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Programming, windows

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How to verify if a file exists in a batch file?

I have to create a .BAT file that does this: If C:\myprogram\sync\data.handler exists, exit; If C:\myprogram\html\data.sql does not exist, exit; In C:\myprogram\sync\ delete ...

May 30, 2022
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Programming, windows

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Setting a system environment variable from a Windows batch file?

Is it possible to set a environment variable at the system level from a command prompt in Windows 7 (or even XP for ...

May 29, 2022
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command-line, Programming

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How to loop through files matching wildcard in batch file

I have a set of base filenames, for each name ‘f’ there are exactly two files, ‘f.in’ and ‘f.out’. I want to write ...

May 29, 2022
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batch-file, Programming

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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 ...

May 29, 2022
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batch-file, Programming

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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 ...

May 28, 2022
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path, Programming

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How to add a set path only for that batch file executing?

Basically, I know I can go through my control panel and modify the path variable. But, I’m wondering if there is a way ...

May 27, 2022
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file, Programming

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How can I use a batch file to write to a text file?

I need to make a script that can write one line of text to a text file in the same directory as the ...

May 27, 2022
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Programming, windows

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Format date and time in a Windows batch script

In a Windows (Windows XP) batch script I need to format the current date and time for later use in files names, etc. It ...

May 27, 2022
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Keep CMD open after BAT file executes

I have a bat file like this: ipconfig That will print out the IP info to the screen, but before the user can ...

May 25, 2022
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Hidden features of Windows batch files

Locked. This question and its answers are locked because the question is off-topic but has historical significance. It is not currently accepting new ...

May 25, 2022
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