[SOLVED] Write a batch to write a batch correctly?

[serverdelux]

Hi, I am having hard time for batch to write a batch that writes another batch

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@echo off
echo echo SET file=%SystemDrive%\1\1a ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove.bat >>%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat
echo echo IF EXIST %%file%% attrib -h %%file%% ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove.bat >>%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat
echo echo rd /S /Q %%file%% ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove.bat  >>%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat

But I need remove.bat to end up like this

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SET file=C:\1\1a
IF EXIST %file% attrib -h %file%
rd /S /Q %file%

Not sure how to use the % in 2.bat to get remove.bat to write correctly

[aGerman]

What are you trying to do? Writing a batch code that writes a batch code that writes another batch code

[serverdelux]

What are you trying to do? Writing a batch code that writes a batch code that writes another batch code

Yes, 2.bat writes remove.bat

So in essence one file is written (2.bat), then if prompted will write to another (remove.bat) and need (remove.bat) to be written like

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SET file=C:\1\1a
IF EXIST %file% attrib -h %file%
rd /S /Q %file%

So that 1a folder is deleted

Thanks

[aGerman]

That way?

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>>"%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat" echo ^>^>"%%SystemDrive%%\remove.bat" echo SET file=C:\1\1a
>>"%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat" echo ^>^>"%%SystemDrive%%\remove.bat" echo IF EXIST %%%%file%%%% attrib -h %%%%file%%%%
>>"%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat" echo ^>^>"%%SystemDrive%%\remove.bat" echo rd /S /Q %%%%file%%%%

Regards
aGerman

[serverdelux]

That way?

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>>"%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat" echo ^>^>"%%SystemDrive%%\remove.bat" echo SET file=C:\1\1a
>>"%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat" echo ^>^>"%%SystemDrive%%\remove.bat" echo IF EXIST %%%%file%%%% attrib -h %%%%file%%%%
>>"%SystemDrive%\2\2.bat" echo ^>^>"%%SystemDrive%%\remove.bat" echo rd /S /Q %%%%file%%%%

Regards
aGerman

Hi, it needs to be written to 2.bat, then 2.bat writes remove.bat to end up with code like this

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SET file=C:\1\1a
IF EXIST %file% attrib -h %file%
rd /S /Q %file%

Thanks

[aGerman]

Did you already try my code above

[serverdelux]

Did you already try my code above

I had a back slash where there should have been a slash and it didn't detect the folder to delete it

Thank you for your code, it does work!

I just need to successfully include it into my main batch which is turning out to be difficult

[serverdelux]

I have another question about a write to batch

Why won't this write

echo schtasks /query | FINDSTR /I "Task1" >NUL >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat

I open up 3.bat and it's empty

But this does write

echo schtasks /delete /tn "Task1" /f >NUL 2>&1 >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat

Any help please?

Thanks

[foxidrive]

Why won't this write

echo schtasks /query | FINDSTR /I "Task1" >NUL >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat

You haven't escaped the poison characters | and >

[serverdelux]

Why won't this write

echo schtasks /query ^^^| FINDSTR /I "Task1" ^^^>NUL >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat

You haven't escaped the poison characters | and >

I tried this

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echo schtasks /query ^^^| FINDSTR /I "Task1" ^^^>NUL >>%SystemDrive%\3.bat

and writes

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schtasks /query ^| FINDSTR /I "Task1" ^>NUL 

Any help?

Also should I use this

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>NUL 2>&1

like the schtasks delete
instead of just this

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>NUL

so it doesn't show in console

Thanks for your help

[foxidrive]

As you posed the problem, just one carat is needed in two places.

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echo schtasks /query ^| FINDSTR /I "Task1" ^>NUL >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat

[serverdelux]

As you posed the problem, just one carat is needed in two places.

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echo schtasks /query ^| FINDSTR /I "Task1" ^>NUL >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat

Thank you for your assistance and teaching

[serverdelux]

Back to my original question:

I have function here that should create a batch to delete the folders it is inside

I'm not sure I have to use "cd" cmd but here is what I'm working on

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md %SystemDrive%\1
md %SystemDrive%\1\2
schtasks /create /tn "Task1" /tr "%SystemDrive%\1\2\4.bat" /sc onstart /ru ""

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echo :Uninstall1>>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo CLS >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo Uninstalling...>>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo schtasks /query ^| FINDSTR /I "Task1">>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo IF ERRORLEVEL 1 ( >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo GOTO 1 >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo ) ELSE ( >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo GOTO 2 >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo ) >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat

echo :1>>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo cd %SystemDrive%^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1 ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat  >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1 ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo del /F /Q %SystemDrive%\remove1.bat  ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo start %SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo GOTO :Exit >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat

echo :2>>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo cd %SystemDrive%^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1\2 ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat  >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1\2 ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo echo del /F /Q %SystemDrive%\remove1.bat  ^>^>%SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo start %SystemDrive%\remove1.bat >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo GOTO :Exit >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat

echo :Exit >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat
echo exit >>%SystemDrive%\1\2\3.bat

Basically I need it to manifest remove1.bat with these contents in %systemdrive%

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rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1
rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1
del /F /Q %SystemDrive%\remove1.bat

or

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rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1\2
rd /s /q %SystemDrive%\1\2
del /F /Q %SystemDrive%\remove1.bat

Eventually I will also need it to all be done without seeing any code in console

except an echo msg that says uninstallation successful...

[zoeyku]

so it doesn't show in console

[serverdelux]

so it doesn't show in console

Yes I'll be using something like >nul but first I need the main code to function and delete the folders so the operations not showing is not needed until the remove1.bat is working

Thanks