Bulk folder Creation in Windows

[scgf]

A few years ago I set up a set of empty folders in all user home areas to encourage them to file work according to subject. So each user had /My Documents/ICT, /My Documents/Science etc..

 

Unfortunately I have lost the script which accomplished this. I know it was something I had to type in a terminal window, but that's about it. We are using MS Server 2003/XP Workstations with Ranger.

 

Any ideas?

 

Cheers.

[Kyle]

I have a CMD file that does just this but its at work, if no one replies tonight I'll sort it out for you tomorrow.

[scgf]

What a quick response!! Thanks very much, Kyle.

[Dos_Box]

You should have posted it at 3am, it would have been quicker!*

 

 

 

 

*Bloody innsomniac members!

 

P.S. Oh, and welcome BTW

[tosca925]

You should have posted it at 3am, it would have been quicker!*

 

I'm nornally hovering around here till 1-00am but it does go quiet after 11-30pm.

 

With all these new members and all these added posts it takes me ages to get through them all on a daily basis.

[pooley]

Anychance of a copy of the script or cmd file ?

 

cheers

[scgf]

I sent a PM to Kyle back in January asking if he'd mind sending me the script, but he hasn't got back to me :-(

[NetworkGeezer]

A few years ago I set up a set of empty folders in all user home areas to encourage them to file work according to subject. So each user had /My Documents/ICT, /My Documents/Science etc..

 

Unfortunately I have lost the script which accomplished this. I know it was something I had to type in a terminal window, but that's about it. We are using MS Server 2003/XP Workstations with Ranger.

 

Any ideas?

 

Cheers.

 

How are your student home folders arrange flat directroy or year group?

 

The easier thing to do would be this

 

CD 
for /f %%s in ('dir /ad/b') do MD "%%s\Subject"

 

You can repeat the last line for as may subjects as you need, rembering to substitute ENGLISH, MATHS, SCIENCE etc for Subject.

[plexer]

Why not just do it in a login script.

 

if not exist h:\mathematics md h:\mathematics

 

etc...

 

Ben

[scgf]

Thanks, NetworkGeezer.

 

On our system, user folders on the server follow this pattern. Take John Smith in year 8:

 

E:\Data\Users Home Directories\Students\04smithjo

 

John's My Documents folder will be inside 04smithjo.

 

All student folder are inside the Students directory and year groups are differentiated by the initial two digits - representing the year that cohort entered the school.

 

How would your script work with this path?

 

If you need a UNC it is \\Server1\Students\04smithjo - we share the Students folder, not each individual user's folder.

[pooley]

I wanted a script to actually create the students HOME folder, not really bothered about any sub folders that may need creating.

 

Any suggestions or do I just buy some folder creation software and be done

[apeo]

This vbscript should work but not fully tested.

 

Dim oFS0, oFS1, oFolder, WshShell, strPath, CreateFolder
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set oFS0 = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'change get folder path
strPath = "E:\Data\Users Home Directories\Students\"
Set oFolder = oFS0.GetFolder(strPath)


CreateFolders oFolder

Sub CreateFolders(oF)

Dim F

For Each F In oF.subfolders
	'Create directories for each folder in the above path
	Set oFS1 = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
	Set CreateFolder = oFS1.CreateFolder(strPath & "\" & F.name & "\My Documents\ICT")
	Set CreateFolder = oFS1.CreateFolder(strPath & "\" & F.name & "\My Documents\Science")
	Set CreateFolder = Nothing
	Set oFS1 = Nothing
Next

End Sub

'clean up
set oFolder = nothing
Set oFS0 = Nothing
set wshshell = nothing

 

EDIT:

This doesnt check if the folder exist or not and will go through every folder in the students folder so be aware.

[apeo]

I wanted a script to actually create the students HOME folder, not really bothered about any sub folders that may need creating.

 

Any suggestions or do I just buy some folder creation software and be done

 

So you want to creat multiple home directories with user details coming from a csv or something?

[pooley]

yes m8 - got all user details in csv or if there is a way of interrogating AD and using the results from there I would use that too

[plexer]

Pooley: Please start a new thread for your question as that doesn't appear to be what the original poster was after.

 

Thanks,

 

Ben

[pooley]

Sorry didnt read the initial post - just hijacked it

 

New posting on its way

[scgf]

Thanks everyone for your help.

 

I have implemented the login script that plexer suggested. It works a treat.

 

Apeo - I have made a note of your VB script - thank you very much for this.

[apeo]

NP -

[OutToLunch]

I sent a PM to Kyle back in January asking if he'd mind sending me the script, but he hasn't got back to me :-(

 

Quick adaptation of my delete stuff from users directories script would do it...

 

From the top level dir eg. D:\pupils

 

CD D:\Pupils

For /D %%I in (*) do mkdir D:\pupils\%%I\folder1

For /D %%I in (*) do mkdir D:\pupils\%%I\folder2

For /D %%I in (*) do mkdir D:\pupils\%%I\folder3

For /D %%I in (*) do mkdir D:\pupils\%%I\folder4

 

Someone could probably make it more efficient but as it's creating empty folders the repeated loops shouldn't be that much of a performance hit.

 

Edit: Whoops, hands up if you left the thread open all morning then replied without refreshing it first to see if someone else had answered. *raises hand* :oops:

[apeo]

 

CD D:\Pupils

For /D %%I in (*) do mkdir D:\pupils\%%I\folder1

For /D %%I in (*) do mkdir D:\pupils\%%I\folder2

For /D %%I in (*) do mkdir D:\pupils\%%I\folder3

For /D %%I in (*) do mkdir D:\pupils\%%I\folder4

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Just a note, if the folders are to be created in a folder called "My Documents" you will need to change it abit.

 

For /D %%I in (*) do mkdir "D:\pupils\%%I\my documents\folder1"

[OutToLunch]

Whoops, my bad for not mentioning that there - don't use a "My Documents" folder in the home directories here, always looked at it as they're already in their own area so don't need an extra level to click down through.

[tosca925]

not sure f this is of any help now but copy the below into a batch file( you many need to edit for your own subjects.) and then drop the batch file in the shared folder with all your users in. then run it. I leave mine in the root of the year folder so i can get at it quick but i change permissions and hide it.

 

Also you can run it 3 months later and it does not affect any of the current folders. it just reports they already exist. Its great if you get a couple of kids start after half term etc.

 

You'll notice we have a Language folder and this script creates a folder for French and German inside of it.

 

 

 

for /d %%i in (*) do Mkdir %%i\English Mkdir %%i\Maths Mkdir %%i\ICT Mkdir %%i\Languages\ Mkdir %%i\Languages\French Mkdir %%i\Languages\German Mkdir %%i\History Mkdir %%i\Science Mkdir %%i\Design.Tech Mkdir %%i\Heatlh.Social Mkdir %%i\P.E Mkdir %%i\R.E Mkdir %%i\Geography Mkdir %%i\Business.Studies Mkdir %%i\Art Mkdir %%i\Drama Mkdir %%i\Media.Studies Mkdir %%i\Personal Mkdir %%i\Social.Sciences Mkdir %%i\Social.Sciences\Psychology Mkdir %%i\Social.Sciences\Public.Services Mkdir %%i\Social.Sciences\Sociology Mkdir %%i\Politics Mkdir %%i\Music Mkdir %%i\P.S.E Mkdir %%i\Performing.Arts