Installation

[foxidrive]

Zip archives keep the files inside them when they are extracted. So the files will remain inside the ZIP archive once they are extracted to a folder, they aren't moved.

Do you want to check if an archive has been extracted to a folder?
That could be done by checking if a known file exists in the folder.

[MLGsuperGame414]

Could we have it extract an archive into a folder that it makes, then delete the archive?

[foxidrive]

Yes. This will create the folder on the desktop,

md "%userprofile%\desktop\test folder"

Use the same path in the Winrar command to extract the archive to "%userprofile%\desktop\test folder"

Then use the del command to delete the "archive.zip"

[MLGsuperGame414]

Okay now I would like to add a status so the user can see whats happeneing.

Creating Extraction folder...

Is there any way to check if a folder with a given name is in a Dir?

[foxidrive]

Okay now I would like to add a status so the user can see whats happeneing.

Creating Extraction folder...

Use the echo command.

Is there any way to check if a folder with a given name is in a Dir?

if exist "d:\dir\folder\" echo folder exists

[MLGsuperGame414]

Can we use else in batch? So if its not there we can let the user know its not there?

[Squashman]

Can we use else in batch? So if its not there we can let the user know its not there?

Could you at least attempt to do a little research before asking all these questions. If you would read the help file for a lot of these commands you could probably figure it out on your own or at least search the web for the answer.

Open up a command prompt and type IF /?

[MLGsuperGame414]

Well I did read that and didnt understand but if you want my current code here it is.

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@echo off
set empty=Y
for /F %%G in ('dir /b C:\Users\Compklr\Desktop\not') do set empty=N

IF "%empty%"=="Y" (echo Directory is Empty) else echo Dir is not empty

pause

[foxidrive]

With the /a-d it will only check for file and ignore folders inside the test folder.

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@echo off
set "empty=Y"
for /F %%G in ('dir /b /a-d C:\Users\Compklr\Desktop\not') do set "empty=N"

IF "%empty%"=="Y" (
echo Directory is Empty
) else (
echo Dir is not empty
)
pause

[MLGsuperGame414]

Sorry it took my so long to get back to this, it seems i'm having an issue with the syntax when using the move command here is my code.

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move /Y C:\Users\Compklr\Desktop test.txt C:\Users\Compklr\Desktop\CUsersCompklrDesktop
pause

I'm simply trying to move a text file from my desktop to a folder on my desktop.

I fixed it, I figured the error was the spaces

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move C:\Users\Compklr\Desktop\test.txt "c:\Program Files"
pause

Now I am denied access though, I'm on the Administrator account too.

Edit:
I then ran it as an administrator and it worked, I'm now curious is there any way around requiring to run as an administrator?

[penpen]

I assume there is missing a backslash prior to test.txt.

penpen

[MLGsuperGame414]

Alrighty my last problem is this

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@echo off
CLS
move C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Desktop\test.txt "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Program Files"
set empty=Y
for /F %%G in ('dir /b C:\Program Files\test.txt') do set empty=N
If "%empty%"=="N" echo File is there
if "%empty%"=="Y" echo File is not there
Pause

I moving a file from my desktop to program files, yet I cant get my file to let the user know whether or not the file is now in the program files dir, or not. It always just says its not there.

[penpen]

Edit:
I then ran it as an administrator and it worked, I'm now curious is there any way around requiring to run as an administrator?

Obviously not.

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@echo off
CLS
move C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Desktop\test.txt "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Program Files"
set empty=Y
for /F %%G in ('dir /b C:\Program Files\test.txt') do set empty=N
If "%empty%"=="N" echo File is there
if "%empty%"=="Y" echo File is not there
Pause

I moving a file from my desktop to program files, yet I cant get my file to let the user know whether or not the file is now in the program files dir, or not. It always just says its not there.

I assume you are using the wrong directory, either when using the move command, or within the for loop.

penpen

[foxidrive]

Alrighty my last problem is this

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@echo off
CLS
move C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Desktop\test.txt "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Program Files"
set empty=Y
for /F %%G in ('dir /b C:\Program Files\test.txt') do set empty=N
If "%empty%"=="N" echo File is there
if "%empty%"=="Y" echo File is not there
Pause

I moving a file from my desktop to program files, yet I cant get my file to let the user know whether or not the file is now in the program files dir, or not. It always just says its not there.

Replace this

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set empty=Y
for /F %%G in ('dir /b C:\Program Files\test.txt') do set empty=N
If "%empty%"=="N" echo File is there
if "%empty%"=="Y" echo File is not there
Pause

with this:

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if exist "C:\Program Files\test.txt" (echo File is there) else (echo File is not there)
Pause

c:\program files is a restricted location in modern windows - pick somewhere else.

[MLGsuperGame414]

Would any dir in Program Files work?