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Running a .bat file as administrator - Correcting current directory

by Simon P Stevens

How to set the current directory correctly when running batch scripts as administrator

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Running Any Command Line exe Remotely Using the Process Class

by Dan Randolph

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Batch file caveat when running as administrator

by Reto70

if you want to run the script in the folder where the script is store you can add the following code@ECHO %0 %*@pushd@cd /D "%~dp0"@cd....@pause@popdin most case %0 is the name of the script including the full path%~dp0 is only the drive and the path of the scriptcd...

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Batch

[Not a question] autocopy from a usb pen

25 Nov 2013 by Nicola De Biasi

Hi guys,I want you to help me to solve a problem.I'd like, via a batch file or c++ program, to copy everything from a usb pen into the hdd, just when I insert the usb pen. Basically when the pc is turned on the sw starts and it waits until a usb pen is inserted and then the sw copies...

[Solved] how can we do "continuing lines" in windows terminal/cmd like in linux

22 May 2022 by Phoenix Liveon

We have this "Continuing Lines" in Linux, with '\' #inside of a bash file command \ \ \ ... what about the Windows own implementation? What I have tried: inside of .bat file, I...

[Solved] how can we do "continuing lines" in windows terminal/cmd like in linux

25 Apr 2022 by OriginalGriff

It's the "^" character, but it must be the last character on the line: it can't be followed by a space or anything else. Try it: WINKEY+R, "cmd" ENTER "cd^" It will respond "More?" "\" ENTER The current directory will chance to root. Yes, it...

A network program with some facility mentioned below

17 Feb 2012 by OriginalGriff

Reason for my vote of one: You want to write a virus.

a problem in batch file

22 Mar 2014 by mohammadali1375

Hi.I have this batch fileSET jlinklocation = D:\Program Files\SEGGER\JLinkARM_V482\cd /d %jlinklocation %(echo Device AT91SAM7S64echo loadbin C:\binfile.bin 0X100000)|jlink.exeexitMy problem is taht the AT91SAM7S64 have an space after it. and jlink program want use this...

a problem in batch file

22 Mar 2014 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

First of all, you cannot use "%jlinklocation %", it should be "%jlinklocation%", otherwise reference to the set symbol won' work. As to the blank space in "AT91SAM7S64 " and related problem is not manifested in your code sample anyhow.echo Device AT91SAM7S64simply outputs string in the...

A script that shows specific text when trying to log on or change a password

17 May 2015 by Armand Peens

Hi GuysThis is my first time doing this so how do I write a script that shows specific text when a user logs on or has to change a password? Or do you know of an existing script that meets my exact requirements that I can just edit and put my own text in because it's for a project at work...

A script that shows specific text when trying to log on or change a password

17 May 2015 by OriginalGriff

It doesn't quite work like that.We do not do your work for you.If you want someone to write your code, you have to pay - I suggest you go to Freelancer.com and ask there.But be aware: you get what you pay for. Pay peanuts, get monkeys.

Add and run command line in batch file

21 May 2021 by webmail123

I have a batch file that is scheduled to run after every half hour in the windows scheduler. The batch file will create a text file and it will write some data into a text file. In that, I want to run a command line to count the number of folders...

Add and run command line in batch file

12 May 2020 by Richard MacCutchan

Try this : @echo off echo # Title to be displayed echo # Purpose to count the directories in a folder rem save the count in a variable to use below dir /b /ad "C:\Users\rjmac\Documents\Code" | find /c /v"" > zz set /p count=

Add and run command line in batch file

21 May 2021 by l o o l

You can get the value in a variable without creating/read a file and in a line.. @echo off >"c:\demo.txt" ( echo # Title to be displayed echo # Purpose to count the directories in a folder for /f %%i in ('dir/b/ad...

Adding a new file type in folder options through vb code or command lines in bathc files

27 Nov 2012 by Naveen_143

Hello,I need to do the following process automatically thorugh code(vb console app. or with commands in bat files) MyComputer -> Tools -> Folder options -> File Types tab -> New I need to add a new file type "GZ" through code(not manual process). I came to know that we can do this...

Adding a new file type in folder options through vb code or command lines in bathc files

28 Nov 2012 by Richard MacCutchan

See this white paper[^]. You also need to check that the type you want to add is not already in use; on my system .gz is already registered.

