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falcios
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IF EXIST, CONTINUE

#1 Post by falcios » 02 Jul 2021 16:11

What commands do I need in my batch file so that if a file exists, then continue?

File: "c:\users\test\sample.txt"

If the file exists, then continue

How would I go about doing this?

Thanks in advance.

rasil
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Re: IF EXIST, CONTINUE

#2 Post by rasil » 02 Jul 2021 17:23

You can do...

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if not exist c:\users\test\sample.txt [command if the file doesn't exist]
This would only do the command if the file doesn't exist. otherwise it will be ignored and your batch file be executed normally

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Re: IF EXIST, CONTINUE

#3 Post by aGerman » 03 Jul 2021 03:56

rasil is right. Just reverse the logic.

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if not exist "blabla.txt" exit /b
This bails out if the file doesn't exist. In other words, it continues with the next line if the file exists.

Steffen

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