Batch file question

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What does "isdate" do ?

Mik

"Brother Brock" <Nobodyknows@unknown.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, All! please find here below my batch file.
> (isdate d:\batch\temp.txt NOT EQUAL TODAY
> if errorlevel 1 set true_=No
> if errorlevel 0 set true_=Yes)
>
> Even when the isdate command returns an errorlevel 1 the variable
true_ sets
> Yes. Somebody please point out the error in the batch file. Thanks
in
> advance.
>
> With best regards, Brother Brock. E-mail: Nobodyknows@unknown.com
>
>

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"Brother Brock" <Nobodyknows@unknown.com> wrote:

>Hello, All! please find here below my batch file.
>(isdate d:\batch\temp.txt NOT EQUAL TODAY
>if errorlevel 1 set true_=No
>if errorlevel 0 set true_=Yes)
>
>Even when the isdate command returns an errorlevel 1 the variable true_ sets
>Yes. Somebody please point out the error in the batch file. Thanks in
>advance.
>
>With best regards, Brother Brock. E-mail: Nobodyknows@unknown.com
>

errorlevel works on an "equal to or greater than" basis so you must
use a goto command to skip past the tests for lower values.


Try this:

if errorlevel 1 goto level1
(the preceding line will be processed if errorlevel is 1 or higher)

set true_=Yes
goto finish
(the above 2 lines will be processed only if errorlevel is less than
1)


:level1
set true_=No

:finish
(balance of batch file commands)

Good luck

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