Error using parameters in .bat files

[georgecg]

Hi!

I have a .bat file that in version vDos 2021.05.01 and previous, when executed it did well.

Batch file: PRUEBA.BAT

CMD "XCOPY" VTZOCLAR.XLS %1\*.* /Y



I execute PRUEBA TEST

Then in the subdir labeled TEST copies VTZOCLAR.XLS



Now with the versions from May 2022 to the latest one 2023.05.01, it does it wrong.

Creates a directory with label %1 instead of the value of the parameter TEST,

and copies the XLS FIL

Thanks in Advance

[Jos]

Passing on DOS variables to CMD seems rarely used: This mishap was already introduced in version 2022.05.01.

Expanding the command line (replacing variables) was moved (done later on if CMD etc.) because of inconsistency with using %% Windows variables and/or quoted strings. I’ll have to carefully look how to fix this (exceptional) use.

Will report when I figured out how to solve this w/o breaking current use of the command line.

Meanwhile stick with version 2021.

Jos

[martin]

As a workaround, try

C:\command.com /c CMD "XCOPY" VTZOCLAR.XLS %1\*.* /Y

in PRUEBA.BAT.

Works for me to open textfiles in windows Notepad from vdos command line via a notepad.bat

HTH

Martin

[Jos]

I’ll change passing on variables to CMD (and START):

If the variable is known/valid in DOS/vDos, it will be replaced by its value.

Else the variable will be passed on as-is, so replaced (or dropped) by CMD.

Jos