Hey guys,

Im looking to convert the following script into batch language for windows / DOS but my knowledge of batch syntax is nill - but i have good knowledge of UNIX shell...can anyone help?


#!/bin/sh

if [ $# -lt 2 ] ; then
echo "UNCERTAIN:"
echo "Too few arguments"
echo "Usage: file_exists <filename> <exists|notexists|contains> [<text_to_search>]"
echo "!!SCRIPT_FINISHED!!"
exit 1
fi

if [ $2 == "exists" ] ; then
if [ -f "$1" ] ; then
echo "TRUE:"
echo "$1 file exists"
else
echo "FALSE:"
echo "$1 file does not exist"
fi
fi

if [ $2 == "notexists" ] ; then
if [ -f "$1" ] ; then
echo "FALSE:"
echo "$1 file exists"
else
echo "TRUE:"
#!/bin/sh

if [ $# -lt 2 ] ; then
echo "UNCERTAIN:"
echo "Too few arguments"
echo "!!SCRIPT_FINISHED!!"
exit 1
fi

if [ $2 == "exists" ] ; then
if [ -f "$1" ] ; then
echo "TRUE:"
echo "$1 file exists"
else
echo "FALSE:"
echo "$1 file does not exist"
fi
fi

if [ $2 == "notexists" ] ; then
if [ -f "$1" ] ; then
echo "FALSE:"
echo "$1 file exists"
else
echo "TRUE:"
echo "$1 file does not exist"
fi
fi

if [ $2 == "contains" ] ; then
if [ -f "$1" ] ; then
TIME=`date|tail -c19|head -c5`
FOUND=`cat $1|grep $TIME|grep $3`
if [[ -n $FOUND ]] ; then
echo "TRUE:"
echo "File $1 contains [$3]"
else
echo "FALSE:"
echo "File $1 does not contain [$3]"
fi
else
echo "FALSE:"
echo "$1 file does not exist"
fi
fi

echo "!!SCRIPT_FINISHED!!"

Thanks josh

How about installing Cygwin (or Microsoft Services for Unix) on the Windows box.

you can either go with cygwin/msu or you can look at some dos scripting books ... also check "help" and "if /?" on a windows cmd window for pointers on if tests and dos batch scripting ...

I would chime in with the same response regarding CYGWIN. You can write some very functional DOS/NT scripts but even simple tasks are much tougher to implement. CYGWIN will give you an easier migration path.

If Cygwin can't be used, you start here.