batch help needed plz

[thefrt]

i had a topic like this earlr plz don't flame me! can any one help me with this code?


@ echo off
del C:\"WINDOWS\Desktop\New Folder"\Y
end

[CybertecOne]

yes.

it should say:

del c:\windows\desktop\new folder /y

and you should have put this in the same post as before.

thats to delete a folder called 'new folder' on your dekstop, with '/y' means it will answer yes to any questions, like are you sure you want to delete read-only file "xxx.aaa"

CTO

[thefrt]

it still doesnt owrk any ideas?

[chsh]

@echo OFF
rmdir c:\windows\desktop\newfol~1 /y

You can't "del" a directory, you must remove it using rmdir, or possibly deltree if there are contents to the directory. Also, given you are evidently using Win9x (Desktop exists in C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop in XP/2K), you have to rely on DOS' 8.3 file naming convention.

[hxun]

Yeah, you can't "del" a directory, you should try to use "deltree" for directory and del for "files"
for example like this
@echo off
deltree c:\windows\desktop\newfol~1 /y (dos can read only 8 digits, whenever got spacing ot more characters will turn ~)
del c:\windows\desktop\file.exe ( is for deleting files not folder, and you don't have to /y cause it don't ask u)

[thefrt]

thanks for all yo help could you plz tell (if possable) how i can make btach make a new btach with a command and save it in a like C:\windows

[Negative]

If I understand correctly, you want a batch-file that makes another batch-file and possible places content in it?

test.bat
echo cls > c:\windows\test2.bat


test.bat now makes a test2.bat in c:\windows and places the cls command in that batch-file.
You could put whatever you want in test2.bat using test.bat.

[thefrt]

well i would like it to make a seperate batch file with defernt commands XD

[Negative]

That's what my "code" does... it makes a separate batch file... the commands you want in there are for you to figure out...

[thefrt]

hmmm could you plz give me a example?

[Negative]

I did...

[thefrt]

no i mean on how to put the commands for the secound batch file

[Negative]

Ok... here we go again.

You start with your first batch-file (test.bat) and place this in it:

echo a command > test2.bat
echo another command >> test2.bat
echo another command >> test2.bat

The first line creates test2.bat and places a command in it
The second line places another command in it. The >> prevents the previous line from being overwritten.
The third line does the same.

An example:

code for test.bat:

echo @echo off > c:\windows\test2.bat
echo cls >> c:\windows\test2.bat
echo dir >> c:\windows\test2.bat

Line 1: create test2.bat in c:\windows and set its echo to off.
Line 2: pipe the cls command to test2.bat
Line 3: pipe the dir command to test2.bat

Now the code for test2.bat will be:

@echo off
cls
dir

[thefrt]

he he thanks i get it

[thefrt]

hey could you plz tell me one more thing XD how can I tell it to move it self to the start up?

[Negative]

Put the batch in C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Start Menu\Programs

If you want the batchfile itself to move it there, just do something like
code for test.bat

copy test.bat C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Start Menu\Programs

And what's with the XD?

[thefrt]

so if i wanted to copy the orgenal it would say
COPY %0 C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Start Menu\Programs

and XD is a smiley

[Negative]

That's correct.

[thefrt]

thanks hey could you plz also tell me how to make it exacute automaticley?

[Negative]

Put the batch file in C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (not C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Start Menu\Programs\ like I said earlier). It'll execute on startup.

[thefrt]

thank you

[thefrt]

hey is there a way to tell it to stop all commands when i well say press s
plz and thank you!

[Negative]

ctrl-break :D

[thefrt]

?????? what ??????? sorry for my noobishness and sorry but is there any way to auto ctivate the batch wich a command or somin plz and thanks!

[Negative]

Now now.. first you ask for a way to "stop all commands when i well say press s", and now it's a way to "auto ctivate the batch wich a command or somin"...
If you want to stop a batch-file, you just do a ctrl-break or ctrl-c.
If you want to "auto-activate" a batch-file... what exactly do you mean that I haven't told you already?

[thefrt]

well the start up hting wont work because on XP you have to know the username thanks !

[Negative]

Doh... if you don't know the username, you're doing something not very legal...

[thefrt]

LOL! lamo! (wich to me wounds like lamaho!) that was funny so do you got any ideas?

[Negative]

It's LMAO.. not LAMO... Lamo sounds like that animal that spits at you if you try illegal stuff.

[thefrt]

who said i am doing anything illeagel?




EDIT: AND LOL GOOD ONE