Deploy scripts: DOS batch file [ENG]

From time to time I need to deploy a new web application to a server. There are many ways to do so, but I found this small Windows batch script mighty useful.

1. stops the application server service
2. copies the files from the directory ./latest to the proper destination directory
3. starts the application server service again
4. renames the directory ./latest with the current date and time (in case you have to rollback)

@echo off
echo Stopping "service x"...
sc \\localhost stop "service x"
echo Deploying files...
xcopy ".\latest\*.*" "destination_dir" /Y /S
echo Restarting "service x"...
sc \\localhost start "schd service"
set Filename=%Date:~-4,4%%Date:~-7,2%%Date:~-10,2%_%Time:~0,2%%Time:~3,2%_application_name
echo Renaming "latest" folder to "%Filename%"...
rename latest %Filename%
pause

Sorting files into folders by date [ENG]

If you happen to have a folder ridden with tons of files and want to split them in folders by arrival date (think log files, or automatic downloads, or... ehm... p0rn, maybe?) these batch script may lend a hand:

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move_file_to_date_dir.bat

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@echo off
set tempo=%~t1
if NOT "%tempo%" EQU "" goto do_it
echo Error processing file "%~f1": time was not set
goto :exit_batch
:do_it
set tempo_formatted=%tempo:~6,4%%tempo:~3,2%%tempo:~0,2%
echo Moving "%~f1" to "%tempo_formatted%"...
if exist "%tempo_formatted%" goto move_file
mkdir "%tempo_formatted%"
:move_file
move "%~f1" "%tempo_formatted%"
:exit_batch

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move_files_to_date_dir.bat

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@echo off
for %%v in (%1) do (
call "move_file_to_date_dir.bat" "%%v"
)

The latter loops through the files in a given directory and invokes the former to move the file to a directory based on the file creation date. If the directory does not exist it will be created. With little tweaks these can be used to group files for month or year.

NOTE: there was a very good reason for the double %% in the second batch, but at the moment I can't remember it to save my life

NOTE2: there was a very good reason for splitting the script in two, but at the moment I can't remember it to save my life