Hi Mackenzie,

BAT files are "batch" shell scripts for MSDOS or Windows, essentially just a list of commands in a text file. You should be able to open them up with a text editor (Notepad, Text Edit, Word, Atom Editor, whatever you prefer), and tweak the commands. You can ask the internet for how to word the exact syntax of the command; maybe try looking for help with "Windows batch files" or "Windows commands".

I would also suggest: When you try to run the script and it does not work, cut and paste the error message, in quotes, into your web browser and see what solutions others have found for that error.

It should be super easy. If you want to reach out to me personally < lmenzies at uab dot edu >, I'm happy to help however I can.

Good luck!
Luke

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Subject: [CODE4LIB] .bat editing experience?

Hi all!
I am wondering if someone on here might be able to help me edit a .bat program that previous supervisor created for me, but that is no longer working. It involves unzipping files, extracting pdfs, and combining xml data into one file. Any help would be appreciated!

Best,
Mackenzie Salisbury
Digital Scholarship Librarian