Tried to run batch file and get no results

cma6 · 29 Oct 2010

I tried to run this simple copy batch file and get no results. Any ideas would be appreciated.
copy "c:\aquarium\aqr\abases\*.*" "N:"
Thanks, CMA

johngalt · 29 Oct 2010

I made a similar test in my computer using the cmd prompt as follows:

Code:

E:\>copy e:\temp\{0E6FA02E-9639-4933-A588-AC6CB8BCFAA3}\*.* d:
e:\temp\{0E6FA02E-9639-4933-A588-AC6CB8BCFAA3}\ISBEW64.exe
        1 file(s) copied.

E:\>copy "e:\temp\{0E6FA02E-9639-4933-A588-AC6CB8BCFAA3}\*.*" "d:"
e:\temp\{0E6FA02E-9639-4933-A588-AC6CB8BCFAA3}\ISBEW64.exe
Overwrite d:ISBEW64.exe? (Yes/No/All): a
        1 file(s) copied.

E:\>

As you can see, it made no difference with the quotation marks or without. So, my next question is this:

What, exactly, is your N: drive? Is it a network share? A mapped location? A physical optical drive? A USB key drive?

cma6 · 29 Oct 2010

johngalt said:

I made a similar test in my computer using the cmd prompt as follows:

Code:

E:\>copy e:\temp\{0E6FA02E-9639-4933-A588-AC6CB8BCFAA3}\*.* d:
e:\temp\{0E6FA02E-9639-4933-A588-AC6CB8BCFAA3}\ISBEW64.exe
        1 file(s) copied.

E:\>copy "e:\temp\{0E6FA02E-9639-4933-A588-AC6CB8BCFAA3}\*.*" "d:"
e:\temp\{0E6FA02E-9639-4933-A588-AC6CB8BCFAA3}\ISBEW64.exe
Overwrite d:ISBEW64.exe? (Yes/No/All): a
        1 file(s) copied.

E:\>

As you can see, it made no difference with the quotation marks or without. So, my next question is this:

What, exactly, is your N: drive? Is it a network share? A mapped location? A physical optical drive? A USB key drive?

Hi John:
thanks for the response. N: is a network location, e.g., mapped location (folder on another system.)
I tried the same batch file using F:\csp instead of N: but still nothing was copied. where F: is an external HD.

cma6 · 29 Oct 2010

cma6 said:

johngalt said:

I made a similar test in my computer using the cmd prompt as follows:

Code:

E:\>copy e:\temp\{0E6FA02E-9639-4933-A588-AC6CB8BCFAA3}\*.* d:
e:\temp\{0E6FA02E-9639-4933-A588-AC6CB8BCFAA3}\ISBEW64.exe
        1 file(s) copied.

E:\>copy "e:\temp\{0E6FA02E-9639-4933-A588-AC6CB8BCFAA3}\*.*" "d:"
e:\temp\{0E6FA02E-9639-4933-A588-AC6CB8BCFAA3}\ISBEW64.exe
Overwrite d:ISBEW64.exe? (Yes/No/All): a
        1 file(s) copied.

E:\>

As you can see, it made no difference with the quotation marks or without. So, my next question is this:

What, exactly, is your N: drive? Is it a network share? A mapped location? A physical optical drive? A USB key drive?

Hi John:
thanks for the response. N: is a network location, e.g., mapped location (folder on another system.)
I tried the same batch file using F:\csp instead of N: but still nothing was copied. where F: is an external HD.

John: you were right. The batch file works perfectly. I had the wrong folder path. BTW what is tthe difference between a network share and a mapped location?

mikedl · 29 Oct 2010

cma6 said:

John: you were right. The batch file works perfectly. I had the wrong folder path. BTW what is tthe difference between a network share and a mapped location?

I don't mean to respond for John so, forgive me, but, generally speaking, a "network share" is accessed through UNC nomenclature such as "\\server\folder" whereas a "mapped location" can be accessed directly via "x:\folder." ("x" being any drive designation mapped to a network share and "server" being the network location of a shared folder)