Thanks for any help that you can give me. I need a batch file that can delete lines from a text file, each line begins with a time, and I need to delete everything between 5:00am and 11:00am, so that I can automate daily editing of the file. Please be gentle with me, as I am new to batch files;)
Here is an excerpt from the text file:
"04:52:46","","T03","DA3072","UNDER THE BRIDGE","RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS","04:22","00","","","","","","","","",""
"04:57:08","","TPR","VO0502","PROMOTION ROTATOR #5","","00:30","00","","","","","","","","",""
"04:47:00",".","COM","DALIVE",":47 $TOP$ET HOLDER","","04:00","00","","",":47 Stopset Holder","","","","","",""
"04:61:38","","TLN","VO0004","LEGAL ID # 4","","00:11","00","","","","","","","","",""
"04:61:49","","T00","DA0195","ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER","JIMI HENDRIX","03:51","00","","","","","","","","",""
"04:65:40","","T01","DA0795","HEY HEY MY MY (INTO THE BLACK)","NEIL YOUNG","05:01","00","","","","","","","","",""
"04:70:41","","TLN","VO6010","SHORT SWEEPER ROTATOR 5","","00:04","00","","","","","","","","",""
"04:70:45","","T00","DA0081","BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE","TALKING HEADS","03:44","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:00:01","*","","","TOP HOUR SOFT SYNC","","00:00","00","","","TOP HOUR SOFT SYNC","","","","","",""
"05:00:00","","TLN","VO6006","SHORT SWEEPER ROTATOR 1","","00:04","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:00:04","","T02","DA0916","THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF OUR LIVES / ANOTHER BRICK I","PINK FLOYD","05:38","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:05:42","","T01","DA0496","TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME","SUPERTRAMP","04:42","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:10:24","","TLN","VO6001","LONG SWEEPER ROTATOR 2","","00:08","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:10:32","","T02","DA1004","I CAN'T DANCE","GENESIS","03:52","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:14:24","","TLN","VO6009","SHORT SWEEPER ROTATOR 4","","00:04","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:14:28","","T01","DA0790","DANCING DAYS","LED ZEPPELIN","03:39","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:15:01","*","","",":15 SOFT SYNCH","","00:00","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:18:07","","TLN","VO4013","ZZ TOP ROTATOR","","00:29","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:18:36","","T01","DA0471","TUSH","ZZ TOP","02:12","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:20:48","","TPR","VO0500","WEBSITE ROTATOR","","00:25","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:17:00",".","COM","DALIVE",":17 $STOP$SET HOLDER","","04:00","00","","",":17 Stopset Holder","","","","","",""
"05:25:13","","TLN","VO6011","SHORT SWEEPER ROTATOR 6","","00:04","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:25:17","","T00","DA0371","EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE","POLICE","03:58","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:29:15","","T01","DA0806","IN THE CITY","EAGLES","03:37","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:32:52","","TLN","VO6010","SHORT SWEEPER ROTATOR 5","","00:04","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:32:56","","T00","DA0231","WHAT'S YOUR NAME","LYNYRD SKYNYRD","03:28","00","","","","","","","","",""
"05:30:05","*","","","Walton 5:30 Soft Synch","","00:00","00","","","Walton and Johnson","","","","","",""
"10:00:00","","T00","DA0388","LOVE BITES","DEF LEPPARD","05:31","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:05:31","","T01","DA0459","THE GRAND ILLUSION","STYX","04:27","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:00:01","*","","","TOP HOUR SOFT SYNC","","00:00","00","","","TOP HOUR SOFT SYNC","","","","","",""
"10:09:58","","TLN","VO6008","SHORT SWEEPER ROTATOR 3","","00:04","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:10:02","","T03","DA3010","SMOKE ON THE WATER","DEEP PURPLE","07:07","74","C","","","","","","","",""
