Can someone write me a simple batch file real quick?

peterattheboro · 9 Sep 2009 at 14:16

Basically I need...

c:\driver.dll renaming to c:\driver.old
copy c:\driver\driver.dll to c:\driver.dll
run driver.cmd

Should be a pretty simple one.

Thanks in advance

derkaderka · 9 Sep 2009 at 14:34

Dude , you have pretty much wrote it yourself !

ren c:\driver.dll c:\driver.old
copy c:\driver\driver.dll c:\driver.dll
call driver.cmd

give that a go

peterattheboro · 9 Sep 2009 at 14:42

derkaderka said:
Dude , you have pretty much wrote it yourself !

ren c:\driver.dll c:\driver.old
copy c:\driver\driver.dll c:\driver.dll
call driver.cmd

give that a go

Thanks. I knew it wasn't a very big script as I used to dabble with these ages ago but totally forgot how to do them!

peterattheboro · 9 Sep 2009 at 14:57

The file that i'm trying to rename is giving the error "The syntax of the command is incorrect"

The line i'm running is....

ren C:\Program Files\Common Files\BigHand\BHHIDDriver.dll "C:\Program Files\Common Files\BigHand\BHHIDDriver.old"

Any ideas?

LizardKing · 9 Sep 2009 at 15:00

Try "move" instead of ren

Sharlaw · 9 Sep 2009 at 15:01

you'll need the "" marks around the first file location due to the spaces.

So you get,

ren "C:\Program Files\Common Files\BigHand\BHHIDDriver.dll" "C:\Program Files\Common Files\BigHand\BHHIDDriver.old"

IAmATeaf · 9 Sep 2009 at 15:32

As above, path to file has spaces so surround the path in double quotes.

peterattheboro · 9 Sep 2009 at 15:49

Sorted, thanks guys