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Joseph Sanchez
Joseph Sanchez

Reputation: 1

Windows/Batch: Search Directory and Subfolders for file type and print to text file

I'm working on a line of code in my batch file where it will scan a users profile and display all the .txt files stored within the profile.

Line in bold above the code are my comments upon what its doing.

This is what I have, but I keep getting an error that I can't figure out how to fix.

(Scan PC's C:/Active_UserProfile) (Search any .txt) (A:Below)

cd /D C:\%USERPROFILE% DIR     *.txt /A /s /b    > %CD%\%INPUT%\Example.txt

A:(create .txt in current working directory showing paths to .txt's)

Batch lines:

echo "Scanning Directory: C:\%USERPROFILE%
echo "Terminal Destination:%CD%\%INPUT%"

cd /D C:\%USERPROFILE% DIR *.txt /A /s /b > %CD%\%INPUT%\Example.txt

echo "Scanning Directory: C:\%USERPROFILE%
echo "Terminal Destination:%CD%\%INPUT%"

Output:

"Scanning Directory: C:\Users\josep"
"Terminal Destination: M:\_TodaysRefresh\6"

The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

"Scanning Directory: C:\Users\josep"
"Terminal Destination: M:\_TodaysRefresh\6"

Upvotes: 0

Views: 285

Answers (1)

Compo
Compo

Reputation: 38708

I'm suggesting that this line cd /D C:\%USERPROFILE% DIR *.txt /A /s /b > %CD%\%INPUT%\Example.txt should be two lines split before the DIR.

Then I would have to tell you that it's just %USERPROFILE% not C:\%USERPROFILE%

Upvotes: 1

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