NTFS actually will perform fine with many more than 10,000 files in a directory as long as you tell it to stop creating alternative file names compatible with 16 bit Windows platforms. By default NTFS automatically creates an ‘8 dot 3’ file name for every file that is created. This becomes a problem when there … Read more
The “and” turns out to be easy — just not the syntax you expect: These 3 examples illustrate it. In words: If 1==1 AND 2==2 Then echo “hello” if 1==1 echo hello hello if 1==1 if 2==2 echo hello hello if 1==1 if 2==1 echo hello (nothing was echoed)
Identify the file type (ProgID) for .jpg files This can be done by checking the default value of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg. It could be anything based on what you’ve installed, but for the purposes of this example, we’ll call it jpegfile, a common default. Set the context menu item (verb) properties for that file type You can … Read more
Two years old, but for completeness… Standard, inline approach: (i.e. behaviour you’d get when using & in Linux) START /B CMD /C CALL “foo.bat” [args […]] Notes: 1. CALL is paired with the .bat file because that where it usually goes.. (i.e. This is just an extension to the CMD /C CALL “foo.bat” form to … Read more