Tag Archives: batch files

Underused features of Windows batch files

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Maris

StackOverflow have another interesting topic about: Underused features of Windows batch files. Of course there are many things I didn’t know about. Some highlights: PUSHD path Takes you to the directory specified by path. POPD Takes you back to the … Continue reading →

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xcopy problem – Invalid drive specification – 0 File(s) copied

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Maris

Recently I started getting the following errors from one of my batch files. Invalid drive specification 0 File(s) copied The problem was, that I didn’t have specified drive at all, because I was using UNC path (\\ComputerName\SharedFolder\Resource). So, xcopy is … Continue reading →

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How to delete all folders in current directory

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Maris

How to delete all folders in current directory using command line (cmd.exe) or batch files? How to delete all empty directories in current folder: FOR /D %f IN (*.*) DO RD “%f” How to delete all directories / folders in … Continue reading →

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Getting file size in KB using batch file

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Maris

To get file size using batch file, we use variable with modifier. Then set /a, performs match operation (divide by 1024). Unlike other examples, this example works on any Windows language. @echo off :: Name: file_size.bat :: Author wishmesh.com :: … Continue reading →

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xcopy alternative for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 – ROBOCOPY

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Maris

Robocopy – Robust File Copy for Windows is bundled with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Vista. If you can not do something in xcopy, you probably can in robocopy. For example robocopy can: resume on network error, specify number … Continue reading →

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Batch script to test if folder / directory is empty

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Maris

Yesterday I needed a Dos batch script to check if folder is empty. A little Google search revealed some methods: Using dir and find commands, does not work on non-english Windows versions: www.computing.net Using dir command with /a-d, does not … Continue reading →

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