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- |command: IF EXIST |
- |use: The IF EXIST cmnd. allows CONFIRMATION of a file or condition. |
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- |how: Type:IF EXIST <filename.ext> or <condition> [then] <cmnd.> O-R |
- | IF NOT EXIST <same as above> |
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- |example: IF EXIST %1 GOTO EXISTS |
- | ECHO . . . T H E F I L E D O E S N ' T E X I S T ! |
- | :EXISTS |
- | ECHO ...%1 IS AN EXISTING FILE IN THE CURRENT DIRECTORY! |
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- | If you were to type:"EXIST SWELL.TXT" and it DID NOT EXIST the |
- | statement would be FALSE and the batch file would move to the next |
- | line, displaying: ...THE FILE DOES NOT EXIST! If you typed the same |
- | phrase, and the file WAS in the CURRENT directory the statement |
- | would be true and the batch file would JUMP to the label "EXISTS". |
- | It would then display the message: ...SWELL.TXT [that's the %1] IS |
- | AN EXISTING FILE IN THE CURRENT DIRECTORY! Using this basic shell |
- | you can create many IF EXIST batch processing files to make your |
- | work easier. FOR CROSS-REFERENCE SEE THE IF.HLP FILE! |
- |NOTES: When <condition> is TRUE, DOS or batch <command> is performed.|
- | When <condition> is NOT TRUE,the <command> is IGNORED and the next |
- | line in the batch processing file is performed. |
- | The<condition> we are "testing" here, IF EXIST o-r NOT EXIST is ill-|
- | illustrated by these two examples: |
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- | IF EXIST = True if and only if <filename> exists. |
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- | IF NOT EXIST = True if and only if <condition> is false. |
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- | Another example of IF EXIST (>Condition 3) is as follows: |
- | >Condition 3:The logical test for checking for the existence of a |
- | file has as its format: EXIST C:<filename.ext> |
- | You can use this test to check and see if a file is in C: drive |
- | (as in the example). EXIST B:<filename.ext> might be used to check |
- | to see if B: drive has a DOS disk in the drive. Explore other uses |
- | after examining files on this disk with "EXIST". Note: you cannot |
- | use pathnames for checking on a file's existence. |
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- |READER NOTE:The IF & IF EXIST cmnds are important to you. Review THIS|
- | file & IF.HLP,then s-t-u-d-y the "EXIST".BAT files.YOU'LL HAVE IT! |
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