Find out how many times a Batch is used.

[BatchRocks]

Does anyone know if there is a way to find out how MANY times a batch file is opened?

I'm curious :O.

[BC_Programmer]

you could echo a value into the batch file itself as an alternate data stream... but unless you code for it you cannot know...

[BatchRocks]

Can it be... (Make 'Result.txt' and put a 1 in it, then edit this code accordingly)

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set /a num=1
echo %num% >>Result.txt
find /i "%num%" Result.txt
if exist set %num%+1=%num% >> Result.txt

That makes a file names Result.txt and then it echoes some random gibberish, and in Result.txt, it has:

1
1

Each time it is opened.

[BC_Programmer]

use > when saving back to the file.

[BatchRocks]

Still not working

[BatchFileCommand]

Here's an advanced and clean way.  Number.txt is the file which keeps track of the count.

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
if exist number goto add

echo 0 > number.txt

:add
cls
for /f %%a in ('type number.txt') do (
  set uses=%%a
  set /a uses=1 + !uses!
  del number.txt
  echo !uses! > number.txt
  echo This file has been used !uses! time(s^)
  pause>nul
  exit
)


[BatchRocks]

It's not working :O!

[BatchFileCommand]

I got it working, then I tried to do something and screwed it up. But now when I try to do

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echo (something) > (something).txt

or

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echo (something) >> (something).txt

It says access denied.

[BatchRocks]

It's confusing D:. What's the difference between %random% and !Random!?

[BatchFileCommand]

I will explain the difference. If a variable is set in a for loop then used in the same for loop must be sorrounded by !'s instead of %'s .

[oldun]

How about this:

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@echo off
if not exist times_opened.txt (Echo 1 >times_opened.txt&Echo %0 has been executed 1 time&goto :eof)
for /f %%a in (times_opened.txt) do (
set /a times=%%a+1)
echo %times% >times_opened.txt
echo %0 has been executed %times% times


[Reno]

hello, Duo BatchFile-Rock

you can save the value inside the batch file itself as suggested by BC_Programmer
here is how to do it:

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@set c=0
@echo off
call:tick

echo Your Batch Code Goes Here
echo Current Count=%c%
echo Batch Code End Here

goto:eof

:tick
set/a c+=1
>$$$ (echo @set c=%c%& more +1 %~nx0)
move $$$ %~nx0

to try it type in command prompt:
for /l %a in (1 1 20) do @save.bat

[Reno]

It's confusing D:. What's the difference between %random% and !Random!?

I will explain the difference. If a variable is set in a for loop then used in the same for loop must be sorrounded by !'s instead of %'s .

batchfilecommand is right, the ! sign is mostly used inside a for loop when setting variable, it's used in conjunction with the setlocal enabledelayedexpansion. but there is a pitfall when using it, for example parsing a string containing this character !, and setting the token to a var, then you will lose the string surrounded by ! !.

here is the detail explanation:

Delayed environment variable expansion is useful for getting around
the limitations of the current expansion which happens when a line
of text is read, not when it is executed.  The following example
demonstrates the problem with immediate variable expansion:

    set VAR=before
    if "%VAR%" == "before" (
        set VAR=after
        if "%VAR%" == "after" @echo If you see this, it worked
    )

would never display the message, since the %VAR% in BOTH IF statements
is substituted when the first IF statement is read, since it logically
includes the body of the IF, which is a compound statement.  So the
IF inside the compound statement is really comparing "before" with
"after" which will never be equal.  Similarly, the following example
will not work as expected:

    set LIST=
    for %i in (*) do set LIST=%LIST% %i
    echo %LIST%

in that it will NOT build up a list of files in the current directory,
but instead will just set the LIST variable to the last file found.
Again, this is because the %LIST% is expanded just once when the
FOR statement is read, and at that time the LIST variable is empty.
So the actual FOR loop we are executing is:

    for %i in (*) do set LIST= %i

which just keeps setting LIST to the last file found.

Delayed environment variable expansion allows you to use a different
character (the exclamation mark) to expand environment variables at
execution time.  If delayed variable expansion is enabled, the above
examples could be written as follows to work as intended:

    set VAR=before
    if "%VAR%" == "before" (
        set VAR=after
        if "!VAR!" == "after" @echo If you see this, it worked
    )

    set LIST=
    for %i in (*) do set LIST=!LIST! %i
    echo %LIST%

you will realized that it is from the built-in help file. yes, correct, it's the best place to learn batch and lots of tricks can be learn from built-in help.
type: set/?

[BatchRocks]

How about this:

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@echo off
if not exist times_opened.txt (Echo 1 >times_opened.txt&Echo %0 has been executed 1 time&goto :eof)
for /f %%a in (times_opened.txt) do (
set /a times=%%a+1)
echo %times% >times_opened.txt
echo %0 has been executed %times% times


His is the best one- It makes a file named times_opened.txt And Puts 1, then I use the Batch again, 2, ect.

All the batch files don't stay open though, they close really quickly.

[feras]

hello

this script will do that but it rely on the registry

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@echo off
cls
REG QUERY "HKLM\software\usage"
if not errorlevel=1 goto count
if errorlevel=1 reg add "HKLM\software\usage" /v used /t REG_SZ /d 1 /f
cls
title It is the first time you open this program
cls
pause > nul
exit
:count
FOR /F "tokens=2* delims= " %%A IN ('REG QUERY "HKLM\software\usage"') DO SET n=%%B
set /a r=n+1
reg add "HKLM\software\usage" /v used /t REG_SZ /d %r% /f
cls
title this program has been used for %r% time (s)
pause > nul