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DirCreate("C:\Mydosbackups")
Run(@ComSpec & " /C:\WINDOWS\*.ini, ""C:\Mydosbackups,"")
Run(@ComSpec & " /C:\WINDOWS\*.bat, ""C:\Mydosbackups,"")

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AutoIt Error
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Line 3  (File "E:\Programs\AutoIt3\Examples\june7\copy.au3"):

Run(@ComSpec & "" /C:\WINDOWS\*.ini, ""C:\Mydosbackups,"")
Run(@ComSpec & "" /C^ ERROR

Error: Unable to parse line.
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To illustrate what is wrong, I will color your code. Strings in blue, with the enclosed quotation marks in green and incraesed in size.

DirCreate("C:\Mydosbackups")

Run(@ComSpec & " /C:\WINDOWS\*.ini, ""C:\Mydosbackups,"")

Run(@ComSpec & " /C:\WINDOWS\*.bat, ""C:\Mydosbackups,"")

As should be clear now, you have two strings just sitting next to each other on several occations. Try reformatting your strings so that it ends up being a valid command. Make sure commas end up outside strings if you want to use a 2nd paramater for functions, and that strings you wish to join are properly joined with the & symbol.

Bah, it's late, and I can't think. Several words replaced, and the syntax highlighting fixed in this edit.

Edited by pekster

[font="Optima"]"Standing in the rain, twisted and insane, we are holding onto nothing.Feeling every breath, holding no regrets, we're still looking out for something."[/font]Note: my projects are off-line until I can spend more time to make them compatable with syntax changes.

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Ok No errors now but it won't copy the ini files ?and the dos box won't hide .

DirCreate("C:\Mydosbackups2")
Run(@ComSpec & " /C:\WINDOWS\*.ini  C:\Mydosbackups2 ,@SW_HIDE")
Edited by bobheart
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Syntax for the Run function with the Comm Interperter is as follows (taken from the helpfile with highlighting):

Run( @ComSpec & "/c " & "CommandName", "Workingdir", <FLAG>)

You appear to have used the /C, but didn't use a space after it. In addition, the following is not a valid DOS command: " /C:\WINDOWS\*.ini C:\Mydosbackups2 ,@SW_HIDE", which is what you told it to run.

Perhaps you mean:

Run( @ComSpec & "/c " & "copy C:\WINDOWS\*.ini C:\Mydosbackups2", "", @SW_HIDE)

Note: that code is the same as the one below. However, you must make sure there is a space after the /c part of the string, and the rest of your DOS command, otherwise you'll have this problem.

Run( @ComSpec & "/c copy C:\WINDOWS\*.ini C:\Mydosbackups2", "", @SW_HIDE)

Edited to add in my close parentheses and fix a spelling error

Edited again to add in the code at the bottom I referanced but forgot to include

Edited by pekster

[font="Optima"]"Standing in the rain, twisted and insane, we are holding onto nothing.Feeling every breath, holding no regrets, we're still looking out for something."[/font]Note: my projects are off-line until I can spend more time to make them compatable with syntax changes.

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I'm not sure I'm looking at the same help file as all I found was this .

value of %comspec%, the SPECified secondary COMmand interpreter;
primarly for command line uses, e.g.  Run(@ComSpec & " /k help | more")

So thats what I was going by to do it .

Thank you for the help .

Just ran what you had and got this ?

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AutoIt Error

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Line 2 (File "E:\Programs\AutoIt3\Examples\june7\copy.au3"):

Run( @ComSpec & "/c copy C:\WINDOWS\*.ini C:\Mydosbackups2", "", @SW_HIDE)

Error: Unable to execute the external program.

The system cannot find the path specified.

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OK

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I'm not sure I'm looking at the same help file as all I found was this .

Look at the Run function, found in the AutoIt: Function Referance: Process Management: Run section. See also: RunWait in the same path.

[font="Optima"]"Standing in the rain, twisted and insane, we are holding onto nothing.Feeling every breath, holding no regrets, we're still looking out for something."[/font]Note: my projects are off-line until I can spend more time to make them compatable with syntax changes.

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Just ran what you had and got this ?

Whopsie. You need a space before the /c part of the string, otherwise it runs into the location of the Command Interperter. so the first string should read quotation mark + space + slash + 'c' + quotation mark.

[font="Optima"]"Standing in the rain, twisted and insane, we are holding onto nothing.Feeling every breath, holding no regrets, we're still looking out for something."[/font]Note: my projects are off-line until I can spend more time to make them compatable with syntax changes.

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Well that didn't work . the way I got it to work was doing like this .

DirCreate("C:\Mydosbackups2")
Run( @ComSpec & " /c copy C:\WINDOWS\*.ini C:\Mydosbackups2", "", @SW_HIDE)
Run( @ComSpec & " /c copy C:\WINDOWS\*.dat C:\Mydosbackups2", "", @SW_HIDE)
Run( @ComSpec & " /c copy C:\WINDOWS\*.bat C:\Mydosbackups2", "", @SW_HIDE)
Run( @ComSpec & " /c copy C:\*.ini C:\Mydosbackups2", "", @SW_HIDE)
Run( @ComSpec & " /c copy C:\*.bat C:\Mydosbackups2", "", @SW_HIDE)
Run( @ComSpec & " /c copy C:\*.dat C:\Mydosbackups2", "", @SW_HIDE)

Is there a better way ?

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