There are two folders holding equal amounts of files between them.
I'd like to apply the names from one set ; to the other set of files in no particular order. Inherit the name, but retain the extension .
Input files are .bmp Output files are .ini ( has a gear symbol ).
Example :
folder 1- Flowers.bmp ; folder 2- blank.ini
. To this:
folder 1- Flowers.bmp ; folder 2- Flowers.ini
There would be more files , but equal .
The .ini files are all copies . So they may have a generic name and numbered if that matters to know . Those would all receive one name each from the other .bmp files in the other folder.
Normally I have both folders situated on the Desktop .
I make sure both folders have equal number of files between them . That would be a constant .
I'm trying to stream line some menial repetitive daily tasks .
I did search and what I have found does not really help.
#ECHO OFF
SET "vers=%~1"
IF "%vers%" == "" SET /P "vers=Enter Vers: "
FOR %%F IN (file_XX_*.*) DO CALL :process "%%F"
GOTO :EOF
:process
SET "name=%~nx1"
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
SET "name=!name:_XX_=_%vers%_!"
RENAME %1 "%name%"
ENDLOCAL
Hoping to find a solution to this finally .
Ok, here is a slightly long version, but it makes sure it gets the content of each folder.
Note You must ensure that the path to both folders are correctly specified in the third and fourth line:
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "source=%userprofile%\Desktop\folder 1"
set "destination=%userprofile%\Desktop\folder 2"
set /a num=0
for %%a in ("%source%\*") do (
set /a num+=1
set "fr!num!m=%%~na"
)
set /a oldn=!num!
set /a num=0
for %%b in ("%destination%\*") do (
set /a num+=1
set "to!num!r!=%%~nxb"
set "ext=%%~xb"
)
pushd "%destination%"
for /l %%i in (1,1,!oldn!) do ren "!to%%ir!" "!fr%%im!%ext%"
popd
pause
You can remove pause at the bottom of the script, once you are happy with the output.
This is not the most effective way, but considering your limited batch experience, I guess an understandable approach is better than an optimized one (using array-like variables).
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
(for %%A in ("folder 1\*.bmp") do echo %%~nA)> "%temp%\names.txt"
<"%temp%\names.txt" (
for %%A in ("folder 2\*.ini") do (
set /p "name="
ECHO ren "%%A" "!name!.ini"
))
The first for loop creates a list of the desired names (from Folder 1). The modifier %%~nA returns the name only.
The second for processes each file in Folder 2 and takes a name from the previously generated file for each file. This depends on the fact that the number of files in both folders are the same, else you may get undesired results.
I disabled the actual ren command by just echoing it. Check the output and only when you are satisfied, remove the ECHO.
Related
I have a custom service that automatically generates files every 60 mins into a particular directory with part of the filename incrementing numerically, Eg:
File_00004.job
File_00003.job
File_00002.job
File_00001.job
Currently I have an issue where on occasion a file isn't generated, which results in gaps in the file sequence. This issue then causes a number of issues if not identified ASAP.
I'd like a batch file to identify if I have a gap in the file name sequence.
Tried looking for solutions from existing posts, but haven't found something that fits, so apologies if this has been covered elsewhere.
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL enabledelayedexpansion
rem The following settings for the source directory, destination directory, target directory,
rem batch directory, filenames, output filename and temporary filename [if shown] are names
rem that I use for testing and deliberately include names which include spaces to make sure
rem that the process works using such names. These will need to be changed to suit your situation.
SET "sourcedir=u:\your files\t w o"
SET "mask=file_??????.job"
SET "lowest="
SET "highest="
FOR /f "delims=" %%a IN (
'dir /b /a-d /on "%sourcedir%\%mask%" '
) DO (
IF NOT DEFINED lowest SET "lowest=%%~na"
SET "highest=%%~na"
)
SET "lowest=%lowest:*_=1%"
SET "highest=%highest:*_=1%"
ECHO checking range %lowest:~1% to %highest:~1%
:: See whether an entry in the range is missing; report&create an empty file if so.
