Hi all

I'm trying to create a batch script on Windows Server 2003 (commands should
be relevent to 2000 also) that:

- cleans up any temp files
- analyzes a partition and records the info to a log file
- checks the created log file to see whether defrag needs to take place

The 3rd point is the problem I have.

I've managed to output defrag's analyze report but I'm having trouble
finding
a command that allows me to check that log file for the word "should" and
then
base an outcome if it finds it i.e.

output.log -----> "Should" ---> Yes ----> Run defrag
----> No -----> Finish

Hope that makes sense.

Any one have any ideas?

I've tried using FINDSTR but all I can get is it repeating the line
"should" was in and I cant think how to include it in a If & GOTO
routine.

Many Thanks,

--
Nathan Harmsworth
IT / Network Administrator
Ysgol Bro Ddyfi (Edu)

"Nathan H" wrote:
>Hi all
Hi Nathan.
<snip>
>I've tried using FINDSTR but all I can get is it repeating the line
>"should" was in and I cant think how to include it in a If & GOTO
>routine.
>

find /I "should" <output.log||echo No defrag &goto :nodefrag
echo do defrag

a second way

set "Cnt=0"
for /F %%A ('find /I /C "should" ^<output.log') do set Cnt=%%A
if %Cnt% GEQ 1 (
echo do defrag
) else (
echo no defrag
)

HTH
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Greetings
Matthias________________________________________
For help on nt commands enter in a cmd window:
W2K>HH windows.chm::ntcmds.htm XP>HH ntcmds.chm

¦Find's exit codes
¦The following list shows each exit code and a brief description of its
¦meaning:
¦
¦0
¦ The search was completed successfully and at least one match was found.
¦
¦1
¦ The search was completed successfully, but no matches were found.
¦
¦2
¦ The search was not completed successfully. In this case, an error
¦ occurred during the search, and FIND cannot report whether any matches
¦ were found.
¦
¦You can use the ERRORLEVEL parameter on the <If> command line in a batch
¦program to process exit codes returned by FIND.

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"Nathan H" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all
>
> I'm trying to create a batch script on Windows Server 2003 (commands should
> be relevent to 2000 also) that:
>
> - cleans up any temp files
> - analyzes a partition and records the info to a log file
> - checks the created log file to see whether defrag needs to take place
>
> The 3rd point is the problem I have.
>
> I've managed to output defrag's analyze report but I'm having trouble
> finding
> a command that allows me to check that log file for the word "should" and
> then
> base an outcome if it finds it i.e.
>
> output.log -----> "Should" ---> Yes ----> Run defrag
> ----> No -----> Finish
>
> Hope that makes sense.
>
> Any one have any ideas?
>
> I've tried using FINDSTR but all I can get is it repeating the line
> "should" was in and I cant think how to include it in a If & GOTO
> routine.
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> --
> Nathan Harmsworth
> IT / Network Administrator
> Ysgol Bro Ddyfi (Edu)
>
>

Hi David

¦Find's exit codes

That was just what I was after....



Is there a good way of finding EXIT codes - I've been to a few well known
websites
regarding batch files and they have some of the EXIT codes, but is there a
really good
source that you know of?

Many regards to you (and Mattias) for your suggestions & help,
Nathan H.

Dos 6.22 help file (as XP's dos commands are Dos 5), XP's help file (for NT commands). These are the only places I know of them being listed.

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"Nathan H" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi David
>
> ¦Find's exit codes
>
> That was just what I was after....
>
>
>
> Is there a good way of finding EXIT codes - I've been to a few well known
> websites
> regarding batch files and they have some of the EXIT codes, but is there a
> really good
> source that you know of?
>
> Many regards to you (and Mattias) for your suggestions & help,
> Nathan H.
>
>