Invoke EXE from batch file *without* waiting
Use “start“. Type “start /?” at a command prompt.
batch-file
Batch File – Remove Second File Extension
RENAME *.txt.deploy *. A more ‘fancy’ solution: @ECHO OFF FOR %%f IN (*.txt.deploy) DO RENAME “%%f” “%%~nf”
Create a batch file to run an .exe with an additional parameter
in batch file abc.bat cd c:\user\ben_dchost\documents\ executible.exe -flag1 -flag2 -flag3 I am assuming that your executible.exe is present in c:\user\ben_dchost\documents\ I am also assuming that the parameters it takes are -flag1 -flag2 -flag3 Edited: For the command you say you want to execute, do: cd C:\Users\Ben\Desktop\BGInfo\ bginfo.exe dc_bginfo.bgi pause Hope this helps
How to silently delete files with a bat file
Turn echo off to suppress showing the command being run, and redirect output to null as @Sico suggested. @echo off del /s *.jpg >nul 2>&1 You should see nothing displayed when the bat file is run.
My Batch File keeps looping, but why?
In Windows, if you have a command line executable with the same name as your bat filename, and the batch file contains this command, the batch file keeps looping since Windows will execute that .bat file instead of the Windows command. Example: Create the file net.bat on your desktop. In your file, write this text: … Read more
How can I verify that a string is a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address in batch?
Check for valid IPv4: @if (@X)==(@Y) @end /* JScript comment @echo off cscript //E:JScript //nologo “%~f0” %* exit /b %errorlevel% @if (@X)==(@Y) @end JScript comment */ WScript.Quit(ValidateIPaddress(WScript.Arguments.Item(0))); function ValidateIPaddress(ipaddress) { return !(/^(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)$/.test(ipaddress)) } For valid IPv6 address: @if (@X)==(@Y) @end /* JScript comment @echo off cscript //E:JScript //nologo “%~f0” %* exit /b %errorlevel% @if (@X)==(@Y) … Read more
How can a batch file run a program and set the position and size of the window?
Here is an alternate way with nircmd util from http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html Examples: nircmd win move ititle “cmd.exe” 5 5 10 10 nircmd win setsize ititle “cmd.exe” 30 30 100 200 nircmd cmdwait 1000 win setsize ititle “cmd.exe” 30 30 1000 600 Here are the contents of SetEnv.cmd: Explorer /n,c:\develop\jboss-4.2.3.GA\server\default\deploy nircmd wait 1000 win setsize ititle “something” … Read more
Escaping double-quote in `delims` option of `for /F`
You can use the double quotation mark as a delimiter with syntax like: FOR /F delims^=^”^ tokens^=2 %G IN (‘echo I “want” a “pony”‘) DO @ECHO %G When run on the command line, using tokens^=2 should give you want, and 4 tokens gets you a pony. Applying the technique to your original question, this should … Read more
How do I prevent the “Could Not Find” error message from del *.txt?
if exist *.txt del *.txt
Open a URL without using a browser from a batch file
If all you want is to request the URL and if it needs to be done from batch file, without anything outside of the OS, this can help you: @if (@This==@IsBatch) @then @echo off rem **** batch zone ********************************************************* setlocal enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion rem The batch file will delegate all the work to the script engine … Read more