batch file command to compare newest file and output differences - batch-file

I have the below code which someone gave to me but I don't know how to put it together in a bat file so it runs successfully.
The aim is to find the latest (last modified) file in c:/ and compare it with c:/2.txt and output the differences into c:/786.txt
cd /d c:\
for /f %%a in ('dir /b /o-d /a-d /tw') do (set latest=%%a & goto :eof)
for /f "tokens=1*" %%a in (
'diff c:\%latest% c:\2.txt ^| findstr /r /c:"^<" /c:"^>"'
) do #echo %%b >>c:\786.txt
Can someone please put this code together for me.

cd /d c:\
set "latest="
for /f %%a in ('dir /b /o-d /a-d /tw') do (set "latest=%%a" & goto :found)
:found
if not defined latest exit /b
for /f "tokens=1,*" %%a in (
'diff "c:\%latest%" "c:\2.txt" ^| findstr /r /c:"^<" /c:"^>"'
) do (
>> "c:\786.txt" echo(%%b
)
Ordering by date descending, the latest file is the first, so on first iteration assign the file name and exit of the for loop.
Then check if any file has been found. It not, end of the script
If we have a file, compare latest file against the indicated one and send the filtered lines to the final file.
EDIT - Refactor code to made it more usable and adapt to comments. Search for last file in folder moved to a subroutine.
#echo off
setlocal enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion
call :getLatestFileInFolder "c:\" latestC
call :getLatestFileInFolder "d:\" latestD
if not defined latestC ( echo NO File in C & exit /b )
if not defined latestD ( echo NO File in D & exit /b )
for /f "tokens=1,*" %%a in (
'diff "%latestC%" "%latestD%" ^| findstr /r /c:"^<" /c:"^>"'
) do (
>> "c:\786.txt" echo(%%b
)
endlocal
exit /b
:getLatestFileInFolder folderToSearch variableToReturn
setlocal
set "folder=%~1" & if not defined folder set "folder=%cd%"
set "latest="
pushd "%folder%"
for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /o-d /a-d /tw 2^>nul') do (set "latest=%%~fa" & goto :latestFileFound)
:latestFileFound
popd
endlocal & set "%~2=%latest%" & goto :eof

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How do you recursively delete a named directory from all volumes in Batch?

echo off
for /d /r "c:\" %%a in (TemporaryFolder) do if exist "%%a" echo Removing %%a & rmdir /s /q "%%a"
This for loop deletes every directory called "TemporaryFolder" from the C:\ drive. How would I go through every mounted volume (ie. A:\ - Z:) to delete the directory "TemporaryFolder"?
Edit (This test didn't work):
#echo off
echo Deleting Temporary Folders... Please be patient.
For /F "Tokens=*" %%A In ('MountVol^|Find ":\"') Do For /F "Delims=" %%B In ('Dir /B/S/AD-S-L "%%ATemporaryFolder" 2^>Nul') Do RD /S/Q "%%B" 2>Nul & echo Deleting %%B
echo Successfully deleted.
pause
Based upon my comment, here's an example of a nested For loop, which should do as asked:
For /F "Tokens=*" %%A In ('MountVol^|Find ":\"') Do For /F "Delims=" %%B In ('Dir /B/S/AD-S-L "%%ATemporaryFolder" 2^>Nul') Do RD /S/Q "%%B" 2>Nul
The outer For loop runs the MountVol command which returns the mounted drive paths as %%A. The nested For loop performs the recursive directory search for those named TemporaryFolder located within %%A.
Edit
Here's a multiline version of the same routine with added messages:
#Echo Off
Set "objFolder=TemporaryFolder"
Echo Please be patient...
For /F "Tokens=*" %%A In ('MountVol^|Find ":\"') Do (
Echo Deleting directories named %objFolder% from %%A
For /F "Delims=" %%B In ('Dir /B/S/AD-S-L "%%A%objFolder%" 2^>Nul') Do (
Echo Deleting %%B
RD /S/Q "%%B" 2>Nul && Echo Successfully deleted %%B
)
)
Pause
You should only modify the objFolder name on line 2.
Instead of MountVol, this one uses PowerShell to get the drives, and matches System and Reparse Points too, (take account that you'd need appropriate permissions to remove system directories):
#Echo Off
Set "objFolder=TemporaryFolder"
Echo Please be patient...
For /F "Tokens=*" %%A In (
'PowerShell -NoP "GDr -P FileSystem|?{!$_.Used -Eq ''}|Select -Exp Root"'
) Do (Echo Deleting directories named %objFolder% from %%A
For /F "Delims=" %%B In ('Dir /B/S/AD "%%A%objFolder%" 2^>Nul') Do (
Echo Deleting %%B
RD /S/Q "%%B" 2>Nul && Echo Successfully deleted %%B
)
)
Pause

