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Batch file (basics!)

Started by teatrap , Nov 04 2013 03:54 PM

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#1 teatrap

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Posted 04 November 2013 - 03:54 PM

Hello (first post)  :)

 

I'm trying to write a basic batch file at the moment, but I keep getting the following error message :
 
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I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong to get the name (for example, a folder on my desktop) I'm doing the following -
 
  • File Explorer
 
  • Desktop 
 
  • Open folder
 
  • Click in the info bar
 
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Copy info into the notepad
 
save as a batch file.... 
 
But when I try to run the batch file I keep getting that error message.... :confused:
 
cheers
 
I'm in Window's 8.1 Pro. 
 
 
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Posted 04 November 2013 - 04:04 PM

Updated my signature... 

 

EDIT -oops, can't do that yet! System info is in my profile though


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Posted 04 November 2013 - 05:14 PM

The error message and the explorer window seem to have different lenghts of blacked out area. Do the blacked out areas say the same thing?


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Posted 04 November 2013 - 05:47 PM

The error message and the explorer window seem to have different lenghts of blacked out area. Do the blacked out areas say the same thing?

 

Yes, they are both my user name. Although I think that one of them is my full name and one of them is just my first name :?


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Posted 04 November 2013 - 06:00 PM

Seems like it's not handling the space in your username. I don't have Windows 8 so I can't test how it behaves.


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Posted 04 November 2013 - 06:02 PM

Seems like it's not handling the space in your username. I don't have Windows 8 so I can't test how it behaves.

 

I'll test it now - but is my method is sound? 


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Posted 04 November 2013 - 06:05 PM

Just tried it, I still get the same error message without the space in my user name

 

the script I'm using is :

 

start C:\Users\MYNAME\Desktop\Programes


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Posted 04 November 2013 - 06:10 PM

Sorry, got me. Works fine for me on Vista.

 

I have a Windows 8.1 tablet arriving tomorrow, if you don't figure it out by then, I'll see what I can figure out. I do quite a lot of batch stuff, so I hope it works right on 8.1 :)


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Posted 04 November 2013 - 06:23 PM

Ah damn.... So just to be clear

 

start C:\Users\MYNAME\Desktop\Programes

 

works fine for you? 

 

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Posted 04 November 2013 - 06:31 PM

start C:\Users\MYNAME\Desktop\Programes

Is Programes the right spelling?


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Posted 04 November 2013 - 06:51 PM

Ah damn.... So just to be clear

 

start C:\Users\MYNAME\Desktop\Programes

 

works fine for you? 

 

cheers

 

No, because that folder doesn't exist on my rig. I used one that does.


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Posted 04 November 2013 - 07:20 PM

 

Ah damn.... So just to be clear

 

start C:\Users\MYNAME\Desktop\Programes

 

works fine for you? 

 

cheers

 

No, because that folder doesn't exist on my rig. I used one that does.

 

 

Hmm, but opening a folder from the desktop does?

 

I'm going to see If I can find any similar scripts to test it out with...  


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Posted 05 November 2013 - 08:40 AM

Try wrapping the script path inside a pair of quotes " ", e.g.,

start "C:\Hello\This is my script\beep.bat"

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Posted 05 November 2013 - 08:52 AM

 

Try wrapping the script path inside a pair of quotes " ", e.g.,

start "C:\Hello\This is my script\beep.bat"

Hi Romeo - Different error message! (Which may be a small step??)

 

So when I run the command in quotes I get the following message within the cmd prompt :

 

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Posted 05 November 2013 - 09:22 AM

Well I hate to bring up the spelling question again

Previously I had asked if Programes is the right spelling

In the command prompt you posted its spelled programs

--- Doesn't that make a difference on what is trying to be executed?

And yes the quotes should make a difference and if I remember correctly it's because there are spaces within the text portion

--- Maybe if you close up the text portion you can compare it both ways: with/without the quotes

 

It's been a while since I've worked with batch files but those are my observations


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