Create Symlinks?

[Phil Pendlebury]

Greetings,

I have been working on a script that creates a bunch of SymLinks - it uses command line like this:

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Run>cmd.exe /c mklink /D  "%source%" "%target%"

I need to create about 27 Symlinks and the way I have the script so far I am having to pass 27 command lines.

This is slightly problematic as if the user has not run the script as admin he has to accept the UAC dialog for every command.

I can force to run as admin but still you see multiple separate command windows on the screen (albeit briefly).

Does MSched have any native way to create symlinks? Like "CreateDir>"

Can anyone suggest a smooth way to get 27 commands to run silently?

TIA. P

[JRL]

Hi Phil,

...but still you see multiple separate command windows on the screen...

I don't off hand know the rest, but the popup command windows can be eliminated by setting the MS system variable RP_Windowmode to 0 prior to the Run>cmd.exe line.

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Let>RP_Windowmode=0
Run>cmd.exe /c mklink /D  "%source%" "%target%"

[Phil Pendlebury]

Hi Phil,

...but still you see multiple separate command windows on the screen...

I don't off hand know the rest, but the popup command windows can be eliminated by setting the MS system variable RP_Windowmode to 0 prior to the Run>cmd.exe line.

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Let>RP_Windowmode=0
Run>cmd.exe /c mklink /D  "%source%" "%target%"

Thanks buddy that will be very useful.

[zabros2020]

Hi Phil....There is a way to do this...here is the code:

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'--------------------------
'RUN COMMAND PROMPT HIDDEN
'[RP_WINDOWMODE=0]
'By setting the RP_WINDOWMODE variable programs can be executed minimized, maximised, hidden or normal.
'RP_WINDOWMODE can be one of the following
'0: Hidden 1: Normal (default)  2: Minimized 3: Maximized
'[&]
'Use to separate multiple commands on one command line.
'Cmd.exe runs the first command, and then the second command.
'& [...]  command1 & command2
Let>amp=&
Let>symLinks=
Let>numLinks=27
ArrayDim>sourceArr,%numLinks%
ArrayDim>targetArr,%numLinks%
Let>i=0
Repeat>i
  Add>i,1
  'you can remove the need to use array and other vars to remove the need for Unnecessary code...
  'this is just to ellustrate the function of & in cmd with vars as  sourceArr_1 targetArr_1 etc
  Let>sourceArr_%i%=%DESKTOP_DIR%\sl_%i%
  Let>targetArr_%i%=C:\Temp\
  Let>source=sourceArr_%i%
  Let>target=targetArr_%i%
  Let>cmdLine=mklink /D %source% %target%
  'form the command to execute in one execution
  ConCat>%symLinks%,%cmdLine%
  'dont append ampersand to last cmd
  If>i<>%numLinks%
    'append & for next cmd
    ConCat>%symLinks%,%SPACE%%amp%%SPACE%
  EndIf
Until>i=%numLinks%

Let>RP_Windowmode=0
'ONE CMD LINE EXECUTION! OF HOW EVER LINES YOU WANT! :)
Run>cmd.exe /c %symLinks%

'same as doing it by defining each var like this:
'Run>cmd.exe /c mklink /D "%sourceArr_1%" "%targetArr_1%" & mklink /D "%sourceArr_2%" "%targetArr_2%" & mklink /D "%sourceArr_3%" "%targetArr_3%"

[Phil Pendlebury]

Thanks Zabros. So basically join the commands with SPACE & SPACE. Very cool I had no idea. Thanks again.

I also found some further info on this:

You can use the special characters listed in the following table to pass multiple commands.

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& [...]  command1 & command2
Use to separate multiple commands on one command line. Cmd.exe runs the first command, and then the second command.

&& [...]  command1 && command2
Use to run the command following && only if the command preceding the symbol is successful. Cmd.exe runs the first command, and then runs the second command only if the first command completed successfully.

|| [...]  command1 || command2
Use to run the command following || only if the command preceding || fails. Cmd.exe runs the first command, and then runs the second command only if the first command did not complete successfully (receives an error code greater than zero).

( ) [...]  (command1 & command2)
Use to group or nest multiple commands.

[zabros2020]

Welcome!
Yes, so simple yet so powerful.
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