Batch File (select random file) help

[fil_b]

hi there

 

we are playing with batch file where we copy a file to a location and then rename it

 

@echo off

rem to remove screen output updates ... less clutter

if exist "Z:\Profiles\Teaching\desktop.jpg" del "Z:\Profiles\Teaching\desktop.jpg" /S/Q

 

 

xcopy "Z:\Profiles\Backgrounds\SELECT - RANDOM.jpg" "Z:\Profiles\Teaching\" /E/I

 

 

 

REN Z:\Profiles\Teaching\*.jpg desktop.jpg

 

 

we can set a file manually, is it possible to make it a random selection for the JPG plz

 

Tar

 

 

feebs

[kmount]

I'd name the files by number and then use a random number generator + .jpg

 

Something like

 

Random number batch file - Programming - Forums - www.atomicmpc.com.au

 

I suppose you could in theory read the directory contents into an array and do it that way but this would work fine, how often are you doing it?

[fil_b]

I'd name the files by number and then use a random number generator + .jpg

 

Something like

 

Random number batch file - Programming - Forums - www.atomicmpc.com.au

 

I suppose you could in theory read the directory contents into an array and do it that way but this would work fine, how often are you doing it?

 

we were going to do a schedule to run nightly so every day is different.

[Stuart_C]

Could you numerically name the files and then just incrament the number

e.g.

Monday = 1

Tuesdy = 2

and so on?

[fil_b]

Could you numerically name the files and then just incrament the number

e.g.

Monday = 1

Tuesdy = 2

and so on?

 

if we had 20 or more tho it would break it up

 

numbers for the files is good but how do i do the random select a file for the code??

[Nixphoe]

echo %random%