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   Todd Vargo to ehabaziz2001@gmail.com   
   Re: if statement   
   24 Sep 13 18:03:07   
   
   From: tlvargo@sbcglobal.netz   
      
   On 9/24/2013 2:01 PM, ehabaziz2001@gmail.com wrote:   
   > I can not find that code is working . It yields bad syntax ??   
   >   
   >   
   > @%pathscripts%\set_cert_file.bat ::contains set_cert_file=value   
   >   
   > @if %set_cert_file%!=""   
   > (   
   > echo " I am in cert has value"   
   > )   
   >   
      
   You need to double the = for correct syntax or use EQU. However, even if   
   %set_cert_file% was set to contain "", it will never be true because the   
   left side has the ! but the right side does not.   
      
   Type IF/? at prompt more information.   
      
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