I want to check for the existence of several files prior to running subroutines within my batch file. I can check for each file individually by calling something like: :: Sets the path for the clean binaries SET BINARYPATH=binaries\ if not exist %BINARYPATH%test.exe ( echo myErrorMessage ) else ( GOTO:NextCheck ) Checking for 10 files this way is a lot of unneeded code. Is there a method to perform these checks in a few lines of scripting code? TIA for any response.

for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (filelist) do ( if not exist %BINARYPATH%%%a ( echo myErrorMessage goto :eof ) ) ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Thanks. I have tested the code and it works fine. I have two additional questions concerning the code below. First -- I need to stop the batch file from processing when an error has been encountered. I have tried using exit /B, but the batch file continues the processing. How do I terminate the processing? Second -- I need to pass the variable for the missing file to the label Error. I have tried using %%a or %BINARYPATH%%%a, but that is incorrect. What is the proper way to pass this error? ************************* SET BINARYPATH=binaries\ for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (%BINARYPATH%arp.exe %BINARYPATH%fileDoesNotExist.exe %BINARYPATH%route.exe) do ( if not exist %BINARYPATH%%%a ( CALL :ERROR The critical executable, "%%a", could not be located in the directory %BINARYPATH% GOTO:EOF ) ) :ERROR CLS echo. echo. echo ERROR MESSAGE: %* echo. echo. ENDLOCAL GOTO:EOF

@echo off SET B=binaries\ for %%a in (arp.exe fileDoesNotExist.exe route.exe) do ( if not exist %B%%%a ( set f=%%a goto :ERROR ) ) goto :eof :ERROR echo %f% not found ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Thanks again. Your code fixed several problems within my batch file. It also helped me reduce the code a little, by removing all the "if not exist" spread throughout the script. The only things that I have left now are looking into handling unknown errors using "if ERRORLEVEL == 9009" and making sure any temp files (created by calls to net.exe, etc.) are written to the script directory only. Thanks again.

if %ERRORLEVEL%==9009 ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Does this catch all unknown errors?