FOR /L %%a IN (%lowest%,1,%highest%) DO SET "name=%%a"&SET "name=file_!name:~1!.job"&IF NOT EXIST "%sourcedir%\!name!" echo !name! missing&(copy nul "%sourcedir%\!name!" >nul)
GOTO :EOF
Alternative structure for the for /L loop:
FOR /L %%a IN (%lowest%,1,%highest%) DO (
SET "name=%%a"
SET "name=file_!name:~1!.job"
IF NOT EXIST "%sourcedir%\!name!" (
echo !name! missing
copy nul "%sourcedir%\!name!" >nul
copy "d:\path to\template.file" "wherever\!name!" >nul
copy "d:\path to\template.file" "anotherplace\!name!" >nul
echo Batch is fun and powerful
copy "d:\path to\template.file" "a third place\!name!" >nul
)
)
The critical point is the positioning of the ( - must be directly after and on the same line as do or else or the logical comparison clause of if and must be matched by a ) (which doesn't need to be on its own line - I find it easier that way, to align indentation.) )s that are not intended to close a block need to be escaped with ^, thus: ^)
I have many files in many folders that I need to rename.
And example is
from cgs2016-09-05-05-40-34.xls
to cgs0905.xls
and
from cgs2016-09-06-05-40-34
to cgs0906.xls
etc
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
#Jamaz Try out the following code below on a sample of your files. Again please use it on a test sample of your files so it does not cause you issues if it makes a mistake. Thank you and please up-vote if this works for you.
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
REM Collect list of file names in current directory that have the .xls file extension. Output to text file.
dir /b "*.xls" >xls.txt
REM For loop examines the text file for individual file names.
FOR /F "tokens=1" %%# in (.\xls.txt) do (
REM SET variable "#" to equal "token"
Set "token=%%#"
REM Extract the first 3 characters (year) from the file name and set is to variable "token"
Set "tokenchar=!token:~0,3!"
REM Extract the month characters from the file name and set the variable as "tokenmonth"
Set "tokenmonth=!token:~8,2!"
REM Extract the day characters from the file name and set the variable as "tokenday"
Set "tokenday=!token:~11,2!"
ren "%%#" "!tokenchar!!tokenmonth!!tokenday!.xls"
echo %%#
)
Pause
not the best way, but works for your examples:
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for %%x in (*.xls) do (
set "filename=%%x"
ECHO ren "%%x" "!filename:~0,3!!filename:~8,2!!filename:~11,2!.xls"
)
remove the ECHO if output is ok.
Because the last nineteen characters, date and time stamp, are more likely to be constant than the first three, (especially over multiple folders), I'd change both the previous answers to cater for that rationale.
#Echo Off
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
(Set _rf=C:\Users\jamaz\TestDir)
(Set _fe=xls)
If Not Exist "%_rf%\" Exit/B
For /R "%_rf%" %%I In (*.%_fe%) Do (Set "_fn=%%~nI"
Echo=Ren "%%I" "!_fn:~,-19!!_fn:~-14,2!!_fn:~-11,2!%%~xI")
Timeout -1 1>Nul
EndLocal
Exit/B
As the OP was not clear about whether the code was for multiple same level folders or subfolders rooted from a single location, I went for the latter as the previous responses had already covered that.
Change your chosen file path and extension on lines 4 and 5
If you are happy with the console output, remove echo= from line 10 and delete line 11
What I want to accomplish is to rename all the .exe that I have in a folder.
Sample of random name should be "589uday5xpsa9iz.exe"
I would appreciate any help I can get on this, I have been trying to figure it out for a couple of days now.
Try this :
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
:://The string length of the output
set $Lcode=16
set $#=#
:://The char Map
set $l="#0=0" "#1=a" "#2=B" "#3=c" "#4=d" "#5=E" "#6=f" "#7=g" "#8=H" "#9=I" "#10=j" "#11=K" "#11=1" "#13=2" "#14=3" "#15=4" "#16=5"
:://Evaluating the char MAP
for %%a in (%$l%) do set %%~a
:://Looping in the directory for .exe files
for /f "delims=" %%x in ('dir /b/a-d "*.exe"') do (
for /l %%a in (0,1,%$Lcode%) do (
call:rand
)
ECHO ren "%%x" !$Fstring!.exe
set $Fstring=
)
pause
exit/b
:://Getting the random Char
:rand
set /a $n=!random!%%17
set $Fstring=!$Fstring!!#%$n%!
I made a char MAP of just 15 char but you can increase it with all the char (up and downcase + number). If you do it. You have to increase the value in !random!%%17
with the value of the total CHAR map(+1).
You can increase the length of the random string by changing the value in the variable : $Lcode (16) in this example.
