I have tried to use the answer mentioned from here: [Find Substring in String] (Batch file: Find if substring is in string (not in a file))
I try to adapt the solution mentiones in the commands, so that I have my SearchVal saved inside a variable so this can be changed during runtime.
Minimal example:
set searchVal="cde"
set str1="abcdef"
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
if not "x!str1:%searchVal%=!"=="x%str1%" echo It contains my subs
endlocal
pause
In my opinion this little batch should display that the strings contains my subs, however nothing is shown and I do not know why as I directly make use of the solution that should be working.
EDIT
Thanks to the commands I found my mistake.
In my current situation I look at files inside a folder and save the filename inside an array while doing a for-loop:
for /f "tokens=1 delims=" %%G in ('pathToFolder\*.properties /b') do (
if not "%%~G:%searchVal%=!"=="%%~G" echo It contains my subs !ID_Properties!
set filename[!ID_Properties!]=%%~G
set /a ID_Properties+=1
)
... where ID_properties is just a counter and searchVal my string I am looking for. Does anyone know how I can use the %%G inside the loop in the correct way so the search works as before?
Your for-loop syntax is not correct it seems like a mixture between executing a dir command and looping through files. I'll stick with the dir command option and using usebackq.
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set searchVal=cde
set ID_Properties=0
for /f "usebackq tokens=1 delims=" %%G in (`dir pathToFolder\*.properties /b`) do (
set file=%%G
if not "!file:%searchVal%=!"=="!file!" (
echo It contains my subs !ID_Properties!
set filename[!ID_Properties!]=!file!
set /a ID_Properties+=1
)
)
Filling the array is only done if the file contains your searchVal; don't know if this was/is you intention.
a For loop might be a bit much, depending on what you plan to do with the output. findstr is maybe a shorter option:
findstr /im "cde" *.properties && echo - found || echo not found
and add /s if you require recursive search through subdirectories:
findstr /ims "cde" *.properties && echo - found || echo not found
Related
I'm currently trying to do a script in order to find a sentence in files and replace this line by another one.
I have already made this :
#echo off
setlocal enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion
set "search=#Interceptors({ RuntimeExceptionInterceptor.class })"
set "replace=#Interceptors({ RuntimeExceptionInterceptor.class, ReportInterceptor.class })"
set "textFile=test2.txt"
for /f %%i %%f in ('type "%textFile%" ^& break ^> "%textFile%" ') do (
set "line=%%i %%f"
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
>>"%textFile%" echo(!line:%search%=%replace%!
endlocal
)
But it doesn't work, this script is unable to replace my first line by the one that I want, can you help me please :)?
why not use the sed command with the -i flag? this sounds like what the tool is made for
There were some erros in your code:
the for has only one expressed variable, via "tokens=" you can define more when splitting input at the chars listed with "delims=" See help for
you can't write to the same while still reading it.
the closing parenthesis in your search and replace strings causes the for loop to break - you need to escape them with a ^.
#echo off
setlocal enableextensions Disabledelayedexpansion
:: take care the closing parenthesis has to be escaped with a caret
set "search=#Interceptors({ RuntimeExceptionInterceptor.class }^)"
set "replace=#Interceptors({ RuntimeExceptionInterceptor.class, ReportInterceptor.class }^)"
set "textFile=test2.txt"
set "text_new=test2.new"
( for /f "Delims=" %%i in (
'type "%textFile%" '
) do (
set "line=%%i"
Call echo:%%line:%search%=%replace%%%
)
) > "%text_new%"
type "%text_new%"
Replacing the old file with the new one is left for you.
It's easier to fix the problem using a different approach instead of a batch file. Presumably, you are developing using a Java IDE. Use its global replace facility; e.g. in IntelliJ IDEA, use the option "Replace in path...".
I have two .txt files. One contains numbers, and the other one contains filepaths. I want to combine these two files to a .csv. The combination is based on wether the number (from nrs.txt) is in the string of the filepath (nodups.txt).
Now I have the following code for this:
#setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
for /F %a IN (Output\nrs.txt) DO (
SET "nrs=%a"
for /F %b IN (Output\nodups.txt) DO (
SET "pathstring=%b"
SET csvdelim=,
IF NOT x!pathstring:%nrs%=""!==x%pathstring% %nrs%,%pathstring%>>new2017.txt
)
)
#endlocal
However, I keep having the following issues with the code:
The pathstring never seems to get set. (when I run the code without the if statement, The nrs variable gets set but the pathstring is set to %b). I've seen a lot of possible solutions on here already but none seem to work for me (setting variables like !var! and using usebackq).
