[Solved]batch scripting help - act on location etc

Discussion in 'Scripting' started by l33tissw00t, Mar 15, 2017.

  1. l33tissw00t

    l33tissw00t MDL Addicted

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    #1 l33tissw00t, Mar 15, 2017
    Last edited by a moderator: Apr 20, 2017
    So.. here's what im trying to do:

    Say I have a batch.cmd. When ran, it should check its location. If its in a specific folder (i.e. "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop"), it should copy itself to %USERPROFILE%, run the script from there, and exit. If it's not in "bad" folder, it should run.

    i've tried the following, but i must be doing something wrong..

    Code:
    if "%~dp0" == "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop" (
copy /y "%~f0" %USERPROFILE% 2> NUL
start "" "%USERPROFILE%\%~nx0"
)
    p.s. the script is something i wrote up quick for a guy that does laptop rentals. small batch file that clears desktop/doc/music/vid/etc (most of the homedir folders). i obviously dont want the script ran from any of those folders (it gets deleted - tested that), so i wanted some sort of check that will confirm its not being ran from one of the "bad" folders.

    http://pastebin.com/1p7vb309

    EDIT:
    Changed method, works now.

    Code:
    if "%~dp0" == "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\" goto :BadLocation
if "%~dp0" == "%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" goto :BadLocation

:BadLocation
echo Bad location
copy /y "%~f0" "%USERPROFILE%" 2> NUL
start "" "%USERPROFILE%\%~nx0"
     
  2. Compo

    Compo MDL Member

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    #2 Compo, Mar 15, 2017
    Last edited by a moderator: Apr 20, 2017
    I'd use all of the locations in the script like this:
    Code:
    @Echo Off
Set "T="
For %%A In (
"%USERPROFILE%\Desktop"
"%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\BackedUpShortcuts"
"%USERPROFILE%\Documents"
"%USERPROFILE%\Downloads"
"%USERPROFILE%\Dropbox"
"%USERPROFILE%\Music"
"%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive"
"%USERPROFILE%\Pictures"
"%USERPROFILE%\Videos"
"%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data"
) Do If /I "%~dp0"=="%%~A\" Set "_=T"
If Defined _ (
Copy "%~f0" "%USERPROFILE%"
Start "" "%USERPROFILE%\%~nx0"
Exit/B
)
REM Rest Of Code Here
    [Edit /]
    However since you are removing every single file in every subfolder below each of those locations you may need to cover even more bases by using find.exe
    Code:
    @Echo Off
Set "T="
For %%A In (
"%USERPROFILE%\Desktop"
"%USERPROFILE%\Documents"
"%USERPROFILE%\Downloads"
"%USERPROFILE%\Dropbox"
"%USERPROFILE%\Music"
"%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive"
"%USERPROFILE%\Pictures"
"%USERPROFILE%\Videos"
"%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data"
) Do Echo(%~dp0|Find /I "%%~A">Nul && Set "_=T"
If Defined _ (
Copy "%~f0" "%USERPROFILE%"
Start "" "%USERPROFILE%\%~nx0"
Exit/B
)
REM Rest Of Code Here