Easy batch command? if..

[Mr Bob]

Here's the logic of what I'm trying to do...

IF Folder Exists "C:\Program Files\Test\"
Do
:: some commands here
ELSE
Do
:: some commands here

Is there a way to check if a folder exists, and then if it does, run a program within that folder?

 

[KLin]

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/scripts/2257-script-check-if-folder-exists-if-not-run-exe-file.html

 

[Ken g6]

You can't technically check if a folder exists in DOS/Windows, but you can check if a file exists.

IF EXIST "c:\Program Files\Test\executable.exe" GOTO runexe
Rem Else code goes here
GOTO exedone
:runexe
Rem code to run the program goes here
:exedone

If you want them in the order you specified, use IF NOT EXIST. (Capitalization doesn't matter either; I just used it for emPHAsis. )

 

[Snapshot1]

On Windows 7 Ultimate and XP Pro the following works using IF EXIST with respect to directories:

if exist "C:\Windows" (echo yes) else (echo no)

Snapshot1