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   Message 67,305 of 68,980   
   Docfxit to All   
   Re: Batch file not working correctly   
   26 Sep 18 09:27:22   
   
   From: docfxit@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 4:40:41 AM UTC-7, JJ wrote:   
   > On Wed, 26 Sep 2018 01:28:48 -0700 (PDT), Docfxit wrote:   
   > > This batch file is:   
   > > 1. acting on file on the C: drive.  It should be on the E: drive.   
   >    
   > Specify the drive letter along with the file names.   
   >    
   > > 2. Not displaying the echo text.   
   >    
   > If you meant the "About to delete.." text, it displays properly.   
   >    
   > > 3. Not stopping when it gets to CMD   
   >    
   > Because the batch file waits for the new instance of CMD program to end.   
      
   Thanks for the reply...   
      
   On my computer I don't see any Echo text when I run it.  What can I do to make   
   the echo text show?   
      
   When you say "Specify the drive letter along with the file names."   
   I don't understand what you are suggesting.   
   Could you please give me an example.   
   On the second time I use %Drive%   
   The line should be:   
   E:   
   I expect it to change to the E: drive.   
   When it runs this line:   
     @for /f "usebackq delims=|" %%i in (`dir /s /b /x /A:H ^| find   
   "desktop.ini"`) do del /A:H "%%i"   
      
   I expect the Dir cmd to run on the E: drive.  I can't see anything in the cmd   
   window except it's displaying one Desktop.ini in C:\Windows\assembly with   
   access denned.  Maybe I would understand more if it was logging to the cmd   
   window. It doesn't make any    
   difference if I have Echo on or Echo off as the first line of the bat file.  I   
   still don't see anything in the cmd window.   
      
   Thanks,   
   Docfxit   
      
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