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user1926138
user1926138

Reputation: 1514

Create a txt file using batch file in a specific folder

I am trying to create a batch file which will create a text file in a specific folder. I am able to create a text file on my desktop, but I need to create a file in a specific file path.

For example in D:/Testing folder I wants to create a user defined text file.

@echo off

echo .>> dblank.txt

I am using the above code to create a .txt file on my desktop.

I know this is a simple question but I searched google and have not found any good solution that could helpful to me.

Upvotes: 36

Views: 266307

Answers (4)

TRIDIB BOSE
TRIDIB BOSE

Reputation: 391

This code written above worked for me as well. Although, you can use the code I am writing here:

@echo off

@echo>"d:\testing\dblank.txt"

If you want to write some text to dblank.txt then add the following line in the end of your code

@echo Writing text to dblank.txt> dblank.txt

Upvotes: 17

MC ND
MC ND

Reputation: 70923

You have it almost done. Just explicitly say where to create the file

@echo off
  echo.>"d:\testing\dblank.txt"

This creates a file containing a blank line (CR + LF = 2 bytes).

If you want the file empty (0 bytes)

@echo off
  break>"d:\testing\dblank.txt"

Upvotes: 49

phillipbv
phillipbv

Reputation: 51

Changed the set to remove % as that will write to text file as Echo on or off

echo off
title Custom Text File
cls
set /p txt=What do you want it to say? ; 
echo %txt% > "D:\Testing\dblank.txt"
exit

Upvotes: 4

Robby van 't Veer
Robby van 't Veer

Reputation: 1

You can also use

cd %localhost%

to set the directory to the folder the batch file was opened from. Your script would look like this:

@echo off
cd %localhost%
echo .> dblank.txt

Make sure you set the directory before you use the command to create the text file.

Upvotes: 0

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