Batch scripting for directories or better method

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Published on 2010-04-13T03:41:09Z Indexed on 2010/04/13 3:42 UTC
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Hi Everyone,

Looking at creating a simple batch file for my app. My app needs some directories to be in place as it runs.

The first method I thought was just make a batch script:

@ECHO OFF
IF NOT EXIST C:\App GOTO :CREATE ELSE GOTO :DONTCREATE

:CREATE
MKDIR C:\App\Code
ECHO DIRECTORY CREATED

:DONTCREATE
ECHO IT WAS ALREADY THERE

1) This doesn't run as I would expect. Both :CREATE and :DONTCREATE seem to run regardless? How do I do an If properly then?

Output:

A subdirectory or file C:\App\Code already exists.
DIRECTORY CREATED
IT WAS ALREADY THERE

So it enters both true and false statements?

2) The app is a C# WPF app. For what I am trying to do here (create a couple of directories if they don't already exist) - should I do it some other way? Perhaps in the application as it runs?

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