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01.22.2008 at 03:04PM PST, ID: 23102912
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Space in path breaks bat file - workaround?

Asked by deanc1983 in MS DOS, Windows XP Operating System, Windows Batch Scripting

Tags: Microsoft, Windows/DOS, bat file

I'm trying to write a batch file that is launched via the command prompt. The file will launch the batch file which copies files from one destination to another, It will look something like
C:\test.bat "C:\source files" C:\destination

I realize that because there is a space in the filepath ,"" must be placed around it for the batch file to execute. I am looking for a workaround to this, or something to be written behind the scenes so that if a user has a filepath containing spaces and inputs their filepath with the spaces but with no quotes the batch file will still execute. Please help!!!!!!!!

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set batchDest=%2\%username%
set appsDir=%2\APPS\
md %batchDest%\LOG
rem --------------------------------------------------
rem    robocopy commands
rem      /COPY:DAT copy files with D=data, A=attributes, T=timestamps
rem      /E        copy subdirectories, including empty directories
rem      /R:1      retry 1 time on a failed copy
rem      /W:15     wait 15 seconds before retrying the copy
rem      /TS       include source file timestamps in the OUTPUT
rem      /FP       include full path of files in the OUTPUT
rem      /LOG+:    output status to a LOG file, appending to an existing file
rem      /TEE      output to console window as well as a LOG file
rem --------------------------------------------------
%appsDir%robocopy.exe %1 %batchDest%\DATA * /COPY:DAT /E /R:1 /W:15 /TS /FP /LOG+:"%batchDest%\LOG\%username%_robocopyLog.txt" /TEE
[+][-]01.22.2008 at 05:10PM PST, ID: 20720036

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Zones: MS DOS, Windows XP Operating System, Windows Batch Scripting
Tags: Microsoft, Windows/DOS, bat file
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