#Mofi helped me a lot on this answer of mine
How to organize files in folders?
Now I tried myself to add a feature, it's working, but for the respect of this wonderful job Mofi did, I think, there is a more professional way to do it.
I need the batch to stop after it created a number of folders.
Let's say, I have 100000 .mp4 files in the main directory. The script processes now them all together.
For example, I need to use only 1200 files and group them into 120 folders. I can do that now with FoldersInFolders=120 and FilesInFolder=10. The issue is that after finishing Canal-1 it continues with Canal-2 to Canal-10, etc. until all 100000 MP4 files are moved into directories and I don't want that. I want to stop after 120 folders overall and process only 1200 from 100000 MP4 files which I have in my main folder.
I added the following two lines:
set "MaxTotalFolders=120"
if "!VideosIndex!"=="%MaxTotalFolders%" exit /b 0
#echo off
setlocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion
set "FilesInFolder=10"
set "FoldersInFolders=120"
set "MaxTotalFolders=120"
for %%# in ("%USERPROFILE%\Videos" "D:\Videos" "F:\Temp\Videos" "\\MyNAS\Videos") do (
pushd %%# 2>nul
if not errorlevel 1 (
if not exist "*!*.mp4" (
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "FileCount=%FilesInFolder%"
set "CanalIndex=0"
set "VideosIndex=%FoldersInFolders%
for /F "eol=| delims=" %%I in ('dir *.mp4 /A-D /B /ON 2^>nul') do (
if !FileCount! == %FilesInFolder% (
set FileCount=0
if !VideosIndex! == %FoldersInFolders% (
set /A CanalIndex+=1
set VideosIndex=1
) else set /A VideosIndex+=1
set "TargetFolder=Canal-!CanalIndex!\Videos-!VideosIndex!"
md "!TargetFolder!" 2>nul
if "!VideosIndex!"=="%MaxTotalFolders%" exit /b 0
)
move /Y "%%I" "!TargetFolder!\" >nul
set /A FileCount+=1
)
endlocal
) else (
echo/
echo ERROR: Moving video files not possible because of file names with ! in name.
echo/
echo Please rename first the following files(s^) in: %%#
echo/
dir *!*.mp4 /A-D /B
echo/
pause
)
popd
) else (
echo/
echo ERROR: Failed to change to directory: %%#
echo/
pause
)
)
endlocal
Another feature that would be very helpful for me is to choose the MP4 files randomly every time I run the batch file.
The first batch file is without random selection of the MP4 files.
#echo off
setlocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion
set "FilesInFolder=10"
set "FoldersInFolders=50"
set "MaxTotalFolders=120"
for %%# in ("%USERPROFILE%\Videos" "D:\Videos" "F:\Temp\Videos" "\\MyNAS\Videos") do call :MoveVideos %%#
goto EndBatch
:MoveVideos
pushd %1 2>nul
if errorlevel 1 (
echo/
echo ERROR: Failed to change to directory: %1
echo/
pause
goto :EOF
)
if exist "*!*.mp4" (
echo/
echo ERROR: Moving video files not possible because of file names with ! in name.
echo/
echo Please rename first the following files(s^) in: %1
echo/
dir *!*.mp4 /A-D /B
echo/
popd
pause
goto :EOF
)
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "FileCount=%FilesInFolder%"
set "CanalIndex=0"
set "FolderCount=-1"
set "VideosIndex=%FoldersInFolders%
for /F "eol=| delims=" %%I in ('dir *.mp4 /A-D /B /ON 2^>nul') do (
if !FileCount! == %FilesInFolder% (
set FileCount=0
if !VideosIndex! == %FoldersInFolders% (
set /A CanalIndex+=1
set VideosIndex=1
) else set /A VideosIndex+=1
set /A FolderCount+=1
if !FolderCount! == %MaxTotalFolders% goto EndMove
set "TargetFolder=Canal-!CanalIndex!\Videos-!VideosIndex!"
md "!TargetFolder!" 2>nul
)
move /Y "%%I" "!TargetFolder!\" >nul
set /A FileCount+=1
)
:EndMove
endlocal
popd
goto :EOF
:EndBatch
endlocal
There is used a subroutine with name MoveVideos to be able to use goto :EOF to stop moving files in the current directory into subdirectories on reaching the maximum number of total folders as defined with MaxTotalFolders and counted with FolderCount inside the second FOR loop.
This batch file creates with the three values defined at top for a directory with the MP4 files Video001.mp4 to Video1203.mp4 a directory structure with following files:
Canal-1
Videos-1
Video0001.mp4
:
Video0010.mp4
:
Videos-50
Video0491.mp4
:
Video0500.mp4
Canal-2
Videos-1
Video0501.mp4
:
Video0510.mp4
:
Videos-50
Video0991.mp4
:
Video1000.mp4
Canal-3
Videos-1
Video1001.mp4
:
Video1010.mp4
:
Videos-20
Video1191.mp4
:
Video1200.mp4
Video1201.mp4
Video1202.mp4
Video1203.mp4
This first batch file took 1.58 seconds for the file moving task on my PC.
The second batch file is with random selection of the MP4 files.
#echo off
setlocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion
set "FilesInFolder=10"
set "FoldersInFolders=50"
set "MaxTotalFolders=120"
for %%# in ("%USERPROFILE%\Videos" "D:\Videos" "F:\Temp\Videos" "\\MyNAS\Videos") do call :MoveVideos %%#
goto EndBatch
:MoveVideos
pushd %1 2>nul
if errorlevel 1 (
echo/
echo ERROR: Failed to change to directory: %1
echo/
pause
goto :EOF
)
if exist "*!*.mp4" (
echo/
echo ERROR: Moving video files not possible because of file names with ! in name.