How to add recursive directory to batch file

I have the following batch file:
#echo off
for /f "delims=" %%F in (
'dir /b /a-d [*]*'
) do for /f "tokens=1* delims=]" %%A in (
"%%F"
) do for /f "tokens=*" %%C in ("%%B") do ren "%%F" "%%C"
I want launch it in the root directory and have it go through all directories and subdirectories performing the actions.
I tried adding /D and /r to the 'for' lines, but it doesn't appear to be working.
Do I need add something like...
for /D /r do
under the #echo off ?
Use either dir or for to get all the files, don't mix it up.
When using dir /S for recursive enumeration, regard that full paths are output rather than pure file names only.
This should do it:
#echo off
for /f "delims=" %%F in (
'dir /s /b /a-d [*]*'
) do for /f "tokens=2* delims=]" %%B in (
"%%~nxF"
) do for /f "tokens=*" %%C in ("%%B") do ren "%%~F" "%%C"
So I just changed the following in your original code:
added /s to dir (returns full paths then);
improved second for options (you never used the first token %%A, so why extract it then?);
replaced set %%F of second for by %%~nxF to just parse the file name (type for /? for details concerning substitution modifiers such as ~n, ~x);
replaced source argument "%%F" of ren command by "%%~F" to not fall into double-double-quote problems (the ~ modifier removes potential double-quotes);
You are using "dir" for the enumeration of files, so add "/s" to the DIR command.
I might refactor what you have like this to make it easier to manage.
This also does recursion.
call :TOP .
goto :EOF
:TOP
setlocal
cd "%~f1"
for /f "delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /a-d [*]*') do call :SubRoutine "%%F"
for /D %%x in (*) do call :TOP "%%x" || (echo FAILED2 "%%x" && exit /b 2)
goto :EOF
:SubRoutine
for /f "tokens=1* delims=]" %%A in ("%~1") do call :SubRoutine2 "%~1" "%%A" "%%B"
goto :EOF
:SubRoutine2
for /f "tokens=*" %%C in ("%~3") do ren "%~1" "%%C"
goto :EOF

