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- 07 Nov 2020 17:58
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Batchville: a new batch email discussion group
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5959
Batchville: a new batch email discussion group
Hello All, Icymi, Yahoo! Groups is shutting down on Dec 15th . When YG goes, Batch World will go with it. BW is over 20 years old and has 1500+ members. Foxidrive was a regular contributor. :( I think BW’s imminent demise is a shame because it’s the only email discussion group I know of devoted to B...
- 17 Aug 2020 08:24
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: store nth line of file in variable
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14085
Re: store nth line of file in variable
Hi Samir!
To paraphrase Robbie Robertson, this is sure stirring up some ghosts for me.
Two things spring to mind. What code are you using? And are the HTML files in Unicode format?
TIA!
- SB
To paraphrase Robbie Robertson, this is sure stirring up some ghosts for me.
Two things spring to mind. What code are you using? And are the HTML files in Unicode format?
TIA!
- SB
- 18 Jul 2020 05:31
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: <LF> is allowed in variable names
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4657
Re: <LF> is allowed in variable names
See also DT: Safely Expand Any Variable by Dave Benham.
- 26 May 2020 09:53
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Source Code for GW-Basic Released
- Replies: 0
- Views: 15644
Source Code for GW-Basic Released
Hello All!
I thought you might be interested in this post on the Windows Command Line blog:
- SB
I thought you might be interested in this post on the Windows Command Line blog:
Happy coding!
- SB
- 08 Mar 2020 09:26
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: mshta command for copy into clipboard
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12007
Re: mshta command for copy into clipboard
Hello All! Slightly OT, perhaps, but here goes… Placing content on the clipboard is severely restricted for security reasons. But there are workarounds. This SO Answer by Srikanth P provides a JScript solution that makes expert use of the Internet Explorer object. HTH! :) - SB PS: Just spotted a typ...
- 07 Aug 2019 15:27
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: String manipulation - remove leading and trailing spaces
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8460
Re: String manipulation - remove leading and trailing spaces
Hi Eureka! Welcome to the forum! :) Dave Benham explored this approach in the novel method to right-trim spaces topic back in January, 2012. :shock: As pointed out at the time, the method had too many shortcomings to ever be a general-purpose solution, and development ceased. But trimming leading an...
- 21 Nov 2018 09:19
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: doskitXPserver2003
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5625
Re: doskit XP/server2003 TEASER
Hi Ed,
Doskit sounds amazing!
I’d love to try it out, but I’m running Windows 7.
What difficulty does Doskit have with Windows 7?
- SB
Doskit sounds amazing!
I’d love to try it out, but I’m running Windows 7.
What difficulty does Doskit have with Windows 7?
- SB
- 21 Nov 2018 09:12
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Wildcard during directory lookup produces unexpected results
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8067
Re: Wildcard during directory lookup produces unexpected results
Hi Ed,
Is it a for /r bug? I remember reading somewhere that for /r can generate erroneous output under certain conditions. As usual, I can’t remember where I read it, sorry.
Maybe someone with a better memory (and a more organised bookmarks collection) can help you out.
Good luck!
- SB
Is it a for /r bug? I remember reading somewhere that for /r can generate erroneous output under certain conditions. As usual, I can’t remember where I read it, sorry.
Maybe someone with a better memory (and a more organised bookmarks collection) can help you out.
Good luck!
- SB
- 19 Nov 2018 09:14
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Special Chracters in file
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3408
Re: Special Chracters in file
Hi SIMMS7400,
Please read the topic about Dave Benham’s excellent parseCSV Batch/JS hybrid utility, which should do what you want—and then some!
- SB
PS: Please fix typo in subject line.
Please read the topic about Dave Benham’s excellent parseCSV Batch/JS hybrid utility, which should do what you want—and then some!
- SB
PS: Please fix typo in subject line.
- 23 Sep 2018 05:33
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Why ~dpf ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12878
Re: Why ~dpf ?
@carlos @sst
Thanks for the great explanations and links!
I’ll use a function to store the value of "%~f0" in a variable from now on. Just one more nonsensical Batch thing to remember!
- SB
Thanks for the great explanations and links!
I’ll use a function to store the value of "%~f0" in a variable from now on. Just one more nonsensical Batch thing to remember!
- SB
- 19 Sep 2018 15:46
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Why ~dpf ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12878
Re: Why ~dpf ?
Hi sst, :) I saw an explanation for using "%~dpf0" somewhere a long time ago. I think it was by jeb, but I could never find it again. :( And then I noticed a subroutine you used in this SO Answer : :getBatFullPath set "%~1=%~f0" & exit /b You said it was a “workaround for CMD %~0 bug.” Please give a...
- 28 Feb 2018 13:46
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: robust line counter
- Replies: 22
- Views: 22499
Re: robust line counter
Below is my third (and hopefully final) version of my line-counting subroutine: @echo off & setLocal enableExtensions disableDelayedExpansion call :countLines noOfLines "%~1" || ( >&2 echo(file "%~nx1" is empty & goto end ) %= cond exec =% echo(file "%~nx1" has %noOfLines% line(s) :end - exit progra...
- 19 Feb 2018 09:06
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: reverse string without goto
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13964
Re: reverse string without goto
Belated thanks to Penpen for his informative response to my previous effort. Please find below my revised code for reversing a string: @echo off & setLocal enableExtensions disableDelayedExpansion (call;) %= sets errorLevel to 0 =% (set lf=^ %= BLANK LINE REQUIRED =% ) set "cr=" & if not defined cr ...
- 11 Feb 2018 14:49
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Discussion about jeb's batch parsing rules on StackOverflow
- Replies: 42
- Views: 47309
Re: Discussion about jeb's batch parsing rules on StackOverflow
Hi Dave, Thanks for the detailed explanation. I noticed consecutive LFs were being converted into a single space when I was trying to capture an input parameter inside the in (…) clause of a FOR /F loop using the REM tecchnique. I tried all kinds of crazy things, including piping the output from the...
- 10 Feb 2018 14:08
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Discussion about jeb's batch parsing rules on StackOverflow
- Replies: 42
- Views: 47309
Re: Discussion about jeb's batch parsing rules on StackOverflow
Hi Dave and Jeb! :) How about this for strange behaviour? multiLine.cmd: @echo off & setLocal enableExtensions disableDelayedExpansion prompt @ for /f "delims=" %%A in (' for /f %%B in ("1"^) do rem # %1 # ') do @echo(%%A echo on @( @for /f "delims=" %%A in ("1") do rem: # %1 # ) | @findStr "^" @ech...