Looping Batch file
I am looking for a batch file that loops through over and over again until it finds a file that has been created with a todayand if the file is found then it creates a new text file, if not it continues to loop. Any ideas?
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Please comment code, I am not sure what some of this is doing
for /r is a loop through all subfolders recursively, so by stating to start at c:\, it'll scan all folders on that drive.
If the variable %done% is not set to 'y', then it'll end the script, otherwise, it jumps to the process sub passing the date of the file(s) found.
if the date value of that file is the same as the current date value, then it creates a text file and flags done = 'y'. and thus the script ends.
Only caveat is that if your date is displaying the day as well..
Try
echo %date%
from a command line.
If it has the day preceeding the date, this will need to be adjusted a bit:
if [%dt%]==[%date:~4%] (
(just that line though)
If the variable %done% is not set to 'y', then it'll end the script, otherwise, it jumps to the process sub passing the date of the file(s) found.
if the date value of that file is the same as the current date value, then it creates a text file and flags done = 'y'. and thus the script ends.
Only caveat is that if your date is displaying the day as well..
Try
echo %date%
from a command line.
If it has the day preceeding the date, this will need to be adjusted a bit:
if [%dt%]==[%date:~4%] (
(just that line though)
ASKER
The date displays the day. So I made the change as you suggested with no results.
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Here are the results.
[]==[y] was unexpected at this time.
C:\>if not /i []==[y] call :process %~ta
[]==[y] was unexpected at this time.
C:\>if not /i []==[y] call :process %~ta
transposed the parameter...should be
if /i not...instead of if not /i
if /i not...instead of if not /i
Windows Batch
Batch files are text files containing a script of commands that are executed by the command interpreter on DOS, OS/2 and Windows systems. Most commonly, they are used to perform a series of functions that are repeated -- copying a set of files created daily with one step, for example.
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for /r c:\ %%a in (.) do (
if not /i [%done%]==[y] call :process %%~ta
)
goto :eof
:process
set dt=%1
if [%dt%]==[%date%] (
copy %0 c:\created.txt
set done=y
)