I have multiple files with .arxml present inside a sub folder. I want to store the file paths in a variable and later this variable is used by a java command.
Folder1 inside this subfolders are present so my .arxml file can be present in any of the subfolders.
In a batch file I want to store in a variable all these file.arxml path names separated by a comma and this variable is used by a Java command.
Java command is present in same batch file.
Example
#echo start
Variable = c:/abc/h/f1.arxml , c:/efg/f2.arxml ....etc
Java command -winputs = variable
#Echo we are back
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While executing a batch file it only adds files to its own directory, I wanted to make it so that it makes the new TXT file to a specified location
echo You are very good > you.txt
This just makes a text file in the same Dir as the batch file, how would I make it so that it makes the txt file into a specific location
You can easily specify the full path like this:
echo You are very good >"YOUR FULL FILE PATH HERE LIKE C:\MYFOLDER\you.txt"
I may be confusing current directory with working directory but regardless I am trying to make a batch file that runs the tree command from the folder it's currently in.
I have a folder called "Network_Switch_Backup" with a script, some other items and a subfolder called "backups".
This has worked for testing purposes:
tree U:\Desktop\Network_Switch_Backup\backups /f
But as I will be zipping it and sending it to different computers and users clearly this isn't practical since they could put the folder anywhere besides the desktop.
I've looked at other threads and amongst other things I tried, this looked the most promising (but still did not work):
tree %cd%\backups /f
However tree %cd%\downloads /f works perfectly fine when running from cmd so I'm just a bit confused.
It is advisable in batch files to reference executables to run with full qualified file name which means full path + file name + file extension, especially if the storage location of the executable is well known. That makes the batch file independent on the values of the environment variables PATHEXT and PATH. PATH is quite too often not correct defined on many computers running Windows.
The full qualified name of TREE is %SystemRoot%\System32\tree.com.
Environment variable SystemRoot is not defined as system or user environment variable like PATH and PATHEXT, but is nevertheless defined on execution of a batch file. So it is very safe to use this Windows environment variable.
What is the reason for '...' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file? explains very detailed how Windows command processor finds executables and scripts not specified with full qualified file name on command prompt or in a batch file.
There are two directories which need to be taken into account on coding an application or script:
The application/script directory is the directory containing the program or script.
The current directory or working directory is the directory from which the program or script is executed.
For example a batch file is stored in directory "%UserProfile%\Desktop". Windows sets the directory of the batch file as current directory on simply double clicking the batch file on user's desktop. Therefore the script directory is the current directory on execution of the batch file. But if this batch file is executed by right clicking on the batch file and left clicking on context menu option Run as administrator, the batch file stored in "%UserProfile%\Desktop" is usually executed from directory %SystemRoot%\System32 depending on user account permissions and on user account control setting of current user. The reason for making %SystemRoot%\System32 the current directory before executing the batch file is explained in detail by answer on Why does 'Run as administrator' changes (sometimes) batch file's current directory?
The MSDN article Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces explains in detail how to reference files and folders relative to current directory. The current directory is simply not included in file/folder argument string or alternatively represented by .\.
In case of drive and path of current directory needs to be known, for example to output it on running a batch file, there is the dynamic environment variable CD (short for Current Directory). %CD% or !CD! with delayed expansion enabled expands to full path of current directory which does not end with a backslash, except the current directory is the root directory of a drive. The help output on running in a command prompt window set /? explains dynamic environment variable CD briefly on last help page.
Batch files need to be designed very often to reference files or folders with a path relative to directory of the batch file. In this case it is not advisable to use the current directory because the current directory can be really any directory.
The help output on running call /? in a command prompt window explains how arguments of a batch file can be referenced from within a batch file. Argument 0 is always the batch file itself.
%~dp0 references drive and path of the batch file. This file path ends always with a backslash, but of course can contain a space or one of these characters &()[]{}^=;!'+,`~ which require entire file/folder argument string to be enclosed in double quotes. So %~dp0 must be concatenated in a batch file without an additional backslash after that string and the entire argument string must be enclosed in double quotes to work safely.
