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Batch File Help

Name: Adam
Date: March 4, 2002 at 16:15:06 Pacific

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Hey, what's a clever way to detect to see if the computer has a hard drive in it? I'm working on a batch file that I would like to work under any circumstances and if the computer has no hard drive, I would like the batch file to inform the user of that. Thanks!

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not that I am aware of but this would do it rem check for C: drive IF EXIST c:\autoexec.bat GOTO HDD @echo You have no c: drive go to SKP :HDD @echo yes you have no bananas but you have a C: drive :SKP

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Or - just in case there just so happens not to be an autoexec.bat, you could change the batch a bit to: IF EXIST C:\*.* GOTO HDD

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I like Tom's IF statement. It's fail proof.

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Name: Michael
Date: March 5, 2002 at 18:22:15 Pacific

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Actually the more correct syntax would be: if exist c:\nul goto hdd -Michael

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Get a life

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