Batch Files

Rolo Tomasi · 13-03-2002 11:25AM #1

Morning all,

I want a batch file to pause once completed so I can check that it ran successfully.

Anyone know what i need to add in?

Cheers

Dr. Loon · 13-03-2002 11:26AM

pause

Lemming · 13-03-2002 11:29AM

Why not pipe the action carried out by the batch file to a .txt log or something so you can come back whenever and check at your leisure?

Eg. under linux: cat myfile >> mylog.txt

Ok .. that's a very simple way of piping to a text file I know, but you get the idea?

FireDragon · 13-03-2002 12:01PM

i don't think this is much help but
try something like said dir /p
that alway let u check each part
so use /p in ur batch file

Hobbes · 13-03-2002 12:10PM

Rolo could be talking about not having the DOS box closing when you doubleclick it.

You could create a short cut with the following command.

command.exe /K batchfile.bat

or for NT

cmd.exe /K batchfile.bat

This will leave the DOS box open. Lemmings idea is the better way to go.

you would do the following..

batchfile.bat > report.txt 2>&1

what this does is outputs everything that goes to screen to a text file. The "2>&1" tells the command to send errors to the same file (some programs send it via the stderr pipe so it can be ignored in a normal pipe command).

bonkey · 13-03-2002 12:13PM

as Dr.Loon pointed out, you can use the DOS command :

pause

You could try redirecting output to a file, but DOS/windows isnt as useful as linux for this, as (IIRC) it only redirects stdout, and not stderr - so error messages may not get logged to the file.

jc

Hobbes · 13-03-2002 01:07PM

Originally posted by bonkey
You could try redirecting output to a file, but DOS/windows isnt as useful as linux for this, as (IIRC) it only redirects stdout, and not stderr - so error messages may not get logged to the file.

jc

*COUGH* *COUGH*

:rolleyes:

Rolo Tomasi · 13-03-2002 02:28PM

tried the Batch command = .batchfile.bat > report.txt 2>&1

but got this error in the textfile

'batchfile.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

What am I doing wrong?

I'm trying to map a share and a printer that are on a different domain.

Hobbes · 13-03-2002 02:48PM

Well you never said what the name of your batch file was, so that was just an example.

If your batch file was called MUPPET.BAT and was in the C:\mystuff directory then you would put the following into your shortcut.

command.exe /K c:\mystuff\muppet.bat

mapping a share and a printer would be the commands you put into a batch file and is a totally different question.

Rolo Tomasi · 13-03-2002 04:07PM

LOL

Well you never said what the name of your batch file was, so that was just an example.

I changed the file name for the sake of the post.

The error still persists if anyone with a deeper knowledge of batch files wants to have a crack at it.

Trojan · 13-03-2002 05:39PM

it doesn't know where this "program" you've tried to call exists: check your path (or if you are calling it from the cmdline directly try):

C:\> c:\mystuff\muppet.bat > report.txt 2>&1

instead of

C:\> muppet.bat > report.txt 2>&1

Al.

CH · 13-03-2002 11:45PM

does anybody know how to (or if you can) pipe the output to both the screen and a file, under DOS... ?

regards

phaxx · 13-03-2002 11:50PM

Originally posted by Dr. Loon
pause

Try using loon's suggestion...

(fecks sake)

amen · 14-03-2002 10:04AM

you can't pipe to the screen and a file at the same time.

pipe is stdout so if you pipe to a file its not going to get to the screen

What you could d0 is
new file called test.cmd which contains your commands
dir *.*
new file called test2.cmd which contains your commands
CALL test > test.txt
type test.txt

The call ensures that test has finished executing before the test.txt is displayed

some code should be added to make sure test.txt exists

Dr. Loon · 14-03-2002 10:08AM

Originally posted by phaxx

Try using loon's suggestion...

(fecks sake)

Yeah, Jesus....

pause

Quite simple really.

Hobbes · 14-03-2002 10:50AM

*Newbies ignore*

I notice your using .cmd instead of BAT which means your in an NT environment, if so a better batch file would be.

dir *.* > text.txt
call :readtext %1
goto end
:readtext
type text.txt
goto end
:end

That combines two batch files into one.

*Newbies stop ignoring*

You don't have to have two seperate batch files.

something like.

dir *.* > text.txt
type text.txt

would suffice.

Originally posted by amen
What you could d0 is
new file called test.cmd which contains your commands
dir *.*
new file called test2.cmd which contains your commands
CALL test > test.txt
type test.txt

The call ensures that test has finished executing before the test.txt is displayed

amen · 14-03-2002 07:49PM

you are of course correct

I only used the 2 files to make it a bit simpler

your solution is somewhat more elegant

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