Batch files

[corpse]

I have an old invoice program that has a back.bat file. It installed on a Windows 98 computer and when you click the backup.bat file, it backs up the program.

Just installed it on XP Home and when I click the backup.bat icon, there is a flash on the screen like it is trying to open, but nothing happens.

Any ideas?

[Foo]

right click edit

look at what it's trying to accomplish.

Also add 'pause' as the last line in the bat file and you can see what it's doing before it closes.

[corpse]

@echo off
cls
lha a inv2bkup
copy *.lzh c:\invoice2\backup


Not having the program I realize this might not mean anything, but if it does, does it look right?

And, add the pause after c:\invoice2\backup......here?

[creep]

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rem @echo off
cls
lha a inv2bkup
copy *.lzh c:\invoice2\backup
pause

Make it look like that, and then run it and see if there's an error message.
Note the addition of "rem" on the first line.

Or just open a command prompt, go to that directory, and type "backup"

[^misantropia^]

I bet you a sixpack you don't have `lha` installed.

[corpse]

I have no clue what 'lha' is. Is it a file.

lzh is a zip[kind of ] file. I know that one.

[+JuggerNaut+]

how can you install a .bat file but not know what 'lha' is.

[creep]

Oh heh... I overlooked that. Just assumed lha was some part of the "invoice" program.

Looks like lha is some kind of ancient compression software. In that case, you can probably just do this

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@echo off
copy *.* c:\invoice2\backup

and achieve the same thing.

[corpse]

how can you install a .bat file but not know what 'lha' is.

The .bat file just comes with the invoice program. I didn't make it. And yes it is ancient, dos based.

[corpse]

Oh heh... I overlooked that. Just assumed lha was some part of the "invoice" program.

Looks like lha is some kind of ancient compression software. In that case, you can probably just do this

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@echo off
copy *.* c:\invoice2\backup

and achieve the same thing.

Doesn't work. This is what is says,


BACKUP.BAT
The system cannot find the path specified
0 files copied
Press any key to continue


I put the pause in to look at it

[creep]

Does c:\invoice2\backup exist?

[corpse]

There is a folder called Invoices2.........sorry. My fault. The folder is called Invoices2, not Invoice2......notice the 's'.

It works, thank you very much

[Foo]

So it's fixed?