Batch file to loop through a directory and create a variable based on each file

I have a text file with a list of server IP addresses and the code below (which I've scrapped together from other coding) loops through it and brings back a modified date of a named file for each server in the list...
#ECHO On
SETLOCAL
FOR /f %%a IN (C:\Scripts\Servers.txt) DO (
CALL :getmod %%a
)
GOTO :EOF
:getmod
SET Server=%1
SET File=Abs_Client.exe
FOR %%i IN ("\\%Server%\C$\Com_Dir\%File%") DO SET modif_time=%%~ti
Echo %Server% %File% %modif_time% >> "C:\Scripts\Server_App_Mod_date.txt"
GOTO :eof
That works great...however, what I'd like to do is create another loop around it which creates a variable for each file in a directory and pass that into the code above instead of having to manually change the 'SET File' as shown above for individual files.
Something along the lines of;
#ECHO On
SETLOCAL
FOR /D %VAR IN ("\\Network_Location\AppMedia\App Source Files\Prod Apps\Server_Update") DO (
FOR /f %%a IN (C:\Scripts\Servers.txt) DO (
CALL :getmod %%a
)
GOTO :EOF
:getmod
SET Server=%1
SET File=%VAR
FOR %%i IN ("\\%Server%\C$\Com_Dir\%File%") DO SET modif_time=%%~ti
Echo %Server% %File% %modif_time% >> "C:\Scripts\Server_App_Mod_date.txt"
GOTO :eof
)
Clearly it's wrong so any ideas/help please?
haven't testet, but maybe a hint in the right direction:
#ECHO ON
SETLOCAL
FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%F IN ('DIR "\\Network_Location\AppMedia\App Source Files\Prod Apps\Server_Update" /s /b /a:-d') DO (
FOR /F %%A IN (C:\Scripts\Servers.txt) DO (
CALL :getmod %%A "%%~nxF"
)
)
GOTO :EOF
:getmod
SET Server=%1
SET "tmpFile=%~2"
FOR %%I IN ("\\%Server%\C$\Com_Dir\%tmpFile%") DO ECHO %Server% %tmpFile% %%~tI >> "C:\Scripts\Server_App_Mod_date.txt"
GOTO :EOF
As far as i know, FOR /D only executes for directorys and if i understand your question, you have files in "Prod Apps\Server_Update", for each you like to have the file-date/time from the target-server... right?
Edit:
Maybe this works too:
FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%F IN ('DIR "\\Network_Location\AppMedia\App Source Files\Prod Apps\Server_Update" /s /b /a:-d') DO (
FOR /F %%A IN (C:\Scripts\Servers.txt) DO (
FOR %%X IN ("\\%%A\C$\Com_Dir\%%~nxF") DO ECHO %%A %%~nxF %%~tX >> "C:\Scripts\Server_App_Mod_date.txt"
)
)
without the :getmod
Edit: /b-switch was missing from the first DIR-Command in 2nd suggestion
#ECHO On
SETLOCAL
FOR /f %%a IN (C:\Scripts\Servers.txt) DO (
FOR /f "delims=" %%i IN ('dir /b/a-d "\\%%a\C$\Com_Dir\*"') DO Echo %%a %%i %%~ti >> "C:\Scripts\Server_App_Mod_date.txt"
)
GOTO :EOF
Should work, IIUC. Can't test, I'm afraid...
[Edit - removed call to getmod - not required]

changing directory folder to all sub folders

Hello i have a batch script but i cant work out how to change the path to scan all subfolders within the directory.
In other words i dont want -
C:\Users\ally\Desktop\Documents\Table\CSV versions\2014\
but rather:
C:\Users\ally\Desktop\Documents\Table\CSV versions
as there are lots of different years of data in seperate folders.
Also to note within year folder there are month folders and within that there are the csv files.
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "target=C:\Users\ally\Desktop\Documents\All"
cd /d "C:\Users\ally\Desktop\Documents\Table\CSV versions\2014\"
for /L %%a in (101,1,148) do (
set num=%%a
del "%target%\-!num:~-2!.csv" 2>nul
>"%target%\-!num:~-2!.csv.txt" echo Type,angle,edge,Date,Frame,Sum,Mafe,Comp,Rim,Dose,Ell,Role
)
for %%a in (*.csv) do (
for /f "skip=1 usebackq delims=" %%b in ("%%a") do (
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=-," %%c in ("%%b") do (
set "line=%%c"
if /i "!line:~0,2!"=="HH" >> "%target%\-%%d.csv.txt" echo %%b
)
)
)
ren "%target%\*.csv.txt" *.
pause
To process every folder under the All tree then you can use a for /d /r loop and pushd/popd to set the current folder.
This assumes that every folder has the files you want to process.
Test this on a copy of your data and change the folder to point to it.
You seem to be deleting .csv files, creating .csv.txt files and then trying to process *.csv in the lower loop. Should that be *.csv.txt ?
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /d /r "c:\Users\ally\Desktop\Documents\All" %%z in (*) do (
pushd "%%z"
for /L %%a in (101,1,148) do (
set num=%%a
del "-!num:~-2!.csv" 2>nul
>"-!num:~-2!.csv.txt" echo Type,angle,edge,Date,Frame,Sum,Mafe,Comp,Rim,Dose,Ell,Role
)
for %%a in (*.csv) do (
for /f "skip=1 usebackq delims=" %%b in ("%%a") do (
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=-," %%c in ("%%b") do (
set "line=%%c"
if /i "!line:~0,2!"=="HH" >> "-%%d.csv.txt" echo %%b
)
)
)
ren "*.csv.txt" *.
popd
)
pause
Try adding another loop that will walk down the directory tree and if it finds a csv file, it will process it:
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "target=C:\Users\ally\Desktop\Documents\All"
for /f "tokens=1* delims=" %%D in ('dir /s /b /o:-n /a:d "C:\Users\ally\Desktop\Documents\Table\CSV versions"') do (
cd /d "%%~fD"
if exist *.csv (
for /L %%a in (101,1,148) do (
set num=%%a
del "%target%\-!num:~-2!.csv" 2>nul
>"%target%\-!num:~-2!.csv.txt" echo Type,angle,edge,Date,Frame,Sum,Mafe,Comp,Rim,Dose,Ell,Role
)
for %%a in (*.csv) do (
for /f "skip=1 usebackq delims=" %%b in ("%%a") do (
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=-," %%c in ("%%b") do (
set "line=%%c"
if /i "!line:~0,2!"=="HH" >> "%target%\-%%d.csv.txt" echo %%b
)
)
)
ren "%target%\*.csv.txt" *.
)
)
pause
Explanation of the dir switches:
/s - Displays files in specified directory and all subdirectories.
/b - Uses bare format (no heading information or summary).
/o:in - Lists the files in reverse order
/a:d - Displays only folders
Explanation of the %%~fD: expands %A to a fully qualified path name (from for /?)

