ParseRat is an old program that I have had a long time. I need to transpose text files in c:\wherefilesare.
I run the below and it just dies:
echo on
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
cd c:\wherefilesare
SET progdir=C:\program files (x86)\ParseRat
for%%x in (*.txt) do ("%%progdir%\parserat.exe" "%%x.txt" "%%progdir%\test.prz" "%%x.csv"
As #Squashman says:
"You (have) an extra percent symbol for all your (environment) variables. You are also not using the FOR meta-variable correctly. Essentially %%x expands to the actual file name with the extension. So it will see file1.txt.txt and file1.txt.csv. You need to use the command modifiers. %%~nx to get just the file name without the extension."
Also, you are missing a closing parenthesis...
echo on
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
cd c:\wherefilesare
SET progdir=C:\program files (x86)\ParseRat
for %%x in (*.txt) do (
"%progdir%\parserat.exe" "%%~nx.txt" "%progdir%\test.prz" "%%~nx.csv"
)
An example would be:
Folder 1:
a.pdf
b.pdf
Folder11
c.pdf
Folder 2:
a.pdf
b.pdf
Folder21:
c.pdf
printing all files between folders
And the cmd would have a way to find the file only putting part of the words?
Example
TEXT : ABC*.PDF
PRINT ABCDF.PDF
1. To loop over multiple files recursively:
FOR /f "tokens=*" %%F in ('dir /s /b *.pdf') DO echo "%%F"
dir /s /b *.pfd finds all pdfs (*.pdf), in all subdirectories (/s), in bare format - ie just the path name (/b)
DO echo "%%F" just echo's the result to the console.
"tokens=*" adds the whole line into %%F regardless of white spaces / other tokens
/F makes it run the ('dir ...') command
2. To print from command line use: From this question
AcroRd32.exe /t "C:\Folder\File.pdf" "Brother MFC-7820N USB Printer" "Brother MFC-7820N USB Printer" "IP_192.168.10.110"
Note: Path to AcroRd32.exe must be in your path environment variable
3. Putting it all together -- edit -- 'I've added taskkill to close acrord32 after printing
FOR /f "tokens=*" %%F in ('dir /s /b *.pdf') DO AcroRd32.exe /t "%%~F" "Brother MFC-7820N USB Printer" "Brother MFC-7820N USB Printer" "IP_192.168.10.110" & taskkill /IM AcroRd32.exe
I'd like to set a file's name to a variable in a batch file. I'm already pulling the file name by pulling the total path length. Is there a way I can parse the path to only give me back the file name?
The particular script that I use to pull the path looks like this:
for /f "delims=_" %%J IN ('forfiles /p "%%F" /m *.extension /c "cmd /c echo #path"')
DO start "Program" /D "c:\fullpath" /Wait program -r %%J
Also, if there's an easier way to pull the file name and put it into a variable I'm open to that as well.
Extensive searches found no solution in batch to parse netstat -bano (same switch as -nab, -bna, -anb, -nba, nabo, etc.) so all info from a given network connection is on the same line.
Netstat's -ban switches are used to:
-b = display executable
-a = display all connections and listening ports
-n = display addresses and ports in numerical form.
-o = display owning process ID for each connection (i.e., PID)
But netstat adds the file name to the next line, making processing the output very difficult. Extensive searches didn't find any answers in batch.
I created a way to parse it by looking for a ] (right bracket) as the last character on a line. If it is a ], then basically output the "combined" line, which now contains the executable.
My code is posted as an answer, but does an ugly job since it has to use files to handle the parsing instead of variables.
The previous version of this script was missing a backslash. Additionally the script would delete the output file. Creating the file as %computername%--NETSTAT.txt instead of NETSTAT--%computername%.txt fixes the problem.
#ECHO OFF
SetLocal
REM Method of finding last character-of-a-string-from-a-variable
REM http://stackoverflow.com/a/15662607/1569434
REM Get the script's path so all needed files can sit in the same folder
SET SCRIPTPATH=%~p0
CD %SCRIPTPATH%
REM Read and pass each line in file one at a time to sub 'FindEXE'
SET CONCATLINE=
SET HEADERROW=
SET /A LINECOUNT = 0
#echo LINECOUNT = %LINECOUNT%
del %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat*.txt /q 2>nul
netstat -bano>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat0.txt
REM Copy all lines except those with "TIME_WAIT" into text file
FINDSTR /V /I /C:"TIME_WAIT" %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat0.txt>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat1.txt
REM Delete first two lines, which are a header and a blank line
for /f "skip=2 delims=*" %%a in (%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat1.txt) do (echo %%a>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat2.txt)
REM Search for and process file based on matching text
REM This sub begins putting each netstat connection on one line
for /f "delims=*" %%A in (%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat2.txt) do call :FindTXT1 %%A
REM netstat3 will have all data from given connection on one line
SET /A LINECOUNT = 0
for /f "delims=*" %%A in (%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat3.txt) do call :FindTXT2 %%A
REM Keep only header and unique (i.e., those with "[::]") 'listening' connections
FINDSTR /I /C:"LISTENING" /C:"Local Address" %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.txt>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat5.txt
FINDSTR /I /C:"[::]:" /C:"Local Address" %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat5.txt>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat6.txt
MOVE /Y %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat6.txt %SCRIPTPATH%\%computername%--NETSTAT.txt
del %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat*.txt /q 2>nul
#echo off
echo done.
