Solved batch file that generates another batch file

IVO September 16, 2011 at 06:05:05

Your script is very obscure to me, just be aware never modify the path system variable since that allows the OS to find and load executables. Use e.g. myPath if you want to enter a location pathname.

Thank you for the quick reply IVO! Indeed the script looks dodgy on its own. here is what it should look like in full: @echo off echo. set /p name=Name: echo. cls echo. set /p mypath=Path: echo. cls ( @echo off echo echo. echo. set TEMPSAVE=%mypath% if exist %TEMPSAVE% del %TEMPSAVE% echo Removing files from %name%... echo. echo. echo Done! Please Press any key to exit echo. @pause ) >%name%_save_removal.bat @pause but it doesn't seem to work, any tips?

IVO September 16, 2011 at 07:10:19

✔ Best Answer

To create a batch from inside another batch you have to prefix each line with echo. see the following code. Notice I nullify your if statement since del can't remove a path (use RD instead) @echo off echo. set /p name=Name: echo. cls echo. set /p mypath=Path: echo. cls ( ECHO.@echo off ECHO.echo. ECHO.echo. ECHO.echo. ECHO.set TEMPSAVE=%mypath% ECHO.::if exist %TEMPSAVE% del %TEMPSAVE% ECHO.echo Removing files from %name%... ECHO.echo. ECHO.echo. ECHO.echo Done! Please Press any key to exit ECHO.echo. ECHO.pause ) >%name%_save_removal.bat pause

Hey IVO, Thanks a lot for that! Things a looking clearer at my end! Thanks for the RD tip!