Trouble With @comspec

[mrrlg]

I am trying to get to a DOS prompt in order to rename a folder and copy a new one from a network share. I use:

RunWait (@ComSpec & "/c rename C:\scripts old") and I get the following error

Error Unable to execute the external program. The system cannot find the path specified.

Where am I going wrong?

[emmanuel]

well, in my own comspec hastle string, I learned you need a space in front of the /c

RunWait (@ComSpec & " /c rename C:\scripts old")

but why not just use the DirMove and DirCopy commands already built in?

From the help file:

DirMove

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Moves a directory and all sub-directories and files.

DirMove ( "source dir", "dest dir" [, flag])

Parameters

source dir Path of the source directory (with no trailing backslash). eg. "C:\Path1"

dest dir Path of the destination dir (with no trailing backslash). eg. "C:\Path_Copy"

flag [optional] this flag determines whether to overwrite files if they already exist:

0 = (default) do not overwrite existing files

1 = overwrite existing files

DirCopy

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Copies a directory and all sub-directories and files (Similar to xcopy).

DirCopy ( "source dir", "dest dir" [, flag])

Parameters

source dir Path of the source directory (with no trailing backslash). eg. "C:\Path1"

dest dir Path of the destination dir (with no trailing backslash). eg. "C:\Path_Copy"

flag [optional] this flag determines whether to overwrite file if they already exist:

0 = (default) do not overwrite existing files

1 = overwrite existing files

[Jos]

RunWait (@ComSpec & "/c rename C:\scripts old")   

Where am I going wrong?

You need a SPACE before the /c

RunWait (@ComSpec & " /c rename C:\scripts old")

Edited April 30, 2004 by JdeB