Author Topic: How can i copy a file name? (Read 9007 times)

Mental · « **on:** February 23, 2008, 08:04:02 PM »

hi
i want copy a file name then with md command create a folder in same directory and rename the folder to name of file that copied ...
eg:
1 i have sample.txt
2 i want copye this file name
3 create sample folder in same directory

i want type these in batch file ...

GuruGary · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2008, 11:36:42 PM »

What do you have so far, or where are you getting stuck?

Mental · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2008, 04:05:26 AM »

i want these for my program ...
plz just tell me that how can i copy a file name?

Dias de verano · « **Reply #3 on:** February 24, 2008, 04:55:51 AM »

What do you mean by "copy a file name"?

Mental · « **Reply #4 on:** February 24, 2008, 05:29:03 AM »

i cant speak english very well
copy file name in windows :

i copied name of text file ( connection copied )
now how can i do it in cmd ?

Dias de verano · « **Reply #5 on:** February 24, 2008, 05:31:21 AM »

Why don't you do it in Windows? Cmd prompt does not have a clipboard.

Is this right?

In a folder you have 1 file only. if it is called sample.txt you want to create a folder there called sample?

Mental · « **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2008, 05:48:44 AM »

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In a folder you have 1 file only. if it is called sample.txt you want to create a folder there called sample

yeah
if i do it my problem 50% solved

Dias de verano · « **Reply #7 on:** February 24, 2008, 06:07:22 AM »

what is the other 50%?

Mental · « **Reply #8 on:** February 24, 2008, 06:45:04 AM »

dear friend
if we cant solved this 50% , so we will cant solve other 50% because related its ...

Dias de verano · « **Reply #9 on:** February 24, 2008, 06:48:05 AM »

yes that is why I asked. They are related. So I need to know the whole problem. When asking for help in forums, it is a bad idea to be mysterious.

WillyW · « **Reply #10 on:** February 24, 2008, 12:17:27 PM »

Quote from: Mental on February 24, 2008, 05:48:44 AM

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In a folder you have 1 file only. if it is called sample.txt you want to create a folder there called sample
yeah
if i do it my problem 50% solved

One way - Use a free command line utility program.

See:
http://home.mnet-online.de/horst.muc/main.htm
particularly:
http://home.mnet-online.de/horst.muc/div.htm
Check out VARSET .

It says it works under WinNt and Win2000. I bet it works under XP too.
You'd have to try it to be sure.

It is simple to use. Read the docs with it.

With it, you can set an environment variable that is equal to a filename.
Next, you could then use the MD command along with that environment variable to create your new directory.
I tried it under Win98SE. Works fine.

I hope this helps.

WillyW · « **Reply #11 on:** February 24, 2008, 12:21:33 PM »

Quote from: Dias de verano on February 24, 2008, 05:31:21 AM

Why don't you do it in Windows? Cmd prompt does not have a clipboard.

Is this right?

Side note:

If ever you want to copy to/from the clipboard from the command line - there is a free utility that will do it.

See:
http://home.mnet-online.de/horst.muc/div.htm#wclip
and/or
http://home.mnet-online.de/horst.muc/wbat32.htm

I've tried Cliptext under '98 only.

Mental · « **Reply #12 on:** February 24, 2008, 06:19:49 PM »

Thx WillyW

i downloaded its , but im new dos user !!
can you post that i how do with it ?? (For my problem ? )
In a folder you have 1 file only. if it is called sample.txt you want to create a folder there called sample

Dias de verano · « **Reply #13 on:** February 25, 2008, 01:05:38 AM »

I think what Mental wants is to get a batch file to load a filename into a variable, strip off the extension, and use what is left as the name of a folder which is to be created. This is easily done using batch commands.

e.g.

fmake "sample.txt"

fmake.bat

Quote

set name=%~dpn1 mkdir "%name%"

makes dir called "sample"

Mental · « **Reply #14 on:** February 25, 2008, 03:34:19 AM »

thx mate
but i put this batch file with a txt file in same directory and i run the batch ...
but not any happend

Dias de verano · « **Reply #15 on:** February 25, 2008, 03:53:05 AM »

did you call the batch file by name from the command line with the filename in quote marks?

try this

set name=%~n1
mkdir "%name%

Mental · « **Reply #16 on:** February 25, 2008, 04:40:25 AM »

its not work with double click ...
its not work with call from cmd
(batch file )

Dias de verano · « **Reply #17 on:** February 25, 2008, 04:48:35 AM »

did you do all these?

1. save the batch as fmake.bat in the same folder
2. Open a dos command box in that folder.
3. If the text file is called (for example) sample.txt you type

fmake "sample.txt"

Mental · « **Reply #18 on:** February 25, 2008, 06:10:16 AM »

thx a lot of
i wanted this (My Progress 30%)

but we have a problem , i want that if i run fmake (in cmd like above post) it automatically create sample folder ...
in above way i must type manually ...
im waitig for your answer

Dias de verano · « **Reply #19 on:** February 25, 2008, 06:22:35 AM »

is there just 1 file in the folder?

Mental · « **Reply #20 on:** February 25, 2008, 06:44:00 AM »

no
but there 1 txt file

Dias de verano · « **Reply #21 on:** February 25, 2008, 06:51:06 AM »

only ever 1 text file, and that is the file whose name you want to use for the folder name

for example

find example9999.txt ===>>> make folder example9999

Is this the task?

Mental · « **Reply #22 on:** February 25, 2008, 06:55:23 AM »

yeah, exactly

Dias de verano · « **Reply #23 on:** February 25, 2008, 07:02:33 AM »

try this, run it in the same directory

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "delims==" %%F in ('dir/b *.txt') do (
echo found text file: %%F
make folder called : %%~nF
md %%~nF
pause

Mental · « **Reply #24 on:** February 25, 2008, 07:09:56 AM »

i copied the code in batch file in same directory with a txt file ... then run the batch file
but not any happend

Dias de verano · « **Reply #25 on:** February 25, 2008, 07:12:18 AM »

I missed a space and a character out. Sorry.

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "delims==" %%F in ('dir /b *.txt') do (
echo found text file: %%F
make folder called : %%~nF
md %%~nF

)

pause

Dias de verano · « **Reply #26 on:** February 25, 2008, 07:19:15 AM »

Mistakes hopefully corrected!

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@echo off setlocal enabledelayedexpansion for /f "delims==" %%F in ('dir /b *.txt') do ( echo found text file : %%F echo will make folder : %%~nF if not exist "%%~nF" md "%%~nF" ) pause

Mental · « **Reply #27 on:** February 25, 2008, 07:21:05 AM »

ohh very thx ..
we victory on dos !
but plz see this ?
can u remove some bugs?

Dias de verano · « **Reply #28 on:** February 25, 2008, 07:23:27 AM »

use my corrected version

delete folder called g

try again

Mental · « **Reply #29 on:** February 25, 2008, 07:31:45 AM »

ok
thx for help me ,
im writting a program , for some problem i had changed my method ...
but i will return to old method ...
now my progress is over 60%
if i encounter problem i will come back ...
ThX in advance dear friend

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