Create Windows folders batch file - Overclock.net

Badger.flynn · 07-15-08

Hi

I was wondering if anyone might have code to create a set of folders from a batch file or even an .exe, the file name would obviously need to be edited regularly so I'm guesses a batch file is the way to go. If anyone can help it would be great.

Thanks

**stanrc** · 07-15-08

I've done some work with batch files, I can help you out.

Badger.flynn · 07-15-08

Thanks a million, anything I need to do?

**stanrc** · 07-15-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Badger.flynn

Thanks a million, anything I need to do?

Just give me a better description of what you want it to do

Modki · 07-15-08

Batch File:

wont let me do \ in the code box

mkdir "c:\path\foldername

**stanrc** · 07-15-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Modki

Batch File:

wont let me do in the code box

mkdir "c

athfoldername

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up

Badger.flynn · 07-15-08

Simply need to create a set of say 10 or so default folder names with one folder being the root and the other 9 being sub folders. These folders would start with a numeric number that would change every time, say for example you might have "06123 OutGoing Mail" next time the I run the batch I would need to change the Name to "06164 OutGoing Mail" the path would also change.

Thanks in advance for the help

**stanrc** · 07-15-08

something like this:

@echo off
mkdir c:\Mail <-- change that as needed
mkdir c:\Mail\Outgoing 1
mkdir c:\Mail\Outgoing 2
mkdir c:\Mail\Outgoing 3
mkdir c:\Mail\Outgoing 4
mkdir c:\Mail\Outgoing 5
mkdir c:\Mail\Outgoing 6
mkdir c:\Mail\Outgoing 7
mkdir c:\Mail\Outgoing 8
mkdir c:\Mail\Outgoing 9

Then just manually change the folder names as needed.

Badger.flynn · 07-15-08

That brilliant, would you know how to get the batch file to ask for the folder names to be inputed when it is run, obviously this would make it alot more useful.

Again thanks a million for you help

**stanrc** · 07-15-08

After some research I found this:

Quote:

Batch files can only handle parameters %0 to %9

%0 is the program name as it was called,
%1 is the first command line parameter,
%2 is the second command line parameter,
and so on till %9.

so you could replace the code I gave you above with something like:

@echo off
mkdir c:\Mail <-- change that as needed
mkdir c:\Mail\%1
mkdir c:\Mail\%2
mkdir c:\Mail\%3
mkdir c:\Mail\%4
mkdir c:\Mail\%5
mkdir c:\Mail\%6
mkdir c:\Mail\%7
mkdir c:\Mail\%8
mkdir c:\Mail\%9

so when you run the program, just type:

programname foldername1 foldername2 etc...

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