Adding a new file type in folder options through vb code or command lines in bathc files

13 Dec 2012 by Naveen_143

We can accomplish this by using REG commands.REG ADD "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gz" /ve /d ft000005finding the correct Dword data is important.

Administrative permission using batch file

29 Apr 2022 by mahabir das

i'm trying to get administrative permission (without UAC prompt) What I have tried: @echo off goto check_Permissions :check_Permissions SET "C:\Users\BDAS\Desktop\check_admin=%~dp0"&SET "check_admin=%~dpf0" net...

Administrative permission using batch file

29 Apr 2022 by Richard MacCutchan

And we have already explained to you more than once that you cannot bypass the UAC prompt. It is there for a very good reason, i.e. to prevent illegal access to secure data on your system.

Administrative permission using batch file

29 Apr 2022 by OriginalGriff

How many times do we have to tell you the same thing before you understand? You cannot bypass UAC though C#, PHP, Python, .BAT, Powershell, Adobe PDF, COBOL, assembly code, machine code, OldUncleTomCobly code, or Caesar cypher. It is built into...

Administrative permission using batch file

29 Apr 2022 by Dave Kreskowiak

Again, you can NOT get admin permissions or access to anything without the UAC prompt. It's there to prevent you from doing what you're trying to do, and that's get admin level access to something without the users knowledge of it happening. ...

Allowing multiple choice in batch

3 Aug 2020 by Member 14864964

In the following batch script, I would like to be able to input multiple choice at a time from the menu. For example, choice 1, 3 and 5. And make the /LOADFILES argument take only one item at a time using a loop : @echo off setlocal set...

Allowing multiple choice in batch

16 Jun 2020 by Richard MacCutchan

You need to use the set and for commands to get and parse the values. The following example merely echoes them back to the console, but should give you the idea. set /P choice=What are your choices? echo %choices% for %%i in (%choices%) do echo...

Allowing multiple choice in batch

3 Aug 2020 by l o o l

Something very similar I did some time ago, below is an adaptation / merging with your code and also using for... this is string %errorlevel% == 1 and this is int comparation %errorlevel% EQU 1 @echo off && setlocal enabledelayedexpansion...

Anyone know how to switch a service from automatic to automatic (delayed start)?

17 May 2022 by Graeme Cooper

Trying to change a service from automatic start to automatic delayed started because there seems to be some issues with the service not starting up upon user login. What I have tried: I'm using Spooler as the target service for test purposes. The part where I'm stuck is getting my batch file...

Anyone know how to switch a service from automatic to automatic (delayed start)?

7 Feb 2019 by CHill60

It seems you and Richard are not the only ones! I was going to suggest the same thing that @Richar-MacCutchan has just mentioned - i.e. you may need to stop or disable it first. In the meantime I did find a work-around here at ITExperience.NET[^] (Caveat - I have not tried this myself)

Anyone know how to switch a service from automatic to automatic (delayed start)?

7 Feb 2019 by Dave Kreskowiak

Easy. The print spooler doesn't support delayed auto start.

Anyone know how to switch a service from automatic to automatic (delayed start)?

17 May 2022 by Gazzazza

If your service is part of a load order group it cannot be changed to use delayed auto start. You would need to remove it from the load order group. For example, for the print spooler: sc config Spooler group = "" sc config Spooler...

Anyone know why I can't get my looped batch file to work?

12 Feb 2019 by Graeme Cooper

I've created a batch file that changes the startup type of a service to automatic (delayed start) and now have attached a script which checks that the service is running and if not starts it, however when testing they don't seem to work at all. source of service restart portion of my script:...

Anyone know why I can't get my looped batch file to work?

11 Feb 2019 by RickZeeland

The DOS timeout command is often problematic, I would advise to use a PowerShell script, this also allows you to wait for a process to finish. # Wait for all processes starting with Unins to finish # Time out after 1 minute Write-Host "Waiting ..." wait-process -name Unins* -Timeout 60...

Anyone know why I can't get my looped batch file to work?

