to delete .svn files and folders using Windows Batch Script you can use the following snippet.
FOR /R "C:\Users\CodeSnippets.Fesslersoft.de\Documents\Visual Studio 2013\Projects\ConsoleApplication" %%X IN (.svn) DO (RD /S /Q "%%X" 2>nul)
Replace C:\Users\CodeSnippets.Fesslersoft.de\Documents\Visual Studio 2013\Projects\ConsoleApplication with your Solution’s Path.
To Check if a Form is open in C# and VB.NET you can use the snippet below.
public static bool FormIsOpen(FormCollection application, Type formType)
{
//usage sample: FormIsOpen(Application.OpenForms,typeof(Form2)
return Application.OpenForms.Cast<Form>().Any(openForm => openForm.GetType() == formType);
}
Public Shared Function FormIsOpen(application__1 As FormCollection, formType As Type) As Boolean 'usage sample: FormIsOpen(Application.OpenForms,GetType(Form2) Return Application.OpenForms.Cast(Of Form)().Any(Function(openForm) openForm.[GetType]() = formType) End Function
To Logoff, Restart or Shutdown Windows using Batch you can Simply execute shutdown with the needed parameters. To execute the shutdown command you need the sufficient user privileges.
List of Parameters
To get Windows Product Name in C# and VB.NET you can use the following snippet.
public static string GetWindowsProdutName()
{
var name = (new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem").Get().OfType<ManagementObject>().Select(x => x.GetPropertyValue("Caption"))).First();
return name != null ? name.ToString() : "Unknown";
}
Public Shared Function GetWindowsProdutName() As String
Dim name = (New ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem").[Get]().OfType(Of ManagementObject)().[Select](Function(x) x.GetPropertyValue("Caption"))).First()
Return If(name IsNot Nothing, name.ToString(), "Unknown")
End Function
Tipp: To use ManagementObjectSearcher you need to set a Reference to System.Management.
To Remove Illegal Filename Characters in C# and VB.NET you can use the following snippet.
public static string RemoveIllegalFileNameChars(string input, string replacement="")
{
var regexSearch = new string(Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars()) + new string(Path.GetInvalidPathChars());
var r = new Regex(string.Format("[{0}]", Regex.Escape(regexSearch)));
return r.Replace(input, replacement);
}
Public Shared Function RemoveIllegalFileNameChars(input As String, Optional replacement As String = "") As String
Dim regexSearch = New String(Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars()) & New String(Path.GetInvalidPathChars())
Dim r = New Regex(String.Format("[{0}]", Regex.Escape(regexSearch)))
Return r.Replace(input, replacement)
End Function
To hide a Console Window in C# and VB.NET you can use the following snippet.
public static class Consoles
{
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern IntPtr FindWindow(string lpClassName, string lpWindowName);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
public static void SetConsoleWindowVisibility(bool visible, IntPtr hWnd)
{
ShowWindow(hWnd, !visible ? 0 : 1);
}
}
usage:
var hWnd = Consoles.FindWindow(null, Console.Title); Consoles.SetConsoleWindowVisibility(false, hWnd);
Public NotInheritable Class Consoles
Private Sub New()
End Sub
<DllImport("user32.dll")> _
Public Shared Function FindWindow(lpClassName As String, lpWindowName As String) As IntPtr
End Function
<DllImport("user32.dll")> _
Public Shared Function ShowWindow(hWnd As IntPtr, nCmdShow As Integer) As Boolean
End Function
Public Shared Sub SetConsoleWindowVisibility(visible As Boolean, hWnd As IntPtr)
ShowWindow(hWnd, If(Not visible, 0, 1))
End Sub
End Class
usage:
Dim hWnd = Consoles.FindWindow(Nothing, Console.Title) Consoles.SetConsoleWindowVisibility(False, hWnd)
To reset the windows audio mixer in Batch you can use the following snippet.
This snippet will set all volume levels equal. If you know a simpler way to reset the audio mixer, without setting all volume levels manually please let us know.
@ECHO OFF ECHO Resetting Volume Mixer Settings! NET STOP Audiosrv NET STOP AudioEndpointBuilder REG DELETE "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\Audio\PolicyConfig\PropertyStore" /F REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\Audio\PolicyConfig\PropertyStore" NET START Audiosrv
To get users home directory path in Python you can use the following snippet.
import os.path
print os.path.expanduser('~')
To list installed services in C# and VB.NET you can use the following snippet.
public static void ListInstalledServices()
{
var services = ServiceController.GetServices();
foreach (var service in services)
{
Console.WriteLine(@"Installed: {0}", service.ServiceName);
}
}
Public Shared Sub ListInstalledServices()
Dim services = ServiceController.GetServices()
For Each service As var In services
Console.WriteLine("Installed: {0}", service.ServiceName)
Next
End Sub
To delete a file or Folder in Powershell you can use the following snippet.
remove-item -path "C:\Users\Codesnippets\Desktop\Test.xml" -force -recurse
remove-item -path "C:\Users\Codesnippets\Desktop\Folder1" -force -recurse
for more informations see Using the Remove-Item Cmdlet