Do someone knows how to add the action to be triggered when calling my batch file with the /? argument ? I've always used the -h to display usages, but for once I need my -h arg for something else.
EDIT : Actually I've tried by parsing attributes like this
for %%i in (%*) do ....
But the /? argument was skipped, I'll try yours solutions to see if it's different.
Btw, why when you parse %%i the /? args is skipped ?
The /? seems to be simply skipped by the for %%i in (%*) but it's the wildcard functionality of the for-loop, it tries to find a file that matches /? which will fail.
You can not use ? or * in a "normal" for-loop, without modifying the result.
You could use the SHIFT command to access all your parameters.
:parameterLoop
if "%~1"=="/?" call :help
if "%~1"=="-h" call :help
if "%~1"=="-o" call :other
shift
if not "%~1"=="" goto :parameterLoop
If you also want to display the selected option, you got a problem with the echo command, as this will normally show the help instead of /?.
You can avoid this by using echo(%1 instead of echo %1.
You check your command line arguments (%1, %2 etc) against the /? string and if true then print help using ECHO command. For example,
@ECHO OFF
IF "%1"=="/?" (
ECHO "Help Line 1"
ECHO "Help Line 2"
) ELSE (
ECHO "Do Your Action"
)
You could try this:
@echo off
if "%1"=="/?" goto print_help
goto normal_start
:print_help
echo Here is your help
goto end
:normal_start
echo I'm working
:end
Here's an actual use case for those visuals out there!
@ECHO OFF
:parameterLoop
IF /I "%1"=="/install" GOTO install
IF /I "%1"=="/uninstall" GOTO uninstall
IF /I "%1"=="/repair" GOTO repair
IF /I "%1"=="" (
ECHO.
ECHO Please use the following commands to proceed:
ECHO.
ECHO Use /INSTALL to setup the software
ECHO.
ECHO Use /UNINSTALL to remove the software
ECHO.
ECHO Use /REPAIR to repair the software
ECHO.
GOTO end
)
:install
TASKKILL /F /IM vpnui* /T
TASKKILL /F /IM DartOffline* /T
MSIEXEC /I "anyconnect-win-XXX-core-vpn-predeploy-k9.msi" /QN /NORESTART
MSIEXEC /I "anyconnect-win-XXX-dart-predeploy-k9.msi" /QN /NORESTART
MSIEXEC /I "anyconnect-win-XXX-posture-predeploy-k9.msi" /QN /NORESTART
COPY /Y "production.xml" "%ProgramData%\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\Profile\production.xml"
GOTO end
:uninstall
TASKKILL /F /IM vpnui* /T
TASKKILL /F /IM DartOffline* /T
DEL /F /S /Q "%ProgramData%\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\Profile\production.xml"
MSIEXEC /X "anyconnect-win-XXX-core-vpn-predeploy-k9.msi" /QN /NORESTART
MSIEXEC /X "anyconnect-win-XXX-dart-predeploy-k9.msi" /QN /NORESTART
MSIEXEC /X "anyconnect-win-XXX-posture-predeploy-k9.msi" /QN /NORESTART
RMDIR /S /Q "%ProgramData%\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"
GOTO end
:repair
TASKKILL /F /IM vpnui* /T
TASKKILL /F /IM DartOffline* /T
DEL /F /S /Q "%ProgramData%\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\Profile\production.xml"
MSIEXEC /X "anyconnect-win-XXX-core-vpn-predeploy-k9.msi" /QN /NORESTART
MSIEXEC /X "anyconnect-win-XXX-dart-predeploy-k9.msi" /QN /NORESTART
MSIEXEC /X "anyconnect-win-XXX-posture-predeploy-k9.msi" /QN /NORESTART
RMDIR /S /Q "%ProgramData%\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"
MSIEXEC /I "anyconnect-win-XXX-core-vpn-predeploy-k9.msi" /QN /NORESTART
MSIEXEC /I "anyconnect-win-XXX-dart-predeploy-k9.msi" /QN /NORESTART
MSIEXEC /I "anyconnect-win-XXX-posture-predeploy-k9.msi" /QN /NORESTART
COPY /Y "production.xml" "%ProgramData%\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client\Profile\production.xml"
GOTO end
:end
EXIT /B
REM Src https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8179425/adding-switch-in-batch
Essentially with that command I can install my software using the /install or /uninstall or /repair switches... way useful in intune and making custom MSI's with AdvancedInstaller!
Also if you type nothing a little help menu appears instructing the user which commands are available :)
