IF EXIST
c:\windows
copy z:\lmhost c:\windows
else
copy z:\lmhost c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc

ENDIF

Thanks

try:
if exist("c:\windows")

cheers,

Welcome to the board..

Have you looked into the following macros:

quote:

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@INWIN Operating system: 1 = Windows NT; 2 = Windows 9x

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Or...

quote:

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@DOS Version of Windows NT

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Thanks!

- Kent

Thanks anyway...

quote:

---

COPY
Action
Copies one or more files.

Syntax
COPY "source" "destination" [/h]

Remarks
Wildcards are supported.
If a file already exists at the destination, it is overwritten without warning.
The /h option can be used to include files with the hidden or system attribute set in the copy.

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so to copy all files in the directory try this one:

code:

---

IF EXIST("c:\windows")
 copy "z:\lmhost\*.*" "c:\windows\" /h
else
 copy "z:\lmhost\*.*" "c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\" /h
ENDIF

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kdyer pointed out good issue.
if you are checking c:\windows it may not be allways right.
nt-machines can also have c:\windows as root directory.
%windir% is the place where windows resides.
to check different os inwin is good one.
so you might also want to try this one:

code:

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IF "@inwin"="2"
 copy "z:\lmhost\*.*" "%windir%" /h
else
 copy "z:\lmhost\*.*" "%windir%\system32\drivers\etc\" /h
ENDIF

---

cheers,

Phil,
If you have any Win9x/ME systems, I advise that you stay away from the Z: drive. As Kent and Jooel mentioned, not good practice to assume folder name based on OS. Using @INWIN and %windir% is much safer.

Try quotes around your parameters as per Jooel's example.

[ 04 February 2002: Message edited by: LLigetfa ]

I just wrote thoughts without thinking so clearly on this file stuff...
thought just that it's dir 'cause of the name (missing ending "s")...

Our version would be:

code:

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IF (Exist("c:\windows\nul") = 1) OR (Exist("c:\windows") = 1)
  COPY "\\server\netlogon\lmhost" "c:\windows\." /H
  IF (@error <> 0)
    ? "Warning KIX: error during copy file. error @error (@serror)."
  ENDIF
ENDIF
IF (Exist("c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\nul") = 1) OR (Exist("c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc") = 1)
  COPY "\\server\netlogon\lmhost" "c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\." /H
  IF (@error <> 0)
    ? "Warning KIX: error during copy file. error @error (@serror)."
  ENDIF
ENDIF

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code:

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$windir=ExpandEnvironmentVars("%windir%)
IF (Copy($windir,Len($windir),1) = "\") ; - remove \-character -
  $windir=Copy($windir,1,Length($windir)-1)
ENDIF
;
IF (Exist("$windir\nul") = 1) OR (Exist("$windir") = 1)
  COPY "\\server\netlogon\lmhost" "$windir\." /H
  IF (@error <> 0)
    ? "Warning KIX: error during copy file. error @error (@serror)."
  ENDIF
ENDIF
IF (Exist("$windir\system32\drivers\etc\nul") = 1) OR (Exist("$windir\system32\drivers\etc") = 1)
  COPY "\\server\netlogon\lmhost" "$windir\system32\drivers\etc\." /H
  IF (@error <> 0)
    ? "Warning KIX: error during copy file. error @error (@serror)."
  ENDIF
ENDIF

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-------------Code------------

IF @PRODUCTTYPE="Windows 98"
USE U: @HOMEDIR
ELSE
GOTO "QUIT"

:QUIT
QUIT

------------ENDCode----------

Regards,

Alex

right?

We doesn't know which part of our reaction you are meaning. Two scripts
are there.
Even when both directories exist on your system. Only one of them is the
real WINDIR directory. The most important thing is that the required
copy will always be taken place.
On our NT systems we doesn't have the C:\WINDOWS directory.
Code should run for all windows versions was also an issue for us.

Much better is by getting the actual path by reading its registry value.
f.e. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SystemRoot
Ever site can specify a location different from c:\windows and c:\winnt
for installing windows main software.

Our disadvantage for using "@inwin" macro is it doesn't work for XP
in a correct way. f.e. "XP home edition" is using "C:\Windows" as default
installation directory.
greetings.