echo/
echo Please rename first the following files(s^) in: %1
echo/
dir *!*.mp4 /A-D /B
echo/
popd
pause
goto :EOF
)
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "FileCount=%FilesInFolder%"
set "CanalIndex=0"
set "FolderCount=-1"
set "VideosIndex=%FoldersInFolders%
set "TotalFileCount=0"
for /F "eol=| delims=" %%I in ('dir *.mp4 /A-D /B /ON 2^>nul') do set /A TotalFileCount+=1
:NextFile
if %TotalFileCount% == 0 goto EndMove
if %TotalFileCount% LEQ 32768 set /A "FileIndex=%RANDOM% %% TotalFileCount" & goto MoveFile
set /A FileGroups=TotalFileCount / 32768
set /A LastFileCount=TotalFileCount %% 32768
set "LastGroupIndex=%FileGroups%"
if not %LastFileCount% == 0 set /A FileGroups+=1
set /A GroupMultiplier=%RANDOM% %% FileGroups
if not %GroupMultiplier% == %LastGroupIndex% (set /A "FileIndex=GroupMultiplier * 32768 + %RANDOM%") else set /A "FileIndex=(FileGroups - 1) * 32768 + (%RANDOM% %% LastFileCount)"
:MoveFile
if not %FileIndex% == 0 (set "SkipValue=skip=%FileIndex% ") else set "SkipValue="
for /F "%SkipValue%eol=| delims=" %%I in ('dir *.mp4 /A-D /B 2^>nul') do (
if !FileCount! == %FilesInFolder% (
set FileCount=0
if !VideosIndex! == %FoldersInFolders% (
set /A CanalIndex+=1
set VideosIndex=1
) else set /A VideosIndex+=1
set /A FolderCount+=1
if !FolderCount! == %MaxTotalFolders% goto EndMove
set "TargetFolder=Canal-!CanalIndex!\Videos-!VideosIndex!"
md "!TargetFolder!" 2>nul
)
move /Y "%%I" "!TargetFolder!\" >nul
set /A FileCount+=1
set /A TotalFileCount-=1
goto NextFile
)
:EndMove
endlocal
popd
goto :EOF
:EndBatch
endlocal
This variant is much slower because of the randomization. It took 18.93 seconds to do the job on my PC.
It produces the same directory tree as the first batch file on current directory containing the MP4 files Video001.mp4 to Video1203.mp4, but which file is moved into which directory is really random.
Here is a third variant also with random selection of the next video file to move.
#echo off
echo %TIME%
setlocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion
set "FilesInFolder=10"
set "FoldersInFolders=50"
set "MaxTotalFolders=120"
for /F "delims==" %%I in ('set # 2^>nul') do set "%%I="
for %%# in ("%USERPROFILE%\Videos" "D:\Videos" "F:\Temp\Videos" "\\MyNAS\Videos") do call :MoveVideos %%#
goto EndBatch
:MoveVideos
pushd %1 2>nul
if errorlevel 1 (
echo/
echo ERROR: Failed to change to directory: %1
echo/
pause
goto :EOF
)
if exist "*!*.mp4" (
echo/
echo ERROR: Moving video files not possible because of file names with ! in name.
echo/
echo Please rename first the following files(s^) in: %1
echo/
dir *!*.mp4 /A-D /B
echo/
popd
pause
goto :EOF
)
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "FileCount=%FilesInFolder%"
set "CanalIndex=0"
set "FolderCount=-1"
set "VideosIndex=%FoldersInFolders%
set "TotalFileCount=0"
for /F "eol=| delims=" %%I in ('dir *.mp4 /A-D /B /ON 2^>nul') do set "#!TotalFileCount!=%%I" & set /A TotalFileCount+=1
:NextFile
if %TotalFileCount% == 0 goto EndMove
if %TotalFileCount% LEQ 32768 set /A "FileIndex=%RANDOM% %% TotalFileCount" & goto MoveFile
set /A FileGroups=TotalFileCount / 32768
set /A LastFileCount=TotalFileCount %% 32768
set "LastGroupIndex=%FileGroups%"
if not %LastFileCount% == 0 set /A FileGroups+=1
set /A GroupMultiplier=%RANDOM% %% FileGroups
if not %GroupMultiplier% == %LastGroupIndex% (set /A "FileIndex=GroupMultiplier * 32768 + %RANDOM%") else set /A "FileIndex=(FileGroups - 1) * 32768 + (%RANDOM% %% LastFileCount)"
:MoveFile
if not %FileIndex% == 0 (set "SkipValue=skip=%FileIndex% ") else set "SkipValue="
for /F "%SkipValue%tokens=1* delims==" %%I in ('set #') do (
if !FileCount! == %FilesInFolder% (
set FileCount=0
if !VideosIndex! == %FoldersInFolders% (
set /A CanalIndex+=1
set VideosIndex=1
) else set /A VideosIndex+=1
set /A FolderCount+=1
if !FolderCount! == %MaxTotalFolders% goto EndMove
set "TargetFolder=Canal-!CanalIndex!\Videos-!VideosIndex!"
md "!TargetFolder!" 2>nul
)
set "%%I="
move /Y "%%J" "!TargetFolder!\" >nul
set /A FileCount+=1
set /A TotalFileCount-=1
goto NextFile
)
:EndMove
endlocal
popd
goto :EOF
:EndBatch
endlocal
It defines for each MP4 video file name an environment variable with a name beginning with # and a number incremented on each file and assigns the current file name to the environment variable. It processes this list of environment variables reduced by one environment variable after each file move.
It causes less file system accesses as the second batch file. But it took 20.54 seconds in my test on my PC to complete the video file movement task.
The main cause of the much longer time with random file selection is the fact that for each file to move one more cmd.exe must be started in background to output the new list of video file names in current directory, capture that file names list, skip all file names up to current random file index number and move the randomly selected file.
It would be much better if the list of environment variables with the video file names in current directory could be updated with removal of the environment variable of a just moved file and check if an environment variable with current randomly determined file index number still exists in the list to move that file and otherwise determine a new random file number index as often as needed. But such an approach can easily result in determining again and again randomly a file index number of video files which were moved already before. The result could be a nearly endless running loop on number of remaining files in environment variables list becomes small. The Windows Command Processor is not designed for such a task.
The randomization is tricky in case of the number of files in a directory is greater than 32768 because of %RANDOM% expands to a random decimal number between 0 and 32767. A cascaded randomized file index number determination is added for that reason to the code of the batch file.
