command line questions

[Zxian]

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to make some batch files that you can run to toggle the status of a service (in particular, the print spooler).

I'd like to make the batch file something like...

@echo off

IF "print service started" (

net stop spooler

) ELSE (

net start spooler

I'd like to keep my spooler service disabled unless I need to print something (usually only with Acrobat PDF) and I'd like a quick link to do this from the start menu or such.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[MCT]

best way would IMO be to check the status of it via registry.. do a read from reg

i think the cmd is:

set test REG READ key /v subkey /d value

if %test% = 2 goto good ELSE goto BAD

exit

:net stop spooler

2 = auto

3 = manual

4 = disabled

find the services reg key for spooler

[jdoe]

I think you're gonna have many tips for that.

There's mine...

@echo off

FOR /F "tokens=1,2,3,4" %%A IN ('SC.EXE QUERY SPOOLER ^| FIND /I "STATE"') DO SET STATE=%%D

IF /I "%STATE%"=="RUNNING" (NET STOP SPOOLER) ELSE (NET START SPOOLER)

[MCT]

yours looks better jdoe much more professional

[Zxian]

Awesome!!! This is exactly what I wanted...

Thanks a million.

[jdoe]

yours looks better jdoe much more professional

Your idea was not bad but reading the start value of a service don't give the live state of this service. The start value can be "2" (automatic) and the service can also be in a stopped state.