===== Fallpits =====
<code>
#when using variables no empty spaces after equal
VAR TEST1="WILL WORK"
VAR TEST2 ="VAR WILL BE EMPTY"

</code>



===== call =====
To call another *.bat use
<code>
call "D:\...\compile.cmd"
</code>

===== start =====
To start a programm in the console, and pass it some **parameters with empty spaces** use the following syntax:

<code>
start "WINDOWNAME" /B "D:\Programme Portable\Putty\putty.exe" -ssh ubuntu@ec2-1-22-33-44.eu-east-3.compute.amazonaws.com:22 -l ubuntu -i "D:/Path to Key/ssh-putty-ubuntukey-private.ppk"
</code>

The first argument of "start" - is the window title. Pass an empty one, for the next command to be recognized as the path to the programm.

**/B** flag makes windows not creating a new window.

Documentation start command: http://ss64.com/nt/start.html


Start cm with a command works like this. Use **/k** to start cmd with a commad.
<code>
start cmd /k "robocopy c:/path/to/dir c:/path/to/backup /E"
</code>


===== Printers =====

Put the following into the "run" field to see all possible commands.
<code>
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /?
</code>


<code>
:: delete network printer per batch
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /dn /n "\\brian\OKI C5100 (v2)"
</code>

<code>
:: install a network printer per batch
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /q /in /n "\\brian\HPColorSekri"
</code>

== Counter ==

To use Counters - deplayed expanation must be used in batch.
The Variables are then translated to numers eveny loop.
  * It must be enabled by **setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION**
  * variables are loaded by **!var!** von %var%


<code>
setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION

set /A cnt=1

for %%f in (*.cer) do (
            echo %%~nf
            set /A cnt=cnt+1
	    echo !cnt!
)
</code>



=== Commands ===

== SUBST==
Create a virtual disk from a LOCAL folder
<code>
subst z: b:\user\betty\forms

# delete
subst z: b:\user\betty\forms \D
</code>



=== SCRIPT to find java process by command line argments ===

Name it findJavaProcessByCommandline.bat
Usage:

<code>
call findJavaProcessByCommandline.bat javaCommandLinePart
if errorlevel 1 echo NoFindings & exit /b 1
</code>

|if errorlevel 1 | check result of nested script. 1 if nothing found|
|echo NoFindings | Echo|
|& exit /b 1| and exits the parent script. Instead you can do whatever you want with this info |

<code>
@echo off

:: check if empty
IF [%1] == [] GOTO noarg

:: use the argument
set likeString=%1


setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set processIdFinding=
for /f %%i in ('wmic process where "Caption Like 'java.exe' AND CommandLine Like '%%!likeString!%%' " get ProcessId') do (
 set processIdFinding=!processIdFinding!%%i
)

if "%processIdFinding%"=="" ( 
  goto nofindings
) else (
  goto findings
)

:nofindings
echo Nothing Found 
exit /b 1

:findings
echo Finding: %processIdFinding%
exit /b 0

:noarg
echo Please provide the Stringto be searched withing java process commandline as an argument
exit /b 1
</code>