Examples of Command Files

Example of a command file (add-drive.cmd):

@echo Adding Disk E:\ to the Catalog

@set wcat="C:\Program Files (x86)\WinCatalog\WinCatalog.exe"

@call %wcat% -Open "D:\My Catalog.w3cat" -Add -FileSystemPath "E:" -CatalogPath "Catalog\Backups"

Explanation

Print the "Adding Disk E:\ to the Catalog" message;
Copy path to WinCatalog executable into the wcat variable;
Start WinCatalog, open the catalog file "D:\My Catalog.w3cat", add disc E: into the "Catalog\Backups" catalog folder.

@echo Updating folder T:\Documents to the Catalog

@set wcat="C:\Program Files (x86)\WinCatalog\WinCatalog.exe"

@call %wcat% -Open "D:\My Catalog.w3cat" -Update -CatalogPath "Catalog\2019\Documents" -ExitWhenDone

Explanation

Print the "Updating folder T:\Documents to the Catalog" message;
Copy path to WinCatalog executable into the wcat variable;
Start WinCatalog, open the catalog file "D:\My Catalog.w3cat", update the "Catalog\2019\Documents", exit when operation is completed.

@echo Updating 3 folders

@set wcat="C:\Program Files (x86)\WinCatalog\WinCatalog.exe"

@call %wcat% -Open "D:\My Catalog.w3cat" -Update -CatalogPath "2019\Documents;2019\Photos;Public on {@dslash}Server" -ExitWhenDone

Explanation

Print the "Updating 3 folders" message;
Copy path to WinCatalog executable into the wcat variable;
Start WinCatalog, open the catalog file "D:\My Catalog.w3cat", update 3 folders one-by-one: "Catalog\2019\Documents", "Catalog\2019\Photos", "Catalog\Public on \\Server", exit when operation is completed.
Please note that in this example the name of the root folder ("Catalog") is skipped, double slash is replaced by {@dslash}.