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Write command line to text file

At the command prompt I wish to scan a barcode that may be up to 14 characters in length followed by the enter key (which is programmed into the scanner) and have the text written to a text file such...

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Runaway TCC.exception.log filling drive

I started TakeCommand, opened a few more tabs, typed something into one of them but didn't hit return and switched to another, and my disk starts filling like mad. Like, 1GB in a dozen seconds. No date...

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Trailing backslashes

Provide a command line switch to output trailing backslashes on directories when output by DIR and TREE commands. Five years later after my original post and it has shown up on my radar again.

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Add ability to DEL Stream from SYMLINK

In reference to MKLINK and Streams and DEL, the ability for DEL to recognize a SYMLINK when deleting a Stream, without first having to tell DEL it is to delete a Stream from a SYMLINK. At present, I...

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for start /b anamoly

I was trying to use the following command in a TCC v18.00.32 x64 window on Windows 10 v1909 and after it completed, it didn't refresh the console and after typing Ctrl-C, everything I typed displayed...

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Copy/Paste anomaly

Here's a command and it's output. If I select (with the mouse) as shown above, and paste anywhere, it pastes as two lines. OTOH, if I select (mouse again) as shown below, it pastes (anywhere) as a...

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Take Command Is Too Fast!

Rex, have you ever received a complaint that TCMD/TCC is too fast! With my new ultra-high-performance computer, I started having problems with a batch file that had always worked perfectly. It still...

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MKLINK and Streams and DEL

Code: _x64: 1 _admin: 1 _elevated: 1 TCC 27.00.21 x64 Windows 10 [Version 10.0.19042.867] I have created a script called CALC.BTM, which, with the help of MKLINK, is also TAPE.BTM The .BTM stores data...

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Bug With Flow Control and/or Command Grouping

I just discovered a problem with flow control and/or command grouping. To illustrate it, consider the following alias definition: alias zz=if not a eq a (echo one & echo two) & echo three Since...

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Hide plugin names when loading?

Hi all. I have my plugins in the plugins directory in the TCC install dir. This is faster than loading them from a .BTM. But I'd like for the names not to be displayed as they load. Example : ConSearch...

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PYTHON from Microsoft Windows Store

According to the help file; The version supported by TCC is from https://python.org. Click to expand... I have installed Python 3.9 from the Microsoft Windows Store, but I have several issues with...

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@SERVICE[service_name,6] = ProcessId

Rex, that may be easy. The SERVICE_STATUS_PROCESS struct filled by QueryServiceStatusEx() contains the member SERVICE_STATUS_PROCESS::dwProcessId. I figure you already have that filled struct hanging...

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NTFS Descriptions not working

I've set my TakeCommand options to use NTFS descriptions, but when I add a description to a file a DESCRIPT.ION file is created and the description is put in there instead. How do I get TakeCommand to...

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UNQLITE and %_unq_db

Code: _x64: 1 _admin: 1 _elevated: 1 TCC 27.00.21 x64 Windows 10 [Version 10.0.19042.867] When I close an UNQLITE database, %_unq_db still returns the name of the current database. Code: @setlocal...

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Link in Help File to Blog Articles

My suggestion is to add, to the help file, links to Blog Articles. For example, under Pipes, add a link to the Blog post Redirection / Piping and Unicode at the Windows Command Prompt. Another example,...

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robocopy cancelling batch file processing

I have a set of (.BTM) batch files that I use to update offline copies of my working directories that use the robocopy program. The top level batch files call a common batch file to perform the work in...

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EVENTLOG Command with simple User Rights not functional

Hello JPSoft Team, Before, Thank Your for a great Product on long Time. Here my Problem. I use for Take Command Scriptings most a simple User Account from local Windows Group User. From Time to Time i...

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FTYPE in TCC, less quirky than in cmd.exe

I recently discovered yet another cmd.exe quirk which reminded me why I detest it so. It special-cases the FTYPE command, doing either limited or no % expansion on the line before processing it. This...

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WHICH vs. reality?

If there are both (1) a plugin variable function and (2) a user-defined function with the same name, WHICH will identify the plugin one but TCC will use the user-defined one. Code: v:\> which @icmp...

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Unusable state when using Chinese characters

I use Take Command v27, win 10, language and region setting is Chinese. If there is a file name or directory name which contains Chinese characters, the characters are half width and Take Command will...

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