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Windows batch script from unix bash

I am not a windows guy and I need to convert the following script to windows batch.

LOCKFILE=/tmp/$LOCKFILE
case "$1" in
start)
touch $LOCKFILE
poweron.sh;;
exit 0;
stop)
rm $LOCKFILE
poweroff.sh;;
exit 0;
;;
monitor)
if [ -a $LOCKFILE ]
then
exit 110
else
exit 100
fi ;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|monitor} lock_file
exit 1
;;
esac

slightwv (䄆 Netminder)

What you posted just looks like an init script for two other scripts.

What does poweron.sh and poweroff.sh do?

mokkan

ASKER

I am trying to learn the batch syntax

Here is a smiple perl script. How do I do it in windows batch?

$LockFile = "C:\\scripts\\filename.id";

if (-f "$LockFile") {
exit(500);
} else {
exit(600);
}

mokkan

ASKER

any help

Rob

I would recommend not even looking at batch files and going right for a powershell or vbs script.

A rough untested conversion might be:

$LOCKFILE=$args[1]
switch ($args[0]) {
    "start" {
        set-content -Path ($LOCKFILE) -Value ($null)
        ./poweron.ps1
    }
    "stop" {
        Remove-Item $LOCKFILE   
        ./poweroff.ps1
    }
    "monitor" {
        if (Test-Path $LOCKFILE ) {
            exit 110
        }
        else {
            exit 100
        }
    }
    default {
        "Usage: $0 {start|stop|monitor} lock_file
        exit 1
    }
}

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What context does the script run? It looks as slightwv says as being an init script.

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mokkan

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Thank you