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- ISQLW batch command (SQL Query Analyzer)
- I have a batch command I want to use every week to automatically send the results to different employees in my company. I tested the batch command and it works perfectly on my XP machine, they can select the body and paste it into Excel with all the right headers...
- Tags: headER, metcalfs@..., networking, netwrk_admn, programming, software, SQL, windows
- Discussion threads 2006-12-08
- Get IT Done: Start command makes opening Win 95/98 apps and docs a snap
- Open applications and documents in Windows 9x with the Start command to save timeIf you’ve got network clients, you’ve probably got Windows—and chances are good that you are still working with Windows 95/98. In fact, 79 percent of respondents to a TechRepublic poll in January 2001 said they were still...
- Tags: Operating systems, Bill Detwiler, Get IT Done, TechMail, Microsoft Windows, Use Start, Start command
- Technical articles 2001-08-09
- Make smarter automated batch files and scripts
- By William T. EvansMaking use of batch files and scripts in a computer networkis an essential part of a network administrator's tool kit. There are many tasks/functionsthat, when automated, improve systems management capabilities and reliability. Anautomated task can be run at any time of day. Some tasks that can be...
- Tags: REM, Server1
- Technical articles 2006-09-05
- How to disable the Windows firewall using the command shell...
- (1) netsh -r commander (2) it now shows this line,[commander] netsh>but before to that, their is a line that says, " ... WARNING: Could not obtain host is may not be available.The RPC server is unavailable ... ".what's this statement suppose to mean then ... any significant or effect perhaps...
- Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, RPC Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Firewall, firewall
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- Batch file to move files based on date
- We have a process that outputs multiple files throughout the day and we would like to have a batch file run at night to create a directory with the current date (format of the date isn't crucial). Then move the files made that day to the recently created directory. I...
- Tags: hardeec@...
- Q&A 2005-06-09
- I need a Batch Command to Refresh XP Printer Spooler
- My Print Spool Stops - Problem creating a batch file to fix it. Windows XP pro computer intermittently stops printing to a HP 4si. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the print driver, but haven't resolved it yet. My work around is a batch fil
- Tags: spool, command, batch, printer, software, programming, networking, windows, Refresh XP Printer Spooler, byte2hard@..., Net Start Spooler, Net Start, batch file, spooler, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2006-11-07
- Build Your Skills: NETSH scripts add network functionality to batch files
- Use NETSH scripts to manage a Windows information networkThough some may argue the point, there are times when the easiest or most efficient way to get a task done is to create a batch file. Today's batch files are capable of much more than was possible in the days of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, NETWORKING, Brien M. Posey MCSE, network, Use NETSH
- Technical articles 2002-11-21
- Build Your Skills: Make batch files more useful with branching and decision-making techniques
- Tips on advanced branching techniques in DOS batch filesFew people would disagree that batch files are a limited type of program. Certainly, batch files will never replace Visual Basic or C++ because of their limitations. However, there are some techniques that you can use to greatly enhance your batch file’s...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Tools & Techniques, Programming languages, Brien M. Posey MCSE, decision-making, batch file, Goto
- Technical articles 2002-11-27
- Get IT Done: Automate repetitive tasks with batch files
- Learn now to speed up administration duties using batch filesIn this Daily Drill Down, I’ll show you how to create batch files to help automate tasks. There are many uses for batch files, even in the world of Windows 2000. Any task that can be performed from a command line...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Programming languages, Troy Thompson, Get IT Done, batch file
- Technical articles 2000-12-21
- The Choice command is back in Windows Vista
- While I use VBScript and Windows Scripting Host quite a bit, I've always been a big fan of batch files! There are just so many system administration tasks that you can accomplish using command line tools and I love being able to combine them in a batch file. Over the...
- Tags: Command, Microsoft Windows Vista, Choice, Value, IPConfig, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Tcp/Ip, Software, Networking, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Xcopy and batch file
- HiI have created a batch file which copies new and changed files from a networked storage device to a computerI am using the xcopy command and have used the following syntax:start /wait /b xcopy "source" "destination" /c /d /s /e /k /y /z /iat the start and end of the...
- Tags: batch file, Blackcurrant, windows
- Q&A 2005-11-21
- The Choice command is back in Windows Vista
- Will the Choice command become part of your toolset?Do you still create and use batch files? Now that the Choice command is back in Windows Vista, will you make use of it? Will you download and use the IPC.bat file included with the download version of this post?CHOICE.EXE could always...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, batch file, Command Prompt
- Discussion threads 2008-05-07
- Get IT Done: Remove an existing Windows 9x/Me installation with this batch file
- Use this batch file to remove an existing Windows 9x/Me applicationWhen I last supported an organization with Windows 98 workstations, I was confronted with a host of recurring problems that required frequent operating system reinstalls. I often couldn't reinstall over the existing Windows installation because Setup would try to preserve...
- Tags: Operating systems, Brien M. Posey MCSE, Get IT Done, Microsoft Windows, R /S, root directory, ATTRIB, batch file
- Technical articles 2002-11-13
- Configure IT Quick: Using batch files in Windows NT
- Examples and guidelines you can use for manipulating batch files in Windows NTIn this Daily Drill Down, we’ll discuss the use of batch files and how they can help you get many tasks done quickly. If you thought that batch files were used only in the old MS-DOS world, you’ll...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Troy Thompson, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows, information technology, batch file
- Technical articles 2000-02-14
- Automatically run a batch file when you open a Windows XP command prompt
- This is very limitingespecially when you use the command prompt for so many other tasks. Does the batch run and close the shell or it runs and leaves one with a prompt to perform other tasks?You could probably expand that batch file toinclude a dos-like menu system pointing to additional...
- Tags: Bob.Roy, batch file, command prompt, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-08-23
- Use the PushD command to create a quick temporary drive map
- Net UseDoesn't that exist as well, at least you can specifiy username/passwordHard to imagine a reason for this commandWell this is one command that I won't bother to learn. I will stick to the old fashioned (works with every version since Win95 I think) NET USE.With NET USE I can...
- Tags: Pushd, NET USE
- Discussion threads 2008-01-24
- Download: Save time using batch files to perform repetitive tasks
- Download: Save time using batch files to perform repetitive taskshttp://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10586-729266.htmlWhile batch files are still a viable tool for performing simple day-to-day tasks in a Windows operating system environment, much of their functionality has been supplanted by other scripting languages.[b]Which do you use more in your day-to-day tasks: batch files or...
- Tags: backup, C100, Fs1\SYS\Apache\nwdocs\web\login.html, Mark W. Kaelin, networking, \\Fs1\SYS\Apache\nwdocs\web\login.html
- Discussion threads 2005-04-11
- Talking Shop: Use the Windows Command Prompt to speed up remote support
- Uses the Command Prompt for situations where Windows 2000s Microsoft Management Console MMC is too slow.When you’re supporting a remote user with a slow network connection, Windows 2000's built-in Microsoft Management Console MMC isn't always your best answer. While this handy tool provides a simple, easy-to-use graphical interface, MMC can...
- Tags: Workstations, Mike Walton, remote support, Microsoft Windows, Ted Laun, Telnet, remote workstation
- Technical articles 2002-02-25
- TechRepublic Tutorial: Retrieve the date and time in batch files
- Use the ECHO command and the Now.exe tool to retrieve the current date and time from within a batch for a command file.Sometimes you need to retrieve the current date and time from within a batch for a command file. For example, say you create a batch file to...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Jim Boyce, Windows Now.exe, current date, batch file
- Technical articles 2002-07-30
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