The randomization of the selection of next video file to move causes also a lot of batch file open, seeking to next line to process, processing that line and perhaps read more lines and process them to, remember current position in batch file, batch file close. The first batch file is for that reason much more efficient. A more modern and powerful script interpreter like PowerShell would be much better for that task if randomized movement of video files is an important requirement.
To understand the commands used and how they work, open a command prompt window, execute there the following commands, and read the displayed help pages for each command, entirely and carefully.
call /?
dir /?
echo /?
endlocal /?
for /?
goto /?
if /?
md /?
move /?
pause /?
popd /?
pushd /?
set /?
setlocal /?
I have this script below:
#echo off & setlocal
del /f /s /q %temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
del /f /s /q %temp%\DuplicateRemover.bat
echo SetLocal DisableDelayedExpansion >>%temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo #echo off ^& setlocal >>%temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo rem Group all file names by size >>%temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo For /R "%%userprofile%%\Desktop\%%DATE:/=-%%" %%%%a In (*) do call set size[%%%%~Za]=%%%%size[%%%%~Za]%%%%,"%%%%~Fa" >>%temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo rem Process groups >>%temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo for /F "tokens=2* delims=[]=," %%%%a in ('set size[') do Call :Sub %%%%a %%%%b >>%temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo Goto ^:Eof >>%temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo ^:Sub >>%temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo If "%%~3"=="" (Set "size[%%1]="^&goto :EOf) >>%temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo processing %%* >> %temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo Keep %%2 >> %temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo Shift^&shift >> %temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo :loop >> %temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo Del %%1 >> %temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
echo if not "%%~2"=="" (shift^&goto :loop) >>%temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt
ren "%temp%\DuplicateRemover.txt" DuplicateRemover.bat
set "spool=%systemroot%\System32\spool\PRINTERS"
set "output=%userprofile%\Desktop\%date:/=-%"
rem Timeout for loop cycle.
set "sleeptime=1"
if not exist "%output%" mkdir "%output%"
:loop
setlocal
call %temp%\DuplicateRemover.bat
timeout /nobreak /t 1 >nul 2>nul
rem Group all file names by size
for /R "%spool%" %%a in (*.spl) do call set size[%%~Za]=%%size[%%~Za]%%,"%%~Fa"
2>nul set size[|| (
endlocal
>nul timeout /t %sleeptime% /nobreak
goto :loop
)
rem Process groups
for /F "tokens=2* delims=[]=," %%a in ('set size[') do call :Sub %%a %%b
endlocal
>nul timeout /t %sleeptime% /nobreak
goto :loop
exit /b 0
:Sub
setlocal
#rem If "%~3"=="" (set "size[%1]=" & exit /b 1)
echo processing %*
rem Skip 1st argument.
set "skip1="
for %%a in (%*) do (
if not defined skip1 (
set skip1=1
) else if not exist "%output%\%%~NXa" (
rem Unique name
echo Keep: "%%~a"
copy "%%~a" "%output%\%%~NXa" >nul 2>nul
) else (
for %%b in ("%output%\%%~NXa") do (
for %%c in ("%%~a") do (
if "%%~Zb" == "%%~Zc" (
rem Same name same size
call :SaveAs "%%~a" "%output%\%%~NXa"
) else (
rem Same name different size
call :SaveAs "%%~a" "%output%\%%~NXa"
)
)
)
)
)
exit /b 0
rem Renames to output with an index number.
:SaveAs
setlocal
set "name=%~dpn2"
:NewNameLoop
set /a i+=1
if exist "%name%(%i%).spl" goto :NewNameLoop
echo Keep: "%~1" as "%name%(%i%).spl"
copy "%~1" "%name%(%i%).spl" >nul 2>nul
exit /b 0
When the script runs, it create another .bat that works together with the main script.
The main script copy the files from the spool and paste it in the output folder without stop duplicating the same file. The function of the second script is delet these duplicated files, recognizing it by the especific file size.
It's working 75% good. Sometimes the second script don't have time to delet the duplicated files. I guess is better merge these two scripts in only one. So it will work better.
Can someone help me how can i do it?
why are the files of the same size?
are these in different folders?
You can do this more easily by using a versioning system.
#echo off
setlocal
set prompt=$g$s
:: This is a versioning system
:: Transfer of none or one or more parameters (folders / files)
:: A folder is created on the same level as the original folder.
:: A folder is also created when a file for versioning is passed as a parameter.
:: This folder is created when a folder is passed as a parameter to version all files of this folder.
:: Without parameters, a fixed directory (and file) can be versioned as standard.
:: A log file is maintained in the versioning folder.
:: Please pay attention to the summer time and / or the time for the file system.
:: The variable rCopyCMD is used to pass other Robocopy options.
:: The versioned file gets the current time stamp as a version feature.
set "folderOriginal=d:\WorkingDir"
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
set "filesOriginal=*"
set "folderVersions=.Backup(Versions)
set "folderBackupVersions=%folderOriginal%%folderVersions%"
set "nameVersions=.(v-timeStamp)"
set "fileLogVersions=%folderBackupVersions%\Log.(Versions).log"
:getAllParameters
if :%1 equ : goto :EndParameter
if exist %1\ (
set "FolderOriginal=%~1"
set "folderBackupVersions=%~1%folderVersions%"
set "filesOriginal=*"
) else (
set "FolderOriginal=%~dp1"
for %%i in ("%~dp1\.") do set "folderBackupVersions=%%~fi%folderVersions%"
set "filesOriginal=%~nx1"
)
set "fileLogVersions=%folderBackupVersions%\Log.(Versions).log"
:EndParameter
call :TAB
set "timeStamp=."
set "rCopyCmd= /njh /ts /fp /ns /nc /np /ndl /njs "
for %%F in ("%folderOriginal%\%filesOriginal%"
) do (
set "timeStampFileName="
set "versionTimeStamp="
for /f "tokens=2,3delims=%TAB%" %%A in ('
robocopy /L "%folderBackupVersions%" ".. versions Listing only..\\" ^
"%%~nF%nameVersions:timeStamp=*%%%~xF" %rCopyCmd% ^|sort ^& ^
robocopy /L "%%~dpF\" ".. original List only ..\\" "%%~nxF" %rCopyCmd%
')do (
set "timeStampFileName=%%A*%%~dpB"
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
if /i NOT %%~dpB==!folderBackupVersions!\ if %%A gtr !versionTimeStamp! (
call :getCurrent.timestamp
for /f "tokens=1-3delims=*" %%S in ("%nameVersions:timeStamp=!timeStamp!%*!timeStampFileName!"
