skip specific folder in FOR Command

[novice84]

DIR command works fine to show all folders list except with/having name "noneed"

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dir /b /a:d | find /v "noneed"
in FOR command it works to search all as shown below :

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for /f "delims=" %%B in ('dir /b /a:d') do
but if put it in FOR command it doesn't work if we change to

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for /f "delims=" %%B in ('dir /b /a:d  | find /v "noneed" ') do
how we can skip specific folders in FOR command

[Salmon Trout]

When you are using certain special characters in a FOR dataset you need to "escape" them. The pipe symbol | is one of these and you need to escape it with a caret ^ like this

for /f "delims=" %%B in ('dir /b /a:d  ^| find /v "noneed" ') do

[novice84]

  thanks Salmon
if you can please explain this ^ character and function in batch file it will be very helpful

[Salmon Trout]

Full explanation here http://ss64.com/nt/syntax-esc.html

[novice84]

thanks Salmon link gives good explanation
I am just beginner with basic Computer knowledge, so short explanation not enough to understand.

one more Q. this single loop of FOR I am using, any other command I put underneath goes into loop
how we can mention in batch file to start other command after finishing one loop and then next & next...

May be I am not able to explain properly what I want but I hope you some other link to make me understand better.

[Salmon Trout]

one more Q. this single loop of FOR I am using, any other command I put underneath goes into loop

How are you writing the loop? Please give an example of code that behaves as you describe.

[novice84]

 
I thought if any code is doing repeated job is loop.
lilttle embarrassed...... my poor knowledge.....
what we will call this ?

anyway, code I am using to is to rename multiple files (from other forum post)

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ren "%~1" "%name%"
and under that line if I put in next line

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move C:\folder\*.txt C:\folder2it moves all files before naming

I want to move few files altogether to one folder after renaming all
and display some msg thru echo screen while this FOR LOOP or say FOR command is running

[foxidrive]

If you are putting it under the other command then you probably want to move each file as it is renamed:

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move "%~dp1\%name%" "C:\folder2"

[novice84]

what if I want to move after finishing complete rename, moving few files not all, some at different place.
and if want to start some other command not related to first task how we can start after finishing first one.
what command/code we have to put in in-between two codes of FOR LOOP or FOR commands
e.g. if want to display msg using echo and pause or open a folder, this interfere with rename process if we put at end of code

[foxidrive]

Shows us your code and then ask your question.

[novice84]

 
thankfully I got code from you Foxidrive from other forum batch rename
may be you help people in so many fourms so you don't remember.
anyway,  I am just putting move command under the code you made
like this
move C:\test\*.txt C:\test2\text-files
move C:\test\*.doc C:\test2\DOC-files

what I want is just to separate both process. After renaming it should do next step.

other thing is just my curiosity. say if I am doing rename and moving and it is taking 10-15 seconds, instead blinking or showing move files messages, on screen can we display msg with echo
Renaming & Sorting Files please wait.....

[foxidrive]

It's not surprising that I forget all the people I've written code for - a lot don't ever reply so it's like my posts go into a black hole.

I don't follow your questions though as we need to see the code to follow what you are referring to.

You can always put this before the process - it won't change the code.
echo Renaming & Sorting Files please wait.....

[novice84]

got it right... I was putting echo at wrong place.
here is the code...

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@echo off
pushd "C:\test\folder"
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /a-d * ') do call :next "%%a"
popd
pause
goto :eof
:next
set "name=%~nx1"
set "name=%name:old=old01%"
ren "%~1" "%name%"

[novice84]

I fixed it.
thanks Foxidrive, your tip was good.
I was also putting move command lines at wrong position.

1. but still question remains what if I put any other FOR command or any other command under this code for some different purpose, will it work ? & how it will work ? how separate next code from this.

2. what we will call this FOR command ? isn't it a loop ?

3. another question what is

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goto :eofin the code. Even if I remove it, doesn't make any difference!!!!!???

thanks for your guidance in advance

It's not surprising that I forget all the people I've written code for - a lot don't ever reply so it's like my posts go into a black hole.

  I did replied and thanked you. You are doing great help (a good karma). Saved a lot of time for me. I assure you, It's not going into black hole.

[Lemonilla]

1) Currently any other command added to the bottom will also be run during the "for loop".

2) It is a "for loop".

3) 'goto :eof' tells it to return to the place in the code it was before being called. currently it is not doing anything because it is not below a flag/label.  if you were to move it to the bottom, it would bounce back to inside the for loop after all commands were executed when you use 'call :next'.



Quick question of my own (more addressed to others on the board), why would you not write it all in one place.

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setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /a-d * ') do (
set "name=%%~nxA"
set "name=!name:old=old01!"
ren "%%~A" "!name!"
)
Is there any differences, or is it just a stylistic thing?