12 Feb 2019 by Graeme Cooper

Remove quotation marks at the SET SvcName part of the script. Mission accomplished.

asp.net : Remote batch file execution (Performance issue)

17 Oct 2011 by nina4ever

I know this question has been asked several times before. I’m working on a web application, and I need to execute a batch file on a remote machine. I`v tried two approaches: psexec and WMI, and they worked, but both of them take a long time to acquire a connection to the remote machine (5-10...

asp.net : Remote batch file execution (Performance issue)

18 Oct 2011 by nina4ever

my batch file (on the remote server) calls an application that extracts users information from AD and writes it to a .txt file...In my web application i used to following code to execute that batch file.ConnectionOptions options = new ConnectionOptions();options.Username =...

Auto set a input variable in batch?

15 Jul 2013 by G4mm4R4y

I have a batch script and the problem is I need the file to automatically call on and automatically input a variableI need something like this: ::"a" Is a batch file its main contents will be after thisa VAR::VAR is a the value of a variable that needs inputthis is a.bat: cd...

Auto set a input variable in batch?

15 Jul 2013 by Maciej Los

Have a look here:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1515965/how-to-input-a-string-from-user-into-environment-variable-from-batch-file[^]http://snipplr.com/view/14953/[^][EDIT #1]If you want to call another batch file with input parameter try this:first.batsecond.bat "Hello...

Auto set a input variable in batch?

16 Jul 2013 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

You code has a number of bugs. Please consider this:@echo offdefine parameter=%1echo This is first: %1if "%parameter%"=="" set /p parameter=Enter parameter value: echo %parameter%pausePay attention: command-line parameter is %1, not %%1; there is not "defined"; you should...

Azure Information Protection (AIP) Labelling in VBscript

1 Feb 2022 by Marijan Nikic

How to set AIP label via VBScript code

backup (.txt)files from one directory to the other for every 2 min

8 Dec 2015 by Member 12181658

i have .txt files in C:\Users\Documents\Backupi want to backup them to other directory for every 2 minutes C:\Users\Documents\ArchiveUpcould anyone tell me how can i do it??

backup (.txt)files from one directory to the other for every 2 min

8 Dec 2015 by CHill60

For the timing have a look at the Windows Task Scheduler[^]As for the script to copy them, there are numerous examples available e.g. see this post[^]

backup (.txt)files from one directory to the other for every 2 min

8 Dec 2015 by phil.o

The script could be something like (.bat or .cmd file):@echo offrobocopy "C:\Users\Documents\Backup" "C:\Users\Documents\ArchiveUp" /MIRYou can find more options for robocopy program by simply typing robocopy /?.Then you can use the Windows Task Scheduler to schedule the execution...

backup (.txt)files from one directory to the other for every 2 min

8 Dec 2015 by Richard Deeming

If you don't want to use the Task Scheduler, use robocopy's "MOT" option:robocopy:/MOT:m :: MOnitor source; run again in m minutes Time, if changed.robocopy "C:\Users\Documents\Backup" "C:\Users\Documents\ArchiveUp" /MIR /MOT:2Specifying a Copy Schedule in Robocopy[^]

bat file command to copy and rename files

31 Mar 2013 by berba

I need some help regarding a bat file. I require a bat file doing the followings: Copy file from 1 folder to anotherRename file after copying - add a prefix at the beginning of the filename

bat file command to copy and rename files

31 Mar 2013 by Thomas Daniels

To copy, have a look here:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/986447/batch-file-to-copy-files-from-one-folder-to-another-folder[^]To rename, have a look...

bat file command to copy and rename files

1 Apr 2013 by Richard MacCutchan

zz.batcd %1copy %2 %3\pfx%2zz sourcedirectory filename destinationdirectory

bat file for mysql database

26 Jan 2014 by Member 7925220

I need to create mysql database through .bat file, but don't know how to do that help me to know .bat file creation for create database cmd.

bat file for mysql database

26 Jan 2014 by Richard MacCutchan

Creating a .bat file can be done with any text editor, such as Notepad. All you have to do is set the correct path and other environment variables for the SQL commands, and add those commands into the file.

bat file for mysql database

26 Jan 2014 by Peter Leow

Check this out: using-batch-files-to-create-mysql-databases[^]

Batch bother - need 2 digit hour or suppressed space

5 Mar 2013 by Ger Hayden

In a thowback to the '80's I am using a batch script to log SOAP injectionsThe output file name is time stamped but it only works properly after 10:00!echo onecho %DATE%echo %TIME%set datetimef=%date:~-4%_%date:~3,2%_%date:~0,2%__%time:~0,2%_%time:~3,2%_%time:~6,2%echo...