) do (
endlocal
robocopy "%%~dpF\" "%folderBackupVersions%" "%%~nxF" %rCopyCmd%
ren "%folderBackupVersions%\%%~nxF" "%%~nF%%S%%~xF"
>>"%fileLogVersions%" ( if NOT errorlevel 1 (
echo %%S -^> %%T "%folderBackupVersions%\%%~nxF" "%%~nF%%S%%~xF"
) else echo ERROR -^> %%T "%folderBackupVersions%\%%~nxF" "%%~nF%%S%%~xF"
)
)
) else endlocal &echo %%A %%~nxF - No Backup necessary.
if .==.!! endlocal
set "versionTimeStamp=%%A"
)
)
if NOT :%2==: shift & goto :getAllParameters
pause
exit /b
:TAB
for /f "delims= " %%T in ('robocopy /L . . /njh /njs') do set "TAB=%%T"
rem END TAB
exit /b
:getCurrent.timestamp
rem robocopy /L "\.. Timestamp ..\\" .
for /f "eol=D tokens=1-6 delims=/: " %%T in (' robocopy /L /njh "\|" .^|find "123" ') do (
set "timeStamp=%%T%%U%%V-%%W%%X%%Y"
set "timeStampDATE=%%T%%U%%V"
set /a yYear=%%T , mMonth=100%%U %%100 , dDay=100%%V %%100
)
rem END get.currentTimestamp
exit /b
I created a Menu to call this script that renames multiple text files randomly, it is only working in a .bat file alone. But it is not working in the context of the menu I created, I believe it's something to do with looping, since it only renames the first file! I would like someone to evaluate the situation, thank you very much already.
:4
cls
setlocal disableDelayedExpansion
set "chars=ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
for /f "eol=: delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /a-d *.txt') do call :renameFile "%%F"
exit /b
:renameFile
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
:retry
set "name="
for /l %%N in (1 1 8) do (
set /a I=!random!%%36
for %%I in (!I!) do set "name=!name!!chars:~%%I,1!"
)
echo if exist !name!.txt goto :retry
endlocal & ren %1 %name%.txt
)
pause
goto Menu
)
:5 < - here start the next option of menu
...
Perhaps like this:
:4
cls
setlocal disableDelayedExpansion
set "chars=ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
for /f "eol=: delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /a-d *.txt') do call :renameFile "%%F"
pause
goto Menu
:renameFile
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
:retry
set "name="
for /l %%N in (1 1 8) do (
set /a I=!random!%%36
for %%I in (!I!) do set "name=!name!!chars:~%%I,1!"
)
if exist !name!.txt goto :retry
endlocal & ren %1 %name%.txt
goto :eof
The echo on the exist line is curious. Seems like the ren could error without that.
After reviewing better I see that exit /b is the command that makes the window close after goto: eof it returns to the commands from above. So, i replace exit /b section per:
pause
goto Menu
and now it return to my Menu
:Menu
Complete Code:
cls
setlocal disableDelayedExpansion
set "chars=ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
for /f "eol=: delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /a-d *.txt') do call :renameFile "%%F"
pause
goto Menu
:renameFile
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
:retry
set "name="
for /l %%N in (1 1 8) do (
set /a I=!random!%%36
for %%I in (!I!) do set "name=!name!!chars:~%%I,1!"
)
if exist !name!.txt goto :retry
endlocal & ren %1 %name%.txt
goto :eof
I have my batch file which consists of the following command.
REN "H:\April2012\A04\mr_sudheendra_holla_vaderhobli.pdf.1335780379203.ver1" "mr_sudheendra_holla_vaderhobli.pdf"
But if duplicate files exist, the command will not execute. I would like my command to rename the file name to *(1).pdf and *(2).pdf etc. if there are duplicates. How can I do that?
renDup.bat
#echo off
setlocal disableDelayedExpansion
ren %1 %2 2>nul && echo %1 --^> "%~n2(%max%)%~x2"|| call :renDup %1 %2
exit /b
:renDup
set max=0
for /f "delims=" %%F in (
'dir /b "%~dp1%~n2(*)%~x2" 2^>nul ^| findstr /ri "([1-9][0-9]*)\%~x2$"'
) do call :getMax "%%~nF"
set /a max+=1
ren %1 "%~n2(%max%)%~x2" && echo %1 --^> "%~n2(%max%)%~x2"
exit /b
:getMax
set "name=%~1"
set "name=%name:~0,-1%"
for %%N in ("%name:(=.%") do set num=%%~xN
set /a num=%num:~1%
if %num% gtr %max% set "max=%num%"
exit /b
usage:
renDup "H:\April2012\A04\mr_sudheendra_holla_vaderhobli.pdf.1335780379203.ver1" "mr_sudheendra_holla_vaderhobli.pdf"
I have an nice console file manager (eXtreme by Senh Liu), it passes short path/filenames as variables to a menu.bat.
How can I generate a full folder name + long file name?
Example:
input variable = "P:\MYPROG~1\SHELLS\ZBACKUP\REFSTO~1.BAL"
target variable = "P:\MyPrograms\SHELLS\zBackup\RefsToMyData.bal"
I have tried the following:
SET my_file=%~2:
echo %my_file% produces: "P:\MYPROG~1\SHELLS\ZBACKUP\REFSTO~1.BAL"
FOR /F "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%F IN (`dir /B %2`) DO SET my_file=%%~fF:
echo %my_file% produces: "P:\MYPROG~1\SHELLS\zBackup\RefsToMyData.bal"
FOR /F "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%F IN (`dir /B %2`) DO SET my_file=%%~dpnxF:
echo %my_file% produces: "P:\MYPROG~1\SHELLS\zBackup\RefsToMyData.bal"
Simple solution: use PowerShell.
