batch file to check for missing covers

Anyway no mighty help, but maybe a direction to go ...

@ECHO OFF
SET ROOT=M:\MUSIC
SETLOCAL DisableDelayedExpansion

FOR /F "usebackq tokens=*" %%D IN (`DIR "%ROOT%" /B/AD/S/-P`) DO (
   @ECHO."%%D"
   DIR "%%D" /B/A/-P >NUL. 2>&1
   IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (
      ECHO ###Folder "%%D" is empty
   )
)

SETLOCAL DisableDelayedExpansion
... is set, because a foldername with an exclamation mark "!" otherwise is not recognized.

Foldername "Fehlfarben - 2006 - 26 1⁄2" still cannot be handled and will be reported as empty.
Note: The "⁄" is not a normal slash, but a unicode character (hex:E2 81 84).

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If you like PowerShell, then you may look there:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff730953.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee692944.aspx

Dano, see attached command file.
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Thanks Detlev.
But I think I sent you in the wrong direction with the empty folders.
Actually I don't need to check for empty folders.
What I need is
check in every folder if there are any mp3 or flac files and if it is true check if folder.jpg is missing

I tried something inside the loop which seems to work to some extent.

DIR "*.mp3" >NUL 2>&1
   IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (
      IF NOT EXIST "%%~fD\\%FS%" echo %%~fD%>>no_covers.m3u
   )

But it gives false positives on empty folders.

And do you know how to set root to the folder where the cmd file is started in?

%0 is the filepath of the cmd file, so ....

@ECHO OFF
ECHO This cmd's filepath:
ECHO %0
ECHO This cmd's home folder:
ECHO %~dp0
ECHO The root folder:
SET ROOT=%~dp0
ECHO %ROOT%
PAUSE

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It would have been easier to solve the problem by using a more handy scripting language.
Dano, see attached command file.
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Sorry, I did forget to include the most important case:
The folder with music files but without folder.jpg.

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The solution I found:

DIR "%%~fD\*.mp3">NUL 2>&1
    IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 (        
      IF NOT EXIST "%%~fD\\%FS%" ECHO %%~fD>>%FM%
   )

About the root folder, I was looking for %CD%
SET ROOT=%CD% is what I use now so I can start it from TC

I was hoping it was solvable with DOS although it seems tricky. I don't know many other scripting languages.

Well thank you for the great help, I will also look at your last cmd file.

Check.Folder.jpg.cmd
New version, see post #7.
batch file to check for missing covers

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Check.Folder.jpg.cmd
New version here.
Hopefully my last approach.
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Very nice again, one thing. These vars need quotes:
SET RFA=%HF%%RFA%
SET RMN=%HF%%RMN%
SET RPY=%HF%%RPY%
SET RPN=%HF%%RPN%

Also SET MP3TAG= is a problem when %programfiles% contains spaces.

There's something wrong with the unicode conversion.

Thanks for reporting back.

Regarding the usage of codepages and unicode support see also these interesting articles from user Moonbase:
Feature Request: Unicode Support for Export to Batch Files
HowTo: Einfache Text-Liste aller Bands und Alben
Feature Request: Disable "DOS Box" while running a "Tool"?

There is a new code version attached.
Check.Folder.jpg.cmd
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Somehow all the unicode report files only get þ as BOM so they can't be displayed correctly.

Huh, how that? Sorry for the invonvenience.
I will download the uploaded file for myself and try to detect what happened with the text file.

There is a zip file attached containing the command file.
I have added a notice into the command file how to create BOM characters via keyboard.
Please try this.
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Note: It is possible that Avira reports a false alarm for this cmd file in the zip file.
I've just reported the false alarm to Avira.

The same command file in a 7-zip file is ok for Avira.
But sadly the Forum does not allow to upload a 7-zip file.
Proposal: Upload should be opended for .7z files too.

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The zip version also fails. It had already happened in earlier versions.

I cannot believe this!

Are you able to create these characters with the keyboard numpad on the DOS commandline ?
BOM marker for UTF-16LE:
hex:FF=[Alt]+Numpad 00255=ÿ
hex:FE=[Alt]+Numpad 00254=þ

If not, then there will be some other way to provide a 2-Byte BOM-only file.
I will think over.
What DOS codepage do you use?

There is a new code version attached.
Check.Folder.jpg.cmd
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Default codepage is 850
Alt+0255/0254 works

When I type chcp 1252 in the DOS box Alt+0255/0254 give different results.

Hmm, yes, indeed. I have made sure that CP 850 is used when creating the BOM helper file.

Here is a new code version attached.
Check.Folder.jpg.cmd
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Same issue.
Deltev it seems you must do the opposite, use codepage 1252 to create the unicode files.
In cp 850 these chars have different codepoints (maybe that's the reason, I don't really know)
At least it works for me.

Now I know, I should have used a Windows oriented script language from the first step.
Using olde DOS and it's codepages it is more tricky than I have ever expected.
And it seems that you are right that I've mangled the code points and the code pages and what ever more.
I will look into again, but at first I need a break.
Stay tuned.

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I was always thinking on the DOS level in codepage 850 but used a Windows ANSI editor to write the script. Using the old DOS EDIT editor makes it clear in a moment.
But I could not find out why it has worked for me and not for you.

There is a new version of the CFP tool attached. Now official release v1.00.
I hope the code is self explaining. There are user configurable sections.
Beside setting a folder root permanently in the code, the script can be called with one parameter as the root folder to be used for the current run.
A folder can also be dropped onto the cmd file icon and will be used as the root folder for the current run.

Check.Folder.Picture.v100.cmd
Check.Folder.Picture.v100.cmd.txt (10.1 KB)
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Check.Folder.Picture.v101.cmd
See changelog at end of file.
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Check.Folder.Picture.v100.cmd.txt (10.1 KB)

Check.Folder.Picture.v101.cmd.txt (10.7 KB)

This thread should not be buried in the forums.
I was looking for the exact same thing.

Thank you DetlevD for creating this script. It still works and is very useful.