Batch bother - need 2 digit hour or suppressed space

6 Mar 2013 by Richard MacCutchan

You could extract the first character of the time value and if it's a space rebuild it with a leading zero. Something like (my .bat skills being rusty):set Z=%time:~0,1%if %Z% NEQ 0 set Z=0set newtime=%Z%%time:~1,7%Reviewing this I realise you need to check for the digits 1 and 2 also.

Batch code to run a c# file

9 Dec 2014 by Sujith Balan

I want to write a batch file to add in task scheduler.the batch file contains the function to call a c# file from project..how to write the batch file for this operation.pls helpthanks in advance

Batch code to run a c# file

9 Dec 2014 by OriginalGriff

Call the batch file "RUNME.BAT", then make it's content:PathToTheExecutable\ExecutableFileNameSo if your app is on the D drive, in the Temp folder, and called MyApp.exe, then teh file will contain:D:\Temp\MyApp

Batch command to open a spreadsheet in an excel

2 Aug 2015 by Arjun Menon U.K

Hi,I am trying to open a specific excel spreadsheet using batch command like this. But its not opening the correct spreadsheet , can anyone please help me.@ECHO OFF"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\EXCEL.EXE" "G:\Path\MyFile.xlsm" /e/SpreadSheetNameexit

Batch command to open a spreadsheet in an excel

2 Aug 2015 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

That's would be simply@echo offstart yourExcelWorkbookDocument.xlsx—SA

BATCH FILE - How can i transfer a specific file.

5 Dec 2012 by esonparedes

I have .xml file in my folder. I want to specifically transfer them to another folder.For Example:FOLDER A:2012P02B.XML2012P02B.XML2012PCXB.XML2012P80K.XML2012PC6H.XML2012P93L.XML2012P02X.XMLI want to transfer all of the others except to "2012P02B.XML" to FOLDER...

BATCH FILE - How can i transfer a specific file.

5 Dec 2012 by OriginalGriff

Use the wildcards: "*" is "any text", "?" is "any character"Try:copy 2012P02?.XML C:\FOLDERB

BATCH FILE - How can i transfer a specific file.

5 Dec 2012 by Elerian

If you want to move all files except one single file, you can rename it before moving the other files and restore it when your done.set KEEPFILE=2012P02B.XMLset TARGETDIR=C:\FOLDERBren %KEEPFILE% %KEEPFILE%.keptmove *.XML %TARGETDIR%ren %KEEPFILE%.kept %KEEPFILE%

BATCH FILE - How to get a specific word/letters in a filename?

5 Dec 2012 by esonparedes

How to get the letters/word in a filename?For Example: 2012P02B.xml - i just want to get the letters: "P02B"Please help me. Thanks and Regards!

BATCH FILE - How to get a specific word/letters in a filename?

5 Dec 2012 by Pablo Aliskevicius

What do you mean by "get"? ECHO? Write to a file? Load into a variable?To get echo, try this:DIR 2012*.XML /B > TEST.TXTfor /F "eol=. tokens=2 delims=2." %i in (test.txt) do @echo %iThe first line creates a text file with bare names of all matching files.The second line runs on the...

Batch file - write any text to file

18 Oct 2013 by xmark1rax

Need write to file %variable%, instead of its "value". Basically what I have:@ECHO OFFSET variable=2ECHO Some text... > file.batECHO %variable% >> file.batECHO More text.. >> file.batWHAT I GET, file.bat:Some text...2More text...WHAT I WANT, file.bat:Some...

Batch file - write any text to file

18 Oct 2013 by xmark1rax

I found a solution: Instead of %variable%, write %%variable%%.So in order to display/write one %, write ECHO %%.

Batch file : Compress folder or file using windows compress

10 Apr 2021 by Luiey Ichigo

Hi all,Does anyone know the command line to compress a folder to zip? Like on our default Windows OS, even we don't install 3rd party software to compress, we also can compress the folder by right click the folder/file and Send To --> Compressed (Zipped)Is it possible to compress the...

