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\""

@sean1832 @natemac

You could try adding %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 and/or using SHIFT command to process each file sequentially by running the loop and then SHIFTing the next filename into the %1 variable.

A method to employ to figure out how the file names are passed to the batch file is to select multiple files and running a batch file that simply executes one command:
echo %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

Justin Coy
HealGodsKids.Com