Date:	Thu, 9 Aug 2001 12:34:19 +1000 (EST)
From:	DONALD PEDDER <jims_son AT jedi DOT apana DOT org DOT au>
To:	<opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	batch file problems
Message-ID:	<Pine.GSO.4.33.0108091225120.16221-100000@jedi.apana.org.au>
MIME-Version:	1.0
Reply-To:	opendos AT delorie DOT com

   I have a batch file with a copy in it, followed by the line...

   if errorlevel 1 goto nofile

   The "nofile" part of the script just writes a message to the screen to
say the file doesn't exist and exits. Here is the problem...

   I tried the command, and was told the file didn't exist - I knew it
did. Doing the command manually works. I've already found before there
are (annoying) differences between DR-DOS and MS-DOS, so I re-booted into
Windows. The batch file worked okay, so I re-booted to DR-DOS again.
   After this re-boot, it worked. "just a glitch" I thought. I then found
however that even putting a file that DOESN'T exist allowed the batch file
to still continue as though it did.

   So, in my first session I was told files didn't exist, whether they did
or not, and after the re-boot I was told they DID exist, whether they did
or not. Anyone know what is going on here? I don;t know if the copy
actually ran the first time (but I think it did), as I wasn't paying that
much attention. Now I can't re-create it as I now have the OPPOSITE
problem.


regards,
   DONALD - Left-Brain Extraordinaire,Right-Brain in Rehab.

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