Hi, I got a problem on vista and server 2008. I made some .cmd file and everytime it reach an instruction with a if, the cmd.exe close automatically. here is an sample of my file

@echo ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
@echo Power Configuration for your laptop
start /wait Settings\cmd\PowerOptions.cmd
@echo ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
if "%COMPUTERNAME%" neq "ME" (
  echo Adding your Credentials informations in storage of network password
  start /wait Settings\cmd\AddCredentials.cmd
)

As soon as it go down the "if "%COMPUTERNAME%.... it closes.

How to solve this and is there any workaround ?

If i tape this instruction manually it works fine but looks like if I use a bat file it doesn't work.

Have you enabled command extensions? I have no idea about this, but i think they need to be enabled for IF to work properly? This is just a guess.

I do however think you need to include the ELSE command, or ELSE it will fail anyway ?!

Yeah i was reading about if extension. I'll try

No need to enable extensions, if you use instead of neq IF NOT no need for ELSE, at least not in the snippet code posted.

Try editing as below:

if NOT "%COMPUTERNAME%"=="ME" (
ECHO INSIDE IF&PAUSE
  echo Adding your Credentials informations in storage of network password
ECHO INSIDE IF BEFORE START&PAUSE
  start /wait Settings\cmd\AddCredentials.cmd
ECHO INSIDE IF AFTER START&PAUSE
)
ECHO PAST IF&PAUSE

What output you get?

jaclaz

Edited August 28, 200818 yr by jaclaz