.168.100.228 -P auto C:\test.txt the same command wor...
Summary: Hi Guys i'm trying to create some test files in dos in order to study network transfer times. They have to be byte specific. Can a batch file be creat...
Summary: Hi all, Could someone please make a batch file which sends a message to a pc in my network using the "net send" command ? it should ask to what pc (1...
Summary: SET Text1=%1 SET Text2=%2 assuming that %1 is the first file and %2 is the secound file. %1 and %2 are replacable paramaters. All you do is type bat...
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: Ok, this is a much better explanation. However, you still didn't state the OS this batch script should work on. Since this is a DOS forum, I'll suppos...
Summary: tjdabomb wrote: > So if it finds c:\email*.*, to create > c:\emailbac2, 3, 4, etc., probably up > to five directories. So, if the last time the batch ...
Summary: I am attempting to create a batch file that will automatically launch a dial up connection. I will eventually be using the script on Win 98 PC's but f...
Summary: [1] I don't believe that the %1 argument is not supported in xp/2000, although i may be wrong. It sounds like a problem to locate pack.exe. %0\..\pack...
Summary: Here's a batch I've been toying with. It is chock full of information, so read carefully. ::reboot98.bat :: Try this one too: :: rundll32 krnl386.e...
Summary: I need to write a DOS Batch file that renames a file to it`s original name plus todays date. e.g. TEST.TXT becomes TEST220102.TXT I need the batch fil...
Summary: So, it's just a batch file to copy a file from floppy to C:, right? You mentioned that user will input the file name in format, for instance "D033ddmm...
Summary: Sorry about the two posts, I went to go back and look at it the first time and got a message saying there was no post, so I made a new one. I tried yo...
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