Jun 1, 2025 · Batch files help with full list of questions and answers and FAQs that help answer how to make, run, and edit batch files in DOS and Windows command line.

Dec 21, 2021 · How does && work in a Batch File? && will execute the next command when the previous command returns 0 || will execute the next command when the previous command returns …

Jul 16, 2020 · In this context, it is used to perform substring modification of a variable using an offset from the first character in the variables content, as explained in the help output of Set /?.

May 3, 2017 · 90 I use a batch file to start up a few of the programs I need running in the background. Up until now, I had used the pause command to execute it after some of the other start-ups finished. …

Jan 20, 2018 · Simple way is copy the txt file to a file called mydel.bat in the directory of the files to delete. Using an editor like Microsoft Word edit this file. Do a global replace on Newline normally ^p …

Aug 19, 2020 · We want to extract it using a Windows batch script file (not powershell) and FOR loop to get this output: AAAAAA BBBBBB CCCCCC So far we have gotten to this point. For illustration, i …

Now change the "Default key value" to cmd.exe /k "%1" %*. Now, every batch script window will stay open after its execution. Note that this is like using cmd.exe /c cmd.exe /k program.bat, meaning that …

44 You can't -- executing a batch file with the built in Command Prompt is going to keep a window open until the batch file exits. What you can do is take steps to make sure that the batch file exits as …

Aug 13, 2016 · If the original batch file is already running as admin, or if UAC prompts are off, the new file will be elevated without a prompt. Note that the elevated batch processor's current directory will …

Apr 27, 2015 · I would like to delete all files and subfolders using a batch file in Windows 7 and keep the top folder. Basically emptying the folder.