Batch to C++

A code translator from Window/Dos Batch to C++.

Created to partially automate the process of converting code from Batch to C++ and speed up calculations.

Created for those scripts that have become so complicated that they have to be transformed into independent programs.

Compatibility

Batch command	C++ command	Actually Working?	Batch example code (original)	C++ example code (converted)	Conversion is correct?	Details
set	-	Partially	set a=1	a=1;	yes
set	-	Partially	set a=%a%+1	a=a+1;	yes
set	-	Partially	set a=!b!	a=!b!;	no	Doesn't work with delayed expansion variables
set	-	Partially	set a=%a%%b%	a=ab;	no	Can't concatenate
set /a	-	Partially	set /a a=2+2	a=2+2;	yes
set /a	-	Partially	set /a a=%a%+2	a=a+2;	yes
set /a	-	Partially	set /a a=!a!+2	a=!a!+2;	no	Doesn't work with delayed expansion variables
set /a	-	Partially	set /a a=%a%%b%+1	a=ab+1;	no	Can't concatenate
set /p	cin	yes	set /p a=Insert	cout<<"Insert"; cin>>a;	yes
set /p	cin	yes	set /p a=	cin>>a;	yes
set /p	cin	yes	set /p "a=Insert a: "	cout<<"Insert a: "; cin>>a;	yes
set /p	cin	yes	set /p "a="	cin>>a;	yes
set /p	cin	yes	set /p a="Insert a: "	cout<<"Insert a:"; cin>>a;	yes
set /p	cin	yes	set /p a=""	cin>>a;	yes
goto	goto	yes	goto label	goto label;	yes
label	label	yes	:label	label:	yes
color	system("color");	yes	color 0a	system("color 0a");	yes
cls	system("cls");	yes	cls	system("cls");	yes
pause	system("pause");	yes	pause	system("pause");	yes
pause	system("pause");	yes	pause >nul	system("pause >nul");	yes
title	system("title");	yes	title This is a title	system("title This is a title");	yes
if	if	Partially	if "%a%"=="%b%" goto label	if (a==b) goto label;	yes
if	if	Partially	if "%a%"=="hi" goto label	if (a=="hi") goto label;	yes
if	if	Partially	if "hi"=="%b%" goto label	if ("hi"==b) goto label;	yes
if	if	Partially	if "1"=="%b%" goto label	if (1==b) goto label;	depends	If is a number can't distinct int from string
if	if	Partially	if "%a%"=="1" goto label	if (a==1) goto label;	depends	If is a number can't distinct int from string
if	if	Partially	if "%a%"=="%b%" echo hi	if (a==b)	no	Missing cout, only goto works properly after the if
if	if	Partially	if "%a%" EQU "%b%" echo hi	unknown	no	EQU, NEQ, LSS, LEQ, GTR, GEQ are not supported
if	if	Partially	if "%a%"=="%b%"( echo hi goto label;)	unknown	no	Missing cout, only goto works properly after the if brackets doesn't exist
start	system("start")	Partially	start https://www.website.com	system("start https://www.website.com")	yes
start	system("start")	Partially	start C:\file.txt	ostringstream cmd; cmd.str(""); cmd.clear(); cmd<<"start C:\file.txt" ; system(cmd.str().c_str());	yes
start	system("start")	Partially	start https://www.website.com	system("start https://www.website.com")	yes
for	for	no	unknown	no output	no	"For" is not supported but will be added.
echo	cout	Partially	echo.	cout<<endl;	yes
echo	cout	Partially	echo %appdata%	cout<<appdata<<endl;	Partially	Not recognized as enviroment variable
echo	cout	Partially	echo hi %a%	cout<<"hi "<<a<<endl;	yes
echo	cout	Partially	echo hi !a!	cout<<"hi !a!"<<endl;	no	Doesn't work with delayed expansion variables
C:\path\to\program.exe	system("C:\path\to\program.exe")	No	C:\path\to\program.exe	no output	no	external or generic command

Status of version 0.11 - Mantained by Raul Merelli

Changelog

0.11

• Added support for one line batch files
• Added support for batch files without @echo off
• Fixed library detector
• Program translated from Italian to English