Scripting for Windows Server

I'm using windows batch scripts. Is there a way to echo variables to specific column positions consistently? I've got VAR1 & VAR2 that can vary from 5 to 40 characters in length that I'm echoing on the same ...

Hi all, I want to change the naming standard for all printers in my company. This goes for both the sharenames and printer names. The idea is that I'll do this outside normal working hours and then for a period of time update the login ...

This might be a dumb question but, I can't find a simple answer anywhere.  Is there a way via a bat or cmd (even vbs) to: 1) auto logon to a FTP server 2) do an "xcopy" from a ftp server to one directory on the local drive ...