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Ok, lets get some things straight. 1st: batch files ARE NOT PROGRAMS, they are scripts. 2nd: batch scripts were made to automate window's functions, NOT to make super awesome 1337h4x0r t00ls. If you want to learn how to make REAL programs, i suggest you learn C++, C#, JAVA, ASM, or Visual Basic. 3rd: STOP USING THE .bat FILE ENDING! USE THE .cmd FILE ENDING. here is why: .bat uses COMMAND.com, which was made for DOS and Windows 9x. .cmd uses CMD.exe, which is basically just a new version of COMMAND.com, and was made for Windows 2k - Windows 7. COMMAND.com is 16-bit, and CMD.exe is 32-bit, do your math. Also, .cmd has all the features of .bat, and more. here are some things that .cmd's have that .bat's dont:
1. you can use longer filenames
2. you can use directory stacks (PUSHD/POPD)
3. better use of arithmetic and integers
4. and alot more command that i don't feel like getting into, i can fill a whole page with reasons to use .cmd instead of .bat.
the only drawback is that .cmd's wont run on really old systems.
TL;DR: NOBODY uses the command.com anymore, get good habits and use cmd.exe
Ohhh, and lastly, stop using notepad, it sucks. Get a real editor, i use SciTE, it has syntax for a ton of programming languages. another good editor is notepad++.
1. you can use longer filenames
2. you can use directory stacks (PUSHD/POPD)
3. better use of arithmetic and integers
4. and alot more command that i don't feel like getting into, i can fill a whole page with reasons to use .cmd instead of .bat.
the only drawback is that .cmd's wont run on really old systems.
TL;DR: NOBODY uses the command.com anymore, get good habits and use cmd.exe
Ohhh, and lastly, stop using notepad, it sucks. Get a real editor, i use SciTE, it has syntax for a ton of programming languages. another good editor is notepad++.
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Ok, i am going to assume that you have a basic understanding of batch files. for this you must know the ECHO and PAUSE commands. type in your editor:
@echo off
echo the first parameter is %1
echo the second parameter is %2
echo and the third parameter is %3
pause
ok save it as whatever.cmd
i suggest that you make a folder C:\\batch, and save all your batches there, just so they are easier to find.
open up the command prompt, type commands:
CD C://batch (or where ever you saved it)
whatever.cmd a b c
you should get:
the first parameter is a
the second parameter is b
and the third parameter is c
press any button to continue...
and thats all! now, you can type whatever.cmd wut now bitch
and you will get:
the first parameter is wut
the second parameter is now
the second parameter is bitch
press any button to continue...
catch my drift?
@echo off
echo the first parameter is %1
echo the second parameter is %2
echo and the third parameter is %3
pause
ok save it as whatever.cmd
i suggest that you make a folder C:\\batch, and save all your batches there, just so they are easier to find.
open up the command prompt, type commands:
CD C://batch (or where ever you saved it)
whatever.cmd a b c
you should get:
the first parameter is a
the second parameter is b
and the third parameter is c
press any button to continue...
and thats all! now, you can type whatever.cmd wut now bitch
and you will get:
the first parameter is wut
the second parameter is now
the second parameter is bitch
press any button to continue...
catch my drift?
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What are those temp files you're supposed to delete every week or so?
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del *.tmp will get rid of them If only i can do this to cookies...
Also its just for deleting them in C:/windows/temp (not on all systems, sometimes its hidden in the userfolder ^-^)
L
P.S.
I really want to see your whole page with reasons to use .cmd instead of .bat!
Windows has not any command.com since win2k...
but I see you're using Vista...Never mind, I see you're using 7.
Also as lemonie said, I love your intro!
I tried to play around with the inegers but it doesn't work better!? I also can use longer filenames and pushd/popd. If you got command.com installed (on win2k and up), that would be stupid. .cmd AND .bat USE THE SAME PROGRAMM: CMD.exe. Thats probably stupid what you are writing...
Nice instructions. I was looking for something to delete files from /windows/temp that have not been in use for more than 30 days. I ended up writing this script in biterscripting.
# Script DeleteTemp.txt
var str list, file
lf -r -n "*" "/windows/temp" ($fatime < addtime(diff("-30000000"))) > $list
while ($list <> "")
do
lex "1" $list > $file
system delete ("\""+$file+"\"")
done
Feel free to use this script. In case you want to change it, the documentation for lf, addtime, etc. are at http://www.biterscripting.com .