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by steve.marks59
09 Mar 2011 22:09
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Batch file same attribute to a folder + all sub folders
Replies: 1
Views: 2563

Re: Batch file same attribute to a folder + all sub folders

I was given the answer below on another forum here: http://www.theeldergeek.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=44616 You can try using the /S and /D switches: EX: attrib +r "D:\My Documents\Main Folder\*.*" /S /D /S Processes matching files in the current folder and all subfolders. /D Processes...
by steve.marks59
09 Mar 2011 02:17
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Batch file same attribute to a folder + all sub folders
Replies: 1
Views: 2563

Batch file same attribute to a folder + all sub folders

I need a batch file to assign the same attribute to a folder and all its sub folders. Can this be done using an argument or a "wildcard" instead of assigning the attribute to each sub folder individually? I use XXCopy in my batch files. Instead of having to do this: attrib +r "D:\My D...
by steve.marks59
13 Feb 2011 03:02
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Batch file to prompt user for a choice of operations
Replies: 2
Views: 3193

Re: Batch file to prompt user for a choice of operations

Thanks for the suggestions. I have found a way to make the script do what I wanted. My script isn't very elegant I am sure there are better ways to write a script to achieve this. But although it may be primitive, it does what I wanted. New Copy.bat --------------------------------------------------...
by steve.marks59
12 Feb 2011 18:32
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Batch file to prompt user for a choice of operations
Replies: 2
Views: 3193

Batch file to prompt user for a choice of operations

My OS is XP-PRO SP3 How can I have this batch file prompt the user to select one of the choices below? 1. Terminate program at this point. 2. Perform this operation. 3. Skip this operation and go to the next operation. Thank you. @ECHO OFF echo "Enter FolderName" set /p FolderName= xxcopy ...