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Number   :  4738
Date     :  2003-06-03
Author   :  Kan Yabumoto
Subject  :  Re: xxcopy to CD-RW
Size(KB) :  1


Robert wrote:

>For some reason the "install.bat" isn't working.
>I've re-downloaded xxcopy twice now?

Are you running the INSTALL.BAT program from the
temporary directory? That is, did you run the
following command before running the INSTALL.BAT ?

CD c:\temp

(here, we assume the temporary directory is called
c:\temp).

The install.bat program requires that it be run from
the "current directory".

Garry, if you are tuning in, let me ask you a
batch file question. The reason for Robert's
problem (aside from the fact he does not read the
README.TXT file) is that currently, the INSTALL.BAT
file expects the "current directory" to be where it
(and other XXCOPY-related files) is stored as you
can see by examining the install.bat file.

Ideally speaking, when the INSTALL.BAT script is
invoked and if the script can determine where it
is stored and put the current directory to be
in that directory (and hopefully automated it),
it would be better. When I wrote that batch file
the technique was not obvious to me (still do not know
any better way) and I made the batch file with
the requirement that the batch file be executed
after making the directory to be current.

If anyone know an elegant technique to let the
batch file know where the batch file itself reside
(or, make the directory current), let me know.

Kan Yabumoto



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