The IF statement in the second for loop gets the following error message =""!==x%pathstring% was unexpected at this time. The ="" should remove the nr. from the path (if its there). When I replace "" with something else it still does not work.
The file contents are:
File nrs.txt:
12345
12245
16532
nodubs.txt:
C:\tmp\PDF_16532_20170405.pdf
C:\tmp\PDF_1234AB_20170405.pdf
C:\tmp\PDF_12345_20170506.pdf
Desired output:
12345, C:\tmp\PDF_12345_20170506.pdf
16532, C:\tmp\PDF_16532_20170405.pdf
I really hope someone can help me out with this !
This solution use a different approach, based on arrays:
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
rem Load array from nodubs.txt file
pushd "Output"
for /F "tokens=1,2* delims=_" %%a in (nodubs.txt) do set "nodubs[%%b]=%%a_%%b_%%c"
rem Process nrs.txt file and show output
(for /F %%a in (nrs.txt) do (
if defined nodubs[%%a] echo %%a, !nodubs[%%a]!
)) > new2017.txt
In a batch file for variables need two percent signs.
There is no need to put %%A into a variable, use it directly.
#setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
for /F %%a IN (Output\nrs.txt) DO (
findstr /i "_%%a_" Output\nodups.txt >NUL 2>&1 || >>new2017.txt Echo %%a
)
#endlocal
Instead of a second for, I'd use findstr to search for the entry of nrs.txt enclosed in underscores.
if no find use condiotonal execution on failure || to write to the new file.
According to changed preliminaries another answer.
#Echo on
Pushd Output
for /F "tokens=1-3 delims=_" %%A IN (
' findstr /G:nrs.txt nodubs.txt'
) DO >>"..\new2017.txt" Echo %%B, %%A_%%B_%%C
Popd
sample output:
> type ..\new2017.txt
16532, C:\tmp\PDF_16532_20170405.pdf
12345, C:\tmp\PDF_12345_20170506.pdf
I have hundreds of csv files . csv files are stored in folders and sub folders . I want to search fifty csv file whose file names have been determined , for example 1.csv , 2.csv , 3.csv , ... , 50.csv . very troublesome if I searched one by one using the Windows search tool . I would like if the files are found , save in the folder named FOUND . please help to overcome this problem by using the batch programming / bat ? thank you very much
There's a number of approaches one can take, depending on how much automation you require... To help you get started, you may want to look at this it helped me (and indeed continues to do so) when I started learning batch. Furthermore I will provide one possible template for achieving your objective, as I have interpreted it. Perhaps it is not the most elegant or efficient method, but it introduces a number of batch commands that you may or may not have encountered, which in turn may help you develop your own method.
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
echo Please enter a drive letter:
set /p "drive=>"
echo Please enter a search string:
set /p "searchstring=>"
echo %searchstring%>search.txt
set /p search=<search.txt
set /a suffix=0
echo.>>search.txt
:LOOP
for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ("search.txt") do (
set /a suffix=suffix+1
set seq=%search% !suffix!
echo !seq!>>search.txt
)
if !suffix! leq 49 goto LOOP
for /f "tokens=*" %%i in (search.txt) do (
for /f "tokens=*" %%j in ('dir /b /s /a-d %drive%:\"%%i.csv" 2^>nul') do (
if not exist "%~dp0\found" md "%~dp0\found"
move /y "%%j" "%~dp0\found\%%~nxj"
)
)
pause
This is not intended as a definitive solution, though you may find it answers your original query/request. All the best.
Here's another working solution for you..
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
REM First Set your directories input and output
SET InputDir=C:\Directory to your CSV files\
SET OutputDir=C:\Directory to your CSV files\FOUND
REM check if the FOUND directory exist, if not, then create it.
IF NOT EXIST OutputDir (
mkdir %OutputDir%
)
REM Grab a scan of the input directory and save it to a temporary file list.
Dir /a /b %InputDir%>"%OutputDir%\Found.txt"
REM Set the files you would like to find.
SET "File1=1.csv"
SET "File2=2.csv"
SET "File3=50.csv"
REM The loop, to process the matching file(s).
FOR %%A IN (%File1%,%File2%,%File3%) DO (
FOR /F "usebackq" %%B IN ("%OutputDir%\Found.txt") DO (
IF %%A==%%B (
copy "%InputDir%\%%A" "%OutputDir%\%%A"
)
)
)
REM Clean up the temp file list.
