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Number   :  5214
Date     :  2003-08-04
Author   :  Kan Yabumoto
Subject  :  Re: XXCOPY halts; DOS Window Closes
Size(KB) :  1


At 2003-08-04 04:36, you wrote:
>Lately, xxcopy simply stops in the middle of every job, presents an
>error message so fast it cannot be read, and exits DOS. I am running
>in on Windows 2000 and have not previously had this problem. I am
>running 2.82.8d. Help appreciated.

I guess the question should have included the description of
how the program is being executed on the system.
I'm making a few bold assumptions in order to give
a few answers based on a few possible scenarios.
If this is happening from a batch file execution,
the batch files should be shown here.


XXCOPY never erases its output to the console. Therefore,
it is not XXCOPY's action that is causing the Windows around
XXCOPY's output (DOS Box) to disappear.

My guess is that you are not using XXCOPY in the most
convenient environments.

Add /WE in XXCOPY command line so that XXCOPY won't exit
immediately after it is done. But, still, this is not right.
It is a band aid ---- the problem exist elsewhere.
--- you are probably typing the XXCOPY command directly
from the Start > Run... box.

This is not a good way to run a command line program.
It is good, possibly to run a GUI program but not XXCOPY.

In the Start > Run... box, type command.com (in Win9X/ME) or
cmd.exe (in WinNT/2K/XP) which will open up a DOS Box
semi-permanently.

In the DOS Box, run XXCOPY and you won't have a problem of
disappearing DOS Box.

Another possibility is that you run a batch file and it
executes a line with an EXIT command which will force
the DOS box to disappear. Again, if this is the case,
it is nothing to do with XXCOPY.

At least, the /WE switch allows the user to read
everything before the screen changes quickly.
It has an effect similar to adding a "Pause" line
immediately below an XXCOPY command in a batch file.

Kan Yabumoto



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