Batch Variable In Tasklist Issue
So I currently have a simple backup script which only runs if a game server executable is currently running. I am using a variable at the top for the executable name to check for, but for some reason it is not working.
set SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME="DayZServer_x64.exe"
set SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY=""
set BACKUP_DIRECTORY=""
echo Checking if server is running...
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" /FI "STATUS eq RUNNING" | find /I "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" > nul && (
echo Backing up files...
robocopy "%SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY%" "%BACKUP_DIRECTORY%%date:/=-% %time::=-%" /mir /s /w:0 /r:1
) || (
echo Server is not running, skipping backup...
)
The following code does not work. For some reason it displays the following error:
File not found - DAYZSERVER_x64.EXE
Am I doing something wrong? If I remove the variables in the tasklist call and place the executable name straight in there, it works fine.
batch-file
asked Dec 28 '18 at 3:00
Luke
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So I currently have a simple backup script which only runs if a game server executable is currently running. I am using a variable at the top for the executable name to check for, but for some reason it is not working.
set SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME="DayZServer_x64.exe"
set SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY=""
set BACKUP_DIRECTORY=""
echo Checking if server is running...
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" /FI "STATUS eq RUNNING" | find /I "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" > nul && (
echo Backing up files...
robocopy "%SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY%" "%BACKUP_DIRECTORY%%date:/=-% %time::=-%" /mir /s /w:0 /r:1
) || (
echo Server is not running, skipping backup...
)
The following code does not work. For some reason it displays the following error:
File not found - DAYZSERVER_x64.EXE
Am I doing something wrong? If I remove the variables in the tasklist call and place the executable name straight in there, it works fine.
batch-file
asked Dec 28 '18 at 3:00
Luke
186
add a comment |
So I currently have a simple backup script which only runs if a game server executable is currently running. I am using a variable at the top for the executable name to check for, but for some reason it is not working.
set SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME="DayZServer_x64.exe"
set SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY=""
set BACKUP_DIRECTORY=""
echo Checking if server is running...
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" /FI "STATUS eq RUNNING" | find /I "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" > nul && (
echo Backing up files...
robocopy "%SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY%" "%BACKUP_DIRECTORY%%date:/=-% %time::=-%" /mir /s /w:0 /r:1
) || (
echo Server is not running, skipping backup...
)
The following code does not work. For some reason it displays the following error:
File not found - DAYZSERVER_x64.EXE
Am I doing something wrong? If I remove the variables in the tasklist call and place the executable name straight in there, it works fine.
batch-file
asked Dec 28 '18 at 3:00
Luke
186
So I currently have a simple backup script which only runs if a game server executable is currently running. I am using a variable at the top for the executable name to check for, but for some reason it is not working.
set SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME="DayZServer_x64.exe"
set SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY=""
set BACKUP_DIRECTORY=""
echo Checking if server is running...
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" /FI "STATUS eq RUNNING" | find /I "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" > nul && (
echo Backing up files...
robocopy "%SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY%" "%BACKUP_DIRECTORY%%date:/=-% %time::=-%" /mir /s /w:0 /r:1
) || (
echo Server is not running, skipping backup...
)
The following code does not work. For some reason it displays the following error:
File not found - DAYZSERVER_x64.EXE
Am I doing something wrong? If I remove the variables in the tasklist call and place the executable name straight in there, it works fine.
batch-file
batch-file
asked Dec 28 '18 at 3:00
Luke
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This was caused by a simple code error with the initial SET command. The way you have it formatted is incorrect for your purposes.
As it stands, set SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME="DayZServer_x64.exe" is causing SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME to equal "DayZServer_x64.exe" - this will cause IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME% to be IMAGENAME eq "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%", whitch is fine, BUT Your FIND function is already being quoted causing it to look like ""%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%"" But in the CMD it's DayZServer_x64.exe NOT "DayZServer_x64.exe".
In the end I believe what you was meaning to do was the proper way:
set "SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME=DayZServer_x64.exe"
FixedBatch:
set "SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME=DayZServer_x64.exe"
set "SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY="
set "BACKUP_DIRECTORY="
echo Checking if server is running...
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" /FI "STATUS eq RUNNING" | find /I "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" > nul && (
echo Backing up files...
robocopy "%SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY%" "%BACKUP_DIRECTORY%%date:/=-% %time::=-%" /mir /s /w:0 /r:1
) || (
echo Server is not running, skipping backup...
)
edited Dec 28 '18 at 8:27
Stephan
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answered Dec 28 '18 at 4:52
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This was caused by a simple code error with the initial SET command. The way you have it formatted is incorrect for your purposes.
