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batch file query

  • 10-11-2006 10:40am
    #1
    justsomebloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,407 ✭✭✭✭


    hey quick question about creating a batch file.

    the question is does anybody know what to write a batch file so that I can rename a file but get the name of the new file from user input.

    Thanks inadvance for any help
    JSB


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  • #2
    Stugots
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 205 ✭✭Stugots


    Diffiuclty is getting the user input to th ebatch file obviously.

    Its tricky, but possible with Windows pre-NT. More difficult for NT and beyond, but this site claims it is possible using wscript.

    http://members.cox.net/tglbatch/input95.html


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,583 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    set /? will show you the list of options

    set /p of them allows you to ask the user to type input which then gets assigned to an enviromental variable.

    set /p filename
    echo %filename%


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