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Asked: 2026-05-28T02:47:45+00:00

Not familiar with windows stuffs.. , I’m trying to write a little MS Windows

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Not familiar with windows stuffs.. , I’m trying to write a little MS Windows batch in order to backup firefox history but I’m not getting the expected result, eg the firefox history dump into a file (not implemented here), and can’t figure out why and how to solve. Instead I get a dump of the database in a new window. Here is what I’ve done till now :

cmd windows terminal

start "TEST" sqlite.cmd

sqlite.cmd 

REM backup firefox history
setlocal
set DB_src=places.sqlite
set DB_dest=places1.sqlite
set FF_profile=C:\Documents and Settings\User_A\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\1e6xxxxx.default
set SQLITE_EXE=C:\Documents and Settings\Admin_User\SoftWare\sqlite3.exe
set SQLITE_SQL=C:\Documents and Settings\Admin_User\Bureau\sqlite.sql
copy "%FF_profile%\%DB_src%" "%FF_profile%\%DB_dest%"
@echo off
start "%SQLITE_EXE%" "%FF_profile%\%DB_dest%" < "%SQLITE_SQL%"
endlocal

sqlite.sql

.dump html
.output moz_places.html
SELECT moz_places.visit_count, moz_places.url FROM moz_places ORDER by visit_count DESC LIMIT 20;

[EDIT]:
Worked around :
– using the right sqlite query (updated in sqlite.sql below)as for these examples.
– using the sql html output “moz_places.html” as I could not get the redirection work.
linux stuffs are easier for me…

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  1. Editorial Team

    This question is lame, because it involves three completely unrelated domains: firefox, sqlite, and batch files. You should have isolated the problem by determining whether this is a firefox issue or an sqlite issue or a batch file issue and then you should have come up with a question regarding the domain in which the issue lies, with absolutely no mention to the other domains.

    I am going to give you an answer as best as I can regarding batch files:

    First of all, you need to stop needlessly using the start command and just invoke things directly. So, instead of:

    start "%SQLITE_EXE%" "%FF_profile%\%DB_dest%" < "%SQLITE_SQL%"

    You need this:

    "%SQLITE_EXE%" "%FF_profile%\%DB_dest%" < "%SQLITE_SQL%"

    Then, you need to redirect the output of the above command into a file of your choice. For this, you need to make use of the ‘>’ operator. So:

    "%SQLITE_EXE%" "%FF_profile%\%DB_dest%" < "%SQLITE_SQL%" > myfile.txt

    That should do it, as far as batch files are concerned. If it does not do it, then it is a firefox or sqlite issue.

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