Re: Batch file works in command line but not as a batch

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You need quotes around path names with spaces.

Danger wrote:

This batch file is a simple rename of a file folder I can run it on the command line and it works, In a batch file it can not find the file name.

the code _____________

C:
cd C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Research In Motion\BlackBerry
IF Exist intellisync-old (rd /s /q intellisync-old) ELSE (ECHO SUCESS)
PAUSE
ren intellisync intellisync-old
pause

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the result


C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Research In Motion\Blac
kBerry>IF Exist intellisync-old (rd /s /q intellisync-old ) ELSE (ECHO SUCESS )

SUCESS

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Research In Motion\Blac
kBerry>PAUSE
Press any key to continue . . .

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Research In Motion\Blac
kBerry>ren intellisync intellisync-old
The system cannot find the file specified.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Research In Motion\Blac
kBerry>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

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the file folder with the correct name is in the correct dir

Thank you in advance,

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