Batch Files - "How to" + Recipes (add 'em if you got 'em!)

[feralicious]

So I found out how to make a batch file...

Right click desktop > new txt file > open this txt file > type in (cut and pasted one from uhclem) batch file recipe > save as "all files" with .bat extension.

Tested it and it works!

I thought it would be cool and helpful if people posted their recipes in this thread for those of us who don't know how to figure it out.

[feralicious]

Flac Fingerprints
previously posted by uhclem:

I use a simple batch file to create the fingerprint. It's simple because you just drag 'n' drop the folder containing your new flacs onto the batch file and voila it produces a fingerprint file for you in the folder. Here's the batch file I use:

@echo off
%~d1 & cd "%~1"
for %%F in (*.flac) do metaflac --show-md5sum --with-filename "%%F" >> "%~n1-ffp.txt"

[pmonk]

Remember - that creates a text file. If you just want to do a quick (minus the text) just create a new batch files minus the text command!

@echo off
%~d1 & cd "%~1"
for %%F in (*.flac) do metaflac --show-md5sum --with-filename "%%F"
pause

[pmonk]

For a shntool md5

@echo off
%~d1 & cd %*
for %%T in (shn flac wav ape) do if exist *.%%T shntool md5 *.%%T>>shntool.md5.txt
pause

[pmonk]

shntool len

@echo off
%~d1 & cd %*
for %%T in (shn flac wav ape) do if exist *.%%T shntool len -u mb *.%%T
pause

If you want to save it add the text command on the end!

[feralicious]

shntool len with txt file added to folder

Originally Posted by pmonk66

shntool len

@echo off
%~d1 & cd %*
for %%T in (shn flac wav ape) do if exist *.%%T shntool len -u mb *.%%T
pause

If you want to save it add the text command on the end!

played with the txt command from the ffp batch file and this seems to work to add the shntool txt into the folder:


shntool len with txt file added to folder:

@echo off
%~d1 & cd %*
for %%T in (shn flac wav ape) do if exist *.%%T shntool len -u mb *.%%T >> "%~n1-shntool.txt"

Yay!

edit by U2Lynne: poster asked that batch file be corrected as per uhclem's comments below. We don't want to confuse anyone who doesn't read the whole post.

[feralicious]

Originally Posted by pmonk66

Remember - that creates a text file. If you just want to do a quick (minus the text) just create a new batch files minus the text command!

@echo off
%~d1 & cd "%~1"
for %%F in (*.flac) do metaflac --show-md5sum --with-filename "%%F"
pause

This didn't work for me. Well the cmd box opened and disappeared right quick with no trail left behind, so I assume it didn't work.

Originally Posted by feralicious

@echo off
%~d1 & cd %*
for %%T in (shn flac wav ape) do if exist *.%%T shntool len -u mb *.%%T --show-len --with-filename "%%F" >> "%~n1-shntool.txt"

The part highlighted in red is an error. I don't know what it's doing there.

[feralicious]

Originally Posted by uhclem

The part highlighted in red is an error. I don't know what it's doing there.

Neither do I!!!
But it worked. Ah... I think I had an apostrophe after the %%T when I didn't have the red part, and when I added the red part I got rid of that. So it's probably just sitting there looking pretty while the rest of it does all the work. I'll try without it.

Yep works fine without it. I'll ask a Mod to edit that post. Thanks.

Can you post a Batch file for fixing SBEs? I just checked a show and all files have them.

[pmonk]

Originally Posted by feralicious

Can you post a Batch file for fixing SBEs? I just checked a show and all files have them.

IMO - just use Trader's Little Helper to fix SBEs. It does a fine job.

I do have a batch file for shntool sbe but I never used it so I don't think it is a good ise to post

[Five]

the only thing with TLH fixing SBEs is if I only want to pad the last track. uhclem gave me a command for shntool to do this (haven't tried it, will post when I do), not sure if TLH can do that. I'm sure it will be able to in time.

[pmonk]

No - TLH will not fix the silence on the end of the last track - you need to use shntool for that!

[Five]

the convenient thing, too, is that if you've installed TLH you've also installed SHNtool. I copied the command for padding the final track with silence on my other computer, I'll post it here later on.

[pmonk]

Well - I just downloaded this from eztree (shocking) and this is what I got when I ran the shntool len report

ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS, NEW-YORK
JUNE 25 & 26 + JULY 23 1970

The directory name is invalid.
length expanded size cdr WAVE problems filename
3:50.41 40668476 --- -- ---xx Track01.flac
0:55.16 9740528 -b- -- ---xx Track02.flac
0:22.71 4047836 --- -- ---xx Track03.flac
4:02.53 42813500 --- -- ---xx Track04.flac
6:29.08 68638460 --- -- ---xx Track05.flac
4:35.59 48648812 --- -- ---xx Track06.flac
12:48.13 135505416 -b- -- ---xx Track07.flac
21:19.38 225705424 -b- -- ---xx Track08.flac
3:32.49 37512092 --- -- ---xx Track09.flac
1:25.34 15074012 --- -- ---xx Track10.flac
0:25.74 4584092 --- -- ---xx Track11.flac
4:43.64 50071772 --- -- ---xx Track12.flac
0:33.05 5833004 --- -- ---xx Track13.flac
3:39.71 38798636 --- -- ---xx Track14.flac
4:19.31 45760556 --- -- ---xx Track15.flac
5:11.12 54888668 --- -- ---xx Track16.flac
78:15.39 789.92 MB (totals for 16 files, 0.5838 o
verall compression ratio)

I use dthe shntool sbe batch file and:

length expanded size cdr WAVE problems filename
3:50.41 40668476 --- -- ----- Track01-fixed.wav
0:55.16 9739676 --- -- ----- Track02-fixed.wav
0:22.71 4047836 --- -- ----- Track03-fixed.wav
4:02.53 42813500 --- -- ----- Track04-fixed.wav
6:29.08 68638460 --- -- ----- Track05-fixed.wav
4:35.59 48648812 --- -- ----- Track06-fixed.wav
12:48.13 135505820 --- -- ----- Track07-fixed.wav
21:19.38 225705020 --- -- ----- Track08-fixed.wav
3:32.49 37512092 --- -- ----- Track09-fixed.wav
1:25.34 15074012 --- -- ----- Track10-fixed.wav
0:25.74 4584092 --- -- ----- Track11-fixed.wav
4:43.64 50071772 --- -- ----- Track12-fixed.wav
0:33.05 5833004 --- -- ----- Track13-fixed.wav
3:39.71 38798636 --- -- ----- Track14-fixed.wav
4:19.31 45760556 --- -- ----- Track15-fixed.wav
5:11.13 54891020 --- -- ----- Track16-fixed.wav
78:15.40 789.92 MB (totals for 16 files, 1.0000 o
verall compression ratio)

So I guess it works (but the command is for backward fix)

Originally Posted by feralicious

Can you post a Batch file for fixing SBEs? I just checked a show and all files have them.

Don't use a batch file for fixing SBEs. Here's why. Use TLH or BatchEnc.