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Boggie1688 wrote:Hi,

I'm really new to batch commands so bare with me.

I have a server that I downloads multiple directories to one directory. I want to create a batch file search the directory using a given set of directory names. I'd like to call this bat, search.bat.

Next I need to sort the files found in each directory. For example files ending in S01 need to go to a folder named S01. Files ending in S02 need to go to a folder named S02. I'll call this bat, sort.bat.

But before I can sort the files into the folders, I need to verify that there is a folder that corresponds to the file type. For example, if search.bat in conjunction with sort.bat found a directory named ABC with file S01, then I need verify.bat to make sure there is a corresponding ACB/S01 directory in directory hard drive.

If the directory is there then move.bat will move the file over. If the directory is not there, then verify.bat will create the directory on the other hard drive. Then move.bat will move the file there.

Its really complicated. Here is a example of the directory system:

C:Unsorted\ABC\S\S01.txt
C:Unsorted\DEG\S\S02.txt

These need to get moved to:

C:Sorted\ABC\S01.txt
C:Sorted\DEG\S02.txt

I know how to work the MD, Find, and Move commands. What is killing me is how to take a txt file and turn it into variables. Then having the find command search for the variables.

For example search.txt used by search.bat contains:
S01
S02

dir /s /b /ab C:Unsorted > results.txt
find search.txt <results.txt>null
if not errorlevel 1 call verify.bat &variable&

I know entering search.txt doesn't work, but I dunno how to get a it to find for each value inside of search.txt then use that variable in verify.bat

Inside of verify.bat that variable needs to be used again in another search command.

Can anyone help me?

@echo off
set "sourcedir=c:\unsorted"
set "destdir=c:\sorted"


for /f %%a in (search.txt) do (
   for /f %%b in ('dir /s /b /a-d "%sourcedir%\*.%%a"') do call :process "%%b"
)
echo All done.
goto :eof


:process
set "ext=%~x1"
set "ext=%ext:~1,99%"
md "%destdir%\%ext%" >nul 2>nul
move "%~1" "%destdir%\%ext%"
goto :eof

Boggie1688 wrote:Wow thanks for the reply.

Ok I just want to go over your code so I can understand it well enough to work on it. I would really appreciate it.


for /f %%a in (search.txt) do (
for /f %%b in ('dir /s /b /a-d "%sourcedir%\*.%%a"') do call :process "%%b"
)

Is %%a a variable for each line of text?

Hence its creating another variable %%b for C:\Unsorted\%%a?

It says if there is a directory C:\Unsorted\%%a then run process and pass the variable %%b.

Process is where I get lost.
Why are there two sets? What do both of them do?

What does >nul 2>nul do for md?

What does "%~1" stand for?

And lastly :eof? Points too?

Boggie1688 wrote:Err.. I messed up my explanation of the destination directory.

I'm looking to do

C:Unsorted/House/S01E02.mkv
C:Unsorted/House/S02E02.mkv
C:Unsorted/Stargate/S01E02.mkv
C:Unsorted/Stargate/S01E01.mkv
to
C:Sorted/House/Season 1/S01E02.mkv
C:Sorted/House/Season 2/S02E02.mkv
C:Sorted/Stargate/Season 1/S02E02.mkv
C:Sorted/Stargate/Season 2/S01E02.mkv

Will this fix that?

@echo off
set "sourcedir=H:\Test\unsorted"
set "destdir=H:\Test\tv_shows"


for /f %%a in (tv.txt) do (
for /f %%b in ('dir /s /b "%sourcedir%\*%%a*.txt"') do call :process "%%b" "%%a"
)
)

echo All done.
goto :eof


:process
set "ext=%~1"
set "ext=%~2"
set "ext=%ext:~0,99%"
md "%destdir%\%~2" >nul 2>nul
move "%~1*.*" "%destdir%\%~2"
echo %~1 %destdir%\%~2
goto :eof