Batch file : Compress folder or file using windows compress

20 Feb 2013 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

If you really want to do it without using any 3-rd party compress utility, with just the batch, you can use Windows Script Host (WSH):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Script_Host[^].You can find a good number of code samples, this is just one of them:...

Batch file : Compress folder or file using windows compress

10 Apr 2021 by Member 15145375

unzip in batch @echo off if "%1"=="" goto end setlocal set TEMPDIR=%TEMP%\ZIP set FILETOZIP=%1 set OUTPUTZIP=%2.zip if "%2"=="" set OUTPUTZIP=%1.zip :: preparing VBS script echo Set objArgs = WScript.Arguments > _zipIt.vbs echo InputFolder...

Batch file caveat when running as administrator

1 Mar 2011 by Indivara

Are you sure your batch file will actually do what you intended?

Batch file caveat when running as administrator

1 Mar 2011 by Br.Bill

First command of the file should be:PUSHD directory_you_want_to_be_inThat solves it always. No testing for anything. No need to error out, because your expected file's gonna be in the expected directory.

Batch file caveat when running as administrator

1 Mar 2011 by Reto70

if you want to run the script in the folder where the script is store you can add the following code@ECHO %0 %*@pushd@cd /D "%~dp0"@cd....@pause@popdin most case %0 is the name of the script including the full path%~dp0 is only the drive and the path of the scriptcd...

batch file connect to database server to get table in the form of csv file to application server

24 Feb 2014 by Member 10621858

Hi,I got a requirement on the batch file script but I am new to write the Batch file script.I hope can anyone will help me out on the requirement.Here is the requirement. 1) I have Application and Database servers.2) Batch file run on Application server.3) connect to Database...

batch file connect to database server to get table in the form of csv file to application server

24 Feb 2014 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Almost anything here is not accessible to batch. You can do it in the batch, but only if you use it to run some applications for database operations, logging, pretty much everything. But if you have to write such applications anyway, it would become quite questionable: why using the...

Batch file is not executing sometime by windows task scheduler

7 Oct 2016 by Shafikul

I have one .bat file which is responsible to take SQL Server database Backup and that is running by Windows Task Scheduler at 3.01 AM daily. Last 7 days it worked perfectly okay but today it failed. I got below information from Event Log.It is Windows 2008 Server. It developed long back ago,...

Batch file is not executing sometime by windows task scheduler

7 Oct 2016 by David_Wimbley

Your error isn't with your batch file it is with your server.https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc735059%28v=ws.10%29.aspx[^]If you look at the documentation it even saysQuote:The event log message is informational regarding performance counter status. The issue will be...

Batch file issue need some help with

18 Feb 2023 by Eddie Winch

Hi there, I have the following line of Code in a Batch File :- set "SourceFolder=C:\Users\eddyw\Desktop\PAC_PNL Misc\PAC-MISC\pacbob1940" for %%a in ("%SourceFolder%\*.PAC") do PAC-MISC.exe -d Test_Files "%%a" The Batch File runs a C...

Batch file issue need some help with

10 Feb 2023 by Dave Kreskowiak

First, the SET statement does not need the quotes around it at all. Next, the problem is going to be with the command you're running as part of the FOR statement, or the batch files ability to find the command. Is the batch file in the same...

Batch file issue need some help with

10 Feb 2023 by Richard MacCutchan

You have a space character in the directory path, which will cause the path passed in the for statement to be interpreted as "C:\Users\eddyw\Desktop\PAC_PNL". Try changing the set statement to the following, removing the double quote in front of...

Batch file issue need some help with

19 Feb 2023 by l o o l

@echo off cd /d "C:\Users\eddyw\Desktop\PAC_PNL Misc\PAC-MISC" pushd "C:\Users\eddyw\Desktop\PAC_PNL Misc\PAC-MISC\Test_Files" for %%i in (*.PAC)do PAC-MISC.exe -d . "%%~nxi" popd I have a feeling that the program already handles its argument...

Batch File Not Deleting

26 Sep 2011 by Member 7766180

This batch file isn't deleting. The error I am getting is path not found. I want to delete any *.zip, *.txt files anywhere on my c drive that are less than a minute old.@echo offsetlocalcall :DateToMinutes %date:~-4% %date:~-10,2% %date:~-7,2% %time:~0,2% %time:~3,2% NowMinsfor /f...