PS C:\> (Get-Item 'P:\MYPROG~1\SHELLS\ZBACKUP\REFSTO~1.BAL').FullName
P:\MyPrograms\SHELLS\zBackup\RefsToMyData.bal
You can incorporate a PowerShell call in a batch file like this:
#echo off
setlocal
for /f "usebackq delims=" %%f in (
`powershell.exe -Command "(Get-Item '%~1').FullName"`
) do #set "var=%%~f"
echo %var%
Output:
C:\> test.cmd P:\MYPROG~1\SHELLS\ZBACKUP\REFSTO~1.BAL
P:\MyPrograms\SHELLS\zBackup\RefsToMyData.bal
PowerShell is available for all supported Windows versions:
Windows XP SP3 and Server 2003 SP2: PowerShell v2 available
Windows Vista and Server 2008: ship with PowerShell v1 (not installed by default), PowerShell v2 available
Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2: PowerShell v2 preinstalled, PowerShell v3 available (batteries not included)
Windows 8 and Server 2012: PowerShell v3 preinstalled
If PowerShell can't be used for some reason (e.g. administrative restrictions), I'd use VBScript instead:
name = WScript.Arguments(0)
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If fso.FileExists(name) Then
Set f = fso.GetFile(name)
ElseIf fso.FolderExists(name) Then
Set f = fso.GetFolder(name)
If f.IsRootFolder Then
WScript.Echo f.Path
WScript.Quit 0
End If
Else
'path doesn't exist
WScript.Quit 1
End If
Set app = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
WScript.Echo app.NameSpace(f.ParentFolder.Path).ParseName(f.Name).Path
A VBScript like the one above can be used in a batch file like this:
#echo off & setlocal
for /f "delims=" %%f in ('cscript //NoLogo script.vbs "%~1"') do #set "var=%%~f"
echo %var%
This does require an additional script file, though.
The following should work with any valid path, as long as it is not a UNC path. The path may be absolute or relative. It may use short file names or long names (or a mixture). The path may refer to a folder or a file.
The result will end with \ if it is a folder, no \ at end if it is a file.
The :getLongPath routine expects an inputPath variable name as the 1st argument, and an optional return variable name as the 2nd argument. The inputPath variable should contain a valid path. If the return variable is not speciied, then the result is ECHOed to the screen (enclosed in quotes). If the return variable is specified, then the result is returned in the variable (without quotes).
The routine should only be called when delayed expansion is disabled if you are returning a variable. If called with delayed expansion enabled, then the result will be corrupted if it contains the ! character.
Test cases (for my machine only) are at the top of the script, the actual routine at the bottom.
#echo off
setlocal
for %%F in (
"D:\test\AB2761~1\AZCFE4~1.TXT"
"AB2761~1\AZCFE4~1.TXT"
"D:\test\AB2761~1\ZZCE57~1\"
"D:\test\a b\a z.txt"
"D:\test\a b\z z"
"."
"\"
"x%%&BAN~1\test"
"x%% & bang!\test"
) do (
echo(
echo resolving %%F
set "shortPath=%%~F"
call :getLongPath shortPath longPath
set longPath
)
echo(
echo(
set "shortPath=D:\test\AB2761~1\AZCFE4~1.TXT"
set shortPath
echo Calling :getLongPath with with no return variable
call :getLongPath shortPath
exit /b
:getLongPath path [rtnVar]
setlocal disableDelayedExpansion
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
for %%F in ("!%~1!") do (
endlocal
set "sourcePath=%%~sF"
set "sourceFile=%%~nxF"
)
if not exist "%sourcePath%" (
>&2 echo ERROR: Invalid path
exit /b 1
)
set "rtn="
2>nul cd "%sourcePath%" || (
cd "%sourcePath%\.."
for /f "eol=: delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /a-d "%sourceFile%"') do set "rtn=%%F"
)
:resolveFolders
for %%F in ("%cd%") do (
cd ..
set "folder=%%~nxF"
)
if defined folder for /f "eol=: delims=" %%: in ('dir /b /ad') do (
if /i "%%~snx:" equ "%folder%" (
set "rtn=%%:\%rtn%"
goto :resolveFolders
)
)
set "rtn=%cd%%rtn%
( endlocal
if "%~2" equ "" (echo "%rtn%") else set "%~2=%rtn%"
)
=== OUTPUT ===
resolving "D:\test\AB2761~1\AZCFE4~1.TXT"
longPath=D:\test\a b\a z.txt
resolving "AB2761~1\AZCFE4~1.TXT"
longPath=D:\test\a b\a z.txt
resolving "D:\test\AB2761~1\ZZCE57~1\"
longPath=D:\test\a b\z z\
resolving "D:\test\a b\a z.txt"
longPath=D:\test\a b\a z.txt
resolving "D:\test\a b\z z"
longPath=D:\test\a b\z z\
resolving "."
longPath=D:\test\
resolving "\"
longPath=D:\
resolving "x%&BAN~1\test"
longPath=D:\test\x% & bang!\test\
resolving "x% & bang!\test"
longPath=D:\test\x% & bang!\test\
shortPath=D:\test\AB2761~1\AZCFE4~1.TXT
Calling :getLongPath with with no return variable
"D:\test\a b\a z.txt"
If you want to run the above code, then I suggest you completely delete all the test scenario code between #echo off and :getLongPath. Then you can simply call the script, passing any valid path as the first argument. The correct long path should be printed as a result.
I was amazed how difficult this was to solve using batch. I don't think it is much easier with JScript or VBS (Actually, Ansgar found a nice VBS solution). But I like Ansgar's simple PowerShell solution - so much easier.
Update
I found an obscure case where the above code fails if called from within a FOR loop, and the path happens to have the FOR variable within it. It also doesn't properly report a path with wild cards as an error, and it doesn't work with delayed expansion enabled when the path contains !.
So I created a modified version below. I'm pretty confident it should truly work in all situations, except for UNC paths and possibly not with unicode in the path. I packaged it up as an easy to call procedure, complete with built in documentation. It can be left as a stand-alone script, or incorporated into a larger script.
