How do you loop in a Windows batch file?
What is the syntax for a FOR loop in a Windows batch file? 8 Answers 8
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How to read file contents into a variable in a batch file?
This batch file releases a build from TEST to LIVE. I want to add a check constraint in this file that ensures there is an accomanying release document in a specific folder. “C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\robocopy.exe” “\\testserver\testapp$” “\\liveserver\liveapp$” *.* /E /XA:H /PURGE /XO /XD “.svn” /NDL /NC /NS /NP del “\\liveserver\liveapp$\web.config” ren “\\liveserver\liveapp$\web.live.config” web.config So … Read more
What are the undocumented features and limitations of the Windows FINDSTR command?
The Windows FINDSTR command is horribly documented. There is very basic command line help available through FINDSTR /?, or HELP FINDSTR, but it is woefully inadequate. There is a wee bit more documentation online at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/findstr. There are many FINDSTR features and limitations that are not even hinted at in the documentation. Nor could they … Read more
BAT file: Open new cmd window and execute a command in there
I’m trying to open a new command window in a BAT file: start %windir%\system32\cmd.exe After it opens, I’d like to execute a BAT command in the new window: echo “test in new window” How can I do this? 9 Answers 9
Running Windows batch file commands asynchronously
Say, if I have foo.exe bar.exe baz.exe How do I run all of them from a batch file asynchronously, i.e. without waiting for the previous program to stop? 7 Answers 7
How to request Administrator access inside a batch file
I am trying to write a batch file for my users to run from their Vista machines with UAC. The file is re-writing their hosts file, so it needs to be run with Administrator permissions. I need to be able to send them an email with a link to the .bat file. The desired behavior … Read more
What is the best way to do a substring in a batch file?
I want to get the name of the currently running batch file without the file extension. Thanks to this link, I have the file name with the extension… but what is the best way to do a substring in a batch file? Or is there another way to get the file name w/o the extension? … Read more
How to create empty text file from a batch file?
Can somebody remember what was the command to create an empty file in MSDOS using BAT file? 13 Answers 13
Batch file to copy files from one folder to another folder
I have a storage folder on a network in which all users will store their active data on a server. Now that server is going to be replaced by a new one due to place problem so I need to copy sub folders files from the old server storage folder to new server storage folder. … Read more
Logical operators (“and”, “or”) in DOS batch
How would you implement logical operators in DOS Batch files? 14 Answers 14
