Add batch file to the context menu - Process all files in folder

Add batch file to the context menu - Process all files in folder.md

Add batch file to the context menu - Process all files in folder

This gist allows you to add a batch script to the Windows context menu (right click menu). This batch file is just a dummy-file. It doesn't do anything other than list all the files in a folder, so don't get nervous 😉.

• Add the batch file to C:\Scripts\
• Run Add Process all files in folder to the context menu.reg
• Right click on a folder to see the new option "Process all files in folder"
• Run the script to process all files in folder
• To remove the script just delete the batch file and run "Remove Process all files in folder from the context menu.reg"

Add Process all files in folder to the context menu.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Process all files in folder]
@="&Process all files in folder"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Process all files in folder\command]
@="\"C:\\Scripts\\Process all files in folder.bat\" \"%1\""

Process all files in folder.bat

@echo off
cd %1
for /r %%i in (*) do (echo "%%i")
pause

Remove Process all files in folder from the context menu.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Process all files in folder]
@="&Process all files in folder"

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Process all files in folder\command]
@="\"C:\\Scripts\\Process all files in folder.bat\" \"%1\""

Your very simple script helped me to create mine to add a "Catalog with Cathy" context menu.
The cathycmd utility requires a text file containing the path of the folder to process.

Cathy.bat:
@echo off
cd %1
chcp 1252>nul
for %%# in (%1) do (echo #DEV %%~# > D:\Documents\Cathy\Cathy.conf
D:\Documents\Cathy\CathyCmd.exe -f D:\Documents\Cathy\Cathy.conf
)
Pause

Copypath.reg:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\CopyPath]
@="Cataloguer avec Cathy"
"Icon"=""C:\Program Files (x86)\rOva\Cathy.exe""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\CopyPath\command]
@=""D:\Documents\Cathy\Cathy.bat" "%1""

THANK YOU !

If I select multiple files and run the bat file, the bat file runs seperately for all selected files. Is there's a way to run it once and process all selected files?

If I select multiple files and run the bat file, the bat file runs seperately for all selected files. Is there's a way to run it once and process all selected files?
@sean1832
did you ever find a solution to this? run with all files selected?

If I select multiple files and run the bat file, the bat file runs seperately for all selected files. Is there's a way to run it once and process all selected files?
@sean1832
did you ever find a solution to this? run with all files selected?

I still have no idea man, sorry. Do post it here if you ever find a solution. Thanks.