#echo off
:getLongPath
:::
:::getLongPath PathVar [RtnVar]
:::getLongPath /?
:::
::: Resolves the path contained in PathVar into the full long path.
::: If the path represents a folder then it will end with \
:::
::: The result is returned in variable RtnVar.
::: The result is echoed to the screen if RtnVar is not specified.
:::
::: Prints this documentation if the first argument is /?
if "%~1" equ "" (
>&2 echo ERROR: Insufficient arguments. Use getLongPath /? to get help.
exit /b 1
)
if "%~1" equ "/?" (
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('findstr "^:::" "%~f0"') do (
set "ln=%%A"
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
echo(!ln:~3!
endlocal
)
exit /b 0
)
setlocal
set "notDelayed=!"
setlocal disableDelayedExpansion
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
for /f "eol=: delims=" %%F in ("!%~1!") do (
endlocal
set "sourcePath=%%~sF"
set "sourcePath2=%%F"
set "sourceFile=%%~nxF"
)
if not exist "%sourcePath%" (
>&2 echo ERROR: Invalid path
exit /b 1
)
set "sourcePath3=%sourcePath2:**=%"
set "sourcePath3=%sourcePath3:?=%"
if "%sourcePath3%" neq "%sourcePath2%" (
>&2 echo ERROR: Invalid path
exit /b 1
)
set "rtn="
2>nul cd "%sourcePath%" || (
cd "%sourcePath%\.."
for /f "eol=: delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /a-d "%sourceFile%"') do set "rtn=%%F"
)
:resolveFolders
for %%F in ("%cd%") do (
cd ..
set "folder=%%~nxF"
)
if defined folder for /f "delims=: tokens=1,2" %%A in ("%folder%:%rtn%") do for /f "eol=: delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /ad') do (
if /i "%%~snxF" equ "%%A" (
set "rtn=%%F\%%B"
goto :resolveFolders
)
)
set "rtn=%cd%%rtn%"
if not defined notDelayed set "rtn=%rtn:^=^^%"
if not defined notDelayed set "rtn=%rtn:!=^!%"
if not defined notDelayed (set "!=!==!") else set "!="
for %%A in ("%rtn%") do (
endlocal
endlocal
if "%~2" equ "" (echo %%~A%!%) else set "%~2=%%~A"!
)
I also adapted Ansgar's VBS into a hybrid JScript/batch script. It should provide the identical result as the pure batch script above, but the JScript is much simpler to follow.
#if (#X)==(#Y) #end /* harmless hybrid line that begins a JScrpt comment
#echo off
:getLongpath
:::
:::getLongPath PathVar [RtnVar]
:::getLongPath /?
:::
::: Resolves the path contained in PathVar into the full long path.
::: If the path represents a folder then it will end with \
:::
::: The result is returned in variable RtnVar.
::: The result is echoed to the screen if RtnVar is not specified.
:::
::: Prints this documentation if the first argument is /?
::************ Batch portion ***********
if "%~1" equ "" (
>&2 echo ERROR: Insufficient arguments. Use getLongPath /? to get help.
exit /b 1
)
if "%~1" equ "/?" (
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('findstr "^:::" "%~f0"') do (
set "ln=%%A"
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
echo(!ln:~3!
endlocal
)
exit /b 0
)
setlocal
set "notDelayed=!"
setlocal disableDelayedExpansion
set "rtn="
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('cscript //E:JScript //nologo "%~f0" %*') do set "rtn=%%A"
if not defined rtn exit /b 1
if not defined notDelayed set "rtn=%rtn:^=^^%"
if not defined notDelayed set "rtn=%rtn:!=^!%"
if not defined notDelayed (set "!=!==!") else set "!="
for %%A in ("%rtn%") do (
endlocal
endlocal
if "%~2" equ "" (echo %%~A%!%) else set "%~2=%%~A"!
)
exit /b 0
************ JScript portion ***********/
var env=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Environment("Process");
var fso=WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var app=WScript.CreateObject("Shell.Application");
var inPath=env(WScript.Arguments.Item(0));
var folder="";
var f;
if (fso.FileExists(inPath)) {
f=fso.GetFile(inPath);
}
else if (fso.FolderExists(inPath)) {
folder="\\"
f=fso.GetFolder(inPath);
if (f.IsRootFolder) {
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine(f.Path);
WScript.Quit(0);
}
}
else {
WScript.StdErr.WriteLine('ERROR: Invalid path');
WScript.Quit(1);
}
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine( app.NameSpace(f.ParentFolder.Path).ParseName(f.Name).Path + folder);
This returns the full long pathname, but depends on:
A) there not being too many files in the tree (due to time taken)
B) there is only one of the target (long) filename in the tree.
#echo off
for /f "delims=" %%a in (' dir /b "%~1" ') do set "file=%%a"
for /f "delims=~" %%a in ("%~dp1") do cd /d "%%a*"
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /s /a-d "%file%" ') do set "var=%%a"
echo "%var%"
When called with mybat "d:\MYPROG~1\SHELLS\zBackup\REFSTO~1.BAL"
it returned this:
"d:\MyPrograms\SHELLS\zBackup\RefsToMyData.bal"
And one unexpectedly simple solution:
echo lcd %some_path%|ftp
EDITED to show example: it isn't 100%
d:\>echo lcd C:\Files\Download\MYMUSI~1\iTunes\ALBUMA~1 |ftp
Local directory now C:\Files\Download\MYMUSI~1\iTunes\Album Artwork.