The output :
ren CnpjSdee.exe 2aHg5I22EBBE2ff5.exe
ren DbatchCnpj.exe EIIg2E54aHHIEgfHE.exe
ren NTStreamColor.exe jg03f3dIfBfIfHj2.exe
ren savedialog.exe EgfdajIcdc2cf03E.exe
Press any key to continue. . .
If it's OK Remove the ECHO to realy rename the files.
this is a simple batch that will work from within the folder that contains the files to be renamed you could make a shortcut to use it from the desk top. use copy and paste for long names. C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\New Folder\Rename.bat (file = Rename.bat) don't use the whole path.
#echo off
title Rename Bat
echo This bat must be in the folder that
echo contains the files to be renamed.
:begin
echo Enter File Name
set /p old=
echo Enter New Name
set /p new=
ren "%old%" "%new%"
echo File Renamed
ping -n 3 127.0.0.1 >NUL
goto begin
hope this works for you.
a much simpler approach ... try a for loop that cycles through all files in that folder and renames them one at a time giving each a unique number ...
#echo off
for /L %%n in (1 1 %random%) do (
for %%a in (*.exe) do (
rename "%%a" "%%a_%%n.exe"
)
)
so %%a represents all the files in that folder and %%n represents the unique number that is going to be assigned to each file in the for body separated with _ symbol
to use this batch file you have to place it in the folder containing your .exe files
this would rename files to original name_1 then original name _2 and so on if you want it to be completely random use only %random% in bracket of the first for loop and do away with the iteration "1" (see below) also at the renaming part do away with %%a to omit the original name of file so that you remain with only random numbers also see below e.g
#echo off
for /L %%n in (%random%) do (
for %%a in (*.exe) do (
rename "%%a" "%%n.exe"
)
)
hope this helps .....
I have a folder that gets a new file added everyday to the folder with the same file name but incremental extension such as .001, .002, .003, etc. However, if there's no file within the folder it starts at .001 again.
The problem is they are all named the same and if I move them to another folder to archive them it would just overwrite the same file over and over again. I could create a folder each day with the date with only one file in it, but that seems a bit redundant.
Is there a way to look at the create date of each file and rename it to the create date?
I've gotten this far, but it looks like for this situation I have to use a static file name, how to loop through the entire directory?
SET filename = C:\test.001
FOR %%f IN (%filename%) DO SET filedatetime=%%~tf
rename c:\test.001 C:\test_%filedatetime%.txt
move C:\*.txt C:\archive\
this provides the correct sort order:
#echo off &setlocal disableDelayedExpansion
set "startfolder=%userprofile%\test"
cd /d "%startfolder%"
for %%a in (*) do (
for /f "delims=." %%b in ('wmic datafile where "name='%startfolder:\=\\%\\%%~a'" get lastmodified^|find "."') do (
echo(ren "%startfolder%\%%~a" "%%~b.txt"
)
)
Remove echo to get it working.
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
SET "targetdir=c:\sourcedir"
SET "destdir=c:\destdir"
PUSHD "%targetdir%"
FOR %%a IN (*.*) DO (
SET "timestamp=%%~ta"
SET "timestamp=!timestamp:/=_!
SET "timestamp=!timestamp::=_!
SET "timestamp=!timestamp:.=_!
SET "timestamp=!timestamp:,=_!
SET "timestamp=!timestamp: =_!
ECHO MOVE "%%a" "%destdir%\%%~na.!timestamp!"
)
GOTO :EOF
This should work with any file in the nominated target directory where the name does not include ! or ^.
The required MOVE commands are merely ECHOed for testing purposes. After you've verified that the commands are correct, change ECHO MOVE to MOVE to actually move the files. Append >nul to suppress report messages (eg. 1 file moved)
The gymnastics around timestamp are intende to replace /: with _ since these are illegal filename characters. Space., are similarly replaced - they're legal but often painful.
If you want the destination filename to be name.003.timestamp, remove the ~na from the destination name.
Try like this :
SET $path=The_path_who_contain_the_FILES
FOR /F "DELIMS=" %%f IN ('dir "%$path%" /a-d/b') DO (
SET filedatetime=%%~tf
move "%%~dpnxf" "C:\archive\test_%filedatetime%.txt")
The code below works fine, here is a list of it's functions:
It moves files based on the fist 4 characters to a pre-created folder with the same first 4 characters
If the folder does not exist, it will not move the file, as there is no folder with the same fist 4 chars.