Batch File Not Deleting

26 Sep 2011 by E.F. Nijboer

Could it be you're script is somewhat complicated? Maybe you could resolve the problem more simple. Have a look at the links below to see what I mean.http://scottelkin.com/programming/delete-files-older-than-date-using-batch-files/[^]http://www.computerhope.com/backup.htm[^]Good luck!

Batch File Not Deleting

27 Sep 2011 by Member 7766180

This works, Sublimely!!!!!!!!!!@echo off setlocal for /f "delims=" %%b in ("%time%") do set "tm=%%b" set "tm=%tm:~0,5%" set "tm=%tm: =0%" for /f "tokens=2" %%b in ("%date%") do set "d8=%%b" set filespec=\*.zip \*.txt \*.jpg for /f "delims=" %%a in (' dir %filespec% /a:-d...

batch file to check if exist in the main partition of drive (cmd language)

22 Jan 2014 by xxv2012

i want batch file to check if exist in the main drive for exampleset /p test=type the file:if %test%== %drivename% goto finif %test%== %drivename% goto end:finecho the file is in the main partition pauseexit:endecho the file is not in the main partition pauseexit

batch file to check if exist in the main partition of drive (cmd language)

16 May 2014 by Klaus Wirl

Could something like this do what you expect?@echo offset /P test=type the file:call :check_main "%test%"pausegoto :EOF:check_mainif "%~d1" == "%HOMEDRIVE%" ( echo the file is in the main partition) else ( echo the file is not in the main partition)goto...

Batch file to copy a file into all subfolders with a condition

25 Mar 2015 by Joezer BH

I need the syntax of a simple batch file that will copy a file from a root folder to all subfolders (not recursive) that start with a prefix. E.g.: I need the batch file c:\MyRoot\CopyCfgToSubs.bat with a for loop that will copy the file c:\MyRoot\My.configinto each of the sub folders:...

Batch file to copy a file into all subfolders with a condition

26 Mar 2015 by Richard MacCutchan

In CMD it's Something like:cd \MyRootfor /D %x in (MySub*) do copy a.config %xand inside a batch file:cd \MyRootfor /D %%x in (MySub*) do copy a.config %%x

Batch file to delete a table from MS Access Database

6 Nov 2012 by PRAKASH_N

Hi Friends,I want to delete a table from an Access database using a batch file.Any ideas?

Batch file to delete a table from MS Access Database

6 Nov 2012 by E.F. Nijboer

You would need to add a DeleteTable macro to it. You could then use the Command to read the given commandline argument, which would be the table name in this case. Try add a macro something like this:Public Sub DropTable() On Error Resume Next DoCmd.RunSQL "DROP TABLE " & CommandEnd...

batch file to delete all files from the folder which are 3 days older

4 Dec 2014 by Member 8073143

Hi all tech geeksi am using the following command all is fine it deleted the files from the folder i just want to add another condition that the files which are 3 days older gets only deletedpushd "C:\Bhaskar_Backup\Mail_BOX" && (rmdir . /s /q & popd )

batch file to delete all files from the folder which are 3 days older

4 Dec 2014 by Tomas Takac

I found this on StackOverflow: DOS Batch file to find “new” files by date[^]Then you just need to go trough the list in a FOR loop and delete the files.

Batch file to register and merge URL scheme in windows registry

25 Apr 2016 by Passion4Code

Would like to get some suggestions on creating a batch file executing which, a URL Scheme would get merged to Windows Registry (to execute an exe from web application).What I have tried:I have manually registered and added, I would like the same to be done by a batch file, instead of...

Batch file to register and merge URL scheme in windows registry

25 Apr 2016 by RickZeeland

You could use a .reg file, something like this: @echo off rem set __COMPAT_LAYER=RunAsInvoker REGEDIT.EXE /S "%~dp0\file.reg" pauseSee this for an explanation: windows - How to make a batch file execute a reg file - Stack Overflow[^]

Batch file-Run program multiple times with changed parameters

3 Jun 2015 by dj4400

Hi all. I need to create a batch file that starts a program with a file name as a patameter. After it finishes, i want to activate the program again on a file with the same name but in the next folder in the directory. For example the parameter file name is test.xml, and i have 3 such...

