Batch file help

[rkillcrazy]

I have several machines that have had people playing around with the ATTRIB

command. Now, I have some files that are no longer hidden like they should

be. I have a batch file that seems like it should work but in fact does not.

Any guidance would be great! Below is an example. I just want to search

recursively through the current folder and its child directories and run a

command if the file is found....

FOR /F %%I IN ("DESKTOP.INI") DO IF EXIST %%~nI ATTRIB +S +H DESKTOP.INI /S

Running that command outputs an error:

%%I was unexpected at this time.

[IcemanND]

If you want to process all DESKTOP.INI files in the current tree all you need to run is the attrib command from the desired folder.

ATTRIB +s +H DESKTOP.INI /S

The /S does the recursive searching for you. If you want to check the current folder before you run it use:

If EXIST DESKTOP.INI ATTRIB +S +H DESKTOP.INI /S

[rkillcrazy]

If you want to process all DESKTOP.INI files in the current tree all you need to run is the attrib command from the desired folder.

ATTRIB +s +H DESKTOP.INI /S

The /S does the recursive searching for you. If you want to check the current folder before you run it use:

If EXIST DESKTOP.INI ATTRIB +S +H DESKTOP.INI /S

Ok, I'll try that...