batch search program

[titishor]

Hello guys,

I want to create a batch file that searches the entire hard drive and then displays the requested folder/song/movie. This i got so far...

@ Echo off

@echo Please enter the name of the file or folder you want to find!

set /P=

for %%i in (C: D: E: F: G: H: I: J: K: L: M: N: O: P: Q: R: S: T: U: V: W: X: Y: Z:) do if exist %%i\ @ECHO Found in this local hard drive %%i\

if NOT exist %%i\ @Echo Folder not found!! Probably you don't have it on your hard drive!

I'm doing something wrong because when i enter the word , Atlantis for example it shows me this :

Please enter the name of the file or folder you want to find!

Atlantis

Found in this local hard drive C:\

Found in this local hard drive D:\

Found in this local hard drive E:\

Folder not found!! Probably you don't have it on your hard drive!

Any help will be great...

Regards,

Sorin

[iamtheky]

if you have 4 drives on your computer, and this file is on C D & E but not on the 4th drive then that batch behaved normally, no?

[titishor]

if you have 4 drives on your computer, and this file is on C D & E but not on the 4th drive then that batch behaved normally, no?

yes, the batch will behave normally , and it will find the file you're searching , on the drive...

BUT , the batch ain't done yet...Like i stated before , i'm doing something wrong with the search criteria . It doesn't displays the results as it should do ...

Edited July 16, 2010 by titishor

[Yzöwl]

Will this do you?

@ECHO off & SETLOCAL enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion
SET/P "TOFIND=Please enter the name of the file or folder you want to find! "
FOR /F %%A IN ('MOUNTVOL^|FINDSTR [C-Z]:\\') DO CALL :SUB %%~dA
PING -n 11 127.0.0.1 1>NUL & GOTO :EOF
:SUB
DIR/B/S/A %1\%TOFIND% 2>NUL || ECHO=%TOFIND% not found in drive %1!!

[gunsmokingman]

It might be better idea to use a VBS Script or an HTA with VBS Or Js Scripting to do what you want.

[titishor]

Will this do you?

@ECHO off & SETLOCAL enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion
SET/P "TOFIND=Please enter the name of the file or folder you want to find! "
FOR /F %%A IN ('MOUNTVOL^|FINDSTR [C-Z]:\\') DO CALL :SUB %%~dA
PING -n 11 127.0.0.1 1>NUL & GOTO :EOF
:SUB
DIR/B/S/A %1\%TOFIND% 2>NUL || ECHO=%TOFIND% not found in drive %1!!

Yep, it works. Thanks for the help!!!

[titishor]

It might be better idea to use a VBS Script or an HTA with VBS Or Js Scripting to do what you want.

i don't know how to write it in VB:)

Edited July 16, 2010 by titishor

[jaclaz]

If the drives are NTFS formatted, using this may give some bettering in the performance :

http://ndff.hotbox.ru/en/

jaclaz