Bat script to select a folder and update the path in a bat file

How do I combine this scripts? i want the highlighted folder path to been passed in to the script that's been generated (rensa_datafiler.bat)



Its begins with you select a folder:


@echo off
Title Folder Selection
echo( Select folder . . .
call:FolderSelection "%SourcePath%", SourcePath, "Select Folder"
echo( : "%SourcePath%"
pause
EXIT
Rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:FolderSelection <SelectedPath> <folder> <Description>
SetLocal & set "folder=%~1"
set "dialog=powershell -sta "Add-Type -AssemblyName System.windows.forms^
|Out-Null;$f=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog;$f.SelectedPath='%~1';$f.Description='%~3';^
$f.ShowNewFolderButton=$false;$f.ShowDialog();$f.SelectedPath""
for /F "delims=" %%I in ('%dialog%') do set "res=%%I"
EndLocal & (if "%res%" EQU "" (set "%2=%folder%") else (set "%2=%res%"))
exit/B 0
Rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



And the other script thats replacing the text:

@echo off &setlocal
set "search=SoekVaeg"
set "replace=test"
set "textfile=template.bat"
set "newfile=rensa_datafiler.bat"

(for /f "delims=" %%i in ('findstr /n "^" "%textfile%"') do (
set "line=%%i"
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "line=!line:%search%=%replace%!"
echo(!line!
endlocal
))>"%newfile%"
type "%newfile%"

Thanks in advance

qwerty95 said:

Its begins with you select a folder:

Do you mean the following dialog box?



If so, just copy the relevant code from the following batch script:
Delete Folder in Windows 10

OK, great, this is the dialog box i want to bee seen, but the big part is how i save the selected path in to the bat file

It seems that the selected folder is saved in %2...

Do you want the user to manually specify the file where the search should be done instead of previously defining it in:
set "textfile=template.bat"?

You need to do a Call command on the second batch file using something like this near the end of the first batch file:

Code:

eg if the next batch file is in the same folder use something like this:

Call .\ NextBatchFile.bat "%SourceFolder%
or use its full path

Call C:\FullPath\NextBatchFile.bat

If "template.bat" and "rensa_datafiler.bat" are located inside the %SourceFolder% as well, then in the set "commands", you can use

Code:

set "textfile=%SourcePath%\template.bat"
set "newfile=%SourcePath%\rensa_datafiler.bat"

Or perhaps combine both batch scripts into one and just make a call on the next section of the script underneath the main part ? Again, you may need to specify where the set "template.bat" and "rensa_datafiler.bat" are located - this example assumes they are oth inside the %SourceFolder%

Code:

@echo off
Title Folder Selection
echo( Select folder . . .
call:FolderSelection "%SourcePath%", SourcePath, "Select Folder"
echo( : "%SourcePath%"
pause

GOTO :Sub1

Rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:FolderSelection <SelectedPath> <folder> <Description>
SetLocal & set "folder=%~1"
set "dialog=powershell -sta "Add-Type -AssemblyName System.windows.forms^
|Out-Null;$f=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog;$f.SelectedPath='%~1';$f.Description='%~3';^
$f.ShowNewFolderButton=$false;$f.ShowDialog();$f.SelectedPath""
for /F "delims=" %%I in ('%dialog%') do set "res=%%I"
EndLocal & (if "%res%" EQU "" (set "%2=%folder%") else (set "%2=%res%"))
exit/B 0
Rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

pause

:Sub1
Call:NextStep "%SourcePath%"

:NextStep
@echo off &setlocal
set "search=SoekVaeg"
set "replace=test"
set "textfile=%SourcePath%\template.bat"
set "newfile=%SourcePath%\rensa_datafiler.bat"

(for /f "delims=" %%i in ('findstr /n "^" "%textfile%"') do (
set "line=%%i"
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "line=!line:%search%=%replace%!"
echo(!line!
endlocal
))>"%newfile%"
type "%newfile%"

pause
exit

nb: I don't really know exactly what your template.bat and rensa_datafiler.bat are supposed to be doing, so try the scripts after making proper backups of your master files. Or, (recommended) wait for Ricardo or Denis for some input.

Great!
Template.bat should after the folder is selected update the path in the Rensa_datafiler.bat

the Template.bat looks like this:

ECHO off
set SourcePath=SoekVaeg

forfiles.exe /p %SourcePath% /s /d -365 /c "cmd /c del /q /f @file"

REM Ta bort foldrar äldre än 365 dagar
forfiles.exe /p %SourcePath% /D -365 /C "cmd /c IF @isdir == TRUE rd /S /Q @Path"

REM Ta bort tomma foldrar oavsett ålder
REM for /f "delims=" %%d in ('dir %SourcePath% /s /b /ad ^| sort /r') do rd /Q "%%d"


The rensa_datafiler.bat looks like this: (This is where i want the folder path to be saved.
ECHO off
set SourcePath=test
forfiles.exe /p %SourcePath% /s /d -365 /c "cmd /c del /q /f @file"
REM Ta bort foldrar äldre än 365 dagar
forfiles.exe /p %SourcePath% /D -365 /C "cmd /c IF @isdir == TRUE rd /S /Q @Path"
REM Ta bort tomma foldrar oavsett ålder
REM for /f "delims=" %%d in ('dir %SourcePath% /s /b /ad ^| sort /r') do rd /Q "%%d"

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One last finetuning question, i want to integrated it as a Visual Studio MSI installer project to been as one last thing to do when it been installed. It is possible to hide the cmd promt and only show the browse folder prompt, and also remove the "press any key to continue" in the cmd window

I don't know about the Visual Studio part, but to get rid of the "Press any key to continue" prompts, just remove the pause commands ( I only inserted them when testing ).

Big thanks! @das10

Great @ricardobohner it works great!
Could i when i pointed out the folder get an ok window with the selected path, just to show the end user?