Windows 10: DOS Command issued from Batch file

I have been running a batch file to list my personal file, and output the listing to a text file in a folder dv7.

I then use the text file to compare to files on another computer or external drive, as backup.

For some reason it no longer works.

The command in the BAT file is:

@dir "C:\Users\Sales\Zonal\" /o:gn /s /t:w> "C:\Users\Sales\Desktop\For BATCH\dv7\"


To demo the problem, I included two additional commands - results is in screen capture.

@dir "C:\Users\Sales\Zonal\"
@dir "C:\Users\Sales\Desktop\For BATCH\dv7\"

@dir "C:\Users\Sales\Zonal\" /o:gn /s /t:w> "C:\Users\Sales\Desktop\For BATCH\dv7\"
Pause Check for errors


Pic = note the directories are found. and then not found. Why?



:)

 

How can a batch file do this?!

did you see this answer taken from stackoverflow ? :

 

Batch file

thank you for your reply. how to merge the codes so that the batch file does this

the batch file displays the options below

1. open the *.spl file in notepad
2. delete the *.shd and *.spl files
3.exit

commands execute as options are selected

 

running DOS as ADMIN

I assume you don't have 'exit' anywhere in your batch file?

Rather than playing with 'pause' - if you want to see the output...

1. Open a command window as admin
2. Run the batch file manually
3. Command window will not close unless the 'exit' command is issued
4. Read output

That's the first step I'd take to diagnose. Then run every line in your batch file manually, one-by-one, in your admin command window (copy and paste from the actual batch file, don't retype the commands).

You'll soon find your problem.