I need to create a .bat or .cmd file that users can run to
copy their IE favorites to a mapped network drive. All
attempts thus far are not successfult. From the command
line I can run the script and it works just fine, but if I
careate a .txt, rename it with a .bat or .cmd, it does not
work. I receive an error message stating that "The system
cannot find the path specified.
File not found - Favorites". Can someone help me with
this please ASAP?
Thanks,
Mike V.

Try this


@echo off
cd /d c:\
cd %userprofile%
xcopy favorites /h /s /y (driveath)
cls
exit

>-----Original Message-----
>I need to create a .bat or .cmd file that users can run
to
>copy their IE favorites to a mapped network drive. All
>attempts thus far are not successfult. From the command
>line I can run the script and it works just fine, but if
I
>careate a .txt, rename it with a .bat or .cmd, it does
not
>work. I receive an error message stating that "The
system
>cannot find the path specified.
>File not found - Favorites". Can someone help me with
>this please ASAP?
>Thanks,
>Mike V.
>.
>

"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:40d101c4ac84$6e89ed50$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I need to create a .bat or .cmd file that users can run to
> copy their IE favorites to a mapped network drive. All
> attempts thus far are not successfult. From the command
> line I can run the script and it works just fine, but if I
> careate a .txt, rename it with a .bat or .cmd, it does not
> work. I receive an error message stating that "The system
> cannot find the path specified.
> File not found - Favorites". Can someone help me with
> this please ASAP?

Did you double quote the path?
xcopy "%USERPROFILE%\Favorites" \\server\backups\whatever /s /e /y /i /c

The /c switch tells xcopy to continue even if there is an error. I like to
use it for backups but it's optional and up to you.

Now it is possible that there's a bad filename in there. I've seen it happen
on my own machine. The /C switch will allow the copy to continue anyway.

You really should post your code if this doesn't help you.

That was exactly what I needed! I didn't have the system
variable right. Thanks.

>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:40d101c4ac84$6e89ed50$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I need to create a .bat or .cmd file that users can run
to
>> copy their IE favorites to a mapped network drive. All
>> attempts thus far are not successfult. From the command
>> line I can run the script and it works just fine, but
if I
>> careate a .txt, rename it with a .bat or .cmd, it does
not
>> work. I receive an error message stating that "The
system
>> cannot find the path specified.
>> File not found - Favorites". Can someone help me with
>> this please ASAP?
>
>Did you double quote the path?
>xcopy "%USERPROFILE%\Favorites"
\\server\backups\whatever /s /e /y /i /c
>
>The /c switch tells xcopy to continue even if there is an
error. I like to
>use it for backups but it's optional and up to you.
>
>Now it is possible that there's a bad filename in there.
I've seen it happen
>on my own machine. The /C switch will allow the copy to
continue anyway.
>
>You really should post your code if this doesn't help
you.
>
>
>.