Windows 10: Passing parameters in a bat file

I am trying to run a bat file from a desktop shortcut.
If I run it from DOS it works fine.
If I try to run it from a desktop shortcut, I can not pass the parameter inside the bat file.
See attached for the example of the bat file.
The first part works (from the DOS prompt).
The second part does not work trying to pass the parameters.
I got the results from the web.

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Pass partial parameter in bat file

I have about 200 files
examples:
20200101 FILE10.TXT
20200102 FILE10.TXT
20200103 FILE10.TXT
20200104 FILE10.TXT

I need a way to accept only the first 8 positions in a bat file and copy the whole file to another directory.
If enter 20200101 and it will pass the file 20200101 FILE10.TXT to another directory.
After it is passed it has to be renamed to update.txt to be run from inside another bat file.
Presently, I have to manually copy each file to the other directory.

 

Pass partial parameter in bat file

Hi there
@GUPPY

this would be known as a substring function in most programming languages --however it works in a windows batch cmd :

%variable:~num_chars_to_skip, -num_chars_to_keep%

e.g SET _test=123456789abcdef0

for example to extract only the first 5 characters of variable _test

SET _result=%_test:~0,5%
ECHO %_result% =12345

Now you need CONCATENATE type of function (add the .txt to the first variable where you've extracted the 8 chars)

e.g

@echo off
set myvar="the list: "
for /r %%i in (*.doc) DO call :concat %%i
echo %myvar%
goto :eof

:concat
set myvar=%myvar% %1;
goto :eof

"Seemples !!!"

Modify for your directories -- and include copy / other funcs you need..
Cheers
jimbo

 

GPU-Z what command line parameter ?

Current /? (-?) or / help (-help) parameter is invalid