BAT file in XP

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John Baker

Hi:

I have a simple Bat file called INSTALL.BAT

Which looks like this:

MD C:/ipt
MD C:/ipt/timesheets
MD C:/ipt/history
COPY *.* C:/ipt/timesheets


I cant get XT to execute it, but it wokors wine in W98. Any ideas?

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John Baker
 
:>I have a simple Bat file called INSTALL.BAT

:>Which looks like this:

:>MD C:/ipt
:>MD C:/ipt/timesheets
:>MD C:/ipt/history
:>COPY *.* C:/ipt/timesheets

:>I cant get XT to execute it, but it wokors wine in W98. Any ideas?

What happens when you try to execute it?

What messages do you receive?
 
Well, it just plain does not recognize the bat extension, and wont do a thing.

Is a BAT file executed at all in XP? I assume it must be but I understand that MS dropped
the DOS capabilities in 2000 and later. I am developing on a W98 system (using Access 2000
which everyone has installed) , but some of the people who will use the program have XP,
and i must at least be able to set it up on XP (with icons).

Any help or pointers would be appreciated. Basically what i need is a bat routine that
will run on w98 and 2000 and XP.
 
John, have you tried executing your Bat file under the Command Prompt?

Go to Start/All Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt
 
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John Baker said:
Well, it just plain does not recognize the bat extension, and wont do
a thing.

Is a BAT file executed at all in XP?
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Bat files work fine. How are you trying to run it? What does
"wont do a thing" mean? Do you double-click on the bat file and
*nothing* at all happens, or do you get an error message.

Have you trued opening a command prompt window and trying it
there? What happens?

Have you tried other batch files? What happens?
 
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