"10:17:09","","T01","DA0517","MISS YOU","ROLLING STONES","04:40","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:21:49","","VTK","JBTIME","VOICETRACK JOIN BOTH","","00:30","00","","","Voicetrack JB Time","","","","","",""
"10:22:19","","T00","DA0038","TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS","DOOBIE BROTHERS","03:29","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:25:48","","TLN","VO6009","SHORT SWEEPER ROTATOR 4","","00:04","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:25:52","","T01","DA0710","HIGHWAY TO HELL","AC/DC","03:27","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:29:19","","VTK","JUTIME","VOICETRACK JOIN UP","","00:30","00","","","Voicetrack JU Time","","","","","",""
"10:29:49","","TPR","VO0024","PROMOTION ROTATOR #1","","00:34","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:17:00",".","COM","DALIVE",":17 $STOP$SET HOLDER","","04:00","00","","",":17 Stopset Holder","","","","","",""
"10:34:23","","TLN","VO6011","SHORT SWEEPER ROTATOR 6","","00:04","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:34:27","","T02","DA1155","NEW YEARS DAY","U2","05:28","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:39:55","","T03","DA3050","EPIC","FAITH NO MORE","04:49","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:30:00","*","","","BOTTOM HOUR SOFT SYNC","","00:00","00","","","BOTTOM HOUR SOFT SYNC","","","","","",""
"10:44:44","","TLN","VO6010","SHORT SWEEPER ROTATOR 5","","00:04","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:44:48","","T01","DA0756","MAGIC CARPET RIDE","STEPPENWOLF","04:11","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:48:59","","VTK","JUTIME","VOICETRACK JOIN UP","","00:30","00","","","Voicetrack JU Time","","","","","",""
"10:49:29","","TPR","VO0394","PROMOTION ROTATOR #3","","00:27","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:34:00",".","COM","DALIVE",":34 $TOP$SET HOLDER","","04:00","00","","",":34 Stopset Holder","","","","","",""
"10:53:56","","TLN","VO6007","SHORT SWEEPER ROTATOR 2","","00:04","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:54:00","","T00","DA0347","RHIANNON (WILL YOU EVER WIN)","FLEETWOOD MAC","04:01","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:58:01","","TLN","VO6005","LONG SWEEPER ROTATOR 6","","00:08","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:58:09","","T00","DA0253","ROXANNE","POLICE","02:59","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:45:00","*","","",":45 SOFT TIME","","00:00","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:61:08","","T03","DA3089","INTERSTATE LOVE SONG","STONE TEMPLE PILOTS","03:07","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:64:15","","VTK","JUTIME","VOICETRACK JOIN UP","","00:30","00","","","Voicetrack JU Time","","","","","",""
"10:47:00",".","COM","DALIVE",":47 $TOP$ET HOLDER","","04:00","00","","",":47 Stopset Holder","","","","","",""
"10:68:45","","TLN","VO2006","LEGAL ID # 4","","00:11","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:68:56","","T01","DA0624","DREAM ON","AEROSMITH","04:20","00","","","","","","","","",""
"10:73:16","","T00","DA0136","CROSSROADS","CREAM","04:08","00","","","","","","","","",""
"11:00:01","*","","","TOP HOUR SOFT SYNC","","00:00","00","","","TOP HOUR SOFT SYNC","","","","","",""
"11:00:00","","TLN","VO6008","SHORT SWEEPER ROTATOR 3","","00:04","00","","","","","","","","",""
"11:00:04","","T01","DA0835","PRIDE AND JOY","STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN","03:36","00","","","","","","","","",""
"11:03:40","","T03","DA1629","WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT","TWISTED SISTER","03:28","00","","","","","","","","",""
"11:07:08","","VTK","JBTIME","VOICETRACK JOIN BOTH","","00:30","00","","","Voicetrack JB Time","","","","","",""
As you can see, the lines begin with a time, so I don’t think it would be too hard, but I need it to take everything between 5am and 11am out and then save the text file without those hours.
Thanks again!
Greg says he came up with an answer, but he didn’t post it. So here is a simple solution using FINDSTR with regular expressions. The script expects the name of the file to process as the first (and only) argument.