So the command line to use to reference the subdirectory Backups in directory of the batch file independent on which directory is the current directory is:
%SystemRoot%\System32\tree.com "%~dp0Backups" /F
A bug of cmd.exe explained in detail on What is the reason for batch file path referenced with %~dp0 sometimes changes on changing directory? should be taken into account on using %~dp0 in a batch file.
I have some java executable program initialized from cmd. My problem is as following: I would like to read all files from some directory. Next, I would like to run the program as many times as many files I have in my folder. The required inputs are the path to the file with data and the name of the file where the results will be written. Now my question is, how can I write a simple batch file which will do it for me?
For example:
I have a list of files in my folder
file_1.xls
file_2.xls
file_3.xls
I want to run a loop and for each file initialize line specified below:
java -jar -Xmx1000M Program.jar pathToInputFile PathToOutputfile
For example for file file_1.xls I want to write the result to the file with the same name but different extension and at the begining of this file add some constant prefix. In case of file_1.xls the results I would like to write as Output_file_1.txt
for file_2.xls -> Output_file_2.txt
for file_3.xls -> Output_file_3.txt
and so on...
Can anyone help me?
pushd "c:\excel_files"
for %%F in (*.xls) do (
java -jar -Xmx1000M Program.jar "%%~nxF" "Output_%%~nF.txt"
)
Though I'll recommend you to use -classpath and direct call of the entry point class instead of direct call of the .jar .
I want to copy a file to a user defined folder with different filename via batch file
Here folder path is supplied by argument
CODE
type abc > %1\\my_abc
but it does nothing than creating file in same folder
whats my mistake?
Why don't you use :
copy abc %1\my_abc
Consider a directory structure containing the following files:
\1.3\Baseline\GeneratedScripts\One\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Baseline\GeneratedScripts\Two\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Baseline\GeneratedScripts\Three\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch1\GeneratedScripts\One\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch1\GeneratedScripts\Two\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch1\GeneratedScripts\Three\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch2\GeneratedScripts\One\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch2\GeneratedScripts\Two\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch2\GeneratedScripts\Three\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch3\GeneratedScripts\One\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch3\GeneratedScripts\Two\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch3\GeneratedScripts\Three\FullInstall.cmd
I would like to construct a Windows batch file InstallEnvironment.cmd which:
Takes an environment name as a parameter; then
Executes the baseline install script, and each of the patch scripts in turn.
The batch file should automatically execute any additional patches that are added later.
Essentially I need to do something along the lines of this:
for %%_ in (1.3\**\GeneratedScripts\%%1\FullInstall.cmd) do cal %%_
However I'm not sure the wildcard system is rich enough to allow this as I don't get any matches for the ** directory wildcard.
For example, calling with the parameter "Two" should execute the following scripts, in order:
\1.3\Baseline\GeneratedScripts\Two\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch1\GeneratedScripts\Two\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch2\GeneratedScripts\Two\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch3\GeneratedScripts\Two\FullInstall.cmd
This will execute all the *.cmd files in the sub folders based on the argument:
for /r 1.3\ %%X in (GeneratedScripts\%1\*.cmd) do call "%%X"
In my experience, the %1 substitution works within directory names.
This should work:
InstallEnvironment.bat:
\1.3\Baseline\GeneratedScripts\%1\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch1\GeneratedScripts\%1\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch2\GeneratedScripts\%1\FullInstall.cmd
\1.3\Patches\Patch3\GeneratedScripts\%1\FullInstall.cmd
Edit this batch file to add additional patches in order, and it works. If you need to run the same batch file on multiple directories, create another batch file:
call InstallEnvironment.bat %1
call InstallEnvironment.bat %2
If you want to run a batch file in the background, use a vbs file to run that bat file in background instead.
Here is the code:
CreateObject("Wscript.Shell").Run"""" & Wscript.Arguments(0)& """",0,False
Save this exactly as invisible.vbs (or anything) and then make another batch file which will call your batch file to run it in background.
The code for the second batch file is:
wscript.exe "invisible.vbs" "Your_Batch_File.bat"
Then run the second batch file.
Note: WSH should be enabled on your computer, and the invisible.vbs file and the second batch file should be in the same folder. If not then you can give the full path to the invisible.vbs file in the 2nd batch file's script.