Batch Question
 

i'm not sure if this is the right spot for this question but i wasn't sure where else to put it....

I'm trying to make a very simple batch file that will execute within a vb.net program i'm writing. I want to be able to click a button (in vb) and it will execute a batch file that simply copies one file in a folder location to another.
I'm getting all these errors though that the file's invalid, then it couldn't find it. I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong here....

Example:
defs.bin :: is the file example

copy C:\Program Files\defs.bin C:\Program Files\My Program\defs.bin

The copy command takes 2 arguments.


When you put a space in "program files" it, doesn't read properly. It's why you are having problems.

this is what you need: c:\Progra~1\file.bin

Check this out :
http://www.ericphelps.com/batch/lists/filelist.htm

Thanks for the info i read through the site but when i tried to make a slightly more complex batch file i kept getting errors....not sure what i'm still doing wrong. Actual files being used

COPY /-y C:\Program Files\EMC\Anti Virus Updates.bin C:\Program Files\Anti Virus

Which i re wrote as :

COPY /-y C:\Progra~1\EMC\Anti Virus Updates.bin C:\Progra~1\Anti Virus

You still have spaces in there. You should really avoid using spaces in filenames. It makes things a pain in the ass for batch files. I always just avoided it.