batch file help to check for file existence

[tinito]

Hi all,

i am really new to writing batch files.
was wondering if you could please help me with the following...

scenario is as follows:

my boss has asked me to write/incl some batch code in our login script that must see if a file does NOT exist on a users pc (ie. an exe)

if the file(exe) does NOT exist, it must write the pc hostname to a text file on a server share for him to review.
at the same time, if possible,it must copy the missing file down from the server and if possible pipe out a succesful copy result to another text file.
he mentioned errorlevels to me, which doesnt make much sense to me.

an example of the above scenario would be: c:\winnt\test.exe


hope you guys can help me with this.

regards,
Tinito

 

[EBGreen]

Open a command prompt and type:

help if

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[PHV]

Or, as you posted in the VBScript forum, have a look here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/FSOoriFileSystemObject.asp

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[tinito]

you guys havent been very helpful.

i dont know much about batch scripting so therefore i am asking for some help?

i know i can type in: help if in a cmd prompt BUT that still doesnt explain to me how i can pipe out to a text file?

i know how to check for file existence, but how do i write the hostname to a text file etc etc.

Tinito

 

[EBGreen]

You will get various different opinions on this, but since I am getting no renumeration for any assistance I give you, then I'm being very helpful in terms of the expense to you.

In your original post, you specifically mention errorlevels and the help file that I pointed you to deals specifically with error levels.

In the big picture, I don't think you will find a lot of people here that will write your batch file for you. If you have something already written and you are looking for help with a specific problem, that is a completely different issue. Post the code and ask about the specific question.

A search on google for 'batch file output to text file' produced several results. The first page returned skirts around the answer to your question about how to pipe to a text file while the second page returned has an explicit example of doing exactly that.


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[tinito]

thank you.