Help for running a script on all matching subdirectories.

HI,

I have a directory with multiple folders, all of which contains 2 additional levels of subdirectories (1 folder only per level). In the deepest folder there are several uniquely named folders, one of which will contain the word GRTR. I would like to run the same batch file on each of these GRTR folders. I am guessing that can be done using for /r or for /d, but my attempts are not working out. Any suggestions on how to do this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

-GH

 

What do you want to do with the GRTR folders exactly? Read a file from there, move them??

 

What about /d and /r

Code:

@echo off &setlocal

for /d /r "c:\path\to\directory" %%i in (*grtr*) do (
  set "folder=%%i"
  call :proc_folder
)

pause
goto :eof


:proc_folder

echo Do your stuff with
echo "%folder%"
echo here.
echo ~~~

goto :eof

 

Thank you for the responses.

This solution seems to be very close. The only problem I am having now is that after the code finds & processes the majority of the folders, the %folder% string starts becoming expanding folders that do not exist as follows:

Actual folder C:\test\folder1\GRTR

script generated

C:\test\folder1\GRTR
then
C:\test\folder1\folder1\GRTR
then
C:\test\folder1\folder1\folder1\GRTR
then
C:\test\folder1\folder1\folder1\folder1\GRTR

And so on, until I manually broke the loop.

I do not understand why it worked for 90 % of the folders, then started doing this. The next folder in the directory listing did contain a folder called GRTR, so I am not sure what's going on.

Also, is there a way to setup the batch file to take in a command line input for "c:\path\to\directory"

Thank you again for the great suggestion.

-GH

 

Please disregard my previous message. There was something wrong with the specific folder where the problem occurred. The code worked as you suggested.

If it is possible, is there a way to setup the batch file to take in a command line input for "c:\path\to\directory"

Thank you again!

-GH

 

SET /P is made to assign a variable from an user input.

Change the beginning as follows

Code:

@echo off &setlocal

:inloop
set "directory="
set /p "directory=Enter the path: "
if not exist "%directory%" goto inloop

for /d /r "%directory%" %%i in (*grtr*) do (
  set "folder=%%i"
  call :proc_folder
)

... etc.