Workgroup question

binarysoul

We have a couple of servers (W2k3) as part of a Workgroup. I created a batch file to copy a folder from Server A to Server B on a weekly basis. When I run the script, it tells me destination is invalid. I created the folder on destination server and made it sharebale an the permission is to "change". From the source server I can browse to the destination folder though.

Any help?

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Mishra

Can you post what command you are running from within your script?

binarysoul

It's a good thing you asked for the script! I think I lied when I said no spelling error
The script runs now. P.S. read my signature!

I want 10 seconds of wait between two tasks. How can I do this:

Start ServiceA
Wait 10 seconds
Start ServiceB

NetAdmin2436

binarysoul wrote:

It's a good thing you asked for the script! I think I lied when I said no spelling error
The script runs now. P.S. read my signature!

I want 10 seconds of wait between two tasks. How can I do this:

Start ServiceA
Wait 10 seconds
Start ServiceB

Well, I'm certainly no programmer....but try the following line of code in where you want it to pause.

sleep 10

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*So in essence this simple batch file would say "Hi" .......then wait 10 seconds.....then say "goodbye" and close

---

echo "hi"

sleep 10

echo "goodbye"

end

binarysoul

I actually used sleep. It told me it couldn't recognize it. It's windows 2003.

NetAdmin2436

Yeah, looks like your right. It worked on XP, but not on my 2003 server.

Ah ha! Check this out....Download and install the resource tool kit for 2003.
http://malektips.com/xp_dos_0002.html

whistler

binarysoul wrote:

Wait 10 seconds

ping 127.0.0.1 -n 10 > /devnull is a simple way.

You might need to tweak the count a little.

sprkymrk

Just do as suggested by NetAdmin and download the resourse kit. You dont even have to install it on the server, you can install it on any computer and just copy the "sleep.exe" to the Windows directory on the server.

Not knocking the nifty little ping trick, that's a pretty clever work around.

binarysoul

sprkymrk wrote:

You dont even have to install it on the server, you can install it on any computer and just copy the "sleep.exe" to the Windows directory on the server.

That's clever too. I will try that