Finding file in C:\ drive

[shanked]

How could you have a batch file that can start a program that's placed anywhere on the User's account?

For example if someone moved a .txt file to "C:\Folder" (and i didn't know), in a batch file how could i make it search everywhere for that specific file.

I know how to locate a specific file when i know where it is

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start /d "C:\Folder" file.txt so this isn't what i'm asking ^. Thanks

[Salmon Trout]

cd /d C:\ & for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /s "file.txt"') do @start /d "%%~dpA" file.txt

[lelaallison]

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@echo off
cd \
dir /s %1


C:\test> findtxtfile.bat  file.txt
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 0652-E41D

 Directory of C:\folder

12/27/2010  04:22 PM                 7 file.txt
               1 File(s)              7 bytes

     Total Files Listed:
               1 File(s)              7 bytes
               0 Dir(s)  290,484,391,936 bytes free
C:\> cd  test

C:\test> findtxtfile.bat  *.pdf
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 0652-E41D

 Directory of C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader

05/13/2008  02:13 PM           353,321 PDFSigQFormalRep.pdf
               1 File(s)        353,321 bytes

[BC_Programmer]

Bill: read the requirements listed. You'll find that dir /s does not meet them.

[lelaallison]

Lela: read the requirements listed. You'll find that dir /s does not meet them.

I believe you are right.  The Original Poster and all interested readers will use your solution.

[lelaallison]

I could not find the BC solution of how to find a file?

[Salmon Trout]

Billrich destroys another thread.

[GingerRogers]

cd /d C:\ & for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /s "file.txt"') do @start /d "%%~dpA" file.txt

The above is  a sophisticated solution to a very simple problem.


KISS  ( Keep It Simple Sam )

cd \
dir /s file.txt

[Salmon Trout]

The above is  a sophisticated solution to a very simple problem.


KISS  ( Keep It Simple Sam )

cd \
dir /s file.txt

... and comes back and does it again. Ginger, why did you stop dancing with Red Adair?*

You have not understood the OP's question: find the file and start it, supplying its folder name as a parameter to the start command.

*Yes, I know...

[Salmon Trout]

Probably time to lock. If the OP wants to use my script sample and has queries they could PM me.

This Billrich problem really needs sorting out.

[shanked]

cd /d C:\ & for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /s "file.txt"') do @start /d "%%~dpA" file.txt

This works great, but it does take a while :/

The above is  a sophisticated solution to a very simple problem.


KISS  ( Keep It Simple Sam )

cd \
dir /s file.txt

This one locates the directory of the file but how could you make it open it up once it has found it?

[Teacher]

When a text file is at commamd prompt or on a line by its self, notepad will open the file automatically

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@echo off
cd \
dir /s /b %1
dir /s /b %1  >  c:\test\displaytxt.bat
cd  c:\test\
c:\test\displaytxt.bat
Output:

c:\test> findtxt.bat  file.txt
c:\folder\file.txt

c:\test>

[Helpmeh]

One line vs. six lines...hmm, they both do the same thing, but one line is better.

[Teacher]

One line vs. six lines...hmm, they both do the same thing, but one line is better.

Are you sure?

The original poster mentioned how slow the one line is.

[Salmon Trout]

The original poster mentioned how slow the one line is.

Dir /s on the system drive is going to be slow whichever way you package it, Bill. Why haven't you been banned yet?