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For Do rename loop

ConFlicker — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:54:05 +0000

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Log file copy time

ConFlicker — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:53:26 +0000

Is it possible to log how long it takes for a file to copy from one location to another? I am using Windows and wanted to output to a text file how long a file transfer took. Can anyone help with this process?

Delete contents of a folder tree with a kill statement

ConFlicker — Fri, 06 May 2011 00:40:14 +0000

Would anyone know of a code, or be able to point me to one, that will delete all files and folders under a given location. I am looking to schedule the empting of temp folders and would like it to be all inclusive. If a kill statement is needed also to force delete folders and there content that would help. Please advise of the best method to automate this and any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Generating Windows events from the event log

ITKE — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:35:23 +0000

Can I generate windows events that appear in the event log from scripts or batch files. For example from an Windows XP system call scripts that ping remote servers and on failure generate a event.

Send email w/attachment via batch file

ConFlicker — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:50:41 +0000

I would like to be able to set up a scheduled task to call up batch file that would send out an email at a given time of day including an attachment. The question is if anyone would know of a simple way to accomplish this task and what I may need to make it work?

How to change compatibility options for an exe file in a batch file on Windows 7?

Ingram87 — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:25:52 +0000

Is there a way to change the compatibility options on an executable file in a batch file? I’d like to be able to set it to run as “xp sp2″ or run as administrator.

Is there a way to do that?

Batch file for remote shutdown of Windows Server 2003

ninjas — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:08:18 +0000

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Filename from SQL 2005 Query

Apbarker — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:56:50 +0000

I have a batch file that runs a SQL query command overnight once a week and outputs the results of that query to a file as a .csv file. The query produces, amongst other things, a week ending date. Is it possible to to name the output file with result of the week ending column in the query. All rows will have the same week ending date in the column. The output file would be something like “NPQ_Asst_2010-11-12.csv”

Visual Basic scripting

W12 — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:07:30 +0000

how can i run batch files using vb scripting

I am writing a batch file that will be run from a DVD to copy some necessary files to a location specified by the user.

Techy1984 — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:29:58 +0000

I am writing a batch file that will be run from a DVD to copy some necessary files to a location specified by the user. I have used switches to get Yes or No input in the past. How do I get a drive location from the user and then verify that on the current system so I can return an error echo?

Also, is there a way to show progress or a time elapsed/estimated output?