How can I pass arguments to a batch file?
Another useful tip is to use %*
to mean "all". For example:
echo off
set arg1=%1
set arg2=%2
shift
shift
fake-command /u %arg1% /p %arg2% %*
When you run:
test-command admin password foo bar
the above batch file will run:
fake-command /u admin /p password admin password foo bar
I may have the syntax slightly wrong, but this is the general idea.
Here's how I did it:
@fake-command /u %1 /p %2
Here's what the command looks like:
test.cmd admin P@55w0rd > test-log.txt
The %1
applies to the first parameter the %2
(and here's the tricky part) applies to the second. You can have up to 9 parameters passed in this way.
If you want to intelligently handle missing parameters you can do something like:
IF %1.==. GOTO No1
IF %2.==. GOTO No2
... do stuff...
GOTO End1
:No1
ECHO No param 1
GOTO End1
:No2
ECHO No param 2
GOTO End1
:End1