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by stephjo
18 Feb 2022 19:41
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: CMD.exe to Windows Terminal Porting: command line commands
Replies: 3
Views: 5493

CMD.exe to Windows Terminal Porting: command line commands

I recently switched to Windows 11 and I'm trying to use Windows Terminal (wt.exe) more instead of cmd.exe. In Windows 10 and Windows 7, I used to have many batch files that would launch cmd.exe and issue commands using the /c option. Like this: cmd.exe /c mkdir "c:\Users\mike\Desktop\newfold" & star...
by stephjo
03 Feb 2021 08:54
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Playing a .wav file in the background
Replies: 4
Views: 6688

Playing a .wav file in the background

I have a high pitch "tada.wav" file that I'd like Windows to play in the background whenever I call it in my batch file. I want the file to play without opening any window or launching an application ... just like the default way Windows plays "you-got-mail.wav" or "chimes.wav" or other files in C:\...
by stephjo
12 Nov 2020 08:09
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: DEL *this* file (whatever its name) in Batch File
Replies: 4
Views: 4300

DEL *this* file (whatever its name) in Batch File

Hi DOS enthusiasts, I've got an image analysis software that spits out batch files and often changes the content and the name(!) and the location of the batch file for various reasons. So, very often, if I have a "DEL" command at the end of the file, the command doesn't execute because I don't have ...
by stephjo
23 May 2020 10:22
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Just the total size of a folder & subfolders
Replies: 3
Views: 4005

Just the total size of a folder & subfolders

All I need is the sum total of all the folders and subfolders and files in a directory. More specifically, if I run the "dir /s" command, I get these two lines at the last. How can I get just the total number of bytes in a folder? 125 File(s) 682,763,152 bytes 7 Dir(s) 17,952,768,000 bytes free Is t...
by stephjo
21 May 2020 15:44
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Find and open a subfolder (using 'for' and 'start')
Replies: 1
Views: 2319

Find and open a subfolder (using 'for' and 'start')

Hello, I'd like to find and open subfolder by name. I have the simple command line dir /a:d /s /b |find "amazon" |find /v "bak" That is, find (all) folders which have the word "amazon", but not with "bak" (e.g. I want "c:\mine\amazon" but not "c:\mine\amazon\bak" ) Then, I'd like to pipe this to sta...
by stephjo
01 May 2020 15:39
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Locate (x, y) cursor position for echo
Replies: 2
Views: 3625

Locate (x, y) cursor position for echo

Hi DOS fans, I am wondering if there's a way to locate cursor to a particular (x, y) in a DOS Console window to print an echo statement. I am trying to print something that constantly changes and don't want the output to be running on the screen. Also, on a related topic, is it possible to print in ...
by stephjo
10 Nov 2019 16:51
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Play a sound (.wav) file, without opening an application
Replies: 4
Views: 7758

Play a sound (.wav) file, without opening an application

Hello DOS folks, I was wondering if there's a way in DOS (or Windows 7 in general) to play a media file without invoking a software. Here's what I am looking for ... at the end of a batch file or a C++ program that takes many minutes to complete, I'd like to "beep" by playing the file "C:\Windows\Me...
by stephjo
26 Oct 2019 12:44
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Eliminating multiple empty lines
Replies: 4
Views: 9685

Eliminating multiple empty lines

Hello DOS pepole, I have a 1000 text files and would like to replace three (or more) empty lines with two empty lines. How could I do this? That is, I'd like to replace three (or more) new line characters with two new line characters. I'm sure there's an easy way in DOS than writing a c++ software. ...
by stephjo
03 Aug 2018 03:28
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: List files modified since set date
Replies: 2
Views: 3439

List files modified since set date

Hello Fellow Batch File Enthusiasts, I am seeking help to write a batch file that lists only those .txt files modified on or since a given date, say 07/15/2018. Could you please help me? @echo off for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir *.txt /o:d') do ( set fileLine=%%a set fileDate=!fileLine:~0,10! if !file...
by stephjo
20 Aug 2015 07:35
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Listing file names (primary file name & file extension)
Replies: 1
Views: 2414

Listing file names (primary file name & file extension)

Hello, I would like to list files in a directory into a new text file. Each file name is 8.3 characters, with 8 characters for the primary file name, a dot, and file extension of 3 characters. For every file, I would like the primary file name in one line and file extension in the following line. Ho...
by stephjo
03 Feb 2014 08:41
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Reading tab and new line characters
Replies: 4
Views: 4304

Re: Reading tab and new line characters

Foxidrive: Thank you. The "tokens=*" to "delims=" displays tabs. How about empty lines (consecutive new line characters?)
by stephjo
03 Feb 2014 02:48
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Reading tab and new line characters
Replies: 4
Views: 4304

Reading tab and new line characters

Hi folks, I am working on a simple script that can read a file and display contents line-by-line. The following script (from another thread here) doesn't display the new line and tab characters in the read file. My hunch is that the solution is rather simple, but I can't seem to figure it out. Could...