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“psloglist” for system event returns an error: -1073740940
My batch must extract system and application events.
I use two psloglist (vers. 2.82) cmd one after the other.
psloglist \\Home -d 7 -f we sys > system.log
psloglist \\Home -d 7 -f we app > ...
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DOS batch file to display netsh channel output
I'm trying to get wifi Channel output from netsh command to be 2.4GHz or 5GHz
The following provides me with Channel output:
netsh wlan show interface name=Wi-Fi | findstr "Channel"
Output ...
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How to discover the page code to show a specific character in MSDOS/Batch?
I made a batch-file snake game and inserted some special characters via HEX to ANSI conversion in Notepad++.
It worked normally. But I noticed that there was an update to the Consolas font and two of ...
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Why is change directory not working when SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION is used
I have an existing windows batch script (named as test1.bat) as below :
@echo off
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
set nop=4
for /l %%z in (1, 1, %nop%) do (
set x=%%z
echo !x!
)
chdir /d D:\app\
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How do I download the RSS Feed XML file in dos command batch mode?
I have a specific requirement that I need to download the RSS feed file (it is in XML format) from the given link using dos command.
I have tried the following command and it keeps giving me syntax ...
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How to read files name last character and and rename them by running a batch file
I have 3 files in a folder which are:
XXX_a.txt
XXX_b.txt
XXX_c.txt
The filename can be varied, only the last character of the 3 files
a, b and c are not changed
I need to rename the files as below:
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batch file put if inside for loop error
I have a working for loop to print all zip file's name under one working directory:
@echo off
setlocal
for %%i in (*.zip) do (
echo %%i
)
I have another working if block to check and print ...
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Running file from batch file
I am working in Windows 10.
This is my code saved in .bat file:
%windir%\System32\cmd.exe "/K" C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3\Scripts\activate.bat C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\...
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How to start Notepad++ from a Windows 10 batch file?
When I Google this, I get pages about running Notepad++ from the command line, running batch files from Notepad++, and pages that start by explaining how I set my path variable.
I am not allowed to ...
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How can I check if a file starting with a letter is in the folder?
Why does this script always return "A" even when there are no files starting with A in the folder, but there being files starting with B and C?
@ECHO OFF
if exist %cd%\a* goto A
if exist %cd%\b* ...
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Writing out to a file based off of the output of the command
I have seen many examples of how to create a file through command line using a static name but I need to get it to show a dynamic name based off of my commands output. What I mean by this is the ...
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Log date and time accurately with batch file
I have a batch file that backups my files and works nicely, however I wanted to be able to log the exact time each task starts, but it is not working as I expected.
@echo off
> C:\log\%date:~3,2%-%...
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*NIX getopt alike for DOS
I want to write a DOS script with multiple optional option flags. I have to parse these optional options.
An example:
get_resolution.bat /?
get_resolution.bat /h input.jpg
get_resoltion.bat /v ...
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Substring a variable with two percent in a .bat file
I faced a problem trying to implement a .bat file and I didn't find an answer.
I try to display all folder names without the system path.
I've tried something like that but it doesn't work.
@echo ...
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Create variable from file text in MS-DOS 6.22 batch file
This doesn't work, for example:
set var=<text.txt
It can be done like this in BASH:
#!/bin/bash
variable=$(cat text.txt)
echo $variable
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Loop n-times on DOS 6.22
FOR /L %%parameter IN (start,step,end) DO command does not work on DOS 6.22.
The /L argument to loop through a set of numbers is not available in DOS 6.22.
FOR in DOS 6.22 can merely loop through a ...
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Batch script to merge files using copy command in numerical order
Would appreciate it if anyone can help me with this request.
I need a dynamic batch script which can do the below command for ANY number of files:
Copy 1.txt + 2.txt + 3.txt + 4.txt newfile.txt
If ...
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Appending an extension to a new file created with xcopy
I've been having problems with xcopy in the past few days, and I'd like to stop ripping out my hair. In my DOS class, a portion of an assignment requires a file to be copied (with xcopy), and the new ...
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Is it possible to filter attribute of dos command output?
Below is output of this command netsh interface ipv4 show interface
Idx Met MTU &...
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run all batch scripts in all subdirectories
I want to run all x.bat automatically in all recursive sub directories:
C:\test
|
+---folder1
| x.bat
|
+---folder2
| x.bat
|
+---folder3
. x.bat
.
.----foldern
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Check if an user has given as an input 1 or more then 1 in an batch file
I am having an question with an Batch file
Is it possible to let an user choose how many files it will enter?
For example
set /p count=Enter the number of files you are willing to set:
IF %count% ==...
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Use Batch findstr for files with whitespaces
I'm trying to search for a string in a given file. This file can have whitespaces in its name and I'm having trouble with the Batch file.
I can easily do this by console getting the correct results:
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Variable Assignment for arguments with a for loop [closed]
Alright, so, I've searched quite a bit on how to do this but I've given up as I simply couldn't find anything.
So, I have a code (below); it's main purpose is to get 9 arguments and assign them as a ...
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Find the character in line?
I am trying to find the some character in file using find or findstr, for example file contents like:
"/test/abctest/abci.txt = c:\abctest\tst\work\workt.txt;abc_test1"
"/test/abctest/abci.txt = ...
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Windows command to perform a similar function to spool command in SQL or Script command in UNIX?
In DOS is there a command to perform a similar spool function in SQL or Script command in UNIX to create a log?
I want to print all command line output to a file but I don't want to use the echo ...
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taskkill - end tasks with window titles ending with a specific string
I need to write a batch program to end all MS office communicator tasks with window titles (usually ending with pattern "- Conversation" .
I tried
taskkill /FI "WINDOWTITLE eq *Conversation" /IM ...
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Run SOX batch on files in a relative folder
I have a windows batch script that runs a SOX command on various files, but I don't know how to get the batch to run on files in a relative path to that of the SOX executable. Currently all the files ...
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How to list all files on all hard drives with output in MS-DOS batch?
How can I list all files (including system and hidden) on all hard drives (not removable drives)?
I think in something like a:
dir -a -h *.* /s > file.txt
but this is for the specific drive ...
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How to input automatically in BATch file on DOS?
I want to run a command that prompt for an argument, can I do a BATch file that run this command and then wait for a sec and "write" or "type" automatically (like a live person) the argument? Thanks.
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