It would also be easy to translate it into Python to create a cross-platform script. I guess it depends on what your needs are, though.

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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] .bat editing experience?

Mackenzie,

Almost certainly a PowerShell script would be more compact, easier to read and edit more capable than a .BAT file.  How long of a script is it?

Erich


On Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 10:19, Mackenzie Salisbury eloquently inscribed:

> 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

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From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Hammer, Erich F <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 9:52
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] .bat editing experience?

Mackenzie,

Almost certainly a PowerShell script would be more compact, easier to read and edit more capable than a .BAT file.  How long of a script is it?

Erich


On Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 10:19, Mackenzie Salisbury eloquently inscribed:

> 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