EndLocal
goto :EOF
:FindTXT1
REM We've got a line sent to us. Set variable to entire line using * (instead of %1)
SET CURRENTLINE=%*
SET /A LINECOUNT = %LINECOUNT% + 1
REM Add line feed after header row and return to main script
IF "%LINECOUNT%" == "1" (
SET HEADERROW=%CURRENTLINE%
#ECHO %CURRENTLINE%> %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat3.txt
goto :eof
)
REM Append a comma and CURRENTLINE to CONCATLINE. NOTE: Script expecting comma; don't use semi-colon
SET CONCATLINE=%CONCATLINE%,%CURRENTLINE%
REM When echo line, remove first char (comma, inserted above) using:
REM http://ss64.com/nt/syntax-substring.html
REM If last char is "]" then print, otherwise append
IF "%CURRENTLINE:~-1%"=="]" (
REM #echo right bracket=FOUND
#echo %CONCATLINE:~1%>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat3.txt
SET CONCATLINE=
) else (
REM #echo right bracket=NOT found
)
REM If line = "Can not obtain ownership information" then print, otherwise append
IF "%CURRENTLINE%"=="Can not obtain ownership information" (
REM #echo No Ownership=TRUE
#echo %CONCATLINE:~1%>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat3.txt
SET CONCATLINE=
)
goto :eof
:FindTXT2
REM We've got a line sent to us. Set variable to entire line using * (instead of %1)
SET CURRENTLINE=%*
SET /A LINECOUNT = %LINECOUNT% + 1
REM Add line feed after header row and return to main script
IF "%LINECOUNT%" == "1" (
SET HEADERROW=%CURRENTLINE%
#ECHO %CURRENTLINE%> %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.txt
goto :eof
)
REM If last char is "]" then search, otherwise append.
REM Without "DelayedExp...", variable sets to value from previous FOR loop
IF "%CURRENTLINE:~-1%"=="]" (
SetLocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
REM IP6 EXEs result in 3 sets of [], so find and set var to last one, which is where EXE lives
FOR /f "tokens=1,2,3,4,5,6 delims=[]" %%a in ("%CURRENTLINE%") do (
SET BINNAME1=%%b
SET BINNAME2=%%f
IF "!BINNAME1!" == "::" (
REM #ECHO BINNAME1=!BINNAME1!>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.txt
SET BINNAME=!BINNAME2!
REM #echo %CURRENTLINE%;BINNAME=!BINNAME2!>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.txt
) else (
SET BINNAME=!BINNAME1!
REM #echo %CURRENTLINE%;BINNAME=!BINNAME1!>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.txt
)
#echo %CURRENTLINE%;BINNAME=!BINNAME!>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.txt
)
) else (
#echo %CURRENTLINE%>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.txt
SetLocal DISABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
)
goto :eof
Created solution in batch to concatenate all output for a given connection so it's on one line. Save script (below) as a batch file and when run it will create a file called "NETSTAT--%computername%.txt" in the same folder as the script, where %computername% will be replaced with the hostname of computer it's run on.
#ECHO OFF
SetLocal
REM Method of finding last character-of-a-string-from-a-variable
REM http://stackoverflow.com/a/15662607/1569434
REM Get the script's path so all needed files can sit in the same folder
SET SCRIPTPATH=%~p0
CD %SCRIPTPATH%
REM Read and pass each line in file one at a time to sub 'FindEXE'
SET CONCATLINE=
SET HEADERROW=
SET /A LINECOUNT = 0
#echo LINECOUNT = %LINECOUNT%
del %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat*.txt /q 2>nul
netstat -bano>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat0.txt
REM Copy all lines except those with "TIME_WAIT" into text file
FINDSTR /V /I /C:"TIME_WAIT" %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat0.txt>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat1.txt
REM Delete first two lines, which are a header and a blank line
for /f "skip=2 delims=*" %%a in (%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat1.txt) do (echo %%a>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat2.txt)
REM Search for and process file based on matching text
REM This sub begins putting each netstat connection on one line
for /f "delims=*" %%A in (%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat2.txt) do call :FindTXT1 %%A
REM netstat3 will have all data from given connection on one line
SET /A LINECOUNT = 0
for /f "delims=*" %%A in (%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat3.txt) do call :FindTXT2 %%A
REM Keep only header and unique (i.e., those with "[::]") 'listening' connections
FINDSTR /I /C:"LISTENING" /C:"Local Address" %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.TXT>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat5.TXT
FINDSTR /I /C:"[::]:" /C:"Local Address" %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat5.TXT>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat6.TXT
MOVE /Y %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat6.txt %SCRIPTPATH%\NETSTAT--%computername%.txt
del %SCRIPTPATH%netstat*.txt /q 2>nul
#echo off
echo done.
