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| Batch file examples | |||||||
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| 💾 | ❔ | Name | Version | Description | OS (1) | Last modified | Remarks |
| 💾 | ❔ | PadDemo.bat | Demo batch file for LeftPad and RightPad subroutines, both written to format strings to be displayed in columns on screen | NT | 2007-03-09 | Also available in VBScript. | |
| 💾 | ❔ | Pages2Txt.bat | 1.00 | Use OCR to extract text from a *.pages document. | W10 | 2024-06-07 | Requires 7-zip and Tesseract OCR. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PausePrinting.bat | 1.00 | Pause printing on the specified printer | XP | 2010-07-11 | Requires WMIC. Use ResumePrinting.bat to resume printing again. Also available in VBScript. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PCName.bat | 1.00 | Store computer name in environment variable. | 95 | 2002-03-06 | This batch file stores the computer name without leading backslashes, as opposed to the NETSETxx.BAT batch files. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PDF2JPG.bat | 1.00 | Use GhostScript to convert a PDF file to JPG images. | W10 | 2024-08-22 | Requires GhostScript. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PDF2JPG2PDF.bat | 1.00 | Use GhostScript to convert a "text-based" PDF file to "image-based" PDF. | W10 | 2024-08-21 | Requires GhostScript. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PDF2Txt.bat | 1.00 | Use GhostScript to extract text from a PDF file. | W10 | 2024-08-12 | Requires GhostScript. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PDFPageCount.bat | 1.01 | Display the page count for the specified PDF file(s). | NT | 2011-10-11 | Requires FINDSTR. |
| 💾 | ❔ | Pictures.bat | 1.00 | Display all GIF and JPG files in your web browser | All | 1999-03-21 | Requires Picture2.bat 1.00 and Picture3.bat 1.00. Set of 3 interdependent batch files for MS-DOS. |
| 💾 | ❔ | Pict_NT.bat | 2.00 | Display all GIF, JPG and PNG files in your default web browser | NT | 2016-05-13 | This NT version is one single batch file. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PMChoice.bat | 2.00 | Replacement for the CHOICE command | NT | 2003-10-09 | Requires PMChoice.kix and KiXtart. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PMSleep.bat | 3.00 | Wait for a specified number of seconds | NT | 2013-03-21 | A "clone" of the NT4 Server Resource Kit's SLEEP command using NT's native PING command only. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PMSlpW9x.bat | 2.10 | Wait for a specified number of seconds | 95 | 2004-07-23 | A "clone" of the NT4 Server Resource Kit's SLEEP command using NT's native PING command only. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PMSoon.bat | 1.01 | Schedule at relative times instead of absolute times | NT | 2001-02-17 | A "clone" of the NT4 Server Resource Kit's SOON command using NT's native NET TIME and AT commands only. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PrintAny.bat | 2.01 | Print any known file type from batch files | W7 | 2014-04-02 | More details on my Print Files page. Also available as Print.vbs and PrintAny.exe. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PrintDoc.bat | 1.00 | Use Word to print Word documents from the command line | W2K | 2008-11-29 | Requires CMCDDE and Microsoft Word. More details on my Print Files page. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PrintHTM.bat | 1.11 | Print HTML files from batch files (with printer dialog) | NT | 2002-03-31 | More details on my Print Files page. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PrintHTM.bat | 2.00 | Print HTML files from batch files (without user interaction, to any printer) | NT | 2002-02-09 | Requires KiXtart. More details on my Print Files page. |
| 💾 | ❔ | Printing.bat | 2.20 | List printer status and number of printjobs, pause or resume printing, or flush all printjobs on the selected printer(s) | XP | 2010-09-14 | Requires WMIC. Also available in C# and VBScript. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PrintPDF.bat | 3.11 | Print PDF files from batch files | NT | 2007-10-19 | More details on my Print Files page. Also available as KiXtart, Perl, Rexx and VBScript scripts. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PrintPPT.bat | 1.00 | Open a print dialog for a specified PowerPoint file | NT | 2008-06-11 | Requires PowerPoint 2003 or 2007 or PowerPoint Viewer. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PrnPDF8.bat | 1.00 | Print a PDF file to any printer | XP | 2008-06-14 | Requires Foxit Reader 2 or Adobe Reader 8. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PrnPDF9.bat | 1.00 | Print a PDF file to any printer | XP | 2009-08-12 | Requires Foxit Reader 3 or Adobe Reader 9. |
| 💾 | ❔ | ProdID.bat | 1.00 | Display Windows' Product ID and store it in an environment variable "ProductID" | NT | 2002-03-31 | Also available as KiXtart and VBScript scripts. |
| 📦 | ❔ | ProgressMeter.bat | 1.00 | Display a progress bar in the current CMD.EXE's title bar | NT | 2007-01-10 | Written by Roy Holt. |
| 💾 | ❔ | PwdNoExp.bat | 1.00 | Set "password never expires" for a local account | XP | 2008-03-12 | Requires WMIC. Also available in VBScript. |
| Notes: | (1) | Operating System version these batch files were written for | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | No version specific commands are used, though it is (obviously) not tested with every DOS version available | ||
| 95 | Windows 95 (and probably Windows 98 as well) | ||
| 98 | Windows 98 | ||
| DOS3 | MS-DOS 3 and 4 | ||
| DOS6+ | MS-DOS 6 and later | ||
| NT | Windows NT 4 and later | ||
| NT4 | Windows NT 4 (Windows NT 4 Terminal Server Edition too) | ||
| W2K | Windows 2000 and later | ||
| XP | Windows XP | ||
| W2K3 | Windows Server 2003 | ||
| W2K8 | Windows Server 2008 | ||
| W10 | Windows 10 | ||
| WV | Windows Vista | ||
| W2K8R2 | Windows Server 2008 Release 2 | ||
| W7 | Windows 7 | ||
| OS2 | OS/2 Warp | ||
| TS | Windows NT 4 Terminal Server Edition, or Windows Server 200* with Terminal Services | ||
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