#echo on
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
cls
pushd R:\Contracts\Sites
for /f "tokens=*" %%1 in ('dir /a-d /b *') do (
set filename=%%1&set dirname=!filename:~0,4!
for /f "tokens=*" %%A in ('dir /ad /b') do (
set dirid=%%A & set dirid=!dirid:~0,4!
if "!dirid!" equ "!dirname!" move %%1 %%A
)
)
I would like to add one extra function to this code please. Pleas have a look at the example below.
I have 5 files
X32A-test.docx or X32A-test.pptx (there will only be one docx or pptx, "NEVER two with the same name")
X32A-test.pdf
X32A-test.avi
X32A-test-eng.sub
X32A-test-small.jpg
I would like the code to CREATE a folder if it does not exist, based on the file name if it has the extension docx or pptx.
So with the above example it would create a folder named: "X32A-test". Then all the other files with "X32A" in the front of the name will be moved to that newly created folder "X32A-test".
I hope it is clear enough. If not please ask me for more information.
Thank you
It is much simpler and more efficient to use the simple FOR instead of FOR /F in your case.
And rather than looping through every file and moving them individually, it is easier and more efficient to use wildcards.
The first loop finds the .pptx and .docx files and creates folders as needed
The second loop finds all the directories and moves all files that start with the directory name into the directory.
#echo on
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
cls
pushd R:\Contracts\Sites
for %%F in (*.docx *.pptx) do (
set "folder=%%F"
2>nul md !folder:~0,4!
)
for /d %%F in (*) do move %%F* %%F
popd
If needed, you can protect yourself against directory names shorter than length 4.
#echo on
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
cls
pushd R:\Contracts\Sites
for %%F in (*.docx *.pptx) do (
set "folder=%%F"
set folder=!folder:~0,4!
if !folder:~0,3! neq !folder! 2>nul md !folder!
)
for /d %%F in (????) do (
set "folder=%%F"
if "!folder:~0,3!" neq "%%F" move %%F* %%F
)
popd
Note that this solution may fail if a file name contains !. If that arises then you need to toggle delayed expansion on and off within the loop(s).
I can see the entire process (including the part already implemented) like this:
All the files that are not yet in their "home" directories are moved there.
For all .docx and .pptx files left, create directories based on the files' names.
Obviously, the step #2 creates new "homes" and those will still be "uninhabited" this far. So all that is left to do now is to repeat the step #1.
So I would probably reorganised your process and, with the additional requirement, it could be implemented this way:
…
PUSHD your_root_directory
FOR /D %%D IN (*) DO (
CALL :movefiles "%%D"
)
FOR %%F in (*.docx *.pptx) DO (
MKDIR "%%~dpnF"
CALL :movefiles "%%~dpnF"
)
…
GOTO :EOF
:movefiles
SET "dirname=%~n1"
SET "mask=%dirname:~0,4%*"
MOVE "%~dp1%mask%" %1
Note: The steps #2 and #3 could be either implemented as separate loops or combined in one. The above script uses the latter approach.
You can use negative offsets in the !var:~offset,len! evaluation as follows:
set fspec=X32A-test.docx
echo !fspec:~-10!
echo !fspec:~0,-10!
That second line above gives you -test.docx and you can simply check that against your two desired possibilities with an if statement (or two).
Then you can use the third line to get the rest of the name for creating a directory.
The following example script shows how this could be done:
#setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
#echo off
set fspec=X32A-test.docx
set bit1=!fspec:~-10!
set bit2=!fspec:~0,-10!
if .!bit1!.==.-test.docx. echo mkdir !bit2!
if .!bit1!.==.-test.pptx. echo mkdir !bit2!
endlocal
I'm echoing the mkdir command rather than executing it so you need to take out the echo. You'll also need to integrate the set and if statements into your loop but, based on what you have so far, you should have little trouble with that.
If, as you seem to indicate in a comment, the first four characters are the key and the last five decide on whether to make the directory, as in:
x32s-test.docx
a21w-production.pptx
xxxx-whatever_the_blazes_you_want.some_other_rubbish.docx
Then you're really only interested in the first four and last five:
#setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
#echo off
set fspec=a12b-whatever_the_blazes_you_want.some_other_rubbish.docx
set bit1=!fspec:~-5!
set bit2=!fspec:~0,4!
if .!bit1!.==..docx. echo mkdir !bit2!
if .!bit1!.==..pptx. echo mkdir !bit2!
endlocal
This checks the correct extensions and outputs:
mkdir a12b
as expected.