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Anoop
Anoop

Reputation: 439

How to get two or more commands together into a batch file

I want to enter a command in command prompt after reaching a specific location. How can I achieve this?

e.g.,

set PathName="X:\Web Content Mgmt\Completed Filtering\2013_Folder"
set comd="dir /b /s *.zip"
start "cmd" cd /d %PathName%

I am opening the command prompt and giving it a path using PathName. Now after reaching that specific path I want to insert the comd variable into the command prompt to get the desired result.

These are the specific commands I am trying to execute in the batch file:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
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C:\Users\anoopn>x:
X:\>cd
X:\Web Content Mgmt\Completed Filtering\2013_Folder
X:\Web Content Mgmt\Completed Filtering\2013_Folder> dir /b /s *.zip > C:\Users\anoopn\Desktop\abc.csv

Upvotes: 20

Views: 117325

Answers (6)

Code Guru
Code Guru

Reputation: 15588

You can use the following command. The SET will set the input from the user console to the variable comment and then you can use that variable using %comment%

SET /P comment=Comment: 
echo %comment%
pause

Upvotes: 3

Royi Namir
Royi Namir

Reputation: 148534

To get a user Input :

set /p pathName=Enter The Value:%=%
@echo %pathName%

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p.s. this is also valid :

set /p pathName=Enter The Value:

Upvotes: 35

user2872482
user2872482

Reputation: 1

If you are creating other batch files from your outputs then put a line like this in your batch file 

echo %pathname%\foo.exe >part2.txt

then you can have your defined part1.txt and part3.txt already done and have your batch

copy part1.txt + part2.txt +part3.txt thebatyouwanted.bat

Upvotes: 0

Endoro
Endoro

Reputation: 37569

set "PathName=X:\Web Content Mgmt\Completed Filtering\2013_Folder"
set "comd=dir /b /s *.zip"
cd /d "%PathName%"
%comd%

Upvotes: 2

Stephan
Stephan

Reputation: 56180

if I understand you right (not sure), the start parameter /D should help you:

start "cmd" /D %PathName% %comd%

/D sets the start-directory (see start /?)

Upvotes: 0

foxidrive
foxidrive

Reputation: 41234

Try this: edited

@echo off
set "comd=dir /b /s *.zip"
set "pathName="
set /p "pathName=Enter The Value: "
cd /d "%pathName%"
%comd%
pause

Upvotes: 2

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