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by ShadowThief
06 Feb 2015 09:55
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Extreme programming - Coding binary through ECHO
Replies: 13
Views: 13410

Re: Extreme programming - Coding binary through ECHO

Hi I think you have forgotten to type these ALT numbers using the number pad. It won't work if you just type ALT and an asciicode. Do these steps! 1) Switch on Num Lock first 2) Hold Left ALT 3) Whilst holding Left Alt down type the Ascii code number on the KEYPAD e.g. 80 (P) 4) Let go of the Left ...
by ShadowThief
28 Jan 2015 15:19
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Bat file shuts down to quickly without a pause
Replies: 9
Views: 5997

Re: Bat file shuts down to quickly without a pause

You're completely right @squashman I should've known better than to ask a question without including code. In the future I will refrain from doing so as they do invite sarcastic responses. And honestly I really appreciate this forum and I don't like seeing snarky comments as they are not helpful to...
by ShadowThief
27 Jan 2015 08:55
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: How to best delete directories
Replies: 6
Views: 5073

Re: How to best delete directories

rd by itself just removes directories the /s flag deletes all files and subfolders as well From rd /? RMDIR [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path RD [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path /S Removes all directories and files in the specified directory in addition to the directory itself. Used to remove a directory tree. /Q Quiet ...
by ShadowThief
26 Jan 2015 08:01
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: How to best delete directories
Replies: 6
Views: 5073

Re: How to best delete directories

del can't delete folders

Try using rd /s @path instead.
by ShadowThief
23 Jan 2015 09:00
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Call .bat from another machine
Replies: 8
Views: 4329

Re: Call .bat from another machine

Is P: a mapped network drive? I seem to recall something about needing to re-map the drive at the start of the script.
by ShadowThief
22 Jan 2015 19:51
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: DOS equivalent of linux command pass
Replies: 9
Views: 5566

Re: DOS equivalent of linux command pass

I left out the "delims=" because they wanted a space-delimited string, but yeah, good call on the /a:-d
by ShadowThief
22 Jan 2015 18:14
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Problems printing with DOS program using "net use lpt1"
Replies: 8
Views: 6895

Re: Problems printing with DOS program using "net use lpt1"

Well, first I would try out the command to see if it even works. Just put the code in a command prompt. And then if it does fix the problem, I would reboot and see if the problem comes back. ⋅ If the problem is initially fixed but comes back after the reboot, you need to add the line to th...
by ShadowThief
22 Jan 2015 17:39
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: DOS equivalent of linux command pass
Replies: 9
Views: 5566

Re: DOS equivalent of linux command pass

Isn't $(ls *.txt) a value containing the output of the command ls *.txt?

You could say something like

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for /F %%A in (dir /b *.txt) do (
    call yourFunction %%A
)
by ShadowThief
22 Jan 2015 03:28
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Problems printing with DOS program using "net use lpt1"
Replies: 8
Views: 6895

Re: Problems printing with DOS program using "net use lpt1"

And as for what everything else does... :: Prevent the commands from being displayed on the command prompt as they are being run @echo off :: Go to the D:\BOOKS directory. This could also have been achieved with the command cd /d D:\BOOKS D: CD \BOOKS :: Run FOXR.exe with the options BL and -T. I ha...
by ShadowThief
22 Jan 2015 03:18
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Problems printing with DOS program using "net use lpt1"
Replies: 8
Views: 6895

Re: Problems printing with DOS program using "net use lpt1"

Try deleting the port with

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net use LPT1: /Delete
before running the script.
by ShadowThief
20 Jan 2015 12:16
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Output numeric values with 2 digits after fraction?
Replies: 20
Views: 13426

Re: Output numeric values with 2 digits after fraction?

You can do that?!

Man, I really need to learn Powershell...
by ShadowThief
20 Jan 2015 10:16
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Calling gawk from DOS batch script?
Replies: 2
Views: 3307

Re: Calling gawk from DOS batch script?

Also, in Windows, you need double quotes around your gawk command.

Try

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gawk "BEGIN{printf\""%%s\n\"",4/7}"
by ShadowThief
20 Jan 2015 10:12
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Calling gawk from DOS batch script?
Replies: 2
Views: 3307

Re: Calling gawk from DOS batch script?

Either have a line in your batch like

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set path=%path%;"C:\path\to\gawk.exe"


or

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start "" /b gawk 'BEGIN{printf"%%s\n",4/7}'
by ShadowThief
20 Jan 2015 10:05
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Output numeric values with 2 digits after fraction?
Replies: 20
Views: 13426

Re: Output numeric values with 2 digits after fraction?

Oh, european decimals. I don't have a way of testing that, but it should be similar. You may have to convert the commas to periods first.