Batch file to create folders

[Gaz]

I hate writing scripts or batch files because I always break things. Can anybody help me make a script that makes a folder inside users home directories.

For example. The students home folder is C:\students\username on the server. What I need to make is a folder inside the \username folder so,
C:\students\username\newfolder
I have over 500 accounts to do so I was hoping that I could use some sort of %username% type command or wildcard. I've Googled but im all out of Google Fu today.

[Firefox]

You could use Group Policy Preference mode, User Configuration to create a folder.

Do the users get their home directory mapped as a particular drive? Say it Maps to H:\ you could set the GPP to create H:\new folder

[Gaz]

Arh yes I could but I've not got GPP on my 2003 R2 server.

[DT2]

I hate writing scripts or batch files because I always break things. Can anybody help me make a script that makes a folder inside users home directories.

For example. The students home folder is C:\students\username on the server. What I need to make is a folder inside the \username folder so,
C:\students\username\newfolder
I have over 500 accounts to do so I was hoping that I could use some sort of %username% type command or wildcard. I've Googled but im all out of Google Fu today.

CLS
::variables
set name=c:\Students\
::commands
md %name%\%username%\nameoffolder

add pause if you want it to halt before exiting, else exit.

create a .bat and set to run at logon.

Should work.




Also, if you find the %username% doesn't work (as it pulls the user of the current process and isnt always correct), then use this:

for /f "TOKENS=1,2,*" %%a in ('tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq explorer.exe" /FO LIST /V') do if /i "%%a %%b"=="User Name:" set _currdomain_user=%%c
for /f "TOKENS=1,2 DELIMS=\" %%a in ("%_currdomain_user%") do set _currdomain=%%a & set _curruser=%%b

[Firefox]

You shouldn't need a 2008 server. GPP's apply to all devices with XP SP3 and above I believe. You should be able to run a Win 7 pc with the RSAT tools installed and this should let you managed these settings :-)

[Gaz]

for /f "TOKENS=1,2,*" %%a in ('tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq explorer.exe" /FO LIST /V') do if /i "%%a %%b"=="User Name:" set _currdomain_user=%%c
for /f "TOKENS=1,2 DELIMS=\" %%a in ("%_currdomain_user%") do set _currdomain=%%a & set _curruser=%%b

Just the kinda stuff I was hoping to avoid.

The .bat file sounds promising. If its to run at logon though I'd would need the network map so
set name=h:\domaincontroller\students\%username%\newfo lder
md %name%\%username%\nameoffolder

Sould that work?

[plexer]

If not exist h:\newfolder mkdir h:\newfolder

in a logon script assuming you map h: to their home folder.

Ben

[DT2]

Yeah, you can just stick net use in there in stead of the %name% variable.

net use H: \\server\share\%username%
md H:\newfolder
If H: is already mapped then it's even easier, just omit the net use command.

[Gaz]

Arh I see. Yes H:\ is their home folder.

Oh how much easier this would have been if I could have just typed "mkdir c:\students\*\newfolder" where * is the random folder/username. It works on files, why not folders too.

[DT2]

Tell me about it.....
But, I suppose if it was easy it'd be boring and we'd be paid peanuts..... Oh, wait.