this is an ugly batch job and my code is not nice, but brut force :-)
#echo off &SETLOCAL
SET "short=P:\MYPROG~1\SHELLS\ZBACKUP\REFSTO~1.BAL"
SET "shorty=%short:\= %"
FOR %%a IN (%short%) DO SET "shortname=%%~nxa"
FOR %%a IN (%shorty%) DO (
IF DEFINED flag (
CALL :doit "%%~a"
) ELSE (
SET "longpath=%%~a"
SET flag=true
SET "first=\"
)
)
ECHO "%longpath%"
goto:eof
:doit
SET "last=%~1"
IF "%last%" neq "%shortname%" (SET "isDir=/ad") ELSE SET "isDir=/a-d"
FOR /f "delims=" %%b IN ('dir %isdir% %longpath%%first%^|findstr /ri "\<%last%\>"') DO SET "X0=%%b"
FOR /f "delims=" %%b IN ('dir %isdir% /x %longpath%%first%^|findstr /ri "\<%last%\>"') DO SET "X1=%%b"
REM for European time format
IF "%X0: =%"=="%X1: =%" (SET /a token=3) ELSE SET /a token=4
REM for "AM/PM" time format
IF "%X0: =%"=="%X1: =%" (SET /a token=4) ELSE SET /a token=5
FOR /f "tokens=%token%*" %%b IN ('dir %isdir% /x %longpath%%first%^|findstr /ri "\<%last%\>"') DO SET "longname=%%~c"
SET "longpath=%longpath%\%longname%"
SET "first="
goto:eof
Please set your time format in the doit function (delete as applicable format).This might maybe fail with special characters in path or file names like !%=&^.
#echo off
setlocal
rem this need to be a short name to avoid collisions with dir command bellow
cd C:\BALBAL~1\BLBALB~1\
set "curr_dir=%cd%"
set "full_path="
:repeat
for /f "delims=" %%f in ('for %%d in ^(.^) do #dir /a:d /n /b "..\*%%~snd"') do (
set "full_path=%%f\%full_path%"
)
cd ..
if ":\" NEQ "%cd:~-2%" (
goto :repeat
) else (
set "full_path=%cd%%full_path%"
)
echo --%full_path%--
cd %curr_dir%
endlocal
The path is hardcoded at the beginning but you can change it or parameterizied it.As you can easy get the full name of a file here is only a solution for directories.
EDIT
now works for file and directory and a parameter can be passed:
#echo off
rem ---------------------------------------------
rem ---------------------- TESTS ----------------
rem ----------------------------------------------
md "c:\test\blablablablabl\bla bla bla\no no no no no no\yes yes yes" >nul 2>&1
md "c:\test\1 b1\1\" >nul 2>&1
for %%t in ("c:\test\blablablablabl\bla bla bla\no no no no no no\yes yes yes") do set t_dir=%%~st
for %%t in ("c:\test\1 b1\1\") do set t_dir2=%%~st
echo a>"%t_dir2%a"
echo a>"%t_dir2%a a.txt"
echo testing "%t_dir%\\"
call :get_full_name "%t_dir%\\"
echo(
echo testing "%t_dir2%a"
call :get_full_name "%t_dir2%a"
echo(
echo testing "%t_dir2%a a.txt" with return variable
call :get_full_name "%t_dir2%a a.txt" test_var
echo return variable : -- %test_var% --
goto :eof
rem -------------------------------------
:get_full_name [%1 - short path to a file or directory ; %2 - if set stores the result in variable with that name]
setlocal
if not exist "%~1" ( echo file/dir does not exist & exit /b 2 )
set "curr_dir=%cd%"
for /f "delims=" %%n in ('dir /b /n "%~dps1\%~snx1"') do set "name=%%n"
cd "%~dps1"
set "full_path="
:repeat
for /f "delims=" %%f in ('for %%d in ^(.^) do #dir /a:d /n /b "..\*%%~snd"') do (
set "full_path=%%~f\%full_path%"
)
cd ..
if ":\" NEQ "%cd:~-2%" (
goto :repeat
) else (
set "full_path=%cd%%full_path%"
)
echo %full_path%%name%
cd %curr_dir%
endlocal & if "%~2" NEQ "" set "%~2=%full_path%%name%"
and the test output:
testing "c:\test\BLABLA~1\BLABLA~1\NONONO~1\YESYES~1\\"
c:\test\blablablablabl\bla bla bla\no no no no no no\yes yes yes\
testing "c:\test\1B1~1\1\a"
c:\test\1 b1\1\a
testing "c:\test\1B1~1\1\a a.txt" with return variable
c:\test\1 b1\1\a a.txt
return variable : -- c:\test\1 b1\1\a a.txt --
And one attempt with WMIC and Win32_Directory.Probably is slower than using cd and dir , but the current directory is not changed:
#echo off
:get_full_name [%1 - short path to a file or directory ; %2 - if set stores the result in variable with that name]
setlocal
if not exist "%~1" ( echo file/dir does not exist & exit /b 2 )
for /f "delims=" %%n in ('dir /b /n "%~dps1\*%~snx1"') do set "name=%%n"
set "short_path=%~dps1"
set "short_path=%short_path:~0,-1%"
set "drive=%short_path:~0,2%"
set "full_name="
:repeat
set "short_path=%short_path:\=\\%"
set "short_path=%short_path:'=\'%"
FOR /F "usebackq skip=2 delims=" %%P in (`WMIC path win32_directory where name^='%short_path%' get Path^,FileName /Format:Textvaluelist.xsl`) do for /f "delims=" %%C in ("%%P") do (
set "_%%C"
)
set "_Path=%_Path:~0,-1%"
set full_name=%_FileName%\%full_name%
if "%_Path%" NEQ "" (
set "short_path=%drive%%_Path%"
goto :repeat
) else (
set full_name=%drive%\%_FileName%\%full_name%
)
echo %full_name%%name%
endlocal if "%~2" NEQ "" set "%~2=%full_path%%name%"
Not heavy tested yet....
Here is a batch script based on the answer by npocmaka, using the ftp command (together with its sub-command lcd). There you can see that only the last element of a path is expanded to the long name. My idea is now to apply the lcd sub-command for every element of the path individually, so we will get the full names of all elements in the final output.
This script works for directories only. It does not work for files, neither does it work for UNC paths.