DEL "%OutputDir%\Found.txt"
Make note, I didn't add quotes to the Input and Output variables, but instead added quotes to the copy portion of the code to compensate for white spaces in your directory path. I tried to keep it simple, so you could follow the logic of how it processed what you are looking for, you can now modify this to your liking.. Have fun. Cheers!
set var=C:\Users\user\Desktop\bla\bla.exe
set var=%var:*\%
echo %var%
this returns Users\user\Desktop\bla\bla.exe - is there any way to make it focus on the last \ and not the first one so that it would just return bla.exe? bear in mind that this will be used on multiple files and folders so i won't always know how many sub-folders there are.
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
set "var=C:\Users\user\Desktop\blah blah\bla.exe"
FOR %%a IN ("%var%") DO (
SET "filename=%%~nxa"
FOR %%b in ("%%~dpa.") DO SET "lastleaf=%%~nxb"
)
ECHO filename is "%filename%"
ECHO lastleaf is "%lastleaf%"
GOTO :EOF
Normally, the next question is about how to obtain the last leaf of the directory-tree. No subroutines required...
Note positioning of quotes to minimise problems with separators. ALso minor directory name-change to exhibit differences.
The following snippet shows one way to do it.
#setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
#echo off
:main
set var=C:\Users\user\Desktop\blah blah\yada yada.exe
call :basename result "%var%"
echo %result%
endlocal
goto :eof
:basename
set %1=%~nx2
goto :eof
It basically calls a function basename (named after the UNIX utility), passing the full name and the variable you want to assign the base name to, and you need to make sure you quote it properly lest filenames containing spaces will cause you problems.
The full set of variable modifiers can be seen in the call /? help output.
Alternatively, you can use the same basename functionality in a one-liner for statement:
for /f "delims=" %%I in ("%var%") do set result=%%~nxI
This allows you to get the base name without having to call a function. I tend to prefer the function myself since it's more readable but you could probably alleviate that by just including a comment:
rem Get base name of var into result:
rem eg: var = C:\Users\user\Desktop\blah blah\yada yada.exe
rem result = yada yada.exe
for /f "delims=" %%I in ("%var%") do set result=%%~nxI
I have a text file with the names of computer names and corresponding static i.p. addresses in the following format.
COMPUTER NAME:PC ADDRESS=154.100.1.1 MASK=255.255.254.0
COMPUTER NAME:PC2 ADDRESS=100.100.1.1 MASK=255.255.254.0
I would like to take the values from each line and put them as variables in a batch file for use later. Is this possible? The overall goal is to have the values from this easily edited text file to be used in netsh commands in another batch file.
I've looked around and found ways to take lines of a text file and place them in one variable using the snippet below. However, I do not know how to create multiple variables from one line. If someone could help me with this I'd greatly appreciate it!
#echo o
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set Counter=1
for /f %%x in (D:\COMP_T.txt) do (
set "comp!Counter!=%%x"
set /a Counter+=1
)
This should work:
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "Count=1"
for /f "tokens=1,2,3,4,5,6,7 delims==: " %%A in (C:\File.txt) do (
set "%%A[!Count!]=%%C"
set "%%D[!Count!]=%%E"
set "%%F[!Count!]=%%G"
set /a "Count+=1"
)
:: Call other batch script here.
endlocal
Example Output:
COMPUTER[1]=PC
COMPUTER[2]=PC2
ADDRESS[1]=154.100.1.1
ADDRESS[2]=100.100.1.1
MASK[1]=255.255.254.0
MASK[2]=255.255.254.0
Here is a solution that avoids the need for delayed expansion. It uses FINDSTR to insert a line number followed by : at the beginning of each line. The search string of "^" is guaranteed to match every line in the file.
The only other issue is to set TOKENS and DELIMS to parse the line properly.
#echo off
setlocal
for /f "tokens=1,4,6,8 delims=:= " %%A in ('findstr /n "^" "d:\comp_t.txt"') do (
set "comp%%A=%%B"
set "addr%%A=%%C"
set "mask%%A=%%D"
set "counter=%%A"
)
To use the set of variables in another batch file, line by line, just parse the lines as done in other answers here, and call the other batch file with the metavariables.
#echo off
for /f "tokens=1,2,3,4,5,6,7 delims==: " %%a in ('type "File.txt" ') do (
echo "computer_name=%%c"
echo "address=%%e"
echo "mask=%%g"
Call "batch script" "%%c" "%%e" "%%g"
)