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IF EXIST
Name: ray Date: November 5, 2001 at 16:28:35 Pacific
Comment:
How do you use the if exist command in a batch file? Like if c:\bob.txt exist, run c:\bob.exe. If not, then run no_bob.exe.
Name: astroraptor Date: November 5, 2001 at 17:33:14 Pacific
Reply:
IF EXIST "C:\BOB.TXT" CALL C:\BOB.exe IF NOT EXIST "C:\BOB.TXT" CALL C:\NO_BOB.exe
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Response Number 2
Name: A.H. Date: November 7, 2001 at 07:37:27 Pacific
Reply:
I don't think it's needed to use CALL when not calling a batch file.
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Response Number 3
Name: DoOMsdAY Date: November 7, 2001 at 09:32:49 Pacific
Reply:
"CALL" says essentially "run this program, and when it exits, continue execution of this Batch" - which is generally how it works, so long as the program doesn't mess things up. I used to use "CALL" for games and they'd never return to the Batch, but for much everything else it worked great. So it's either necessary or not, depending on how you want your Batch to react.
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