cmd bat file, allow access to network share

I have the below code which works excellently to compare 2 latest files and output the difference into a separate folder However in the :getLatestFileInFolder I need it to access the SAN network location. Currently it can only access local. Can someone tweak this code for me please. The location I need to access is on the san "\3663vfas01\Biztalk$\Live"
#echo off
cd /d C:\Users\test\Important Structure\Development\AX copy
for /f %%a in ('dir /b /od /a-d /tw') do (set latest=%%a)
setlocal enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion
call :getLatestFileInFolder "C:\Users\test\Important Structure\Development\AX copy" latestC
call :getLatestFileInFolder "C:\Users\test\Important Structure\Development\Reflex copy" latestD
if not defined latestC ( echo NO File in C & exit /b )
if not defined latestD ( echo NO File in D & exit /b )
for /f "tokens=1,*" %%a in (
'diff "%latestC%" "%latestD%" ^| findstr /r /c:"^<" /c:"^>"'
) do (
>> "C:\Users\test\Important Structure\Development\Error\%latest%" echo(%%b
)
endlocal
exit /b
:getLatestFileInFolder folderToSearch variableToReturn
setlocal
set "folder=%~1" & if not defined folder set "folder=%cd%"
set "latest="
pushd "%folder%"
for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /o-d /a-d /tw 2^>nul') do (set "latest=%%~fa" & goto :latestFileFound)
:latestFileFound
popd
endlocal & set "%~2=%latest%" & goto :eof
EDITED
Change this line:
set "fC=C:\Users\test\Important Structure\Development\AX copy"
to this:
set "fC=\\3663vfas01\Biztalk$\Live"
in this code, which should function as yours was doing:
#echo off
set "fC=C:\Users\test\Important Structure\Development\AX copy"
set "latestC="
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir "%fC%" /b /od /a-d /tw 2^>nul') do set "latest=%%a" & set "latestC=%fC%\%%a"
set "fD=C:\Users\test\Important Structure\Development\Reflex copy"
set "latestD="
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir "%fD%" /b /od /a-d /tw 2^>nul') do set "latestD=%fD%\%%a"
if not defined latestC ( echo NO File in C & exit /b )
if not defined latestD ( echo NO File in D & exit /b )
for /f "tokens=1,*" %%a in (
'diff "%latestC%" "%latestD%" ^| findstr /r /c:"^<" /c:"^>"'
) do (
>> "C:\Users\test\Important Structure\Development\Error\%latest%" echo(%%b
)
If you mean that you need to do the equivalent of a cd command to a network path then you can use pushd for this, which temporally assigned a mapped drive e.g.
pushd "\\3663vfas01\Biztalk$\Live"

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