Batch files - Examples (R*)

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Batch file examples
	Name	Description	OS (1)	Last modified (DD/MM/YYYY)	Remarks
	Random.bat V1 Random.bat V2	Generate random numbers (V1 works only with comma as decimal delimiter; fixed in V2)	DOS	07/07/2000	In OS/2 Rexx or Kix only one single line is needed to generate random numbers, Perl needs 2 lines.
	Random.bat (NT) V1 Random.bat (NT) V2	Generate random numbers (V1 depends on US language settings, V2 for Windows 2000/XP, by Nathan Rooke, is language independent)	NT	08/08/2003
	ReadINI.bat	Read a value from an INI file	NT	31/07/2007	May fail on "special" characters like & | < > and parentheses. In version 1.20 the speed of processing has been improved by Jeroen Verschuuren. Version 1.30 contains several improvements by Van Woods, US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District. READINI is also available as KiXtart, Perl, Rexx and and VBScript scripts.
	ReadReg.bat	Read a value from the registry	NT	25/10/2004	May fail on "special" characters like & | < > and brackets. Uses FINDSTR if available, or EGREP otherwise. Also available as KiXtart, Perl, Rexx and VBScript scripts.
	Recycled.bat	Create or delete a shortcut to the "Recycle Bin" in your Start Menu	NT	22/09/2001	The shortcut does not give you the same functionality as the original Recycle Bin, but it can be used to quickly check the properties of deleted files. Tested in NT 4 only.
	RegDLL.bat	Add Explorer menu entries to register/unregister DLLs	W2K	05/01/2004	Based on an article on The Code Project website
	Regedit.bat and Regedit.vbs	Open Windows 2000's REGEDIT.EXE in "classic" view instead of last accessed key	W2K	16/04/2002	Tip and VBScript file from the Windows Scripting Guide
	RemMacro	Use McAfee VirusScan to remove all macro's from MS-Office documents	95 NT	15/03/2002
	RemoteSID.bat	Shows who is logged on to a remote computer, displaying both user ID and Security ID (SID).	NT+RK	15/11/2001	Uses PSLOGGEDON.EXE from SysInternals' PsTools "suite"
	RenewUSB	Remove all USB devices and then rescan for new ones	W2K	11/06/2004	I had to run this script twice before my computer accepted my wife's new USB stick. Warning: May cripple your OS, use entirely at your own risk, and only after making a full backup. This scripts uses Microsoft's free DEVCON utility; you will be prompted for download if it isn't found.
	RestHome	Use NT's FOR /D parameter to restore a server's home directory shares and access rights	NT	17/10/2000	Also available as Rexx scripts for OS/2 LAN Server; or use ForD as a FOR /D replacement in OS/2 batch files
	Reverse.bat	Return a string in reverse order	NT	05/08/2001	See Tom Lavedas' User-to-User article for a DOS version using CHOICE. Rexx has a built-in REVERSE() function
	RmHidDev.bat	Remove all hidden (inactive) plug&play devices	W2K	10/11/2006	Written to remove "ghost devices" from Ghost images. Warning: May cripple your OS, use entirely at your own risk, and only after making a full backup. This scripts uses Microsoft's free DEVCON utility; you will be prompted for download if it isn't found.
	RmUserID.bat	Delete a user account and the associated data and share.	W2K+RK	23/10/2004	Uses the following tools: DSGET and DSQUERY (native in Windows Server 2003, will work in Windows 2000 and XP), RMTSHARE and TAKEOWN (Windows NT 4 Server Resource Kit), TSCMD (www.systemtools.com) and OWN.BAT. Modify the server and share names to match your own environment.
	RxAssoc.bat	Associates the REX extension with Regina Rexx executable. After executing this batch file once, you can call any *.REX directly, without the need to precede it with REXX.EXE.	NT	11/02/2000	With SET PATHEXT=.REX;%PATHEXT% (better yet: set it as a global variable in Control Panel, System) you won't need to type the .REX extension to run .REX scripts. Adapt the (hard coded) path for REXX.EXE to your own situation. Better still, use REGINA.EXE instead of REXX.EXE.
	RXDir.bat	Use Regular eXpressions in the DIR command	NT	16/10/2004	Requires EGREP, available at Sourceforge.net.