I haven't done much dos commands in a long time, but would it work without all the " ? I don't recall using single or double quotes in dos.
Paul Hachmeyer
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Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 12:07 PM
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Subject: [PCSOFT] batch file issue
I have written the following commands to a batch file:
if exist "C:\windows\system32\drivers\file.sys"
rename "C:\windows\system32\drivers\file.sys" "file.wassys"
else
rename "C:\windows\system32\drivers\file.wassys" "file.sys"
I run it as administrator, and I've also typed it into the terminal in admin mode. Neither one does anything, no errors or prompts, nothing. I know that the file exists and will for a long time. I've written a few variants trying to change the working directory first, but they didn't work either. what am I missing? I've run the rename command alone and it worked fine.
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Blessings,
Jacob Smith
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