batch file, string manuplutation with dir command - batch-file

Question

Trying to get this to work.
Getting this line from dir: 3 File(s) 7,332,731,128 bytes and trying to just get the number of files to use for addition.
#Echo ON
dir %1 /a:h | find "File(s)" > hidden.txt
dir %1 | find "File(s)" > reg.txt
set /p hidden=<hidden.txt
echo %hidden%
IF /I "%hidden%"=="File Not Found" (
Set hidden = 0
) Else (
Set hidden=%hidden~-29%)
echo %hidden%
Set /p reg=<reg.txt
IF /I "%hidden%"=="File Not Found" (
set reg = 0
) ELSE (
Set reg=%reg~-29%)
set /a total = %reg% + %hidden%
Echo The total number of files in the %1 directory is: %total%. This includes hidden files.
Echo.
Echo The total number of non-hidden files in the %1 directory is: %reg%.
Echo.
Echo The total number of hidden files in the %1 directory is: %hidden%

Answer 1

you don't need temp files which only will slow down your script:
if you want to count the hidden files try this
#echo off
set counter=0
for /f %%# in ('dir /a:h-d "%~1"') do (
set /a counter=counter+1
)
echo hidden files=%counter%
to count all files
#echo off
set counter=0
for /f %%# in ('dir /a:-d "%~1"') do (
set /a counter=counter+1
)
echo all files=%counter%

Answer 2

This is just another For loop option:
#For /F %%A In ('Dir/AH-D-L "%~1" 2^>Nul') Do #If Not "%%A"=="0" Set "fileCount=%%A"
#Echo %fileCount%
#Pause
Remove -L, if you wish not to exclude junction points from your file count.

Answer 3

I've got the same result with just two FOR loops. Using sentences between single quotes inside the parentheses we can execute commands and store results.
I've left the same Result Text just to let you compare and see if this is what you're looking for:
CODE:
#echo off
setlocal
for /f %%A in ('dir "%~1" /a-h-d /b ^| find /V /C ""') do set "visCount=%%A"
for /f %%A in ('dir "%~1" /ah-d /b ^| find /V /C ""') do set "hidCount=%%A"
set /a totalCount = visCount + hidCount
echo.
echo The total number of files in the %1 directory is: %totalCount%. This includes hidden files.
echo.
echo The total number of non-hidden files in the %1 directory is: %visCount%.
echo.
echo The total number of hidden files in the %1 directory is: %hidCount%
With /B parameter of DIR command I only get one line per file and no more text, and with /A I can select Hidden or not files and no directories.
Then SET /A command let us use arithmetics operations.