whats wrong with this script :(

[PEO]

Im trying to create load of folders and name them from a txt file but it instantly errors.

 

@Echo off
set basedir=d:\users
for /f "tokens=*" %%a in (values.txt) do mkdir %basedir%\%%a

 

any ideas what is wrong with it ?

[srochford]

works fine here; what error do you get? What have you got in the file values.txt? is that file in the same location as your batch file?

[jmcdermott]

try set basedir="d:\users"

instead of

set basedir=d:\users

[PEO]

attached screen shot

 

tryed that and it didnt work

 

named the file as a .vbs

 

the txt file has a list of names e.g

 

Joe loves

Joe bloggs

etc

etc

[Newton]

shouldnt it be named .bat

[PEO]

lmfao!!!! what a dimwitt!!

 

Im cracking up

[PEO]

Hi, script worked fine after I changed the file extension to a .bat. Just created over 350 individual folder for each student between year 7 and 9.

 

I wonder If I could have used a dsquerry rather than 1st extracting names to a txt file.

[PEO]

I can now use the same script to copy a file of files in to each user folder.