How to? Pass output from ffind to another command in a BTM file

[Avi Shmidman]

Hi,
I'd like to run ffind in a BTM file in order to retrieve a specific line from a text file, and then I'd like to pass that line to another command. (Specifically, the text file contains a list of filenames and paths; ffind will extract the relevant line, based upon the input parameter to the BTM file, and then I'd like to pass that path+filename to the copy command, to copy the specified file to another location).
Does anyone have any sample BTM code that would demonstrate how to accomplish this task?

 

[Avi Shmidman]

Ah, I think I see now. The help file explains that I can use @CON: in order to direct piped output to a specific place on the command line. So, I can just write:
ffind /k /m /t%1 filepaths.txt | copy @CON: c:\destination
This does the trick.

Hi,
I'd like to run ffind in a BTM file in order to retrieve a specific line from a text file, and then I'd like to pass that line to another command. (Specifically, the text file contains a list of filenames and paths; ffind will extract the relevant line, based upon the input parameter to the BTM file, and then I'd like to pass that path+filename to the copy command, to copy the specified file to another location).
Does anyone have any sample BTM code that would demonstrate how to accomplish this task?

 

[vefatica]

Hi,
I'd like to run ffind in a BTM file in order to retrieve a specific line from a text file, and then I'd like to pass that line to another command. (Specifically, the text file contains a list of filenames and paths; ffind will extract the relevant line, based upon the input parameter to the BTM file, and then I'd like to pass that path+filename to the copy command, to copy the specified file to another location).
Does anyone have any sample BTM code that would demonstrate how to accomplish this task?

How about @EXECSTR[]?

COPY %@EXECSTR[FFIND /K /M /T%1 filepaths.txt] c:\destination

 

[Charles Dye]

How about @EXECSTR[]?

COPY %@EXECSTR[FFIND /K /M /T%1 filepaths.txt] c:\destination

That's a more elegant approach, provided you only want the first line.

 

[Avi Shmidman]

Nice! @EXECSTR was exactly the type of thing I was looking for. Thanks, Vince, for introducing me to this versatile function.

How about @EXECSTR[]?

COPY %@EXECSTR[FFIND /K /M /T%1 filepaths.txt] c:\destination

 

[vefatica]

That's a more elegant approach, provided you only want the first line.

It sounded like Avi wanted only one line. For more (or one, I suppose), DO might work.

DO file IN /P FFIND /K /M /T%1 filepaths.txt
COPY %file c:\destination
ENDDO