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Need help with a Dos batch file
Name: Neil Bhandar Date: April 10, 2003 at 06:47:01 Pacific OS: Win XP CPU/Ram: Pentium III/1GB
Comment:
Hello:
Need help with a DOS batch file. I am trying to write a very simple batch process, that checks if a DIR by the name MyFiles exists if it does not just creates it.
Question is: How do I verify this condition using IF statement? Are there other alternatives to the IF statement if so what?
here is the script.
---------------- REM Check to see if C:\MyFiles dir exists if exists c:\MyFiles goto DirExists
:DirExists cd c:\MyFiles echo The dir C:\MyFiles exists >> Installation.log ----------------
Your help is appreciated. Thanks in advance. -Neil
Name: IVO Date: April 10, 2003 at 07:05:33 Pacific
Reply:
Use the following If:
If exist C:\MyFiles\Nul GoTo DirExist Echo The Dir C:\MyFiles does not exist Echo The Directory is being created MD C:\MyFiles
In each directory you can test for the presence of the "Nul" file changing the test for existence of file in a test for existence of Directory.
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Response Number 2
Name: Neil Bhandar Date: April 10, 2003 at 07:34:29 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks a lot IVO!!
When I tried the suggestion it gave me the following error.
c:\MyFiles\Nul was unexpected at this time.
Any other suggestions I could try? -Neil
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Response Number 3
Name: IVO Date: April 10, 2003 at 07:55:22 Pacific
Reply:
The message you get sounds like a bad If compiled... I suppose it is due to the REM line, but for a better diagnosis I need you post your script as it is. To the next post
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Response Number 4
Name: Neil Bhandar Date: April 10, 2003 at 08:15:33 Pacific
Reply:
Your were absolutely right!!
I messed up the IF statement... used EXISTS instead of the EXISTS
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