EndLocal
goto :EOF
:FindTXT1
REM We've got a line sent to us. Set variable to entire line using * (instead of %1)
SET CURRENTLINE=%*
SET /A LINECOUNT = %LINECOUNT% + 1
REM Add line feed after header row and return to main script
IF "%LINECOUNT%" == "1" (
SET HEADERROW=%CURRENTLINE%
#ECHO %CURRENTLINE%> %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat3.txt
goto :eof
)
REM Append a comma and CURRENTLINE to CONCATLINE. NOTE: Script expecting comma; don't use semi-colon
SET CONCATLINE=%CONCATLINE%,%CURRENTLINE%
REM When echo line, remove first char (comma, inserted above) using:
REM http://ss64.com/nt/syntax-substring.html
REM If last char is "]" then print, otherwise append
IF "%CURRENTLINE:~-1%"=="]" (
REM #echo right bracket=FOUND
#echo %CONCATLINE:~1%>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat3.txt
SET CONCATLINE=
) else (
REM #echo right bracket=NOT found
)
REM If line = "Can not obtain ownership information" then print, otherwise append
IF "%CURRENTLINE%"=="Can not obtain ownership information" (
REM #echo No Ownership=TRUE
#echo %CONCATLINE:~1%>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat3.txt
SET CONCATLINE=
)
goto :eof
:FindTXT2
REM We've got a line sent to us. Set variable to entire line using * (instead of %1)
SET CURRENTLINE=%*
SET /A LINECOUNT = %LINECOUNT% + 1
REM Add line feed after header row and return to main script
IF "%LINECOUNT%" == "1" (
SET HEADERROW=%CURRENTLINE%
#ECHO %CURRENTLINE%> %SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.txt
goto :eof
)
REM If last char is "]" then search, otherwise append.
REM Without "DelayedExp...", variable sets to value from previous FOR loop
IF "%CURRENTLINE:~-1%"=="]" (
SetLocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
REM IP6 EXEs result in 3 sets of [], so find and set var to last one, which is where EXE lives
FOR /f "tokens=1,2,3,4,5,6 delims=[]" %%a in ("%CURRENTLINE%") do (
SET BINNAME1=%%b
SET BINNAME2=%%f
IF "!BINNAME1!" == "::" (
REM #ECHO BINNAME1=!BINNAME1!>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.txt
SET BINNAME=!BINNAME2!
REM #echo %CURRENTLINE%;BINNAME=!BINNAME2!>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.txt
) else (
SET BINNAME=!BINNAME1!
REM #echo %CURRENTLINE%;BINNAME=!BINNAME1!>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.txt
)
#echo %CURRENTLINE%;BINNAME=!BINNAME!>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.txt
)
) else (
#echo %CURRENTLINE%>>%SCRIPTPATH%\netstat4.txt
SetLocal DISABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
)
goto :eof
Im attempting to get a block of text from a file I have already created and store that information into a new file. The text file id like to parse is set up like this:
HostName: xxxxxx
(8 or so lines of information)
HostName: xxxxxx
The largest problem I am having is that between the blocks of text I am specifically looking for the word "admin". I am able to find and return the line with the word admin in it, now I need to write a loop to grab the information above and below if the word admin is found within that block of text (I was going to use an empty line as the delimiter as thats consistent throughout my file).
Ive written a few for loops but none of them have given me what id like. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
The program below do what you want:
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
rem Create the info removing empty lines
(for /F "delims=" %%a in ('schtasks /query /fo list /v') do echo %%a) > schtasks.txt
rem Add an additional "HostName:" line at end as delimiter
echo HostName: >> schtasks.txt
rem Create a vector of number of lines containing "HostName:"
set i=0
for /F "delims=:" %%a in ('findstr /N "HostName:" schtasks.txt') do (
set /A i+=1
set header[!i!]=%%a
)
rem Seek for the LINES containing "admin"
for /F "delims=:" %%a in ('findstr /N /I "administrator" schtasks.txt') do (
rem Seek for the NEXT section that contains "admin" line
for /L %%i in (1,1,%i%) do if %%a gtr !header[%%i]! set thisSection=%%i
rem Locate that section
set /A start=header[!thisSection!], nextSection=thisSection+1
set /A end=header[!nextSection!]-1
rem ... and show it
set line=0
for /F "delims=" %%a in (schtasks.txt) do (
set /A line+=1
if !line! geq !start! if !line! leq !end! echo %%a
)
echo ----------------------------------------------
)
del schtasks.txt
PS - Of course that MS-DOS/Windows Batch is a programming language!