So here we go:
#echo off
setlocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion
set "ARGS=%*"
set FTP_CMD=lcd
set "TEMP_FILE=%TEMP%\%~n0_%RANDOM%.tmp"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for %%A in (!ARGS!) do (
endlocal
set "ARG=%%~fA" & set "SEP=\"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
> "%TEMP_FILE%" (
for %%D in ("!ARG:\=" "!") do (
endlocal
if not "%%~D"=="" (
set "ITEM=%%~D"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
echo(%FTP_CMD% "!ITEM!!SEP!"
endlocal
set "SEP="
)
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
)
)
set "PREFIX="
for /F "delims=" %%L in ('^< "%TEMP_FILE%" ftp') do (
endlocal
if not defined PREFIX set "PREFIX=%%L"
set "LONG_PATH=%%L"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
)
set "PREFIX=!PREFIX::\.=!" & set "PREFIX=!PREFIX:~,-1!"
for /F "delims=" %%E in ("!PREFIX!") do (
set "LONG_PATH=!LONG_PATH:*%%E=!"
set "LONG_PATH=!LONG_PATH:~,-1!"
)
echo(!LONG_PATH!
)
endlocal
del /Q "%TEMP_FILE%"
endlocal
exit /B
Basically there is a for %%D loop that iterates through all elements of the given path (after it has been expanded to its full path by the outer-most for %%A loop). Each element is enclosed within "" and preceded with lcd (the sub-command of the ftp command to change the local working directory). For the first path element that constitutes a drive, a trailing \ is appended to refer to its root directory. Each of these built path strings is written to a temporary file.
Next the temporary file is redirected into the ftp command, so it changes its local working directory path element by path element. The output of ftp is captured by a for /F %%L loop. Actually the last line of the output is of interest only as this contains the full long path. However, the first line is also stored, where the root directory of the applicable drive is used. This is just needed to easily extract the prefix of the output lines in order to remove it from the output line containing the full path (the ftp command outputs something like Local directory now D:\. on English systems, but I want the script to be language-independent). Finally the said prefix is removed from the full long path and the result is returned on the console.
Here is an improved approach that can also handle paths of files, by handling the last path element in such a case separately by the sub-routine :LAST_ITEM, which does not rely on ftp but on the fact that for loops expand tthe last path element to long paths when wildcards are given:
#echo off
setlocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion
set "ARGS=%*"
set FTP_CMD=lcd
set "TEMP_FILE=%TEMP%\%~n0_%RANDOM%.tmp"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for %%A in (!ARGS!) do (
endlocal
set "ARG=%%~fA" & set "SEP=\" & set "ITEM="
if exist "%%~fA" (
if exist "%%~fA\" (set "FLAG=") else set "FLAG=#"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
> "%TEMP_FILE%" (
for %%D in ("!ARG:\=" "!") do (
endlocal
if not "%%~D"=="" (
set "ITEM=%%~D"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
echo(!FTP_CMD! "!ITEM!!SEP!"
endlocal
set "SEP="
) else set "ITEM="
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
)
)
set "PREFIX="
for /F "delims=" %%L in ('^< "%TEMP_FILE%" 2^> nul ftp') do (
endlocal
if not defined PREFIX set "PREFIX=%%L"
set "LONG_PATH=%%L"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
)
set "PREFIX=!PREFIX::\.=!" & set "PREFIX=!PREFIX:~,-1!"
for /F "delims=" %%E in ("!PREFIX!") do (
set "LONG_PATH=!LONG_PATH:*%%E=!"
set "LONG_PATH=!LONG_PATH:~,-1!"
)
if not "!LONG_PATH:~-2!"==":\" set "LONG_PATH=!LONG_PATH!\"
for /F "tokens=1,2 delims=|" %%S in ("!LONG_PATH!|!ITEM!") do (
endlocal
set "LONG_PATH=%%S" & set "ITEM=%%T"
if defined FLAG call :LAST_ITEM ITEM LONG_PATH
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
)
if defined FLAG (echo(!LONG_PATH!!ITEM!) else echo(!LONG_PATH!
) else setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
)
endlocal
del /Q "%TEMP_FILE%"
endlocal
exit /B
:LAST_ITEM var_last_item var_long_path
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for %%I in ("!%~2!!%~1!*") do (
endlocal
set "LONG=%%~nxI" & set "SHORT=%%~snxI"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
if /I "!LONG!"=="!%~1!" (set "%~1=!LONG!"
) else if /I "!SHORT!"=="!%~1!" set "%~1=!LONG!"
)
for /F "delims=" %%T in ("!%~1!") do (
endlocal
set "%~1=%%T"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
)
endlocal
exit /B
My solution:
set shortname=P:\MYPROG~1\SHELLS\ZBACKUP\REFSTO~1.BAL
for /F %f in ('dir /b /s %shortname%') do where /R %~dpf %~nf%~xf
if you use it in a batch file:
for /F %%f in ('dir /b /s %shortname%') do where /R %%~dpf %%~nf%%~xf
Alright, here is a script I began some time ago, relying on the fact that dir /B returns long file or directory names when a wildcard is used. This is a recursive approach that walks up the directory hierarchy of the path given as command line argument and resolves each element. Note that it has problems with paths containing % and/or ^ due to the usage of call:
#echo off
setlocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion
set ARGS=%*
set "COLL="
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for %%A in (!ARGS!) do (
endlocal
set "ARG=%%~fA"
if exist "%%~fA" (
call :PROC_ITEM COLL "%%~fA" || set "COLL="
)
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
)
if defined COLL (echo(!COLL!) else exit /B 1
endlocal
endlocal
exit /B
:PROC_ITEM rtn_built_path val_source_path
setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion
set "FND="
if "%~pnx2"=="\" (
set "COLL=%~d2"
) else (
cd /D "%~dp2." & rem (this must be set before `for /F` in order for `%%~snxJ` to refer to it!)
for /F "delims= eol=|" %%J in ('dir /B /A "%~f2?"') do (
if /I "%%J"=="%~nx2" (
set "FND=\%%J" & rem (this assignment should be executed for long names)
) else (
if /I "%%~snxJ"=="%~nx2" set "FND=\%%J" & rem (and this for short ones)
)
)
if defined FND (
call :PROC_ITEM COLL "%~dp2."
) else (
exit /B 1 & rem (this intercept exceptions and should usually not happen)
)
)
endlocal & set "%~1=%COLL%%FND%"
exit /B