| Subject: syntax for batch file |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 5/4/2008 4:23:01 AM |
| From: "geotso" [Email Address Protection] |
I hope this is the right ng to post my question. If not, please redirect me accordingly! Well, I have a myDir.bat file with just one line, like this: dir %1:\%2 which works fine, when I type in a cmd window something like this: myDir E *.mp3 However, sometimes I forget to add the two parameters, so I get an error "... syntax is incorrect". So, can you please tell me, how to make it check if the parameters are there, and prompt me to write them down if they're not? Furthermore, how to make it ask me if I want to use some switches of the dir command (e.g. /a/s and/or /o/b/p etc.)? -- Please remove hyphens to contact me ----- --- -- -- - geotso ----- --- -- -- - |
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| Subject: Re: syntax for batch file |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 5/4/2008 6:40:55 PM |
| From: "Chirag" [Email Address Protection] |
For the first part, the following batch file should do fine: --- @echo off if "%1"=="" ( echo "Invalid arguments. Usage: myDir <drive> <filter>" exit /b 1 ) if "%2"=="" ( echo "Invalid arguments. Usage: myDir <drive> <filter>" exit /b 2 ) dir %1:%2 --- - Chirag PowerShow - View multiple PowerPoint slide shows simultaneously http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/powershow.html "geotso" <ge-o-tso@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:82A17718-ED26-42DA-A117-5B359D9DD186@microsoft.com... >I hope this is the right ng to post my question. If not, please redirect me >accordingly! > > Well, > I have a myDir.bat file with just one line, like this: > dir %1:\%2 > > which works fine, when I type in a cmd window something like this: > myDir E *.mp3 > > However, sometimes I forget to add the two parameters, so I get an error > "... syntax is incorrect". > So, can you please tell me, how to make it check if the parameters are > there, and prompt me to write them down if they're not? > > Furthermore, how to make it ask me if I want to use some switches of the > dir command (e.g. /a/s and/or /o/b/p etc.)? > > -- > Please remove hyphens to contact me > ----- --- -- -- - > geotso > ----- --- -- -- - |
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