Create a txt file using batch file in a specific folder

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I am trying to create a batch file which will create a text file in a specific folder. I am able to create a text file on my desktop, but I need to create a file in a specific file path.

For example in D:/Testing folder I wants to create a user defined text file.

@echo off

echo .>> dblank.txt

I am using the above code to create a .txt file on my desktop.

I know this is a simple question but I searched google and have not found any good solution that could helpful to me.

score 37 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 28 '20 at 16:25

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You have it almost done. Just explicitly say where to create the file

@echo off
  echo.>"d:\testing\dblank.txt"

This creates a file containing a blank line (CR + LF = 2 bytes).

If you want the file empty (0 bytes)

@echo off
  break>"d:\testing\dblank.txt"

edited Apr 28 '20 at 16:25

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answered Jan 27 '14 at 13:22

MC ND

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Oho its working fine. last time i have not created that testing folder in my D drive. that why it was not working. Thanks a ton – user1926138 Jan 27 '14 at 14:08
how would you avoid hardcoding the path? – m4l490n Feb 05 '19 at 15:48
@m4l490n, not hardcoding it (sorry if it seems a joke, it is not). Question is about a specific folder, where do you want the file to be created? – MC ND Feb 05 '19 at 16:23

score 12 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 28 '20 at 16:25

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This code written above worked for me as well. Although, you can use the code I am writing here:

@echo off

@echo>"d:\testing\dblank.txt

If you want to write some text to dblank.txt then add the following line in the end of your code

@echo Writing text to dblank.txt> dblank.txt

edited Apr 28 '20 at 16:25

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answered Oct 13 '15 at 01:55

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If you need to write to the same file that you have been created you should use @echo Writing text to dblank.txt> d:\testing\dblank.txt – Ardalan Shahgholi Jun 08 '17 at 18:44

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 15 '17 at 00:13

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Changed the set to remove % as that will write to text file as Echo on or off

echo off
title Custom Text File
cls
set /p txt=What do you want it to say? ; 
echo %txt% > "D:\Testing\dblank.txt"
exit

edited Feb 15 '17 at 00:13

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answered Nov 15 '16 at 16:09

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 08 '16 at 16:30

You can also use

cd %localhost%

to set the directory to the folder the batch file was opened from. Your script would look like this:

@echo off
cd %localhost%
echo .> dblank.txt

Make sure you set the directory before you use the command to create the text file.

Create a txt file using batch file in a specific folder

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