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Windows 7: Batch-Operation: Recursive File Processing?

Hi,
I have the following problem:
Some 1000 files that need to be processed by a command line batch.
Files are organized in a large directory tree structure.
The idea is to start a batch file (.bat) which will start at root level, looking for a certain file type (*.dng), take these files, process them (extract JPG), store output (JPG) to the same folder location and loop through all directories down to the last file doing the same thing (recursive processing).
Is there a batch script (DOS) available?
Thanks.

t0t0

yes! you need the following skeleton batch code and insert the line that actually processes your files (whatever that may be).

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

for /r "c:\" %%a in (*.dng) do (
set filename=%%~nxa
set filepath=%%~dpa
::
:: This is where your code goes which processes the file held in the variable !filename!
:: The path of the file is held in the variable !filepath!
::
)

t0t0

Incidentally, where I have specified '"c:\"' in the above code, replace that with the root folder of your directory structure where all your DNG files are.

So, if all your DNG files are rooted off C:\DNGFILES\ then you need to code the FOR line like this:

for /r "c:dngfiles\" %%a in (*.dng) do (

go4java

ASKER

...I get the message "system cannot find the drive"...

t0t0

interesting..... please hold on a mo....

go4java

ASKER

...just to add the ACTION:

Each hit of *.dng should convert to *.jpg (and delete the original *.dng):

exiftool -copy1:previewimage -b input-image.dng > output-image.jpg

BR

t0t0

Please look at the following skeleton code carefully.

I have included som e sample code so you can see the variable names in action.

Also, if you don't want to use the following method:

"!filepath!\!filename!"

then you can simply CD into the folder first, then just use the filename etc as in the following example:

cd "!filepath!"

if not exist "new folder" (
md "new folder"
)

copy "!filename!" "new folder"

as you can see, CD-ing into the folder makes a huge difference.

NOTE: Don't forget to change the '"c:\test\*.DNG"' in the FOR-line to suit your own needs.

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /a-d /b /s "c:\test\*.DNG"') do (
set filename=%%~nxa
set filepath=%%~dpa
set filepath=!filepath:~0,-1!

rem
rem This is where your code goes which processes the file held in the variable FILENAME
rem The path of the file is held in the variable FILEPATH
rem

rem
rem Below is some example code
rem
rem Bear in mind I have removed the trailing backslash character off FILEPATH
rem as this makes it easier to use FILEPATH - see below
rem

rem
rem Notice the use of the backslash character
rem NOTICE the use of double-quotation marks around filenames and paths
rem

echo.
echo Found file: !filename!
echo In path: !filepath!
echo.

if not exist "!filepath!\NEW FOLDER" (
echo Creating !filepath!\NEW FOLDER
md "!filepath!\NEW FOLDER"
)

echo Copying !filename! to !filepath!\NEW FOLDER
copy /y "!filepath!\!filename!" "!filepath!\new folder" >nul
)
exit /b

t0t0

Reposted in the Code snippet box

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /a-d /b /s "c:\test\*.DNG"') do (
   set filename=%%~nxa
   set filepath=%%~dpa
   set filepath=!filepath:~0,-1!

   rem
   rem This is where your code goes which processes the file
   rem held in the variable FILENAME
   rem
   rem The path of the file is held in the variable FILEPATH
   rem
   
   rem
   rem Below is some example code
   rem
   rem Bear in mind I have removed the trailing backslash
   rem character off FILEPATH as this makes it easier
   rem to use FILEPATH - see below
   rem
   
   rem
   rem Notice the use of the backslash character
   rem NOTICE the use of double-quotation marks around 
   rem filenames and paths
   rem
   
   echo.
   echo Found file: !filename!
   echo In path: !filepath!
   echo.
   
   if not exist "!filepath!\NEW FOLDER" (
      echo Creating !filepath!\NEW FOLDER
      md "!filepath!\NEW FOLDER"
   )

   echo Copying !filename! to !filepath!\NEW FOLDER
   copy /y "!filepath!\!filename!" "!filepath!\new folder" >nul
)

exit /b

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go4java

ASKER

Thank you, I'll try.

Q: What is the meaning of the code:

" if not exist "!filepath!\NEW FOLDER" (
echo Creating !filepath!\NEW FOLDER
md "!filepath!\NEW FOLDER"
)

echo Copying !filename! to !filepath!\NEW FOLDER
copy /y "!filepath!\!filename!" "!filepath!\new folder" >nul"

Each level of directory structure will have 0 to n DNG files, so what's the reason behind creating new folders?

BR

t0t0

i know...

i was just showing you some example code....on how to use the variables

t0t0

i have to nip out now... will not be able to respond for several hours

go4java

ASKER

SOLUTION:

Step 1 - Collect all and full DNG paths and write list to test.txt

dir /b /s *.dng > c:\test.txt

Schritt 2 - Loop test.txt and extract high-res JPEG images from raw DNG files (using fantastic tool dcraw.exe)

FOR /f "usebackq delims==" %%a IN (c:\test.txt) DO dcraw.exe -e "%%a"

Your loop will probably achieve the same thing, so I'll assign the points right know...

Thanks and best regards

t0t0

Thank you.