Batch file-Run program multiple times with changed parameters

3 Jun 2015 by Richard MacCutchan

Something like:for /d %x in (*) do echo prog.exe %x\test.xml

Batch file: Check if MySQL is installed or not to windows system

25 Sep 2013 by Maciej Los

Have a look here: How can I detect that MySQL is already installed?[^].

Batch file: Check if MySQL is installed or not to windows system

24 Sep 2013 by Phionix11

Hi All,I am stuck at one point of batch file creation where I want to check if the windows system is already having MySql installed or not and if it is installed then what is the version. If the MySql is not installed on system then start a new installation of MySql on windows...

Batch file: Check if process exist in system or is installed on machine or is exist in startup

20 Nov 2013 by Phionix11

Hi All,I am new to batch file and I am stuck at one point, where I want to check if the process exist in the startup or in other words if a process is installed on that machine.I have used below command ,1] tasklist /fi "imagename eq abcProcess.exe" /NHEven I used below,2]...

Batch file: Open cmd, run VS Command Prompt, execute Makecert

6 Feb 2013 by znyls

I need to do this in a batch file:1. Open cmd2. Run VS Command Prompt via cmd3. Execute this command "makecert -sv SignRoot.pvk -cy authority -r sha1 -a -n \"CN=Certificate\" -ss my -sr localmachine certificate.cer"So far, I've done 1 and 2, my problem is getting into...

Batch file: Open cmd, run VS Command Prompt, execute Makecert

6 Feb 2013 by H.Brydon

I think what you want to do is open a command window with the VS2010 compiler environment defined and execute the 'makecert' stuff in it.Rather than what you have described above, do this:Click Start -> (all programs) -> Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 -> Visual Studio Tools -> Visual...

Batch file: Open cmd, run VS Command Prompt, execute Makecert

7 Feb 2013 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Remove CMD.EXE part, it's totally redundant.[EDIT]Thank you for clarification. Now, not only getting rid of CMD.EXE mean removing redundant tool, it's also critical.Visual Studio Prompt is interactive, something you don't want. It really is executed via %comspec% which is the same...

Batch file: Open cmd, run VS Command Prompt, execute Makecert

7 Feb 2013 by H.Brydon

It seems that you want to add the VS2010 environment to the current command window. Here is how to do it... Go to the "Visual Studio Command Prompt (2010)" menu described in Solution 1, but instead of clicking on it (ie. left click), do a right click, select properties. In the 'Target' edit...

Batch files run only first command

27 Mar 2016 by Kasthuri Gunabalasingam

I have created a sqlex.bat file , it contains set of cmd commands,C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\binMYSQL --user=root mysqlCREATE USER 'User89'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'aaa';when I run this sqlex.bat file, it executes first line only!How can I resolve...

Batch files run only first command

27 Mar 2016 by Mehdi Gholam

Try (all one line):c:\> "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\MYSQL" --user=root -e "CREATE USER 'User89'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'aaa';"

Batch files run only first command

27 Mar 2016 by Patrice T

C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\binthis line does nothing if bin is not an executable. ButCD "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin"would make sense.MYSQL --user=root mysqlThis one launch MYSQL if ypu are in right context.CREATE USER 'User89'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY...

Batch files to do an action if link is modified

6 Nov 2013 by Braydon

Hello People I wanted to make a batch file do something if the number of a text file has the text changed. Like if a text file text is 1.0 in the file cver.txt and I change it to 1.3 How do I make the batch file notice that and display text saying the file cver.txt has changed please go and get...

Batch files to do an action if link is modified

6 Nov 2013 by _Damian S_

One option would be to record the current number in a database somewhere, then compare that to the version of the file.

Batch files to do an action if link is modified

6 Nov 2013 by ArunRajendra

I am not sure but I guess this will help you to get started. By the way this is based on power shell script and not batch file. This post for new files instead you can query for modified date and time. Check this link.powershell-check-folder-for-new-files[^]

Batch for loop parser

28 Mar 2013 by Sicppy

I have a small block of code that is supposed to parse through a file called data.dta but for some reason it keeps saying ( unexpected, here is the code(I put a comment by the line that gives me an error)::loadcd %appdata%\.TrekFOR /f "eol=#" %%t IN (Resources\Data\data.dta) DO (...