I'm trying to develop a batch script for getting photos off of an attached media card, into a directory in numerical order, with the directory being the current date. Each file would have that date and a three digit number (/6-7-08/6-7-08 000.jpg).The only reason I am keeping it as a batch script is because it needs to be able to run with one file, one click and no installation. I'm a little out of my element (I tried writing a batch script in PHP syntax, it didn't work too well).
I am an old school PC user, since the days of old DOS. Back in the day, I used to make batch files and put calls into the autoexec.bat file to run them. Being the computer guru I am, I tried to show that to a friend of mine, but it didn't work!After a bunch of headache and heart break I realized the autoexec.bat file doesn't get called in WinXP. But there's an autoexec.nt file in the system32 folder! However that only gets run when you open CMD. I found a solution about installing a service called AutoExNT, which worked, but too late. The batch file I am trying to run needs to be run BEFORE I even get a logon prompt. It needs to be run either during or before the Windows XP logo load screen shows up. I tried the Win.ini file, I tried making a
I am trying to setup a small program so that I can login to client computers across the internet, using winvnc.I am trying to write a batch file that will start the program and then issue a command to the program to tell it what to connect to.My problem is that the program comes up and then the batch file just stops, it does not goto the next line until the program is closed.What do I need to enter to force it to read the next line without having to close the program? simple little batch file will read as follows.
I want to delete all the files in some of my directories before I do backups of my office PCs.To do this I'd like to use a batch file. I've tried one with these commands but it fails.I hope to add other directories once I get this working (ie. Recent).
I am trying to write a batch file that would make a specific program a default over Windows Picture and Fax viewer.Reading on other forums, I've input the following into Notepad:ftype jpegfile="C:Program FilesNeroNero 7Nero PhotoSnapPhotoSnap.exe" "%1" When I right-click on any .jpg file after that, under properties, I see that Nero PhotoSnap is now the default program, but when I open the file it opens in Windows Picture and Fax viewer still.What am I doing wrong? Do I need to add registry changes to complete this process?
I created a batch file to eliminate files on start up, located in the temp. folder, and it is not functioning. When the computer does start up it eventually gets to the black screen showing the batch file with a message in milli-secs than it is gone. How can I stop this screen to see the message. I tried (Pause/Break) but to no avail. Need some guidance. OS XP Home SP2
I have a batch file (.bat) & how do I know if it's running or not? When I double click on the .bat file, it opens a second file. With no specified extension, in properties it is just a "FILE". So does that mean it is running or not?
I have a exe file in the Folder call FChart 4.0.1. I would like to write the batch script to check if FChart.exe exists in the FChart 4.0.1 folder then copy it to specified folder. NOTE: the issue is that I would like to have it generic therefore I want to avoid 4.0.1 and only look for FChart folder and then file inside. I've written script but it doesnt work and its not generating any error as well.
how do i create a batch file to change the proxy in IE? a batch asking Home or Company is fine. If it is at work, then apply the proxy addresss and port and bypass proxy. Else, turn off proxy.
I am trying to make a batch file that will open the wireless application on my computer and run for a certain amount of time. The information I gathered so far is: When I go into cmd on windows XP and type the following; Code: C:Program Files3 Mobile Broardband3ConnectWilogApp.exeThat opens up the application and automatically connects to the internet. The next bit I will need it to pause there for around 65 seconds, Then I need it to do the following command; Code: TSKILL WilogAppTo close the application.
If i double click the icon on the destop it opens a command window with the message, waits for input, i type a number and press enter and then the same message apears on the following line, i type again, press enter and the same thing happens. It doesn't work. If i enter in Total Commander go to the desktop dir and execute the same batch file. IT IS THE EXACT SAME FILE
I use a batch files for various maintenance stuff.Get this: When the batch file (.bat or .cmd), is in ONE PARTICULAR DIRECTORY, the defrag command in it echos endlessly, but doesn't execute. Even if the batch file contains only just the one line.If the batch file is in any other directory, it works fine. Of course, I keep all my batch files in the same directory ("C:Program FilesBruce"), and I can find nothing anywhere in Windows that should cause this directory to be any different than any other. Addition a few minutes later: Now the simple one-line batch file will sometimes work, sometimes not work, when in other directories. This is weird.