As it stands, set SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME="DayZServer_x64.exe" is causing SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME to equal "DayZServer_x64.exe" - this will cause IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME% to be IMAGENAME eq "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%", whitch is fine, BUT Your FIND function is already being quoted causing it to look like ""%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%"" But in the CMD it's DayZServer_x64.exe NOT "DayZServer_x64.exe".
In the end I believe what you was meaning to do was the proper way:
set "SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME=DayZServer_x64.exe"
FixedBatch:
set "SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME=DayZServer_x64.exe"
set "SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY="
set "BACKUP_DIRECTORY="
echo Checking if server is running...
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" /FI "STATUS eq RUNNING" | find /I "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" > nul && (
echo Backing up files...
robocopy "%SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY%" "%BACKUP_DIRECTORY%%date:/=-% %time::=-%" /mir /s /w:0 /r:1
) || (
echo Server is not running, skipping backup...
)
edited Dec 28 '18 at 8:27
Stephan
34.7k43255
answered Dec 28 '18 at 4:52
John Kens
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This was caused by a simple code error with the initial SET command. The way you have it formatted is incorrect for your purposes.
As it stands, set SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME="DayZServer_x64.exe" is causing SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME to equal "DayZServer_x64.exe" - this will cause IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME% to be IMAGENAME eq "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%", whitch is fine, BUT Your FIND function is already being quoted causing it to look like ""%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%"" But in the CMD it's DayZServer_x64.exe NOT "DayZServer_x64.exe".
In the end I believe what you was meaning to do was the proper way:
set "SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME=DayZServer_x64.exe"
FixedBatch:
set "SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME=DayZServer_x64.exe"
set "SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY="
set "BACKUP_DIRECTORY="
echo Checking if server is running...
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" /FI "STATUS eq RUNNING" | find /I "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" > nul && (
echo Backing up files...
robocopy "%SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY%" "%BACKUP_DIRECTORY%%date:/=-% %time::=-%" /mir /s /w:0 /r:1
) || (
echo Server is not running, skipping backup...
)
edited Dec 28 '18 at 8:27
Stephan
34.7k43255
answered Dec 28 '18 at 4:52
John Kens
1,0181317
add a comment |
This was caused by a simple code error with the initial SET command. The way you have it formatted is incorrect for your purposes.
As it stands, set SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME="DayZServer_x64.exe" is causing SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME to equal "DayZServer_x64.exe" - this will cause IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME% to be IMAGENAME eq "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%", whitch is fine, BUT Your FIND function is already being quoted causing it to look like ""%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%"" But in the CMD it's DayZServer_x64.exe NOT "DayZServer_x64.exe".
In the end I believe what you was meaning to do was the proper way:
set "SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME=DayZServer_x64.exe"
FixedBatch:
set "SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME=DayZServer_x64.exe"
set "SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY="
set "BACKUP_DIRECTORY="
echo Checking if server is running...
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" /FI "STATUS eq RUNNING" | find /I "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" > nul && (
echo Backing up files...
robocopy "%SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY%" "%BACKUP_DIRECTORY%%date:/=-% %time::=-%" /mir /s /w:0 /r:1
) || (
echo Server is not running, skipping backup...
)
edited Dec 28 '18 at 8:27
Stephan
34.7k43255
answered Dec 28 '18 at 4:52
John Kens
1,0181317
This was caused by a simple code error with the initial SET command. The way you have it formatted is incorrect for your purposes.
As it stands, set SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME="DayZServer_x64.exe" is causing SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME to equal "DayZServer_x64.exe" - this will cause IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME% to be IMAGENAME eq "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%", whitch is fine, BUT Your FIND function is already being quoted causing it to look like ""%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%"" But in the CMD it's DayZServer_x64.exe NOT "DayZServer_x64.exe".
In the end I believe what you was meaning to do was the proper way:
set "SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME=DayZServer_x64.exe"
FixedBatch:
set "SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME=DayZServer_x64.exe"
set "SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY="
set "BACKUP_DIRECTORY="
echo Checking if server is running...
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq %SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" /FI "STATUS eq RUNNING" | find /I "%SERVER_EXECUTABLE_NAME%" > nul && (
echo Backing up files...
robocopy "%SERVER_BACKUP_DIRECTORY%" "%BACKUP_DIRECTORY%%date:/=-% %time::=-%" /mir /s /w:0 /r:1
) || (
echo Server is not running, skipping backup...
)
edited Dec 28 '18 at 8:27
Stephan
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answered Dec 28 '18 at 4:52
John Kens
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edited Dec 28 '18 at 8:27
Stephan
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