Questions tagged [batch]
Batch processing is the execution of a set of commands or software programs without user intervention. A batch file is a text file containing a sequence of such commands or programs invocations. Please use the tag [batch-file] for that.
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How can I make a custom utility library with functions that will be callable from windows cmd?
How can I make a custom utility library with cmd/batch functions that will be callable from a windows cmd terminal?
You can make functions in a batch file, for instance:
@echo off
goto :main
:...
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Change Regional Format
What is command to change regional format to other region with Batch script?
If in powershell, i do this with:
$GID=111
Set-WinHomeLocation $GID
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Get TimeZone Display Name Batch Script
Batch code:
@echo off
for /f "tokens=1*" %%a in ('TZUTIL /g') do set TZID=%%a %%b
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for /f "tokens=1-4" %%a in ('TZUTIL /L') do (
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scheduled batch file stops running and reports error
I have a batch file that contains the following line:
@robocopy E:\ G:\ /DCOPY:DAT /xd $* syste* /xf ~* /s /xo /np /copyall /log:c:\back-EG.txt
It is scheduled to run on the first day of month. I ...
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In batch code, how to make an input choice instead of typing?
Currently, I list all network adapters, and then the user needs to type the name of an adapter to proceed with the rest of the code.
:: Listing all network adapters
echo/List all network adapters &...
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Set Variable in one line Batch
set var1=Demo
set var2=%var1%
echo %var2%
rem Output:Demo
Why does set var2 below not work if in one line with set var1?
set var1=& set var2=
set var1=Demo& set var2=%var1%
echo %var2%
rem ...
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Get some spaces in a Batch
In PowerShell:
$val = ' '
$val *=5
write-host "[$val]"
The Output is 5 spaces: [ ]
But in Batch:
set "val= "
set /a val*=5
echo [%val%]
The Output is zero: [0]
How i can get ...
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Send input to running program Batch
I would like to start a cmd line program in Batch and be able to communicate with it.
Currently I am starting the program with start /b cmd /c "cli_program.exe" > log.txt. I am currently ...
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Get Highest Value from String Batch File
Batch code:
set list=4 8 1
for %%a in (%list%) do set highest=???
how can I get and save the highest value into a variable?
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How to align spaces in CMD code output
My Batch code:
@echo off
set phones="iPhone 12" "Galaxy S5 4G" "Nokia 7"
set manufs=US "South Korea" Finland
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set n=& for %%a ...
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Batch script and get the output value of a found key
All works fine in a CMD prompt, but, I need put in a bat file to run, but cannot get the output of the Reg Query cmd, and then run another query from that.
Since what I am looking for is an App ID, ...
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How do I show parts of a string?
@echo off
set keys=_ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
from keys above, command echo !keys:~1,1! output A, command echo !keys:~4,1! output D.
my question:
How do I ...
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How can I check that files match a list of MD5 checksums on Windows 10?
I downloaded a large number of files via this magnet link (Apache 2.0 license), then moved the files around between a few devices. I now want to check the integrity of the files.
A file lists MD5 ...
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Batch file running in one account but not another
I wrote a batch file to run a schtasks for a Windows 7 Home machine. When I tested it in my account (standard user), the script runs correctly, but when I migrated the script to the account (also ...
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Trying to find .exe over multi drive wide search in a bat file. Tried with relative path commands
As stated in the title I have a bat file set up to locate and run 2 separate exe's. One is located in the same folder as the bat file which for this %~dp0 works just fine. The second exe is one to a ...
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