help with some things in dos

[billrich]

Don't bother putting it in a text file, do the dir directly in the for loop.

Show us the code.  Search for all  *.htm files on you computer and execute each file.

[Helpmeh]

For /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /s *.htm') do echo %%a
Pause > nul

That will display all htm files, you can replace echo with whatever you want.

[billrich]

For /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /s *.htm') do echo %%a
Pause > nul

That will display all htm files, you can replace echo with whatever you want.

Get2500, the original poster,  does not want to use the complete path to the file.  Get2500 needs to find the directory each file is in, cd to that directory and then execute the file.

By the way, does your for loop run from the root directory or some other directory?

[Helpmeh]

Ok. Well as long as the path name doesn't have a . setting the delims to . will work.

[billrich]

Ok. Well as long as the path name doesn't have a . setting the delims to . will work.

What?

[Helpmeh]

Ohh nevermind, I was thinking of getting filename without extension.

[get2500]

i need it to cd to the directory like billrich said

[billrich]

i need it to cd to the directory

Why?  A complete path to the file works better.

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REM This batch will find a folder ( directory ) and
REM cd to that directory
REM USAGE:  MSDIR  MSInfo

@echo off



dir /s /b  %1

dir /s /b %1  >  ms.txt

echo ms.txt
echo.
type  ms.txt



set /p var=< ms.txt

echo  var = %var%

echo.
echo cd to %1 using variable

cd  "%var%"Output:

C:\>MSDir.bat  MSinfo

C:\>REM This batch will find a folder ( directory ) and

C:\>REM cd to that directory

C:\>REM USAGE:  MSDIR  MSInfo
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo
C:\WINDOWS\msapps\msinfo
ms.txt

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo
C:\WINDOWS\msapps\msinfo
 var = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo

cd to MSinfo using variable
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo>

[get2500]

well when i cd to the complete path it says "invalid path"

[get2500]

nvm i finally solved it

someone posted

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For /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /s *.html') do echo %%a
Pause > nuland i changed "do echo" to "do appletviewer %%a"

[billrich]

well when I cd to the complete path it says "invalid path"

Don't CD. Your file is not a directory.

copy and paste the complete path to the command prompt and press enter

or place the complete path in batch file and run

Post your Batch file.

[get2500]

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@echo off
echo.
echo RULES
echo.
echo Use your mouse to move the paddle and hit the ball
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 2000 >NUL
echo Ball changes color when spin is applied
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 2000 >NUL
echo The faster the ball is going the more points you get
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 2000 >NUL
echo If you miss the ball you lose 1000 points
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 2000 >NUL
echo.

echo READY
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 3000 >NUL
echo.

echo SET
echo.
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 3000 >NUL

echo GO!
For /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /s *.html') do appletviewer %%a
Pause > nul


i already solved it tho

[billrich]

Get2500,

I'm happy you solved the problem.

How many .html  files were there?

In what directory were the .html files?


You solved the problem but I'm still confused.

Thanks for your help

[get2500]

well, the code that worked for me...didnt work all the time. how do u get that part of code

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For /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /s *.html') do echo %%a
Pause > nul to work for all drives. like if i have the files on a flash drive

[Helpmeh]

Before the *, add this E:\ (or whatever drive), so it looks like E:\*.htm