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Ethan Posner
Ethan Posner

Reputation: 386

Batch file to check if a certain file exists

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IF EXIST D:\JDK Folder\bin\awt.dll (echo youhavejava) ELSE (echo youdonthavejava)
pause

I wanted to make this program to check if a file exists on my computer or not and it will tell me the answer. I have tried to get this code to work, but no matter what I do it won't work. Can someone please tell me what the problem is? All it does is run and not output anything.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 29906

Answers (2)

soja
soja

Reputation: 1607

You need quotes around the file path, because there is a space in it.

IF EXIST "D:\JDK Folder\bin\awt.dll" (echo youhavejava) ELSE (echo youdonthavejava)

Upvotes: 8

Cade Martinez
Cade Martinez

Reputation: 23

Unless you want a custom message, an easy way of achieving this is to use dir. This message will also be useful for checking if certain folders exist, and not just files.

Example:

dir C:\Users\Username\Desktop\RandomFile.exe

If the path specified is valid, it will return with

Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is xxx

Directory of C:\Users\Username\Desktop

And then it will specify stuff like the file name, dates, etc.

If the file or path does not exist, it will return with

File Not Found

Upvotes: -1

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