Ars Technica

Windows Batch Scripting: need to insert current date into file name.

I use simple windows batch scripting to automate some software development I do. The one thing that is hanging me up is the final step where I zip all the files up into a self-extracter. I want to be ...
Computerworld

Unix Tip: Use your Unix scripting skills to write a batch file

Attaching a remote drive or directory on a Windows box is called “drive mapping” though the process is essentially the same as what we call mounting in the Unix world. While I rarely spend any ...
Ars Technica

Really, really easy scripting question - using %1 in a batch file

Hey, first post here...<BR><BR>I'm having trouble writing a batch file to create a bunch of user's directories.<BR><BR>I tried <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote ...
Computerworld

How to automate SFTP file transfers in Microsoft Windows

Last week’s README file demonstrated how easy it is to turn virtually any desktop machine into an SFTP server. Today’s piece shows how to automate a well-known Windows open source SFTP client using ...