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[SOLVED] Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 13 Oct 2013 14:06
by serverdelux
Hi, I am having hard time for batch to write a batch that writes another batch
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@echo off
echo echo SET file=%SystemDrive%\1\1a ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove.bat >>%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat
echo echo IF EXIST %%file%% attrib -h %%file%% ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove.bat >>%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat
echo echo rd /S /Q %%file%% ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove.bat >>%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat
But I need remove.bat to end up like this
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SET file=C:\1\1a
IF EXIST %file% attrib -h %file%
rd /S /Q %file%
Not sure how to use the % in 2.bat to get remove.bat to write correctly
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 13 Oct 2013 16:39
by aGerman
What are you trying to do? Writing a batch code that writes a batch code that writes another batch code
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 13 Oct 2013 16:51
by serverdelux
aGerman wrote:What are you trying to do? Writing a batch code that writes a batch code that writes another batch code
Yes, 2.bat writes remove.bat
So in essence one file is written (2.bat), then if prompted will write to another (remove.bat) and need (remove.bat) to be written like
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SET file=C:\1\1a
IF EXIST %file% attrib -h %file%
rd /S /Q %file%
So that 1a folder is deleted
Thanks
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 13 Oct 2013 17:02
by aGerman
That way?
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>>"%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat" echo ^>^>"%%SystemDrive%%\remove.bat" echo SET file=C:\1\1a
>>"%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat" echo ^>^>"%%SystemDrive%%\remove.bat" echo IF EXIST %%%%file%%%% attrib -h %%%%file%%%%
>>"%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat" echo ^>^>"%%SystemDrive%%\remove.bat" echo rd /S /Q %%%%file%%%%
Regards
aGerman
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 13 Oct 2013 17:17
by serverdelux
aGerman wrote:That way?
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>>"%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat" echo ^>^>"%%SystemDrive%%\remove.bat" echo SET file=C:\1\1a
>>"%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat" echo ^>^>"%%SystemDrive%%\remove.bat" echo IF EXIST %%%%file%%%% attrib -h %%%%file%%%%
>>"%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat" echo ^>^>"%%SystemDrive%%\remove.bat" echo rd /S /Q %%%%file%%%%
Regards
aGerman
Hi, it needs to be written to 2.bat, then 2.bat writes remove.bat to end up with code like this
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SET file=C:\1\1a
IF EXIST %file% attrib -h %file%
rd /S /Q %file%
Thanks
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 13 Oct 2013 17:20
by aGerman
Did you already try my code above
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 13 Oct 2013 23:38
by serverdelux
aGerman wrote:Did you already try my code above
I had a back slash where there should have been a slash and it didn't detect the folder to delete it
Thank you for your code, it does work!
I just need to successfully include it into my main batch which is turning out to be difficult
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 20 Oct 2013 00:01
by serverdelux
I have another question about a write to batch
Why won't this write
echo schtasks /query | FINDSTR /I "Task1" >NUL >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
I open up 3.bat and it's empty
But this does write
echo schtasks /delete /tn "Task1" /f >NUL 2>&1 >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
Any help please?
Thanks
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 20 Oct 2013 01:45
by foxidrive
serverdelux wrote:Why won't this write
echo schtasks /query | FINDSTR /I "Task1" >NUL >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
You haven't escaped the poison characters | and >
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 20 Oct 2013 03:09
by serverdelux
foxidrive wrote:serverdelux wrote:Why won't this write
echo schtasks /query ^^^| FINDSTR /I "Task1" ^^^>NUL >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
You haven't escaped the poison characters | and >
I tried this
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echo schtasks /query ^^^| FINDSTR /I "Task1" ^^^>NUL >>%SystemDrive%\3.bat
and writes
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schtasks /query ^| FINDSTR /I "Task1" ^>NUL
Any help?
Also should I use this
like the schtasks delete
instead of just this
so it doesn't show in console
Thanks for your help
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 20 Oct 2013 03:12
by foxidrive
As you posed the problem, just one carat is needed in two places.
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echo schtasks /query ^| FINDSTR /I "Task1" ^>NUL >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 20 Oct 2013 03:44
by serverdelux
foxidrive wrote:As you posed the problem, just one carat is needed in two places.
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echo schtasks /query ^| FINDSTR /I "Task1" ^>NUL >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
Thank you for your assistance and teaching
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 20 Oct 2013 15:52
by serverdelux
Back to my original question:
I have function here that should create a batch to delete the folders it is inside
I'm not sure I have to use "cd" cmd but here is what I'm working on
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md %SystemDrive%\1
md %SystemDrive%\1\2
schtasks /create /tn "Task1" /tr "%SystemDrive%\1\2\4.bat" /sc onstart /ru ""
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echo :Uninstall1>>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo CLS >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo Uninstalling...>>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo schtasks /query ^| FINDSTR /I "Task1">>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo IF ERRORLEVEL 1 ( >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo GOTO 1 >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo ) ELSE ( >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo GOTO 2 >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo ) >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo :1>>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo cd %SystemDrive%^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1 ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1 ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo del /F /Q %SystemDrive%\remove1.bat ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo start %SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo GOTO :Exit >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo :2>>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo cd %SystemDrive%^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1\2 ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1\2 ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo del /F /Q %SystemDrive%\remove1.bat ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo start %SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo GOTO :Exit >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo :Exit >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo exit >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
Basically I need it to manifest remove1.bat with these contents in %systemdrive%
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rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1
rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1
del /F /Q %SystemDrive%\remove1.bat
or
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rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1\2
rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1\2
del /F /Q %SystemDrive%\remove1.bat
Eventually I will also need it to all be done without seeing any code in console
except an echo msg that says uninstallation successful...
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 20 Oct 2013 20:04
by zoeyku
so it doesn't show in console
Re: Write a batch to write a batch correctly?
Posted: 20 Oct 2013 20:28
by serverdelux
zoeyku wrote:so it doesn't show in console
Yes I'll be using something like >nul but first I need the main code to function and delete the folders so the operations not showing is not needed until the remove1.bat is working
Thanks