BAT file in XP

[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?

Regards

John Baker

 

[Binyamin Dissen]

:>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?

 

[John Baker]

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.

 

[Raoul]

John, have you tried executing your Bat file under the Command Prompt?

Go to Start/All Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Well, it just plain does not recognize the bat extension, and wont do
a thing.

Is a BAT file executed at all in XP?

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?