There are many programs which help me write more efficient code (NirCmd etc.), but they can't run properly if they aren't installed in the computer. So is there a way to, for example, in the temp folder, extract the program from a batch program and use it.
I tried reading the executables with a hex editor, putting the hex code into another file and saving it as an executable. But this failed. So, is there any way to efficiently store an executable inside a batch file, create it and then run it?
Yes, there is one that I know of and works perfectly.
It is a program called bhx.exe (link to its site here).
It can also embed other file types.
The usage is quite simple:
(optional) Create a cabinet (.cab) file from the original .exe using this command: makecab yourexe.exe yourexe.cab. For better compression you can use the /D switch in this way: makecab /D CompressionType=LZX yourexe.exe yourexe.cab
CD to the directory bhx is in and do this: bhx yourexe.cab. Other switches are described in the website.
There you go, the mybin.cmd file is generated.
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I am writing a simple batch script, and I need to delete one line from the file that gets downloaded by the script. What is the easiest way to do this using ONLY the command prompt? I have come across several various suggestions, but nothing to very simply delete one string that is constant across all files that are downloaded with the script.
This is a very platform dependant question. If you are using a *nix environment (Linux / Mac environment using bash / shell), you can accomplish this with sed
sed '/${regular_expression_that_matches_line_to_be_removed}/d' yourFile.txt > newFile.txt
This will generate a new file called newFile.txt that will contain the output. You can also do this in place (it modifies the file it's using as input), but I recommend against that because if you mess up your regex, you've lost your input.
If you're using a Windows environment (which I assume you are due to your batch-file tag), try looking at this Delete certain lines in a txt file via a batch file
I have a problem when trying to upload multiple files to one WinSCP directory, i can manage to copy just one single file, but the problem is that i need to upload many files that are generated by a software, the names are not fixed ones, so i need to make use of wildcards in roder to copy all of them, i have tried many variants on the code, but it all was unsuccessful, the code i am using is:
open "sftp://myserver:MyPass#sfts.us.myserver.com" -hostkey="hostkey"
put "C:\from*.*" "/Myserverfolder/Subfolder/"
exit
This code does actually copy the first alphabetically named file, but it ignores the rest of the files.
Any help with it would be much appreciated
Try this in script
Lcd C:\from
Cd Myserverfolder/Subfolder
Put *
Try and do all manually first so you can see what's going on.
I want to copy an XML file to the output directory (debug/release). I don't want to do it using the resource system because this doesn't allow me to modify the file without recompiling. 5314464 shows how to open the file in a portable way, but I couldn't find a good solution for copying it (obviously I want to automate this somehow). Solutions like 1740534 suggest using the copy command of each operating system but perhaps there is a better solution.
Try using the INSTALLS keyword in your qmake file. (See QMake Reference on INSTALLS)
stuff_to_copy.path = /path/to/put/it/in
stuff_to_copy.files += file1
stuff_to_copy.files += file1
INSTALLS += stuff_to_copy
Having done this, you will need to run "make install" as part of your build process to actually cause the files to be copied.
Is there a Notepad++ plugin out there that automatically combines all currently opened files into a single file?
Update: Yes, I am very aware of copy and paste :) I'm working with lots of files, and I want a solution that makes this step in the process a little bit faster than several dozen copy and pastes.
I'm aware of utilities for combining files, but I want the convenience of combining specifically the files that are currently opened in my text editor.
If there isn't a plugin out there already, I'll write one myself; I was just wondering if it exists already to save me the time of developing one.
I used the following command in DOS prompt to do the merge for me:
for %f in (*.txt) do type "%f" >> output.txt
It is fast and it works. Just ensure that all the files to be merge are in the same directory from where you execute this command.
http://www.scout-soft.com/combine/
Not my app, but this plug in lets you combine all open tabs into one file.
I installed the Python Script plugin and wrote a simple script:
console.show()
console.clear()
files = notepad.getFiles()
notepad.new()
newfile = notepad.getCurrentFilename()
for i in range(len(files) - 1):
console.write("Copying text from %s\n" % files[i][0])
notepad.activateFile(files[i][0])
text = editor.getText()
notepad.activateFile(newfile)
editor.appendText(text)
editor.appendText("\n")
console.write("Combine Files operation complete.")
It looks at all the files currently opened in Notepad++ and adds them to a new file. Does exactly what I need.
I want to know simply how to create a batch file from .exe file?
If you mean you want to create a new batch file from an unrelated existing executable file (in other words, the batch file does something different), you do it the way you create any file. In C, you'd use fopen, fwrite and fclose to create your new file and write whatever batch file commands you want to it.
If you mean you want to create a batch file that "intercepts" your exe file, you can do that too. If your executable file is pax.exe, you can simply rename it to pax2.exe and create a batch file called pax.cmd thus:
#echo off
pax2.exe
This will allow you to do arbitrary actions before and after your executable runs but there are things to watch out for such as executables that return control before they're actually finsihed.
If, however, you're talking about converting an arbitrary executable into a batch file that performs the same task, that's much more difficult. Unless you have the source code or a very good specification on how the executable works, you're going to have a lot of trouble.
Automating the conversion for anything but the simplest executable will be insanely difficult.
And, if you want a link to a batch file that runs your executable, just create the batch file (say in c:\bin\pax.cmd) containing:
#echo off
c:\bin\pax.exe
and then create a shortcut to it from wherever you want (such as the desktop). You could even put the batch file itself in your desktop directory but I'm not a big fan of that. However, to each their own.