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Windows Batch
Batch files can be used to automate simple processes in Microsoft Windows. Batch files use the commands of the command prompt, in the simplest case these cmd commands can be entered in a simple text file line by line, it is then executed one command after the other. Windows batch originate from the MS-DOS era. At that time batch files had the file extension .bat. Since Windows 2000 the extension .cmd is used. Additionally there is the possibility to use jump labels or variables, up to more compl...
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Using PowerShell to set file system permissions: ACL
To add a user with write permissions to an existing folder, the following script can be used: ... continue reading
PowerShell version 7.3.4 released
The PowerShell version can be displayed with the get-host command. ... continue reading
Basics: Start console, execute commands
PowerShell allows you to control or manage systems using the command line or run automated operations via Powershell scripts. ... continue reading
DS18B20 - Temperature sensors in ESP-Home
Complementary to the article: DS18B20 Temperature Sensors ESP32, MQTT and WiFi - HowTo, I have meanwhile replaced the Arduino project with ESP-Home. Simple projects can be implemented much easier in ESPHome. As an example, in ESPHome these 2 lines are enough to address the temperature sensors: ... continue reading
Execute remote commands with psexec pstools - cmd Windows
The pstools can be used to execute commands on other computers: Of course, this requires the necessary rights for the remote connection: by default, these are the domain administrator or the local administrator. As an alternative for a remote connection to another computer, PowerShell remoting can also be used, see: Powershell Remote ... continue reading
cmd command Windows Management: Control Panel cpl and msc
cmd command Windows Administrative Tools: Control Panel cpl and msc ... continue reading
CMD Commands Overview: BATch Commands Windows Command Prompt
An introduction to Windows-BATch or the Windows-Command-Line can be found here: Windows Batch ... continue reading
MS-SQL Joins explained: Inner, Outer, Left, Right Join; Union
Joins can be used to get data in SQL from one or more tables in a single output. Joins are often combined with other queries in practice: For example, most often for the selection of data is not, as used here, a "select * from", but the respective columns are selected: "select column1,column2 from", or, of course, the joins can be combined or nested with "where" or other queries. ... continue reading
Robocopy example - server relocation
Even in times of Windows PowerShell there are certain commands that still do not have a worthy successor in Windows PowerShell. One of these commands is undoubtedly the good old robocopy command. ... continue reading
ESP32 Flowmeter - RS485 Modbus
In the meantime I use ESP-Home for the readout ... continue reading
PowerShell: Prevent screen saver, lock: Move mouse regularly
Alternatively, if you can't change the screen lock settings, you can move the mouse regularly, or have a script move the mouse. Originally published as an AutoIt script, I recreated the script with a few PowerShell lines. Anyone who copies the following commands into a PowerShell session will prevent the computer from locking the screen or starting the screensaver: ... continue reading