I am trying to write a batch file to strip the 4 leading characters from the name of all files in a directory. I tried using rename but was not having any luck getting the pattern matching to strip the characters off. Please let me know if anyone knows a way to do this in a batch file.
If I'm on computer Jack but I want to inititate a batch file I want to run on computer Jill, how do I get the batch file? I'm not talking about a remote desktop or anything, I want to use a command line to make a batch file run on a remote computer.
I have Windows XP SP2 and all the updates. I have recently been fooling around with Batch files. I have been having problems with them not running the command. What happens is I will have a correct command set up in the batch file but when i run it a cmd window opens and the command it is supposed to run continously repeats the command over and over. The command function never actually initiats anything.nothing ever runs from the batch file command. It will just keep repeating for ever and ever untill i close it. Now here is the thing. If i rename the batch file or move it from where i was editing it to another folder it will run just fine. But see the issue is. I dont want have to rename it or move it. I want it to just run like it is supposed to.
whenever i try to open a batch file an ms-dos window opens up and then it disappears in less than a second. No program will run. I've tried to run lqfix.bat and smitRem's runthis.bat. I need to know how to make this stop happening because i need to run smitrem to rid myself of a virus.
Im trying to copy a file from one folder to another but the batch file is not working, it says incorrect syntax. the command line im using is: COPY C:TEST *.* C:BACKDIR Does anyone know why this isnt working?
I've been trying to get something working with batch files and been running into a problem with env variables. First off, I have a batch file which is launched by cruisecontrol and this batch file would set a couple environment variables. then it will call a second batch file which would setup some more environment variables and exit.
I have a batch file (used to autoexec.bat in earlier Wins) that cleans temporary folders and gets rid of a couple of files that Paradox creates.I've tried the run command in Win.ini - any other ideas ?
I'm trying to write a batch file that will copy files from a folder on the desktop to various files on the C drive. From what I understand it should be like this: copy c:documents and settings\%userprofile%desktopinstallfilename.txt c:windowsfilename.txt with %userprofile% in place of the actual user profile name because it will be different each time I run this batch file.This, however, is not working.
I'm running Win XP Pro SP 3, I have a file that I periodically copy to several different computers on a LAN. The exact destinations of the file change occasionally and I want to minimize the amount of maintenance involved when there is a change. In the folder containing the file I have a shortcut to each of the destination drives. When one of the destination folders changes I update the shortcut in that folder. If I drag the file to each of the shortcuts using the right mouse button one of the options is to copy the file to the target of the shortcut, so one way to copy the file is to manually drag it to each shortcut. Is it possible to achieve similar functionality with a batch file? It is easy enough to write a batch file that copies the files to each destination by coding the destinations into the batch file but is it possible to use a batch file to copy the file to the target of each shortcut? I suspect that parsing the .lnk files is complex but I don't know if there is another way to do this.
i cant seem to get runas to work in a batch file runas /env /user:domainadminuser cmd exit it works when manually entered into a command window, just not in a batch script. all that happpens is the command is echoed in a continuous loop.
Please provide some tip or guidelines to help me with this script for me to reinstall MDAC.inf unattended. The script runs properly but the only problem is that, it'll prompt for "i386" folder originally in Windows XP cd. I've copied the whole folder to one of our network drive and was wondering is there any commands that could be added to the script above so that it won't prompt for the "i386" folder location so that no user interaction is required?
I've created a batch file to do specific tasks.The file works perfectly and does exactly what I want, but I'd like to have it run at startup on Monday morning.This is what I've got, but it runs at every boot instead of just Monday.
I want to automate the backup of our Retail Management Software database file. The Partner who installed it wrote a batch file, which works fine, but he put it in the Scheduler and it never runs. I did the obvious, checked for correct user name and password, etc. The process kicks off, says it is working, but never terminates and does not actually run the batch file. I tried calling the batch file with cmd.exe, but that doesn't work either.
Im trying to run a batch file and I get the message "Windows cannot access the specified device,path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item." All accounts on the machine are admin accounts. Is there a setting im missing that should be turned on? Ive also tried running the batch file on a Vista home premium machine and get the same message. I tried on a Win XP Pro machine and it worked fine.
I tried searching Google, but it just gave me pages of irrelevant junk. I need to create a batch file, that when envoked opens a "windows Explorer" window, and goes to a specified folder. Anyone know what code will do this?
