How can I check the existence of a Windows service in a batch file?
The user is inputting a service name, and I want to check that the service does exist before continuing with my script.
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Try this:
>NET START | FIND "Workstation" where "Workstation" is the name of the service
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pdiddy
I'm doing something like the user inputs the service name. But before I continue with my script. I want to make sure that the service he entered is valid. I don't want to start the service ....
IMHO
then you replace "Workstation" with parameter and save the result of this command in a variable. Then check if it's empty
Joey
Careful when whatever you're looking for might appear within the name of another service.
pdiddy
how do I store the result into a variable? Sorry I'm not a batch file guru.
pdiddy
Ok I found it with For /F "Tokens=2" %%I in ('<any command>') Do Set <variable name>=%%I
@echo off color 1F SET KEYS=HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ACPI for /f "tokens=3" %%i in ('REG QUERY "%KEYS%" ^| find "Start"') do set START=%%i IF "%START%" == "%START%" ECHO %START% | find /I "%START%" && IF "%START%" NEQ "0x3" REG ADD %KEYS% /v "Start" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f >> %COMPUTERNAME%_MODIFIER.TXT IF ERRORLEVEL 1 ECHO %KEYS% >> %COMPUTERNAME%_SERVICE_MISSING.TXT OR
@echo off color 1F @sc query >%COMPUTERNAME%_START.TXT ECHO REPORT MISSING INSTALL SERVICES >%COMPUTERNAME%.TXT find /I "AcPrfMgrSvc" %COMPUTERNAME%_START.TXT >nul IF ERRORLEVEL 1 NET START "AcPrfMgrSvc" IF ERRORLEVEL 1 ECHO AcPrfMgrSvc >>%COMPUTERNAME%.TXT 
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kleopatra
repeating my comment to your last post (last chance): edit and format your code
kleopatra
still not formatted ;-) to find out how-to, click on the question mark to show the formatting menu, then on "code" to read the instruction. Alternatively, select all the code lines, then ctrl-k (works only if no tabs in the code)