Batch file works in command line but not as a batch

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This batch file is a simple rename of a file folder
I can run it on the command line and it works, In a batch file it can not
find the file name.

the code
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C:
cd C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Research In
Motion\BlackBerry
IF Exist intellisync-old (rd /s /q intellisync-old) ELSE (ECHO SUCESS)
PAUSE
ren intellisync intellisync-old
pause

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the result


C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Research In
Motion\Blac
kBerry>IF Exist intellisync-old (rd /s /q intellisync-old ) ELSE (ECHO
SUCESS )

SUCESS

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Research In
Motion\Blac
kBerry>PAUSE
Press any key to continue . . .

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Research In
Motion\Blac
kBerry>ren intellisync intellisync-old
The system cannot find the file specified.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Research In
Motion\Blac
kBerry>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

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the file folder with the correct name is in the correct dir

Thank you in advance,
 
Sorry The change to directory works fine. you can see that below in the
output example. Thanks however.
 
Danger said:
This batch file is a simple rename of a file folder
I can run it on the command line and it works, In a batch file it can not
find the file name.

the code
_____________

C:
cd C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Research In
Motion\BlackBerry
IF Exist intellisync-old (rd /s /q intellisync-old) ELSE (ECHO SUCESS)
PAUSE
ren intellisync intellisync-old
pause

___________________

the result


C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Research In
Motion\Blac
kBerry>IF Exist intellisync-old (rd /s /q intellisync-old ) ELSE (ECHO
SUCESS )

SUCESS

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Research In
Motion\Blac
kBerry>PAUSE
Press any key to continue . . .

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Research In
Motion\Blac
kBerry>ren intellisync intellisync-old
The system cannot find the file specified.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Research In
Motion\Blac
kBerry>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

_____________________________________

the file folder with the correct name is in the correct dir

Thank you in advance,
Click to expand...

Your batch file tests for the existence of "intellisync.old". It does
not test for the existence of "intellisync", hence the attempt to
rename this folder will fail if the folder does not exist. Nothing
magic there.

About the quotes, missing or otherwise: You ***should***
always surround file/folder names with quotes if they could
contain embedded spaces. There is one exception which
you have found out yourself: The "CD" command does not
require quotes (but it does not object to them either).
 
Pegasus (MVP) said:
Your batch file tests for the existence of "intellisync.old". It does
not test for the existence of "intellisync", hence the attempt to
rename this folder will fail if the folder does not exist. Nothing
magic there.

About the quotes, missing or otherwise: You ***should***
always surround file/folder names with quotes if they could
contain embedded spaces. There is one exception which
you have found out yourself: The "CD" command does not
require quotes (but it does not object to them either).
Click to expand...
In this case "intellisync-old" a folder does exist however it isnt being
deleted at all
hence the sucess message.

section the "intellisync" folder (automajikly created) is assumed correctly
to be there but it cant rename.
 
Danger said:
In this case "intellisync-old" a folder does exist however it isnt being
deleted at all
hence the sucess message.

section the "intellisync" folder (automajikly created) is assumed
correctly
to be there but it cant rename.
Click to expand...

Let's do some real tests:
@echo off
cd /d "%UserProfile%\Application Data\Research In Motion\BlackBerry"
IF Exist intellisync-old (rd /s /q intellisync-old) ELSE (ECHO SUCESS)
dir intelli*.*
pause
if exist intellisync ren intellisync intellisync-old
pause

You will find that this batch file works as well as if you executed
the same commands from a Command Prompt.
 
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