Batch if file does not exist

Here's the same code, without the unnecessary GOTOs. Or perhaps this would make more sense…. Posted April 10, I need something similar. Posted April 10, edited. The VBS way of doing what you want. Create an account or sign in to comment You need to be a member in order to leave a comment Create an account Sign up for a new account in our community. Register a new account. Sign in Already have an account?

Sign In Now. Go to topic listing. Recently Browsing 0 members No registered users viewing this page. Sign In Sign Up. I see you were able to use multiple commands within the statements. I'll have to try and remember that. To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. But when placed together, a CMD window pops up briefly, disappears, and then nothing has changed, What I want is not happening Desired End State: bat file will check if a file exists, if it does not exist, bat file will execute a series of commands, write output of those commands to file, then create the file it was looking for in the first place if file already exists which means the bat file has already run on this machine it is to just exit and do nothing.

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CrashFF This person is a verified professional. JitenSh This person is a verified professional. Reagan Oct 11, at UTC. Yeah, you likely need to authenticate against the remote share. BiscuitKing This person is a verified professional. I agree with everyone about the rights issue here. Ghost Chili. M Boyle This person is a verified professional. Your IF syntax looks fine.

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