[GIS] Can ogr2ogr batch file run in cmd.exe

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I have very little experience in dealing with ogr2ogr, and currently I am trying to find out if there is a way I can automate batch conversion of .shp files to KML using windows services schedule.

So far I've got the below script In a .bat file based on what I have found on this site:

for /R %%f in (*.shp) do ogr2ogr -f "KML" %%~dpnf.kml %%f

I am able to run the batch file and convert successfully in FWTools shell, but windows cmd.exe tells me that 'ogr2ogr' is not recognised as a command. Is there any way I can set it up so that cmd.exe recognises it automatically and just runs the .bat file every time?

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Of course. You just need to tell cmd where ogr2ogr lives. This can be done in two ways.

1) Create a batch file to lauch cmd with the correct paths. aka "C:\Program Files (x86)\FWTools2.4.7\bin\setfwenv.bat"

@ECHO OFF
CALL "C:\Program Files (x86)\FWTools2.4.7\bin\setfwenv.bat"
ogr2ogr ...

2) You can add the paths that are set in setfwenv.bat into your system paths

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Forewarning: given the amout of memory you are reporting on your system I suppose you are using a 64 bit build of Windows. If not this solution does not apply.

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There are a few %%f too much in your command line. This one worked for me (with another conversion target):

for /R %%F IN ('D:\3.BATCH\FAUNE\*.tab') do C:\Users\Samy\Desktop\SIGMA\15.webmapping\ms4w\tools\gdal-ogr\ogr2ogr.exe -s_srs EPSG:3727 -t_srs EPSG:2975 -f "ESRI Shapefile" %%~dpnF_2975.shp %%F

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Note that f and F are considered as different by the Operating System.

You skipped the ~dpnf, but that is the essential part of clipping the file name to the desired part without extension. You can replace dp with full drive and path name.

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